These articles are all about recent racism acts and occurrences. The first article is about the pardoning of innocent people being convicted of a bombing in North Carolina. New evidence shows that the prosecutor that selected the jury. They discovered notes that were evidence exposing that the prosecutor preferred white KKK members for the jury and wanted little to no black jury members. During the investigation they also found that the prosecutor’s main witness was lying on the stand. Next to the name of some jurors was written “KKK Good!!” Next to a woman was written “NO, she associates with blacks”. After finding these discoveries the 6 remaining Wilmington 10 were pardoned. The second article is about the military and how racists like supremacists, neo Nazis, and skin heads have found their way into it. Recent surveys show that 50% of all racists have American military experience. The military is now enforcing an anti-supremacist act to try to irradicate them and stop the spread of white supremacists and other racist groups. The final article covers the topic of the threat of rioting due to park name changes in the south. The leader of the KKK claims they are trying to rewrite history. The confederate town of Memphis decided to name the parks less controversial names. Memphis realized that this wasn’t much of a threat because the Klan is very unorganized and the Klan is small. But even if they do they still have the right to protest. This shows that racism, though the 13th-15th amendments were passed, is still at large today. Not only do many still believe ion segregation 50% of this believers have military experience. Some racists are finding their way into the court system like in article one. Even though we have gone through so much to rid of this issue, it is still a very large problem.
These three articles all talk about uprisings or civil wars. The first is about Syria, where the dictator, Assad, is starting to lose major ground to the rebels. The rebels are cutting off the lines that supply Assad’s forces, then going into battle and gaining ground. The second is about the civil war in Somalia. The UN chief suggested that the weapons embargo placed on Somalia 21 years ago, when the war started, be lifted so the Somali people could battle the terrorists, not each other. The last article is about the celebration of the second anniversary of the ousting of Hosni Mubarak and the protests against the current government, headed by Mohamed Mursi. These all connect to what we are reviewing, which is the American Civil War. There is an opposition group in each country going up against another force within their own country. In Syria and Egypt, it’s directly at the government. In Somalia, it is groups of warlords fighting each other in a battle for supremacy. In the American Civil War the opposition was the Confederate States of America battling the Union.
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of humans for forced labor along with other things. It is illegal because of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution formally abolished slavery by declaring that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Yet it still happens, Florida, California and Texas being the top three states in the United States and the number of citizens trafficked within our own borders some estimates say as high as 500,000 people each year . Some sources estimate it to be a nearly $100 billion industry. Trafficking relates to slavery of the African Americans because they were used for involuntary labor and it was an expensive business, they would sell slaves for sometimes a lot of money. The thirteenth amendment was passed to end slavery, but even though it abolished slavery it didn’t stop it. T still is going on with this form of human trafficking.
Great connection with 13th amendmment. Not sure most people realize that there are violations of the 13th Amendment in today's society. Did you read anything about why it is such a problem in these three particular states?
Even today there is still segregation in the US. In fact some sources say that schools are more segregated today than the late 1960s. Studies show that 80 percent of Latino students and 74 percent of black students are in schools where the majority of students are not white. White students, on the other hand, tend to attend schools where about 75 percent of their peers are white. It is also seen outside the country’s schools and in the work force. Unemployment rate for African Americans is currently 13.8%, almost double the national rate. This relates to what we learned in history because we learned that after the civil war Plessey vs. Ferguson made segregation illegal. We also learned that blacks and whites had to have different utilities such as water fountains, bathrooms, train cars, schools and more; as long as they were equal, but many things weren’t equal and in the schools they most likely didn’t get as good as an education as the white children did.
North Korea has been threatening to fire nuclear missiles for the past few weeks. They have been doing this for a while and have usually been bluffing but are they still? The 1.2 million man army has recently been preparing for war and North Korea is telling foreigners in South Korea to evacuate because they say they are on the eve of a nuclear war. If any nuclear missile were to cross the Pacific, it would be shot down by the U.S. on the island of Guam. Many people believe North Korea could launch a test missile at any time after Wednesday.
This connects to a lot of the units we have covered so far. The U.S. at this time didn't have many bad relations with other country nor did any country have the ability to build a nuclear bomb or missile. The U.S. was worrying about fixing their own country and trying to rise to the top and weren't dealing with other countries affairs like we have been doing for the past 20 years.
