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"Collapse" of American Dream (animated)

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"Collapse" of American Dream (animated). While this cartoon is highly biased in its approach, it does a good job of explaining the relationship between the FED (Federal Reserve Bank), the US Govt and the taxpayer. It approaches the age-old debate between regulation and deregulation, state vs federal authority, and private vs. public control of our markets. Lots of questions should follow.

The Story of Stuff: Critiqued

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This is a point-by-point refutation of the Annie Leonard piece. I offer this up not to say that what was initially presented to you is incorrect, but rather to provide you with the opposite end of the spectrum of thought in these issues. Somewhere, in between the two perhaps, the truth resides, and it is up to each of us to come to our own personal conclusions as to what that is. Watch both sides of the argument, and then think about the ways each use data and specific points to argue their case. 

This is only part 1 of 4 for the critique. The rest can be found on Youtube linked to this one. (There is a link for all of this on the Moodle assignment). 

NHD CHARLES NORMAN

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Website: http://thehistoricalcivilrightsmovement.weebly.com/​

Process Paper:



I picked my topic the Civil

Rights Movement, because I have learned many things about it over the years,

but I know there is a lot that I haven’t learned. I want to learn more about

three specific events, and they were: The Bus Boycott, The I Have A Dream Speech,

and The Assassination of MLK. I knew the basic stuff already, but I wanted to

dig down deeper into the situation so I did.



I checked many different

websites looking for new information, and I found some new things, but I wasn’t

satisfied. So I did something I never do, I read a book, the Rosa Parks

Biography. I learned some things from it; one really interesting thing was that the Boycott might have been set up. Rosa wasn’t the first person to get arrested for sitting in the front of a bus. It was a 16-year-old pregnant girl, I didn’t include this in my project, but it was new to me.



I made my articles like a regular

2fer from English class, but that wasn’t the way I was supposed to do it. I had

to make them like actual newspaper articles so I did. It was kind of hard for

me, but I did it to the best of my abilities.

Then I made my website. I tried to

put the events in order so people could travel through time on my website to

see what the civil right movement was like. I have pictures from each event on

each page. I feel that the website is good. The articles aren’t long, and

boring just about a page and a half for each category. I also have a video of

MLK making his I Have A Dream Speech. In the end I was somewhat proud of my website. It could have been better, but it is what I produced.

Primary Sources:
  1. King, Martin, dir. I Have A Dream. Perf. Martin King. Youtube, 1963. Web. 13 Jan 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs>
This is a video of the MLK I have a dream speech. I like this source because it not only give me a chance to see him give his speech, I get to see the crowds reaction to each every word he had to say. Everyone had good reaction. I first thought it was only blacks who attended the speech, but whites also attended.
  1. , and Rosa Parks. Parks Rosa. 1955. Photograph. Clarion Ledger, Montgomery. http://blogs.clarionledger.com/jmitchell/files/2010/05/Rosa-Parks-Dickson1dec05.jpg
This is a picture of Rosa Parks being arrested after her bus incident on December 1st 1955 the website behind the photo explains what exactly happened the day she was arrested. I feel like this is a credible source, I like it.
  1. , and Terry Marshall. King Martin. 1957. Photograph. Terry Marshall, Montgomery. //www.terrymarshallfiction.com/images/MLK-in-Birmingham-jail.jpg
MLK was arrested in Birmingham for leading the Civil Rights movement. He was set to lead a march, and the police would not allow it. He was spit on, and disrespected, and every other way. After all of that he was arrested. Very good picture, and background story.
  1. , and Civil Rights Act. King Martin, President Johnson. 1964. Photograph. Art and History House, Washington. http://artandhistory.house.gov/images/weekinhistory/new/civil-rights-act-display.jpg

This is a picture of President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Civil Rights leaders including MLK are in this picture, and were apart of this the Civil Rights Movement. It was a something MLK had been fighting for a very long time.

