Sometimes people change their mind. I have changed my mind. I am no longer going to require you to have a conversation in front of the class about the five topics we have been talking about in history class. I think there are other ways to get more out of our time together. Instead of having a conversation with another human being in real life, you are going to have a conversation with an imaginary person on The History Book. This change will have multiple effects. First, you can think about the conversation more, you can have a better conversation, you won't be nervous or feel awkward, you can talk to whoever you want, you are still thinking and discussing the topics, the list goes on.... What you need to do is pick some imaginery person, (real or made up, living or not living, someone you know or someone famous) and have a conversation about them. You will obviously be typing both sides, but pretending you are actually talking to that person. This conversation needs to cover all five topics from your sheet, the topics we have been covering in class. Pretend the person you are talking to knows nothing about the five topics. So you are informing them. The person you are talking to, no matter who you select, is very interested in the topic and wants to know as much as possible. Write this assignment using the correct format of a conversation. For example:
Me: "Hey, Mr. Kennedy, how are you?"
JFK: "I'm great Dan, and yourself?"
Me: "Fantastic. I can't believe i'm actually talking to you."
JFK: "Yeah, I feel the same way."
Me: "Do you know anything about the U.S. during the time of Washington and Adams?"
JFK: "No, I know absoltely nothing."
Me: "Well, do you want me to tell you about Washington's Presidency?"
JFK: "Yes, please."
DUE: Sunday, February 8th, Right before the Super Bowl.
Points: 50. (1o points for each topic covered)
24 comments:
Me: What do you think about Washingtons farewell?
jose: I think it was a good idea that he left before he got to much power.
Me: I dont think that political partys are good.
jose: Why do you think that?
Me: Because all they do is try to beat of the other or watch them fall.
jose: Yeah I think they should just work together.
Me: What do you know about the Whiskey Rebellion?
jose: The farmers lashed out because they were taxing the whiskey.
me: hi Achmed what's new?
Achmed: nothing much you?
me: nothing. do you know enything about george washtington as presedent.
Achmed: no. do you?
Me: ya. did you want to hear about it?
Achmed: ya!
Me: well georg washtington was the very first persident that the united states had. he didn't want to be president but he did. he felt as if he was president he would mess things up.
Ryan: What do you think of the political parties
Jeffie: I think they are a good idea. They are made tolet people have there diffrent veiws.
Ryan: i agree i think that people should decide and be open about what they are.
Jeffie: so what do the wings do
Ryan: They are a way to measure how much of a Republican or a democrat
Jeffie: What did washington do for precedents.
Ryan: He Set ithe example of two terms for each person as president. He also made the cabinet.
Tim: Lily!!
Lily: Tim…
T: I was just seeing how you are, not on any drugs or anything, are?
L: Ahhh, no. Hey, I’m having to do this assignment, for History..so I feel like making fun of you. What do you know about George Washington?
T: Nothing. I know nothing about anything important in the world & or History.
L: I figured that.
T: So how’s Mr. Klumper? Does he still hate me & my ballin’ skills?
L: Sure. What about John Adams?
T: Who?
L: He was an American politician and the second President of the United State.
T: Oh.
L: Don’t worry about it. Do you know ANYTHING about the Whiskey Rebellion?
T: I know God doesn't approve of alcoahl.
L: Uhm..okay. Wellll.. the government decided to tax whiskey in order to pay off the national debt. This infuriated the citizens and led to the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1791 Hamilton convinced Congress to approve taxes on alcohol.
T: Good for him! I bet he was a Christian, because you can only be a good person if you believe in thee religion I believe in.
L: The Federalists. & the Democratic-Republicans?
T:I live in a giant bucket.
L: N-Wait, what?
T:…:)
(Mr. Klumper, I got writers block, so I’ll finish..some, other time.)
Tara: Yo! Desiree! What's up!
Desiree: I have an assignment in history
Tara: Ick!
Desiree: No, this should be fun. For my assignment I have to talk to an imaginary person about what we're learning in history!
Tara: ... What? Wait! I'm Imaginary!
Desiree: Yep! So I was looking at the political parties they had back when America was getting started
Tara: Very intriguing, please continue.
Desiree: Well they had two parties, the Federalists and the Republicans.
Tara: What was the difference between the two?
Desiree: The Federalists believed that government should be more powerful, but the Republicans wanted less government.
Tara: Cool! What else did you learn?
Desiree: We also learned about all the problems they faced
Tara: You mean there were problems back then?
