There is no class history for today, so this will be written from my own memory. I did send the class history around, but when it came to me, nothing usable was written so I saw no point in collecting it at the end of class.
We took the Post-Napoleonic Era as a class. Out of the seven questions, we missed one because we didn't listen to the person who was right... Oops.
After that, we got to have our Free-Day Friday! Yay!
Mr. P. introduced us to Krampus, a Christmas monster used in Europe to scare young children to be good during the holidays. You can look it up online, there's plenty about it.
Then, we got to play a dice game Mr. P. plays during the holidays, called "Bunco." It was really fun. I hope to play it with my family on Christmas, what about everyone else? If you have an account, please leave a comment!
That's all there is to write for the day.
Happy Holidays everyone! :)
-I
Monday, December 23, 2013
December 13, 2013
This post is being written very late because the class history went missing. It is still missing. To whomever has it, SERIOUSLY, PUT IT IN THE FOLDER. If you want to keep yourself anonymous, go ahead! Neither Tailer nor I care how it gets returned! If you gave it to one of us directly, we wouldn't say anything negative! We would just like to be able to type up the class history. Please, check your folders and make sure you did not take it home with your Napoleon packet.
Speaking of the Napoleon packet, that is what we worked on. We worked on finishing the Napoleon packet which ended with Mr. P. explaining some very important quotes.
The two quotes were:
Mr. P. had told us a story about talking with his grandmother. He had asked her who her father was, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather. She remembered names up to a certain point, then she led our teacher out of the house and to the town archives and pointed to a name of one of his ancestors. It had the year he was born, the year he died, and his occupation (a fisherman). Nothing more. The only things that will ever be known about that man was that he was born in a certain year, lived as a fisherman, and died the same year Napoleon died. We know Napoleon's story because he wrote his own memoirs, but does anybody know about Mr. P.'s ancestor? Nope. He was forgotten. He is not immortal, there is no memory of him "left in the minds of men" as there is for Napoleon. That is the greatest difference between Mr. P.'s ancestor and Napoleon. Nobody knows what Mr. P.'s ancestor could have done while on fishing trips (he could have saved the lives of several people for all we know) but almost everybody knows what Napoleon did (or claimed to have done, after all, how do we know if what he wrote was the truth?). Napoleon is immortal, are the rest of us?
-I
Speaking of the Napoleon packet, that is what we worked on. We worked on finishing the Napoleon packet which ended with Mr. P. explaining some very important quotes.
The two quotes were:
“Everything is soon forgotten except the opinion we leave imprinted in history.”
“There is no immorality then the memory that is left in the minds of men.” Mr. P. had told us a story about talking with his grandmother. He had asked her who her father was, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather. She remembered names up to a certain point, then she led our teacher out of the house and to the town archives and pointed to a name of one of his ancestors. It had the year he was born, the year he died, and his occupation (a fisherman). Nothing more. The only things that will ever be known about that man was that he was born in a certain year, lived as a fisherman, and died the same year Napoleon died. We know Napoleon's story because he wrote his own memoirs, but does anybody know about Mr. P.'s ancestor? Nope. He was forgotten. He is not immortal, there is no memory of him "left in the minds of men" as there is for Napoleon. That is the greatest difference between Mr. P.'s ancestor and Napoleon. Nobody knows what Mr. P.'s ancestor could have done while on fishing trips (he could have saved the lives of several people for all we know) but almost everybody knows what Napoleon did (or claimed to have done, after all, how do we know if what he wrote was the truth?). Napoleon is immortal, are the rest of us?
-I
December 19, 2013
Today we learned our stock went into the toilet. If we don't pick it up, we're going bankrupt.
At 1:10 we reviewed how to keep France weak, then moved on to talking about the Congress of Vienna at 1:14. We learned that "the Congress of Vienna chooses a leader for Holland and Belgium" (Brandon Chung) despite what Holland and Belgium wanted. The Congress chose a Dutch king, making Holland happy and Belgium miserable. This led to "France and Belgium help[ing] Belgium" (Ivan Dextre) and "students and workers hav[ing] big power." Yeah, STUDENTS. We could be doing a lot more than we are now, Belgium students are an example of that.
