President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Act on February 4, 2009. It provides health care to 11 million kids. He had said in which 4 million who were already previously uninsured. The Act protects health coverage for 7 million Americans who lose their jobs. It also invests $19 billion in computerized medical records that will help to reduce costs and improve quality. Obama tells us that $1 billion will go toward the prevention and wellness to improve the health of people and help to lower the costs for health care. He said that also $500 million will go toward the health workforce to help train the next generation of people to bring up doctors and nurses.
The united states spends about $2 trillion on health care every year for people. It offers the best medical technology and research in the world today. Yet many people cant pay for health insurance. It was said that less than 4 cent is spend on prevention and public health. Supposedly to Obama he said that with his health care plan he can fix this and many other problems we have within our health care system. "It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. it will provide insurance to those who don't. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government." Barack Obama
Obama's health care will provide coverage for all children and provide affordable health insurance for all Americans, regardless of illness or pre-existing conditions. The downside is it will require employers to contribute to workers’ health care insurance. but will offer small businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50%. The president had said he would pay for his plan by falling back on Bush's tax cuts and making $250,000 a year. He has not said to when this plan will be passed and has not said that it will bring a great change.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Radical Reconstruction
The radical reconstruction was a time during which the states that had followed the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government. When the Confederate forces surrendered in April 1865, the American Army started out on a mission, the postwar that determined process of reconstruction. The president at the time viewed the reconstruction as a weapon to remove Southerners from their allegiance to the Confederacy and end the war sooner. The radical reconstruction in the South attempted to deal with the problems that the Civil War had left and the get rid of slavery. " The driving force of Radical ideology was the Utopian vision of a nation whose citizens enjoyed equality of civil and political rights secured by a powerful and beneficent national state. With the radical reconstruction, the civil war wedded new conception of powers and potentialities of the national state. More fully than the Republicans, the Radicals embraced the wartime expansion of national authority, determined now to allow federalism and state' rights to obstruct a sweeping national effort to define and protect the rights of citizens." Book Internet
"Period after the American Civil War in which attempts were made to solve the political, social, and economic problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 Confederate states that had seceded at or before the outbreak of war. Pres. Abraham Lincoln planned to readmit states in which at least 10% of the voters had pledged loyalty to the Union. This lenient approach was opposed by the Radical Republicans, who favoured the harsher measures passed in the Wade-Davis Bill." Book Internet 'After the North defeated the South in the Civil War, politicians faced the task of putting the divided country back together. There was great debate about how severely the former Confederate states should be punished for leaving the Union. With the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, it was up to President Andrew Johnson to try to reunite former enemies. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union." (Reconstruction)
The radical Reconstruction was the violent, dramatic, and still considered a conflicting era following the Civil War. "Even among the Republicans in Congress, there was considerable disagreement about the proper approach to Reconstruction—disagreements that reflected the same factional division (between the party's Conservatives and Radicals) that had created disputes during the war over emancipation. The Conservatives advocated a mild peace and the rapid restoration of the defeated states to the Union; they insisted that the South accept the abolition of slavery; but beyond that they did not propose to interfere with race relations or to alter the social system of the region. Some Radicals favored granting suffrage to the former slaves, as a matter of right or as a means of creating a Republican electorate in the South. Other Radicals hesitated to state a position for fear of alienating public opinion— few Northern states permitted blacks to vote." (reconstructing the nation)
"The constitutional amendments and legislative reforms that laid the foundation for the most radical phase of Reconstruction were adopted from 1865 to 1871. By the 1870s, Reconstruction had made some progress in providing Freedmen with equal rights under the law, and they were voting and taking political office. Republican legislatures, coalitions of whites and blacks, established the first public school systems in the South. Beginning in 1874, however, there was a rise in white paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and Red Shirts, whose political aim was to drive out the Republicans. They also disrupted organizing and terrorized blacks to bar them from the polls.[2] From 1873 to 1877, conservative white Democrats (calling themselves "Redeemers") regained power in the states." (Reconstruction era of the United States)
