She was slave lona
a peace dona
a truth owna
she kept it real but time goes slower
sojourner truth sold at the age of 9
ran away from slavery without a dime
stood for peace justice and all of those things
even though she aint alive, she still sings
fire in the mountain
water in the fountain
wanted equal rights for all
Civil rights is the game
segregation is the plauge
Dr king was his name
all the people were the same
people only cared about the color of your skin
see they didnt care about the person deep within
MY grandma was a part of it
fought the firehose
water up her nose, why cant we all live in peace?
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Resilient Essay
Resilient Essay
By Justin Hogg
“It’s the mind that controls the body” –Sojourner Truth
Imagine being a slave, hardly getting food and hardly being able to shower. Imagine being beaten until you bleed on your back. Treated like your life meant nothing. Asking yourself “Why do they treat me this way? “ Imagine being kept as pets are, locked up at the end of the day. Imagine being segregated with different bathrooms, being treated like you’re a bad person, being treated like you’re an animal and not having the same rights as everyone else. Slavery existed in Northern America. The South wanted slaves, and they didn’t want change. But Sojourner Truth wanted change. She wanted to break free the lock on their lives. She wanted to be different. She also wanted to stand up for women’s rights. She didn’t find it fair that men get all the benefits. My grandmother was treated differently also, just because of the color of her skin. The lock on society would be unlocked and set free forever when 1 man came along by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. But the children of that time, like my Grandma also made a difference. They made an impact and changed the face of the earth. This is the story of Sojourner Truth and My Grandmother. My two resilient people are Sojourner Truth and my grandmother. Sojourner Truth fought slavery and for women’s rights in the 1800's, while my grandmother fought the Birmingham Police Department and the Birmingham Fire Department in the 1960's. They connect to me because of what they stood for and: justice and equal rights. They were not afraid to die because they knew that what the believed was right.
Sojourner Truth was resilient because she was sold at the age of 9 as a slave, and was taken away from her parents to work on a plantation. She was born Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. After she escaped she later said I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right. She was a fighter for women’s rights and delivered her most known speech, “Aint I a woman?”An excerpt is: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.” Sojourner Truth stands for justice and rights for everyone, but especially women. She was much like a Harriet Tubman, there legacies intertwined because they both were born into slavery and both overcame it. She is a hero because she fought adversity and became a historical figure in the rise of African Americans. She died on November 26, 1883. She died before my grandmother was born, but her legacy continued.
My grandmother was part of the Civil Rights movement. She was born into segregation at a time when blacks and whites were separated. They had different water fountains, bathrooms, places to eat, places to stay, and different seating arrangement on the bus. My grandmother was 16 at the time when she was in Birmingham. A bunch of kids got together and rallied against the policemen. She was sprayed with the firehouse while the police were laughing and she got attacked by vicious dogs. Before she could get arrested, she fled to a friend’s house but days later went out again, where she escaped the police. She is resilient because she did not care what the policemen did to her; she embraced the pain and marched to freedom for her people. She said, “Freedom is not something that is given to you, you must earn it.” She fought adversity and made and shaped her legacy and made a difference in working towards the freedom to blacks everywhere, even though she may have made a small contribution, everyone counts. It is an act of resilience because after these kids marched and rallied, the police stopped and changed their minds. Bull Connor (The mayor of Birmingham) was kicked out and the kids of Birmingham had made a difference.
Both Women were born into dark times. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, and my Grandmother was born into segregation. But they overcame, and from there things looked up. People put an end to segregation and slavery was long forgotten. But the pain will never be forgotten, they relate to me because I like to stand up for what I believe in, and I believe that we should all do that. My grandmother fought the police and the firemen, while Sojourner Truth fought slavery, and also being opposed because she was African-American and a woman. Women did not have the same right as men back then. Growing up, I was taunted for the color of my skin, but I fought back and beat them with words. Even if action was included I tried not to use my fists. This connection is strong because they teach us life lessons and it is something we should all follow.
