Archives: November 2005
Sun Nov 06, 2005
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grr, i actually went through the trouble of editing AND putting a pic on the site, and if wont show you unless you click more...and who clicks more?
sigh.
People Gotta Calm Down
Yo stop hating people, lol This is a site for reference. If u kno somethign that doesnt really need to be shot back into someones face then just keep it to yourself , you dont need to announce it to the world. Thats just not nice ( Ed Im Not Referrign To You)- kuz u knop hes genius.
New England Trip
Plymouth Plantation was my favorite place. I saw real natives native to the land. Furthermore, what really got me going was the way te english was spoken by the puritans. How the first thanksgiving was celebrated? It was not with turkey or gravy and lieka feast. It was a peace treaty between teh natives and the pilgrims. Two men were hungry so they went out to hunt and brought back 4 deers and thus , the feast. The children were treated like everyone else. they had to work too. there was not one person that did not work. One question i will answer for the colonial time period is how the salem with trials happened. People saw people running in the woods around big fires and saw many other rituals. People thought of these people as witches and moreover, the salem witch hunt began. When the salem with trials happened there wasnt one who was not safe. 19 innocent people died buring the salem witch trials of 1692. The trip overall was a great one. From when i embarked on this journey and from when i came back many of my empty blanks from questions filled my mind.
Reply, Dear Sam, and a Note to Ya'll
Answers are supposed to be posted, verbatim is fine, she said specifically, "YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE".
Trip was fun an all but the aftermath is really getting to me. I can't finish all my make up work. so even though i went on the trip, I'm using Ed's stuff. I'm past the point of caring right about now....
New England Trip
Plymouth Plantation was my favorite place. I saw real natives native to the land. Furthermore, what really got me going was the way te english was spoken by the puritans. How the first thanksgiving was celebrated? It was not with turkey or gravy and lieka feast. It was a peace treaty between teh natives and the pilgrims. Two men were hungry so they went out to hunt and brought back 4 deers and thus , the feast. The children were treated like everyone else. they had to work too. there was not one person that did not work. One question i will answer for the colonial time period is how the salem with trials happened. People saw people running in the woods around big fires and saw many other rituals. People thought of these people as witches and moreover, the salem witch hunt began. When the salem with trials happened there wasnt one who was not safe. 19 innocent people died buring the salem witch trials of 1692. The trip overall was a great one. From when i embarked on this journey and from when i came back many of my empty blanks from questions filled my mind.
Trip
This is a little late, but the trip was AMAZING. The sites that we visited and the people we met were very relevant to the type of literature we will be reading. Also, you can't really describe the feeling of actually being in a home or site where our ancestors had lived and done the things that define our culture today. The trip also thaught me to appreciate our lives more.
-Some specifics
- One thing i found very interesting was no matter what time perio or what place, when we asked women if they found their lives unfair, they always responded with the same bewildered tone and said why would we think that? They always thoguht of themselves as being luckier than their husbands who had to do hard manual labor, and they also belived that eveyrone in the household had their duties. They found the duties to be fair and just and never complained about thier place in the household.
- one native american belief that i found very interesting is that they belived that land didn't belong to the people, but the people belonged to the land.
- people in plimoth plantation said they did not have much time for leisure, but sometimes they gambled illegally, or played a game of 9-pin which is similar to bowling.
- the stores in old sturbridge village usually carried imported good, didnt contain much of anythign that could be grown in the village.
- most of the stuff in the store wasn't payed with cash but more with credit/barter system.
- Tenement is defined as a structure that holds 3 or more unrelated families.
- at one point in time wallpaper was illegal ...haha
- the house of the seven gables, is a mansion of sorts with parts that were added and removed as the owners were added and removed. to me, the most interesting addition to the hosue was a secret staircase.
- the house has 7 gables(lol), a gable is a point on the roof of a house thats at the same level as the highest part of the roof. its a little confusing maybe a picture would help.
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and to show how smart i am.. i spelled site wrong..
SITE**** thanx.. =/
PEOPLE!!
