Huckleberry

I Dont think they should be taught because we don't need to know about that we already are learning about slaves in history and what they were called, so i find it unecessary to learn it.

Quarter 2: Week 5

Do you feel that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be required reading for high school students? Be sure to support your answer with specific reasons and justifications.
-Ed Samson

Civil War Cause

I think one of the most crucial causes of the Civil War would be the South's secession from the North. It really impacted the North's government and armed forces by a lot, meaning that the North's forces were crippled by the South's army and secession.

I think the main cause to the civil war was slavery in general. The north was fighting to be free. Slavery was bad in many ways. Most of the battles we're over slavery. I think its safe to say that slavery had a huge effect on people. The white people treated the "blacks" much diffrent. This wasnt fair, so a lot of people fought over it.

war

i think a cause of the civil war was slavery because thats why the north was fighting against the south for slavery. that was the main point would slaves be free or not. another great cause was the lincoln presidency al lot of southerners did not like lincoln and did not want him as their president so they seceded.

tranendtilism

Song Lyrics

What They Mean

Poi Dog Pondering “Bury Me Deep” A lifetime of accomplishments of which the dirt knows none, only in death can one truly return Return the carrots, the apples and potatoes, The chickens, the cows, the fish and tomatoes. In one glorious swoop, let the deed be done and bury me deep so that I can be one... And all around my muscle and all around my bone, don't incinerate me or seal me from the dirt which bore me, the bed that which from the rain falls upon and the fruit comes from For the dirt is a blanket, no fiery tomb, No punishment, reward, or pearly white room And you who say that in death we will pay, The dead they can't hear a word that you say Your words are not kind, sober or giving, they only put fear in the hearts of the living So put away your tongues and roll up your sleeves, and pick up your shovel and bury me deep.

I think this song is saying to give back to the earth and also to return back to the earth because transcendentalist believe in spiritual beliefs. It also talks about returning back to the dirt because transcendentalist believe in reaching a spiritual statues. Because they think that reality can only be understood by studying the spiritual things they read about or believe in.

I think the battle of Amtietam was the most important/ siginificant to the Civil War. Because t was brutal battle. Also lots of people(men) died and risked their lives. And this was when Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

Civil War

I think the Antietam war was significant because on September 17, 1862 it was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place. The Battle of Antietam is referred to as the "bloodiest" battle of the Civil War because more men were killed or wounded here, than during any other Civil War battle. This was an opportune time for Abraham Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation. This is probably the most important outcome of this battle.

Civil War

I think the emancapation proclamation was important becuase this showed that we were strong and that we fight for what we want. Abraham stated a lot of good points in this speech and made it very clear that we weren't going to give up without a fight no matter what it cost us.

I know that the battle of Amtietam was the most significant cause of the Civil war. The battle of Amtietam was very significant because it changed the way the americans looked at war. Also it was a gres=at significance because there was a great number of casualties.

civil war

i think the most significant event of the civil war was when Abraham lincoln gave his emancipation proclamation speech. I thought this was the most significant because it showed the south that the north was not going to give up without a fight and that slavery was about to be extinct forever. I also think the speech gave the soldiers more energy and belief that they had a chance to win the war and that maade them go until the end.

I think that the cause of the civil war was the Antietam. This was the bloodiest war fought. Also more men lost there life fighting in this war. This is the time where Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. This was the most important outcome of the war.

Song Lyrics

What They Mean

Poi Dog Pondering “Bury Me Deep” A lifetime of accomplishments of which the dirt knows none, only in death can one truly return Return the carrots, the apples and potatoes, The chickens, the cows, the fish and tomatoes. In one glorious swoop, let the deed be done and bury me deep so that I can be one... And all around my muscle and all around my bone, don't incinerate me or seal me from the dirt which bore me, the bed that which from the rain falls upon and the fruit comes from For the dirt is a blanket, no fiery tomb, No punishment, reward, or pearly white room And you who say that in death we will pay, The dead they can't hear a word that you say Your words are not kind, sober or giving, they only put fear in the hearts of the living So put away your tongues and roll up your sleeves, and pick up your shovel and bury me deep. I think this song is trying to show people that even when bad things happen, good things will happen too. Also they are saying that there isn't a punishment on what you believe in. The lyrics also mean that they want to make the best of what they have

Quarter 2, Week 3: Causes of the Civil War

Which cause of the Civil War do you think was the most significant?  First, define your cause, and then explain why it is the most important.

Quarter 2: Week 2

The following song is called "Bury me Deep" by Poi Dog Pondering. It is a great example of transendentalist beliefs. Review what it means to be a transcendentalist. Then copy and paste his chart into a new post and explain the meaning of the lyrics and how they show transcendentalist beliefs.

