Compare TR's experience with the media with that of the current president. Speculate on how modern media, such as television and the Internet, might have helped or hindered TR if he were president today. For example, how might TR have fared under the close scrutiny now given to all presidents and presidential candidates? How did TR make "modern" use of the media to foster a particular image of himself?
Make sure that you read chapter 28 in the AP textbook& watched parts 1 & 2 of the documentary before answering the question.
100 word minimum with one reference to a current event or candidate that involves the media.
Due 2/20/2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Civil War - Lecture 16
Watch lecture 16 and discuss the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation on the course of the war. Due Monday, January 16th, 2012.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Civil War - Lecture 13
View lecture 13 & discuss the expectations, advantages, and disadvantages with which North and South entered the Civil War, to what extent do believe these affected the War's outcome. Comment is due by January 9th 2012. (100 word minimum)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
EXTRA CREDIT
Yale Civil War Lecture
Watch the lecture above and what you have read for class and asnswer the folloowing question.
What was the cause of the Civil War?
Make sure to give specific examples to support your argument. If you want to argue against another person's opinion feel free to do so.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Jim Crow Police
Read the following editorial from Bob Herbert and tell me your opinion on what he is talking about.
February 2, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist
Jim Crow Policing
By BOB HERBERT
The New York City Police Department needs to be restrained. The nonstop humiliation of young black and Hispanic New Yorkers, including children, by police officers who feel no obligation to treat them fairly or with any respect at all is an abomination. That many of the officers engaged in the mistreatment are black or Latino themselves is shameful.
Statistics will be out shortly about the total number of people who were stopped and frisked by the police in 2009. We already have the data for the first three-quarters of the year, and they are staggering. During that period, more than 450,000 people were stopped by the cops, an increase of 13 percent over the same period in 2008.
An overwhelming 84 percent of the stops in the first three-quarters of 2009 were of black or Hispanic New Yorkers. It is incredible how few of the stops yielded any law enforcement benefit. Contraband, which usually means drugs, was found in only 1.6 percent of the stops of black New Yorkers. For Hispanics, it was just 1.5 percent. For whites, who are stopped far less frequently, contraband was found 2.2 percent of the time.
The percentages of stops that yielded weapons were even smaller. Weapons were found on just 1.1 percent of the blacks stopped, 1.4 percent of the Hispanics, and 1.7 percent of the whites. Only about 6 percent of stops result in an arrest for any reason.
Rather than a legitimate crime-fighting tool, these stops are a despicable, racially oriented tool of harassment. And the police are using it at the increasingly enthusiastic direction of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
There were more than a half-million stops in New York City in 2008, and when the final tally is in, we’ll find that the number only increased in 2009.
Not everyone who is stopped is frisked. When broken down by ethnic group, the percentages do not at first seem so wildly disproportionate. Some 59.4 percent of all Hispanics who were stopped were also frisked, as were 56.6 percent of blacks, and 46 percent of whites. But keep in mind, whites composed fewer than 16 percent of the people stopped in the first place.
These encounters with the police are degrading and often frightening, and the real number of people harassed is undoubtedly higher than the numbers reported by the police. Often the cops will stop, frisk and sometimes taunt people who are at their mercy, and then move on — without finding anything, making an arrest, or recording the encounter as they are supposed to.
Even the official reasons given by the police for the stops are laughably bogus. People are stopped for allegedly making “furtive movements,” for wearing clothes “commonly used in a crime,” and, of course, for the “suspicious bulge.” My wallet, my notebook and my cellphone would all apply.
The police say they also stop people for wearing “inappropriate attire for the season.” I saw a guy on the Upper West Side wearing shorts and sandals a couple weeks ago. That was certainly unusual attire for the middle of January, but it didn’t cross my mind that he should be accosted by the police.
The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a class-action lawsuit against the city and the Police Department over the stops. Several plaintiffs detailed how their ordinary daily lives were interrupted by cops bent on harassment for no good reason. Lalit Carson was stopped while on a lunch break from his job as a teaching assistant at a charter school in the Bronx. Deon Dennis was stopped and searched while standing outside the apartment building in which he lives in Harlem. The police arrested him, allegedly because of an outstanding warrant. He was held for several hours then released. There was no outstanding warrant.
There are endless instances of this kind of madness. People going about their daily business, bothering no one, are menaced out of the blue by the police, forced to spread themselves face down in the street, or plaster themselves against a wall, or bend over the hood of a car, to be searched. People who object to the harassment are often threatened with arrest for disorderly conduct.
