BR-10/31/13

1.  do you believe this letter is too "harsh" why or why not?
Yes because why ruin the childs Halloween because she believes they are obese.

 2.   do you believe that it is her Constitutional right to hand out said letter?  Why or why not?
No, because who is she to determine who does or doesn't get candy.

• Include the overall message of the cartoon
• any use of symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, analogy, or irony

Oversold Load Is stating that ombamacare is already a big disaster and putting us further into debt.
Symbolism: Uncle Sam
Exaggeration: the size of the truck, and the can
Labeling: would be the label on the truck Obamacare, and on the can the states debt $17 trillion and fiscal irresponsibility.
Analogy: Uncle Sam kicking the debt can.
Irony: Uncle Sam kicked the can and is going to get ran over by the obamacare truck.

GOVERNMENT AND TRUST  Is stating how can we trust are government with healthcare when we can't even trust them with running the government.

Symbolism: obamacare, and the shutdown.
 Exaggeration: The computer and newspaper.
Labeling: Obamacare, and government shutdown on the newspaper.
Analogy: Comparing the shutdown to the healthcare.
Irony: If the government can't stay open and work out problems how do we trust them to save iur lives.

Wrangling Assad Meaning is that we need to get Syria under control.
Symbolism: Uncle Sam, Bear ,and a skunk.
Exaggeration: The skunk with Syria's Leaders face, and the bear helping uncle Sam.
Analogy: Between Uncle Sam and the Bear.
Irony: it's ironic that the bear is Russian when Russia tends to be allies with Syria.


Obamacare Halloween is about instead of candy we give them obamacare insurance instead.
Exaggeration: The size of the fence, and the obamacare pamphlets.
Labeling: Obamacare, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue sign.
Analogy: Old monsters compared to obamacare.
Irony: the monsters are just old and don't need health care.

 Trick or Treat is meaning you can't trust the white house.
Exaggeration: The fence size, and the size of the people.
Analogy: The fence showing that the white house is separate from the kids.
Irony: the kids won't go cause they'll just get tricks.




 

BR-10/30/13

1. Describe the trend in Virginia.
Young voters are voting mostly for democrats.

 2.  Is this trend similar throughout America?
I believe it is because everyone is upset about the shutdown still.

 3.  What impact might this have on future elections?
The democrats have a higher chance of winning and maybe even overtaking the republicans.

Cartoons

1. Cartoon's Message
Why is the boulder the capitol building?
Why does the rangers shirt says voters on the sleeve of the shirt?                                                  

Cartoon's Message
Is the messages meaning state that if you push the government that you get in trouble?

Use of Images or Artistic Techniques
Why isn't Bubba unusual like his friend.
Why does the one guy have an elephants head?

1. Let your eyes float over the image focusing in on the main image.
2. Find the interaction between the primary focus.
3. Figure out the audience the image is trying to attract.
4. Find out what the context and meaning of the cartoon is.
5. Recognize typical symbols.
6. Look for cartoons that make the cartoon funny.

1. Symbolism- used to make the picture to seem larger or have greater detail.
2. Exaggeration- used to make physical characteristics seem real.
3.  

BR-10/29/13

1.  Do you feel the "fat test" is legal?
No, because you can be overweight and still do combat, besides sometimes the military is to small.

 2.  Does your weight make you "fit"?
No, your health and strength make you fit.

 3.  How would you handle this issue if you were the government?
Change the test to see if you are fit in other ways.

Quiz Results and Paragraph

Based on your responses, YOU are a… Disaffected

Along with 11% of the public

Liberal Democrat

You Are 30% Conservative, 70% Liberal

CENTRIST   I believe that i'm proud to be disaffected. Because I really don't care much for politics. And I know that I don't support the army in any way because why  should they have die for our freedom. I want world peace and for people in army, the womb, or even death penalty to stop dying because there are other ways to handle these situations. Plus the disaffected was probably the closets to my beliefs any way.

BR-10/28/13

1. Read the article and write your initial response.
I feel that the confederate flag is a symbol of people against our nation. That the flag shouldn't exist, and that its only been used against us in major wars. 

2.  Do you feel that the writer is correct in his opinion?
Yes I do.

3.  Why do you feel their is still an issue with the confederate flag still nearly 150 years later? 
The issue is that people use it to this day in wrong ways. They tend to take the flag lightly.

1.        For each of the parties listed below, identify the 1-the party’s major beliefs 2-the groups that generally supported the party. 

