Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3-
First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Ms. Atkins thinks that…”
Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble
Do not ask them, "Is this significant?" this is not a useful question because it is the question which was asked in the previous assignment. If you question the logic behind the student’s argument that a topic is significant, then ask questions which will challenge the student’s assumptions.
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Emily and many others mentioned the Whote House in their answers. Besides the fact that it houses our Commander-in-Chief, how is this helpful to us in the 21st century? Couldn't the president do national buisness somewhere else, like in the Capitol?
Tiffany Gong stated that, "Events from teh 19th century are relevant in our lives today because the events saved us from many things like slavery, poverty, and debt." My question is how is our economic saved from debts? We might not owe as much money, but i doubt we are totally out of debt. If we are, why does the government keep on raising the price on tax and gas? And how will Hamilton's Plan help us even farther in the future when our debt right now isn't cleared?
Justin Martinelli stated that the war hawks helped us by getting us land. How did the war hawks manage to get that land? And also won't America be the same with less land?
Kimberly said that only some events from the early 19th century are relevant to our lives today. She talked about James Madison and Lewis and Clark but what were some events that weren't so relevent?
Emily said that the poeple from the federalist era didn't have medicine which is not true. If they didn't have any medicine, how did they survive diseases? They had medicine, but not as complex.
Adam Romy said "George Washington is a role model for current/future presidents". George Washington had African American slaves. Is a president who had slaves really an ideal role model for current/ future presidents? Eric Baron said “Because of war our economy is ruined because a lot of the countries money is being spent on this Iraq war”. How exactly did the money that was spent on the war ruin our economy today? Niara Morrison said "The engine system also started the industrial revolution. Without that, we wouldn’t have some of the GREATEST means of transportation." Wasn’t the steam power the start of the industrial revolution? Victor Yu said “Presidents would have ruled longer if George didn't make this a presidental rule/law”. Who said that George Washington made it a law that Presidents could not rule for a term of more than four years? The first clause of the second article states “The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:”. The twenty second amendment states “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.” It was not George Washington who said how long someone can serve as president.
There were many comments. Emily's stood out to me. She said "In the federalist era, people didn't have medicine." If there was no medicine, how did soldiers get treated for bullets and cuts? Medicine wasn't as advanced as medicine today, but there was still medicine.
Adam Romy stated that the nineteenth century is significant today because of the marvelous inventions that the Shakers, George Washington and many others incvented. For example, the Shakers inventeed the clothespin and the washing machine. If there was no invention of the washing machine, today, people would have to hand wash their clothes. The nineteenth century attributions to 2009 are very significant. However, How will the events from the nineteenth century prepare us in 2010? Adam did not answer that question. Adam also stated that the War Hawks had won the war. They helped up gain more land in the west. Did the gained land make a big difference in America?
Victor Yu of 723 stated that things in the past are what led to our life today. One way is how much the government has changed. Victor thinks George Washington created the law that no president can serve for more than two terms. He thinks that the fact that George Washington was a role model is why presidents only serve for two terms. He also thinks presidents would have served for more terms if not for George Washington making that a law. Another way things in the past has led to our way of life today is the yellow fever, a deadly disease that killed many people and didn;’t have a cure. The yellow fever started medical thinking which is why we have the treatments we have today. In addition, Victor talks about the importance of Hamilton’s economic plan which came up with the idea of debt loaning, and got many people out of debt. Victor also talks about how steam power provided a faster way to travel and eventually led to railroads, and the Haitian delegation, a group in Haiti which prevented slavery, violence, and poverty.
I agree with Victor that our government has changed long since, but I don’t agree with what he thinks George Washington did. Are you sure that George Washington created the law that presidents can only serve for two terms? I mean, I know he created the precedent that presidents can only serve for two terms along with the precedent about the Cabinet. But until 1951, there wasn’t a law that said presidents could only serve for two terms. Also, how did the Haitian delegation prevent slavery, violence, and poverty and does this actually help us today? I don’t think the Haitian delegation is actually relevant to any of our lives today.
