Model U.N. Project

Last Wednesday on the on May 4th our 8th period class went to the State Department Building for Model United Nations Project. Model U.N. is just a "pretend" version of United Nations. It was interesting, me and my co-delegate/blog partner Omar represented Egypt. I learned how United Nations U.N.H.R.C. conducts there meetings. I liked how people got up and told about there countries, i didn't like how long we had to sit in the seats....listening.

America I Am, National Geographic Field Trip

Today on Tuesday the 12th, our class along with Mr.Garner's class attended a National Geographic exhibit called America I Am: The Black American Imprint. After visiting the exhibit, we can conclude that the title is saying America, the life, culture, and history from the black prospective. The exhibit was interesting, simulating life and times in different periods of American history. i t was cool walking through and seeing how blacks lived and acted. the most, different part of the exhibit was walking through the bottom of the slave ship, the creaking floor bored. it was cool seeing the achievement part of the area, knowing our culture, our people have achieved so much. our favorite art of he exhibit was Michael Jordan, Chicago Bull's Jersey, And Tupac Shukur's poem in the middle of the room. the video at the back of end of the exhibit was the best, seeing so many iconic faces achieving so much, paving the was for the future generations. it is true "You can only appreciate freedom when you finally find yourself in a position where you're rooting for sombody else's freedom, and not worried about your own" - Ruby Dee

Tuskegee Air Men

Last week, I Quintin was allowed the honor to listen to One of the men who served in WWII. He was one of the 900 Tuskegee Airmen, the first black group of pilots in the Air Force. There where many lessons to learn from Lt. Broadwaters, the man who spoke. I learned that Stereotypes are usually wrong, there was a poll prior to WWII saying blacks were incapable of flying air planes, but the Tuskegee Airmen proved that wrong. I also learned that anyone can do anything, and that intelligence leads to great things in life.

I (Omar) did not get to listen to Lt. Broadwaters, but i did learn a lot in the reading we did in class. I learned alot from the Tuskegee Airmen, like that there are no limits in life, or that there are people in life that try to harm you, and tear you down, but there are people in life that also want to help you. I learned this from the Tuskegee Airmen because they fought in a war during segregation in america, at first blacks weren't allowed to even fly air planes, but people helped push them so that they could, so that now the legacy that people helped the Tuskegee Airmen make, now allows minorities be apart of the Air Force, and other Armed Forces

Our Incredible Visit From Ms.Crum About Alice Paul

~~Ms. Crum, a women that worked at the National Women's Party Headquarters came and enhanced the information that we knew about Alice Paul. on October 20th Ms. Crum Stood in front of our 3 & 4th A-day class and told us more about the fascinating history about Alice Paul, the women our class is named after. The presentation was interesting and I enjoyed listening to her and asking questions.
~~During Ms.Crum's presentation we couldn't help but learn a lot about not only Alice Paul, but what she stood for and what she believed in. We learned that Alice Paul was born into a wealthy Quaker family, but was very humble about it. Paul was a very intelligent woman, receiving a B.A., a Masters degree, and a PhD. Alice Paul fought for sufferage, the right for women to vote. Paul was also a social worker, helping families where the mother was the head of the house hold, single mothers. Paul used her experience that she learned in London to protest while in America and used the methods she learned from Pankhurst to also stand up for not only herself but for women everywhere.
~~Alice Paul is a great name for our class because she is a role model to all, not only women. Paul's story tells that every one, man, woman and child are equal. Equality is a very good standard to live by. We think it is great that a piece of history like the Sewall- Belmont house is so close to not only the capital and to Congress but also to our school. One Feature about the house we both learned and found interesting was the stairs from the jail on the side of the building.

Wow Wow Wow, Its Mrs. O'Conner

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court. Today the students in our class had a chance to meet her and and ask her questions. Born on March 26, 1930 former Justice O' Connor grew to be a great role model for girls every where. Previous to O Connor's appointment to the Supreme Court, she was elected an official and judge in Arizona. O'Connor has Lived a successful life, and i am sure she will continue to. But today while she was in our classroom, I was very interested in what she had to say. I honored to meet someone who is part of history.
O'Connor was born in  El Paso, Texas, and has had a incredible career as a jurist. She grew up on a ranch near Duncan, Arizona. O'Connor attended public school and later a private school while living with her grandmother. Sandra O'Connor went to Stanford Law School, receiving her B.A. and LL.B from the institute. O'Connor for the past 54 years has been very successful starting her career as a County Attorney in  San Mateo County, California, and then eventually becoming a member of the Supreme Court. Sandra O'Connor was nominated a for her position as Supreme Court Member by President Ronald Reagan.
O'Connor came to our class to talk about a program called iCivics. iCivics is a program teaching youth about Amendment Right, using computer games. I felt it was very interesting learning about her. Seeing Sandra O'Connor in our class was a very enlightening experience. Seeing her answer questions, telling about her life,  was incredible for me, and I'm sure for the rest of my class.