Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Topic Change
I was originally going to do Irish Immigration as my NHD topic because I am Irish and I never looked into my Irish background so I thought this might be cool to find out what kind of stuff my Great Grandparents had to go through. As I began studying about the Irish I soon found out that I could not find any good information and I really wasn't into this project. I then thought that I should change my topic and I decided that Cuban Immigration would be better. I am also Cuban and I have done many projects on cuba for other classes. I live with my grandmother who immigrated here from cuba when she was young and she knows a lot about Castro and Cuba. This project has turned out to be better for me, I have found lots of sources, interviewees, and I over all just fell good about this project. Hopefully I will present it well.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Websites for Irish NHD
http://irishmemorial.org/
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=74
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/america.htm
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/courses/ed311/kafai/Team%204/immigration
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=74
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/america.htm
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/courses/ed311/kafai/Team%204/immigration
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Religion in Public Schools.
11/26/07
Should Religion be spoken and accepted in the Public schools of the U.S.? I think it should.
It is our 1st amendment that we can have freedom of Religion. And because of the establishment clause there shall be no connection between church and state. Many think that even teaching about religion in schools makes a breach on our first amendment and if you want religion, go to a private school. Not everyone can go to a private school. And public schools are filled with all different kinds of people from all types of backgrounds. So why not learn about those backgrounds?
There are four major religions in my school: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. So instead of pretending like they don’t even exist why not teach students about these religions so that they can have a better understanding of the people they live and interact with everyday. Teaching about several religions would not be accepting just one as truth but it would be embracing all of us for who we are. And I think that it would help all of us form a respect for each other by understanding each student’s way of life.
Should Religion be spoken and accepted in the Public schools of the U.S.? I think it should.
It is our 1st amendment that we can have freedom of Religion. And because of the establishment clause there shall be no connection between church and state. Many think that even teaching about religion in schools makes a breach on our first amendment and if you want religion, go to a private school. Not everyone can go to a private school. And public schools are filled with all different kinds of people from all types of backgrounds. So why not learn about those backgrounds?
There are four major religions in my school: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. So instead of pretending like they don’t even exist why not teach students about these religions so that they can have a better understanding of the people they live and interact with everyday. Teaching about several religions would not be accepting just one as truth but it would be embracing all of us for who we are. And I think that it would help all of us form a respect for each other by understanding each student’s way of life.
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