USH Classwork Textbook Archive 1887

In class today I used this textbook History Textbook from 1887 to read how Indians during this time period viewed Naive Americans (Indians). We also had to look up the words "savages" and "savagery" to connect them to how those words related to the Native Americans. According to google savage means to be "fierce, violent and uncontrollable", and savagery is the "condition of being primitive and uncivilized." I also looked up the word "savages" within the textbook. In the this textbook, it talks about how the Indians were "savages"against anyone that had threatened them. If i were a student that was being taught from this book I would view the Indians differently than I do now. I would have been taught how the Indians were the enemy and that I should fear them because they will attack anyone that goes near them. This book gives the complete opposite of how we view and think of the Indians today.

The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, January 9,1891

While reading The Dalles Weekly Chronicle dated back to January 9, 1891 there was an interesting article titled "Died Like the Brave Man He Was." This article was originally written in a newspaper in Leavenworth, Kansas. The article spoke about the death of Captain Wallace in Wounden Knee, SD. Captain Walles was injured by five Indians and then later died from the injuries. The most interesting thing about this article is that while dying Captain Wallace had killed each Indian.


January 9th,1891

While looking at the ads for clothing and shoes for my friend Madi's wedding in The Dalles Weekly Chronicle I came upon a heroic article. A brave Captain Wallace killed by five savage Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. What made him brave that he killed the Indians while HE was dying! The title "Died Like the Brave Man He Was" did the late brave Captain Wallace, justice, because of men like him many of us are able to sleep at night.

Newspaper quote

"Our use of social media for news is selective and intentional so that we may tend to remain interested only in things we are already interested in. On the other hand professional news outlets like newspapers exposed readers to information on a broad range of topics, this helps me to see what other people are interested in or thinking is important."

The Past and The Present of Newspapers

1.  According to Googler a newspaper “a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly)                    consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and            correspondence.” newspaper definition

2.  The first newspapers first that came into existence was in the 17^th century in Europe.
     Newspaper History 

3.  The Boston News Letter, The New England Courant, The New Hampshire Gazette, and The                Hartford Gazette are some the earliest and oldest newspaper in the United States.  
     Newspaper History

4.  When looking for “Leading Stories” I used the front page of  The Wall Street Journal. The                  “leading stories” that I found were “Turkey Buries Its Dead Amid Turmoil Over Terrorist Attack”,      "World To Fed: Get On With It”, and “SEC Cuts Use of Own Judges”. 

5.   According to Google the newspaper of record in “Is a major newspaper that has a large                       circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and             typically authoritative.” The first US paper designated as the nation’s newspaper of record in               1913 was The New York Times. Other US papers Such as The Los Angel’s Time and The                       Washington Post can be considered a newspapers of record. newspaper of record

6.  When looking at newspapers compared to social media to stay connected there are noticeable              differences. I consider Newspapers to be more boring because of the way it’s printed, black and          white, barely pictures, and small print. Reading a paper is a rare occurrence for me because it's a          hassle with trying to read the small print and the turning the pages to where I want to go to. The          rare times that newspaper do get my attention is when something catastrophic happens and that is        because the title are then large and in charge and interesting. Though it is informational                        newspapers do not catch my attention like social media. When social media talks about something      it seems more exciting, and anyone and everyone knows about it because there are outrageous            titles that catch people’s attention, pictures, and colors. Social media sites such as: Facebook,              YouTube, and Twitter are where news can be found. According to an article on Al.com How Social Media is Overshadowing Traditional Newspapers it states that “30% of people get their news        through Facebook.” When I go on any social media sites I don’t originally look for news it just            pops on my feed and I look at it. Newspapers are inconvenient because we do not have it on us all      the time like social media, sooner or later newspapers will most likely become digitalized rather          than printed. 

First Quarter Reflection

      In the first quarter I have learned various amounts of topics ranging from slavery to western expansion. When going over each lesson we find connecting themes and thinking skills. Researching each topic, I have become better at finding better sources and finally being able to paraphrase correctly. Throughout each lesson I have also learned a new tech skill such as hyperlinking. Hyperlinking gives me the ability to link my source to the article where my information was found, which makes life easier. 

       When talking about each lesson, we used a major critical theme, empathy. When trying to understand tougher subjects such as slavery, I was able to understand the positions of slaves and the owners. Blogging helped take what we learned and be able to put it in my own words on what I understand and what I didn't. By understanding what I learned I was able to immerse myself more into researching because I wanted to know more. This class is enjoyable since its not all lectures which mean I don"t die of boredom. Also Mrs. Lawson says Valeria does a good job at research. 

