Depression 2009

1. Personally I cannot say that I think that situation will never happened because that is what everyone said in the 1920's and then it did happen. Do i think that it could happen very soon? I doubt it but you never know. From what i know the economy now is not that stable so anything could happen. Right now i feel comfortable with the people's hands that the country is in so I am not obsessing over it it or extremely worried. But yes, it has crossed my mind once or twice but i always hope for the better. Honestly, whose mind has that concept not crossed. 

2. My mother would probably loose her job because she is a waitress at a restaurant. But i am not sure if my dad would automatically loose his job because he is a electrician and the people who still need electricity would need my father also. He also is part of a union so it is harder for him to loose his job. If my parents did both not work we would most likely have to sacrifice everything because my family runs on a lot of materialistic things. We would most likely have to sell the cars, computers, televisions, etc.

3. The way he describes it is alot less than the depression in the 1930's. I do agree with him, i do believe that if there was a depression in 2009 it would be a lot less severe than  the one in the 1930's.

Simpson Espisode (Prohibition)

Part A. I think that the Simpson's episode portraying the Prohibition era in the 1920's had fictional and non fictional parts in it. The main parts of Prohibition were in the episode like speakeasies, gangsters trying to sell the beer and fighting and destruction the drinking caused. But things that were incorrect were when the women wanted the Prohibition more than the government, all crime disappearing with the alcohol, transporting beer through bowling balls, 200 year old law and bars being disguised as pet shops. I do believe that overall that era of the 1920's were portrayed well and i think that the accuracies do overweigh the inaccuracies.  When the alcohol was prohibited and everyone was trying to figure out ways to sneak it in and the F.B.I agent was brought was the part that i saw being the most accurate. I did enjoy the episode and found it very funny.

Part B. If i wanted to make this completely accurate i would first take out all the aspects that made it untrue. For example, i would take out the women wanted the Prohibition more than the government, all crime disappearing with the alcohol, transporting beer through bowling balls, 200 year old law and bars being disguised as pet shops. Then i would now add in scenes that would make the episode appear more accurate like maybe adding the formation of the F.B.I. instead of adding only one guy. Also maybe forming more speakeasies in the town like the way it happened in history. Finally i would add a scene where bootleggers came into the speakeasies and pulled alcohol out of their bootlegs in a flask. But, overall i would not change the whole episode because i believe that it was portrayed pretty well; i would only take things out or add them in. 

Should Americans give up personal freedoms during a time of war?

I think that Americans should NOT have to give up the personal freedoms during a time of war. Do i believe that we might make have to make some sacrifices? YES! I also believe that we should also support our soldiers. But, i do not think that our country should have to give up certain freedoms tat we are used to. I say this because i believe that if some people realize we are losing certain freedoms it might put some Americans in a state of panic and believe that we are "losing" or "doing bad" because we are sacrificing things. I think that Americans need to realize that we might to give certain things up to help in the war  but, never panic or worry. I believe that the government should try to maintain the citizen "comfort zone" and try to keep them comfortable in a state of war.

Homework 9/21/09

CUBA KILLING INNOCENT AMERICANS! 

TIME FOR WAR?

Last night, February 15,1898, around 9:40 p.m. Spain has made the decision they want war by bombing one of our neutral ships stationed on the coast. In Havana Harbor the U.S.S Maine, one of our naval ships, was stationed to protect our local interests when the Spanish through a surprise attack by bombing our fellow Americans just trying to stand by our country. 

On this dreadful night, we lost 266 men with only 89 lucky survivors. This attack on the U.S.S. Maine was unexpected so Spain caught us completely unprepared. 

As everyone now knows by now Spain and America has had their issues. But after they left Cuba so we could secure Cuba's freedom things became worse. Spain was not happy with our interest in intervening on their control on Cuba. 

McKinley is now placed to make the ultimate decision. Is it time for war? Are we ready to risk more innocent Americans? Well as of now the answer is YES. We need to stick up for our country and remain the number one country with the most control. 

The president now needs you to support this decision and understand we NEED to keep our place this world and remain number one in the food chain.