The children of Birmingham didn’t have to use violence to get anywhere. A group of kids helped end an empire of segregation in Birmingham. Sojourner Truth thwarted slavery and fought for women rights. It is important for their legacy to continue because if we didn’t have them then maybe slavery would still continue, maybe we would still be separate by skin color. They made the world a better place and it is something we can all grow and learn from. It only took kids and 1 woman to change a nation. Society was plunged into confusion. The darkness was filled with light. Segregation was confined by color. Now African-Americans were free Free to work, free to vote, free to drink the same water fountains, free to use the bathrooms like everyone else. Free at last. Free across the world. The world was at peace now.
By Justin Hogg
“It’s the mind that controls the body” –Sojourner Truth
Imagine being a slave, hardly getting food and hardly being able to shower. Imagine being beaten until you bleed on your back. Treated like your life meant nothing. Asking yourself “Why do they treat me this way? “ Imagine being kept as pets are, locked up at the end of the day. Imagine being segregated with different bathrooms, being treated like you’re a bad person, being treated like you’re an animal and not having the same rights as everyone else. Slavery existed in Northern America. The South wanted slaves, and they didn’t want change. But Sojourner Truth wanted change. She wanted to break free the lock on their lives. She wanted to be different. She also wanted to stand up for women’s rights. She didn’t find it fair that men get all the benefits. My grandmother was treated differently also, just because of the color of her skin. The lock on society would be unlocked and set free forever when 1 man came along by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. But the children of that time, like my Grandma also made a difference. They made an impact and changed the face of the earth. This is the story of Sojourner Truth and My Grandmother. My two resilient people are Sojourner Truth and my grandmother. Sojourner Truth fought slavery and for women’s rights in the 1800's, while my grandmother fought the Birmingham Police Department and the Birmingham Fire Department in the 1960's. They connect to me because of what they stood for and: justice and equal rights. They were not afraid to die because they knew that what the believed was right.
Sojourner Truth was resilient because she was sold at the age of 9 as a slave, and was taken away from her parents to work on a plantation. She was born Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. After she escaped she later said I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right. She was a fighter for women’s rights and delivered her most known speech, “Aint I a woman?”An excerpt is: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.” Sojourner Truth stands for justice and rights for everyone, but especially women. She was much like a Harriet Tubman, there legacies intertwined because they both were born into slavery and both overcame it. She is a hero because she fought adversity and became a historical figure in the rise of African Americans. She died on November 26, 1883. She died before my grandmother was born, but her legacy continued.
My grandmother was part of the Civil Rights movement. She was born into segregation at a time when blacks and whites were separated. They had different water fountains, bathrooms, places to eat, places to stay, and different seating arrangement on the bus. My grandmother was 16 at the time when she was in Birmingham. A bunch of kids got together and rallied against the policemen. She was sprayed with the firehouse while the police were laughing and she got attacked by vicious dogs. Before she could get arrested, she fled to a friend’s house but days later went out again, where she escaped the police. She is resilient because she did not care what the policemen did to her; she embraced the pain and marched to freedom for her people. She said, “Freedom is not something that is given to you, you must earn it.” She fought adversity and made and shaped her legacy and made a difference in working towards the freedom to blacks everywhere, even though she may have made a small contribution, everyone counts. It is an act of resilience because after these kids marched and rallied, the police stopped and changed their minds. Bull Connor (The mayor of Birmingham) was kicked out and the kids of Birmingham had made a difference.
Both Women were born into dark times. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, and my Grandmother was born into segregation. But they overcame, and from there things looked up. People put an end to segregation and slavery was long forgotten. But the pain will never be forgotten, they relate to me because I like to stand up for what I believe in, and I believe that we should all do that. My grandmother fought the police and the firemen, while Sojourner Truth fought slavery, and also being opposed because she was African-American and a woman. Women did not have the same right as men back then. Growing up, I was taunted for the color of my skin, but I fought back and beat them with words. Even if action was included I tried not to use my fists. This connection is strong because they teach us life lessons and it is something we should all follow.
The children of Birmingham didn’t have to use violence to get anywhere. A group of kids helped end an empire of segregation in Birmingham. Sojourner Truth thwarted slavery and fought for women rights. It is important for their legacy to continue because if we didn’t have them then maybe slavery would still continue, maybe we would still be separate by skin color. They made the world a better place and it is something we can all grow and learn from. It only took kids and 1 woman to change a nation. Society was plunged into confusion. The darkness was filled with light. Segregation was confined by color. Now African-Americans were free Free to work, free to vote, free to drink the same water fountains, free to use the bathrooms like everyone else. Free at last. Free across the world. The world was at peace now.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Featurecast from the past: Reflection
Project Purpose:
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.