At 1:24 we learned that "children used to worker[s] in mines digging coal." (Michelle Yum)
Unfortunately, there's nothing more to write because a certain someone held onto the class history. I know who you are, you know who you are, don't let it happen again.
-I
At 1:10 we reviewed how to keep France weak, then moved on to talking about the Congress of Vienna at 1:14. We learned that "the Congress of Vienna chooses a leader for Holland and Belgium" (Brandon Chung) despite what Holland and Belgium wanted. The Congress chose a Dutch king, making Holland happy and Belgium miserable. This led to "France and Belgium help[ing] Belgium" (Ivan Dextre) and "students and workers hav[ing] big power." Yeah, STUDENTS. We could be doing a lot more than we are now, Belgium students are an example of that.
At 1:24 we learned that "children used to worker[s] in mines digging coal." (Michelle Yum)
Unfortunately, there's nothing more to write because a certain someone held onto the class history. I know who you are, you know who you are, don't let it happen again.
-I
Thursday, December 19, 2013
December 18, 2013
Today was a very eventful day. At 1:00 Rebecca wrote, "I am resigning as D.O.D." though she did not announce to the class until 1:07, before the "State of the Kingdom" speech. At this time, Ivan, our Speaker of the Council, was appointed the new D.O.D. and Nathan is the new Speaker of the Council. Bryant was appointed to fill in the empty spot in the Supreme Council.
At 1:11 we learned that "our class's grades aren't very good." (Nathan Santiago) We have a very low average, below C. We have only two A's and ELEVEN F'S. NOT GOOD GUYS. Our class stock might hit rock-bottom because of this... We're really not doing well anymore guys...
However, we're doing better than Period 2, who had ANOTHER cheating scandal. This time, however, it was directly in the class instead of from other classes. Apparently, five people had the same vocabulary definitions. Honestly, it really doesn't take much effort to reword the definitions.
At 1:27, Mr. P. pulled another cruel lesson on us. He told us common core was forcing him to make his classes harder, so he was lowering everyone's grades by 10%. All of us were devastated, though I caught on early. After all, the idea made no sense. Lowering the grades doesn't make the class more challenging, it just makes getting good grades harder. I wasn't the only one who had doubts. At 1:36, Kent Hirano wrote "No way Mr. P. is for real right now..." and other people complained it that common core is crap.The lesson behind this was to teach us about point of view. After Mr. P. said this, he had us write two short letters, one to a friend, and one to the principal, to see how our tone changes depending on who we speak to. I think that the real lesson behind this is: Don't trust Mr. P. He's a damn good actor.
After that, he gave us the Jamaica letter and instructed us to annotate the letter.
Now, this didn't happen today, and I don't know how many of you guys were paying attention when this happened, but I'm bringing it up now.
A few days ago, at the end of Daily Announcements, I asked Kent how much Supreme Council members get for going to meetings and voting.
Speaking of government, I think this video would also wake you guys up, though not to our government, not to their secrets, but to the secrets America is hiding right in front of our noses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYBDTnS7dg
At 1:11 we learned that "our class's grades aren't very good." (Nathan Santiago) We have a very low average, below C. We have only two A's and ELEVEN F'S. NOT GOOD GUYS. Our class stock might hit rock-bottom because of this... We're really not doing well anymore guys...
However, we're doing better than Period 2, who had ANOTHER cheating scandal. This time, however, it was directly in the class instead of from other classes. Apparently, five people had the same vocabulary definitions. Honestly, it really doesn't take much effort to reword the definitions.