PLEASE REALIZE THAT MASTORIO READS THIS SIGHT SO SHE WILL ALREADY NO THAT THE ANSWERS WERE GIVEN!!!!!!
gosh.. us honors kids arent that bright..
ok.. im done.. <333
Industrial
Why weren't some of the tenement apartments combined to create larger rooms?
The motivation was usually economic: with more rooms, you could sell your tenements to more people and gain more profit. This point is nullified slightly with the observation that even with small rooms, many people were jammed into a single room, but you should note that building codes and related legislation stipulated certain restrictions on landlords.
How did the inventions of the Industrial Revolution help America to succeed as an independent country?
America was long dependent on Britain for most of its manufactured goods pre-revolution. The colonies would supply raw materials, and Britain would give the finished product. During the reign of nonimportation agreements and then the actual war, America suddenly had to become self-sufficient. This led to a rise of industry in the northern states. The Industrial Revolution further sped this process, as the trade of raw materials becomes obsolete in the north, scrapped in favor of manufacturing.
What invention most improved the lives of people in this time period?
Herein lies the contradiction of the Industrial Revolution: while machines often allowed more work to be done faster and more efficiently, they had a negative effect on the conditions of the actual workers. With this factor striking against industries like textiles and factories, I would argue that steam power gave the greatest improvement of lives.
How was literature impacted by the development of factories?
Factories brought a host of issues that needed to, and were, expressed by literature. Examples include The Jungle, an example of "muckraking" and Communist Manifesto which described a new paradigm that Marx believed would eventually supercede capitalism.
How might people of this time period have reacted to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?
Considering the decadence and glut of information in this society, the novel would likely have been written off as alarmist.
How were children treated?
Boys worked in sweat-shops along with adults (child labor) while girls were used for cooking, cleaning, etc, which defined the expectations of women that are only being broken today.
How did Lucas Glockner's family survive without his income? What did people do?
HIs wife still worked as a seamstress and his children also worked to help support the family.
Romantic
Why is Hawthorne considered one of the most important Romantic writers?
Hawthorne was key in the development of American Literature. Earlier works had either been very utilitarian, or ripoffs of the British genre. He wrote four major romances, including The House of the Seven Gables and The Scarlet Letter as well as many short stories. Most of these stories were set in Colonial America.
Why was this time period labeled the "Romantic" time period?
Romanticism marked the shift away from the strict intellectual thinking of the Enlightenment and instead stressed emotion. Love is one of the most powerful emotions, which makes it appropriate to name the period "Romantic." The term itself comes from the "romances" written during the Middle Ages, which were actually adventure stories.
What was the primary motivation for writers of this time?
Since the works of major writers in any time period reflect the trends and attitutes of that time, Romanticism had many different meanings to the writers. In America, this meant did not mean so much a renewed interest on the past but a "heroic simplicity."
How was Hawthorne's house moved next to the House of the Seven Gables?
Historical buildings are often taken apart and moved to different locations: Hawthorne's house is no exception.
What impact did the novel, "The House of the Seven Gables" have on the people?
It is difficult to say, partially because Johnson's response makes no sense at all ("It saved the house from being [demolished] and yet [refurbished] it.") Herman Melville, the author of Moby d***, was impressed by the novel. In his book, Hawthorne wanted to examine the thought of his time and the influence of sin, guilt and retribution.
What was the most important work of this time?
It would not be incorrect to say The House of the Seven Gables, as Hawthorne was considered one of the leading writers of the Romantic period in America.
What was the relationship between Hawthorne, Emerson and Thoreau?
Not only were they the "Gang of Three" when it came to American Romantic literature, they knew each other and visited each other very often.
Enlightenment
Please do not copy verbatim. If you copy verbatim, Mastorio will find out and Mastorio will get you.
How did newspapers affect the lives of colonists?
Newspapers did most of the things they still do today: they kept people up to date and provided reading. However, and especially during the pre-revolution period, newspapers became powerful propoganda machines in favor of revolution, even more so than pamphlets.
How did the invention of the musket impact the lives of colonists?
