4/21 Assignment

When I first saw the video, it reminded me of how things are in high school. There are so many different cliques and social groups. Everyone seems to be separated and the people that don’t necessarily look “normal” get made fun of for just being who they are. The video also reminded me of segregation between whites and blacks. The star bellies, were segregated because of a star on their bellies. In real life, people have been segregated just for the color of their skin. I think the film connects to the world we live in today, because everyone is constantly trying to fit in, for instance with fashion, everyone tries to buy what everyone else is buying so that they can fit in, just like the star bellies in the video. In the Scottsboro Boys case black men were looked down upon just because of their skin color and the star bellies were also looked down upon just for not having a star. I think the film connects to the novel we are reading because in the novel, Atticus is ridiculed just for being different and going against what society views as right, by defending a black man in court.

-Kailee Turnbough

Cat in the Hat Video Response `Ice Pick`

After wathcing this video clip, the first thing that comes to mind is rascism. Back in the 20th century, whites (sneetches with stars) considered themselves better than the blacks (sneetches with no stars). And just like the video, the whites excluded the blacks from freedom. The clip also reminds me of social statuses. If someone is not considered to be physically attractive or "popular" kids tend to try to ignore or avoid them. This usually happens for the same reason as the sneetches, one group thinks they are better than the other. The video relates to the Wille McGee and Scottsboro Boys in that it involves unfair judgement. In the two trials listed above, the blacks were judged immediately by the whites. But by then end of the cases, the whites realized they were not so different after all and started to believe them. The exact same thing happened in the Sneetches video, one type of thing believes it is better than the other, then they both realize they are all the same on the inside.

4/21 Assignment

I think this video clip expresses very well how some communities can be. In our school, there's many different groups that try to be like other groups just because they want to "fit in" when in actuality, everyone is just the same. In the Scottsboro Boys case, the court didn't give the black men a chance just because of their skin color; they looked down upon them, just like the star-bellies did. It symbolizes racism which we're just getting to notice in To Kill A Mockingbird.

-Brandon Barehead

4/21 Assignment, Hali Pedersoli

The movie we watched showed how people get seperated all the time in school, work, and everyday life. In the movie they showed how the star bellys and the non-star bellys were seperated unfairly. Just like in school with cliques. In the end it doesnt matter though because we are all the same. The video is like the Scottsboro boys and Willie McGee cases because they were accused and the trial of they did it was based on the fact that they were african american. This also shows the same thing in To Kill A Mocking Bird because Scouts dad is defending an African American where back then was very uncomman. This movie was perfect for what we leared and are talking about in class and in our book To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Cat in the Hat Video

The Cat in the Hat clip shows a good example of how it can be in school. There are so many different groups but some are a like in some ways but want to fit it completely and blend in. The most simple way to put it is that people want to be as good as the others. Even though not everyone is the saem you are equal so you don't need to change.

Cat in the hat video

The film we watched in class could relate to us at school, there are to many cliques of different people to name one example because everyone thinks of themselves differently, popular and unpopular is the best i can think of. At first in the film, the star bellys seemed of higher power to the not star bellys. The star bellys could do whatever they wanted and the not star bellys could not. The two groups never mixed until the end. The end showed how it didnt really matter who was or wasnt a star belly because they all turned out the same.

Jon Miskus 4/21 assignment

i thought this movie is a perfect example of what we are talking about in class. This movie basically shows the cat and the hat characters are racist. Racism is shown in both the scottsboro boys and willie magee stories. This also fits in with today. In schools you have the unpopular and the popular kids. It can also fit with To Kill A Mocking Bird. The are racist to the other color.

4/21 Assignment

http://www.youtube.com/embed/v3yJomUhs0g

Watch the Dr. Seuss cartoon posted to the blog. Post a thoughtful response to the movie on our blog. Your response should address your intitial reactions to the film, what you think the film reveals about prejudice, who the star-bellies are in your community, school, etc..., and any other reactions/responses/connections you have to the story. How does this film connect to Willie McGee and the Scottsboro Boys? How does this story connect to the world we live in today? How might this film connect to the novel we have just started?

Scottsboro Boys & Willy McGee Trial Similarities & Differences Essay

Wathcing the story of the Scottsboro Boys and listening to the story of Willy McGee really had me take a second thought on how whites were treated on comparison to blacks. First off, these two stories were alike in the fact that they both were about black men being accused of rape towards a white woman. Also, they were similar because each of the trials were several trails that kept getting prolonged to the next one. These two stories were different because in the Scottsboro Boys case, most of the accused were set free. And in the Willy McGee case, he was sentenced to death by electric chair. Another difference is that when they were going to execute Willy McGee, they had an announcer, a crowd, and a worldwide audience to listen to his death. Although these cases had there differences they are much alike in the fact that they were concerning a black man and white women and how they could be treated unfairly in the court of law.