Desiree: ... yeah...they were have problems with the Whisky Rebellion, and they-
Tara: I Know About That!!! They were farmers in Pennsylvania that were angry about tax on Whisky!!!! Those chickens! They left before the government came!!!
Desiree: That's right! They also had trouble with the west, because people were moving on land that belonged to the Native Americans
Tara: Oh No!
Desiree: And the French Rebellion was interfering too.
Tara: They're all the way in France, how did that effect us.
Desiree: The French wanted us to help them fight.
Tara: We couldn't not with everything going on in America!
Desiree: Right and Washington didn't want people taking sides and causing fight here.
Tara: What did they do?
Desiree: He set out the Neutrality Proclamation
saying that no one was to take sides or fight for or against the British or the French.
Tara: Washington was a smart man.
Desiree: Yes, he was, he refused to be a king, and he set out the rules for the next presidents, like resigning after two terms.
Tara: We Still do that today!
Desiree: yep.
Tara: That was very informal Desiree! Thank you for all the information! I think I'll go tell my imaginary history class at my imaginary school about every thing you told me!
Desiree: Tell your imaginary teacher I said hi.
Tara: Will do! Bye Bye!
Desiree: Good Bye!
Me “What political party are you?”
Cameron (Brother) “How should I know, I don’t even know what they are.”
Me “Well… I don’t really know either but I know they started during Washington’s first term as president”
Cam “Oh.”
Me “The Federalists were a party that wanted a strong federal government, and were in general the very rich and wealthy people. The Republican-Democrats were the mostly the typical and ordinary people.”
Cam “WOW now I’m so much more intelligent”
Me “Washington was the first president of the US and he had to set an example for the entire country’s future, he also had to make all the rules of the economy which had much debate. Alexander Hamilton had opposing ideas of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and they argued what should be done.”
Cam “Okay are you done talking to me because I really don’t care?”
Me “Hold on I HAVE to do this weird conversation to get a good grade!”
Cam “Well hurry up then”
Me “I’ll try. Besides facing a tough time developing the economy they faced other challengeslike the Whiskey Rebellion. The farmers had a tax on the whiskey they made out of corn and rebelled against the government. There never was a battle because the people all fled before the army showed up with Washington.”
Cam “That’s amazing”
Me: Hi, how are you Courtney?
Courtney: Good how about yourself?
Me: OOO I am just really confused about all that happened back when Washington was president.
Courtney: Well, I can try and summarize it for you. Do you want me to do that for you?
Me: yes Please.
Courtney: ok, well if first starts out with Washington being our first president. He set up many precedents 2 terms each person, the address at the inauguration. If you do not know what a precedent was like a tradition. The cabinet is three heads and an attorney general. So people with an office name that starts with a Secretary.
Me: OO so Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of Treasury. He handled the national debt. He also tried to get the nation out of debt.
Courtney: OO I did not know that at all. See you knew some stuff.
Me: (laugh) what were some of the thing that they had to deal with when the country first started?
Courtney: Well the Whiskey Rebellion happened due to a high tax on whiskey. The Farmers became angry because they think they should have gotten the money because they were making it. But it was just one of Hamilton’s plans to get out of a national debt.
Me: OO and I read that they had troubles in the west too because of the Indians. Americans wanted to move more west, but Washington told them to stay put. They did not listen to him and traveled anyway. The Indians became mad and rebelled. (They liked the British more). But in the end America got the land and that is now were Ohio stands.
Courtney: Well that was interesting. But I also heard that they had troubles with the British and the French. Shortly after the American Revolution the French Revolution happened. Many Americans cheered because they felt like they started something by going against a country. Washington tried to keep people from choosing sides but that was very hard. Many rooted for the French because they helped America but other for Britain because that was there original home. The French involved America with what was going on with Britain and them and also how the war was going.
Me: Interesting!!!
Courtney: Because of some of these problems Political Parties came about. There is the Republican-Democrat and the Federalist. The Republicans say that the government should be limited but the Federalists says that they should be strong. The “leader” of the Federalist is Alexander Hamilton and the “leader” of the Republicans is Thomas Jefferson.
Me: Then after that Washington retired and John Adams took over. He made the XYZ affair. This was when Charles de Talleyrand sent three agents to the U.S. He also set up the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions which claimed that Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution.
Courtney: Oo what a fun day that we have been through. Learning about the early days of the United States it could not get any better. I will talk to you after school. See you!!
Me: Bye talk to you later.
....