At 1:27, Mr. P. pulled another cruel lesson on us. He told us common core was forcing him to make his classes harder, so he was lowering everyone's grades by 10%. All of us were devastated, though I caught on early. After all, the idea made no sense. Lowering the grades doesn't make the class more challenging, it just makes getting good grades harder. I wasn't the only one who had doubts. At 1:36, Kent Hirano wrote "No way Mr. P. is for real right now..." and other people complained it that common core is crap.The lesson behind this was to teach us about point of view. After Mr. P. said this, he had us write two short letters, one to a friend, and one to the principal, to see how our tone changes depending on who we speak to. I think that the real lesson behind this is: Don't trust Mr. P. He's a damn good actor.
After that, he gave us the Jamaica letter and instructed us to annotate the letter.
Now, this didn't happen today, and I don't know how many of you guys were paying attention when this happened, but I'm bringing it up now.
A few days ago, at the end of Daily Announcements, I asked Kent how much Supreme Council members get for going to meetings and voting.
He replied that they get 300 points. Is anybody awake out there?
It sure didn't seem like anybody cared. Did you guys not hear? Supreme Council members get 300 points for sitting in a classroom for thirty minutes at lunch and voting. Let me stress this:300 POINTS.
They also get more points every time they do the Daily Announcements, even though they mostly stand there and ask other people for certain things. Doesn't seem like a very hard job now does it?And yet they get paid way more than the rest of us.
WAKE UP GUYS.
Have you connected the dots? We are running a smaller version of today's government. Politicians (Supreme Council Members) get paid a lot more than the rest of us, though we do more.AND HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE NOBODY NOTICED:
THEY KEPT THEIR PAY A SECRET FROM US.
In case nobody was paying attention, Kent didn't look especially happy when I asked. None of the Supreme Council members ever told us, and none of us thought to ask (I'll admit I didn't, I only found out about asking from Mr. P. after school one day).WAKE UP. NOBODY'S PAYING ATTENTION. THE GOVERNMENT IS PLOTTING RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
-ISpeaking of government, I think this video would also wake you guys up, though not to our government, not to their secrets, but to the secrets America is hiding right in front of our noses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYBDTnS7dg
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
December 17, 2013
Today we had our daily announcements. Nothing unusual there.
At 1:10, we turned in our Napoleon packets and started going over the "Post Napoleonic Era" packet, specifically group 1's part at 1:22. Mr. P. gave hints about the dates by standing near the pieces of papers he had taped to the wall, labeling the needed dates.
At 1:30 we learned that "Prussia is now Poland and Germany" (Dylan Han). I wonder why Prussia split...
As we continued to go over the packet, at 1:43 we learned that "Holy Alliance [are] Christians [who] want to stop future revolutions.
At 1:45 we learned that France would spread rumors to other countries in order to break alliances... See anything similar happening in modern times?
Don't forget to finish your packets!
-I
At 1:10, we turned in our Napoleon packets and started going over the "Post Napoleonic Era" packet, specifically group 1's part at 1:22. Mr. P. gave hints about the dates by standing near the pieces of papers he had taped to the wall, labeling the needed dates.
At 1:30 we learned that "Prussia is now Poland and Germany" (Dylan Han). I wonder why Prussia split...
As we continued to go over the packet, at 1:43 we learned that "Holy Alliance [are] Christians [who] want to stop future revolutions.
At 1:45 we learned that France would spread rumors to other countries in order to break alliances... See anything similar happening in modern times?
Don't forget to finish your packets!
-I
Monday, December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013
Today we had a small quiz on Napoleon, then a debate! Unfortunately, the class history stopped going around at 1:05 when the quiz started. Next time, please pick it up again so we can have awesome quotes.
The debate was a very heated discussion between the two sides of the room, on believing that Napoleon is a good person overall, and one believing he was bad. I was on the side believing he was good, though I will not impose my opinion on you.
Mr. P. was quite happy with our debate, telling us that we would not have to write an essay, unlike the other periods that were quiet and did not participate enough to avoid the essay. Yay for the Green Machine!
Hey, quick reminder, participate as much as you can during the week and we will have a fun "sub" Friday!
