'I Am' Poem

I am human
I wonder why people hate us so much
I hear all the racist remarks
I see their anger on their faces
I want them to understand that I am just like them
I am human

I pretend to not let the remarks affect me
I feel hurt, hate, pain, abuse
I need to be respected by those who hate me
I worry every day that I will get hurt at school because of my skin color
I cry myself to sleep
I am human

I understand that I look different on the outside
I believe people can change their feeling and beliefs toward us
I dream of the day when we will be viewed as equals
I try to always stay positive
I hope a change can be made
I am human

Sexist Ad

Do you think it was intentional? Do you think they meant to be sexist? Or maybe you think they didn't realize it at the time? Well in this ad, published in the year 1951, they advertise the 'Florence Range.' It is the top notch range for cooking! Of course, in the ad they show several pictures, two of which you see women cooking, while the man just sits near the table waiting for his hot plate of food! How sexist is that? This ad is basically stating that it is women who are supposed to be in the kitchen. Not only do they put these pictures, but then they go ahead and post as their catch phrase, "favored by women... for cooking these dishes favored by men." It can not get any more sexist than that.

TV does have an influence on teenagers!

We all own it. You can not deny it. Most people have several in their homes, heck I'd say a majority of homes in the United States have a Television in every single room of the house!
Television is a very entertaining medium. They have a wide variety of shows. Educational channels such as Animal Planet, National Geographic, History Channel, etc. The television has a channel or show just for about every person in the world! They cover every single subject possible!
Though T.V. is very educational, it is the downfall of our future generations. Teenagers are very easily influenced. There are shows on television, mostly Reality Shows, that exhibit poor behavior in people. By teenagers watching this, they will want to be just as cool as the person on T.V. and act like them. This causes fads, and fads catch on, thus influencing a large population of the teenagers.

http://carolehicks.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/televisions-impact-on-society/

Timed write, Rockwell picture inspirtation

There they were, sitting at a restaurant for lunch. Mrs. Johnson was out to eat on a Sunday afternoon with her three sons. They sad and bowed their heads, praying and giving thanks for the food they were given. As they prayed, the two older boys saw a pretty walk into the restaurant. Their attention was now all on this girl, they put their heads up and stared at her across the room. This was the typical Johnson Sunday afternoon, they would all go out to eat as a family, and of course, the two older boys would always look at the girls.

Topic 10 Concept Guide

McCarthyism Impact on Society: The practice of faulty accusations without proper evidence is McCarthyism. This started with Senator Joseph McCarthy. During this time, many thousands of Americans were charged of being Communist.

Communist Witch Hunt & Impact on Accused: This was the Second Red Scare which brought many accusations of people being communist. People who were accused lost their job and went to trail and put in jail.

Space Race & Impact on Government Policies: A race between USA and Soviet Union to see who would get a satellite into space first. Soviet Union won and put Sputnik up in October 1957. In 1969 Niel Armstrong was put on the moon!

U.S Cold War Mindset: The mind set was to prevent attack. We wanted to play it safe. US vowed they would be the best, and would prevent the soviets from attacking us in any way.

Suburbs, Automobiles & Roads: American families were now able to move into the "American Dream" homes. Many highways were built to link the suburbs to the city. The houses were a single family home, and families were now able to own up to two cars instead of one car.

Baby Boom: The Baby Book occurred from from 1950 through 1955. This was when all the soldiers from World War II. These soldiers wanted to create their own families, and now could financially support them. About 7 babies were born approximately every second in the USA, during the peak of the Baby Boom.

Urban-Suburban Pattern: In the city was the low income families. In the suburbs was the middle income families, and in the outter suburbs was the higher income families. The farther out you went, the less houses there would be. They would also typically get larger.

G.I Bill: A bill that grants soldiers a set amount of money to return to school. The bill can also be passed down to any family member. You have ten years to use this bill.

Expansion of Middle Class & Product Affordability: After World War II, the economy was back up, and more jobs were available, thus causing more people to make more money. This caused the middle class to grow.

Casablanca (Movie) Outline

A. Casablanca
1. Characters
I. Rick Blaine
a. He owns a cafe
b. Rick is not allowed to return to U.S.
II. Ilsa Lund
a. Once loved Rick in the past
b. Secretly marries Victor Laszlo
c. She loves Rick
III. Victor Laszlo
a. Wealthy
b. Came into Rick's cafe to buy letters of transit

2. Setting
a. Casablanca, Morocco, 1940s during WWII
b. Rick's Cafe

3. Plot Summary
a. Rick hides the letters of transit and has to keep Victor Laszlo in Casablanca, Morocco.
b. Rick and Ilsa Lund have a romantic past & meet up again in Casablanca, after being together in Europe.
c. Both Laszlo and Ilsa fail to get letters from Rick.
d. Rick helps Laszlo and Ilsa in leaving Casablanca for America.

Topic 9 Study Guide

Role of Women: Replaced mens' jobs. Worked at factories. Supported Family. Nurses.

Atomic Bomb Cause & Effect: The bomb was dropped to prevent a loss of thousands of American lives if we were to invade Japan. The effects would be the death of over 160,000 people, and long term radiation effects.

Purpose of Propaganda: Encourage men to join the war, to fight for their nation. Encouraged the sales of bonds to financially support the war.

Effects of the war at Europe: Territories changed, a single currency for all of Europe. The UN was formed for security reason.

Japanese Internment: Put Japanese-Americans in prison camps. Japs were thought to be spies and could help the Jap empire defeat us.

Rationing: Would eat less in order to have more food for the soldiers. Encouraged civilians to use less of Rubber, Oil, and Metal because these supplies were very important to make Military Equipment.

Results of WWII: Brought the economy back to life. Suburbs. Baby boom. Technology.

Effects of Pearl Harbor attack: Allowed us to enter WWII. Jap-Americans were now mistreated.

US Foreign Policy before, during, and after the war: Before, the same 2% rate of diversity, during, took in too many Jews and then turned away the rest, after accepting more Europeans