History Class

Today in history class, we studied for the quest that's tomorrow. I'm pretty sure that I know everything, except for I'm kind of not sure about how the cotton gin affected the US.

in class today

Today in class, we talked about how far the government should go to protect us. I think we have to keep in our mind that America is known for the freedom of it's citizens, and since that freedom is so glorified, I think people get hyped up when someone asks them to do something, even if it is for their own safety. Mr. Boyle thinks that we shouldn't have to go to security to go on airplanes. I disagree with him, because in the past, we have had hijacking of planes, the most obvious one, 9/11. We shouldn't oppose to security in airports because it's not only for the airline's safety, it's mostly for our own safety. Shouldn't we be thankful that they care enough to get everyone x-rayed so that we can almost ensure that we'll have a safe flight? And I definitely don't think we should have the option of not going through security. If airports have the option of either going through security or not going through security, then it's obvious that a potentially dangerous person would choose to not go through security. I don't think that you can compare the potential danger that a person might present from their past. Even the person with the best, cleanest background can cause harm to other people. Danger can be anywhere, so I think it's obvious that airports are going to check every single one of the passengers to ensure that we're going to be safe. People over react to security in airports. Honestly, it's not to target anyone. It's to keep every passenger on that place safe and I think people have to realize that. Who cares if the airport have an x-ray of your body. They're going to delete it obviously. It's not even a big deal, what could they possibly do with it...

In class today

I think that we should get rid of the parties because no matter how much each party campaigns, everyones going to have their own independent thoughts and opinions on the government and how it should be run. If there were no parties, then the president would be able to actually try out some of his ideas and people could have a pure idea about him. Instead, getting caught up in all the hype, the opposing party in Congress will block the proposals of the President to make him look bad. I would never in a million years want to be in the government.

in class today

we learned about the monroe doctrine and i think that it seems like we're not actually going to help the newly independent western nations and i think in the end, we'll regret not telling the truth because if these new countries find out that we're not actually helping them, then they're going to get angry, go back to their european overlords who will fight us for them. i'm not sure but this might be a cause for world war 2. maybe not, i really don't have a good sense of time in history so I'm probably completely wrong. Whatever though, because we'll learn about it in class soon hopefully.

today in class

today we did an activity about reserved, emmunated (sp?) and concurrent powers. I got most of the venn diagram correct, except for the school standards one, I thought that only states could establish school standards, but today I learned that even though Massachusetts is the best in the nation, the national government decided to take that matter into their own hands. We're learning about the case of the national bank or state bank and I said we should have one national bank, so we don't have to worry about fees that come with using a different bank then your own. And if the bank was for the entire country, then there wouldn't be worries that the bank would go bankrupt because all the banks would be the same and there wouldn't be much competition. I guess that's how I think of it, I'm not quite sure if these are valid reasons, I guess I don't really understand it.

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Today we took notes about the Underground Railroad and it turns out that it's not actually underground, or a railroad. I live next to the Abraham Adam House, and I think it was built in the 1700's, but maybe it had something to do with the Underground railroad. I think it was kind of obvious that the houses with the white and black chimneys were the railroad "Conductors", like wouldn't the slave catchers notice a pattern? I would think so. It really surprised me that only 1 or 2% of the slave population escaped successfully. I know it must be quite difficult to travel on foot from the south to the Ohio river, but isn't there another way to do it? I think that a good tactic would be to get a boat, and obviously don't go to a popular port, but maybe anchor the ship off shore, then have slaves come in boats there, and just stay out of the way of other boats, and follow the coast up to the north, to freedom. I'm also surprised that slavery even was a problem for a long time, because isn't America about sticking up for your individual opinions, and what you believe in, what you believe is right. How could so many American's be so cruel, that they all think owning another person is good? Why didn't more people rebel against slavery. It was really different back then then it is now, because now, almost everyone knows it's bad to discriminate against blacks, gays, Jews, other religions or races, even social classes. And if someone sees something they don't believe in, usually it will start a rebellion against it, whether it be talking to Congress, or making a group on Facebook. I think as a nation, we've definitely progressed in that area.

Today

Okay since I didn't get to contradict Matt in class today, I'm going to right now. He's so intent on saying that factory workers have it easier then slaves. You can't compare the labor at all.... One job is industrial and in a factory full of machines. The other industry is outside picking cotton. It's a personal choice, and every person has their own preferences.

Kim and Khloe are in a fight and it's getting so ridiculous. Even though I like Kim more, she hit her sister with a Louis Vuitton, crazy girl. That must've hurt. And then they went on a skiing vacation with the whole family and Kim ran away, but there was no bus so she went back home. That sounds awk and really embarassing.