Not sure how this will work. I will read these when I get bored staying up late.
Show me you are thinking. Show me you are understanding HISTORY.
I will post questions. You will make some remark.
I am hoping for a good YEAR... what will you make of it?
All we ask is to be let alone.
ReplyDeleteJefferson Davis
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.
Jefferson Davis
I think it is so awesome that your son just got back from his mission!! I just wanted to say that real quick to start:) So some things about me are...in my family i have 3 brothers and twin sisters and i am the oldest. I love to dance and sing, i think i have a cute smile and i can make others around me feel included and happy.
ReplyDelete~Taylor Welch :D
I didn't know much about Jefferson Davis..so i looked him up to see if i could understand this quote a little bit better. This is what i found:
ReplyDeleteJefferson Davis started out as the U.S. Senator for Mississippi. In 1861, Jefferson decided to resign from the Union. He went on to be come the "provisional President of the Confederate States of America. (I didn't know what that was either, so i looked it up as well. It's meaning is the President of the South if it were to split from the Union.) After reading some more, i came to the conclusion that this man was not made out to be a President. It listed many reasons why he was not popular including his temper, his lack of responsibility, and neglect of civil matters. Davis was captured on May 10, 1876 and charged with treason. Although he wasn't the best at what he did, he was still a Civil War hero to Southern people.
--Lyndee Labrum
period 4[:
I think it means, that you can't stop war by yourself. You have to have a big group. A city. A state. The United States in general, to stop a war. You can't just do everything you can and think its going to stop. Working together would be the answer.
ReplyDeletePayden Ramirez!(:
1st period
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. The South side of America was probaly mad and blind as much as the North. Both sides created the war, not just one.
ReplyDeleteLaura Johnson 1st period
In this Quote, Jefferson Davis is talking about the Civil War. From the way he talks, you can infer that he is on the South's side. He says in this quote, "The North is mad and blind." What I would like to know is if he knew the North's situation(s). I think it is important that we understand situations or people to our highest ability, and then we judge them. I think if we can all try to be better at doing this, life would go smoother, and there wouldn't be as much drama as there is now.
ReplyDeleteKaylie King, pd.2
Well.... Uhh I'm not exactly sure what I am supposed to do. But... What this quote means to me is that. Jefferson is thinking about the war and what more he could have done to prevent it.
ReplyDeleteI think that Jefferson was bothered by the fact that our country was fighting with itself, and just wanted some freedom as well as peace and quiet. Those battles in the Civil War were pretty violent. It was horrible.
ReplyDeleteKatie Maddox
Period 4
These quotes illustrate the beliefs of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, and most southerners of his time. During the first half of the nineteenth century, differences between the northern and southern American states created divisions between residents of the two regions. While the South's economy relied heavily upon slavery and traditional ways of life, the North worked toward abolishing slavery and establishing a progressive economy. These differences eventually led to the secession of several southern states in the early 1860s and then to the Civil War.
ReplyDelete- Matt K. Period 2
Maybe he is saying that the war wasn't the Souths fault but the Norths fault for being mad at them for no reason. Just like the sentence in that quote, *The North was mad and blind, they would not let us govern ourselves*. But that's just me.
ReplyDelete-Gabe Green
Period 2
To me it seems like Jefferson Davis was trying to say that he didnt like the idea of war and that he tried to prevent it from happening.
ReplyDeleteTo me it seems like Jefferson Davis was trying to prevent the war from happening and that he didnt want the war.
ReplyDeleteNicole VanLeeuwen
Here are a few things about me. I love the color lime green, Cafe Rio
ReplyDeleteis my favorite restaurant, and I love to draw. I have a mom, dad, two older sisters, one younger sister, and two younger brothers. And I feel I am a good listener to everyone around me!
- Jaycee Applegate Period 4
It is all about perspective! The North's point of view on slavery was that it was barbaric and that we should abide the laws of the Constitution. I can also see the South's point of view because they were trying to preserve their life-style. They couldn't do it on their own. Did they execute it the best possible way? No, but they didn't know that. Jefferson Davis was just trying to get Congress to see their point of view and to just leave them alone. He said he was trying to get the legislature to see their view for 12 years! I would get a little tired of it and also I think that they felt picked on because they wanted to govern themselves.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Thompson
2nd Period :D
I think this blog is a really cool idea! I was excited to read other peoples comments on things about themselves. It gave me a chance to get to know all the other students in the eighth grade and hopefully you will learn something new about me!:) One of my favorite things to do is to travel the world. I have been too many different places. I have been to: Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan, Guam, London, Mexico, Bahamas, Philippines, Canada, and New York, Washington D.C, Virginia, Florida, and other states. The reason why I love traveling is to explore different cultures and their ways of living. I love trying new things like: foods, transportation, and I especially cannot wait to go sky diving when I’m older. I am always the daredevil in my family. I am always the first to try new things like jumping off a cliff. I am the second oldest in my family. I have and older sister, younger brother and sister and twin little brothers. They were a HUGE surprise to my family. I love playing sports like: basketball, soccer, volleyball, and I love watching football and rugby. I love hanging with friends, playing video games like Halo and Call of Duty. I love laughing and joking around with other people. I’m very outgoing and fun to be around. I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m the next president!!! :)
ReplyDelete<3/ Vaofua Kaili
2nd Period:)
Just as a guess...Jefferson Davies lived in the south because in his quote he said, "....The North was mad and blind...." I'm assuming he wouldn't call himself "mad" or "blind".
