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Friday, September 17

Ch. 5.3:

-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
didn't always have everything they needed and when they bought things from a store they had to buy it all at once. Didn't have the technology we have now. work by yourself.
-Who were the Pop

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Friday September 17, 2010

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.before:
they didnt try to mess with the land, didnt have technolgy, no guns, didnt waste anything, each had different languages, most were nomatic, some didnt it depended on what they did for food.
after:
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Friday September 17

Today we continued to do presentations

Strikes turned violent- The great strike of 1887- Baltimore and Ohio ralroads went on strike- Haymarket affair- threw bomb- most traggic- Homestead Strike- Carneage Steel Company - Pullman Company strike-very low

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Today we did presentations.... again.

(6:3 - David)
-Great Strike of 1887, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on of the first strikes
-Haymarket Affair, one of the most violent, 1886 more than 3000 wanted to protest police brutality, protestor threw a bomb an
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Friday, September 17

today presentations--AGAIN!!! ughhhhhhhh

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Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture. used buffalo, every part, for things. didnt waste things. men hunters women prepared food and hides..men and women with sensitivty became medicine men/ women...ch
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9/16/10

homestead strike, workers went on strike at carnegie steel company in pennsylvania. because owner henry frick he would cut wages and the working conditions were poor. frick hired dectectives to stop the strikes from happening. mary harris jones helpe
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Friday September 17

Today presented It was epic! i think i did fairly well due to the ear splitting applause afterwards no im just kidding..... my ears are fine
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9-17-10

  • Homestead strike:
  • workers went on strike at carnige steel company in pennsylvaniia.
  • because henery frick announced that he was going to cut wages and the working conditions were already poor
  • frick hired detectives to stop the strike from happining by en
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september 17

homestead strikers.people and workers went on strike because thy thought they were being treated unfairly and they hasd anuff.the companie faught back back and tried to teach the workeras a lesson.some strikers won but not all the time.mary harris jo
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Today we continued on our presentations.

End of 6-3 - David

Homestead strike

Workers went on strike at Carnegie Steel Company in Pennsylvania.

This happened because owner Henry Frick announced he would cut wages and the working conditions were poor.

Later

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friday, september 17

Today we did more powerpoint presentations.

quote of the day, "The leaves are like immigrants. They're a tossed salad."

Ch. 5.1: Taylor Schaben
How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
-assimila

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9/17/10

lost internet yesterday,

day 2 of discussion and covered health care and minimum wage

get ppictures on blog this weekend!

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Friday, September 17, 2010

DEBATE AGAIN!!!

My blog didnt save yesterday =0

its ok though because nobody could save it! =)

republicans are opposed to raising minimum wage,,

it would hurt buisnesses, cut jobs, and raise prices.

Democrats are for raising minimum wage

you cant live only

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Friday, September 17th

First we went over some current events in the world then we got back to our discussions. The first thing we discussed was minimum wage. Republicans don't want to raise minimun wage and democrats are for raising it. Then we discussed healh care, and t
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Friday September 17, 2010

We talked about how there are more hurricans lately and how that might be because of global warming. The oil spill has caused so many deaths of birds.

  1. Minimum Wage
  2. Heath Care- bigger issue for adults
  • Republican
  • Don't want it rasied, because they would ha
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9-17-10 Daily Blog

Today we are finishing our discussion over government.

Minimum Wage- Republicans- dont think the wage should be raised.

Democrats- want the wage raised that way people can live a happy life.

I think the republicans are right because if you raise the wag

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Friday, Sepetember 17th

logged on - talked about the extra credit at the library in omaha.

talked about all the hurricanes this year..

talked about a couple other top news stories.

pope visiting the queen, JL on idol, etc.

MINIMUM WAGE!

  • REPUBLCIANS ~ Opposed to raising it // goi
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Friday September 17th

We are continuing our debate but first we are checking the news. Mr. Bruns is telling us about a video about a petrified mom. He assigned it to me as my blog for the week. I will mostly reashearch on http://www.cnn.com/. Now we are starting our debat

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Friday September 17

Mr. Bruns played another song, and it was "Another one bites the dust" by Queen. Good song, Good song. We then continued on the debate.

Democrats: Want to raise minimum wage to help the workers, Want universal health care where everyone is covered,

Rep

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