Nazi Germany: The Ultimate Imperialistic Empire

Nazi Germany, an empire that the world thought would never stop growing. When the Nazi started to expand the limits of their empire, people were unable to stop them. Imperialism is when a nation goes in and takes land from somewhere or someone else, and that's exactly what what Hitler was doing with Germany. Nazi Germany's forces were unstoppable, his rule was wide, and he was determined to secure a land fit for his people. Hitler was ruthless, dangerous, and was twisted in the mind.
http://www.thecorner.org/hist/total/n-german.htm

Diary of A Panama Canal Worker

May 5th, 1906,

     Disease spreads quickly through out the labor camp. Many of my fellow workers have caught Malaria, while a few of them have caught typhoid. I, myself, have contracted dysentery, and feel my strength waning as the construction of the canal slowly progresses. Three of the new laborers were squashed under a railway cart that got loose yesterday, and a young white laborer named Tyler had his leg crushed from a train we had no idea had been coming. We forgot Tyler had fallen asleep, and now he has a wooden leg and crutches, because of our incompetence. I hear screams from the site. We have to use dynamite to blast through the rock to make the Canal. I need to make sure they don't need my help, with what little strength I have left.  Hopefully, this dysentery will not kill me for another week. I have not told the Site Manager about my dysentery yet, for he wouldn't care.
         Sincerely,
  Roberto Alvarez

Yellow Journalism in Iraq?

In the War in Iraq, Yellow Journalism was used to make the patriotism for the war go even higher. The numbers were exaggerated to make people sign up to go to war. We saw it through out the war. Stories would be exaggerated for public involvement in the war. The goverment uses us to play their little games.

Star Wars: A Classic Imperialism Movie

When you think of Imperialism, what classic movie series doesn't pop into your head other than STAR WARS? The origins of the movie series (Episodes 1, 2, and 3) show how the Old Galactic Republic is on the verge of collapse, and is in dire need of a change. A war is upon the Republic, but the High Chancellor, who has the power to do what he wants at the time, destroys the Republic, and replaces it with  the Galactic Empire, which crushes the worlds under its authority, and tricks the opposing side's leaders to come out of hiding, where an assassin (Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader) was waiting to kill them all. The days of the Rebellion (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) show what happens to those that try to appose the Might of a Powerhouse like the Empire. The Empire will destroy cities to keep order in a world. When the Empire made an example for the other worlds it controlled to see, they made the example hit hard, and it always it home. When working with Imperialism, you need to keep your nation under a tight leash, in almost any way possible. A little sabotage and leader replacement doesn't hurt, either.
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School of the Americas: A Win-Lose Situation

The School of the Americas is an institute where Latin Americans get special training in different fields of espionage and counterinsurgency. My feelings on the matter are mixed, but lean more towards the institute staying open. The US has enough enemies as it is, and if we need to train people in other countries to bring have them ready to replace a leader, so be it. I am sorry that people end up being "missing," but there isn't anything that can really be done. Closing down an institute, no matter the infamy it has, will make those "missing" people magically reappear out of thin air.

The Greatest War The World Ever Saw

When you think about WWI and the causulties that were caused from it, you stop and ask one question: Why? Simple, people felt an urge of duty towards their country. Even though the dead and wounded were at catastrophic heights by the wars end, it takes courage to charge into battle, knowing you might not be making it out of the battle alive. There was so much rage going into the war, but a sense of redemption was sought for after the fires had cooled. When you ask why the casualties were so high, think about how stubborn humans can be in the first place.

Dogfighting with The Pros

After playing the game Dogfight, I have come to the conclusion that air plane pilots during WWI and WWII had a very hard job. Trying to hit a target, while staying away from other targets and not crashing can be very hard. These days, the term "dogfight" isn't as special as it once was. Now we have laser-guided missiles, heat-seeking missiles, and the best in aircraft technology. When it comes down to it, the US cannot be beat in anything now.

The Warfare of War- Related Games: Allowed or Not Allowed?

From what we read in the "no violence in games," they all the same thing: Games should not portray wars in the past, present, future, and fictional. They say it is "Inhumane," but they forget one thing that the FPS (First Person Shooter) games that are based on historical wars of the past do: teach history to those that don't pay attention to history class in school. As the past 100 years have shown us, humanity has a instinct to hurt others, with either a territory that a nation wants, or with a war that requires all members of the world community to participate in it, humanity can cause death and destruction where ever we put our feet in. So, why deny people with a chance to learn history in their own way? It is scientifically proven that every person is different, and every person learns in their own way. Even if a person playing a game like Call of Duty: World at War, that person is still learning about the World War 2, just not in a way that teachers would like. In seeing the violence in the game, people playing the game may see how bad war is, and help secure peace and freedom in many government branches, or serve in the military. "Violent Games" that depict wars can actually be a good thing.
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14222038/call-of-duty-world-at-war/images/call-of-duty-world-at-war-20080715043826749.html

The REAL American Cowboys

The real cowboy had to gather his or her cattle and get it to the train station to get a living. Farmers, tired of this, decided to make the first barbed wire fences, and destroyed the way of the cowboy. Hollywood's portrayal of  the American Cowboy was off. They didn't square off with the local sheriff in town. They didn't stop run away trains and robbers. They were normal people, laid off work after the civil war.