4/7 interview assignment

Life for whites in the 1930s was a walk in the park compared to the lives of  African Americans. Whites grew up with manners, money and integrity. African Americans lived in poor areas and small houses. Whites were taken care of by black people. Most white children grew up with African American nurses and house cleaners. Black professions mostly involved house work and labor around the houses of many whites. Whites and African Americans grew up completely seprate in the 1930s. Everything from jobs to education was different between the two races.

4/7 Assignment: Interview Packets

Write a post summarizing the two interviews. According to the interviews, what was life like for African-Americans in Alabama during the '30's? What about for whites?

Similarites and Differences-Danielle Barron

The Scottsboro Boys case and Willie Mcgee's case were very familiar and different in many ways. A very obvious similar thing about the stories is that all the black men involved were accused of raping white women. Back in the 1930's whites and blacks were to stick to their own colors when it came to dating one another. Just the thought of it seemed crazy to the people back then. All of the black men in the stories were all setenced to death at some point, but the only one who actually died due to a death sentence was Willie McGee. The Scottsboro Boys got out of jail years after being on trial. The Scottsboro Boys might have been inocent, but yet stayed in jail for so long with no clarified story. Willie McGee never spoke up and still had to serve a death sentence. Both stories take on the role of black men and white woman being together when they are not supposed to be, rather the girls wanted it or not.

Willie McGee & the Scottsboro Boys Assignment Jon Miskus

There are many similarities and differences between the movie and the podcast. A couple similarities is that the boys of both case were of the same race. Both stories happen in Alabama twenty years apart. Also they both had lawyers from New York. As many criminals want to do is that they want to appeal their case. For both rape cases they appealed many times. Then the differences of these stories are that there were 9 Scottsboro boys and only 1 Wily Magee. The nine Scottsboro boys all were set free and or escaped prison. Wily Magee sadly died by the electric chair. The most important difference is that the Scottsboro boys had the communist party to back them up, and that’s how they were let free. Wily Magee had no help or support besides a couple lawyers. The town’s people during Wily Magee’s time seem to be really happy about this electric chair execution. There I just gave you a couple similarities and difference about the Scottsboro boys and Wily Magee.

Willie McGee & the Scottsboro Boys

Mr. Wartman- Willie McGee & the Scottsboro Boys Assignment

After viewing the film focusing on the Scottsboro Boys and listening the story of Willie McGee, write a well-developed paragraph explaining how the cases were similar and different. Please post your response on the blog by our next meeting on 4/11.

Kailee, Marisa, Jamie

President Herbert Hoover was the thirty-first President of the United States. President Hoover was born on August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. Hoover grew up as a Quaker, and from age 10 he lived in Oregon. When Hoover was only six years old, his father died, and following three years later, his mother died. Hoover and his two siblings were then sent to live with various relatives. During his youth, Hoover attended a local school. He proceeded onto high school but never completed it. However, Hoover was enrolled as part of the first class program at Stanford University and graduated with a degree in geology.

http://www.freebase.com/view/en/herbert_hoover

Hoover was nominated as the Republican candidate for President on the first ballot in 1928. Charles Curtis was his running mate. Hoover ran against his opponent, Alfred Smith. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for President. Hoover claimed victory with 58% of the vote and 444 out of 531 votes.  Hoover served his term from March 4, 1929 to March 3, 1933.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/herberthoover/

            During his time in office, the Twentieth Amendment was passed. This was called the 'lame-duck amendment' because it decreased the time when an outgoing president would be in office after the November election. It moved the date of inauguration up from March 4th to January 20th. Also during his office term, on October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began. During the Great Depression unemployment rose 25%. President Hoover did not enact any laws involving the unemployment crisis, but did put measures into place to help businesses. Also during his Presidency, in 1930, nearly a year into Hoover’s Presidency, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff was enacted to help protect farmers and others from foreign competition. Unfortunately, trade around the world slowed down because other countries had also enacted this Tariff. During President Hoovers Presidency, the economy took a turn for the worst, and Hoover was defeated by Franklin Roosevelt in Hoover’s run for reelection.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/herberthoover/