The Police Department insists that these stops of innocent people — which are unconstitutional, by the way — help fight crime. And they insist that the policy is not racist.
Paul Browne, the chief spokesman for Commissioner Kelly, described the stops as “life-saving.” And he has said repeatedly that the racial makeup of the people stopped and frisked is proportionally similar to the racial makeup of people committing crimes.
That is an amazingly specious argument. The fact that a certain percentage of criminals may be black or Hispanic is no reason for the police to harass individuals from those groups when there is no indication whatsoever that they have done anything wrong.
It’s time to put an end to Jim Crow policing in New York City.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/opinion/02herbert.html
February 2, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist
Jim Crow Policing
By BOB HERBERT
The New York City Police Department needs to be restrained. The nonstop humiliation of young black and Hispanic New Yorkers, including children, by police officers who feel no obligation to treat them fairly or with any respect at all is an abomination. That many of the officers engaged in the mistreatment are black or Latino themselves is shameful.
Statistics will be out shortly about the total number of people who were stopped and frisked by the police in 2009. We already have the data for the first three-quarters of the year, and they are staggering. During that period, more than 450,000 people were stopped by the cops, an increase of 13 percent over the same period in 2008.
An overwhelming 84 percent of the stops in the first three-quarters of 2009 were of black or Hispanic New Yorkers. It is incredible how few of the stops yielded any law enforcement benefit. Contraband, which usually means drugs, was found in only 1.6 percent of the stops of black New Yorkers. For Hispanics, it was just 1.5 percent. For whites, who are stopped far less frequently, contraband was found 2.2 percent of the time.
The percentages of stops that yielded weapons were even smaller. Weapons were found on just 1.1 percent of the blacks stopped, 1.4 percent of the Hispanics, and 1.7 percent of the whites. Only about 6 percent of stops result in an arrest for any reason.
Rather than a legitimate crime-fighting tool, these stops are a despicable, racially oriented tool of harassment. And the police are using it at the increasingly enthusiastic direction of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
There were more than a half-million stops in New York City in 2008, and when the final tally is in, we’ll find that the number only increased in 2009.
Not everyone who is stopped is frisked. When broken down by ethnic group, the percentages do not at first seem so wildly disproportionate. Some 59.4 percent of all Hispanics who were stopped were also frisked, as were 56.6 percent of blacks, and 46 percent of whites. But keep in mind, whites composed fewer than 16 percent of the people stopped in the first place.
These encounters with the police are degrading and often frightening, and the real number of people harassed is undoubtedly higher than the numbers reported by the police. Often the cops will stop, frisk and sometimes taunt people who are at their mercy, and then move on — without finding anything, making an arrest, or recording the encounter as they are supposed to.
Even the official reasons given by the police for the stops are laughably bogus. People are stopped for allegedly making “furtive movements,” for wearing clothes “commonly used in a crime,” and, of course, for the “suspicious bulge.” My wallet, my notebook and my cellphone would all apply.
The police say they also stop people for wearing “inappropriate attire for the season.” I saw a guy on the Upper West Side wearing shorts and sandals a couple weeks ago. That was certainly unusual attire for the middle of January, but it didn’t cross my mind that he should be accosted by the police.
The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a class-action lawsuit against the city and the Police Department over the stops. Several plaintiffs detailed how their ordinary daily lives were interrupted by cops bent on harassment for no good reason. Lalit Carson was stopped while on a lunch break from his job as a teaching assistant at a charter school in the Bronx. Deon Dennis was stopped and searched while standing outside the apartment building in which he lives in Harlem. The police arrested him, allegedly because of an outstanding warrant. He was held for several hours then released. There was no outstanding warrant.
There are endless instances of this kind of madness. People going about their daily business, bothering no one, are menaced out of the blue by the police, forced to spread themselves face down in the street, or plaster themselves against a wall, or bend over the hood of a car, to be searched. People who object to the harassment are often threatened with arrest for disorderly conduct.
The Police Department insists that these stops of innocent people — which are unconstitutional, by the way — help fight crime. And they insist that the policy is not racist.
Paul Browne, the chief spokesman for Commissioner Kelly, described the stops as “life-saving.” And he has said repeatedly that the racial makeup of the people stopped and frisked is proportionally similar to the racial makeup of people committing crimes.
That is an amazingly specious argument. The fact that a certain percentage of criminals may be black or Hispanic is no reason for the police to harass individuals from those groups when there is no indication whatsoever that they have done anything wrong.
