Richard Nixon: Positive or Negative President to America By: Cam Hall

           One of the most recognizable and well-known presidents in the history of America was Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon was the president of the U.S.A. from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Many people had mixed reviews of Nixon during his presidency, some stating that he was good in some ways but bad in other ways. Others felt complete hatred towards him or completely loved him. Personally, I feel as though Richard Nixon was more negative towards America and it's people, during his presidency. One reason why he was more negative is because of his response to the situation of low American supplies that came from the war in the Arab nations, connected with the oil crisis. Many Americans were angry to see the prices of their everyday natural resources go up, as a result of this. Bread went from 28 cents to 89 cents, and gas went from 25 cents to 65 cents. Another reason why Nixon was more negative was because of his need to not support civil rights. Many black people, and other groups of people, too, were outraged over Nixon's ignorance to their hopes of living the American Dream. Nixon ended busing to integrate schools and hr cut the funding for fair housing laws. Nixon did all of this as a result of his lack of support from the black community when he was in the process of being elected. One other reason that Nixon was more negative towards America was his whole involvment in the Watergate Scandal. Nixon tried to secretly wiretap all of the phone lines in the Watergate Hotel so he could hear the discussions of the people in the Democratic Party in hopes of copying their ideas to make his image look better. Unfortunately for Nixon, his henchmen were caught and the evidence was traced back to him and eventually the whole situatuion was made public. This made Americans lose their trust in the government and they viewed Nixon as a theiving, lying, greedy snake. This whole situation resulted in Nixon getting impeached and sworn out of office, being replaced by Gerald Ford as the president. Many bad remarks were made about Nixon after the Watergate Scandal. Overall and finally, it is clearly evident that Nixon was more negative than positive to America, especially little the positive things that he did do during his presidency did little to make him be viewed any better by the American public.

Equal Rights Amendment Reflection By: Cam Hall

               The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a very famous amendment in American history. This amendment promised that it would make discrimination based on a person's gender illegal. Many women supported the idea of this amendment, because they wanted to be considered equal to men and hold the same rights that men had, too. These women were tired of being stuck in the house all day doing what was expected of them and being what society considered normal for a lady to be like. However, there were many other women and men who opposed the idea of the Equal Rights Amendment, stating that being typical housewives was no a big deal and that the other ladies were being overdramatic and too resistant and rebellious in the entire situation. In the end, the ERA was passed by Congress in 1972 but it was never approved by at least 38 states, which was a requirement for the ERA to be passed into law and into the Constitution. Personally, I do support the idea of the Equal Rights Amendment. One main reason why I do support the amendment is because I find it unacceptable for women to be considered less important than men and for them to be denied their civil liberties. Another main reason why I do support the amendement is because if we give women the chance to have full-time jobs just like men and to be able to prosper, then they can experience true happiness alongside with the good men who support the amendment, too. I feel as though the amendment should be revised today. I feel this way, because it we allow women to experience the wonderful things in society that men do, then our economy and everything around it can change for the better. If we pass this amendment into law, then we can see the light, leading us to a better future.

Jackie Robinson: A Great Civil Rights Movement Figure By: Cam Hall

    I do feel that Jackie Robinson deserves to be ranked as one of the greatest civil rights figures in American history. One reason why he deserves this title is because he carried a strong sense of courage and self-consciousness with him that made him a true hero. Jackie Robinson managed to keep a straight face while being taunted by white people and he always never got extremely nervous when being in front of large crowds of white people at his games. Another reason why he deserves this title is because he proved that talent and ability belonged to all men and people, no matter what skin color they are. Jackson Robinson blew crowds of white people away with his spectacular display of skill during his baseball games. One other reason why he deserves this title is because he encouraged people to express themselves no matter what they look like and also to encourage these people to make others respect them for who they are as people and not just based on talents and skills. Jackie Robinson will always be remembered as a great civil rights movement figure in American history.