ReplyDeleteI did some research and I learned that he did live in the South. I also found out that he was the President of the Confederate U.S.
I'm guessing that what he ment by saying, "All we ask is to be left alone" is that the South just wanted the North to mind their own business and let them do what they wanted to do.
-Cam Daniels P.1
I think he is saying that he didn't want the war to happen, but there was nothing he could to prevent it from happening no matter how hard he tried.
ReplyDelete1st Period
I am really excited to be learning about U.S. History this year! It’s going to be fun learning about our country and all that has passed since our very first President, George Washington. I am also excited for this new blogging idea. It will be interesting to see other students point of view on the topics. Anyways for my first blog I would just like to tell you a little bit about myself! My name is Sisilia Tausinga, I am the youngest of three. My brother goes to Bingham and my oldest sister is graduated. I love to play all kinds of sports especially volleyball, basketball, snowboarding, and occasionally a little golf with my daddy. Disneyland is probably my favorite place to travel to, my favorite ride there is the buzz light year one. When it comes to food I love eating anything and most everything especially new foods! My most favorite is Otter Pops! On the weekends I enjoy going to see new movies or staying home and watching some good old classics. I also enjoy listening to music really loudly. I love my family and my friends. Well that’s about all I can think of to share so there you go. I can’t wait for a wonderful year in Mr. Pollocks class.
ReplyDeleteSisilia Tausinga
1st period
I think that Jefferson had a very good point when he said that they just wanted to be left alone. He probably felt like the North was controlling them to much and acting like the mother more then treating them like citizens of a nation. I think that there were mistakes on both sides. He says that he worked on preventing the war for 12 years but in reality it takes way more than one person to stop or prevent a war.
ReplyDeleteKaitlyn Noyce
2nd Period
my favorite line in this quote is "the north was mad and blind." im pretty sure that the south agreed with him.
ReplyDeleteim also pretty sure that the north thought the same about the south.
when i was reading in my history book,i found that the reasoning behind the north not wanting slavery was because they were afraid that it would spread west and that the whites would be slaves to them. it makes me wonder, if the north would have explained that to the south before they just said, no more slavery, then maybe there wouldn't have even been a war.
~alyssa olson
1st period
I think that Mr. Davis is saying that he wanted the war not to happen so bad that he would give a big portion of his life to stop it. He also says that the south didn't want the war--they just wanted to be left alone, and that the north was angry, but they should be, because the south were keeping slaves. What he says in the last line "and so the war came" makes me think that he's really sad and hates doing his job as president of the confederates.
ReplyDeleteJared Read
4th period
basically Jefferson Davis was a slavery suporrter and was trying to get the North to stop bugging them. But the North saw that what they were doing was wrong and they still persisted until finally, the war broke out.
ReplyDeleteSpenser Potter
period 4
When he said that the north was mad and blind I thought of how the north felt about the south. Both sides thought that they were right.
ReplyDeleteHe also said that he worked 12 years to prevent it. This would be hard because the people, being human, decided that they will never say no and they probably did not want to compromise.
Emily Burgett
1st period
The people in the south probably felt like they were being controlled by the people in the north. They were probably tired of it and just wanted to be left alone. I think if everyone was concerned about what the other people wanted the war would have never started.
ReplyDeleteLizzy Sam
2nd Period
I guess I will say a couple of things about myself. I love to play sports. My favorites are lacrosse and basketball. I also enjoy reffing rec league soccer. My favorite subject in school is english. I like to play the piano and the tuba. My favorite food is any kind of seafood, especially shrimp. I think this blog is a great idea, since a lot of people are attached to the computer screen. Hopefully this year will be as successful as it was last year in history class.
ReplyDeleteA little about me. I have three brothers, one older and two younger. I LOVE to play Basketball (mainly), Baseball, and Football. I play the drums, guitar and the piano. I have one fat cat that I hate, and a nineteen year-old black lab-collie mix. I hope one day to play in the NBA! My number will be 83
ReplyDeletePreston Olschewski
4th period
A little about is that I am the youngest of 4, I have 2 older brothers and 1 older sister. Tyler (25) lives in New York at the time bacuse he got a job offer, he is an acoount. He lives in New York with his wife, Melissa, and there couple month year old daughter, Sophie. Andrew (20) is attending Salt Lkae Community College, he is intrested in becoming an enginer. And my sister Megan (17 almost 18 in October) is attending Bingham High School as a Senior. She is interested in becoming a History Teacher. My Dad works with my brother Andrew at Gecko's Mexican Grill. My dad has had health problems in the past, like in 2007 my dad was diagosed with Cirrosis of the liver, the doctors told my family my dad had had it since he was 2 years old, with my dads last week alive, he recieved a liver, and has been better since. And my Mom is a medical coder, and shes a Mom. I don't see her much, because of her job. My dog Toby is a Golden Retriever. He is 9 years old, and this year we found out that he has bad hips, or something like that. But that is common for Golden Retrievers to have bad hips. You heard enough about my family, now me, I was born in Vancouver, Washington. I lived there for 3 years. Then unfortualy I had to move to Utah. I don't like the heat, I like colder weather, but not snow, it is all about the rain! You would think after all theses years I would be use to Utah, but I'm not. I enjoy cooking/baking, hanging out with my friends and family, coloring, writing, relaxing, not having any homework, going to Washington and Oregon, etc. I help my family with a ton of things, my brother Andrew calls me his little slave, and I am almost as tall as him. I help My Mom with her church calling as Activity Day leader and My Dad with his church calling as Stake Men/Boys Athelic Director. So most people in my stake have to see me way to much and way to early in the morning. And that is pretty much about me!!!