Origins  (to 1800)

Antifederalists: __They believed the constitution gave to much power to the government. The Jeffersonians.___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Federalists: _Supported the Constitution and worked hard to make the government stronger and to get rid of the economic ills. _Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and the rich and well-born._____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

1800-1860

Democrats: _______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Whigs: _Were against the tenets of Jacksonian democracy and supported a tariff. Henery Clay, and Daniel Webster.______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

1860-1932

Democrats: _______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Republicans: _Supported business and financial interest, by farmers, laborers, and newly freed African Americans.   ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                                                                          

1932-1968

Democrats: __Supported the shift to proper role of government, social and economic life. Franklin Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Tomas E. Dewey, and John F Kennedy._____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Republicans: _______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

BR-10/22/13

1.  Do you believe this is a frivolous law suit?  Why or why not?
Yes, because he lied about his injuries to get money for doing nothing, when someone who really needed the money couldn't even get it.

 2,  On another note, do you believe the men who toppled the rock should be charged with destruction of property?  Why or Why not?  
Yes, because he destroyed a national park which the government owns.

BR-10/21/13

1. Why is it so hard to break away from devices?

Because they are our connection to everything in the world around us.

2. Could you survive without your device(s)?

No I could not live without my kindle its my life. I don't really care about social networking but my games

 and books are on there as well as my music.

 

BR-10/17/13

I believe they are going to raise the debt ceiling, which will increase taxes. Tax payers will probably have to pay more money.

BR-10/16/13

 1.  Should the two girls be charged?  yes or no and explain your answer?
Yes, because they bullied that girl until she killed herself and they even gave her ways to kill herself.

 2.  What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?
Is like mild violence and a felony is serious violence with possible jail time.

 3.  What one thing do you think should be done to combat bullying?
Annual checks on posts by people online. By that I mean the states should check the sites to make sure there are no signs of bullying.

Notes on Making a Difference

Annie Besant - Activist for woman's rights.  She wrote for the national reformer.

Leon Sullivan- A civil rights leader and minster. Tried to get jobs for black males and lead a protest against the companies.

Ansel Adams- He dropped out of school. He's most famous for photograph of landscapes.

Susan B. Anthony- Fought to end slavery. She believed in equal rights fro everyone.

Rachel Carson- Marine biologist. Raised up against chemical companies.

Caesar Chardez- Latino civil rights activists. He was a vegan.

Roger Baldwin- Director of aclu. Spent a year in jail cause he didn't send a draft for war.

Eva Peron- She was a first lady to the president. She was an actress at fifteen.

Akbar- He was on throne by fifteen. He was a general.

Aung San Suu Kyi- Her father created the vermesse military. She tried to make a democracy.

Jane Adams- A woman's rights activist. She wrote eleven books.

John Muir- He was an author. John and his family migrated to America.

Deganawida- He made peace in tribes with cannibalism. Refused to play war games with children.

W.E.B Dubious- A sociologist. He helped with the civil rights movement.


Jacques- He was in a car accident. Invented the scuba diving tank.

Ida. B. Wells- Her parents were enslaved. She was a journalist.

BR-10/14/13

  The article is about protesters fighting for the rights of the Veterans. They claim that they shouldn't shut down the WW2 memorial because it isn't very patriotic to our Veterans. This protest is different because before they fought just for the Veterans to be able to visit. Now they are fighting for everyone to be able to visit.

BR-10/11/13

I don't feel that it is fair, because what if the state can't afford to reopen the national parks.
Yosemite, because it looks relaxing.  Yellowstone, because I've always wanted to go.

BR-10/10/13

1.  What does this say about the state of our legislative branch?
That people don't really approve of them anymore.

 2.  If you were the Speaker of the House, how would you rectify this situation?
By trying to make a deal with the president about health  care and the budget.

indira gandhi

1. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the third Prime Minister of India and a central figure of the Indian National Congress party. Wikipedia

Born: November 19, 1917, Allahabad, India
Assassinated: October 31, 1984, New Delhi, India
Spouse: Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942–1960)
Education: Somerville College, Oxford, Visva-Bharati University, Badminton School, University of Oxford
Parents: Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamala Nehru
Awards: Bharat Ratna, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Lenin Peace Prize

NAME: Indira Gandhi

OCCUPATION: Prime Minister

BIRTH DATE: November 19, 1917

DEATH DATE: October 31, 1984

EDUCATION: Visva-Bharati University, University of Oxford

PLACE OF BIRTH: Allahabad, India

PLACE OF DEATH: New Delhi, India

Full Name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi

AKA: Indira Gandhi

Best Known For

Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister.

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Synopsis

Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India. Gandhi was born into the politically prominent Nehru family; her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as India’s first prime minister. Gandhi served three consecutive terms as prime minister, between 1966 and 1977, and another term beginning in 1980. In 1984, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.     

Quotes

"People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights."

– Indira Gandhi

"Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave."

