Thursday, November 29, 2012

Because Of Electricity

We could see at night
we could work during the night
it was now better


this explains electricity and its impact because it made some things much easier and better. you could now see better in the dark and you could power many things with electricity. there was still a lot of struggling but this improved life a little by making somethings easier.  machines could now be run on electricity. it was cheaper to use electricity than other things like gas and oil. it was also much safer to use electricity it could be controlled better than gas. gas would set on fire quickly while if you did the wiring and things for electricity right you would be safe.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Major events before the civil war


  1. Around 1858 the U.S. was divided geographically into north and south. the south being agricultural and the north being industrial
  2. The country was so divided by the issue of slavery, California was only accepted by making the compromise of 1858
  3. Around this time many southern states were seriously considering leaving the union.
  4. Many people from the north hated slavery, because they thought its was immoral.
  5. when Uncle Toms Cabin was published, the south took it as an attack on them.
  6. Two politicians became famous for their slavery debates, they were Abraham Lincoln who thought slavery was immoral, and Stephen Douglas who believed in popular sovereignty.
  7. On December 20, 1860 the south seceded from the union and the civil war would  begin.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Post Election Analysis

My partner is Josue Martinez

  1. Cite examples of "Supreme Law of the Land"
  2. Cite examples of "federal vs. state authority"
  3. What was the "compromise" that helped to pass the referendum in Washington? How do you think this compromise would affect demand for the product?
  4. Why was Oregon's referendum not passed?
  • an example of sumpreme law of the land is
 "Marijuana is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government, which overrules states' rights"
  • an example of federal vs state authority is when they say that in the state it is legal but in the eyes of the federal government it is still illegal
"The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will," said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, in a statement. "This is a complicated process, but we intend to follow through. That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or goldfish too quickly."
  • the compromise made in washington was they would tax it by 25% three times ,when produced ,when it is processed and when it is sold to consumers.
  • oregons referendum didnt pass because it gave more power to the people growing it than to the overseers. 
1. What audience do you think social media was targeted to? Explain. (This is an opinion question. Same rules for citations apply here as well)
2. Which candidate was most effective using social media? Explain. (This is an opinion question. Same rules for citations apply here as well)
3. According to Jeffrey Hermes, taking a picture of your marked ballot can be used to pressure people standing in line to vote. Do you agree or disagree, and why?  (This is an opinion question. Same rules for citations apply here as well)
  •  I think they aimed the social media toward the younger people and those who were buisy and couldnt watch the debates. i think this because most people spend there time on social media so they will be informed on the things being done by both candidates.
  • I think Barack Obama was better, he came out on many things like reddit answering questions. also his writing was the most tweeted around the country so this sort of shows who was better.
  • I dont think this puts any type of pressure on anybody. they could still make their own choice and if they get influenced by a picture then they really were undecided  and unsure who to pick. 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Immigration/Industrialization Key Terms

  1. NATAVIST/NAVATISM is when you take more interist in the natives than in the immigrants
  2. GEORGE EASTMAN was a buisnessman who invented the film for taking pictures
  3. HORIZANTAL/VERTICAL INTEGRATION is a type of manegment style used for making better profits
  4. THE MEAT INSPECTION ACT was a law passed to make the meat sold more sanitary and for no bad meat to be sold
  5. Thomas Edison was an inventer who made things such as the light bulb and motion picture camera
  6. AMERICANIZATION is what they called it when an immigrant to the United States shared their values, beliefs, and customs
  7. A REFORM is the improvement of something that is wrong or unsatisfactory in the government
  8. The PROGRESSIVE ERA/MOVEMENT was a time of social activism and political reform during the 1890's to 1920's
  9. TRUST/MONOPOLY were the unlawful companies that controled all the aspects of buisness and controlled the prices
  10. UPTON SINCLAIR was an american author who was a candidate for governor of california, wrote close to 100 books including THE JUNGLE  

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

blog entry #7

December 3, 1819

   Today is my last day here. tomorow i will die the doctors said i have a strange illness that cant be cured. not everything is so bad. i lived for 343 years. it was worth living all this time. i did see many things that i didnt want to see like the killing of my people. but there was many great things as well like the start of The United States. how they started all the troubles they went through. it was great overall. tomorow my funeral will be really celebrated. all the people i know will be there.i want the best singers from Europe here. i want everyone celebrating. and my best friends to talk about my life or at least part of my life.what i think will end up happening later is they will have lots of things. like they will be able to fly in the air like the birds. and they wont have to do anything because they will have machines that will do everything for them. the sad part about this is i wont get to see it, but its been good for the last 343 years so i cant complain. tomorrow i will return to the place where i was born the place where the history of the country started. where Christopher Columbus landed. i will return home.so i could see my home for the last time and celebrate my last day. i want to die celebrating and happy.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

blog entry #6 history hw

New York 1789
  i was talking to one of my friends. we started talking about how the new government was going to turn out. he told me of something he had heard. he said this man named James Madison proposed this plan to please everybody. the anti-federalist wanted their rights to be protected. so to satisfy them they created the bill of rights, which stated ten rights that were added on to the Constitution. this made them very happy so the all agreed to be part of the U.S..all the 13 states Georgia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and of course Massachusetts. my friend and i also thought it would be funny if the country got much bigger.

blog entry #5 history hw

New York 1789
   i was watching as George Washington took the oath of office. it was something very exciting. he was the first president of this brand new country. as he was talking he mentioned some of the problems him and congress were going to face. he said that there needed to be a judicial branch to carry out laws. they had decided they would need to make a supreme court. so they passed the judiciary act. he also said they would need to create a group of people to help in the executive branch. but to help with this they would make a department of war, department of treasury, and the department of state. they would need to pick people to take these spots in the government.as Washington was finishing up his oath i heard somebody yell out "sleeping eagle" when i turned to look i saw my friend so we decided to leave a little bit befor the rest of the people to avoid so many people walking.