Planning

For my research I plan to use either .org, .edu, or .gov websites because I know that the information listed in these kinds of sites are relieable. But before arriving here I will start by using wikipedia and the websites listed as their source. I will try to find historians point of views so I can analyze it to make my own desition because a part of my questions relies on my point of view. To find extra information I will use the advanced Google search because it is very precise and leaves out any useless information. I think that I would also like to search for powerpoint because I find them very helpful in class and think they will benifit me alot. Finally I will also go to the library to try and find books and encycopedias (ie Britannica) on my topic because I know the information is reliable and that it had gone through my reviewing steps before being published.

Soldier's Letter

Dear Mom and Dad,

I know I havent written for a while but we had to change camps because the Germans had invaded our trench. Do not worry I am not injured pysically but the mental pain is unsustainble. Though I have made many friends which I am sure will be my friends for life. But seeing them die one by one and havong death and rotting bodies all around is horrible and depressing. However we know it is an honor and a priviledge to fight for our country and protect its interest. There is some good news I 'd like to report our tanks will be arriving soon so I will help out the captain in managing and firing from it. However there may have some delay because of the rain which it seems will never stop. I miss home and all it has you guys and my brothers and sisters. I especially miss the food because here it is scarce and usually filthy from the rats that have infested our trench but the worst part about the trench is trench foor which many of my fellow patriots suffer from. Another seemingly minor issue but takes a huge toll in our life is the lice e cannot keep from scratching and theyy seem to multiply. Luckily I have recently heard that our ennemies are suffering from influenza which have made them weak so we are practically sure to win the next battle ( especially if the tanks come). With these tanks will be news from Paris and the US hopefully we will learn that those Yankees will join the war and help exterminate the central powers. If this happens I think I will be home for next Christmas to celebrate with all my family. All in all I hope you are proud of me and that you believe in this cause

Love and Kisses

John

Typical Teenager Problems

A Typical Teenager Issue: Homework Load

1. An example of a typical teenager issue is that they have too much homework load. This means that the child has to sleep late and is always tired or in a bad mood because he lacks sleep. Also having too much homework limits the teen in doing various activities such as sports, dance or musical instruments. Also having too much homework induces extra stress on the child because he is always worried if he will be able to complete all the homework assigned.


2. A solution proposed is that the student should use his or her free periods or other free times to get as much homework done ad possible. So that when the child gets home he does not have such a big homework load. Furthermore, sometimes teachers give us class time (usually when you have a quiz or test) to complete some of the assignments.


3. Unfortunately this solution does not always wrok because not everyone has free period. Also some the homework assigned cannot be completed in school they either require internet (computer in library are rarely free) or for you to ask your parents or some of the websites blocked by the school (youtube).


4. What I think is a good solution is to plan and organize yourself and seperate the homework load throughout one week. for on Mondays of B week we always complete the Histor and French assignment leaving math for your tuesday free period (if you have one). On the Tuesdays of B week we complete our Arabic and English homework and so on. All in all, in my opinion when dealing with homework organization is key.

Progressivism & Unmarried Women

Progressivism is a political attitude which encourages and promotes change and reform. The goal of political progressives is to improve the standard of living (end child labor, better wages, insurance, social security systems etc) by giving more power to the municipal and federal government. These ideologies have started to emerge since the late 19th century however there are modern progressives who try to follow on their ancestor’s footsteps. One major problem these people are trying to combat in America is to advocate the rights and life of unmarried women. Unmarried women represent 63% of unemployed women and 60% without health insurance. There are many reasons behind these inequalities. One is that they face discrimination because they are usually hired for lower paying jobs and have lower wages than men. Furthermore these jobs frequently do not include health insurance, sick time off and other basic needs. These single mothers have to take care of their children but child care is very expensive and most women cannot afford it. In addition things such as health insurance and retirement plans have been designed for marries couples. All of these have contributed to the low standard of living of unmarried women. The Center for American Progress and other Progressives has proposed some solutions to these problems.
1. They would like the Health care system that was proposed by President Obama to be instated because it would make health care affordable and available.
2. The government should expand Child care so it could provide funding to low income families such as unmarried women.
3. The government should pass acts that give single women job and training opportunities for “good” jobs.
4. Enforce the Paycheck Fairness Act which would strengthen the stop of women discrimination when it came to wages.
Progressive thinkers really believe that these changes and reforms would solve this problem and improve the country’s economy as a whole because unmarried women make up a fifth of the US workers and they are growing as a consumer group which is essential for a successful economy.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/03/pdf/unmarried_women_exec_sum.pdf