Song Lyrics

What They Mean

Poi Dog Pondering “Bury Me Deep” A lifetime of accomplishments of which the dirt knows none, only in death can one truly return Return the carrots, the apples and potatoes, The chickens, the cows, the fish and tomatoes. In one glorious swoop, let the deed be done and bury me deep so that I can be one... And all around my muscle and all around my bone, don't incinerate me or seal me from the dirt which bore me, the bed that which from the rain falls upon and the fruit comes from For the dirt is a blanket, no fiery tomb, No punishment, reward, or pearly white room And you who say that in death we will pay, The dead they can't hear a word that you say Your words are not kind, sober or giving, they only put fear in the hearts of the living So put away your tongues and roll up your sleeves, and pick up your shovel and bury me deep.

Manifest the destiny

I disagree with the concept of manifest destiny becauase the americans came in and just took the land from the indians, but they didn't force them off they came in and just strolled in on them. I think they should of warned the native americans that they were going to come on their land insted of forcing themselves on the native americans. They even brought measels with them which isn't a good way to welcome yourselves in even if your not trying to hurt someone.

manifest destiny

I disagree with manifest destiny . I disagree becasue I dont think that anyone should have to be kicked out of their own house for any reason. Everyone has a right to live where ever they want to and someone thinks that they can just come to the native americans house and say that they have to leave and they cant come back. The people that kicked the native americans out of there house are very selfish.

Manifest Destiny

I disagree with Manifest destiny for multiple reasons. One reason is that I do not think it is right at all to kick someone out of their homeland for any reason. I also don't think it is right to kick the native americans out just so the americans could gain more land and "spread freedom" by settling the whole country all the way to the pacific ocean.

I agree with the concept of Manifest Destiny. I chose to agree with the concept of Manifest Destiny because, I put mysely in the shoes of the people who wanted to move west and it looked like a good idea to the white settlers at the time. the white settlers just didnt take into consideration the feelings of the Native Americans. If it werent for the the men and women who felt like they had to move west, we would not have a lot of the America that we have now! All in all the Ameicans could have handled this situation way better then they did. I still know it paid off for USA in the long run.

Manifest Destiny

I think that Manifest Destiny is great and right for many reasons. It's all about expanding the U.S. which it did and can you just imagine the U.S. without some of its states? If we would even get rid of one state i don't think we would be able to get over that. This was for the better for us but then again we did kill people to get some of it. In the end though we paid to prevent any more killing though. Manifest Destiny was the right thing for us, we needed it to expand the U.S and become what we are today.

Manifest Destiny

I disagree with the whole concept of Manifest Destiny for several reasons. First of all it was unfair to the Native Americans, because that was their land and yet they were being forced out of their homes. Second it caused a lot of debate and violence. They all started fighting over the land and lots of lives were lost. There could of been a better way to deal with the whole land situation rather than involving violence. Could of came up with some type of agreement or deal that would have been fair.

Manifest Destiny

I disagree with manifest destiny because, you can't just kick people out of their home it is wrong especially that it was specifically one group of people it was worse. No matter what the reason the president had to do this there could have been other ways to deal with what was going to happen if they didn't leave. They could have fought those people for the land. I mean if the president was really just trying to keep those people safe he wouldn't have said "you leave or I'll shoot you" it wasn't so much that he wanted to protect them it was that he wanted the land. So i guess we can all say this was wrong.

I disagree with Manifest Destiny because it is wrong to kick someone out of their own home. If you really think about it they never did anything wrong or harm anyone to be treated like this. In my opinion this was the wrong choice to make. That's like someone coming to your front door and they tell you that you have to leave your home forever, I don't think so. So we can all agree to that manifest destiny was wrong.

Manifest Destiny

I disagree because the U.S stole land from the natives and I think thats just not right how they just take land away from them. Another thing I disagree with manifest destiny is that alot of natives were killed by the U.S. Also I found out that the U.S. forced capture natives onto reservation. I think thats not right and its mean and cruel. Thats why I disagree with manifest destiny.

Manifest Destiny: My Response

The whole concept of Manifest Destiny seemed very cliche for those traveling since most of the Americans did it starting with Christopher Columbus' voyage. Yet, it seemed more of a 'prophecy' than a 'do whatever you feel like' because many Americans wanted to find new land with new opportunities, especially with The Louisiana Purchase. I like the concept of Manifest Destiny because it was a new opportunity for Americans,. It also gave the Americans a boost in confidence and in the economy with the California Gold Rush. However, I strongly disagreed with the purging of Native Americans from their homelands. In the end, everyone lived in peace and no Civil/Internal War sparked between the Americans, Native Americans, and the Mexicans... except for the Mexican/Texas War.

Manifest destiny

I disagree with manifest destiny because a lot of innocent people including children were kicked off their land. they did not get anything. they just got told to get off or die and lots of times native americans fought but were killed. the native americans had to move further away from theri sacred land and sometimes the places were they went were useless. they were useless because the land was dry and harsh. also the native americans did not get any money or goods for their land.