One should note that muskets were invented far before the Enlightenment: the first mentions of it were in the late 14th century. Muskets were the de facto standard weapon for soldiers, especially those of the British, who gained a reputation of drilling until they could "perform coolly and automatically in the heat of combat." Muskets were not very accurate, possibly limiting their usefulness on the hunt (and led to the strategy where instead of aiming for particular targets, you wanted to send a wall of musket balls at the enemy).
How did the Enlightenment in America and in Europe compare?
The American enlightenment was very technologically based, while the European enlightenment involved great intellectual revolutions spun by authors like Rousseau and Hobbes.
Where did people go when they lost all their money?
You'd go to debtor's jail, but you could be offered residence in Georgia. Most people took that offer.
What currency was used?
The British system of currency. At this point, the states weren't rolling loads of "worthless" paper money.
How were children treated?
As the Puritan influence on society became less dominant, education wasn't so much for making people good Christians. A divide between male and female education became evident, but child labor was still evident.
What role did writing play in the Revolutionary War?
Writing was the most effective propaganda machine of their time (the Internet of yesterday). Thomas Paine's Common Sense as well as the Declaration of Independence all left their mark on the Revolutionary War.
EDDY IS A GENIUS
YO ED DINT EVEN GO ON THE TRIP AND HE OWNED ME. lol a lot of the stuff had the same meanign but it just doesnt sound right or the peopel just leid to me...Wow. lol Peaxe
Colonial Responses
Johnson's responses were instrumental to the creation of this response, however, I disagreed with some of his responses. Here is my take on the colonial set of questions.
When were the pilgrims supposed to land and how did this affect them?
According to Johnson, 1600s because there weren't many Catholics in New England. However, this doesn't make much sense. Did you mean "where"?
How was Thanksgiving celebrated?
When good times rolled around, there would be a Thanksgiving: it wasn't a yearly thing (bad times led to fasting). They would go out hunting and feast, though the food was not necessarily turkey.
How did sermons like Edwards' affect people? Can you describe what the Sabbath services are like?
Audience was often so frightened that they wept, swooned, had outcries and convlusions. The thing was, Edwards spoke the services in a monotone voice. They would last for the entire day, often blocked into two hours, dinner, then another two hours of sermon.
Why could the Native Americans make peace with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoags had Squanto, who knew how to speak English after working in England for nine years. He helped the Pilgrims through their first winter, and then used his status with the Pilgrims to keep the Native American tribes in-line, threatening to unleash a terrible plague if they did not obey.
What currency was used?
There wasn't really a currency, the system was based on barter. One particular system involved a store where all the townspeople would bring their goods. Depending on what they brought, they would recieve credit, which would allow them to buy things that other people had brought into the store.
How were children treated?
Not only were they expected to go to school in order to become better Christains, children often started work as early as 4.
How did the Salem Witch Trials happen?
There have been many explanations for the events of the Salem Witch Trials. The most commonly held view is that they had a "mass religion-induced hysterical delusion," although this belief is being challenged today. Other explanations are hallucination by ergot, child abuse, fortune-telling experiments, a conspiracy, and the victimization of women.
NEW ENGLAND TRIP BAYBAY!
Hey guys New England was so much fun...it was the best experiece of my life....too bad u missed it....
we went places and did things and ate food and sleep in queen size beds and talked to some native americans in pants with the thighs cut out and we saw some witches and we saw some sweatshops and we went into the tenement(sp?) houses/ apartments or whatever then we slept and ate some more and then we went in the mayflower boat/ ship or whatever...it was realy small ...as small as my room 102 english class room and then we saw the halloween(sp?) festival thing....
You Guys Will Love Me.Here R Some Simple Responses For The Qs On The Chart
Colonial
1) The 1600s-Led To The Fact There Were Few Roman Catholics In New England
2) Very Festive, The Date And Time Decided By The Govenor, The Time Was Not Set So It Could Be A Different Date Each Year, The Date Is Determined When Everything Is Done Being Harvested ( The Food Was Stored In The Attic.
