Reflection Paragraph on Seminar

The point that stands out as valuable for me that was made during the seminar is when we were trying to solve problems of other countries making educated advices.

We all helped move the dialog by sharing our thoughts each time we had something to say.

I don't think the seminar ever lapse in debate so the group did not have to handle this problem.

No, I would not say anyone in particular dominated to conversation.

The evidence of the people that were listening is how much they talked during the seminar and mostly their body and facial expression.

My understanding of the EQ has been affected possitivly because I learned much more things.

The things I would like to do differently next time is to sit closer to each other because on the pic nic tables we are too far away.

Haiti > Current Event

A disaster happened in Haiti on Tuesday January 12, 2010. A big earthquake of the magnitude 7 hit the poor country. It cause roughly around 100 thousand deaths and left many people without homes or food. Many people starved and starve to death. Countries all around the world are helping the poor country with donations to try and save them and help them rebuild and reconstruct as much as possible.

Johnsonʼs Reconstruction Plan: After Lincoln's death, the reconstruction was in the hand of former Vice President, Andrew Johnson. When it was time to reconstruct, he had a profound hatred of rich planters and found strong voter support among poor white southerners. The following provisions are part of his plan.

"1 - It pardoned southerners who swore allegiance to the Union.

2- It permitted each state to hold a constitutional convention.

3- States were required to void secession, abolish slavery, and repudiate the Confederate debt.

4- States could then hold elections and rejoin the union."

Black Codes : Black codes were laws that restricted freedmen's rights. The black codes established virtual slavery with provisions.

14th & 15th Amendment : The 14th amendment was " All persons born or naturalized in the United States... are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." The 15 amendment was that no citizen may be denied the right to vote " by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Carpetbagger: The Northern Republicans who moved to the postwar South became known as Carpetbaggers.

Scalawag: The name the Southerners gave white southern Republicans was scalawag.

Effects of War

Effects of War: Cost of War

Every war costs a lot of money. With the economic crisis in the world, it is probably not the time to spend so much money on wars. The war between Iraq and America for example, cost 55 billion dollars to the USA. Instead of spending so much money on wars and killing people, governments should spend money to buy food and shelters to all the poor people living on the street or help families who can't send their childs to school.

Also, effects of wars are millions of deaths and families destroyed. Millions of soldiers are killed every year which destroys their families. Some soldiers are new fathers and after their death they leave a widow and a child. I really think that wars have only negative effects and this world should really stop with them. The two biggest effects of war are economically and millions of deaths.

What did I learn from watching the Ken Burnʼs Civil War video?

Here is what I learned from watching the video:

- America lost 2% of its population in the Civil War.

-During that time slaves were treated like dogs.

- Any slave that tried to escape would have gotten severe punishment.

- Some slaves managed to get free which was because of the Nat Turner Rebellion.

- A rebellion led by Net Turner which helped some slaves get free.

- The cotton industry had involved during that time.

-Some famous names like Hariet Tubman wanted slavery to be unexecptable in Washigton.

- Hariet Tubman helped hundreds of slaves out through secret passages underground after saving herself.

Northern advantages versus the Southern advantages

Northern Advantages:

The Northern were more populated then the Southern. The railroad was longer , and they had a stronger economy because of the many more factories they had. Because the Northern were more populated then the southern, their union troops were much more and therefor much stronger. Also, because they had much more factories, they could produce better armors or equipment for them. Then their was the railroad that made it easier for them to move.

Southern Advantages:

Seven of the eight military schools were in the south. The southerns took fighting personal to their life so they were always eager to fight. They believed in self government. The Southern had slaves to help them with the farming.

The Civil War- Important Events that lead to it

The Compromise Act of 1850: The Compromise Act of 1850 is the result of 4 different events.

First it was the result of the Americans getting the land of Mexico after a war. After the Americans got the land they didn't know whether they had to use it as a slave land or not to have slaves in the land.

Then there was California which was growing alot because of the gold rush of 1849, and then there was a petition on whether California should be a free state.

There was also dispute for land, for example Texas claimed that Santa Fe was part of them.

Then there was Washington D.C which was for slavery and had the largest slave market in North America.

After all of these events, Jan. 29, 1850 , Clay claimed a compromise.

Citation for this paragraph : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html

Kansas-Nebraska Act: The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The act was meant to cancel the Missouri Compromise.After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters rushed in to settle Kansas to affect the outcome of the first election held there after the law went into effect. Pro-slavery settlers carried the election but were charged with fraud by anti-slavery settlers, and the results were not accepted by them.

Violence soon erupted, with the anti-slavery forces led by John Brown. The territory earned the nickname "bleeding Kansas" as the death toll rose. President Franklin Pierce, in support of the pro-slavery settlers, sent in Federal troops to stop the violence and disperse the anti-slavery legislature. Another election was called. Once again pro-slavery supporters won and

once again they were charged with election fraud. On January 29, 1861, just before the start of the Civil War, Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state.

Citation for this Paragraph : http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm

Presidential Election 1860: In 1860 it was Ibraham Lincoln who was elected President. Although during that time, the main problem was slavery. The main debate was wether the United states should support slavery or not.

When Ibraham ran for presidentcy, he was against Douglas. Even if Douglas got elected in 1858, Ibraham made a big impact on the Americans after giving his speech in New York city . It was after his speech that he got elected.