May current events: Space Lasers

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/32680597

HEADLINE: COULD HUGE LASERS ON THE ISS BE USED TO ZAP SPACE JUNK?

TOPIC: Lasers that shoot space junk???

SUMMARY: 

• scientists want to destroy space junk using lasers
• according to NASA there are 20,000 pieces of junk whizzing around are planet
• scientists are concerned that space junk will hit important satellites 

ANALYSIS: The importance of space junk never came to thought until I read this article. Scientists are worried that some of are worlds most important satellites could be destroyed by this "space junk". If any of the satellites were destroyed it would directly effect my life by possibly destroying cell phone connection, internet connection, homeland security, television, and many more electronic device would become obsolete.

 A space laser aboard the ISS

Events Leading to the Civil War

A map of the Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise was an effort made by the federal govt. to compromise sectional and political rivalries by allowing Missouri to be a "slave state".

A map of Wilmont Proviso

The Wimont Proviso was an event leading up to the civil war that allowed any land gained during the Mexican war to be slave free.

A map of the Compromise of 1850
In 1850 senator Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to relieve rising tensions between the North and South which part of it included the Fugitive Slave Act

 A picture of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slave novel written in 1852, that many say persuaded and helped caused the Civil War.

 A map of the Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was an act that opened new land for settlement that did not play in part with the Missouri Compromise, because in this new land people had the option to decided whether or not slavery would be allowed.

Fredrick Douglas Life

Summary: Fredrick Douglas was a former slave who became a free man who preached on behalf  of the slaves.                      

                                                          Fredrick Douglas Quotes

Quote: "the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable..."

Meaning: Fredrick Douglas is trying to emphasize how far he's had to come since he's been a slave. If you look at the deeper meaning of his words its truly amazing because not to long ago he was just a piece of property but now he is speaking in front of an educated group of people. It is important because this brings hopes to all slaves.

Quote: "The simple story of it is, that, 76 years ago, the people of this country were British subjects."

Meaning: Fredrick Douglas is basically saying that America was Britannia's slaves, so why is America now embracing the idea of slavery.

Quote: "The Fugitive Slave Law makes MERCY TO THEM, A CRIME.."

Meaning:  Fredrick Douglas is saying that what little mercy slaves have the Fugitive Slave Law takes it away from them.

Quote: "the seats of justice are filled eith judges, who hold their offices under an open and palpable bribe.."

Meaning: Fredrick Douglas is saying that the judges are bribed, because an American judge got paid ten dollars for every victim he consigned to slavery.

Quote: "the doom of slavery is certain"

Meaning: Fredrick Douglas knows slavery will end, he just doesn't know when. Therefore he was hopeful for the end being near.




 Fredrick Douglas

Abolitionist and Women's Movements Share many of the Same Beliefs

     The Seneca falls speech and Fredrick Douglas speeches shared many of the same views and points. Although Fredrick Douglas fought for the abolishment of slavery, and the Seneca falls speech fought for women's rights they both shared many of the same valid points. Both speeches fought for equal rights. Both speeches highlighted the fact that everyone should be equal no matter what gender or race. Both speeches referred back to the Declaration Of Independence; the DOI stated that "all men are created equal". With that being said both speeches highlighted the fact that if our DOI sates that everyone should be equal then why aren't they. Although the two speeches were wrote for different reasons they both shared many of the same beliefs.

Fredrick Douglas 1848

Elizabeth Stanton 1850

ARCTIC SEA ICE HITS LOWEST WINTER MAXIMUM ON RECORD

- The arctic ice is melting

• Scientists believe arctic ice has set an all time low world record
• arctic sea is home to many birds, sea creatures, polar bears, ect...
• according to NASA the arctic surface is 5.61 million square miles and about 50,000 square miles below average

The arctic sea is melting and it is causing many species to suffer like the arctic polar bear. I personally believe climates are starting to change yearly. Summer is happening later each year, and so I believe that the climate change is having a drastic affect on the Artic Sea. This also changes my personal life, because now when I goto the zoo I see less polar bears. 


A polar bear jumping over ice



Arctic ice melting

Transcendentalism Movement

The transcendentalism movement was a protest against the practice of spirituality; people believed you could find god in nature and did not have to participate in church held worship.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mr. Emerson is saying be a leader and be yourself

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mr. Emerson is saying experience nature

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. -Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau is saying that it's what's on the inside that matters most.

Things do not change; we change. -Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau is saying that people blame things but it is really them who are changing 

Seeing this beauty in nature is as equal to going to church for three hours, Gods Beauty.

Sitting inside this church is equal to walking outside

Trail of Tears

In the early 1830's, almost one-hundred and twenty thousand Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land. At the end of the decade indians were scarce in southeast America. The United States always taking the side of the white settlers, decided they needed more land to grow cotton. American settlers and govt. forced the remaining Indians to walk thousands of miles to what they could finally call Indian territory. They did this all legally by creating the Indian Removal act. which the Indians had no say in anyways. The whole Cherokee tribe was moved to the new Indian territory. Some Indians however refused to stay in there territory and moved back "home" where they would attack the white settlers along the Mississippi. This was lead by Black Hawk so now it is referred to as the Black Hawk war. Some Indians could not be removed like the ones in Florida, it took the U.S. two tries to remove the indians. The second time they did succeed but it costed the U.S. millions of dollars and thousands of lives. Otherwise known as the Second Seminole War.


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