Teach The Past!

Dear Principal,

What the educators in my past have been teaching is very factual and beneficial. I have learned a lot from them and value the education. Fortunately, I have a teacher this year who has branched out of the "box" to teach me about the not so "text booky" material. Unfortunately, the material isnt censored, so we must get into some complicated and brutal events.
Have you ever heard of the "Raping of Nanjing"? Most adults and students are unaware of this event, even though it is one of the biggest attacks in world history. Over 250,000 Chinese residents were killed against their will in forceful matters. 20,000 women were raped in the attack. "There probably is no crime that has not been committed in this city today." -Minnie Vautrin
Bosnia-Herzegovina. This was an act of violence within their own country. Men and women were separated and taken away on buses to be raped or killed instantly.

After learning about these historical events I became very interested on if there were more we have not learned about. The world has had so many other violences that we are oblivious to, and we need to teach more of this in school.

Glogster

Braddock's Fights

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Cinderella Man

-Jim Braddock is one of the best boxers around.
-Braddock brakes his hand and is forced to leave the boxing cooperation
-Because of the loss of a job, Jim, his wife, and his 3 children are forced to live in a small appartment in New Jersey.
-Jim must now attend the each day with the other unemployed men
-Braddock's trainer, Joe Gould, contacts Jim and lets him know he found him a fight for a cash prize. Enough to put the electricity bill back on and buy some new milk.
-Mae, Jim's wife, is afraid her husband will hurt himself again, which will leave them with absolutely no income at all.
-Ignoring Mae's wants, Jim goes on the become the Cinderella Man of New Jersey!

*He was the savior of the town and brought hope to many of the less fortune around him.

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Weekly Article Sacco And Vanzetti

From the evidence and the chronology, it appears that the police were out to get Sacco and Vanzetti, because of their anarchist political views. The evidence found at the scene which supposedly links Sacco and Vanzetti to the crime is hardly enough for conviction. The cap which was found and is said to have belonged to Sacco did no fit while he was on the stand. Also, the Buick which they were driving was only suspected to be used in the crime. Besides the tire tracks that hundreds of cars have, and the coloring, there is no evidence linking the vehicle to the crime.
Also, the witnesses of the crime could not positively identify Sacco and Vanzetti one hundred percent. It's obvious that the so called witnesses jumped on the bandwagon after the trial became public. The defendants were often questioned about their political views, even though they were not relevant to the crime. This points to the idea that the prosecution was merely using this to pick on the jury's fears of an un-American was of life.
The defenses ballistics reports also came to the conclusion that 'bullet number 3' could not have been fired from the Colt that belonged to Sacco. The trial contained evidence that came across cross-contamination by onlooker on the scene, and unprofessional interrogation. Much of the evidence has been used even though it is insufficient.

Scopes Trial

Religion vs. Evolution.

From attending a catholic school in elementary school to attending a public school in middle/high school gives different views on this situation. When I was little, I didn't know about the "other public" schools. So, when I was learning about my religion in a class I thought nothing of it. Then I switched to a public school when I had no classes set aside for church and was a little confused.
I believe every person has the right to have their own belief on how we were created and arrived on Earth. Because I have already been taught Religion, I don't find it a bad subject to teach. Although, I would not feel comfortable learning about evolution because of my previous teachings.
To play it save, I think that there should not be any teachings because it could cause controversy towards students and teachers beliefs.

Study Guide

The Scopes Trial- high school biology teacher John Scopes was accused of violating the state's Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution.

Prohibition- period from 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol were banned nationally.

Flappers- women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.

Economic Issues (1920s)- Stock Market crashes which lead to the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl- period of severe dust storms

Agriculture Issues


Immigration Policies (1920s)


Nativism- the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.


Significant Literary Works (1920s)


The Great Migration- African Americans migrated to escape racism and to seek jobs in industrial cities


Harlem Renaissance


Sacco and Vanzetti


Labor Issues (1920s)


The Red Scare


Schneck v. the United States

Acrostic Poem

Personal tragedies
Rapidly making them un-Christian with alcohol
Opposed drinking
Helping one to drink equals jail
Immigrant men used saloons to relax
Ban of manufacture of alcoholic beverages
Immorality
Three groups dominated the temperance movement
Installment plan
Overuse of alcohol
Nation, Carry smashing illegal saloons



Rural based lifestyles
Organized crimes with gangsters
Against all thought of prohibition
Religion took a huge role
Indifferent ideas
Nineteen Twenty-Four Act
Groups created to-

Two types of Americans
Wet"
Epionage
New fashions arose
Two percent of-
Immigration accures
End of the Stock Market
Skirts rose above the knees