Voting?

Recently, I began to ponder on why don’t we vote for presidents and senate at the same time. My mother told me its because the president , senate and other people being elected into office need supporters and if they were all to run in the same periods then everyone would be competing for themselves; aka no support and a chaotic mess.

Then I decided I wanted more info. Why hold it on Tuesday?

So according to Why Tuesday in 1845 America had an agrarian culture . Meaning that America had to set a aside a day that wouldn’t interfere with worship days  and work; to make a long story short Tuesday fitted this standard best at the time.

I love brain pop its so informational and funny.

When you watch the video please take in to mind what in the world was Russel Simmons doing in their house. O.O

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/voting/

 

If you want more info then check out these sites :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Day_%28United_States%29

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/06/vote.aspx

 

Voting informational websites:

http://www.canivote.org/

http://www.vote411.org/

 

 

What is 9/11 mean to you?

I asked the question “what does 9/11 mean to you?” on yahoo questions and the answers  surprised me. The first respond was from the math category , I bet you can guess what they said ” nine divided by eleven” , whether or not that person was serious that question sparked interest in me. 9/11 is important in American history, but What about the rest of the world? For now I don’t know the answer to that question but I’m hoping maybe I’ll get the answer through yahoo answers; so for now I’ll just wait.

The following are some of the answers I got on yahoo answers:

• A time where people came together and became compassionate toward each other in the wake of destruction.
• It’s the numbers you dial in an emergency.
• It was shocking in our society but people in the east saw it as karma. I think it was terrible but I can see where the karma thing comes from

• It was horrific and marked the start of another era in world politics. More horrific was the incompetent response from the Bush regime, and the allies that followed the US. It just lead to much much more death and destruction that we are all going to have to pay for for a couple of decades to come.9/11 means we as a country need to stop getting involved in the business of other countries.
• Part of the reason the United States was attacked was because we as a country are always involving ourselves in other peoples business. I am not saying were bullies or bossy but we come off as a bunch of know it alls and that doesn’t help is gain respect that just causes others to resent us. 9/11 meant to me that the United States spent too much time overseas and not enough time at home. Americans need the support of their government rather than our government going around the world like superman.

If you’d like to see all the answers check out yahoo answers 😀

People V Frank

Tom Frank was accused of killing one of his female employees ,Mary Phagan, in 1913; he was innocent but at the time racism against Jews  controlled the dictation. Frank was a Jew and like many others at his time lived in Alabama ,Georgia , which was considered a safe haven for Jews. Frank was also a nervous man in general and he at times looked guilty in this case for his nervous behavior.Its surely is interesting how many woman said he was a perv.

Jim Conley was ever so guilty. There was more evidence that he committed this crime than the OJ cases.First, he was dismissed as an ignorant black man who was stupid and little educated; However, Conley was actually a very intelligent and crafty black man who knew more than he lead on. The jury thought that if the detectives couldn’t prove him wrong then his stories, of lies, must be true.  Also, one thing the court missed was how proper his English was, especially since the fact that they though he had bad grammar was used to prove his innocence. Second, this man changed his story a multitude of times to the point where it became  ridiculous.Third, there were photos released of him killing the girl, which with held from the court at the time of the case and wasn’t released until  after the jurisdiction was made. Sadly even with that info out Frank wasn’t released from his sentence.

Interestingly this case brought on a myriad of events in history. There were two main events: The killing of Frank in 1915, the first well known hate crime against Jews in the United States,  and The second rising of the Ku Klux Klan, surprisingly in honor of the Mary Phagan’s death.