ReplyDeleteKatelyn Spence 2nd Period
I think what Mr. Davis wanted was to have his own state or country type thing that he could run himself and be able to do whatever he wanted with what he could get. Slavery was probably one of the major things that he wanted to keep happening. The North wanted that to stop obviously... Mr. Davis was probably thinking "O my gosh, why wont they just give us what we want and have DC stop tell us what to do!"
ReplyDeleteI'm Meleah.
ReplyDeleteI Love to blog and think this is
an awesome idea. I have a brother and a sister. I like to learn and be friendly.
~Meleah Sanders
Period 2
I believe Jefferson Davis was feeling the way we felt during the Revolutionary War. He wanted the Confederate States left to "govern themselves" and be free. Jefferson Davis felt like the government was controlling them too much. But he felt war wasn't the right soulution. I agree with him. War wasn't the right soultion, look at the destruction it did!
ReplyDeleteRachel Moore
1st Period
i think Jefferson Davis's second quote is him saying he tried all he could to prevent the war. But no matter what he did he could not stop the war from coming.
ReplyDeleteMaddie Tingey period 1
I am really excited to be in 8th grade this year. I can't wait to learn about the Civil War because I can't remember anything about it. I will say that it took me ten minutes to figure out this blogging thing, but it seems like it will be a fun. I honestly didn't understand the quotes you posted so I decided to take your other option and write about my self. A little bit about me is; my full name is Reggie Jodi Wood. I have two wonderful parents and three sisters. My oldest sister is married. One of my sisters is a senior this year and the youngest is in 6th grade. I have a shih-tzu dog named Shinzie, she is my only pet. I like to hang out with my friends, read, play the piano, play softball, and go shopping. My favorite thing in the whole world are shoes. My favorite treat is a Razzmatazz Jamba Juice, I would choose it over ice cream and chocolate any day. Everytime I earn money I go shopping with my friends and I will spend every penny. That's the basics of my life. I can't wait for the rest of the year!
ReplyDeleteWell to start off. I am the youngest of 4. I have 3 older brothers. I love soccer, basketball, volleyball, theater. Basically anything that gets me preforming. History and choir are my favorite subjects in school! My family is from Seattle so we are big Seahawks and Sounders fans. (Hopefully the seahawks will have a better year this time)
ReplyDeleteKara Vail.. Pd 2!! :)
I'm glad we are learning about Jefferson Davis in class because I had never heard of him before. I learned that he was not a good war leader because he didn't pay attention to the economy, he directed the printing of more money to pay for the war, and he didn't get along with other people very well.
ReplyDeleteAustin J.
period 4
About me... :D
ReplyDeletewell most of you know that I'm a twin.
I have one older brother who is fifteen and three younger brothers who are 9, 7, and 4.
I love to play the violin and have been playing for 7 years.
I love being obnoxiously loud and crazy with my friends.
I like school and am very excited to be learning about U.S. History!
Eliza Moore :]
Period 4
I think that when Davis said, "All we ask for is to be left alone.", he's pretty much just telling the North to leave them alone, because they can take care of them self's. That's why Davis said, "the North is blind", and he tried as much as he could to keep the war from happening, but the war happened anyway. I think that's another reason the north is blind, because if they have a war a lot of citizens, from the same country, will die.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Wimmer
period 4
well a few things about me is i have 1 bro . 1 sis. and a dog. i love playing with him his name is jasper as in Jasper from Twilight its my favorite book it was ether Jasper, Edward, or Emmet. My favorite color is blue green and my favorite food is swedish pancakes.
ReplyDeleteBritta Gotberg
4th period
Hello Mr. Pollock! In my family there is my sister, Katie, my brother Ben, and my older brother, James. We have two cats; Sushi and Miso. Sushi is bigger has a charcoal gray pelt with white belly, and Miso is tiny with light gray fur, white belly, and striped tail. As you know, I like to read and read and read and read. Good luck on your blog!
ReplyDeleteJohn Wright
4th period
Ummmmmm... Well about me... I'm Chinese and I speak Cantonese. My favorite music is K-pop and C-pop. I have one older sister, Shelley. My favorite show is Iljimae. I lived in California for about 8 months. Well... Looking forward to learning more about U.S. History :D
ReplyDelete~Kathy H. Period 2
What i can't understand is how Jefferson Davis could possibly ask for the south to be let to "govern themselves" while they were taking all ability from their slaves to "govern themselves" ever.
ReplyDeleteAnd i can see why there couldn't be a compromise. the people in the north who didn't have slaves and were paid to work would be out of a job if their bosses could just buy people to work for them forever for free.
i don't really like Jefferson Davis. I think people who fail their job as president and run off dressed as a girl to protect themselves don't deserve me liking them.