Also, to whomever took the class history home on Friday, PLEASE RETURN IT. If you don't want to give it to Tailer, fine, stick it in the Period 5 folder anonymously on your way out of the classroom, nobody will ever have to know it was you.
-I
The debate was a very heated discussion between the two sides of the room, on believing that Napoleon is a good person overall, and one believing he was bad. I was on the side believing he was good, though I will not impose my opinion on you.
Mr. P. was quite happy with our debate, telling us that we would not have to write an essay, unlike the other periods that were quiet and did not participate enough to avoid the essay. Yay for the Green Machine!
Hey, quick reminder, participate as much as you can during the week and we will have a fun "sub" Friday!
Also, to whomever took the class history home on Friday, PLEASE RETURN IT. If you don't want to give it to Tailer, fine, stick it in the Period 5 folder anonymously on your way out of the classroom, nobody will ever have to know it was you.
-I
Thursday, December 12, 2013
December 12, 2013
Today in class we had our announcements as usual. We found out that our class stock went up and that means we are doing well.
At 1:07 we started to go over the packet and some people had T-shirts with countries on them. Mr. P had them put on the shirts for a demonstration later in the class. We went over some of the weird things that Napoleon did. "He only likes chicken and macaroni" (Brandon Chung).
At 1:40 Mr. P had the people with the shirts stand up and attack Russia. At 144 Mr. P told us that if anyone tries to take over Russia that the Russians would burn down their houses, they also burned down their own capital! That was an example of scorched earth policy, which he demonstrated by burning a packet of papers with pictures of houses and food.The Russians are one crazy group of people.
Couch Druten walked into the room and got a dollar from Mr. P. He complained about the burned paper smell. At 1:46 he made a joke about Russians always being in a hurry ("they're always rushing") and ran out of the room.
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/loxahatchee_acreage/seminole-ridge-high-school-students-building-homes-for-habitat-for-humanity
Hurray for these awesome high school students!
At 1:07 we started to go over the packet and some people had T-shirts with countries on them. Mr. P had them put on the shirts for a demonstration later in the class. We went over some of the weird things that Napoleon did. "He only likes chicken and macaroni" (Brandon Chung).
At 1:40 Mr. P had the people with the shirts stand up and attack Russia. At 144 Mr. P told us that if anyone tries to take over Russia that the Russians would burn down their houses, they also burned down their own capital! That was an example of scorched earth policy, which he demonstrated by burning a packet of papers with pictures of houses and food.The Russians are one crazy group of people.
Couch Druten walked into the room and got a dollar from Mr. P. He complained about the burned paper smell. At 1:46 he made a joke about Russians always being in a hurry ("they're always rushing") and ran out of the room.
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/loxahatchee_acreage/seminole-ridge-high-school-students-building-homes-for-habitat-for-humanity
Hurray for these awesome high school students!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013
Special Guest: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE! Today, Mr. P. dressed up as Napoleon Bonaparte and spoke in a French accent for the lesson, occasionally throwing in a French word.
And, today Period 5 officially has a stoke broker! Good job Bryant!
In stock news, Period 2 crashed to the ground and went bankrupt, while we rose by several points! :)
At 1:06 we began talking about Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and his desire to block the British trade route to India by denying them access to the Suez Canal. Mr. P. used several rows of three students and a box of crumpled pieces of paper to demonstrate Napoleon's genius battle idea. By making the equivalent of a machine gun that could shoot in all directions at one, Napoleon won the battle in only one hour and lost 30 French soldiers while the Arabs lost 5-6 thousand soldiers!
At 1:25 we talked about the Rosetta stone and how there were three different languages on it. The three languages were the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Greek, and Arabic.
At 1:38 "Mr. P. eats a carrot" (Dylan Han) then slams a stick to help explain the "carrots and sticks" method Napoleon used to rule his citizens.
Later we learned about Napoleon taking complete control, even over the pope, and becoming king.
