Model UN

On Wednesday, May 4, 2011 our 8th period class arrived at school early in the morning. You may ask be wondering why and so we'll tell you. It is because we were going to the State Department to participate in Model UN. Just in case you don't know what UN stands for it's United Nations. we, Evelyn, Grace, and Angela, were delegates for Zimbabwe on the Human Rights of Refugees and Immigrants committee. Only Angela had ever participated in Model UN before.

          We all learned how to write a position paper, motion for a moderated or unmoderated caucus, motion for a point of personal privilege, and more. We enjoyed the experience of working with other students to come up with solutions to solve the world's problems. One thing none of liked  was that it was FREEZING in the room and that made it hard to concentrate. In the future the temperatures of the rooms should be regulated better. One question we all still have is: why didn't they serve a dessert with lunch?

America I Am Exhibit Summary

In my opinion the exhibit was really cool. I really liked how they didn't sugar-coat anything they kept it real and simple. They really taught me the dirty secrets of America and how they treated the African American race in America. They had so many great artifacts to show us what they used during the slave trade. The exhibit in my opinion was the best one I have been to in a while.

America I Am means that if the negro population did not exist then we wouldn't have the music we have, the arts, clothes, and fashion.Some objects I saw at the exhibit would be....

-Prince's guitar.
-Michael Jordan's jersey.
-2Pac's poetry diary.
-Slave trade shackles and chains.
-Frederick Douglass' documents and bill of sale.
 I saw many other objects to but those are just a few. All of the artifacts were cool but some just made me sad and angry. Especially the KKK exhibit it made me feel disgusted.

Pros and Cons of a U.S. History Test

The Pros and Cons of getting a U.S History standardized test would be.......

Pros
-We would be a better test taker.
-A better learner in the classroom.

Cons
-More of a work load for students.
-More days of testing.
-Extra observation for teachers in the classroom.

I wouldn't want another standardized test because it would add more testing days for me which I don't want and a extra work load for me. It wouldn't be the greatest idea because we already have Math, English, and Science.

Those are just some of my opinions.

The Tuskegee Airmen

I learned a lot from the Tuskegee Airmen, even though I've never met them. They were brave and they persevered through hard times. In the movie we saw about them Benjamin Davis persevered even though he was shunned because he was black. Richard Jones taught us that we should listen to our teachers. His teacher told him that he should go to McKinley high school even though it was a really fancy school. His teacher was right, McKinley was a good school for him. Richard Jones taught me one other thing. If you get an opportunity, you should take it. Even if it is not what you expected. Mr. Jones was told that he was qualified to be an air traffic controller and even though he didn't know what it was he decided to go into training for it. It turned out to be a very good job and he retired when he was fifty.  The Tuskegee Airmen taught me a lot. They changed history and it's pretty hard to do that without learning something that you can tell other people about.

The Tuskegge Airmen

There are many lessons we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen. For one, they taught me to reach for my goals no matter what the circumstances are. The Tuskegee Airmen showed this in the movie when despite the way the white people treated them, they went on to become pilots. Another lesson that they taught me is to never give up. I learned this when all of Lieutenant Lee's died, and he didn't stop trying to move forward. Finally, they taught me to respect others. In the movie, even though the white trainers treated the African American men poorly, the African American men did not fight back and they were not rude. I am extremely grateful to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen and I think they are great people to look up to.

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II were African American men dedicated in becoming the first black air pilots. They came from all over the country wanting to become the first black air pilots. They were mostly college  graduates or undergraduates and others demonstrated academic qualifications by an entrance exam. Tuskegee Airmen were trained to the fullest no standards were lowered nor raised they were trained to be strong. If anything would happen while you were training in the sky or if your pilot crashed and blew up in flames, you were honored and the remaining airmen moved on. The black men could either train in the single-engine or multi-engine pilots they were trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field. The first aviation cadet class started in July of 1941. Only five airmen successfully completed the training and nine hundred ninety-two pilots graduated at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Training was done with two pilots the P-40 Warhawk and P-39 Aircobra.  In the end  the Tuskegee Airmen were very successful and dedicated. The 99th Squadron received two Presidential Unit Citations. In my opinion the Tuskegee Airmen changed the Air-force.

Mock Hearings

The Mock Congressional Hearings was a very fun experience. We had a man named Mr.Justin who judged us who was a very nice guy! The people in my group were Terrnika, Tiffani, Reggye , and Shannon. Our group made it all the way to city wide! I'm very proud of everyone who made it to city wide even though we came in 3rd, its still great that we placed!

The Day Lt.Broadwater Came

On the past Thursday, Lt.William Broadwater came and visited out school to tell us about his experience with the Tuskegee Airmen. He told us some very interesting and useful information. He also told us some life lessons. One life lesson I learned while he spoke was that no matter how hard a person tries to put you down, you have to continue and follow your dreams. This is so because many Caucasians put down the African-American men that were apart of the Tuskegee Airmen, but they kept fighting because they didn't want anyone to get in the way of their dreams. Another life lesson I learned from Lt.Broadwater's friend Mr.Jones is that school will help you with whatever you want to do with your life.. I learned this because he was talking about how in his past, he had to take classes he didn't like such as all of the different math classes he took in high school. But when he got older, those classes helped him with his job as an Air Traffic Controller. I also learned that when you feel down and you think that your dreams won't come true, you must look at the bright side and think about what will happen if you do go through with your dreams. That's what the Tuskegee Airmen did, and they changed the history of our country.

Dorie Miller-The man who altered history

When Dorie Miller joined the Navy he was just a cook. He was a black cook who didn't think he would get any higher in life than that. That was until December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor when he grabbed a 50 mm gun. He shot down a Japanese plane and became a hero. He became the first African American man to recieve the Navy Cross. Though he had to wait 6 months before he got it. Believe it or not, a lot of people did not want him to get it. After that he got to serve in the Navy.. That is, until 1943 on the U.S.S. Liscome Bay when he was killed. Dorie Miller changed the way people thought about black people in the navy. He also incouraged more black people to join the Navy. He is a very important person in history. that is why our class is named after him.