3) First Service was 2 hours-Dinner- 2 More Hours Of Sermon, Day Of Rest
4) Massasoah made a treaty with the settlers
5) Crediting- what they made they exchanegd for credit which was used to obtain items they needed- dollars,pounds,pences, and shillings
6) Expected to Start Helping At 4, But Some Went To School
7) Three Girls Learned Witch Craft, Accussed People, People Were Tried, Jury Gave Verdict, Suffered Either THrough Not Being Able To Pay Off The 'Bail' Or Was Guilty Of Being A Witch
Enlightenment!!!
1) Kept people up to date. provided religiosu or regular reading
2) Easier hunting. Caused death tates to go up. Caused war
3) America's Enlightenment was more mechanical and Europe's Was More Knowledge
4) Went To Debtor's Jail
5) Dollars, Pounds, Pences, and Shillings
6) Received more education. Worked the same as before
7) Helped soldiers busy and informed them abotu current events
ROMANTIC <3
1) He was able to capture the feelings of the people generally and at work
2) Romanticism- art,literature, and beauty
3) Entertainment, history, religion, and current events
4) They took it apart and rebuilt it next to it. Inkersaw removed 4 gables whic hwas rebuilt next to the house? ( The Lady Talked Fast )
5) It saved the house from being demolsihed and yet refurbished it ( by emerton i think )
6) Literature from priests and ministers
7) They Visited many times enough to be that they lived together. Nathaniel was the one who decorated it
INDUSTRIAL
1) Expensive, not enough room, city too crowded
2) Everythign in the present wss based on many things invented at that time, caused motivation and made improvements that made thigns easier to accomplish
3) Water powered mills. helped power everyday neccesitys ( im nto sure botu this one)
4) Created subjects for people to express their feelings and opinions
5) They reacted negatively ( Not sure either )
6) Children were expected to help work. Some got their education. Girls expected to Work or do "home-work" ( such as cooking etc)
7) They survived by that his wife worked as a seamstress and the children also provided assistance.
Ok Im Done. Better Thank Me, If Any Problems Just Cell Me And Plz Dont Copy Verbatim Thats Just Dumb. Ima B-out Peaxe
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NEW ENGLAND BABY!
soo i decided not to even read the other posts before me, so if i repeat anything that they said.. opps.. let me just say, this trip was amazing. between the snowing, the crazy nights in the hotel, and the feeling you get when you can see plymouth rock.. i was left in shock.
first, i believe that EVERYONE takes what they have for granted.. if we all had to survive the same way the people in the Tenement houses did, i think we all would go insane. these rooms were soo tiny that one person wouldnt even be able to live there, let alone 8-14. i have obtained much respect for people that lived in those times. the Tenement houses didnt have running water, heat, electricity, or toilets in the rooms until after the 1900s. the space was small and to top it all off, some families had sweat shops in their living quarters. you would never be able to get away from it.. (it meaning, the people you lived with, the tight space, or the stress of your own house)..
**answering a question.. 'Why werent the tenement apartments conbined to create larger rooms?'
the more rooms the building had, the more people able to live there, the more money collected, the more the building could have been fixed up.. because of the money.. if they had larger rooms, less money would come in for the landlord.. the landlord needed all the money they could get so they could make the building reach fire/ builing codes..
**'how were children treated?'
if you were a girl, you helped your mom out with cooking, cleaning, sewing, ironing, washing.. anything not really requiring physical work.
if you were a boy, you would work with your dad in the sweat shops, bee doing a lot of physical labor and not really get treated well.
after we left the Tenement houses, we went to Ground Zero.. i dont no if any of you have been there before, but for me this was my first time. it was my first time 'not seeing' the towers when i stopped at the sight. all i no is that i started to cry. the destruction, the lives lost, the families left in mourning.. Sept 11 all just came back to me too fast.
ok.. i no i only posted for the first day.. but when i become 'unlazy' i will post again.. soo if u are reading this and want more.. ill post in the next few hours..
