Our Little Wars

 I think Call of Duty should be allowed to exist because it gives us a little heads up what's happening in real war. Yeah of course there are no respawns in real life but if the game ended with one kill where's the fun in that. The game gives every gamer a little insight of what can occur in a war.The game makes killing a person look so easy, right ? In reality its much more intense. Your have to be mentally prepared to pull the trigger and not hestitate when the enemy is dead in front of you. Also, there's no fear when playing the game so you just jump out and BANG BANG he's down. Soldiers risk their lives and we stay safe behind our tv screens not facing the real war.Im all for the Call of Duty franchise but I clearly know what can come from the game itself and the real deal. Playing on the big screen is cool but actually seeing what's going on is a mental challenge itself.

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Bring on the pain!!

Well in treating the prisoners or enemy combatants, to get some information about where the other IEDs are we should torture them. Not any serious hardcore torture but some minor conflicting torture. The tortures i would probably use is the dunking the prisoner into a pool of water while tied and pullin them out then dunking them again. Also, I would be giving them their food at random times to throw them off their time sense. That would be a long term effect on them and also put some mental lapses and that should give them a good reason to spit out the info we need.

Death Toll

The large casualties from the war were the highest of any war. One reason for the large casualtiess were the use of cannons on upper ground shooting down at the unprotected soldiers marching. Also, from watching the video the soldiers seem to being using the phalanx style shooting any soldiers in the line of fire. By see they used mines set around the water. Society was effected grreatly because the number of men declined in the U.S. Also the thoughts of people losing their loved ones in the war.

Ace in the Sky

Pilots could have experienced multiple different thing during their dogfights. From thinking they're going to get shot down by another fighter to can they make it out alive. Those pilots were brave for what they did going day in and day out with the fear of dying in action. Keeping a clear mind to accomplish the mission must have been a heavy task to up hold plus being exposed to all the G-forces without any suppressors huge stress on the body. That was probably too much for most people to do and have the guts to pull off the mission but over all the put everything they had into it.

Panama Log

Ive been working on the canal for nearly a month now and im at the very limit of my will. The heat here is unbareable and the insects are in swarms. Ive been ill as well. The Americans brutal on continuing on the canal. Carrying dynamite through the rigid terrain is extremely dangerous. We are told to carry on the trail and not turn back unless needed. I have lost many of my fellow islanders to the explosions of the dynamite. Also, the railing incident which occired the other day. I lost my best friend whom Ive known since childhood in the incident. I have to keep pushing on. I have a little time life here but i have to continue so nothing goes wro..............

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Going to make the Hawaiian ancestors proud by giving their sons and a daughters rights! New Constitution, baby!
1/14/1893  11:30am

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The Royal Hawaiian Band is playing :) !! Im so ready to get this approved!!
1/14/1893  12:17pm

QueenKahunaLiliI almost proclaimed a new constitution but my Cabinet refused to sign it the new constitution because they"re afraid of enemies. Punks >: / !! Have to tell everyone Im postponing it till later.
1/14/1893 12:59pm

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I just issued a proclamation that I will never alter the constitution except for constitutional means.Rumors of overthrowing me are spreading.
1/15/1893  7:02pm

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 Got a lot people at the palace standing by with me :). Protect the Queen!!
1/16/1893  2:54

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Soldiers from the United States have come ashore!! Is this war between us ?
1/16/1893 5:05pm

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U.S Marines landed but they have not done anything yet. Why?
1/16/1893 8:51pm

QueenKahunaLili
We're are preparing for the worst case situation that might unfold now that the Marines are here.
1/17/1893  3:37pm

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 They are United States is making me yield to their power :'(
1/17/1893 6:21pm

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Im going back to my private estate. Now im the Former Queen.
1/18/1893  1:12am

Blog Education ?

Blogging was definitely something new in my learning experience. Its way better then writing on a piece of paper. That fact that I cant lose my paper is good. I can use something that im so comfortable with instead of pen and paper. Also, we can put almost all our thoughts into our blogs and other people can see it. With pen and paper we're kind of boring but when we type we have the whole world under our finger types plus we're in the comfort of our homes. When typing blogs to me just feels like im not doing homework whats so ever.

Favs

Well my favorite blog topic was the one of the very first ones. Does History matter? That was my favorite topic because where would we be if everything in history was never shared. Or if the people never keep records on the events that happened then most of the world's history no one would know what occured in the previous years. The world would be in a dark void of not knowing what happened in the past. That topic got me thinking where the world would be ?