Don't forget to do the first ten vocabulary definitions before tomorrow!
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/12/11/eye-on-education-virtual-high-school-opens-doors-to-students/
Pretty cool huh?
And, today Period 5 officially has a stoke broker! Good job Bryant!
In stock news, Period 2 crashed to the ground and went bankrupt, while we rose by several points! :)
At 1:06 we began talking about Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and his desire to block the British trade route to India by denying them access to the Suez Canal. Mr. P. used several rows of three students and a box of crumpled pieces of paper to demonstrate Napoleon's genius battle idea. By making the equivalent of a machine gun that could shoot in all directions at one, Napoleon won the battle in only one hour and lost 30 French soldiers while the Arabs lost 5-6 thousand soldiers!
At 1:25 we talked about the Rosetta stone and how there were three different languages on it. The three languages were the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Greek, and Arabic.
At 1:38 "Mr. P. eats a carrot" (Dylan Han) then slams a stick to help explain the "carrots and sticks" method Napoleon used to rule his citizens.
Later we learned about Napoleon taking complete control, even over the pope, and becoming king.
Don't forget to do the first ten vocabulary definitions before tomorrow!
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/12/11/eye-on-education-virtual-high-school-opens-doors-to-students/
Pretty cool huh?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
December 10, 2013
Today in history our announcements went on like usual.
We went over the Napoleon packet and talked about Napoleon reaching his zenith or peak. And how the french mob said : "Haaa! We're the royalists rebels!" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:35 we learned that wars before Napoleon's time were called gentleman wars. Is it just me or are those two words that should not be in same sentence? Also, we learned that "Napoleon stole the Mona Lisa." (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:52 Mr. P told us all these different quotes by Napoleon. "A picture is worth a thousand words" (Eugene Kang). The only reason Napoleon said that was because he would have a picture painted of the battle and himself. I guess that big ego is a compensation for something. . . his height.
-T
Interesting SWEN article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/10/dogs-final-exams/3960567/ Pet a dog when you feel overwhelmed.
We went over the Napoleon packet and talked about Napoleon reaching his zenith or peak. And how the french mob said : "Haaa! We're the royalists rebels!" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:35 we learned that wars before Napoleon's time were called gentleman wars. Is it just me or are those two words that should not be in same sentence? Also, we learned that "Napoleon stole the Mona Lisa." (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:52 Mr. P told us all these different quotes by Napoleon. "A picture is worth a thousand words" (Eugene Kang). The only reason Napoleon said that was because he would have a picture painted of the battle and himself. I guess that big ego is a compensation for something. . . his height.
-T
Interesting SWEN article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/10/dogs-final-exams/3960567/ Pet a dog when you feel overwhelmed.
Monday, December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013
Today in class our announcements went on as they always do and Mr. P announced a new job "If you think your having a bad day. . ." All that person has to do is read from a book about certain tragedies that have happened through out time.
At 1:19 we watched a video for our guided notes. Napolean was able to gain power by his "ability not blood" (Hailei Gagnem). We went over the answers from the video and on the notes. Not much else happened.
At 1:51 the video said that "Nepolean thought thoughts of suicide" (Michelle Yum).
-T
At 1:19 we watched a video for our guided notes. Napolean was able to gain power by his "ability not blood" (Hailei Gagnem). We went over the answers from the video and on the notes. Not much else happened.
At 1:51 the video said that "Nepolean thought thoughts of suicide" (Michelle Yum).
-T
Saturday, December 7, 2013
December 5, 2013
Due to some technical difficulties regarding this website and my computer, this day is uploaded two days late. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
It seems we have a problem with Visigoths, possibly from Period 5, possibly from other periods. Please do not vandalize the classroom. And, please report Visigoths if you know one. If you notice something that has been vandalized, please report it.
Today was a review day, since we have a test the next day. We reviewed the answers to the packet, including talking about Assignment #9 and explaining the left, right, and center of the room regarding politics.