Imerialism Negative or Positive?

Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule of authority of an empire or nation to a foreign country. When imperialism reached the U. S they became very influential and had great power.
The reasons and arguments given for imperialism were numerous. Some people wanted to expand because they thought it was their destiny and duty to spread the superior American culture. These people usually had a big sense of nationalism. Others were driven by competition with European nations. Various seeked military bases in strategic areas and wanted refueling bases all over the world in case of war. And a few were missionaries and wanted to spread Christian beliefs. Economically some people wanted access to new markets such as China and they had an overproduction of goods and needed places to sell them and finally they believed America needed resources such as petroleum and rubber. All in all people truly believed imperialism would not only benefit them but other nations as well.

An example of US imperialism is its interference with Cuba. The Spaniards had to deal with the rebellion of Cuban people. The Cubans asked for the US help which after a lot of pressure McKinley (the current president) granted. This started the Spanish-American War. It ended when the Americans sunk all the Spanish ship. And the Treaty of Paris was signed which listed Cuba as an independent country and stated that Spain gives up Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the US for $20 million.

Some people were against imperialism and their arguments were as numerous as those who encouraged it. One argument stated that the countries that were in control of the US did not have the same rights as US citizens which were anticonstitutional. Another thing criticized was the manner from which expansion took place. They sent huge armies and used force to take over a country. People were scared these methods would be used within the country. Furthermore, racism grew because all these new ethnic groups moved to America and this started prejudice. Also some stipulated it was very expensive to annex a country and therefore America should stop.

All in all the positives did outweigh the negatives. Even though the arguments for imperialism were egoistical and selfish the outcome aided many countries such as Cuba who were suffering under the Spanish rule. However the manner in which imperialism occurred took many lives and was catastrophic the outcome saved many lives and helped many countries.

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Globalization

Globalization is when countries are connected in an economical, cultural and social level. Many things such as technologies and new means of transportation have encouraged globalization today.

Pros

• Globalization has increased trade.


• It has made some people wealthier.


• It has allowed us to lead a more diverse lifestyle.


• Vigourous trade made poeple spend more money and have better living standards.


• Globalization has also resulted in a growth in international trase.


• Lead to understanding of other cultures around the world.


• Allowed the spread of democracy.


• Lower prices


• More efficient allocation of resources.

Cons

• The developping countries has suffered from this globalization.


• There is more chances for poeple to lose their jobs in both the developed and developping countries.


• National identities annd culture are threatened because they lix with other cultures;


• Big companies are becoming more powerful than democratically elected governments and they put their needs before the communities' and the costumors'.


• The environment is suffering from the big industries built.


• Diseases spread easily (HIV, SARS, H1N1)

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Buissnessn Plan for Christian Swizzle

Dear Mr. Buffet,

Christian Swizzle consmetics will revolutionize the world of makeup. It can be used by a people of all ages and in all fashion trends. It is a unique HIGH QUALITY makeup company which will embelish all users and all different skin tones. These wonderful products are available in 4 major fashion cities.

Our shops were designed especially for women. It has pink fur all around the shops as well as pink fur wall paper. The shop will be round. Agreable music and embelishing lights sill lightem up the atmosphere and animate the environment. All products will be tested and very well designed with our logo on the front. All in all the shops will accomodate everything a women loves. OUr products will include Lipstick, lipgloss, blush, eyeliner, mascara, perfume...