Darcy Christiansen
1st period
At this point the U.S. is still pretty new. There were still major flaws, like the fact that a whole new "section" popped up in the country. Forming pretty much into its own country, the Confederate States of America. Which Mr. Davis was elected to be president of. Like Mr. Pollock was talking about in class they lost that feel of nationalism. Mr. Davis had the beleif that every state had the right to govern itself. Which is true, but only to a certain point. If states had total freedom...we wouldnt be one nation, which is what happened. I don't beileve that the civil war was started completely on slavery, but more on clashing beliefs of two types of societies.
ReplyDelete"The North would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came." This is the part of the quote I based this off of. To me it shows that the North wanted one Nation. The south a nation within a nation. Which can't last long.
Matt Larson
4th period
Here are a few things about me. I have 2 brothers (15 and 9 years old) and 1 sister(11 years). I was born here in UT and moved to California when I was 5 weeks old. I lived there for 9 years then moved back. I love to play soccer, the piano, and the flute.
ReplyDelete-Megan Garside
A couple things about me. I am the youngest of four kids. I have an older sister who is twenty. She is in China right now teaching little kids English. I have a brother who is eighteen and last year was a Bingham S.B.O. And I have a brother who is fifteen, and is way awesome at Rugby. I am thirteen and I LOVE to dance! The last four days I have danced seventeen hours. I can't wait to learn about the Civil War this year, and I happy to be in honors History. I think this blog will be fun!
ReplyDeleteClaire Sampson
2nd period
What I can infer on from the Jefferson Davis quote is that he worked so hard to prevent the war from coming. All he wanted was to be left alone. He was a soilder in the Black Hawk war before he was put in as president of the Confederate States of America. It sounds like to me that he was willing to help our country since he was little.
ReplyDeleteVelisity Oliver
4th Period
I think this is saying that Jefferson Davis kind of knew the Civil War was actually predicted to happen. I am guessing from the phrase "I worked days and for twelve years," many politicians were trying to prevent it who were on the North side. If my prediction is right, the north really never wanted this war to happen. Maybe the Civil war was caused from something different other that slavery.
ReplyDeleteJosh McBride
2nd period
So, this doesn't have really anything to do with Jefferson Davis, but I sometimes wonder why the North did not agree to slavery. Don't get me wrong; I hate it. But, with all the power they held, you'd think they'd want nothing more than that. Was it because they just didn't want the whites to become like the blacks? Or were they actually seeing the wrong in it? And if so, how come the South wasn't?
ReplyDelete~Kayla Gile
1st period
I believe Jefferson Davis was one of are sentors in the United States of America
ReplyDelete-Jematisa Davis
A few things about me are I am tall. 5 feet 10 1/2 inches. I love playing sports, especially basketball. I live in Australia for 1 year and 1/2 when I was 8. I have 2 brothers, 4 sisters, a mom, and a dad. I am really loud and obnoxious. I have blue hair and cool shoes. My favorite colors are bright orange and right green. I really like eating food.I don't like running but I do every day anyway. I don't actually know what else to write so there you go!
ReplyDelete-Megan Sanford
Period 4
Well i am thirteen, i have three older sisters. I love to swim and play other sports outside. about the year... i want this to be a wonderful year, for everyone to have fun. Even though most people don't like school, they could make it fun with their friends. Personally I don't like school but friends can make anything fun. So about Jefferson Davis... All we ask is to be alone. It seems to me that... he was a person that he cared about being at peace. That's probably why he wanted to prevent war. I think that is very... brave? For him to do that. I also think that this blog will be... interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteBetzy Leal
2nd Period
Hey Mr. Pollock, I'm way excited too. I'm pretty new at this as well so I don't have much to say other than "I HATE cats"! The only good thing about cats is that they make a good taget for taget practice. I live in a family of 7 with 3 sisters, 1 brother, and 2 parents with me as the middle child. I'm not too much of a reader, I'm more of an outdoors guy. I also love to travel. There's really not much to tell about me.
ReplyDeleteTanner McClellan
4th
I'm really no genius about history so i am going to write a few things about myself.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I live in South Jordan UT with ,my mom, dad, and two sisters Emilie (7) and Maddie (6). In addition to my family we are also accompanied by our dog Rusty and cat Angel.
Next, my three favorite things are dance/sports, cinnamon rolls, and animals.
My hobbies include a variety of things including ; dance, piano, soccer, doodling, and making the best out of life. I believe that if you make the best of life, you will be a happier person (obviously) and have more friends because people are definitaly attracted to positive upbeat people.
P.S. Yes I know that I have a habit of waiting til the last minute to do my homework.
<3/ Justine Rupprecht
2nd period
Ok That is so cool! He was the Presedent of the southern states when they withdrew from the US. The coolest thing about him is he is born on Mine (our) Birthday!
ReplyDeleteKatie Wright
I will just tell you about myself. I have 1 older brother named Adam, he is 15. I have a cat named Bella. There are 4 people in my family including me. I love being outside. I like to read and sometimes I like to write short stories. In my free time I am either watching t.v. or reading or playing with my cat. I think history can be interesting and I am happy to be in this honors class.