At 1:20, PATRICK HENRY FLEW OFF THE WALL. I guess he wanted to be closer to the front so he could hear better, or he wanted to move to the right or left side of the room, like all of us should. We should start caring about politics and take sides. We can't just let changes happen without having a say about them! We should be more like the Germans, who have many different political parties and the discussions are much more passionate, instead of passive like in America. Germans stand up for their ideas, Americans don't.
At 1:43, we learned that "Jacobins are radicals" (Moira Camacho) and that "Sans-cullottes=Parisian wage earners." (Madison Kane)
As a final thought for the day, Mr. P. had asked us girls in the room if we agreed with the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" and we had a very weak response. He pointed out that our lack of response is the reason why women are easily overruled. We don't stand up for the rights we deserve, such as equal pay, and we passively let men rule. This has to stop. We have to stand up for ourselves and get the justice we deserve. No more passiveness.
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/12/watchung_hills_high_school_stu_6.html We should all try our hardest and get AP scholarships like these students!
It seems we have a problem with Visigoths, possibly from Period 5, possibly from other periods. Please do not vandalize the classroom. And, please report Visigoths if you know one. If you notice something that has been vandalized, please report it.
Today was a review day, since we have a test the next day. We reviewed the answers to the packet, including talking about Assignment #9 and explaining the left, right, and center of the room regarding politics.
At 1:20, PATRICK HENRY FLEW OFF THE WALL. I guess he wanted to be closer to the front so he could hear better, or he wanted to move to the right or left side of the room, like all of us should. We should start caring about politics and take sides. We can't just let changes happen without having a say about them! We should be more like the Germans, who have many different political parties and the discussions are much more passionate, instead of passive like in America. Germans stand up for their ideas, Americans don't.
At 1:43, we learned that "Jacobins are radicals" (Moira Camacho) and that "Sans-cullottes=Parisian wage earners." (Madison Kane)
As a final thought for the day, Mr. P. had asked us girls in the room if we agreed with the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" and we had a very weak response. He pointed out that our lack of response is the reason why women are easily overruled. We don't stand up for the rights we deserve, such as equal pay, and we passively let men rule. This has to stop. We have to stand up for ourselves and get the justice we deserve. No more passiveness.
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/12/watchung_hills_high_school_stu_6.html We should all try our hardest and get AP scholarships like these students!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
December 3, 2013
Today was a Collaboration Block Schedule day, so class was longer than usual. Also, today we changed seats.
Don't forget the assignment we have! Assignment #9 is due the next time we have class, Thursday. Also, don't forget to read the Primary Sources and answer the questions! The packet will be collected on Friday before the quiz. The essays are also due on Friday so turn them in to the blue marked people! Get your name up there! Lastly, though this isn't homework, there is a Supreme Council meeting about payment tomorrow at lunch! If you have something you want to say, please attend or talk to your Supreme Council representative. If they do not plan to attend, talk to someone who will.
Today we did assignment #10 in class. The first part was a review of what we did on Monday, with King Louis calling a meeting to raise taxes. Since King Louis was clueless, his financial adviser, Jacques Necker to hold the meeting and discuss with the estates. The Third Estate was taxed.
At 1:58 we reviewed the Tennis Court Oath, which brought about the Declaration of the Rights of Man (a combination of the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence).
At 2:03 we learned that the time system was changed for a short while after the French Revolution ended. The time system was changed from what it was then (and is today) to the metric system, in which there are ten hours in a day, each hour has 100 minutes, and each minute has 100 seconds. Each week has ten days, instead of seven, but each month was still thirty days. Speaking of the months, they changed the names too, so the names would fit what was taking place during that month.
At 2:12 we learned that "July 14th is Bastille Day" (Kent Hirano) because that was the day peasants stormed Bastille, a prison fortress, in order to get gunpowder for their guns. (Hey, guys, don't forget that when Mr. P. hold up a chair, it's to signify Great Fear.)
