Reflections - End of This Blog :(

This year I feel like I learned a lot more about our country than I came in knowing. At the beginning of the year, I did not have a passion for history, but at the end I enjoyed my time. From learning about the indians, the Civil War, and finally the Cuban missile crisis, my knowledge has increased greatly. The movie 13 Years portrayed everyone's role during the Cuban missile crisis. Every single detail had to be planned out for it to work, and everyone included was important. The main theme in history is learning from our mistakes, and I feel as if I will leave this class having a knowledge of people's mistakes so that I may flourish in our beautiful country.

Future Students of 2216: Politics About Climate Change in the Media in 2016

 Future students of 2216, 

            The subject of climate change has been an issue concerning people across the world. My classmates and I have set out an a journey to try and tell the future what this debate was about, and how it effected us.  I have noticed that throughout my research, climate change is not a topic that is discussed civilly, it is actually an extremely "heated" subject that employs controversy to great extents. Everyone seems to have different views and beliefs, and they make sure to express them publicly. The majority of websites express blame to a certain party: the Republican party. For example, (4) The New York Times expresses their view of the evolving climate change by stating, "We may be doomed. And if we are, you know who will be responsible: The Republican Party. Journalists and reporters do not do this to make fun of conservatives' personal belief, they use the media as a way to draw in watchers by adding drama. 

Discover Magazine

         
         Media such as television, radio, or social media websites (Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook), are the main ways that people across the globe with a certain message they want to portray, communicate. The media obviously has an effect on public opinion. Most (3)news sources try to not be biased, but showing the conflicts in climate change can tend to (2)shift to the more liberal side of the spectrum. The(1)portrayal of climate change combines with hesitation, and shows uncertainty to the "facts" that they are surfacing. The claims of scientists get changed and distorted, and journalist make sure to try and get audiences to visualize the most extreme outcomes. The extent of these outcome make consequences seem more catastrophic and also on a shorter time scale. (7)"Alarmism" is used to communicate using verbose language, causing more public skepticism to increase and more drama to become surfaced. 

The Guardian

        Democrats across the world are raging with government action to try and make the environment cleaner, and the world to last as long as possible. (9) Republicans on the other hand fear that it is "an overreach of federal power and a danger to the economy." I feel as if republican views are becoming distorted, and the conservative movement is slowly declining. The majority of republicans in 2016 were born in the Boomer or Silent era, and they are (5)dying off. The Republican party is at a 2.5 million voter disadvantage, and their views are being forgotten. Even though they may be at a (6) disadvantage, "When a party is nationally unfavored, conditions can give them a shot." 

      The Guardian

        
           In the future, I expect the issue on climate change to become larger, and more action to be taken. As a Republican myself, I believe that the Republicans need to become aware of the changes that are taking place around them. They need to become open minded, while also making sure that their beliefs are not being concealed. Republican should stand up for what they believe in, but also create a movement that welcomes outsiders. They need to try and show the world that everything does not have to include the government, and people are powerful enough to protect the world that everyone knows and loves. Democrats should stop placing stigmas on the Republican party, and instead realize that the world is currently at (8)19,000,000,000,000+ dollars in debt, and having government action will just make the debt worse. The media should POLITELY express both views of climate change instead of only expressing one, and making fun of the other. The United States of America is a free country, and people have the right to believe what they want, and express their opinion publicly. Most of all, climate change needs to be discussed civilly and publicly, because you can not solve an issue that you are constantly fighting about.        





Footnotes:

(1) Media's Role in Climate Change: Stanford

"The Stanford Daily has been a fixture on the Stanford campus since the University was founded in 1892. The paper began as a small publication known to locals as The Daily Palo Alto and has grown to its current status as one of the finest college newspapers in the country."

(2) Bias in the Media

"PRP.fm is smart, friendly, local radio run by passionate Portland radio professionals and incredible volunteers who care about music and community – local radio at its best."

(3) NYT Bias  

"TheBlaze is many things – a news and information website, TV network, digital radio network and small business marketplace – but above all else we are a community of people, bound together by a shared set of values: Truth. Respect. Ingenuity and Family. These values guide our passion as journalists, content creators and storytellers and are the foundation from which we interact with our audience."

(4) New York Times: Republicans’ Climate Change Denial Denial

(5) Pew Research Center: Republican vs. Democrat divide

"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts."

(6) Slate.com: Are Republicans6 Becoming Extinct?

