Thursday, March 26, 2009

Boom, Bust, Recovery







Boom



1.)National Association Advancement of Color People (NAACP)
This is a picture of the NAACP Award to Denzel Washington. I chose this picture for Boom because this was an organization to promote full equality.

2.)Organized Crime
This is a picture of Organized Crime. I chose this picture because there were groups going around doing criminal activities like interstate theft, gambling, prostitution, and monetary profit.

3.)Installment Plan
This is a picture of the Installment plan. I chose this picture for the Boom period because it was the plan

4.)Teapot Dome Scandal
This is a picture of the Teapot Dome Scandal. I chose this because it was a corruption used by the U.S. Navy, one of Albert B. Fall’s secret leasing of oil rich public land to private companies in return for money and land.

5.)Bootleggers
This is a picture of Bootleggers. I chose this picture for this period because this was when people were sneaking alcoholic beverages during Prohibition in the U.S.

6.)Prohibition
This is a picture of Prohibition. I chose this picture because alcoholic beverages were banned from sales, manufacture, and possession during this period in the U.S.

7.)Scopes Trail
This is a picture of the Scopes Trail. I chose this picture because John T. Scopes was teaching evolution, which was against the Tennessee law and a sensational court case during this period.

8.)Flapper
This is a picture of a Flapper. I chose this picture to show how the creative young women who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes looked.

9.)Sinclair Lewis
This is a picture of Sinclair Lewis. I chose this picture to give you a visual on how the first man to be awarded the Noble Prize in Literature looked; whose work was based on the critical views of American society and capitalist values.

10.)Bessie Smith
This is a picture of Bessie Smith. I chose this picture because she was a good influence on jazz vocalist and one of the greatest and most popular female blues singers in this time period.

Bust


1.)Credit

This is a picture of Credit. I chose this picture to give you a good example of the arrangement in which a buyer pays later for a purchase.

2.)Black Tuesday

This is a picture of Black Tuesday on a newspaper. I chose this picture because it was when stock prices fell down fast, in October 29, 1929, which was a major deduction.

3.)Great Depression
This is a picture of the Great Depression. I chose this picture because it was when the U.S. economy was in severe decline and unemployment.

4.)Dust Bowl
This is a picture of the Dust Bowl. I chose this picture to show how bad it looks and when the region was not made for farming cause of the drought and dust storms during this time.

5.)Direct Relief
This is a picture of Direct Relief. I chose this picture because it was when the government gave money or food directly to the needy people, which was a start to getting them back on their feet.

6.)Speculation
This is a cartoon picture of Speculation. I chose this picture because it was an involvement in risky businesses to make a quick or large profit, which fits this period.

7.)Bonus Army
This is a picture of the Bonus Army. I chose this picture because it was the march to demand payment of a bonus the WW1 veterans were promised for military service.

8.)Herbert Hoover

This is a picture of Herbert Hoover. I chose this picture because he was the 31st President of the U.S. who promoted government intervention under the rubric economic modernization.

9.)Dow Jones Industrial Average
This is a picture of Dow Jones Industrial Average. I chose this picture because it shows the measure based on the stocks prices of 30 large companies.

10.)Buying on Margin
This is a picture of the Buying of Margin. I chose this picture because it was the purchasing of stocks by paying only a small amount and borrowing the rest, which was a simple and more affordable way in getting things.






Recovery

1)FDIC
This is a picture of a FDIC sign that you see at banks. I picked this for recovery because it protected people from losses due to bank failures in their banking accounts, which made it more reliable again.

2.)New Deal
This is a picture of the New Deal. I chose this picture because it focus on the relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform, this program was assigned by President Franklin Roosevelt to loosen the problems in the Great Depression.

3.)Social Security Act
This is a picture of the Social Security Act. I chose this picture because this is one of the important things we must have nowadays, that is a law to provide aid to retirees, unemployed, disability people, and families with dependent children.