Sat Nov 05, 2005
the NE trip
I'm just gonna write about my favorite place because I'm sure other people will post about other places. I really liked the old sturbridge village. I saw roosters running around, pigs, sheeps and buffalos. All the buildings were very small, especially the school. The school was about 1/3 of our classrooms. Children didn't go to school in harvesting and planting season because they had to help their parents. Basically, each student had to memorize a book that's adequate for their level. The system was pretty strict. Also, the pottery house was amazing. An old man made a small pot in like less than 10 minutes. The way how wheels worked was pretty cool. There was a paddle on the bottom, and it had to be swayed back and forth by the potter's foot. I hope this entry helped you answer some questions on the worksheet.
NEW ENGLAND TRIP!
GRRRR.... I Had my post typed out and it wouldn't go in! and now i have to retype it!
The trip was awesome... i had a great time,if only i could go again next year
heres some stuff...
W/e ill just give you guys a quick summary i guess:
-thanksgivng as we all probably already know was a a time for mourning, yet they celebrated none the less. It was celebrated with a feast and historians speculate that there was most likely no turkey present.
- Sermons like john edwards affected the people because it put them in a state of fear, hence everyone worked very hard for their place in heaven....(believed in predestination)
-the native people (they prefer "native people" over native americans or indians since they are not indians and they were never "amercian"
-currency-british currency was used along with bartering
- children were treated better than they were in england
-literacy was about 90% rate-important to read the bible
- literature was blossoming
-great writings evolved form the romantic time period
-most important people of the communities were the priests and such
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION-stove one of the most impotant
The Tenement House (stop #1)
Ok, I guess I could start on this. I don't have the question chart anymore since I lent it to Shannon but she never gave it back. I'll just post the notes I took on the tour.
The Tenement was first built in 1863 by a German tailor. The first immigrants living in the Tenements were the Irish and Germans, during the 1960s. During that time, there were no housing laws so the tenement was built with no restictions, meaning there was no electricity, running water, plumbing, and toilets. By the 1880s, more Germans were immigranting to the tenement. There were also more immigrants coming from the east and other parts of Europe. Soon, the area became overcrowded, with around 1500 people living in the block, and by 1863, the number increased to around 2000. Also, 20 families could live the Tenement.
The Tenement house was not only a place where the immigrants lived, but also a place where they did business. Many families opened their own sweatshops. However after the idea of housing laws and labor laws, in the 1930's, the Tenement was forced to shut down. This greatly affected the people living in the Tenement. They had no where to go since that was, not only their work place, but also their home.
The two families:
The first of the 2 families my group learned about on the tour was Hans and Jenny. They came from Plonsk, Poland to the Tenement for their honeymoon. They opened a sweatshop making clothes. The apartment they lived in was small and cramped. And usually, there was a large amount of people working there at the same time. One of the workers there was called a pressor, who is usually an orthadox old man. The job was very dangerous since he was working with a very hot iron. The pressor had the 2nd highest wage. Then in 1905, the couple moved out of the factory.
The Rogarshevsky family was the next one on our tour. Abraham came over in 1901 at the age of 30. He was married to Fannie and had 6 children. He worked as a pressor. His 2nd oldest daughter joined union called K.G.W.U., which went on strike. In one of the years they were there, there was a large fire in the tenements that killed 150 people. The people couldn't get the door open since they were usually locked, and they opened inward instead of outward. Then in 1916, Abraham was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He died two years later, and his wife became a janitor after he died.
Wed Nov 02, 2005
First Post From New England
Well, since no one who went on the trip has posted, i have decided to be the first one. All in all, the trip was fantastic. From the 6 hour bus rides, to the posh hotels, to the extremely informative and interesting sites, everything was near perfect. Ground zero rekindled memories of the past, while the tenement house brought some much needed perspective into our lives. The Old Sturbridge Village was full of characters and role play, and it really gave us some insight into the lives of the Puritans. Old Manse was a historic sight, and the diamond sketchings in the window were inspiring. Author's Ridge and the Shot Heard Around the World were sights that could not be missed. Plimoth Plantation consited of very talented actors who never dropped character, plus native americans who gave a new spin on the history we have come to expect. Finally, the Salem Witch Trials demonstrated the horrors of mankind, while the House of 7 Gables taught us that no life is truly complete without a secret staircase.