Homelessness is still a modern day issue in the United States and it needs to improve. Just in New York today there are 56,672 homeless people. After the financial crash in 2008, the economy has greatly suffered and this caused a lack of affordable houses, especially for the poor. They have been suffering and struggling to try and get back on the right path. Homelessness is an ongoing issue and has been a problem since the progressive era. These articles informed the reader on solutions being made to help the poor and what homeless people are going through. This connects to living conditions of the poor back then and during the progressive era. Tenements were dirty and caused disease. It was also crowded and very unhealthy to live in. Homeless people go through the same things and are at risk for diseases like blood clots, chronic pain, diabetes and many more. There was also not enough money to build houses for the poor which is still an issue today. A lot of solutions have been tried to be put in effect but have not been very effective in lowering the rate of homeless people and people in poverty. For example, during the progressive era some solutions that helped the poor were Salvation Army, building codes, soup kitchens, and other organizations. This has been an important issue and can be compared to the people in poverty and who are poor.
http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-education-and-poverty-america http://england.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/66429/Chance_of_a_Lifetime.pdf Poverty is a major problem in America today. Statistics say that eighty percent of humanity lives on ten dollars a day or less. The wealth is not spread around much at all because the richest twenty percent of human’s accounts for three quarters of the world’s income while the poorest forty percent of human’s accounts for only five percent. In two thousand eleven nearly 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty. Poverty is also very bad for children in many ways. If they live in poor conditions they have a twenty five percent higher risk of ill health or disability. Also more children in poor families’ dropout of school or miss much more school time.
This is much like what happened in the gilded age where there were a few very rich people and many very poor people who were in poverty. In the progressive era they tried to reform and correct this problem by implementing building codes to make living and working conditions better. Today we are raising taxes on the wealthy so more people can live in better homes.
In 1913 a very special parade held place in the United States. It was the Womens suffrage parade. This parade brought up the issue of women's rights in the community. Now in 2013 a group of women are getting together to plan the 100 year anniversary of the 19th amendment being passed. Although the celebration will take place in 2020 the women have started to plan the big event 7 years in advance. Across the sea in the middle east Hilary Clinton is fighting to get women rights. In the past the women in Afganistan, Iraq, and iran have been living under very strict rules, but Clinton is determined to change that. Since the 19th amendment was passed alot have changed in America. Like the womens suffrage in the early 1900's there still is suffrage today, and there are people out there like Hilary Clinton and other women who are trying to make a change or celebrate changes.
Today’s America has an uprising rate of a poor class of citizens due to the economic hiccup in 2008. Most Americans that have been laid of through this period have downgraded their living, to lower expenses. Over twenty-five million people are unemployed/ underemployed, keeping a stream of income though small, unemployment checks and all. Also, fingers are being pointed at Obama’s actions at the reasoning for high poor rates throughout the country. Though the fact is that the economy flipped due to President George W. Bush for the high costing war in Afghanistan.
Relation goes to the Gilded Age with the changes of plateaus in the wealthy and ‘slum’ population during that era. The people were desperate for any job that paid anything at the time just for income, just like unemployed/underemployed Americans today. Also, Social Gospel today is more from big corporations giving Local Job fairs to add employees to businesses trying to get workers to thrive. Now, people aren’t living in tenements, but they are going back to living with parents or even having roommates to help pay rent/ mortgage. Though America’s economy has had a major improvement over the past six months, local and major businesses are yet to evolve to the better times.
Women’s rights were a big issue in the early 1900’s. Women have more rights now than they did back then. However, they still don’t have all the rights that men do. Depending on the job, males get paid more than the female population does, and they’re promoted faster despite a woman’s experience. There are still women working hard to earn the same rights as men. In fact, gender equality is encouraged. Studies show that it saves companies money. It also increases performance and production rates- ideas are better rounded, and there are more points of view. Men and women with equal education should have the chance to contribute at work and home. Women are still trying to sway the opinions of government even today. Recently, a women’s rights group encouraged a governor to veto anti-abortion bills. They got 1600 petitioners to support them. It was also a women’s rights group that prohibited alcohol many years ago. Support for that grew around World War I. it wasn’t until 1919 that women got the right to vote. This led to many new opportunities for them. They could receive a higher education, they began going to clubs, and women could now become reformers- some fighting child labor and alcohol abuse.