Our beautiful shops feminim shops will be located in places easily accessed by our clientèle. We are aiming it to be rich classy women. Therefore our shops willl be in Ny, 5th avenue, LA, Rodeo Drive, Paris, Champs élyseé,Milan, Via Montenapoleane and Tokyo, Omotesando. These are laces where other luxurious shops can ba found, so they are frequently visited by out aimed clientèle.

Our factories will be located in Mexico a,d Morocco because of their high quality work and very cheap labor. we will have one factory in each country because it is enough for only 5 shops. We will take our resources needed from around the world and ship them to our factories. This will be expensive but it is a neccesary expense because we need the best resources, if we want the best quality products. Plus we will charge a lot for products.

Our sources od energy to run our companies. we choose as our primary source of energy hydropower. This is because it isn't expensive and it is a renewable source of energy. Furthermore, rivers are easily found in Morocco and there are a lot of rivers in Mexico. As our secondary source we choose windmills. However, only in Morocco because it is very windy in some places and they are very cheap. Finally these two sources are abundant and cheap in the countries where are resources are located.

The raw materials we will use are oil, alcohol and pigment for lipstick. Mascara is made with water and thickeners mixed with wax and pigments. for perfume we will need alcohol and sented flowers. For liquid foundation we need oil and pigments. All these resources will be shipped from around the world to our factories.

People who will manufacture our raw materials will be phillipines, because they aremany in Morocco and Mexico and they are very serious workers. They will work 6hrs a day so that they can get a lot of work done but they are not too tired at the end of the day. They will earn 15 dollars a day which is sufficient for them and considered a good salary for a factory worker. They will be given medical insurance and 7 allowed sick days. Women will be given 3 week maternity leave. All in all, workers will be treated well and they will work hard to earn a living.

We will get a hygeine permit and follow the food and drug act. We will label all the ingredients on all our products . We will definetly stick to the rules and be ready for any sanitary inspection. We will also have a money in case of a lawsuit. Which will hopefully never be used.

We will make profit because our clientèle will be wealthy classy women. Our prices will be high but worth it because our quality will be excellent. Women are also very picky about what goes on their faces, so it is sure they will pay the high price. ( they do pay millions for plastic surgery!) Plus we will publisize it and make it very galmorous. Our spokesmodel will be Miranda Kerr and Tyler Shields will be our photographer.

Prices

Lipstick : 30

Mascara: 25

Lipgloss: 20

Foundation: 40-60

Eye Shadow: 25

Blush: 45

Fragrence: 60-260

Nail Polish: 23

(all prices are in dollars)

If I was a Millionaire:

I will use this money to better our company and invest in it some more. I will add more shops and more factories and I will have more products to sell. I will also give some money to UNICEF and to Invisible Children which are two very good charity associations. I will keep a small percent to give to my family.

Industrial Revolution in Morocco?

The main industry is minning phosphate, and the machinery and techniques have not really changed. However, tourism has changed because there ate more hotels and restaurants to accomodate tourists. Also the technology has changed with new phones, internt for everyone and new means of transportation (the tramway, the TGV). Finally Morocco is not exactly having an industrial revolution but it is slowly improving some of its industrial aspects.

Socratic Seminar

The socratic seminar was a new and interesting way to learn from one another. It was a way to learn from other people's oppinions and points of view. The that was very valuable to me was the comment about the fact that drug dealers and prostitutes and people who do other illicit activities are doing this because they have no other way of gaining money. Economic oppurtunities are a big problem in many countries. Also the comments about corruption and why the army and policemen leave the drug dealers preform these illegal and terrible things. I think chadine had very insightful and intelligent comments which I learned a lot from. There were many times where people disagreed and debated their different ideas , but this would not last long because someone would change their mind and/or they would change someone elses mind. I saw some people taking notes, others asking questions or for people to clarify which shows people were listening and learning. The best part about this seminar and way of teaching is that it is not exactly like a debate people build on to what others have said. Which is an active way of learning from others and from yourself. If I had an other chance I would have more people participating at once and going deeper into the topics discusses.