The March on Versailles, as we learned at 2:17, was mostly participated in by women.
At 2:20, something very funny happened. Mr. P. was having fun saying "France" is an imitation French accent, and that made Mr. Welch from next door come in saying he thought Mr. P. was being beat up! It was after Mr. Welch left that Paul, at 2:23, "donated pantalones to the land of Welch" (Kent Hirano), loudly yelling "BEHOLD!" when entering the room.
At 2:31 we learned that the "police [took] away the King and Queen" (Moira Camacho) and that "King L is a traitor" (Luis A.), attempting to escape to Austria. That was why King Louis was beheaded. Robespierre got power after that, which ended up getting Ivan (playing a waiter) killed because he served sour cider instead of sweet cider. Sorry Ivan... Robespierre was supposed to be beheaded after he started accusing people from the committee for the public! Before his beheading, however, "Robespierre tried to kill himself." (Jordan Wilder)
Towards the end of class, we briefly went over the left, right, and center of the room and how people on those sides were. Most of us would fall in the center, picking no sides, not really paying much attention.
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/03/american-high-school-students-slip-in-global-education-rankings/ We're falling behind guys! Americans need to stop caring about entertainment and start caring about education! We could do so much better!
Don't forget the assignment we have! Assignment #9 is due the next time we have class, Thursday. Also, don't forget to read the Primary Sources and answer the questions! The packet will be collected on Friday before the quiz. The essays are also due on Friday so turn them in to the blue marked people! Get your name up there! Lastly, though this isn't homework, there is a Supreme Council meeting about payment tomorrow at lunch! If you have something you want to say, please attend or talk to your Supreme Council representative. If they do not plan to attend, talk to someone who will.
Today we did assignment #10 in class. The first part was a review of what we did on Monday, with King Louis calling a meeting to raise taxes. Since King Louis was clueless, his financial adviser, Jacques Necker to hold the meeting and discuss with the estates. The Third Estate was taxed.
At 1:58 we reviewed the Tennis Court Oath, which brought about the Declaration of the Rights of Man (a combination of the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence).
At 2:03 we learned that the time system was changed for a short while after the French Revolution ended. The time system was changed from what it was then (and is today) to the metric system, in which there are ten hours in a day, each hour has 100 minutes, and each minute has 100 seconds. Each week has ten days, instead of seven, but each month was still thirty days. Speaking of the months, they changed the names too, so the names would fit what was taking place during that month.
At 2:12 we learned that "July 14th is Bastille Day" (Kent Hirano) because that was the day peasants stormed Bastille, a prison fortress, in order to get gunpowder for their guns. (Hey, guys, don't forget that when Mr. P. hold up a chair, it's to signify Great Fear.)
The March on Versailles, as we learned at 2:17, was mostly participated in by women.
At 2:20, something very funny happened. Mr. P. was having fun saying "France" is an imitation French accent, and that made Mr. Welch from next door come in saying he thought Mr. P. was being beat up! It was after Mr. Welch left that Paul, at 2:23, "donated pantalones to the land of Welch" (Kent Hirano), loudly yelling "BEHOLD!" when entering the room.
At 2:31 we learned that the "police [took] away the King and Queen" (Moira Camacho) and that "King L is a traitor" (Luis A.), attempting to escape to Austria. That was why King Louis was beheaded. Robespierre got power after that, which ended up getting Ivan (playing a waiter) killed because he served sour cider instead of sweet cider. Sorry Ivan... Robespierre was supposed to be beheaded after he started accusing people from the committee for the public! Before his beheading, however, "Robespierre tried to kill himself." (Jordan Wilder)
Towards the end of class, we briefly went over the left, right, and center of the room and how people on those sides were. Most of us would fall in the center, picking no sides, not really paying much attention.
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/03/american-high-school-students-slip-in-global-education-rankings/ We're falling behind guys! Americans need to stop caring about entertainment and start caring about education! We could do so much better!
