Little Rock x2

Jena and Little Rock are similar because in both cases, the town protested against a group of kids going to a specific school. In both cases, there was racial slurs being thrown around as well as angry people. As we discussed in class, we seen pictures of Little Rock. When I read the article of Jena, those pictures came up in my head again. The two incidents are also similar because they both had gotten the president involved. What surprised me most is that this wasn't 100 years ago, It was recent. I thought our age of people had better respect for things like this. Although racism will never be banished, I would still expect better actions from this town. They could of approached this situation differently. For instance, they could have all wrote a letter disagreeing with the schools actions or they could have went to a school meeting. Not form a raging gang and go about it with violence.

MLK v. X

Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had very effective ways of doing things. MLK thought violence wasn't the answer, but things like sit-downs and civil disobedience was the key. On the contrary, Malcolm X thought opposite, he in forced his actions with violence to make people believe that people weren't afraid to stand up against people. In my opinion, I like MLK's ideas better. Even though you sometimes need that extra push like Malcolm X, violence is not always the answer. There are better ways to do things rather than fighting it over. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are both memorable men, but I do see more MLK posters and hear his name thrown out there more than X's. I believe there are more civil ways to handle situations rather than fighting so I'm voting for MLK on this one.

mer·i·toc·ra·cy

What we saw in class was astonishing. The kids believed that the collars were holding them back from achieving true success. In my opinion I disagree, I believe it's all psychological. For instance, a placebo pill. It can be filled with purely sugar and a doctor can tell you its for better sleep at night. With you not knowing what it really is, your brain tells you what you want to hear, so you're going to have more positive feedback because you really don't know its a sugar pill. This goes for the kids in the movie. They think that just because they wear that collar, they aren't as good as the other people. They get that mindset and thats what they will go by. There's nothing physical or chemically done to make them think they are worse. Its all in the brain, thus it's all psychological thinking.

I Am. . . .

I am a white freedom rider
I wonder what other whites think of me
I hear my name being slandered
I see the beautiful countryside
I want peace
I am a white freedom rider

I pretend racism doesn't exist
I feel hatred
I need this to be over
I worry I wont make it
I cry for freedom
I am a white freedom rider

I understand that I am not wanted here
I believe in equality
I dream of unity
I try my best not to strike back
I hope this will end soon
i am a white freedom rider

Interview from the past. . .

Bernard (Green) Greenspan

1) What was your first reaction when you heard the gun shots? Did you panic?

2) Did anyone ever find out that you weren't really Polish?

3) Did you ever regret joining the Military?

4) Did you give up hope or keep your head up high and keep trucking?

5) When you saw the truck full of Jews, what was going through your head?

Shopping In WWII

This WWII era Life Jacket was Worn by one of the Boatswain's on board the Clark on the very evening that the ship was torpedoed by a German U-Boat.

The Life Vest was marked and inspected by the Bereau of Marine Inspection Jan. 21 1942. (just 2 months before the ship was sunk)

This Life Jacket has Been Signed by atleast 17 members of the crew onboard during the attack. Not only did they sign their names but also their addresses so I can only speculate that this could have been done after the men had reached land and had time to reflect on the events. It does look as though 90% of the signatures were done with the same pen or pencil.

On the inside of the vest in hard to read blue marker I can make out : Boatswain, though I do not know if this was Harold Rew's Jacket or if it belonged to an assistant boatswain.


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Acrostic Poen

Concept:
P-public enemy, everyone hates them
R-Respectful, they're very respectful people
O-Old Americans, opposed to new ways
H-harmless, doesn't like to fight
I-into god, very religious people
B-Berries, very happy, cheerful people
I-intelligent, very smart, sophisticated people
T-tranquil, very quiet,nice people
I-Intellectual,very smart
O-Opposed to new ways, like their"old school" customs
N-Not bad people

Opposing:
R-rebellious people,always looking for trouble
O-outta' control, starting riots
A-assembly line was introduced
R-relentless
I-Immigration restrictions governed how many people could come
N-not good people,always in trouble
G-giggle water is the drink of choice

T-tough crowd to fit into too
w-wasteful people, don't cherish anything
E-eventful, always something happening
N-neighboring chaos is all around
T-Terrible things happen everyday
I-inconsiderate people
E-everyone was drunk
S-Sacco & Vanzetti were famous anarchists