  1. , and Lorraine Hotel. MLK Assasination. 1968. Photograph. Art and History House, Memphis. http://www.truthmove.org/workspace/photos-content/mlk_jr_slaying.jpg
The is a photo of MLK laying on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel after being shot by “James Earl Ray”. Jesse Jackson, and two other guys were around MLK when he was shot. I like this source because it shows me exactly where MLK was when he was shot, and it has the immediate reaction of the people who were around him.
Secondary Sources:
  1. Luther King JR, Martin, ed. "Martin Luther King's Speech: 'I Have a Dream' - The Full Text."abcnews.go.com. ABC NEWS, 28 008 1963. Web. 5 Jan 2012. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/martin-luther-kings-speech-dream-full-text/story?id=14358231#.TwWnDiOXTEU
This is the I have a dream speech in text. I read this before I watched the video just so I could know what MLK was saying, because during the video I was really paying attention to the reactions of people around him. This source is good because it has the whole speech, and now I know everything MLK said when he gave his speech. I like this source.
  1. Cozzens, Lisa. "Brown v. Board of Education." African American
        History    . http://fledge.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/
        early-civilrights/brown.html (25 May 1998).     http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html
This is an article about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and how it started. I feel like this source is good, because it digs deep down into the Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks was arrested, and Civil Rights Leaders such as MLK got into action, encouraged blacks not to ride public transportation. Very enjoyable source to read.
  1. Johnson, Jasmine. "The Martin Luther King Assassination." http://www.maryferrell.org/. Marry Ferrel Foundation, n.d. Web. 3 Jan 2012. <http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/Martin
When MLK was shot people all around the nation were affected by it emotionally. This source tells almost everything that happened leading up to Kings death. He was in Memphis for some Sanitary workers who were on strike.
  1. Williams, Sarah. "December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks arrested." cnn.com. CNN, 03 003 2003. Web. 5 Jan 2012. <http://articles.cnn.com/2003-03-10/us/sprj.80.1955.parks_1_rosa-parks-bus-boycott-bus-driver?_s=PM:US>.
  2. Rhein, Jamie. "Martin Luther King Jr.: The house where he lived in Montgomery is a museum."http://www.gadling.com/. Gadling, 21 001 2008. Web. 13 Jan 2012. <http://articles.cnn.com/2003-03-10/us/sprj.80.1955.parks_1_rosa-parks-bus-boycott-bus-driver?_s=PM:US>.

NHD Process Paper and Bibliography Eryn & Dayona

Posted by Eryn James in American History - Herman on

Choosing a topic was fairly easy for us. We made a short list of things we knew about but could find more information on. A few topics that were listed were Martin Luther King Jr. and the Million Man March, Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott and Malcolm X, and his Existence in the Muslim Community. We looked into the one we though were more interesting and essentially found that Malcolm X’s story was the most interesting to look into more in depth. We decided that this topic was also a better idea than the others because in the general Malcolm X story, there was more than one revolution to focus on.

            We went about finding out information by breaking up the project into categories that we were going to focus on. We essentially focus on his voyage to Mecca, his empowerment in the Muslim community, X being sanctioned, and his death. After deciding how we were going to divide the topics, we gather information on those topics separately. After compiling the information and the liable sources into primary and secondary sources categories, we decided that all of the sites we used weren’t necessary and began to disqualify them from our sources. When we had the sources we wanted to use, we found the connection between all the different topics we talked about within our general topic.

Before we started the whole process and everything, first we had a 15-20 minute brainstorm session. We did a 20-minute brainstorm session so we could gather a lot of ideas together. So then my partner said how about we do Malcolm X. Well I said I don’t know too much about him but my partner said she does. I said well this is perfect because I can do a lot of the researching and she can do a lot of the design. Well it turns out we both got a lot of information and we both did a lot of the design. Overall I think our process was pretty good because we did everything on time and a good quality of work.

Our project relates to the NHD theme because our project followed the whole rubric for the Nation History Day Competition. We clearly went back in time and picked an event to research and find a revolution, reaction and reform. We decided to do a website because we could put a lot of different information on it without being timed because we were going to originally do a documentary but we decided to do a website. A website was also a good choice because it allowed us to compile information without having it cluttered or confusing to follow.