Tiffany said tht events in the 19th century are relevant to our lives beacause it saved us from salvery, proverty, and debt.
How are we not in debt when the US owes billions of dollars to other countrys around the globe??
Justin Martinelli said that slaves weren't needed in 1810. I disagree with this. Even though Slater, Whitney, and Lowell created the cotton gin, it still doesn't mean people wouldn't need slaves any more. The slaves would have to pick the cotton, too. So my question is how did Slater, Whitney, and Lowell stop slavery?
Viki M. states that, “So it all depends on your perspective about the events. Some were useful and some were not and some may have been just plain ridicules or uncalled for.” In my opinion, I think that you should elaborate more on what events were useful and what events weren’t successful. In addition, I don’t think that what you’re saying about some events being a “ridicule” is completely relevant. Even if some events, like Hamilton’s economic plan, didn’t turn out to work out for everyone, I think that it was still beneficial and that it started the first step of how people should think and act towards new ideas.
Mohamed Elsaid states that he doesn’t think studying 1810 is necessary for 2010 because 1810’s ideas were already built upon. He believes that we should build upon today’s ideas. He also states that the inventions, diseases, and plans of the early nineteenth century were the foundation for our modern life. My question for him is: If 1810’s ideas were the foundation of today’s ideas, isn’t studying today’s ideas in a way like studying the ideas of 1810?
Joseph Bocchino said that” If half the stuff in the early 19th Century wasn’t invented, we would probably have slavery.” My first question to you is what is the “stuff” you’re talking about? My second question is what kind of invention demolishes slavery? Maybe rebellion can remove slavery but not an invention. And if it was an invention that removed slavery, what was the invention?
Victor Yu stated that, “George Washington had fixed the presidency after being the first president.” This is an incorrect statement because, how could George Washington fix the presidency if he was the first United States president? Victor also wrote that George Washington made a rule/law that presidents could only serve for two terms. This is not true; the presidents that followed George Washington only followed his example because they wanted to be liked by the people the same way they loved George Washington. Finally, Victor states that the, “Haitian Delegation is still helping in Haiti to prevent all these things,” when according to my research the Haitian Delegation is not running today.
Tiffany Gong stated that events that took place 19th century are relevant to our lives today because they saved us from salvery, proverty, and debt.
My question to Ms. Gong is : How are we not in debt when the United States owes billions of dollars to other countrys around the globe? As my fellow classmate Jocelyn Chiu pointed out "How is our economy saved from debts? We might not owe as much money, but i doubt we are totally out of debt." How will Hamilton's Economic Plan help us farther out in the future, considering times when our debt currently is not clear?
Justin Martinelli stated that, "...slaves were not needed and they did not have to clean the cotton anymore..." First of all, slaves really didn't have a choice whether to clean the cotton or not. Slater, Lowell, and Whitney did not believe in slavery. So my question to you is "Do you really know the true ways of Slater, Lowell, and Whitney and if you do, do you really agree with what you wrote?"
Chris from class 702 says that the economy is going to give out checks so people could spend money on their businesses. Why would the economy give out more money when we are already in so much debt?
Emily said,"In the federalist era, people didn't have medicine." But how is this possible? How would people be able to survive the common cold if they had no way to cover up the symptoms? Everyone would get Pneumonia. They had forms of medicine that were just not advanced such as herbs. The first vacine was actually invented in the early 1800. And and herb they used was Gerdurba. It was used to treat chronic bronchitis. Everyone who suffered from this couldn't have died. Think to yourself again, is it really possible that there was no medicine during those times?
Justin Martinelli stated that the war hawks helped America gain land. I agree that, yes America needed land, but i don't agree to the way that the war hawks did it. How do you think the war hawks gained all of this land? Does America really need all of the land? Since the war hawks did get all of that land, what do you think happened to the natives that might have been living there before Americans came to take over?
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