"The Republican radicals (ultra-liberals) in Congress had very different ideas about Reconstruction. They thought Lincoln was "too soft" on the South, and wanted to “revolutionize Southern habits, institutions and manners”; they wanted to see the South rebuilt according to a new order. Northern Republican newspapers such as the New York Tribune agreed. Radical believed that the South should be treated as "conquered provinces, and that the rebel states had committed "political suicide." They claimed that no state governments could exist in the South until Congress restored them under any conditions it deemed necessary." (Reconstruction)
"Period after the American Civil War in which attempts were made to solve the political, social, and economic problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 Confederate states that had seceded at or before the outbreak of war. Pres. Abraham Lincoln planned to readmit states in which at least 10% of the voters had pledged loyalty to the Union. This lenient approach was opposed by the Radical Republicans, who favoured the harsher measures passed in the Wade-Davis Bill." Book Internet 'After the North defeated the South in the Civil War, politicians faced the task of putting the divided country back together. There was great debate about how severely the former Confederate states should be punished for leaving the Union. With the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, it was up to President Andrew Johnson to try to reunite former enemies. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union." (Reconstruction)
The radical Reconstruction was the violent, dramatic, and still considered a conflicting era following the Civil War. "Even among the Republicans in Congress, there was considerable disagreement about the proper approach to Reconstruction—disagreements that reflected the same factional division (between the party's Conservatives and Radicals) that had created disputes during the war over emancipation. The Conservatives advocated a mild peace and the rapid restoration of the defeated states to the Union; they insisted that the South accept the abolition of slavery; but beyond that they did not propose to interfere with race relations or to alter the social system of the region. Some Radicals favored granting suffrage to the former slaves, as a matter of right or as a means of creating a Republican electorate in the South. Other Radicals hesitated to state a position for fear of alienating public opinion— few Northern states permitted blacks to vote." (reconstructing the nation)
"The constitutional amendments and legislative reforms that laid the foundation for the most radical phase of Reconstruction were adopted from 1865 to 1871. By the 1870s, Reconstruction had made some progress in providing Freedmen with equal rights under the law, and they were voting and taking political office. Republican legislatures, coalitions of whites and blacks, established the first public school systems in the South. Beginning in 1874, however, there was a rise in white paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and Red Shirts, whose political aim was to drive out the Republicans. They also disrupted organizing and terrorized blacks to bar them from the polls.[2] From 1873 to 1877, conservative white Democrats (calling themselves "Redeemers") regained power in the states." (Reconstruction era of the United States)
"The Republican radicals (ultra-liberals) in Congress had very different ideas about Reconstruction. They thought Lincoln was "too soft" on the South, and wanted to “revolutionize Southern habits, institutions and manners”; they wanted to see the South rebuilt according to a new order. Northern Republican newspapers such as the New York Tribune agreed. Radical believed that the South should be treated as "conquered provinces, and that the rebel states had committed "political suicide." They claimed that no state governments could exist in the South until Congress restored them under any conditions it deemed necessary." (Reconstruction)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Ulysses S Grant
Ulysses S Grant was the commander of the Union army during the Civil war and president in 1869. He was said to not have a good political background nor was he a person with great person when it came to divine power or devotion to others. When he was asked to be one of the generals for the was he felt a great obligation to help, so he left his wife and children. Within the war Grant had failed many times, but he was given many chances to redeem himself.
Some people say that Grant was the hero of the Civil war and others say he didnt do a good job. As the battles continued on many began to question Grant's military leadership. At the battle of Shiloh, he fought one of the bloodiest battles during the war. Some wanted for him to be replaced with someone with more experience but President Lincoln did not agree because he knew he couldnt find a man who would fight quite like Grant. Grant was determined to move on towards victory with the help of Lincoln's support.