 

Bibliography

 

Primary Sources:

Travels to Mecca:

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=539

"A Summing Up: Louis Lomax Interviews Malcolm X by Louis Lomax."TeachingAmericanHistory.org -- Free Seminars and Summer Institutes for Social Studies Teachers. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. <http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=539>.

(interview with Malcolm x)

This source is an interview with Malcolm X about his trip to Mecca and how that trip effected him and his views on Islam. He gained so much knowledge about his religion and everything involving that when he returned back to the states that he initially became the spokes person for the Nation of Islam. We’ve decided to use this particular source because, as it is full of information, it also gives a first hand incite on the direct impact of his travels.

 

Going to and coming home from prison:  

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/shabazzs-grand-jury-testimony?page=0

"Shabazz's Grand Jury Testimony | The Smoking Gun." The Smoking Gun: Public Documents, Mug Shots. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. <http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/shabazzs-grand-jury-testimony?page=0>.

(His testimony before he went to prison) This is Malcolm X’s testimony before he was sentenced to his time in prison. The testimony gives some sense of how he felt about why he went to prison and how he felt about going to prison for what he was going for. We’ve decided that this a good primary source for this topic because, again, we’re learning about it more or less from his mouth.

 

 

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/malcolms-rap-sheet?page=0

"Malcolm's Rap Sheet | The Smoking Gun." The Smoking Gun: Public Documents, Mug Shots. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. <http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/malcolms-rap-sheet?page=0>.

(His rap sheet)

This is Malcolm X’s rap sheet. The reason we decided to use this was to further out knowledge on how many times Malcolm X went to jail and the reasons behind them to strengthen our opinions on what type of man he was and what he really stood for.

 

   His death:

     http://www.criticalreading.com/malcolm.htm

"Malcolm X." Dan Kurland's Www.criticalreading.com -- Strategies for Critical Reading and Writing. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. <http://www.criticalreading.com/malcolm.htm>.

(news article) This website is just a direct link to a few articles about Malcolm's death. In the articles they talk about who he was and what happen to him. They have a few statements from witnesses that were there. 

 

 

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/malcolm-morgue?page=0

"Malcolm In The Morgue | The Smoking Gun." The Smoking Gun: Public Documents, Mug Shots. Web. 11 Jan. 2012. <http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/malcolm-morgue?page=0>.

(his autopsy pic) This is an actual photo of malcolm X's dead body at the morgue. We used this picture for the tension and reality of his death on our website to add effect to that section. 

 

 Secondary Sources:

http://www.malcolm-x.org/bio/timeline.htm

"Malcolm X - Biography Timeline." Welcome to Malcolm-x.org. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.malcolm-x.org/bio/timeline.htm>.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmalcolmX.htm

"Malcolm X : Biography." Spartacus Educational. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmalcolmX.htm>.

http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/malcolm_bio.htm

Necessary, Any Means. "Biography of Malcolm X." Africa Within. 2001. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/malcolm_bio.htm>.

These 3 sources are all Biographies of Malcolm X. The difference between these 5 sources is that they all give information that the other doesn’t as far as dates and information. Also, they aren’t 100% accurate so to have more than one is better than having one not 100% accurate source.

 

 

http://www.ushistory.org/us/54h.asp

"Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam [ushistory.org]." Ushistory.org. 2008. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/54h.asp>.

This source is someone’s view about who Malcolm was through the Nation of Islam. It tells about how he lived through his religion and who he became because of it. It also explains the effect he had on other people because of the effect the Islam had on him. We’ve decided to use this source because although as a secondary source it is not 100% accurate or reliable, it had good information worth using for the task at hand.

 

 

http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html

"Malcolm X." Colorado State University - Fort Collins. MSA. Web. 05 Jan. 2012. <http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html>.

(Timeline) This site is a time line of Malcolm X's life. This site points out different things that he did in his life, providing us with dates and things to focus on as far as his story. We've decided to use this site because instead of researching blindly, we could look this over and decide which, of many, revolutions in his life that we would focus on. Then from there we could locate the reaction and reform later on the timeline, making the figuring out what the revolution, reaction and reform portion of the research already taken care of, giving us more time to focus on actual research.

 

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