“Slate is a daily magazine on the Web. Founded in 1996, we are a general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, business, technology, and culture.”


(7) Wikipedia: Bias in the Media
"Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it. It is a special type of website designed to make collaboration easy, called a wiki. Many people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes per hour."

8) National Debt Clock
 "The National Debt Clock is a billboard-sized running total display which constantly updates to show the current United States gross national debt and each American family's share of the debt. It is currently installed on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City."

(9)CBS News:Where the 2016 Republican candidates stand on climate change

"CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation."

Politics in Climate Change

        Rather interested in politics, I began my research of climate change on an impartial level. Over several of the past years, bringing up this topic of climate has lead to heated discussions, often ending in several disagreements. I called into question, “what’s the big deal about climate?” Turns out everyone’s opinion is different and must be heard. Immediately I recognized a pattern between each debate. The great divide between the discussion of climate were between conservative views, and liberal views. The two opposing views were on opposite ends of the spectrum, and this was causing an uncivil uproar in every debate.

        Beginning my research, I came upon a left-wing website. CNN simply begins an article with, "There is no debate." They do not address issues, instead they claim facts, and place the blame on the other party, simply implying that they are idiotic and do not respect the environment. This immediately answers my question of why these debates can be so heated. They are not willing to listen to what others have to say, only to call on the other’s mistake. I was shocked to find out how adults can become so childish on a subject they are extremely opinionated about. The only way to find a middle ground would be to argue in an anti dramatic way where everyone would be able to voice their opinions.

Politics in "Climate"

I am most interested in the political aspect in climate change because I am really curious how and why bringing up the subject of climate can cause such a strong reaction. I have always been interested in politics and debate, and allowing me to further try and answer questions about all aspects politics in climate would make this a really fun research project.

The Word Climate

Climate:
Weather
Humidity
Global Warming
Meteorology
Seasons

I picked the word "weather" because any climate anywhere has something to do with the weather.
Global warming describes the gradual increase in temperature, and permanently changes the Earth's climate.
Meteorologists study climate.
Humidity is a type of climate.
Every season has a different climate.

Questions related to "climate":
Are human activities responsible for climate change?

The Great Depression

Read about the Great Depression (Links to an external site.).  According to this article, what was wrong with President Hoover's response?  Why did people blame themselves when things went wrong, and how valid or invalid was this response?

President Hoover believed that the "Great Depression" would end in 60 days. He believed that the government should not help the lower-class population. Hoover met with businesses that preferred to lay people off, and was blamed for the Great-Depression. 

People believed that they were to blame for not having an income due to their belief of how money was earned. This response was invalid because just because companies, and the upper-class lost money to the stock-market class, men had to receive lower wages, or be laid off. It was not their fault that the stock market crashes. This could also be due to the amount of comfort items that were being bought. More and more comfort items were coming along, and people began to buy them. When they began to buy them, wages dud not steadily increase. They were spending more of their own money rather than saving it. 

Read about Black Sunday (Links to an external site.). How would you have felt if you'd been there on that day? What kinds of fears, concerns, or questions would be going through your mind during, and after, the event described?

If I would have been in the Dust Bowl in 1935, I would have been very afraid. May family members, belongings, and friends would be in jeopardy of their lives, and I wouldn't have any control over it. If the dust bowl ruined my job source, how would I support my family? Where would I live?

Read about The Drought (Links to an external site.).  What areas were affected by it?  What caused it.  The author ends this article with a pithy quote.  Do you agree or disagree with this historian's perspective? Why or why not?

The drought started in the east and then moved to the west. It affected the Great Plains. The Soil Conservation Serviced escribed the area as “the western third of Kansas, Southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Panhandle, the northern two-thirds of the Texas Panhandle, and northeastern New Mexico.” Drought and the Misuse of land led to the dust bowl. I agree with the historian's perspective that the world was very "unbalanced" and trying to find their sense-of-self, but I believe that it is not the ulitmate reason of the Dust Bowl. 

Read about Mass Exodus from the Plains (Links to an external site.).  Were does the migration of people out of the Dust Bowl rank in terms of other migrations in US History?  What made life hard for people once they arrived in California?

The Migration of people out of the Dust Bowl was the largest migration in US History. Once people arrived in California, it was hard because it was very over-crowded. Farmers in California had to learn how to grow different kinds of food, and others were paid very little.