History in a Day: Native American Boarding schools

In class today we did history in a day, the purpose was to see what we could learn in one class. The topic I chose was Native American Boarding Schools. I learned that the education of Indians began after the Civil War. There were 2 types of boarding schools: reservation boarding schools and day schools. Reservation schools were created for those who could not afford the expensive costs, these schools had a low cost of transportation and had a closer connection the Indian community. The age range of the school was 6-8 yrs. The reasons behind the schools were to "Kill the Indian and save the man."  The children had to practically destroy the Indian (culture and language) in them so that they would not be punished. The girls would would become sophisticated young ladies learning the necessary attributes such as: baking, cooking, sewing, and cleaning. The boys learned certain skills such as: gardening, carpentry, and Blacksmithing. Little to no visitation happened between the children and their family. Many of the people that went to these boarding schools had regretted it because many of them lost themselves and their culture.

work cited 

"Assimilation Through Education: Indian Boarding Schools in the Pacific Northwest." University of Washington Libraries. University of Washington, n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 30. <https://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/marr.html#movement>.

US History film essay

Valeria Cowell
9/17/2015
HBlock
Learning about history is a key subject in my education. As people we are able to learn about this subject through different forms. One form that is brought to attention is movie based learning. For example learning about slavery is a major theme in our history because its events has shaped how America is now. The movies 12 Years a Slave and Glory are historically based around the time of slavery and Civil War. By watching these movies I was able to see the attitudes people had because of their circumstances. I was able to analyze it more clearly because I saw what was happening rather than see what was happening.
The movie Glory is about the 54th regiment of Massachusetts which was the first black regiment. This story is based on the colonel Robert Shaw’s written letters during the Civil War. All soldiers were either runaway slaves or free slaves that have volunteered to fight against all the wrong doings that put upon them because of their race. In a critical review by James Berardinelli on the movie Glory he says that “Kevin Jarre’s scripted illuminates the frequent oversight of history books.” History books only want us to read what they think is what is appropriate for us to read. I’m not saying this is completely wrong, but it’s wrong in the sense we are not learning the complete truth. For example in the movie the Union soldiers depicted what their actual feeling and attitudes toward slaves were, that they were just slaves as simple as that. That they were not equal to them even though they are fight for their freedom. I personally was amazed the attitudes of the Union soldiers and I was because it was an “oversight in history books”. The movie itself is for the most part correct in the historical accuracy. This is because the lesser characters were made up, this helped show the type of men that really enlisted in the 54th.  By making up some lesser characters it was able to show how 54th was a “close knit group” of soldiers. When scenes or characters are made up it helps bring a sense of emotion and understanding of what’s going on in their lives. Another review by rotten tomatoes on the movie Glory said “Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the American Civil War”. This critic say it was the best because it made on what “really” happened in the Civil War. I believe it is a great movie because it shows me a different perspective on each role throughout the movie. For Robert Shaw to lead the regiment he show how that no matter the race every live matters.
The movie 12 Years a Slave is about the story that is based on the real life of Solomon Northup and how he was a free black man and that he was taken and sold into slavery. This movie was also for the most part historically correct. In a key scene we see a slave Patsy that befriended Solomon about to be whipped. When Patsy askes for Solomon to just kill her to end her misery, it was all false. Yes, Solomon did whip her, but that she never asked. What she really wanted was to escape to be free and to have hope all the way until the end. The director Steve McQueen did the scene the way he did to convey emotion, empathy, and sympathy from the audience. It was a slight change that had a big effect on the movie and on the Audience. In a review on the movie 12 Years a Slave it was said that “There is a spiritual and violent content.” This is somewhat obvious because the movie was based on a time of slavery. A announcement by AFI Awards it said that “12 Years a Slave is a story amazing in no good way [..] it is depicted with such raw intensity.” This is the truth this movie “depicts” what life was like and that in a bad situation there is hope. i believe that this is a movie that should be shown because it was real and real is life during then brought hope and dignity to those who have nothing.

1 Denzel Washington Takes Defiant Break from Clean-Cut Role

2 Glory (United States, 1989)

3 Glory (1989)

4 Glory 4 stars

5 Glory 1989 (prt2)

12 Years  A Slave

6 12 Years a Slave

7 12 Year a Slave  (film)

8 12 Years a Slave (critic)

9 '12 Years a Slave' Review

10 12 years a slave 2013