Chapter 7-3Politics in the Gillded AgeWhat was the political machine and what did they do for a city?Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.What caused all this corruption in government?What laws came about to reform government?Ulysses S. Grant,
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Today Mr. Bruns went over 7-2 because he has a lot of cool pictures, and then he did the presentation on 7-3.Chapter 7 Section 3Politics in the Guilded AgeCh. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?The political machine ra
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TOday in CWI, i took my oral test and hated it. Im really uncomfortable talking to someone like that and them asking me so many questions. Thats all i got to do.
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Today we had a work day for like the third day in a row. I guess i dont mind work days, just sometimes they get a little boring and i have nothing to write about in my reflective blog. I looked at news stories mostly today.There was one about the guy
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Today in class, Mr. Bruns did oral tests. I will take mine tomorrow since I was gone all week last week. I worked on my discussions posts during class. I was trying to figure out how many I needed to do to get my five in for this week. I learned that
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Today in CWI was once again a work day. Were almost half way done with taking the oral tests. I worked on my discussions and redid some of my blogs ):. I also studied for the oral and European map tests. I had a very productive day and got quite a bi
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Today Andrea presented on Chapter 7 Section 3. The questions that we answered today are...What caused all this corruption in government?I learned that patronage (spoils system) caused all of the corruption in the government. I learned that other thin
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Today we had a shortened schedule because of the ITED testing. Dajsa showed the rest of her powerpoint on 7-3 today.I learned that in 1892 Cleveland was elected, he was president, then lost the election, and then won the presidential election. He is
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today was a work day, not a free day. haha:) thats for you chad. ha so i studied the europe map im gunna pass i think and hopefully it pulls my grade up. i have a c- cuz of that really dumb hard oral test..gahh..the rents arent happy. we're no longer
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Today in class we started with oral test. I went second for the oral test in class. This hour all i did was study so i'm going to go study about Iraq, Iran, 9-11, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and United Nations. Well im going to go finish studying. That is wha
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Today, Mr. Bruns just did Oral tests and left us to roam yet again.I spent all period studying the Europe test. I kept myself busy all class period. I know most of Europe, with all the help of Luke. Lates
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Today in Mr Bruns class we are taking oral test.Over--1. Democrat/Republcan Issues2. 9-113. Al-qaeda4. War in Afghanistan5. Ahmadinejad6. Khomenei7. Iran's nuclear program8. Iran's role in Iraq9. United Nations10. failed state and what causes it.11.
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Amanda started her slideshow today. Chapter 8 section 1Technology--In 1833 the Brooklyn Bridge was built. It took 14 years to build. Before, workers would have to go in a Caisson which is like a submarine.City Life--In 1870 the population was 50,000
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Bridges made of steel because they were stronger. The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883.Frederick was the one who helped Central park in DC so did olmstead.By 1890 the literacy rate went up; American mills began to produce paper.. 1903 the airplane was Read more…
Today we did presentations. In 1833 the Brooklyn bridge was opened, it took 14 years to build. In 1870 there were 25 cities that had a population of 15,000 which i didnt know. More cities had recreational areas. By 1890 the literacy rate had gone up
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Today in class we wrote our blogs or studied for our numerous amounts of tests that are coming up this or early next week. I personally spent like 8-10 minutes opening up the internet (because the schools internet is super fast and never locks up or
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United Nations day is actually a holiday which I didn't know existed. It's on October 24 of every year.The United Nations is tryin to create a safer, healthier, more prosperous world in which we live in. They have been celebrated since 1948. This day
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So today in CWI I started by going over three current event issues. The first one was about how Iran shot off two test missiles. They weren't nuclear, but Russia and France and other countries were really angry. The second was The three richest peopl
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