ReplyDeleteSara Treu
2nd period
I think Jefferson Davis was talking about how the North wasn't taking the Souths opinion into account. They were saying "This is right, we are doing the right thing" so loud that they weren't paying attention to what the citizens of the country wanted.
ReplyDeleteAbout the first quote about Jefferson Davis I feel that sometimes I feel like that I should be let alone, and sometimes we are not in the mood to talk.
ReplyDeleteKason Eggers pd 4
The main thing with this quote is that Jefferson Davis was only seeing one side, maybe less than half of what we see now. The way Davis talks is like the North is oppressing the freedom of the South, but that is not what happened. What happened is that the North and The South needed each other more than they knew. The North needed the food and cotton to feed the people and run the textiles. The South was needing the politics, and the infrastructure that the North had. The queries remind me of that Dr. Seuss story "The Zax" were they wouldn't move at all. They were so stubborn.
ReplyDeleteOk...I guess I will start by saying some things about myself. I am the third child of four, I have six people in my family (older brother, older sister, younger sister). My favorite color is lime green, I have 2 dogs, schnauzer and a terrier mix, which I love to death!
ReplyDelete-Sara Budd
Period 2
I think that Jerrferson Davis was trying to say that the war had to happen to make us a counrty. Even though everyone tried to prevent it, both sides were so stuck on being right that neither could see what was happening to the peace and unitly they used to have. Some people may say it started all by slavery, and others may think that it was the Norths fault. To me if one of the side would have just listened openly to the other side then it might have been avoidable.
ReplyDeletei hope this works because i havent been able to post my comment. i am Jematisa Davis and i am an only child. i have two dogs though
ReplyDelete-Jematisa Davis
Jefferson Davis was the Mississippi senitar. (sorry Mr. Pollock are internet has been acting up thats why i am doing this today instead of yesterday.)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said....
ReplyDeleteIn the part where it says “would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came,” I think what Jefferson Davis is trying to say is that if the people don’t let the government rule, then a war will start. So I looked for more information. I found out that there were arguments and there were discussions about the states’ rights and the federal rights. He fought against the Union. I found out that Jefferson Davis was a strong proponent. Jefferson Davis tried to prevent the war, but he couldn’t do it by himself. In the part where it is says “The North was mad and blind,” I think the word mad, is like saying that the Northern are crazy. The word blind, is saying that the Northern are not thinking that it might affect the future. The North wants to gain more powerful in slavery and I think the South are afraid that the North might get more power over slavery. So there was a problem over slavery. Another is the Economy.
~Jessil Salazar
1st Period
I'm going to talk about Jefferson Davis.
ReplyDeleteJefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy and he led the Confederacy the whole time that they existed. I guess that Davis was trying as hard as he could to prevent the war from starting. In the quote it sounds like Davis tried to settle the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. He said that the North was mad and blind so it sounds like the North, or Union, wasn't cooperating with the South to try to settle down the conflicts. Also, Davis said "All we ask is to be let alone." That makes it sound like the North was bothering the South about stopping slavery. Apparently, slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War, but I think in this case Davis is talking about slavery.
Josh Gladwell
4th Period
9-4-10
Okay, a little bit about me is I have 4 younger sisters and 1 older brother. I was born in Murray, Utah. I absolutley LOVE to cook and swim. I want to be on the Food Network when I'm older. I really enjoy writing and traveling.
ReplyDelete-Samantha Darby
Period 1
I think this blog is a great idea! I and hopefully many other people will learn a lot from this blog. I love to play soccer. I play for USA compition soccer. I travel a lot because of soccer. I have gone to Californa,Florida,Colorado,
ReplyDeleteNew Mexico,Arizona,and Ohio. Speaking of Ohio i grew up in Columbus, Ohio. I moved to Utah when I was seven. I have brother named Evan and have a half-brother named Blake,and a half-sister named Amber. I have one dog,four fish,three cats,4 hermit crabs, and four turtles. My family is a very sarcastic family. We love to joke around and just have fun.
-Emily Hopes
2nd period
So many comments to read! So instead of reading them all, I decided to look him up on Wikidepia and see what he is the most famous for. On Wiki Answers it says he is famous for being president of the confederate states. I looked at a couple of other's comments. It was cool to learn more!
ReplyDelete-Linsey Bennett, period 1
well everything to say about the quotes has pretty much already been said so....I will tell a bit about myself. i am the middle child of 8 children(well, not really ALL children. the oldest is 25yrs. youngest is 2yrs.) everyone in my family sings and plays an instrument. i play the ukalele, piccolo, and flute. i also enjoy singing. My little brother and i are in the International Children's Choir. This is a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. we perform for all the dignitaries from different countries that come to utah.and we sing for them in THIER language. i am not big on sports. i have two ADORABLE birds and we recently got ten chickens(random, eh?) I love being in honors and i am excited for U>S> history this year!
ReplyDeleteI live with my wonderful parents and my awesome sister. I have two crazy dogs, two noisey parakeets, and a finger biting beta. Some of my favorite things to do are spending time with my friends and family, sketching, gardening, and reading. I look forward to the coming school year.
