Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Topic 12 Concept Guide

Truman Doctrine
-Harry S. Truman
-March 12, 1947
-U.S support greece and turkey with economic and military aid... etc.
-Prevent falling into the soviet sphere
Containment Policy
- two approches, military and economic
-Diplomatic strategies
-Stall the spread of communism
-Responce to moves made by the soviet union
Bay of Pigs Invasion
-Unsuccesful
-attempt to try to overthrow cuban government
-April 1961
-Playa Giron, the mouth of the bay
U.S Foreign Policy with regards to Korea & Vietnam
-Containment policy
-countries affected by communism
-Truman Doctrine
Cold War Development
-1947-1991
-political conflict
-military tension
-competition between the soviet union and its satelite states
War Powers act
-involved for a long time
-before declaring war
-Permission from congress of declaring war
WWII Foreign Policy vs. Post WWII Foreign Policy
-WWII
-win the war
-Control communism
-aid countries affected with communism
Limited War
-Dont use all they have
-Problem
Examples of Containment In Europe
-Us wanted to prevent communism
Main Points of the Division of Germany
-Berlin was in the middle of communist East Germany
Braidenburg Gate was the main passage way from East Germany to West Germany
Douglass MacArthur Dismissal
-Not on the presisdents side
-Did not listen to him
-Made comments towards the president
Korean War Similarities with Persian Gulf War:
-North Korea inavded South Korea
-US fought other countries battles for them
Nuclear Ban Test
-Countries that had weapons agreed to not test them
-Signed treaty
-US still were testing the weapons
Peace Corps
-Schools
-countries in need
-A way out
End of Cold War
-Fall of berline wall
Nixon's Detente:
-Easing relations between the soviet union and the US
-1970's
-middle of Cold war
-Detente was known in Russian

Friday, April 29, 2011

Jena Six

Ofcourse this article is upsetting and unpleasent to hear, but to me it was not to big of a shock. People still feel this way, and its very sad. Not saying all people feel this way but some do. Alot of simmiliarities bewtween Little Rock Nine and the Jena six. Involved education, school i feel should be a place to learn and somewhat to feel secure in, it shouldnt be a place of fear. Both of the students were of the same race. The Jena six were arrested for this incident and the Little Rock Nine were not allowed entry into Central Highschool. Both had happened in the same month just different years, you would figure these type of incidents would be stopped or avoided but still till this day kids face these types of problems everyday.

College education survey

W:8,7
AA:0,0
A:1,1
H:7,5

For my survey i did not get to ask these questions to all the races provided on the survey, i associate with all races and i dont mind but the people i had around me at the time were mainly white and hispanic.Maybe back then it would have seemed that the minorities were the ones not getting the education and that the whites had endless possibilities, but now a days i think its completely different. Everyone has an equal chance in my opinion. Not everywhere you go it is like that very few places though, but i believe the places and people i surround myself with it is and so should everyone else.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Concept Guide

MLK & Civil Disobedience
-Leader in the African American civil rights movement
-Nonviolent methods
-Baptist minister
-Civil rights activist
-Montgomery Boycott
Power of the "Mob"
-Large group of people
-Bullying in way
-Have a big say so in what happens
-Control
-Dictates
Plessy V. Ferguson Vs. Brown V. Board of Education
-Desicion of 1896
-"Seperate but equal"
-Racial segregation
-Vote of 7 to 1
-Seperate facilities
-Seperate public schools for blacks and whites
-Equal protection Clause
Civil Rights Goals
-Fair employement, decent housing, right to vote, education etc.
-passed and placed in the bill of rights 15th ammendment
-Part of reconstruction era
Eisenhower's role in Little Rock
-34th president
-Tried to keep the nine students will to go to ce ntral highschool out
-Sent National Guards to try to do so
-The nine students would be protected and allowed in
Rights of the accused
-Gideon Vs. Wainright
-Didnt care about rights
-6th ammendment pay for legal representation
-Escobedo Vs. Illinios
-Suspects have right to legal representaion during questioning
Miranda Vs. Arizona
-Suspects must be informed of their rights to consult with prior to inestigation
Brown Vs. Board of Education
-Over-ruled
-Pressy Vs. Ferguson claimed o be uncinstituional
Chavez & the United Farm workers
-1962
-UFW
-Helped organized strikes
FHA & ADA
-Fair housing act
-Refusal to rent or sell to any person because of race, color or religion
-ADA
-Americans with Disabilities act
-Facilities need to accomidate people with disabilities
Purpose of Fillibusters
-Fluff
-Rambling on and on
-Nothing useful
Sit-ins & other protest
-freedom
-People be equal
-not worrying about color or race



I AM poem

I am an African American
I wonder what lies ahead for me
I hear their hurtful comments
I want to be treated equal
I am an African American

I pretend it doesnt affect me
I feel pain
I need respect
I worry about my future children
I cry a silent cry
I am an African American

I dont understand our differences
I believe someday this will change
I dream of equality
I try to contain myself
I hope there can be peace
I am an African American

Friday, April 15, 2011

Door mat?

Without even reading this ad, just by looking at it you can see right away how it displays sexism. The man is clearly stepping all over the woman, she is being portrayed as a door matt or a rug you step all over. It cleary shows that woman have no say in anything, the men rule everything and can step all over the woman in business,eductaion, and even in their own home. Men control everything. The picture changes a saying to "waking all over women" to reality as a woman is portrayed as a rug and a man stepping on her! It implies that woman are weak and can do nothing but cater to the men and jut follow their orders.

Its SNOW! (timed write)

Christmas morning in sunny Florida as well as cold. Waking up on Christmas morning with my family in our pajamas ready to open gifts. Mom comes upstairs to wish us a Meryy Christmas and to tell us goodmorning. She then opens blinds and in shock jumps up for joy. All my brothers and sisters wonder whats going on, we all jump out of bead and head to the window. We look out and what do we see?. Its snow, its everywhere! On the cars covering the streets. My family living in Florida had never seen snow before. All in awe staring out the window at the pretty fluffy white snow ready to get on our jackets, gloves and hats amd have a snowball fight and make snowmen and snow angels, something weve never been able to do. ahhh this was the best Christmas EVER!