Monday, December 2, 2013
December 2, 2013
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break!
The interesting fact for the day was that elephants cannot jump! Poor elephants... The quote was from Walt Disney: "If you can dream it, you can do it."
Mr. P. made a joke about turkeys being from Turkey... They're not. They're not. However, interesting fact, a single Vons sells 1,500+ turkeys around Thanksgiving! Incredible!
There is a Constitutional Convention this Wednesday at lunch. If you have a change you would like to make, please contact your Supreme Council member or someone who will be at the Constitutional convention!
Also, make sure to do Assignment #9!
At 1:17, we learned about Ukraine and how "Ukranian people want [their former] president out of prison." (Amanda Laurenco.)
At 1:26, we experienced a "shocking" revelation: Credit cards can cause deficit spending because they allow you to spend money you may not have, like King Louis spending more money than he had. That led to him borrowing money because he knew he could not raise taxes otherwise people would rebel. A much smarter thing to do in order to get out of debt and cut deficit spending to avoid bankruptcy would have been to STOP SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN HE HAD. Clearly, he didn't do that.
At 1:39 we learned that Abbe Seyes, a clergyman, rallied the third estate together so taxes collected from them would be used for what they needed instead of the King's greedy wishes.
At 1:44 we learned the motto that they went by: equalité, liberté, and fraternité, or, in English, "Equality, liberty, [and] fraternity." (Madison Kane)
At 1:45 we were talking about the Tennis Court Oath, which, as said in the name, took place in a public tennis court because the first and second estate had blocked off the hall where the National Assembly used to meet. Has anybody found out whether France invented tennis yet? Leave a comment if you know!
We learned that Bastille was stormed because people wanted gunpowder for their guns since they knew the King's armies were coming. This is why July 14th is Bastille day in France.
Finally, towards the end of class at 1:53, we learned that the "Great Fear was based on rumors." (Michelle Yum)
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20131201/education-for-le-new-program-at-dccc-helps-high-school-students-get-college-credit Wouldn't this be awesome here?
The interesting fact for the day was that elephants cannot jump! Poor elephants... The quote was from Walt Disney: "If you can dream it, you can do it."
Mr. P. made a joke about turkeys being from Turkey... They're not. They're not. However, interesting fact, a single Vons sells 1,500+ turkeys around Thanksgiving! Incredible!
There is a Constitutional Convention this Wednesday at lunch. If you have a change you would like to make, please contact your Supreme Council member or someone who will be at the Constitutional convention!
Also, make sure to do Assignment #9!
At 1:17, we learned about Ukraine and how "Ukranian people want [their former] president out of prison." (Amanda Laurenco.)
At 1:26, we experienced a "shocking" revelation: Credit cards can cause deficit spending because they allow you to spend money you may not have, like King Louis spending more money than he had. That led to him borrowing money because he knew he could not raise taxes otherwise people would rebel. A much smarter thing to do in order to get out of debt and cut deficit spending to avoid bankruptcy would have been to STOP SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN HE HAD. Clearly, he didn't do that.
At 1:39 we learned that Abbe Seyes, a clergyman, rallied the third estate together so taxes collected from them would be used for what they needed instead of the King's greedy wishes.
At 1:44 we learned the motto that they went by: equalité, liberté, and fraternité, or, in English, "Equality, liberty, [and] fraternity." (Madison Kane)
At 1:45 we were talking about the Tennis Court Oath, which, as said in the name, took place in a public tennis court because the first and second estate had blocked off the hall where the National Assembly used to meet. Has anybody found out whether France invented tennis yet? Leave a comment if you know!
We learned that Bastille was stormed because people wanted gunpowder for their guns since they knew the King's armies were coming. This is why July 14th is Bastille day in France.
Finally, towards the end of class at 1:53, we learned that the "Great Fear was based on rumors." (Michelle Yum)
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20131201/education-for-le-new-program-at-dccc-helps-high-school-students-get-college-credit Wouldn't this be awesome here?
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