ReplyDelete-Julie Davidson, period 2
I have two sisters, and one brother. (Whitney- 19, Mitch- 17, and Olivia- 10) I live with the craziest pets alive. Fatso, is the fattest cat I've ever seen. It amazes me that he can still walk! Lucy, she is the smallest, most lovable dog alive. Even though she's too dumb to remember her own name, I still love her to death! I enjoy basketball, volleyball, drawing, and friends. I hope to have another great year!
ReplyDelete-Megan Boudreaux
Period 2
I have two brothers and one sister and I am the oldest kid. I have no pets. I like to play volleyball, soccer, basketball, and I like to draw and hang out with my friends and family. I really hope to make this a great school year!
ReplyDelete-Ashly Hanson
Period 2
I have three brothers and I'm the third child (yes, a life of threes). I lie to read, hang out with friends, knee board, and snow ski. I hope this year will be great
ReplyDeleteMegan Monson
4th
I have three brothers and two older sisters. I am the youngest. I have a dog named Ruffles, who is sixteen years old. I like to play the violin and piano. I like playing volleyball. I hope to have a great year!
ReplyDelete-Kaili Robison
period 4
I am the oldest of five kids-4girls(including me) and 1 boy(youngest). I love playing basketball and want to play on the High School team. I also want to do track, and hope to beat the record for the 100yd. dash. I enjoy going hunting with my dad and grandpa, and can't wait until I carry a gun along with them. I play the piano, and hope to someday play the clarinet. I love getting to know people, and don't mind school. I am so excited for eighth grade!
ReplyDelete-Kaylie King
pd.2
I am the oldest of three girls! I love to play volleyball! I like to draw and hang out with friends!!!
ReplyDelete~Courtney Haws~
Period 2!
Jefferson Davis was the president of the confederate states of america and i thought what he was trying to say was that he was trying to make sure the war wasn't going to come and for me i think he was kind of blaming it on the north because he says in the poem that the north were mad and blind about what the south had to think about slavery.Jefferson Davis just wanted the north to leave the south alone, to let them have slaves and let them do whatever they wanted to do and whenever the south wanted to, but like he said they weren't. Jefferson Davis worke for twelve years to prevent the war,but he couldn't.
ReplyDeleteI am the 3rd child out of four. i have three sisters and no brothers. i enjoy playing basketball and someday i want to play in the WNBA, i like doing gymnatics, dance and all sports(especially Basketball). I'm thriteen turning fourteen on October 1st. i passion for art. I like hanging out with my friends and i enjoy making new friends. I have two dogs one named zoey(girl) and petey (boy). Well that pretty much covers stuff about me.
-Kimarie Larsen
Period:1
Hey, just wanted to let you know that, I have one sister and two loving parents, also a very awesome dog named Niko (named after me). I love sports very much and have a great passion for the outdoors and hunting.
ReplyDelete-Nick Plaga
4th Period
I have a mom, dad, two older brothers, a younger brother, and a younger sister. My favorite color is blue. I love playing my viola. I enjoy school and am looking forward to this year.
ReplyDelete-Alexis Parkinson
period 4
About Me
ReplyDeleteI just want to tell you a little about me! I have 3 sisters and 1 brother. I am the second youngest out of everyone! I have a black labrador named Taylor and I love her to death. chinese food is definately is my favorite type of food! I am looking forward to history this year, and that is all you need to know about me!
Jefferson Davis was born on june 13, 1808, in that portion of Christian country,Kentucky. His grandfather rendering important services. His father, Samuel Emory Davis and his uncles were all Revolutionary soldiers in 1776. Samuel Davis surved partly with Georgia Calvalry and was also in the seige of Savannah as an officer. Three brothers of Jefferson Davis, all older then himself, fought in the war of 1812, two of them serving with Andrew Jackson.
ReplyDeleteThis is what comes to mind when in read this, "All I ask is to be alone" is that your mad and all you want to do is be alone. The other one i think of that he worked alot so there wouldnt be a war but it didnt work they still had one adn he hated how the north treated them.
Some facts about me........
my favorite sport is basketball, i love to dance.. You can always find me with my friends. I love all of my friends they are like sisters and brothers to me. They are always there for me. my favorite color is lite blue. I love to me with my family. I have two brothers. My birthday is June 13 and I am 14 years old. I dont have any pets and thats all for now:)
Jordan Bryant
Period 1
Jefferson Davis was in office from February 18, 1861 - May 5, 1865(4 year and 76 days). He was also the 23rd United States Secratary of War. and that lasted from March 7, 1853 until Mach 4, 1857. Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808 and he died o n December 6, 1889. During his life he was a military officer, statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He also fought in the Mexican-Indian War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Blakeley Christine Lemmon and i have lived in Utah all of my life. I'm 13 and the oldest of 3 kids. I've been a straight A student all of my life (not to brag or anything). My life is boring and not tat exciting to talk about =D. I am exited for this new year in the Honors program... It also feels pretty awesome being an 8th grader instead of a wee little sevie!
Blakeley Lemmon
September 7, 2010
Period 4
I don’t know exactly what to say so I’ll tell you a bit about myself. My favorite colors are blue and green. I have a mother and father, two sisters and one brother. I am the third youngest of four children. Some of my favorite things to do are read, draw, write, and play the trumpet and piano. I love to make people laugh and like to hang out with my friends.
