Percentage of final exam

most of the group thinks the final exam should be 10% of our grade. Lamar said it should be 10% because he does not want it to really affect his grade. Henry thinks that the final exam should be 30% because he wants to higher his grade in history. Jamar said he wants the final exam to be worth 20% because he wants to keep his grade the same if he does not d that good but if he does do good it will create a greater overall grade. Lastly Jason thinks the final exam should be worth 10% also because he does not want this final exam to affect his grade.

Model UN

      Our day started at 8:45 when we got on the bus to travel to the Department of State for Model UN. When we arrived at the Department of State first we had to go through a tedious security check. Then we had to hurry to the opening ceremony because we were about 20 minutes late due to the bus' late arrival. After the ceremony we were divided into our different committees to start our debates and resolutions. Through debate and compromise our committee drafted 3 resolutions and we voted on one that ultimately brought everyone's ideas and resolutions together. Lastly, we had the closing ceremony and awards presentation to the the delegates that exhibited excellent collaboration and debating skills. As you can see we participated in the Model UN to help our public speaking and communication skills with other people we don't know.

      Overall we feel that participating in Model UN was a very good experience for not only us but all of our classmates. From this experience we learned that sometimes in life we will have to collaborate with people we don't know and/or understand. There were many things we like about Model UN including the freedom and being able to be treated like adults. Even though we had a lot of fun participating in Model UN we still have many questions. Such as how could we participate next year if our school does not offer a program for Model UN? In the future we would change the time of Model UN because we felt that we were at the Department of State for two days straight.




 

"America I AM"

The exhibit title America I AM means that African Americans also have also made an imprint in America today. In the exhibit they highlighted the success in history of African Americans. One exhibit shown was Michael Jordan uniform that he wore during game 6 in the NBA finals. Another exhibit that we think made an imprint was the quote of Martin Luther King J.R, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". They also showed that African Americans such as Tupac, used his poetry to show what he dreamed for the African American community. One exhibit also highlighted the success of Shirley chisholm  in becoming the first black women to serve in congress. Lastly in the reconstruction gallery they showed how African Americans affected the U.S constitution.

In our opinion overall we think the exhibit was very educating and exciting. Our favorite exhibit was discovering the achievment artifacts, That showed Michael Jordan Jersey. We also enjoyed the museum was set up, and that it actually fit the theme of the museum. More importantly we enjoyed how much we had learned from the exhibits and still had fun. Lastly we would recomend this museum to tourist from out of town.

Tuskegee Airmen

We as people can learn lots of lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen. One lesson I learned was how to be the best I can be, They taught me this when they did all they can do to become apart of the Tuskegee Airmen. Another lesson I learned was that I can do anything if I put my mind to it, They taught me this when they did not listen to some of the racism and kept their posture. Another lesson I learned was to have hope, because when the Tuskegee Airmen were training they always had struggles but they kept trying. Lastly I think we can all learn lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee Airmen Lessons

We can learn many lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen that could help us in our everyday life. Some of the lessons that we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen include self discipline, determination, and unselfishness. They could teach us self discipline by not responding to the constant harassment from the white people in the air force. We could also learn determination because they did not let the Jim Crow Laws stop them from serving in the air force. Finally, we could learn unselfishness because the Tuskegee Airmen fought for a country that thought they were not human and incompetent. As you can see the Tuskegee Airmen could teach us many lessons, that could apply to our everyday life.  

Freedom Riders

From the A&E movie freedom riders I learned that all freedom riders weren't black, and they fought for what they believed in no matter what.I also learned that they went through very tough obstacles but continued to fight in non violence. What I mostly love about them is that they fought verbally & not with they're fist.

When my class & I went to the National History Museum Learned why and how this is so important even 150 years after the "Emancipation Proclamation". I also realized that a freedom rider became an congress man an accomplished his goals of being a freedom rider. When I was their i had a question that i still would like to know, and that is " Did you ever fill that your leader spoke to continue your travel after you were beaten".

I believe that this connected to my everyday life because I might not be able to have the opportunity to be sold the things I have, to meet the friends I have, and be tought by Ms. Trenkle (8th grade History techer).
I believe that I was connected mostly to Congressman John Lewis. I believe this because I seriously was loooking into becoming an Congressman. Even though he was a Feedom Rider he is an Congressman, even though he was highly hated by White's that goes to show you do what you want in life

freedom riders

I learned many interesting facts about the freedom riders that I did not know about them before.  The A&E movie “Freedom Riders” taught me that what the freedom riders was doing not only affected the southern states, but the whole country.  They did this by showing the other countries, through the press that racism was really getting physical in the south after the bombing of their bus in Anniston. I also learned that many of the Freedom Riders gave up their education to ride on the buses into the southern states. As you can see I learned that the Freedom Riders had a big impact on history.

While listening to the Freedom Riders at the Youth Town Hall I learned what it means to be a pacifist. By listening to John Lewis and the Freedom Riders talk about how they were treated in the south, it showed me that they were determined to test the Boynton v. Virginia court decision. This court decision integrated interstate bus and rail stations. I also learned that it takes perseverance to accomplish a goal. This was illustrated when the Freedom Riders was constantly harassed, but still managed to complete the freedom ride.

In learning about the Freedom Riders they taught me many things that I can apply to my life today. In my life today I can apply the belief that a small group of African Americans can make a difference in history. The freedom Riders also showed me that two wrongs don’t make a right. Even thou they were getting harassed and physically beaten everywhere they went, they still practiced non-violence. When I was at the youth summit I really connected with John Lewis. I connected with him because he said that in the mist of all the racism, he still forgave everyone that hurt him during the Freedom Ride.