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DeleteThese articles are all about recent racism acts and occurrences. The first article is about the pardoning of innocent people being convicted of a bombing in North Carolina. New evidence shows that the prosecutor that selected the jury. They discovered notes that were evidence exposing that the prosecutor preferred white KKK members for the jury and wanted little to no black jury members. During the investigation they also found that the prosecutor’s main witness was lying on the stand. Next to the name of some jurors was written “KKK Good!!” Next to a woman was written “NO, she associates with blacks”. After finding these discoveries the 6 remaining Wilmington 10 were pardoned.
DeleteThe second article is about the military and how racists like supremacists, neo Nazis, and skin heads have found their way into it. Recent surveys show that 50% of all racists have American military experience. The military is now enforcing an anti-supremacist act to try to irradicate them and stop the spread of white supremacists and other racist groups.
The final article covers the topic of the threat of rioting due to park name changes in the south. The leader of the KKK claims they are trying to rewrite history. The confederate town of Memphis decided to name the parks less controversial names. Memphis realized that this wasn’t much of a threat because the Klan is very unorganized and the Klan is small. But even if they do they still have the right to protest.
This shows that racism, though the 13th-15th amendments were passed, is still at large today. Not only do many still believe ion segregation 50% of this believers have military experience. Some racists are finding their way into the court system like in article one. Even though we have gone through so much to rid of this issue, it is still a very large problem.
http://news.yahoo.com/assads-forces-try-beat-back-rebels-edging-damascus-122515477.html
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These three articles all talk about uprisings or civil wars. The first is about Syria, where the dictator, Assad, is starting to lose major ground to the rebels. The rebels are cutting off the lines that supply Assad’s forces, then going into battle and gaining ground. The second is about the civil war in Somalia. The UN chief suggested that the weapons embargo placed on Somalia 21 years ago, when the war started, be lifted so the Somali people could battle the terrorists, not each other. The last article is about the celebration of the second anniversary of the ousting of Hosni Mubarak and the protests against the current government, headed by Mohamed Mursi.
These all connect to what we are reviewing, which is the American Civil War. There is an opposition group in each country going up against another force within their own country. In Syria and Egypt, it’s directly at the government. In Somalia, it is groups of warlords fighting each other in a battle for supremacy. In the American Civil War the opposition was the Confederate States of America battling the Union.
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Human trafficking is the illegal trade of humans for forced labor along with other things. It is illegal because of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution formally abolished slavery by declaring that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Yet it still happens, Florida, California and Texas being the top three states in the United States and the number of citizens trafficked within our own borders some estimates say as high as 500,000 people each year . Some sources estimate it to be a nearly $100 billion industry.
Trafficking relates to slavery of the African Americans because they were used for involuntary labor and it was an expensive business, they would sell slaves for sometimes a lot of money. The thirteenth amendment was passed to end slavery, but even though it abolished slavery it didn’t stop it. T still is going on with this form of human trafficking.
Great connection with 13th amendmment. Not sure most people realize that there are violations of the 13th Amendment in today's society. Did you read anything about why it is such a problem in these three particular states?
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I didn't read about why there is such a problem but if I were to guess I would say its just because they all a pretty large population.
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Even today there is still segregation in the US. In fact some sources say that schools are more segregated today than the late 1960s. Studies show that 80 percent of Latino students and 74 percent of black students are in schools where the majority of students are not white. White students, on the other hand, tend to attend schools where about 75 percent of their peers are white. It is also seen outside the country’s schools and in the work force. Unemployment rate for African Americans is currently 13.8%, almost double the national rate.
This relates to what we learned in history because we learned that after the civil war Plessey vs. Ferguson made segregation illegal. We also learned that blacks and whites had to have different utilities such as water fountains, bathrooms, train cars, schools and more; as long as they were equal, but many things weren’t equal and in the schools they most likely didn’t get as good as an education as the white children did.
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North Korea has been threatening to fire nuclear missiles for the past few weeks. They have been doing this for a while and have usually been bluffing but are they still? The 1.2 million man army has recently been preparing for war and North Korea is telling foreigners in South Korea to evacuate because they say they are on the eve of a nuclear war. If any nuclear missile were to cross the Pacific, it would be shot down by the U.S. on the island of Guam. Many people believe North Korea could launch a test missile at any time after Wednesday.
This connects to a lot of the units we have covered so far. The U.S. at this time didn't have many bad relations with other country nor did any country have the ability to build a nuclear bomb or missile. The U.S. was worrying about fixing their own country and trying to rise to the top and weren't dealing with other countries affairs like we have been doing for the past 20 years.