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Some people say that Grant was the hero of the Civil war and others say he didnt do a good job. As the battles continued on many began to question Grant's military leadership. At the battle of Shiloh, he fought one of the bloodiest battles during the war. Some wanted for him to be replaced with someone with more experience but President Lincoln did not agree because he knew he couldnt find a man who would fight quite like Grant. Grant was determined to move on towards victory with the help of Lincoln's support.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lincoln's worldview
Lincoln's worldview consisted off slavery and economic policy but were matters he had to deal with. During his childhood, he grew up around the church and the religious life, but in his later years he started to drift away from it and take on more secular ideas, which he based off of his worldview. Yet even though he knew about God, he stayed away from church and wanted nothing to do with redemption and Jesus. His worldview was one that was known to very unique, his wife had said he was a " religious man" but he chose to do things on his own. It has been told that he did not want any sort of a relationship with God.
When Lincoln started to become a man, many things started to influence him. He began to read and study the teaching of the 18Th century philosophers. Though he believed there was a God, there teachings began to influence what he believed. So though he knew about God, the philosophers spoke down about him and were totally against any sort of religion. His worldview was a mixture of things, it sounds to me as if he wasn't sure what he believed or wanted so he took many other people's ideas and made it into his own worldview.
"In Lincoln, Land, and Labor the French scholar Olivier Fraysse traces Lincoln's problematic relationship with and ideas about the land and those who worked it, revealing Lincoln as as intelligent and ambitious man who in fact turned his back on his rural roots for a time in favor of the opportunities offered in law and politics. In revealing Lincoln's estrangement from the rural masses and analyzing his perception of the differences between free and slave labor, Fraysse illuminates Lincoln's ideas on agriculture and industry, the disposal of public lands, and the place of blacks and Indians in American life." Book.Internet
" He evidently grasped how interdependent governments were, whether monarchies or republics, and what a useful emollient diplomacy might be. Ideology could be set aside in the cause of his worldview, just as Churchill was to swallow his anti-Communist ideals when it came to saving Europe from the Nazis. Book. Internet "Lincoln’s ideas, whatever they were, were not easy to grasp. While he accepted the notion of providence, and referred to it often, he rarely spoke publicly of Jesus Christ. In New Salem Lincoln associated with freethinkers who doubted the divinity of Jesus, and he wrote an essay mocking the idea that Jesus was the son of God. Lincoln’s friends, anxious to protect his budding political career, threw the manuscript into the fire." Internet. source
Lincoln's worldview came from a mixture of things. He developed it from everything that went on in his life. His influence came from his parents, being president, people around him and simply everything going on during his lifetime. "Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs are a matter of controversy. Lincoln frequently referenced God and quoted the Bible, yet never formally joined any church. He was private about his beliefs and respected the beliefs of others. Since his assassination, many attempts have been made to define his beliefs as either religious or secular. He was said to be an admirer of the deist author Thomas Paine. According to biographer Rev. William Barton, Lincoln likely had written an essay something of this character, but it was not likely that it was burned in such a manner. While Lincoln never joined any church, there is disagreement about whether he experienced a conversion to Christianity later in life, particularly during his tenure as president." Internet. source (class notes)
When Lincoln started to become a man, many things started to influence him. He began to read and study the teaching of the 18Th century philosophers. Though he believed there was a God, there teachings began to influence what he believed. So though he knew about God, the philosophers spoke down about him and were totally against any sort of religion. His worldview was a mixture of things, it sounds to me as if he wasn't sure what he believed or wanted so he took many other people's ideas and made it into his own worldview.