Thousands Flee Wrecked Haitian Capital

Thousands of people from Port au Prince, Haiti are trying to flee their city to go to the countryside in search of food, stability and shelter. They are crammed in little buses with slogans of hope painted on the side such as "Courage Mon Frère" or "Christ est la Réponse". Some carry stuffed suitcases while others carry only enugh money to pay the transport to the interior of Haiti. Some are going to see friends and family members who live in the countryside while others just want to get out of the wrecked capital of Port au Prince.

For the pepople that have decided to stay or cannot afford to leave, the united nations and world food program have decided to give 200 tons of food aid to more than 95,OOO poepple in 8 different places. Hopefully this will help the poor victims from the terrible earthquake.

*Note* On January 19 2010 we are raising awareness about the catastrophe that has hit Haiti by wearing red. Please participate in this rally and if you'd like to make donations please visit http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/13/haiti.earthquake.how.to.help/index.html?hpt=T2

Bibliography: The New York Times

Success and Failures of the Reconstruction

Successes

• Finally united the North and South.
• African Americans finall had rights.
• The economy is slowly but surely imrpoving.

Failures

• People were given very high taxes.
• Many people denied african americans their rights.
• The land was not redistributed equally.
• Sharecropping was very hard for the Blacks, however they didn't have much of a choice because they were very poor

Congressional Reconstruction

Johnson's Reconstruction

Johnson was the current democratic president of the united states. His reconstruction plan abolished slavery but did not give African Americans rights. He did not want any amendments to give them equal rights to whites. However since the congress was mostly made up of Radicals they impeached him. Even though he was npt removed from office served his remaining time with no real power and the radicals passed the amendments which gave blacks civil rights.

Black Codes

Black codes were lawss that restricted freemens' rights. These codes established virtual slavery with laws such as these: Black men were not allowed to met after sunset. Also freemen who did not work could be fined, whipped or sold for a year's labor.Plus freemen had to sign contracts that lasted a year and if they quit in the middle of their contract they lost the wages they earned. Finally, Blacks were not allowed to rent land or homes except in rural areas.

14&15 Amendments

The congress passed an amendment called the Fourteenth Amendment which said that ALL persons born in the US had rights and no states could deprive them of thesse rights without dew process of law. The fifteen amendment was added much later in the constitution and it stated that no citizen of the US may be denied the right to vote on account og race or color. Both these amendments were passed because of the Radical Republicans, who thought African Americans and Whites should have the same rights and opportunities.

Radical Reconstruction

The radical republicans are a political party that believed that blacks should have true equality. They were very influential and disagreed with the democratic president (Johnson). The radical's goal was to grant African Americans their civil rights. However the current president did not and he urged states to not ratify the 14th amendment that granted the blacks their rights. The north responded by putting many Radical Republicans into Congress, this let them put ther reconstruction plan into action. First made the south into five districts which was each governed by a northern general. Next it let both white AND black men vote. Also it ordered stated to hold new elections for theri state constitutions. It temporarily did not allow those who had supported the Confederacy to vote . Finally it required all citizens to be equal and it ratifies the 14th amendment.

Carpetbagger

This was what the southerners called the northerners who moved to the south after the war. They reffered to them as that because they thought that tehse men came to make profit out of the south's misery. This reffers to a type of cheap suitcases made from carpet scraped. However, historians believe that most men who moved south were honest educated men who were either freemen or union soldiers or freedmen bereau officials.

Scalawags

Scalawags is originally a Scottish word meaning "scrawny cattle". It was used to name white southern republican because they were believed to be taitors. The scalawags usually included Wigs which were opposed to the secession and farmers who resented the planter class. Many southners resented the scalawags, carpetbagger and feedmen's power. They also thought reconstruction legislatures were incometent. But it is believed that thesse officials were no worse than in other regions of the country at that time.