"The Butter Battle Book" Ending By: Cam Hall

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Then, all of a sudden, there came a loud yell
This yell was just as loud as a bell
It came from a wise creature called the Dancer
He was a very good friend of the Prancer
He told the Yooks and the Zooks that fighting is not the right way to solve their issues
They should just learn to respect each other for their differences and this process doesn't require any tissues
The Dancer explained that love for each other and racial harmony are the keys to making the world a better place
And this would benefit the entire human race
The Yooks and the Zooks saw their mistakes with fighting each other
And after this, they all treated each other like good brothers
From then on the Yooks and the Zooks remained great friends
And this is something that will never end
                                                                   The End

Do you think bombing cities/civilians is a justifiable act during war time? By: Cam Hall

       I feel that bombing cities/civilians during wartime is not a fair/justifiable act, in general. Personally, I feel this way for a number of different reasons. One reason why I feel this way is because I find it extremely unholy and evil to terminate the lives of innocent people in cities and other areas of countries who have not done anything to allow themselves to deserve to die by bombs that are dropped around them. An act like this only proves that the people who have carried it out have cold and wicked hearts. Another reason why I feel this way is because there are many beautiful cities that exist in the world that have been built from the very extreme hard work of the people who live in them and it cause the people who live in these cities great turmoil if their cities were to be bombed and completely destroyed one day. As a result of bombing these cities, the people who live in them would have to spend many long years trying to rebuild their cities in an era where they would have to give away some of their money,if not all of it, to help pay to rebuild the cities and overall depression, along with many other things, too. One other reason is that there are other ways that are better than bombing another city in war time to protect your own city. An example would be attacking bad people in another country/city with machinery like army tanks that shoot out rounds. Overall and finally, bombing cities/civilians during war time is never the right way to go, in general.

Writing an Interview pg:750 #6 By: Cam Hall

     The Great Depression was the most severe economic downturn in the history of America, which occured from 1929 to 1941. A big amount of people suffered through many hardships and challenges during this time and they were all not able to properly carry out the activities of everyday life. If I was able to interview a surviver of the Great Depression on what it was like to live during the Great Depression, I would ask him or her many different questions. These questions would include how much money, on average, did the person own, how much did it cost to buy food and supplies, what social class was the person in at the time, and did the person have to live in a "Hooverville." I would also ask if the person was working/helping the family out at the time plus did the person have to be put out of school, and how their personal reation overall was towards the Great Depression. I would also ask if the person's father was put out of his job plus if the person was on the brink of starvation and finally were any friends or other family of this person stuck in the same situation (Also, was this person better off than the people around him or her, or worse). Besides asking this person these questions, I would also tell the person that I was sorry to hear about the struggles that he or she went through, as well as many other things, too. Overall and finally, the Great Depression left a big mark on the people who lived during its time and it is still greatly remembered and talked about in the world.

Homer Simpson versus the 18th Amendment By: Cam Hall

Part 1:     In my opinion, the producers of the Simpsons did a pretty fair job in portraying the 1920s/Prohibition in Springfield. My opinion is based on the fact that to me many elements from the 1920s/Prohibition era were portayed very well. These elements included the use of speakeasies to secretly give out alcohol to the people and provide hangouts for the people against the Prohibition. Moe's Pet Store was a speakeasy in disguise as portrayed in the episode. Another element was the riots and fighting that broke out between the people in Springfield. These people were fighting over the use of alcohol in the town, just like the people did in the U.S. in the 1920s. One other element was the fact that the police were involved with the drinking. Chief Wiggum was shown drunk in a speakeasy and the people who were wanting to bannish alcohol were completely disaprroving of this, just like in the 1920s. I feel as though the accuracies weighed about the same as the fictional comedy, because in the episode every accuracy had some comedic event that went along with it. For example, at the riot, a sample of an alcoholic beverage was swallowed by Bart, who then acted like he was drunk; this was a very funny scene. Overall and finally, I did enjoy watching the episode, with all its funny and realistic parts.

Part 2:     A scene that I would rewrite in the Simpsons episode, based on the idea of making it more realistic, it would be the scene where Homer and Bart were secretly sending alcoholic beverages to a speakeasy in bowling balls. In reality, people would never put alcohol in bowling balls to achieve this purpose in the 1920s. The way in which I would change this scene is that I would have Homer and Bart put the alcohol into some sort of holder/container that would be used in reality to carry out such a task. Some examples would be cups, jars, mugs, etc., each with a lid/cover on it to keep the alcohol sealed inside so that way it does not spill. This is really how people would send the alcoholic beverages around to other people in reality. In my opinion though, I still personally felt that this scene was good for the more comedic aspect of the episode. Overall and finally, I feel as though the producers of the Simpons did a very okay job on this epsiode in portraying the 1920s/Prohinition era in Springfield in the episode.