4.)Tennessee Valley Authority (TVRP)
This is a picture of one of Tennessee Valley Authority. I chose this for recovery because it constructs dams and power plants to generate electricity and to prevent floods in the Tennessee Valley during this time period.

5.)Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
This is a picture of the Congress of Industrial Organization. I chose this picture because it was a labor organization composed of industrial unions.

6.)National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
This is a picture of the National Industrial Recovery Act. I chose this for recovery because it was a law to promote industrial growth and codes of fair practice for industries.

7.)Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This is a picture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I chose this picture because he was the 32nd President of the U.S, during the Great Depression who created the New Deal.

8.)Richard Wright

This is a picture of Richard Wright. I chose this picture because he was a author whose work helped reduce discussions of race relations in American.

9.)Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is a picture of Securities and Exchange Commission. I chose this picture because it was created to monitor the stork market and enforce laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds.

10.)Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This is a picture of the Works Progress Administration. I chose this picture because it provided the unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, arts, and other fields.




Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Do People only change after something bad happens?

Most people change after something bad happens to them or something else. There have been times when I have done bad things, but from those things I have changed. Everybody makes mistakes; some are good some are bad, but we learn for those and change them to good ones in which we change. There have been plenty of bad things that have happen to me, in which I thought I could never correct. But there comes a time for a change and when you change, things change for you. I believe people only change manly when bad things happen to them, so it wouldn’t happen again. For those who don’t change from the bad, isn’t looking for a way out. So with that said I will have to say that people do change after something bad happens.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Should the U.S. get involved in other Countries Affairs?....

Getting involved with other Countries Affairs can sometime make the situation worst or better. In my opinion I believe that it’s the job for the U.S. or any other Country to get involved with another’s affair. We should try and help one another if we can, like how the U.S. give 100's of Billions of Dollars to over 150 countries. But if the situation is base on two countries wanting to fight it out on their own, then our job is to let them deal with it. For example, getting involved in WW1, because of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, which wasn't none of our business. If we see one that needs a hand then we must lend one, only if your help is asked for. So in that case it is alright to get involved only if you’re trying to make the situation better.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

When to Get Involved

There have been times when I jumped into people business. I only jumped into one because I thought they couldn’t handle the issue their self I saw people bullying this kid so I went over there to defend that person from those bullies. I believe people should mind their own business but when it comes down to some one being mistreated and hurt I think we should do something about it. Now what I can’t stand is instigators, who make the conflict worst. So therefore people should mind their own business if they’re not going to make the situation better.

Gilded Age

Growth,
Immigrants
Late 19th century
Displays of wealth
Election of senators
Darwinism
Assimilation
Great strikes
Ellis Island

Monday, January 26, 2009

The Sense of a Rifle


I have seen the frighten face
Fearful and fearless
The one who’s known for my pity grace
Ruffin…who’s mean and heartless

I have heard the Booms and Bams
From out of me
I have even felt the cold hands of my criminal
Gripping…and holding me

I’ve tasted the blood of my enemies
Dry and wet
But look at my country
Oh it’s not over yet!

I have started this Civil War
Which I’m not proud of
And I must finish I came to far
But look what I’ve become of…

A murder…all alone
But what if I weren’t a gun
Could I have taken back what I’ve done?
So this war would have never...begun .

Thursday, January 22, 2009

McPherson Woods Battle Story

I no longer heard the beautiful birds
I heard vultures
Surrounding the dead bodies
Of Gettysburg

The foul in the air
Smother my sprouts
With blood everywhere
I just couldn’t get out

The action was starting to begin
Soldiers killing each other with harmful weapons
Laying above earth green grass and soil
I’ve seen enough time to cool them off

I begin to let them feel the breeze
Trying to blow the anger off them
Which makes it worst
They felt the wind and try to finish the war even quicker
I feel sad for those who fought here, on the battle field,
Killed and wounded, on the battle field,
I cry tears for those, on the battle field,
Hoping that one day there will be no more war, on this Battle field…