ReplyDelete~Alicia Johnson 1st Period
hey Mr. pollock! The blog idea is pretty cool, I'm excited to see how it all turns out!
ReplyDeletehere's a little about myself: I like sports, animals, crafts, jumping on the tramp, going shopping, and hanging out with friends. I have a family of 5 and 2 pets: my mom, my dad, my sister hannah, my brother alex, and a dog named penny and a lizard named pebbles.
The first quote up there says (to me) that basicaly jefferson davis just wants to be left alone; for the war to stop and for there to just be peace.
the second one means to me that he tried and tried to stop the war but nothing seemed to work, and so there was a war anyways.
-Abby Madsen ~ 2nd period
I'll have to keep it short because I have math homework but I have always loved history. The only thing that I don't like about history is memorizing dates. In 5th grade we never learned about the civil war, we were too caught up in present US History. Now I can learn about the Civil War and its many facts. Mr. Pollack does a GREAT job at teaching US history so far.
ReplyDeleteLaura Johnson
1st period
I'll have to go fast because I have math homework but I have always loved history. Other then memorizing dates, History is great! In the 5th grade, I never got to learn about the civil war, we were so caught up in present American history. I didn't even study the Civil War. But this year I get to learn about it and all the intresting or normal facts. I hope I don't have to memorize ANY dates.:(
ReplyDeleteLaura Johnson
1st period
oh!P.S. Mr. Pollack is the best US history teacher ever!
I don't know a whole lot about Jefferson Davis so i will just tell you about myself.
ReplyDeleteI love to play volleyball and baseball. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters. My FAVORITE color is purple. i have a dog and a cat. i love to hang out with all my friends. I love to come to school but only really because i like to see my friends.
Paige Midgley 2nd period((:
I have a great family. I have some fabulous parents. I am also the yougest of 4 kids. I have one older brother, and 2 older sisters. My oldest sister has 2 kids so I am an Aunt. I really enjoy blogs, my sister has one. I have a feelin this one isn't going to be like that. Full of pictures and stuff, but i will have to make the best of it.I was born in New York just like my whole extended and close family. I do not like history at all! But Mr.Pollock isn't bad so I can handle it:).so far school has been okay, honors has definantly been harder than last year but I am still alive so far.so, about this Jefferson Davis guy.I have no idea who he is so I decided instead of looking all over the internet for him I chaalenged myself to try to on just this bog to find who he is. The quote on the top made me think that he was a man who wasn't a work crazy but that he was very concerned for our country and wanted to change it. He worked often for long amounts to try to make that change happen to help our society.It also sounded like to me he was more on the souths side, because he said the north was mad and blind. I am still deciding on which side I am, but I figure as I learn more in class it will e easier to decide.Well, this is the end so.... Bye
ReplyDeleteKassey Pappa
1st period
Mr. Pollock
I am the oldest out of 4 kids. I have two brothers (ages 7 and 2) and a sister (11). I like reading any good book, and my favorite subject in school is science. My favorite sport is football. My favorite color is periwinkle (not just because it's got a cool name). I also am learning a computer programming language, and I like to do anything on a computer.
ReplyDelete-Brayden Carlson
Period 2
Yesterday, I came home and talked to my mom about the reverend guy burning the Quaran. She agreed with Mr. Pollock that the guy had his freedom of speech. What she wanted to know though, was why he has waited for 9 years to do this! At the beginning when we had just been hit, maybe i could reason with him. Now? No way.
ReplyDeleteI would like to hear people's feelings on this matter.
-Kaylie King pd.2
I really thought about how you said that the reverend was going to burn the Koran. I don't think that that is right at all. He may not believe that the muslim religion is right, but none the less they are just people. I bet a lot of people were offended by this reverend. I don't think anyone has the right to burn a Holy Book. I think that the reverend needs to take a chill pill.
ReplyDeleteI think that it was wrong for the reverend to want to burn the Koran. I believe that people are people no matter what religion.
ReplyDeleteI thinnk the Civil War was caused by how different the north and south are. And when kids are born they learn to hate the other side. Also I think the south is stubborn. They joined the USA and one tiny thing happens and they want out. That is stupid. They need to learn life will not always go their way. They over reacted on slavery.
ReplyDeleteTyler Schwendiman 1st period
Well, I'm the oldest out of 3 kids, sadly. I have two younger brothers (4 and 2). I love any kind of sport, especially basketball. I really enjoy history, I think it's pretty interesting to learn about. My favorite color is green (at the moment), somedays it's blue somedays it's yellow. My favorite type of candy is gummy worms, or gummy bears, either one. I hate cats and spiders, but I love dogs!
ReplyDelete-Claudia Loayza
2nd period
I was watching the news last night with my mom and the story about the Quran burning day came up. There was a statement from the LDS church that said things about allowing people to choose their religion freely. It said that because of this, the book should not be burned. I agree with that because we have freedom of religion.
ReplyDeleteI just found out that he partially wants to do this because of the building of a Mosque on Ground Zero. He said that he would cancel the burning if they would move the building of the Mosque to a different location.
Overall, I don't fully understand why he is doing this, but, I have liked learning about it.