"In Lincoln, Land, and Labor the French scholar Olivier Fraysse traces Lincoln's problematic relationship with and ideas about the land and those who worked it, revealing Lincoln as as intelligent and ambitious man who in fact turned his back on his rural roots for a time in favor of the opportunities offered in law and politics. In revealing Lincoln's estrangement from the rural masses and analyzing his perception of the differences between free and slave labor, Fraysse illuminates Lincoln's ideas on agriculture and industry, the disposal of public lands, and the place of blacks and Indians in American life." Book.Internet
" He evidently grasped how interdependent governments were, whether monarchies or republics, and what a useful emollient diplomacy might be. Ideology could be set aside in the cause of his worldview, just as Churchill was to swallow his anti-Communist ideals when it came to saving Europe from the Nazis. Book. Internet "Lincoln’s ideas, whatever they were, were not easy to grasp. While he accepted the notion of providence, and referred to it often, he rarely spoke publicly of Jesus Christ. In New Salem Lincoln associated with freethinkers who doubted the divinity of Jesus, and he wrote an essay mocking the idea that Jesus was the son of God. Lincoln’s friends, anxious to protect his budding political career, threw the manuscript into the fire." Internet. source
Lincoln's worldview came from a mixture of things. He developed it from everything that went on in his life. His influence came from his parents, being president, people around him and simply everything going on during his lifetime. "Abraham Lincoln's religious beliefs are a matter of controversy. Lincoln frequently referenced God and quoted the Bible, yet never formally joined any church. He was private about his beliefs and respected the beliefs of others. Since his assassination, many attempts have been made to define his beliefs as either religious or secular. He was said to be an admirer of the deist author Thomas Paine. According to biographer Rev. William Barton, Lincoln likely had written an essay something of this character, but it was not likely that it was burned in such a manner. While Lincoln never joined any church, there is disagreement about whether he experienced a conversion to Christianity later in life, particularly during his tenure as president." Internet. source (class notes)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
the greatest subject ive learned this semester
The most important thing I have learned about this semester is about Renaissance music and the scientific revolution. I have learned lots of information this semester and all in all it has been a good year. I think the reason why i picked these two has the most important is because both were very interesting to me and i liked learning about them.
The music of Renaissance was European classical music written around 1400 to 1600. Music during this time had some major changes throughout the Renaissance. The violin, flute and organ were developed. Music was less important before this time and it was performed only in churches and it began to be part of the entertainment for the theater. During 1600 to 1750, music required a great number of singers and players. This type of Renaissance music began in Florence, Italy. They were trying to revive the Greek drama but they produced something new, which was known as opera.
The Renaissance was the golden age of the cappella style. Cappella was when singers sang without instruments. During this period vocal music was still more important than instrumental music. Secular music is non-religious music that started to become more popular. Instrumental music and dance music also started to become popular. Madrigals was secular music that became popular during the Renaissance. These type of songs were performed in groups of four, five, or six people. They were usually known as love songs.
Most of the music of this period had to do with religious matters. Practically all the music was composed for the Church. Most of rthe songs were not accompanied by any sort of instrument. Also most of the music was written and sung in Latin. Later on the music began to change songs written about love or poetry. The role of music was very important to the people that lived during the Renaissance. The culture, money, and trade brought new ideas for music. Composers started to develop new ways to make music with all of the new money.
The Scientific Revolution it was not marked be the rapid change and overthrow of traditional authority that we normally associate with the word revolution. It did overturn centuries of scientific. Many educated Europeans took an intense interest in the world around them. Medieval "natural philosophers" as medieval scientists were known during the Scientific Revolution. Renaisssance artists also made a huge impact on scientific study. Their desire to imitate nature led them to make a close observation of nature. Their aacurate paintings of rocks, plants, animals, and human anatomy established new standards for the study of natural objects.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The English bill of rights
The English Bill of Rights came into being during the Revolution of 1688. During this time, King James II fled from England. He was succeeded by his daughter, Mary. Later on Parliament proposed a Declaration of Rights and presented it on February 13, 1689. When Mary accepted the declaration, Parliament proclaimed her queen of England. Parliament then proposed the amended bill as the Bill of Rights on December 16, 1689. The Bill of Rights had a significant impact on U.S. law. Especially within its provisions becoming part of the U.S. Constitution.