Reflection of the 1920's Speeches

1. I believe that the speeches went really well, and we were able to learn a lot through everyone else's perspective.

2. I feel like Avani and Carson distinguished themselves due to the fluctuation of their voices and their seeming interest in the subject.

3. From this experience, I believe that I should have used some hand gestures, and have been louder.

Political Impact of the Radio

When the radio came along in the 1930's, it not only influenced normal people of all classes around the world, it influenced politics. When President Harding was elected, he became to first president to use the radio as a means of political communication. This allowed radio to become viewed as a democratic medium. Presidents were able to reach a large audience at home, at work, or even across the globe. The world could become informed on political endeavors, and be able to form their own opinions. Radio revolutionized debates. Franklin D. Roosevelt insisted upon "fireside chats" to help stay in touch with the community. Listeners at home felt as if they had made a connection with the leader of their country, and were more inclined to him as president. The fact that the radio made people become in-the-loop and informed, it allowed the country to be able to believe in the US government.



Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chats


Radio's America
Radio's Political Past
Fireside Chats

1920's Speech

Even though the war was over in the 1920’s, a new war began. The war of opinionated controversy over the big questions of family life, national life, and even spiritual life of individuals redefined this era. The definition of individualism was challenged, and it created a debate over individual freedom. The significance of change in the view of opportunity of women was provoked. Women thought that they had the authority to decide how to live their lives, and that they should not be defined through the eyes of men. The increasing importance of school was due to the engagement of the local government and community, who thought that they had the authority to further student education rather than letting them have their own personal views. Nativists created myths to try and persuade people of the United States that immigration challenged the view of traditional culture. This authority helped instigate the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. They said that they valued traditional white supremacy over Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. The Klan felt that they had the authority over individuals in the illusion of societal interest. Fundamentalists insisted that their view of taking the Bible literally to be the only view, and that they had the authority to force the United States to turn away from scientistic approaches. The country’s view of authority was unclear, and individual freedom was challenged. 

In the 1920’s the world was constantly changing. It became socially acceptable for women to smoke, go to parties, and wear less modest clothing. Through these changes, the “flapper” was newly introduced.  Traditional culture was being replaced with a new “modern” way of thinking. The fundamentalists were appalled. The modern, scientific, way of thinking challenged traditional christian beliefs. They went all around the world spreading the gospel, and trying to rid people of such methods as the “Darwinism”. This one track mind continued through the Nationalists and the Ku Klux Klan. There was a part of the country that did not welcome change, in fact they despised it. Whether it be a war against women, immigrants, beliefs, or culture, the opinions of others were challenged.

As people started to form and value their own opinions, they began to believe in their own authority, and their own perspective. The significance of authority in everything that the world stood for included: a world full of opportunity, freedom, and expression. Even though the Ku Klux Klan used their authority to harm people they see unfit, and Fundamentalists had a one track mind, these large movements helped impact the world around them in very large ways. Women started to gain their own independence, and the authority of forcing people to become educated helped the United States advance academically. This era was redefined in a way that allowed people to gain freedom of any government or state control. Different forms of authority created not only a multitude of expression, but it helped redefine individual freedom.

The Disenchanted: Review

The Disenchanted by Janvi Patel is a thrilling short story about the evolution of art and literature. It mentions many classic novels such as The Great Gatsby and Babbitt. Even though this novel may be short and to the point, it does have a sense of excitement. Set in the 1920's, literature was beginning to become popular, and people sought out to create a new generation. The penmanship is glorified, and the art is above average. This is a must read for a historical thrill-seeker.

The Life of Bill Cardio: Review

The Life of Bill Cardio by Thomas Beckman can be interpreted as a simple short story, but has a mysterious deeper meaning. The autobiographical character Bill Cardio has an adventurous approach  to buying the new fangled technology of a radio, having commercial flight, investing in a telephone, and a becoming curious about a computer. Even though that this story is written unconventionally, and has many grammatical errors, I am sure Mr. Beckman did it for a reason. The deeper meaning of this book is that no matter how old you are, the world is constantly evolving, and you can evolve with it. Mr. Beckman's penmanship and artistic ability may lack, but it somewhat evolves (and can further evolve) as the story goes on.

My Pocket Book

I wrote in my pocket book how life was for a guy not in the Klan in the 1920's. He was against the KKK, and listened in on a meeting. He explained to the reader how they arose, and how they failed. I used slang words that were fitting for the story and the era. Everything fit together really well.

