Civil Rights

What are civil rights?

Civil rights are rights that we are entitled. They are rights that say we can not be discriminated against for any reason. Some of our rights are:

• All humans are born free and equal,
• All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law and,
• Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

Why do you think some of the people of Germany thought that the abolation of civil rights was necessarily?

After the fire at a government building in Germany, Hitler immediately blamed the Communist and Social Democratic parties. He felt that this was the perfect opportunity to start tearing down the democracy in Germany and all those who opposed him. Now that Hitler was running the country, he passed two new laws. A law, “For the Defense of Nation and State” and a law “To Combat Treason against the German Nation and Treasonable Activities”. These laws basically abolished the public civil rights. What did the public do? Nothing, most thought it was a good idea. The German people thought it was a good idea because it would help to catch the "Terrorists" in the country and find any traitors in their nation. As a result, the government could tap private phone lines, read mail, search homes, and confiscate property.

Was the Treaty of Varsillies fair or unfair.

In my point of view, the treaty of Varsillies was more than fair. The Germans caused so much damage to the rest of europe. The least they could do was repay the damage cost and give up all colonized land. If it were up to me, I would have given all of the German to the French, the Polish, and the British. So I think the treaty was fair, cut down army, repay damage, and give up colonies.

Moral behavior positively affects a community.

I believe this statement to be true, yet false. I believe this because it is a matter on what someone believes in. This is because doing the right thing is not always doing the thing you think is right. Say that you think say saving a criminal from dying is the right thing to do. Some one else would think that it's right to let him die as punishment for his/her crime. So really this isn't a question with one answer. This is a question with multiple answers. So to sum it up I won't answer yes or no. I'll simply say it depends on the moral.

Learning Profiles

Summary of Theseus

In chapter 6 when Theseus returns home, the Witch Medea recognized Theseus as the kings son. To try and make sure that Theseus doesn't take her sons place on the throne, She tries to frame him as a assassin. At a feast Theseus is confronted by guards who try to kill him with their swords. When Theseus pulls out a sword of his own, his father recognized it as his own. He then realized that it was all a trick so he banished Medea and her son and he welcomed his son back into his rightful place.

I Remember

1. I remember when I was two I kept repeatedly poking my sister in the face.
2. I remember when I was three I dropped a plastic table on my head pretending to be superman.
3. I remember when I was four I was driving a golf cart and ran it through a flower garden.
4. I remember when I was five I was riding a skate board, fell off, and got a huge cut.
5. I remember when I was six I was riding a skate board and opened the cut again.
6. I remember when I was seven I won second in the Heart of Texas Wrestling Tournament.
7. I remember when I was eight was riding a skate board and opened the cut a third time.
8. I remember when I was nine we moved from Houston to Malaysia on New Years day.
9. I remember when I was ten I went to my first F1 race.
10. I remember last year when I went on Malaysia week and my raft capsized.

Classic Greek Myths

Today we watched three short films on Greek myths. The first was about a boy who's father was a great inventor, yet he himself was a really clumsy kid. The second movie was about the Minotaur and how every seven years they send people to an island as a sacrifice to the Minotaur. Finally the third film was about a king who wanted a son so he went to the oracle. The Oracle told him that his daughter would have a son. He would kill him so he threw his daughter and her son off a cliff.

In my opinion the third film was the best. It had a better description of what was going on, the story line related to the topic of the Greek gods and Titans, and finally it made you think, "What would have happened if the father had not thrown his daughter and her son into the sea?"