Me "anyways i took this Political Party quiz and it said that I'm so back to the first question. What do you think you would be? D-R believed in giving states individual power and the Fedralist wanted the government to control everything"
Cam "...uhh...I still dont know and will probably never care I'm only a sixth grader we dont care what the heck the government says or what the history of the gov. is either."
Me "Ok well thanks for talking anyways"
Cam "Dont mention it"
Me: Hey, Tim, how are you?
Tim: Well Jena!! How are you today?
Me: um. good.
Tim: Well thats great! I'm just fantastic
Me: Anyway... well do you know anything about when Washington was president?
Tim: Washington who?
Me: Well I guess not.. so I will tell you
At first George Washington did not want to be president because he just got done leading the war. But everyone wanted him to be so he finally gave in and ran for president.
Tim: That’s very interesting.
Me: Ok then, so you know how all presidents have a cabinet right?
Tim: No...
Me: Well they do and in George Washington's he had, Alexander Hamilton as secretary of treasury, Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, Henry Knox as secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph as the Attorney General
Tim: So what is this cabinet thing you are talking about exactly?
Me: Well the first cabinet kept him informed on political matter and debated important issues with one another.
And one more thing, The Judiciary Act of 1789 had three levels of federal courts and it defined powers and relationships to state courts
Tim: Oh okay, I kind of understand now.
Me: I would kind of like to tell you about the economy now.
Tim: Well is it anything like ours today?
Me: Yeah actually it is
Well first of Alexander Hamilton had a lot to do with the economy, he decided that the biggest problem was to pay of the national debt..
Tim: Hey that's kind of like today
Me: Yep except back then they only had about 22 million dollars in debt, but today we have like a trillion dollars in national debt.
Tim: There is not much of a difference, is there?
Me: Yeah there is a big difference actually,
They raised money with bonds, and he wanted to immediately pay off the foreign debt and gradually repay the rest. Thomas Jefferson disagreed very much with Alexander Hamilton. They decided to move the capital to Philadelphia for 10 years until they moved it to Washington D.C. where it is today. Alexander Hamilton wanted a strong federal government while Thomas Jefferson wanted to protect the power in the states. Finally Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a national bank where the government could deposit money safely.
Tim: So even back then the economy was bad just like it is today?
Me: Yes thats right.
In the 1800s they also faced many other challenges.
Tim: Like what?
Me: Well one was the Neutrality Proclamation says that the US would stay neutral or not take sides with any other country. Washington did not want a war with Great Britain, So the Jay's Treaty settled the disputes between the two countries.
Tim: Well are there any more problems?
Me: Yes, because then Spain closes the ports with the US, then another treaty the Pickeny's Treaty settled border and trade disputes with Spain and the US. Then Americans start moving west and they have a war with the Indians.
The Last challenge I want to tell you about is the Whiskey Rebellion, where Alexander Hamilton put a tax on Whiskey so that...
Tim: Well wait, it seems like this Alexander Hamilton guy is like causing a lot of problems
Me: Well kind of.. let me continue, it was so they could raise money for the national debt but the farmers were very angry so they protested the tax, they wanted to keep the money they made.
Me: What political party are you Tim?
Tim: Political Parties??
Me: You don't know about them, well I'll tell you then. They are groups that help elect people and share politics. The two parties then were the Federalist Party, who wanted a strong federal government, and supported industry and trade, these were John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. The other was the Democratic-Republican and they wanted to limit the governments power, this was people like Thomas Jefferson. The wealthy people are more of the Federalists, while the ordinary people are the Democratic-Republicans.
Do you understand about them now.
Tim: Sure
(Sorry my comment got to long, the rest will be in a different post.)
Me: Well there is only one more thing I have to tell you about. That is the John Adams Election, John Adams was not very suitable for president, but he wanted to improve the relationship with the US and France. The French would not talk to them until they got a bribe from them, he called this the XYZ affair.
Tim: Was there a war going on during this time?
Me: Well John Adams did not want to go to war, but some ships began fighting. The Alien and Sedition Acts were to protect the US and crush any war.
Tim: Alrighty then.
Me: Do you feel like you've learned a lot about history?
Tim: Somewhat.
Me: Well... thanks for listening.
Tim: Bye
Me: Hi Him
Him: Hi Me
Me: Do you think political parties are a good idea?
Him: No, I don't. You?
Me: I do. Why don't you?
Him: I think they just cause trouble and confusion. Why do you think they are a good idea Me?
Me: I think that everyone has the right to think the way they want to and believe what they want to.
Him: I think those are some good thoughts, but I still think they are a bad idea.
Me: Well, that's to bad. Maybe some day you will learn.