WWI: Perspectives in Print

1. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
1. E=mc^2
1. The foundation of creating the atomic bomb for WW2
2. Made sure in his lectures that the audience understood him
1. If you could not explain something simply, then you don't understand it
3. Believed in non-violence
4. German's thought Einstein plagiarized all of his work
5. This theory could create new inventions for the war
6. Not many people could understand the theory 
7. A lot of people thought that Einstein's theory was False
8. "The Poet in Science"
9. This theory was the beginning of a very large scientific era
2. Einstein moved from Germany
1. Many people did not support his work
2. People thought he stole this theory from someone else
3. Science did not stop during the war
4. How did this relate to WWI?
1. The world was constantly changing
2. Every scientific discovery was helpful
3. Anything to help people know something about the universe was helpful
5. The Theory of Relativity was just the beginning of scientific discoveries

WWI Poster Analysis

1. Rumors that mislead you. Politicians use them to influence you.
2."information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group,movement, institution, nation, etc."
          Dictionary Reference

3. Poster 1- This poser shows how the US was not eager to join the war, and that everyone needs to realize that The United States needs to fight back. While looking at this poster, I see a women wearing an American flag sleeping on a fancy chair. She is holding some type of document. It makes me feel like America is lazy, and needs to "Wake Up."

    Poster 2- This poster is porting Germany as a large animal that has just killed a women. It is trying to persuade you to join the US Army. It is on our soil. It is trying to scare Americans into wanting to fight back, and not letting Germany walk all over us.

    Poster 3- This poster is trying to persuade you that "Liberty bonds" help you beat Germany (shown as a barbaric- warlike creature) and support the American soldiers. The creature in shown with bloody fingers looking across a sea. (Maybe the Atlantic.) The "German" looks ready to kill. Maybe for people that can not go to war, this is their opportunity to help.
Propaganda Posters

4. I do not think that the US government should spend money on posters to try and get people to join the war. They should be using that money in the war. If the people aren't notified of what is going on, how will the people join the army over a poster? They really need to keep the world informed without people finding out about the war situation through posters.

5. I believe that the government had to because communication was slim. They had to scare people into believing that the war was coming, and they do not need to wait to take action.

Thesis Writing

Progressivism influenced innovations to the extent to create higher standard for society. Some examples included creating a healthier lifestyle, finding new ways of transportation, and being able to protect yourself from modern issues. All of these ideas were strategies during the progressive era, and were beneficial to people, businesses, and the government.

Answers

Answers:
D
B
A

Ch.21 Multiple Choice Writing

1. All of these were varieties of progressivism Except
          a.  Limiting authority
          b. Government regulation of trusts
          c. Welfare is dependent on society
          d. Efforts to make society bigger
          e. Creating a modernized government

 All of the following were an effect of “Taylorism” Except:

           a. Social science

           b. A faster way of education

           c. Bureaucratic reformers

           d. An expanding group middle class professions

           e. A revolution of education

Movements by the middle class were all of the following Except:

           a. Doing everything they could to treat people equally

           b. Created strict regulations on healthcare

           c. Regulated admission to professions

           d. Valuing education and accomplishments

           e. Created professional schools

The Living Essay

I worked with Madi and Thomas and our assignment was to join our progressive topics into one:
Annie Oakley - encourage women to take care of themselves

Spanish Flu - Mass disease control, health regulations

Gillette Razor - Personal hygiene, streamlining the razor design

-Intro-

During the Progressive Era masshealth regulations along with recognition of the benefits of a healthier lifestyle lead to a more informed society that was more conscious of their personal hygiene. The innovation of the Gillette Razor helped lead men to create a better standpoint of personal hygiene, while women were looking up to Annie Oakley as a role model for women’s health and respect of their bodies. The Influenza pandemic of 1918 lead to an overhaul of health regulations that would help increase the quality of life of everyday citizens, men or women.

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-Conclusion-

Had it not been for the quick thinking and influential figures of the time period like Annie Oakley and King Camp Gillette the importance of personal hygiene would not have been so widely accepted. These steps towards betterment of health made the mass reformation of health regulations, after the “Spanish Flu” pandemic more widely accepted and easier to enforce. Had Progressivism not taken such drastic measures to change the way American’s live, would we still be living in third-world conditions?

