Quarter 2, Week 1: Manifest Destiny

Do you agree or disagree with the concept of Manifest Destiny?  (HINT:  Consider the pros and cons.)  Explain your answer.

Honestly, as soon as i got the packet saying all the information we needed to cover in this paper, nothing but bad ideas we're running though my head. I had so many concern's and so many worries. How was i going to pick a college in a couple days? How am i supposed to come up with what i want to be when i am older, when i m only 16? How was i going to write a 3 page paper on something i am not yet passionate about? So many questions we're running though my mind. It's really hard to even know where to start. There so much information to look up, and see and learn, that this assignment does almost seem impossible. When everyone in the class knows what and where they want to go, and your the only one who doesn't know, you feel a little lost. To be honest i m still not to sure how i am going to write this paper, or anything i for sure want to be or do. This is going to be one of the most complicated papers I'll have to write in my high school career, because its such a stressful topic. When i think college, i just think of complete Cassius. But my goal for the end of this paper, is feeling confident going in to senior year of what i want to be and where i want to go. I know this is going to be a difficult project and i am wondering why exactly we have to do it, but in the long run its going to help me so much.

The paper

I honestly do not know where to begin. I don't know how I am going to tie the career and the college information all together in one essay.

Paper

My concern about the paper is not doing too much at once because I'll end up confusing myself on everything I need to do.Also I'm thinking of adding a new career to my paper but If i should do that or just stick to one.

Nationalism

If i where president i would focus om nationalism because I'd want things to be good on my end before i focus everywhere else because you can't be president ,and not focus on your own people and there needs and wants.

The one thing that I don't personally like about this research paper is I have so much info, I just don't know what information is good to put in my paper and what information I should just leave out.

Paper

My biggest concern for the paper would be the time we have to do the paper bc we only get like a month to get our research and type up the paper, we need like two months to do this. Also i really don't like how many pages we have to do. I hope I really hope I get a good grade on this bc i am working so hard to get a good grade on this paper.

Quarter 1: Week 8

Ok - So I assigned a seemingly impossible research paper, and I want to know what you are thinking. What is your biggest concern about the paper? Be honest - maybe someone else can console you or offer some great advice. Hang in there!!! We'll all get through it.

Its important to have nationalism because your supposed to be proud of your country. Being proud of your country is a good thing. Nationalism is a best way to take credit for someone else's accomplishments. Also its important to make sure things are going well around the country. So i think its important to practice nationalism way more then sectionalism.

A Good Putitan

Honestly i dont think any of the charictors are " good puritans". i think this because, all of them have lied and did something to make them a bad puritan. I know the question is to take one person but the only person i can think that didnt do anything wrong really was Elisabeth. She also wanted to ahve her husband lie to save his life there for she is still a bad puritan. Thats why i cant pick one person.

6th Amendment

I think that the 6th amendment is that most important amendment because, it gives people there privacy. I do think that even back in the Puritan days no one gave them there own space and they got all mad about it. Also, i think that if people are in each other Private life's things get mixed up and that's just not good. i do think that people like having their own life's and not having others up their butts about it. This is a good amendment because people don't need to know about others life's.

Boston Tea Party

I think the Boston Tea party was the thing that pushed the colonist over because, the thing that was being taxed the most was tea. Everyone back then loved tea and to be taxed so much made then so angry and that's why they dumped it into the sea. It also, made the tax go up because they had to pay for the tea that was dumped and the new tea.

If I were president i would focus more on nationalism. Because you would what to make sure everything fine with the nation more than anything.

I think that John did the right decision. Because if he said that he was a witch people would give him a hard time the rest of his life. Also people might try to hurt or try to kill him.

If i we're the president i would most defiantly focus on Nationalism. It is so important to make sure things are going well in your own state before you focus on everyone else in their own states. I would put one person in charge of each state so that they could practice Nationalism. I think its so important to practice nationalism over sectionalism.

Quarter 1, Week 7: Nationalism vs. Sectionalism

If you were president, would you focus more on policies that promoted nationalism or those that promoted sectionalism?  (HINT:  Look at your Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism Note Sheet to review the definitions of these terms.)  Explain your answer, and give specific policies that you might enforce to promote either nationalism or sectionalism.

Proctor's Decision

I think Proctor made a bad decision by ripping put the confession note. I would rather live and be with my family and also be known as a witch then get hanged and die. I know What he did was right but if I was him I would just confessed and put it on the church so everyone would see it. I would loss my reputation but I wouldn't loss my family. Family matters way more then your friends and your reputation.

Procter decision

I think john made the right decision because if i was living back then as a puritan and i was in john's position I would rather die then live my life in shame known as a witch. It may sound a little harsh for others but if you put yourself in john's shoes it seems like they the only thing he could do because he wanted to keep his dignity intact. So for him its more of a manhood thing and him trying to keep what little of it he had.

At the end of the Crucible, John Proctor recovers his sense of goodness by tearing up the confession that would have saved his life. Do you agree with his decision? Fully explain your response.

First

I think the first amendment is the most important. The reason why I think it is most important is because no one should tell us what to do or say. Because we have freedom of speech and because no one can tell us to do anything.

I think that the fifth amendment is the most important. I feel like all of them are very important but this amendment stood out to me the most because it makes the most sense. i wouldn't want a bunch of people to just barge into my house, that's not right. The people should have a right to say who can and can not come in to their house. This amendment makes perfect sense and should be the 5th amendment, with out a doubt. This amendment shows that they care for the peoples rights and really want to protect them.