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THE UNITED STATES ENTER A PERIOD OF RECONSTRUCTION

When the war ended, people still suffered from the destruction it had left. The war had destroyed the south’s shipping industry and most of its railroads. It had devoured farms and farm machinery. It had ruined factories, cities and ports. Basically, it had destroyed most of the southern income. The southerners were left with nothing. Most of the plantation owners had worthless confederate money and could not afford to hire workers. Some even had to sell their lands to be able to pay their debts. However poor white smoothers didn’t have land to sell, plus they couldn’t find jobs because of the competition from freedmen. Most had to resort to move to frontier lands.
Lincoln had made a plan called the reconstruction plan to help the south acquire the north’s pardon and to have a say in the union’s government again. This plan stated that any confederate could take an oath of allegiance to the Union and gain the south’s pardon, except if this southerner had killed African American war prisoners. It also permitted each state to write its constitution if it had 10 percent of the voters who had taken the oath. Finally, the plan stated that southern states would resume full participation in the union and its government. However Lincoln’s plan was vetoed and never put into practice. Yet, after his death, his democrat vice president, Andrew Johnson took the presidency and made a new reconstruction plan based on Lincoln’s. Except this construction plan was more forgiving toward the south. Also it required all states to abolish slavery and all slaves to be free.
Although the African American population was free, life was very hard for them. Some African American’s went to search for their families which had been torn apart by white slave sellers, but most could not find them. Others choose to continue working for their former masters. Still, most ventured out to try and find jobs. This task was very hard because most of the slaves were illiterate and the job competition was very hard. Many freemen found themselves homeless, jobless and hungry. Most slaves could not afford to buy land and President Johnson refused to redistribute the land many of the slaves’ ancestors had worked on (the southern lands). Nevertheless, those who could afford land sold it to other freemen to try and help them. Prior to Lincoln’s death the freedmen bureau helped black southerners adjust to freedom by giving them clothing, medical supplies and meals. Also they gave more than 250,000 blacks a formal education. Unfortunately, this agency lacked a strong support in the congress especially after Lincoln’s death. Therefore the agency was dismantled.
The period of reconstruction is very hard on white southerners and especially hard on black freemen because even though they are free they still don’t have the same rights as the white men. The civil war had destroyed so many resources that it was hard for a man to make a living in the south after the war. However, the government tried to aid the south by accepting their forgiveness and not punishing them for their crimes. Still it was hard for many people to gain money in this terrible period of reconstruction.

Effects of the Civil War

Economically

In the south since slaves were free and they were their "tools" that worked in the plantation, the south's agriculture suffered greatly. It is like asking a modern farmer to give up its plwing truck or other useful piece of machinery. Southern farmers had to buy and hire people which cost thetm a lot of money. Furthermore, since the war was fought mainly in the south most of the destroyed land and plantations were found on the south. Since all of this affected the south agriculture and the south relied mostly on their cotton or other produce goods for income, the sconomy of the south suffered as well. However the northern consequences were positive because of their larger population. Not everyone had to fight in the war, many men and especially women stayed and worked on the farms and industries. The economy even grew in some cases because people sold rifles, ammunitions and other things needed in the war.

Socially

One of the major social effects of the war was that slaves became free. This meant a new amendment which basically stated this. Also there wera many deaths and casualties it was a great lost for the americans. However the addition of the free african american meant they had to look for jobs. Sometimes they stayed working for the same person but they were paid instead. However the african americana were still not considered equal to the whites.