Him: Yeah, maybe some day. Hey, wait a minute!
Me: Bye Him.
Him: Get back here Me!
ME: Hey, hows it going Cam Holmes?
Cam H: Nothing much just chillin you?
ME: Just doing some history homework.
CAM H: Awesome.
Me: So what do you think of George Washington leaving presidency?
Cam H: I think it was a good idea because if he was still president back in the day he probably would've had a lot of power over people.
Me: I agree with you.
Cam H: yeah so any more questions?
Me: Yes, about the First Cabinet...do you think it was a good idea for congress to debate how much power the president should have over the cabinet?
Cam H: Yes, because like I said the president would have a lot of power if they didn't debate how much power the president should have.
Me: I totally agree again with you.
Cam H: Yeah.
Me: I have another question, I read that Washington knew the precedent he established would shape the future of United States do you think that is happening right now in today's time?
Cam H: To be honest with you I have no idea.
Me: It's fine.
Cam H: So anymore questions you have for me?
Me: No thank you for your time.
Cam H: Your Welcome.
Me: Bye
Cam H: Peace out!
Me: Hey Lil' Wayne! I have a few questions for you before you go to jail. What do you think about Washington's farewell?
Lil' Wayne: I think that he did an amazing job for not wanting to the president. Also, he needed to set the traditions for all of the other presidents to do later on.
Me: What do you think about the Whiskey Rebellion?
Lil' Wayne: Well, i you know how much i like my whiskey, so i am going to take sides with the farmers who didn't want taxes.
Me: So how about the West?
Lil' Wayne: I think that the west was needed in order for our country to expand and become more civilized and more powerful.
Me: And how about the problems with Europe?
Lil' Wayne: I think that we needed to fix the problems with Europe because they are way more powerful than we were and they could take us any day.
Me: Thanks Lil' Wayne for answering my questions but now i have to go listen to your amazing music.
me: but he did take the job as president and swore on the bible. that is how the terdition of being sworn in started.
achmed: so thats how the nation started?
me: yep.
me: hey horhay do you know anything about the political paries
HorHay: no can you tell me
Me: sure there are 2 sides of parties rebublican and federalist
Horhay: sweet what do they do
Me: the rebulicans think that the goverment should be more social and make you own money and federalist think that we should have one ruler and give to the poor.
Horhay: thanks but why?
Me: they have different sides because people have different oppinions and believes.
Horhay: thanks a lot see ya
Me: you welcome, bye.
Me: hey ricky bobby, how r u?
Ricky Bobby: good, how 'bout you?
Me: fine, hey, do you know anything about the political parties?
Ricky Bobby: nope, do you?
Me: yeah! wanna hear?
Ricky Bobby: sure.
Me: k, well i personally don't like them that much, i think we should just have one party that works together instead of arguing with each other all the time.
Ricky Bobby: ah, i see. well, nice talkin to ya
Me: you too.
Morgan: Hola, I got some questions for you would you like to answer them?
Laquisha: for sure. Shoot
Morgan. Political parties. What do you think of them?
Laquisha: Well personally I dont really agree on haveing them.
Morgan: and thats becasue?
Laquisha: Well i mean we live in a united country, shouldn't we just all agree. Don't we all want peace and to live in harmony? What's the point of fighting if that can be acomplished.
Morgan:That's a pretty good answer, I would have to agree.
Laquisha: ha. Thank you.
Morgan: But anyways for the next question.. What do you know about the Whiskey Rebellion?
Laquisha: Well i was sorta paying attention when im teacher was talking about it. I remember that it was farmers mad about the tax that they put on wiskey. Ha Imagin that, farmers getting mad that alcohol is getting more expensive. I can totally see it. ha
Morgan: hahhah. Well thank you for your time and input Laquisha. but i think that is all. peeaccee. (:
DDD: WHAT? >:(
Me: Umm... Your Majesty, sir, I'd...
DDD: You'd what?
Me: I'd like to interview you on George Washington and the United States.
DDD: George Wash-a-who? Unite-a-wha?
Me: ...
DDD: What are you talking about?
Me: Let me explain.
DDD: No.
Me: *sigh* I've got a candy bar.
DDD: OOH OOH MINE MINE!
Me: Yes... anyways, George Washington was the first president of the United States.
DDD: A president? NO. I'M IN CHARGE >:|
Me: No, no. You couldn't be in charge, because you're not in this world!
DDD: >:| Fine. Go on. (Can I have another candy bar?)
Me: Ok. Do you know anything of my world? (No, you can't have another candy bar.)
