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Discuss why you agree or disagree with the blogging assessment system used in this course. Your opinion will not affect your grade. You will be assessed on how you formulate your argument.


I agree with the blogging assessment system used in this course for many reasons. History is about the past, and using advances in technology is a great way learn history. My first reason for using blogging to learn is that it is way more entertaining then pen and paper. I could type for a good 2 hours and not get bored. But if i were to write on paper for even 20 minutes my mind would go else where. If it was possible to write for 2 hours which i know is not my hand would probably fall off because it hurt so bad. Blogging is pretty much all of our homework unless we have to study for tests which is a great way for people to get there homework in on time or even early so they can complete other homework. Blogging allows us to access lessons online really fast so we can do it whenever we want if it is on time. I like blogging personally because no one else gets to see my work except for the teacher. Which cuts out people trying to cheat and people copying your ideas/work. It shows how hard you work on the blogs.

Which blogging topic was your favorite from first quarter?


My favorite blog topic from the first quarter had to be Watch an episode of "Gunsmoke" on Hulu. Analyze and write about what stereotypes you saw in the television show, one of the most popular shows of its time. This is a great topic because this was a mirror image of the times we were learning about in class. And it showed us what times where like and also we could watch it like a t.v. Which is using technology and is a great way to learn. 

Blogging is a Great Way to Learn

Was your learning different when blogging, as compared to writing just pen and paper? Explain.


When blogging you are able to use vital information via the internet to actually study the question and blog the correct information. When writing on pen and paper its you own ideas and you do not know if your right or wrong. Blogging helps you get your information down faster than writing it and is a lot helpful because it arranges your work well and makes it look neat for whoever is reading it. Also you can keep a record of the blogs that you will be able to show to colleges. Learning with blogging is also easy to do other activities using the internet and review old documents, pictures, games etc. Which is a great way to learn. Too me pen and paper is boring and my hand would start to hurt after a while of writing, blogging is a much more enjoyable way to get your information down fast. Being able to review and edit my work over and over again until it is perfect is a great way to complete your best writing work.  

Slave Labor

Factory workers often created music that servd as a form of protest and a way to get them through the long hours of the workday. After reading the lyrics from the "Song of the Shirt", describe what life must have been like for these textile factory workers.


Women who worked in the factories must have been very tired from working almost everyday of the week and having only a couple of hours a sleep a night. Being played minimum wage, life was not easy for the factory worker. Some of the women would fall asleep on the job and would be whipped awake by mangers. They would work through the night and i can image it was exhausting. It explains in the song that every women eyes where red and dim, this mean they where very tired and probably in unhealthy working conditions. A lot of the times women and workers would get injured because of the heavy machines they where working with. Must of the women were starving and had little food to keep them going. They never had a break, which was not right. Conditions like these would never be seen nowadays as it was slave labor.   

Immigrating to the United States Through Ellis Island

Explore the primary doc photographs from the Ellis Island website. (You may have to register.) After exploring the photographs, discuss what feelings and experiences immigrants coming to the United States at the turn of the century must have been feeling.

The feelings and experiences that immigrants had coming to the United States through Ellis Island must have been overwhelming. In the photograph to the left, there is a family. Family's where very big back in the 1800's, im talking about having six children is normal. The family are all in there best outfits on going to the United States because they wanted to get into the country because it was a great privilege and chance to do something great with your life. The family must have been feeling excited and nervous because if they did not get in they would be sent back to where they came from. Just entering Ellis Island today is an experience, i cant of imagined what it might of been like to experience it when your family was one of the first to migrate to the United States and who build the country up. Ellis Island was build in a very modern fashion, its looks brand new and after seeing the Statue of Liberty nothing can really beat the Statue. But after Ellis Island families would either go to New York City which was a complete mess. The city was dirty and disease spread fast around the city. But it was still a huge experience in coming through Ellis Island as your first time coming to the United States. 


http://www.ellisisland.org/photoalbums/ellis_island_album110.asp

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The American Cowboy first started when the Civil War ended. When this happened many of the United States citizens wanted to move away from the east coast of the United States. So they began to move west. Moving West was a big part in United States history. Because the U.S government was giving out free land to those who can build a house on the land and farm the land so it is well looked after. The government was giving out 100 acres at a time. This is a massive amount of land. The last time the United States government did this was when Alaska had been purchased. But at this time the maximum land you could get was 10 acres. No where near as big as 100 acres. And you still had to look after the land and build a house to keep ownership of the land. This picture to the right is showing 4 men and 4 women all rich land owners in the west. This pictures shows the fashion the women wore back in Cowboys days. It also shows a young Cowboy to the right with a strange looking shirt on. All Cowboys wore hats and so did the women too look unique. The weather must have been rather bad if they where all wearing jackets and long thick layers. In the background of this photo is a white fence. Must have just been built as it looks in perfect condition. Also there is a large building behind them and the fence. My guesses would be that this is the town hall or rodeo place which was a very popular at the time. Many Cowboys would preform and ride horses and bulls for spectators entertainment. You could make a very good income from this but was a very dangerous job. The American Cowboy must have had a very dangerous job. As i was looking through the pictures on Smiths collection, the main job done by the average Cowboy was too rally up cattle and move them from location to location. Also he had to look after horses and move them too. Many of the Hollywood films do not sure them working but more fight against Indians or other criminals. The truths about the American Cowboy is that most Cowboys worked to live. Not many participated in gun to gun combat like the films show. Some however fought against Native Americans or Indians because of land. Another pictures i added was the first picture shown to me by this website. This picture shows some of the hats and wagons they used and wore. The wagon looks very old and could break very easily. I would not like to travel thousands of miles on one of these because it looks very unsafe and unstable. In this picture the men do not look very well equipped to be Cowboys. Most Cowboys carry guns and have lots of back up. This is what i was told when I first started learning about the American Cowboy. Not all Cowboys have guns or are for fighting. Most of them have big jobs in the west. Such as looking after people, farming, moving cattle around, transporting goods between Native Americans and also moving them around so they can farm on the land. So the stereotypes about the American Cowboy can be wrong but somewhat are accurate. As i have learned from the video and from the pictures i looked at. 

http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/collection.php?asn=LC-S6-255&mcat=6&scat=24http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/collection.php?asn=LC-S6-578&mcat=5

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Purchased Wagon: Long distance: Wagon breaks.