Welcome to Ellis Island

The people coming to the U.S wanted to escape or just move away from the problems that they had in their country. They thought the U.S was the ideal place to come to just because the stories they heard from someone. Looking at the pictures they seem packed into small places and crowded. Also from the looks of it they waited for all the paper work to be finished so they can settle down. They U.S allowed all the people to enter but they got to witness the true United States.

Rocky Raccoon

The Beattles described the west as a rocky mining hill in Dakota. Continuing a formal saloon where cowboys would stay and rest after working in the mines. Also, that they would carry around  a gun with them most of the time.The showdown between Rocky and Dan was a gun fight in which Rocky got shot. The doctor was there for some aid. Their piece is semi accurate because the fact the Doc smelt like gin gave a stereotype feel and the hoedown is not really correct. Plus, the saloon was right along with the mining hills in Dakota. Overall the song was great.


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Journey to the West

Family moving West, leaving everything behind

The Real Cowboys

Well from watching "Gunsmoke" it seemed pretty good for its time. Somethings that I saw that was stereotypical is the stand-offs. Yes the cowboys had stand offs but not at night. Also, there was not always a damsel in distress for the cowboy to save the day and place the criminal in the slammer. Plus they dont always get the girl and ride off into the sunshine on good Ol' Friday. Rarely any bar shoot out scences where everyone seems to fight and break bottles over the head. I've always thought the cowboys only had six rounds in their guns and no spares but it seems in the show they carry all the spares on their belts. "Gunsmoke" makes the cowboys look like the shieves of the West and unbeatable with their fancy hats and chariffs.

Disadvantages

How were former slaves educated and what roadblocks did they encounter? The former slaves weren't supposed to be educated but they learned to read and write by slaves who could in secret. The slaves only knew how to do what did on the farm. This caused the former slaves to seem uneducated and unprepared for the work up ahead. It also placed the slaves in a position where they can't get a job besides a farm or plantation. The white people didn't see the former slaves useful for anything since all they did was obey their masters. They were seen lesser than everybody else as if they were a diseased race with no knowledge of what anything is at this point.

Before Or After ?

 The Reconstruction freed the slaves from the plantations but it placed them in a bad position in the end. The slaves were still at the bottom of society with no money, food, or even shelter to live in. I think they were better after the Reconstruction because the slaves were more free even though they didn't have much to do when they were free. The slaves lived their own lives with only the future in mind. Even though, they still had to live on a farm or a plantation to sustain life they could still think about their families. Before the Reconstruction, the slave had no choice but to work for their masters or else they were punished. Compared to what they had to do after the Reconstruction that was the only think they could do to climb up in society at the time.

Stereotypical Remarks

I think stereotypes are known throughout many different societies is because people think of them ir judge them on how they look and how they act plus tv is one cause of this. Tv programs make a certain race look bad just because of their race. For example, people think everyone black person likes fried chicken or kool-aid but that's completely wrong because some of them exactly do not like either of them. People judge other races just by lookin on how they dress or how they react to something. Also, tv programs over exaggerate a race by making them look stupid or dumb. Another example, is all muslims are terrorist just because of one incident that happened in the U.S and now everyone thinks all muslims are terrorist when only a select group did that.Every race in the world have at least something that people make fun of just because what they are.

Get Involved or Not ?

I think Thoreau meant that a government that barely gets involved is the one that runs best. I kind of agree and disagree. I agree because if the government does not involve itself then the people would involve themselves to make a change or not. Also, it would allow the people to make their own decisions instead of the government thinking up everything. I also disagree because it can place people into a frenzy to make difficult decisions in their state or country and it would cause a uproar around the country which could throw it out of whack. If the government gets involved or not could cause some major changes to the country.

Lies of History

I think that Voltaire was trying to point out that there is many lies in almost every historical event recorded. The reason behind it is that historians cut out the real truth to make people believe that something that the lie they have create is the real story. One example is who discovered that the Earth was round and not flat ? Some people would say Columbus but in fact Greeks have proved that years ago. Historians left out the things out that should be known be everyone but they decide to keep it hidden. Also, history books leave out battles that America was surely defeated and other small changes as well. Keeping history from the public could cause a lot of people to question what else is the government keeping under our noses.