DDD: No, I don't. (WHY NOT?!)
Me: Well, then, I'll tell you about it! (BECAUSE!!)
DDD: Alright then. Let's do this in my throne room. (<:()
Me: Ok. (>:()
DDD: Alright, we're here. Let's do this.
Me: All right, now, what do you think about political parties? Oh, wait, you wouldn't know, political parties are the sides to presidency and lower positions that really don't like each other, and always differ in ways.
DDD: Well, it sounds as though they're useless.
Me: I quite agree, DDD.
DDD: (Can I PLEASE have another candy bar?
Continued...
Me: hey what up Taylor Lautner
Taylor Lautner: Not to much just got back from fighting some vampires.:)
Me: coo, foo!! im gunna tell you about the Glenco Book KK!!!
Taylor Lautner: Go for it women
Me: Well when washington was resedient, new the precedents he would establish the country today!!
Taylor Lautner: thats amazing, i love history!!
Me: Judiciary act with which congress decides a federal court system within the 13 district courts and 3 circuits courts
Taylor Lautner: what about the bill of right?
Me: the bill of right limited the power of government to protect individual right.
Taylor Lautner: i love having my right!!
Me: thanks ya!!! The Economy
A=Alec
B=Bob
A:Hello Bob, have you ever heard of the Whiskey Rebellion?
B: Yeah, 'course I have. Wasn't around 1800's that some farmers got real angry at taxes on whiskey, so they rebbeled?
A: Yeah, that's the one. They also tarred and feathered the Federal tax collectors there. They would die because their pores wouldn't get any air also. I think it's kind of sad.
B: Well I don't, they were taxing them incredibly high without them having any say in whether they were or weren't. That's the whole reason that we decided to split of Britian in the first place, in order to have a voice in or own lives.
A: I guess you're right, but couldn't they have just done something more humane, like hanging is a little because it's a bit faster, but not that much.
B: O well, now don't bring up another conversation such as the Whisky Rebellion again. I nearly fell asleep.
Me: Oh fine. Have another candy bar.
DDD: OH YAY!
Me: Now, for the Whiskey Rebellion. Do you know what whiskey is?
DDD: No.
Me: ...Ok... whiskey is a type of liquor.
DDD: You mean liquid, right?
Me: ...No. Liquor makes you drunk. Do you know what drunk is?
DDD: I drank something?
Me: NO. (8/) *sigh* When you're drunk, you're kinda in- WAIT WE'RE GOING OFF TOPIC!
DDD: Didn't we already do that when I begged for a candy bar?
Me: ... Well, ANYWAYS, the Whiskey Rebellion happened because farmers were mad because they had to pay taxes for selling their whiskey.
DDD: ... They do that for anything in my kingdom...
Me: ...... (|:) (anyways) So, the farmers started a rebellion for whiskey. Now, what do you think of the Whiskey Rebellion?
DDD: I say I think it's rather useless as well.
Me: Yea... same here.
DDD: Meh.
Me: Ok, I'm done.
DDD: FINALLY. Now I can watch my show!
Me: >:|
Me: Hey Channing what you up to?
Channing Tatum:Nothin much just got back from the gym
Me: Oh ic that sounds fun, I’m gonna tell you about some stuff I learned in American History k?!
Channing Tatum: okay you do that (:
Me: okay a precedent is an action or decision that later serves as an example.
In order to set up for the federal court system and the courts location Congress passed judiciary Act of 1789.
Channing Tatum: Sweet! Tell me more!!
Me: okay (: Political Parties are groups that help elect people and shape policies, Republican, Democrat Republican, Etc.
Channing Tatum: Wow that’s interesting!! But I gotta go now so I’ll talk to you again soon!
Me: okay bye!
Bill Gates: hey Wes
Wes: hey bill do you know much about political parties?
Bill Gates: No sir.
Wes: well im gonna tell you bout them
Bill Gates: alright
Wes: well i think that political parties are dumb and shouldn't have been invented because they tear the country apart when were supposed to be one whole country that should agree on something.
Bill Gates: well thats for telling me
Wes: your welcome
Me: Who is it going achmed
Achemed: Silence, I kill you!
Me: What did i do!?
Achemed: You asked me questions about america. I hate america!
Me: why?
Achemed: It is full of taxes and beauracrats, there are always arguing and never get anything built.
Me: What are they supposed to build?
Achemed: A sucide bomber training camp, of course
Me: Achmed....
Achemed: What?
Me: Goodbye
Achemed: BEGONE, FOUL SATAN!
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