Reconstruction and Reforms

The African-Americans were treated little more than they were as slaves, but they never got all the good stuff. They were still treated like they were animals. When the reforms came around, they gained a voice. They gained rights that they never had before. They became more human than before.

The Assessments

My Blogging experience has been a good one. I think that 20 blog post is over the top, even 17 is pushing it. I admit, I would rather go and do my own thing on the computer, and not worry about getting a bunch of blogs in. As I type, my parents and I are watching a horror movie marathon. If it were not for these 17 blogs, my parents would not be ragging on me to get this done. So, I am done now.

Because I Learn It, Doesn't Mean They Need To Learn It Yet!

Even though I hate being lied to myself, I think that little kids should be taught everything yet. There are some things that I have learned now that I wish I hadn't. There are even things that made me squemish when a hearing it. It can get pretty scary for a little kid. So, let them think that everything is good and not bad. For now.

What History?

Every country has its own dirty little secret. I honestly don't think they should keep them from the history texts. The people deserve to know what their counrties history is, not one that is bull crapped.They should be taught the trutrh from the beginning, not lies and slander. If winners write history, then we all lose out.

My Blogging Experience

My time on Blogger has been great so far. When I go on Blogger, I enjoy doing homework on it. I wish I could do all homework online. But, I still got a lot of things left to do. Including the rest of my blogs

My Favorite Topic...

My favorite topic, honestly, was the Oregon Trail daily topic. It was fun playing a game for homework, and then telling about our time playing it was good. It was funny playing a very old game. If we got more games to play for homework would be nice.

The Feelings of The Immigrants

After looking at the photos from the Ellis Island website, there seems to be many feelings that they felt. Hope of a new life that could save a family. Freedom from places of persecution and limitations. They may have felt the grace of salvation from a bad situation. No matter what they felt, they felt grateful to be alive and going to have a better life.

Songs of Protest

From reading the lyrics of the "Song of the Shirt", the women of the textile factories were treated poorly.They were put in the factories for long hours, with no breaks from work. They feel like death can be a solace that life is void of. They work from they crack of dawn to the shine of dusk. The women of textile factories were almost numb to the good things of life, due to their cruel treatment in the factories.

Gaming and Learning

After playing "Oregon Trail", i have found out some things I did not know about with the challenges of traveling to the West. You can easily make a mistake, and not make it with enough food, or your oxen get injured or die. You can even get yourself killed. Playing games in school can help students learn better, but it has to be with learning games, or games with accurate history basis. If you play Halo, for example, you learn nothing about history, but playing Call of Duty 1-4 and World at War, or even the Medal of Honor series can teach you about those wars that those games cover, from Pearl Harbor to Battle for Egypt.

My Six Word Story

Family of Six, Only Two Remain.

"I Don't Care About Slavery, I Care About The Union!"

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest Presidents before and during the Civil War of America. But, he was more concerned with preserving the Union, not ending slavery. Reason why he didn't worry about slavery is because he would have caused a more serious inccident during his campaign, even though the South thought he was anti- slavery. Slavery was such a touchy subject that, if Lincoln had went anti- slavery at the beginning of his campaign, it would have caused the Union to split right when he came in.He was trying to keep America from going to war with itself.

You Are Such a Yokel!

Stereotypes, they are all around us in our society. Almost everyone knows every stereotype, but what is the point of them all? Well, my thoughts are that people need something to call someone. It seems crazy to say, but if you think about it, you use a stereotype to make fun of people. Next time you call someone by a stereotype, think about how you would feel if someone called you by a stereotype.

Former Slaves: Was it Better Before or After?

Reconstruction was a time when the Union was trying to fix itself at the seems. The issues with slavery were ended, making life easier on former slaves. Before Reconstruction, former slaves were unable to marry, vote, or own property legally in the South. Once Reconstrustion was under way, former slaves got legal rights to voting, land ownership, and mariage. Black Codes put a damper on those plans, however, with some Southern states having a litaracy test to stop former slaves from voting, and the sharecropping kept former slaves in a state of debt, similar to slavery. I believe that former slaves had it easier during and after Reconstruction, for they had their rights, but certain obstacles were in their way.

The Great Debate

During Reconstruction, many people in the North (and some in the South) argued about whether the South should have gotten amnesty. I think that they should still have the amnesty they got, but not in the way they got it. Instead of making it seem like the Union was having pity on the South, a little punishment might have been acceptable. Have a little over half of each Southern state swear their loyalty to the Union, instead of the 10% that Lincoln issued. The Union should have made the Southern states work to gain their stateship rights back.

Does History Have Signifigance?

People argue all the time about if history has some kind of signinfigance or not. My thoughts on the matter are simple; the truths in history matter, but the false representations of history are not. History isn't just the texts that a certain group writes, but of the whole world. Different stories might get buried by one group, but another has what the other group hides. History does matter, you just got to know what to believe and not to believe.

History: The Agreed Lie

What Voltaire is saying in his quote is that history is what the leaders tell. Our leaders throw out all the dirty little details that could destroy what they have climbed the ladder to achieve. When you think about it, the government has hidden so much from us, yet we believe them. We agree on what they say is fact because they are in charge, and we cannot prove them wrong. There are people out there that have to believe in the lies of history, because they cannot handle the truth.