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| Daily Journal Entries - U.S. History | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 1 Write about an important event in your life. Why is it important? Why should you remember it? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 2 Which is the most powerful country in the world? What makes it powerful? What responsibilities should it have in the world? | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 3 Why is land important? Can it effect History? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 4 What is revolution? Why does it happen? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 5 "Mankind are governed more by thier feelings rather than reason." - Sam Adams Do you think this is true? Why or why not? |
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| Journal Entry # 6 "Give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry What is he trying to say here? |
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| Journal Entry # 7 "Freedom cannot be given...it must be achieved." - F.D.R Should people have to earn thier freedom? Why or why not? |
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| Journal Entry # 8 "We must all hang together, or assuredly hang seperately." - Ben Franklin Plese comment. What is he trying to say here? |
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| Journal Entry # 9 "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country!" - Nathan Hale Is this patriotic? Why or why not? What is he trying to say here? |
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| Journal Entry #10 Which should have more power...the federal government (U.S.) or the state government (C.A.)? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 11 Should the President of the United States be elected by the popular vote or by the Electoral College? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 12 What kind of responsibility does a citizen have to thier country? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 13 In your opinion, what defines land ownership? What does it take to own land? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 14 Should the people of the United States have to support a war that they do not agree with by paying taxes? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 15 In your opinion, what does it mean to be a NATION? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry #16 "Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery...I feel a strong impluse to see it tried on by them personally." - Abraham Lincoln What do you think Lincoln is trying to say? Please explain your answer. |
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| Journal Entry # 17 "One man's hero....is another man's traitor." Do you believe this statement is true? Why? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 18 Reflect on your experience in the class so far. Write down 3 positives and 1 thing you are "wishing" for. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 19 When is the invasion of another country justified? Should it be a last resort? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 20 Based on what you know, do you think the U.S. invasion of Iraq was justified? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 21 What did you like / dislike about the film "GLORY"? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 22 In your opinion, what makes a really good argument? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 23 "Force is all conquering...but victories are short lived." - Abraham Lincoln Please comment. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 24 "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln Why do we humans always put things off until the last minute? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 25 "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Fredrick Douglas Do you think that this statement is true? Why or why not? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 26 "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow to fond of it." - General Robert E. Lee Should war be used as a solution to a particular problem? Why or why not? Please explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 27 "Nearly all men can stand adversity...but if you want to test a man's character...give him power" - Abraham Lincoln Do you believe this statement to be true? Why or why not? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 28 "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice" - Abraham Lincoln Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry #29 Is it acceptable to foce your culture on another culture group? Why or why not? | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry #30 In your opinion, is it ever okay to take someone's land from them? Explain your answer. | |||||||||||||||
| Journal Entry # 31 Reflect on your experience this unit and with the research paper...write down 3 postives and 1 thing you are "wishing" for. Please be specific. | |||||||||||||||