Monday, March 30, 2009

The Life of Ishi


Ishi was a Native American, and belonged to the Yahi tribe. He was born around 1860. Over the years, his tribe was wiped out due to the white people. The only remaining family were his grandparents, mother, uncle, cousin, and friend from another village. Over time his family died making him the last member of his tribe. He was later found in a slaughterhouse near San Fransisco, where he was taken to the local jail for a place to stay. He was then moved into the Museum of Anthropology where Alfred Kroeber studied Ishi closely and learned about the Yahi. In 1916 Ishi died of tuberculosis.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daybook Activity

One story of the A-bomb was in the perspectives of the people in the plane, Enola Gay. It says that for the captain, it was sort of like a game to them. It was also a very calm day with no enemy fire or anything. The crew were surprised that there was nobody shooting at them.

I think that if a crew member from the Enola Gay met a survivor of Hiroshima, he might have felt very guilty. And if the survivor said that their family died, that might make them feel even worse. Of course the crew member would not actually say he helped bomb the city, so he might go along saying stuff like "Oh, that's too bad." And "How horrible." Eventually, after the conversation, he will feel guilty about what happened.

A Hiroshima and Nagasaki Survivor


On August 9, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. However, 3 days earlier, he also survived the Hiroshima attack as well. He became the first person certified as a survivor of both U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II. Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic bomb attacks. Yamaguchi is satisfied that his record is now a historical fact.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Perspectives of Hiroshima

In the story about Hiroshima, it was written in Mrs. Nakamura's perspective. She was a citizen of Hiroshima. It says that she was a person who did what she was told. So she and her 3 children went out and stayed in a military area. There were several warnings over the radio, that instructed the citizens to evacuate. However, she stayed at home until and urgent warning had been issued. So the town was prepared for the bombing, but didn't know when it would happen.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Newspaper Article

In 1836, Mary Shodd, a girl only of 13, was very determined to stop slavery. Being an African American herself, she wanted all slaves to be free. She would always get mad when her friends would talk bad about slaves. She and her friends at the finishing school she went to, hid a runaway slave. They hid him under a table while his owners were searching for him. She will become an important part of the Underground Railroad.

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Cat Years

This story was mainly talking about the transition from children to teens. It described the children as to being puppies while teenagers as cats. It was also discussing how a child will be loyal and faithful to the parents while the teenager will be independent. The story says"Keep still, and your lap open and it will come to you." This was talking about how to treat your teenager.

Monday, March 9, 2009

5 Minutes of My Day

Over the weekend, I went to the market with my mom, brother, and sister. My sister and I stayed in the car. There was this woman whose car was parked next to us. And you know what she did? She pulled down her pants and peed in the parking lot. Now that is just really gross. So all of this happened in 5 minutes.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The American Revolution


I think that the main point of the video about General Burgoyne was to show that the Americans were not the only ones who had problems. The video also pointed out Burgoyne's overconfidence which was eventually his downfall as well as the rest of the British. He didn't realize the war would be as easy to win as he thought. He also didn't realize the method of which the Americans were using. Which was guerrilla fighting or ambushing.