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| | :There are many benefits to learning and understanding history. Of course, the saying “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” comes to mind. However, I’ve also noticed that the more history we’ve covered, the easier it is for me to understand what’s happening now, especially with the election. I’ve never understood politics, but it’s much easier now that I know how it started, and how it’s developed. (Sarah W.) | | :There are many benefits to learning and understanding history. Of course, the saying “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” comes to mind. However, I’ve also noticed that the more history we’ve covered, the easier it is for me to understand what’s happening now, especially with the election. I’ve never understood politics, but it’s much easier now that I know how it started, and how it’s developed. (Sarah W.) |
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| | + | :I have truly benefited from studying American history. Through looking at the past I find hope in the future. As our economy spins out of control I find a peace in knowing that we have been through this before. Somehow, even if it takes a very long time, the United States of America will pull through. Fifty years from now the troubles of 2008 will also be history. (Jenna N.) |
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| | 2. Was the United States right to enter World War II, and should we have entered sooner or later? | | 2. Was the United States right to enter World War II, and should we have entered sooner or later? |
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| | :One of the inventions created during the Roaring Twenties was the band-aid. Earle Dickinson, an employee of “Johnson & Johnson”, had a very accident-prone wife. Earle finally came up with the idea of having a strip of tape with a small piece of gauze in the middle. He later began to sell the idea, and in 1924, “Johnson & Johnson”, installed machines to mass-produce the new invention. (Olivia F.) | | :One of the inventions created during the Roaring Twenties was the band-aid. Earle Dickinson, an employee of “Johnson & Johnson”, had a very accident-prone wife. Earle finally came up with the idea of having a strip of tape with a small piece of gauze in the middle. He later began to sell the idea, and in 1924, “Johnson & Johnson”, installed machines to mass-produce the new invention. (Olivia F.) |
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| | + | :I really like how America began to invent her own form of entertainment. Two things that started this were jazz music and silent movies. In the 1800s Yankee ingenuity was the cause of many useful inventions. In the roaring twenties, this American ingenuity was used to invent things for entertainment. This decade opened the door for the entertainment world to expand and the American culture to grow. (Jenna N.) |
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| | 5. What is your view of the New Deal, and what might you have done differently in response to the Great Depression? | | 5. What is your view of the New Deal, and what might you have done differently in response to the Great Depression? |