– Indira Gandhi

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Early Life

The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru and the first prime minister of independent India, Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917. A stubborn and highly intelligent young woman, she enjoyed an excellent education in Swiss schools and at Somerville College, Oxford.
After her mother died, in 1936, Gandhi became something of her father's hostess, learning to navigate complex relationships of diplomacy with some of the great leaders of the world.

Political Career

Gandhi was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1960. After her father’s death, Gandhi was appointed minister of information and broadcasting. When her father’s successor, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died abruptly in 1966, India’s congress appointed her to the post of prime minister.
She surprised her father’s old colleagues when she led with a strong hand, sacking some of highest-ranking officials. Gandhi subsequently brought about great change in agricultural programs that improved the lot of her country’s poor. For a time, she was hailed as a hero.

Diplomatic Success

In 1971, the Pakistan army conducted violent acts against the people of East Pakistan. Nearly 10 million people fled to India. Gandhi invited the Pakistani president to Shimla for a weeklong summit.
The two leaders eventually signed the Shimla Agreement, agreeing to resolve the dispute of Kashmir by peaceful means. Her work eventually led to the creation of the new and independent nation of Bangladesh.
Gandhi also led a movement that became known as the Green Revolution. In an effort to address the chronic food shortages that mainly affected the extremely poor Sikh farmers of the Punjab region, Gandhi decided to increase crop diversification and food exports as a way out of the problem, creating new jobs as well as food for her countrymen.

Authoritarian Leanings and Imprisonment

Despite these advancements, Gandhi ruled with an authoritarian hand, and corruption boiled within her congress and her national and state governments. In 1977, the high courts found her guilty of a minor infraction during the year’s elections and called for her resignation. Gandhi responded by requesting that the president call for a state of emergency.
Gandhi lost the next election and was later imprisoned. In 1980, the country responded differently and she won by a landslide majority. That same year, her son Sanjay Gandhi (b. 1946), who had been serving as her chief political adviser, died in a plane crash in New Delhi. After Sanjay's death, Indira prepared her other son, Rajiv (b. 1944), for leadership.

Assassination

During the 1980s, a Sikh separatist movement developed in India, which Gandhi attempted to repress.
Sikh extremists held a campaign inside the Golden Temple, and Gandhi ordered some 70,000 soldiers to purge the sacred space. More than 450 people died.
On October 31, 1984, a trusted bodyguard, who was a Sikh, pulled out a .38 revolver and shot her point-blank. Another bodyguard, also a Sikh, then took out an automatic weapon and shot 30 rounds into her body. Gandhi died on the way to the hospital

Indira Gandhi Achievements

 Indira Gandhi became president of Indian National Congress in 1959 and served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting during Lal Bahadur Shastri's tenure; she became Prime Minister in 1966; nationalized major banks in 1969; created  the slogan of Garibi Hatao during  the 1971 general elections; led India to a decisive war against Pakistan in 1971.
Becoming the first woman Prime Minister of India was no ordinary feat, in a male-dominated society, she embodied feminism in India.
Even today she is referred in rural India as Indira-Amma which means "mother" in many Indian languages. The Garibi Hatao slogan coined by her has become the voice at many Congress political campaigns reflecting the ideology of the party. The Indira Awaas Yojana, which is named after her is a programme aimed to provide low-cost housing to rural poor. The international airport at New Delhi is named after Indira Gandhi.

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

BR-10/8/13

 1.  Do you agree or disagree with changing the name?  Defend your position in one paragraph.
   I feel that if it's hurting people's feelings then they shouldn't be allowed to use the name. Although, if majority vote for the name then maybe others should just accept it. But, if the name was offensive to blacks or whites they would change the name in a heart beat.

Response to My Grandchild

I've reached out and touched as many hearts and souls as possible. I changed the lives of people that have bad memories. Saved as many people from death at the hospital as I could, and the ones I lost were not forgotten. I protected my family from harm, and made the life of my children better than even I had as a child.

BR-10/7/13

1.. What does this say about our national security?
That apparently were not as secure as they claim. If someone can sneak onto a plane then someone isn't doing their job.
 2.  Are you surprised that something like this could happen in 2013?
I am surprised because were told all the time that were secure and can't get through without proper searching, but yet we can?

BR-10/4/13

The two links both talked about the woman hitting the barrier and getting shot with a one year old. But they were different because one article claimed she was not right in the head will the other one said nothing.

BR-10/2/13

I can't believe that the government is shutting down our states museums.  And all because we can't come to an agreement with congress over budget. I hope they open back up and government comes it its senses.

BR-10/1/13

1. I know Obama cannot do anything about the budget, but shouldn't he atleast be trying to convince the congress to come to an argreement?

2. Why can't the congress come to an argreement?

3. Is the ObamaCare actually going to happen, or is it not going to pass congress?