Progressivism Blog Post

            As I went through the Newspaper archives, I came along the topic of Annie Oakley. Even though I thought I had great interest in this subject, I was prompted with the question of how to relate this to Progressivism. Yes, Annie Oakley was a public figure in entertainment, but did she contribute to any aspects of women in the era? After I read the summary of Oakley's journey, I started looking through newspaper articles about her. I found many areas of her out-shooting the opposite gender and being blamed for stealing something from an African American man (which she actually did not do.) If she was so influential in this era, why didn't I see any of the reforms that she had made or the progress she made with women's rights?

             Women were not given many opportunities during this era. Annie Oakley have hope to women that they could do what they wanted to do and not be subjected to stereotypes. She influenced women to take care of their body, and be happy with who they were. In one newspaper article Annie Oakley stated, "Women can shoot as well as men." This showed me that she had confidence and the willingness to succeed. It also showed how influential she was when she taught other women how to shoot.

            On the other hand, she was only a public figure. Because she was a women and did things that men would usually do, it was attractive to a broader audience. She did not do anything to benefit the world, she only brought the sense of The Wild West show to the eyes of women. Oakley herself did not make big changes in the world to benefit for progressivism and the way society works. I came along an article about how she died: normally. This shows that she was just a normal person who knew how to shoot. She may have been a role model for other people, and made it socially acceptable to do a man's sport, but she made a very tiny dent in the progress of women's rights and the progressive era.

            
   Annie Oakley                                         Annie Oakley Festival                         Annie Oakley

Newspaper Archives
Miss Annie Oakley, May 25, 1986, Wheeling Register
A Reckless Libel, August 28, 1903, Wilkes-Barre Times
Advice From Annie Oakley, December 21, 1894, Kalamazoo Gazette

Self-Reflection

       During the second semester start, we have studied Imperialism, and Progressivism. I have gained a good understanding of each of these subjects through research, analyzing movies, and having a more critical thinking based set of reading questions. Through my research, I have gained confidence and the skills to conduct a solid analytical background. During our Imperialism Chapter, studying political cartoons were my forte. They helped me gain a sense of what it was like during that time. Watching and analyzing the documentary about Eddie Aikau really helped me get a sense of the Hawaiian identity and how other countries felt about being involved with America. The beginning of our approach to progressivism has really interested me. I enjoy seeing people from 1890-1920 have a sense of innovation and how they developed each individual idea to benefit our country.

Randolph in 20 years

1. Escalators powered by student involvement
2. Better computer systems
3. Holograms
4. Text books eliminated
5. A REAL track
6. A positive athletic program
7. Solar lighting
8. More community outreach
9. Parking lot full of charging bays

Thinking About Progress

1. Progress: A development that betters someone or something
2. The time period of the Progressive era is from the 1890's to the 1920's because after the war, many tried to fix social and economic problems. 
3. Issues, Actions and achievement associated with the Progressive Era
1. The Prohibition: reduced drinking
2. Government Corruption
3. Prison Reform
4. Civil Liberties
5. Women's sufferage
4. Progressive reforms seem to have a common area of changing very large and broad topics to benefit the people of the United States
5. Best to worst
1. Civil Liberties
2. Women's suffrage
3. Government Corruption
4. The Prohibition
5. Prison Reform

The Progressive Movement

The Future

Predictions about the future people were making 100 years ago:

1. Digital Color photography - True
2. Rising Height of Americans - True
3. Mobile Phones - True
4. Pre-made Meals - True
5. Slowing population growth - True
6. Hothouse vegetables - True
7. Television - True
8. Tanks - True
9. Bigger Fruit - True
10. The Acela Express - True
11. No more C, X, or Q - False
12. Everyone will walk 10 miles per day - False
13. No more cars in large cities - False
14. No mosquitos or flies - False

Watkins' Predictions

Most of these are predictions and warnings

Predictions 50 years ago

1. Increase in food supply - True
2. Their is more wealth in the sea rather than the land - False
3. Birth Control Opinions - True
4. More Space Navigation - True
5. No more war - False
6. Cure for all diseases - False

These are both prediction and a wish list

Predictions

1. Police with X-rays - True
2. Flying Machines - true
3. Movable Houses - True
4. Airships - True
5. Undersea Ships - True
6. North Pole Trip - True
7. Water Walk - True
8. Ship Railway - False
9. Roofed City - False
10. Theater - True
11. Moving Sidewalks - True
12. Good Weather Machine - False

Most of these are predictions that came true, while things such as "Moving Sidewalks," and "Roofed City" are just a wish. 