The Bill of Rights was an act of the Parliament of England, whose formal name is Declaring Rights and Liberties of the Subject. The Bill of Rights is accompanied by the Magna Carta as some of the basic documents of the British constitution. The Bill of Rights laid out certain basic tenets for, at the time, all Englishmen. These rights continue to apply today, not only in the united states but also in England.
In 1776, the founding fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the people's rights that protect them from the government. Their documents helped build a new, strong, and glorious nation, called the United States of America. There are twenty seven amendments within the Bill of rights but only ten are orginally known or used.
The Act containing the Bill of Rights said that King James had attempted to overturn the laws of the country and tried to destroy the Protestantism. Because of this the Bill declares that all activities are illegal, and makes clear that the king is subject to the law, and that laws are instituted by Parliament. The Bill of Rights combined past grievances against the king with only basic liberties. It kept the monarch from suspending laws or taxes duties without Parliament's consent. It proclaimed specific liberties, including freedom of elections, and debate in Parliament.
The Bill of Rights includes a huge range of protections with a common theme and purpose. It defines the individual freedom in the United States. The states ratified the Bill of Rights in 1791, three years after the Constitution came into play. The Bill of Rights orginally applied only to the federal government, but the Supreme Court decided that most of its provisions applied to all the states. Many countries today have used the Bill of Rights as a good model for defining civil liberties.
Book source: Author unknown."Bill of Rights: overview". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 25, 2009
The Bill of Rights was an act of the Parliament of England, whose formal name is Declaring Rights and Liberties of the Subject. The Bill of Rights is accompanied by the Magna Carta as some of the basic documents of the British constitution. The Bill of Rights laid out certain basic tenets for, at the time, all Englishmen. These rights continue to apply today, not only in the united states but also in England.
In 1776, the founding fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the people's rights that protect them from the government. Their documents helped build a new, strong, and glorious nation, called the United States of America. There are twenty seven amendments within the Bill of rights but only ten are orginally known or used.
The Act containing the Bill of Rights said that King James had attempted to overturn the laws of the country and tried to destroy the Protestantism. Because of this the Bill declares that all activities are illegal, and makes clear that the king is subject to the law, and that laws are instituted by Parliament. The Bill of Rights combined past grievances against the king with only basic liberties. It kept the monarch from suspending laws or taxes duties without Parliament's consent. It proclaimed specific liberties, including freedom of elections, and debate in Parliament.
The Bill of Rights includes a huge range of protections with a common theme and purpose. It defines the individual freedom in the United States. The states ratified the Bill of Rights in 1791, three years after the Constitution came into play. The Bill of Rights orginally applied only to the federal government, but the Supreme Court decided that most of its provisions applied to all the states. Many countries today have used the Bill of Rights as a good model for defining civil liberties.
Book source: Author unknown."Bill of Rights: overview". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 25, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Music Of the Renaissance
The music of Renaissance was European classical music written around 1400 to 1600. Music during this time had some major changes throughout the Renaissance. The violin, flute and organ were developed. Music was less important before this time and it was performed only in churches and it began to be part of the entertainment for the theater. During 1600 to 1750, music required a great number of singers and players. This type of Renaissance music began in Florence, Italy. They were trying to revive the Greek drama but they produced something new, which was known as opera.
Most of the music of this period had to do with religious matters. Practically all the music was composed for the Church. Most of rthe songs were not accompanied by any sort of instrument. Also most of the music was written and sung in Latin. Later on the music began to change songs written about love or poetry. The role of music was very important to the people that lived during the Renaissance. The culture, money, and trade brought new ideas for music. Composers started to develop new ways to make music with all of the new money.
The Renaissance was the golden age of the cappella style. Cappella was when singers sang without instruments. During this period vocal music was still more important than instrumental music. Secular music is non-religious music that started to become more popular. Instrumental music and dance music also started to become popular. Madrigals was secular music that became popular during the Renaissance. These type of songs were performed in groups of four, five, or six people. They were usually known as love songs.
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