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Homelessness is still a modern day issue in the United States and it needs to improve. Just in New York today there are 56,672 homeless people. After the financial crash in 2008, the economy has greatly suffered and this caused a lack of affordable houses, especially for the poor. They have been suffering and struggling to try and get back on the right path. Homelessness is an ongoing issue and has been a problem since the progressive era. These articles informed the reader on solutions being made to help the poor and what homeless people are going through.
ReplyDeleteThis connects to living conditions of the poor back then and during the progressive era. Tenements were dirty and caused disease. It was also crowded and very unhealthy to live in. Homeless people go through the same things and are at risk for diseases like blood clots, chronic pain, diabetes and many more. There was also not enough money to build houses for the poor which is still an issue today. A lot of solutions have been tried to be put in effect but have not been very effective in lowering the rate of homeless people and people in poverty. For example, during the progressive era some solutions that helped the poor were Salvation Army, building codes, soup kitchens, and other organizations. This has been an important issue and can be compared to the people in poverty and who are poor.
http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-education-and-poverty-america
http://england.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/66429/Chance_of_a_Lifetime.pdf
Poverty is a major problem in America today. Statistics say that eighty percent of humanity lives on ten dollars a day or less. The wealth is not spread around much at all because the richest twenty percent of human’s accounts for three quarters of the world’s income while the poorest forty percent of human’s accounts for only five percent. In two thousand eleven nearly 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty. Poverty is also very bad for children in many ways. If they live in poor conditions they have a twenty five percent higher risk of ill health or disability. Also more children in poor families’ dropout of school or miss much more school time.
This is much like what happened in the gilded age where there were a few very rich people and many very poor people who were in poverty. In the progressive era they tried to reform and correct this problem by implementing building codes to make living and working conditions better. Today we are raising taxes on the wealthy so more people can live in better homes.
In 1913 a very special parade held place in the United States. It was the Womens suffrage parade. This parade brought up the issue of women's rights in the community. Now in 2013 a group of women are getting together to plan the 100 year anniversary of the 19th amendment being passed. Although the celebration will take place in 2020 the women have started to plan the big event 7 years in advance. Across the sea in the middle east Hilary Clinton is fighting to get women rights. In the past the women in Afganistan, Iraq, and iran have been living under very strict rules, but Clinton is determined to change that.
ReplyDeleteSince the 19th amendment was passed alot have changed in America. Like the womens suffrage in the early 1900's there still is suffrage today, and there are people out there like Hilary Clinton and other women who are trying to make a change or celebrate changes.
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Today’s America has an uprising rate of a poor class of citizens due to the economic hiccup in 2008. Most Americans that have been laid of through this period have downgraded their living, to lower expenses. Over twenty-five million people are unemployed/ underemployed, keeping a stream of income though small, unemployment checks and all. Also, fingers are being pointed at Obama’s actions at the reasoning for high poor rates throughout the country. Though the fact is that the economy flipped due to President George W. Bush for the high costing war in Afghanistan.
Relation goes to the Gilded Age with the changes of plateaus in the wealthy and ‘slum’ population during that era. The people were desperate for any job that paid anything at the time just for income, just like unemployed/underemployed Americans today. Also, Social Gospel today is more from big corporations giving Local Job fairs to add employees to businesses trying to get workers to thrive. Now, people aren’t living in tenements, but they are going back to living with parents or even having roommates to help pay rent/ mortgage. Though America’s economy has had a major improvement over the past six months, local and major businesses are yet to evolve to the better times.
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Women’s rights were a big issue in the early 1900’s. Women have more rights now than they did back then. However, they still don’t have all the rights that men do. Depending on the job, males get paid more than the female population does, and they’re promoted faster despite a woman’s experience. There are still women working hard to earn the same rights as men. In fact, gender equality is encouraged. Studies show that it saves companies money. It also increases performance and production rates- ideas are better rounded, and there are more points of view. Men and women with equal education should have the chance to contribute at work and home. Women are still trying to sway the opinions of government even today. Recently, a women’s rights group encouraged a governor to veto anti-abortion bills. They got 1600 petitioners to support them. It was also a women’s rights group that prohibited alcohol many years ago. Support for that grew around World War I. it wasn’t until 1919 that women got the right to vote. This led to many new opportunities for them. They could receive a higher education, they began going to clubs, and women could now become reformers- some fighting child labor and alcohol abuse.