-Megan Garside, Pd. 4
It seems to me that the Southern reverend's idea of Islam as evil and anti-American is rather mistaken. He seems to think that all Muslims must hate the United States and what it stands for, which is not true. The 9/11 attacks were the work of Islamic extremists who view America as a threat to their faith. However, a large portion of Muslims worldwide disapprove of such terrorist actions. Therefore, I believe that the reverend should not attack Islam by burning their holy book or in any other way.
ReplyDelete- Matt K. Period 2
Okay, well I am bored so I am also gonna tell you about myself.... First off, my family, I have 1 brother, Nick, and a mom and a dad.I also have a dog named Sadie, and a fish named Twitch. I love soccer, I play on the premier club USA, I have tons and tons of friends, My favorite subject is history... (and no. I am not just saying that to suck up....) My favorite food is Scallops, I hate school lunch. I hate late start. I hate that we can't have backpacks. I love snowboarding. I love skateboarding. I love being around people. I love my iPod. I love my phone I love a lot of things.... :) and yeah....
ReplyDeleteUmmm... I wasn't sure if I had to blog or not. Soooo...here I am! Well I don't exactly know what to say... I'll just say some more stuff about me. Weeeellll... I love the color turqouis. I... LOVE to read fantasy books. I like to... excercise/have fun outside. OH! I like to quote movies a lot, aaaand I like to listen to music. Sooo, that's me! Bye.(:
ReplyDeleteooops!don't post this but i forgot to put my name and period! it;s Betzy L. 2nd Period.
ReplyDeleteHi um i like to play sports, jog in the morning and i have had 5 dogs throughout my life and now i have 2. i have an older brother and younger sister.
ReplyDeleteHeather Jensen, 4th period
So I read somewhere that the reverend was going to stop the burning. Then out of the blue, it said somewhere that he says he lied about stopping it. Why not just save the guilt trip later, and not lie about stopping the burning. I don't think he should burn it, because of the freedom of religion. On the other hand, he happens to have freedom of religion, so he can burn it. All this stuff about freedom of religion is confusing me. We should just say you can have your faith, but don't do anything to provoke other religions. I love my religion, so I can see where people will protest, and I also know that if anyone were to burn my book, then i would also protest
ReplyDeleteHollee Talbot 4th period
I don't think that that reverend guy who was burning the Quran had any right to do it. he may not agree with what they have to say and that is totally ok. No one is telling him to join their church. Besides there has already been a war of religion. With the mob and the Mormons. They didn't have any right to do what they did then and they especially don't have any right to burn the Quran. People should respect others no matter what religion they are from or attend however you want to put it. On the other hand we do have freedom of speech and the right to do as we may choose. (There are consequences to everything though) If that man wants to burn their book people should let him do it. If you burn their book it doesn't change how the people act and it doesn't change what the believe in. They will just have to keep making more of their religious books. besides as long as they aren't stealing the books then it doesn't even hurt the believers of that faith because they will still have their books that they read from. It is very rude and disrespectful. I must admit.
ReplyDeleteKaitlyn Noyce
2nd period
To me, what Davis was saying is, the South saw nothing wrong with slavery. They thought it was just fine to own other men, make them work day in and day out with nothing in return but a small meal, once, maybe twice a day. However the North saw it as a terrible act. They wanted it stopped. Davis then goes on to say, "The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came." The North would not let the South be. They would not let them treat other men the way they were treating the slaves. They would not let them go off and form their own country. The North wanted to hold onto the South and never let them go, they wanted to stay a country..."and so the war came." In order to have the Constitution, that we live by now, the Civil War had to happen. It had to happen so all men could be created equal, and be treated like it too.
ReplyDelete1st pd. Brandie Mounteer
I play piano,I love spending time with my family, and playing with my cat Toby! :) I am the youngest of three girls. I have two older sisters who go to BYU. My oldest sister is married. I am the only child at home and it sucks.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Jardine Period 4
As I was reading the question, “In what ways did the European exploration and colonization affect the Native Americans?” I was thinking that the better question should be, “How didn’t the Europeans affect the Natives?” Imagine, you are a Native, you’ve lived in North America your whole life, then, all of a sudden some white man comes along, and tells you that he wants to start a new colony. He also tells you that he’s going to take you back to his home land, and have you work as a slave! I can only imagine how the Natives felt. However, this isn’t even the beginning of the Natives worries. The Europeans brought diseases with them that the Natives weren’t immune too. So disease wiped out about half of the Native population. But, for me the worst part is that the first colony, Roanoke, wasn’t even successful! So the Europeans went to all of this trouble for failure. But I do give them credit for trying; otherwise, we might not even be here.
ReplyDelete-Megan Boudreaux
Period 2
It’s true that in The United States we have the freedom of speech, but just because we can say whatever doesn’t mean we should, or we should at least be sensitive to other beliefs. Kalie has a good point. Why didn’t the the Reverend burn the Koran nine years ago when nine eleven happened? How would the Reverend feel if someone said they would burn the bible? I don’t think he would be very happy about that. The Government is saying that because of what the Reverend is saying the Muslims hate us even more and want to send more bombs. It is also making other places not like us as much. So I think he can have freedom of speech, but at least be nice about it, and not say he is going to burn the Koran. He is just bringing a lot of attention to himself.
ReplyDelete-Claire Sampson
period 2