Project Requirements:
To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page (made by James).
Specific Concepts Learned:
Include at least two concepts. Be specific about the information/research/differences between correlations and cause/effect relationships that you learned. You should be able to explain the significance of your event (include specific facts) or give an example of a correlation and a cause/effect relationship between your event and another significant event.
Challenges:
What challenges did you face throughout this project? How did you overcome these challenges?
Real-World Significance:
What is the real-world significance of learning major events in history and how they are related? What is the real-world significance of research or creating feature articles/podcasts?
I learned what the Great Depression was and went more in depth as to who were the presidents were such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, and what contributuions they made to The United States of America. Many of these contirbutions were to ease the pain of America and most of the world, since the Great Depression hit most of the modern world, there was not much anyone could do.
I also learned what the Dust Bowl was. They were basically Giant Sandstorms that overtook America and forced people out of there homes. They were massived Storms, nearly 300 feet wide. A challenge I faced was that I slacked off in this project, because I was distracted and off topic. But in the end I pulled it together and found a great program on macs called Pages, and all I had to do was copy and paste my words from Word, and put pictures on it, Presto Chango. The Real World Signafigance of this project is that the stocks increase and deacrease every day and they are a part of modern and unique worlds, they help us know when the stocks are down and up.
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.
Project Requirements:
To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page (made by James).
Specific Concepts Learned:
Include at least two concepts. Be specific about the information/research/differences between correlations and cause/effect relationships that you learned. You should be able to explain the significance of your event (include specific facts) or give an example of a correlation and a cause/effect relationship between your event and another significant event.
Challenges:
What challenges did you face throughout this project? How did you overcome these challenges?
Real-World Significance:
What is the real-world significance of learning major events in history and how they are related? What is the real-world significance of research or creating feature articles/podcasts?
I learned what the Great Depression was and went more in depth as to who were the presidents were such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, and what contributuions they made to The United States of America. Many of these contirbutions were to ease the pain of America and most of the world, since the Great Depression hit most of the modern world, there was not much anyone could do.
I also learned what the Dust Bowl was. They were basically Giant Sandstorms that overtook America and forced people out of there homes. They were massived Storms, nearly 300 feet wide. A challenge I faced was that I slacked off in this project, because I was distracted and off topic. But in the end I pulled it together and found a great program on macs called Pages, and all I had to do was copy and paste my words from Word, and put pictures on it, Presto Chango. The Real World Signafigance of this project is that the stocks increase and deacrease every day and they are a part of modern and unique worlds, they help us know when the stocks are down and up.
Querencia
My Querencia-What if you were 65 million years ago, in a world of brimstone, and constant roaring, humidity surrounding you, suffocating you to the point where you can’t breathe. The sun just coming over the horizon, but when the sun rises it blazes so hot that it is unbearable. Bugs squirm around you, non stop second after second. The plants in your eyes, everywhere you go trees and plants follow. But in all this commotion you find that one spot where you are surrounded by only dinosaurs. Their graceful munching of grass, feeding their young, and drinking the pure water. Everything is so peaceful, until the carnivore’s come. They dismantle the herbivores and tear their sorry limbs to a full well dinner. The Carchadontosaurus smells you, but if you don’t move a muscle, you will not be hurt, his attention goes elsewhere, to Pterodactyl, as he soars into the confines of his range. As you see the triceratops, dead decapitated bones, you force yourself to stick your hand out as you feel the scaly bones. You quickly back away, you look to you hand and see the dead skin. You smell nothing but constant corprolite, making you sick to your stomach. My querencia is dinosaurs, I love to see imagine if they were still around, and I like to think what happened to them, these different theories of why these kings disappeared. When I think of dinosaurs I think of different animals and evolution. I think what they evolved into, such as birds as our times and what prehistoric animals evolved into like the wooly mammoth, it is really fascinating to look at all the different parts of the dinosaurs. Although if they were still around it would be very bad because they would kill all of us.
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