Thursday, September 20, 2007

What future for Anglicanism?, and Kenya consecration deepens Anglican rift are linked together by the concepts of human dignity, personal freedom, and religous cultre.

Ethiopia rings in new Millennium is linked to cultural and religus veiws also.

Kenya's bus stop cartoonist is linked mainly to political ties.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Section 1
4. I think that the immigrants who faced the most problems were the Asian immigrants because they had laws past against them, it was harder to “look” American and they brutalized more than the Irish in America.

3. in the late 1800 immigration led to may things, including Nativism, the Chinese execution act, the creations of Ellis and Angel Islands, and many racial stereotypes.
section 2
4. many solutions were attemped by the americans such as the the constructin of Tenements andMass transit, like buses.

5. in the 19th century many people move to cities for many resons including, escaping ratial persicution in the south, the abundance of jobs in the cities, lack of personel for sweat shop jobs and factory work, also many blacks knew how to work the hevey macinery in factories causing them to miragte north because of lack of work

Monday, September 17, 2007

Current events summery

Current events summery

1. Rwandan returns to find new hope
This Article is based on the emotional journey of a Rwandan returning home for the first time after the 1993 Genocide and follows him as he remembers his home from the past and his video called Back Home he explain how his country is moving to create a new culture for themselves and try to heal the scars of the past.

2. Kenya consecration deepens Anglican rift
This article explains the difference in the culture rift of the traditional Anglicans who are opposed to Gay and lesbian Priest and the liberal who are in support of the priest. Many Africans are part of the Traditional Anglican “party” so much so that Dr. Nzimbi, a bishop, has said that he will keep his people’s religion from teetering to “anarchy”.

3. Kenya's bus stop cartoonist
In other Kenyan news a local cartoonist named Humphrey Barasa has been drawing at the capital’s bus stops. Unlike American graffiti artist he draws politically savvy cartoons with a humorous twist on common figures, laws, and world news. Although he has gone unpaid for his hard work he helps give morning commuters a taste of what’s happening in the country with a fun twist, he has many fans in the country who admire his work so much so that they are inspired by the stories that are told.

4. Ethiopia rings in new Millennium
In Ethiopia the year 2000 in the Coptic orthodox calendar has come at last causing happy revelers to flock to the street celebrating the occasion many see the new millennia as a time to continue growth and expansion of the country’s already prominent success. Also many have begun to celebrate in there own way showing the difference between the Ethiopians but also the unity between them.

Chaper 14

1. Many inventions mentioned in this section had great contributions to society but easily one of the greatest was the Typewriter. After Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter he probably had no idea the extent of influence his invention would have; not only did it revolutionize office work so that people would be able to understand orders and other things perfectly it without is there may be no computer and with no computer no internet for me to publish my homework.

2. During the second Industrial Revolution the government pushed along the expansion of the railroad in order to unify the country from cost the cost therefore opening up shipping ways in the west and east to get steel and farm goods to all people in the country.

3. In the late 19th century the industrial tycoons are best described ruthlessly effective in there leadership for many reasons. Both Rockefeller and Carnegie were very systematic in there monopolies selling products cheep in order to drive there competition out of business and then raising prices far beyond there original value to make up for the lost money and then some. Also both were good men Rockefeller helping to fund the University of Chicago as well as help end yellow fever, and Carnegie donating 90% of his profits to foundations of the Arts.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

13-1

Chapter 13-1 guided reading

Q. 1. How did the discovery of gold affect settlement in the west?
A) After the discovery of gold in Colorado many people went to the western plains forcing the Native Americans to be moved again into smaller reservations and off there native hunting grounds. The White settlers than began to hunt off the plain’s Buffalo population and claimed land as there own at the sound of a gun.

Q. 2. What happened at Sand Creek?
A) At Sand Creek the American Army killed innocent Native Men, Women, and Children, although some were indeed armed, because they wanted the land of the Indians living there, after the massacre approximately 200 were killed of that most were elderly, women, and children.

Q. 3. What were the terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, Why did it fail?
A) The terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie were that the Lakota-Sioux Indians would again have control of there native hunting grounds, the treaty fail however because the White man tried to love there and leaders like Sitting Bull want all of there land back.

Q. 4. What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A) At the battle of Little Bighorn the Lakota-Cheyenne Indians were victorious in the battle against the 7th Cavalry Division of the American Army lead by George Armstrong Custer the battle was a disaster on the part of the Americans as the Division was annihilated and Custer was killed

Q. 5. What were the Terms of the Dawes Act?
A) The terms of the Dawes Act were mainly that of forcing Indians on the plains to become Americans. However it also went over how much land they were allowed, and the basics of all rights they had.

Q. 6. What happened at Wounded Knee Creek?
A) on December 19, 1890 the 7th Cavalry Division Fired on 350 fleeing native Americans of the Dakota-Sioux in what is now known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Total casualties came to 153 killed 50 wounded 150 missing on the native’s part and 25 killed 39 wounded on the American’s

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

start

the start of my HW blog for US history