It’s time to put an end to Jim Crow policing in New York City.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/opinion/02herbert.html
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Are we #1???
The following article talks about the idea that the United States is no longer the #1 country in the world. Read the article and find the point that Robert Samuelson makes, is he right or wrong? Why? If that is not the reason then, what is the reason?NYTimes
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Privacy
Do you believe we have a right to privacy in the United States? If so why or why not. And if we do what does that mean to you?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
US CONSTITUTION
Go to page 771 in your textbook and read the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments). If you were only allowed to keep one which one would you keep and why?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Sam vs Obama
Analyze the following cartoon.
What do you think it says about the United States, what does it say about yourself?
Monday, August 9, 2010
Mosques
Read the article below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08mosque.html
Do you believe they should build the Mosque close to Ground Zero?
Why? Why Not?
What does it say about us if we do or do not let them build it?
Please make sure that your post is at least 100 words.
Due Sunday the 15th of August 20010 at 11:59 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08mosque.html
Do you believe they should build the Mosque close to Ground Zero?
Why? Why Not?
What does it say about us if we do or do not let them build it?
Please make sure that your post is at least 100 words.
Due Sunday the 15th of August 20010 at 11:59 pm
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Instructions for Blogging
This post is the first post you will do as part of your class participation every week. So let me explain some of the rules & requirements for posting.
1st Rule
- All comments on posts are due on Sunday at 11:59pm, this is NOT an optional assignment.
2nd Rule
- All comments on posts are due on Sunday at 11:59pm. No exemptions, you will have on average six days to complete each assignment.
3rd Rule
- Do not use short hand writing, this is not texting or emailing your friends. I would suggest you write your comment on word and then copy and past onto the blog.
4th Rule
- Read the articles or see the entire video before making a comment.
5th Rule
While you might disagree with a classmates opinion, please be respectful. Any foul language will only earn you a zero.
6th Rule
Any questions about the blog should be sent ASAP to my email (aserra01@sisd.net), or if you have time before the deadline be sure to consult with me during class.
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Finally as part of this post please post a comment on stating what you are your expectations of this course for the 2010-2011 school year. Also take a poll on the side.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Immigration Law
Read the article below and give me your opinion on the new Arizona immigration law.
Washington Times Article
Read the article before writing it might give you an interesting perspective on the new law.
Washington Times Article
Read the article before writing it might give you an interesting perspective on the new law.
Monday, April 26, 2010
South Park
Read the article below on last weeks episode of South Park.
Now do you believe that what Comedy Central did was right? Does South Park & it's creators have the right to show this episode.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Court TV
Read the following article from the Washington Post.
Washington Post story
Do you think that the Supreme Court should allow TV cameras for the oral arguments of cases? If so why or why not.
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Washington Post story
Do you think that the Supreme Court should allow TV cameras for the oral arguments of cases? If so why or why not.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Who would you pick?
Click on the following link to find several possible candidates to replace Justice Stevens, then decide which one you would pick and why you would pick them. If you think someone else would make a good Justice of the the Supreme Court of the United States then tell me who and why?
Court Nominees
Monday, April 5, 2010
Right to privacy
Do you believe we have a right to privacy in the United States? If so why or why not. And if we do what does that mean to you?
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Census day
April 1st is the official census day. For this blog you will need to talk to your parents or legal guardians and ask them about the census. Do they think it's important? Why? Have they received their census form? Have they sent it back? Please include your thoughts and opinions about the census.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Japan- Extra credit
Suggest a place that I should visit on my trip to Tokyo, Japan.
Include a link or a brief description of the place and a reason I should go.
Due March 12th.
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Include a link or a brief description of the place and a reason I should go.
Due March 12th.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Olympics
The Vancouver Olympics just finished, and the London Olympics start in 2 years. Both of these Olympics are over budget by billions of dollars, so my question is the following: Is it worth spending billions of dollars by the host country for the olympics?
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Bring your book next Tuesday, you will need it for your review.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
How Christian were the founders?
Read the article below and write a reponse to it.
How Christian Were the Founders?
By RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: February 14, 2010
Conservative activists on the Texas Board of Education say that the authors of the Constitution intended the United States to be a Christian nation. And they want America’s history textbooks to say so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html
How Christian Were the Founders?
By RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: February 14, 2010
Conservative activists on the Texas Board of Education say that the authors of the Constitution intended the United States to be a Christian nation. And they want America’s history textbooks to say so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html
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