Politically

The political effects were that America stood as one country again. The war meant that many amendments were added to the constitution to support the african americans freedom. They were also represented politically. However the amendmentseroded when segregation was legal

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Knowlege from the Video

Slavery
In the south, slaves owners treated their slaves like cattle or goods one has bought. It is very rare that families stayed united. The poor slaves were beaten and mistreated. There were very few rebellions. One notable one was one lead by an leterate slave callednTurner who succeeded in killing many whites with the help of other slaves. This lead to the fact that slaves weren't allowed to be leterate and couls not have meetings without the presence of a white man.
The underground railroad was a link between safe houses until liberty. (usually in Canada) This was developped by Harriett Tubman a legendary abolishionist who made 19 trips to save slaves.
Northern Awareness
In the north since slavery was abolished, people were not aware of the harsh treatment the slaves had to endure. A book called Uncle Tom's Cabin enlightened the Notheners. it said that slavery was against the Christen religion. It was a northern bestseller but southners did not like it at all. They tried to write about how slaved preferred to work in their plantations than to be free. However, these books were not popular.
Documentary
The civil war was awful, it was were americans killed some of their own. Soo many people were slaughtered because of the new inventions of rifles and guns. 2% of the population died during that war. The war devastated land and families. It ade some poeple rich and mostly others poor. Scholars believed this war changed America forever.

Southern vs. Northern Advantages

The North had a lot more advantages during the war than the south. First they had a bigger population which meant more people (men) could join the army and more nurses (women) could take care of the wounded soldiers. Plus the north was much more industrialized which meant there were more factories that could produce the arms necessary to fight in a war. The north government was already established so it was stable plus they had a navy as well as an army. The north was also alot richer than the south and finally it had many more railroads which could easily transport: troops, supplies, and food. The south had some advantages too , maybe not as many as the North but it still had some. First, the military schoold were located in the south so the soldiers had more skill in fighting in the south than in the north. Also, The fight was mostly located on the south so the southners only had to defend themselves not really attack.

Compromise of 1850

The compromise of 1850 constits of many bills which help solve all the problem the union was facing. It started that texas would give the territory to santa Fe but be given 10 million $ instead. Also California would be admitted as a free state and New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would become free states as well. Also it said that the capital (washington D.C) would allow slavery but not slave trade. Finally the last bill was the Fuitive Slave act it stated that all citizens should helpin the recovery of fugitive slaves. This compromise is important in our study of the Civil War because these lead to tension between the North and South especially since the North ere required to help the south enslave poeple.

Kansas Nebraska Act

The Kansas and Nebraska act stated that Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to choose weather they wanted to be a free state or not. Consequently many anti slavery and pro slavery settlers went to Kansas to try and make the vote pro or anti slavery. Everytime the pro slavery won the vote the pro slavery citizens accused them of fraud this went on for a long time until violence erupted. This helped the civil war start because it was the first sign of violence over pro and anti slavery. Especially since they had to cohabit in the same state.

Presidential Election of 1860

In this presidential election President Abraham Lincoln won without any southern vote. This presidential election was very importatnt to the civil war because the southeners became aware that the North was soo big it had elected a leader for the whole nation without one vote from the south this build even more tension and infuriated the North and South. And everyone knew it could have only been resolved with war.

Marriott to open in Morocco

Marriott the american based hotel company is trying to expand their hotels in Africa. They are trying to have 70 hotels in Africa by the end of 2015. They started by trying to build one in Morocco, Algeria and Sub-Saharane Africa by the end of 2012. Its cheif developper thinks that Africa has a lot of potential. After they finished expanding their company in Africa they will start to expand in Asia. Fuller said the financial crisis was over and they think they will make more money by expanding their client range.

Copromise

Killing is a situation where compromise won't work. If an adult kills their punishment is non negotiable, even if it is self defense that person should be punished for taking someone's life. Maybe this person shouldn't be punished severly but they should still suffer some consequences. An example of a non negotiable situation ineconomy and politics is that American companies are not allowed to bribe anyone or anything. This is a good thing because if it was negotiable then people would bribe to have their copanies succeed anf this will be unfair because it won't give a chanve for everone to succeed. Only rich people would succeed in that case.

Perfect Place

When I finish university I would like to live on New York. I loved it there when I visited it. There are so many job opportunities there. Plus I already know the language and customs since I am in an american school and I have all their holydays. Also it is a city that never sleeps and it is beautiful. Unfortunately one of the drawbacks is that it is far away from Morocco and my family.