Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon is a very controversial president, as to whether he was positive or negative for America. Although he was part of the whole Watergate scandal, i still feel he was a good president. I think this because his whole campaign was about law and order, which many Americans at the time were in search of. Americans wanted a stable environment and Nixon was saying he could give this to them. Nixon also had his foreign policy work where he was the 1st president to have true interactions with China. This led to Nixon opening trade with China, which is still a huge impact on our country today. Also, Nixon had his Civil Rights Work where he signed bills that gave women equal working rights and rights to the same pay as men. By signing these bills Nixon equaled out some professions, giving women the equal rights they deserve. Though people believe that Nixon was a shady and dishonest man because of the whole scandal, he was a beneficial president of our country.

E.R.A

I completely support the ERA and the fact that men and women should be equal in every way. Since women were just supposed to be housewives during that time, people still tend to see women as being housewives, even though times have changed. But this is completely wrong, many women are as hard-working as men. Even today women have less of an income because of their gender. This is completely wrong and should be banned with the ERA.


I believe the campaign for the E.R.A. should be revived. Although now in the 21st century there is equal treatment of both men and women, this amendment should be added to prove that fact and to just be set in stone. Straight to the point so no questions can be asked. Our country is all for equality and freedom so it should be reviewed so that it can be put into place.

Jackie Robinson

Jackie was a very large figure and an inspiration to many African American athletes, but I'm not sure if that makes him the biggest figure in the civil rights movement. But Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, by playing on an interracial team. He made himself stand out by his natural talent at baseball, which he excelled expectations. He went through a lot by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was harassed great amounts, especially when he started traveling with the team. He was harassed because his skin color was not yet acceptable in society. He made people think about equality, because he proved to everyone  the African Americans can do the same things whites can do, such as sports. Jackie didn't focus on the harassment, but instead had pride for his skin color, which made him be respected by others. So Jackie Robinson can be viewed as a respected, important figure in the civil rights movement


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The Great Depression

In an effort to learn firsthand what it was like to lie during the Great Depression, write ten questions that you might ask someone who lived through it.

1. What was it like living in a Hooverville?
2.What was it like to tell your children there was no money left?

3. How did your family react to this whole situation?

4. What was it like to lose all of your belongings?

5. How did you find food to eat without money?

6. Did the government promise to pay all the money back?

7. What did the rich people do during this time, while so many people were struggling?

8. How many people died from starvation?

9. Did you ever have an success with finding a job?
10. What was is like going  from being wealthy to being in a time of poverty?

Homer versus the 18th Amendment

If I were to a producer of the Simpson’s, I would make the episode show more of the people who wanted to reject the bill. To show both sides and how they felt about the Prohibition, so they should have argued both sides more. It would show off the authority of the government, in which there wasn’t much of in this episode. But I feel the Producers did do a good job at providing a good example of the effects the Prohibition had on society. It accurately portrayed the public drunkenness and fighting, which was the most popular thing that occurred.
The Producers of the Simpson's portrayed the Prohibition of the 1920's truthfully and quite well for a humorous, fictional cartoon show. They included the 18^th Amendment and the effects it had on society. Speakeasies, bootlegging, illegal trading, and even cops drinking, were effects of the 18^th Amendment and were portrayed honestly in the show. The accuracies of these events in the episode outweigh the fictional comedy. I enjoyed this episode, and thought it gave a good representation of the Prohibition era by portraying it in a modern way.

Civil Liberties

In my opinon, civil liberties should never be limited during a time of war. The United States was created so the citizens could have the independence and the freedom they were seeking for. The government did not allow the citizens to talk badly about the government or even their decisions for the war going on. Everyone should have the right to share their mind on how they feel about the government and war or anything for that matter. And by the government enforcing the Sedition Acts, it took away these rights, especially the Freedom of Speech. Everyone's rights should never be taken away unless with great reason. On the other hand, the government should not have to enforce loyalty because the citizens of their country should already be loyal to it. But civil liberties should never be limited because everyone deserves to share their opinions on how they feel about something that is effecting their lives.

U.S.S Maine Explosion & Spain's to blame!

On February 15, 1898 the U.S.S Maine, an United States ship sailed into the city's harbor to protect American citizens and property during the Cuban revolt against Spain. When the ship was viciously attacked by the Spanish. It has been said that the Spaniards put bombs and explosives on our ship, causing it to explode. The horrendous explosion caused the ship to sink, killing over 300 innocent passengers in the process. It is very obvious the hatred Spain has towards us after this stunt they pulled. They even stayed there and just watched as the ship exploded, sunk, and people died. Who does such a thing? We can not just sit around and let them get away with this. We must do something, we can not allow any more of our innocent people die. We need to get REVENGE!