19th Century Predictions

People started predicting the future having positive impacts. The have a hope that the world will become a better place

Predicting the Future:

1. Obese rates are going to increase
2. More war in the US
3. More diseases will be cured
4. We will run out of space for the population
5. College will be more expensive
6. Inserting a chip to track you
7. Cars that run off of water
8. More sink holes
9. The Upper class will decrease
10. Public School system becoming abolished
11. We won't have a need for social skills

We do not have much control over the future. I see individuals becoming less competent, the national government being smaller, groups not having control over the things that we will being to do. International Organizations will have a word in the future with our internal affairs. As of now we have control of our own destiny, but I believe in the future we won't. The future is out of our control, but individuals can always try to shape it. The world is changing, but we don't always have to. 

How do you analyze a political cartoon?

1. What I already knew about analyzing political cartoons:
1. Use prior knowledge
2. Read the words 
3. Look for detail and key points
4. Loof for irony
5. Look at the picture as whole
1. What I learned
1. Look for over-exaggeration 
2. Decided the cartoons main-analogy
3. Ask yourself what the author is trying to persuade you of
2. Looking at political cartoons in the future, I will try to look at the big picture as a whole, and then look at smaller details.
1. Method to analyzing cartoons (my own method)
1. Look at the cartoon as a whole
2. Go over your prior knowledge
3. Link how the words on the cartoon help the cartoon as a whole
4. Look for over exaggeration 
5. Decide the cartoon's main point
1. Persuasion
2. Mockery
3. etc.
6. Look at smaller detail
2. Guide to analyzing political cartoons
3. 
   
4. 
1. Quest for an Empire
1. This cartoon shows how the United States wanted to build an empire. It shows the countries that the US wanted to claim. The eagle compared to all the countries is over-exaggerated, showing that the US is bigger than everyone else, and will try to dominate all of the smaller countries.
2. 
3. Quest for an Empire
1. This picture portreys the Spanish-American war as a meal. Uncle Sam represents the US, and President McKinley serves the US. It tries to show how the Americans just picked a country, just off of a menu to capture.
5. 
1. Quest for an Empire
1. This shows how the US has a grasp on other countries including the Caribbean, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Guam. The US does not give up, and will not give up until the countries are captured by the US.

Documentary of Mark Twain

Topic- Mark Twain
Focus- The reverent anti-imperialist motives and sentiments about the war in the Philippines through the eyes of Mark Twain.
Angle- Mark Twain was a powerful writer through the Spanish-American war, and he had motives in the Anti-Imperialist league that helped identify why the United States is going to war with other countries, not for the good of the people and country as a whole, but for their own self-gain. He cited reasons to fight US annexation of the Philippines such as: the reasons of the economy, legal, racial, and moral motives of the United States.

Mark Twain Quote

Mark Twain

Hawaiian, The Legend of Eddie Aikau

The filmmakers called the film Hawaiian, The Legend of Eddie Aikau, because it showed that Eddie Aikau had such a love for his Hawaiian culture, and helped make an impact in how and why he wanted to protect his identity. He was proud of his culture, and didn't want anyone to degrade it like the Americans and Australians. The films angle shows how and why he wanted to track and preserve his ancestors, and he would do anything to create a better outlook on Hawaiians. He was passionate for his family and other people, and his connections helped shape his career. The fact that this movie was a part of ESPN, it was to grab everyones attention. It shaped the films content by showing his evolution of his love for surfing, and this transitioning to his voyage. If this film had been made by PBS or the History Chanel, it would have been more fact based and historical facts and ideas, such as the history of Hawaii, and other evidence how the water was important in Hawaiian culture. 

Eddie Would Go

Phrenology

During class, we briefly observed Phrenology- the theory of brain and science of character reading. We then researched to find a variety of questions. We then found out that the L.N. Fowler brain was made in the early 1800's, split into two parts, and based on brain functions. While researching, I typed into the search bar a broad topic of this model such as, "L.N. Fowler," or "Phrenology head." I did not type in exactly what I wanted to be able to find information about it. I learned that you must be very specific while researching, and be very observant of every angle. The question of "is this model a real artifact?" came up. The only way to know was to look at the manufacturer at the bottom. It was not an artifact, so it is not a primary source. A provenance is the ownership of an antique, or the place of origin for the earliest known history of that artifact. This head could only be used as a primary source if the question of, "how did students of the 21st century learn about researching?" and then it would be a primary source.




American Phrenological Journal