Category Archives: June 7 assignment

Women’s Suffrage Debate

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Johnny

This picture was taken in 1971 in front of the White House. Women are picketing for their rights to vote. Women finally started to have a movement for their rights to vote. It eventually led to the Nineteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution which prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen’s sex.

This event is very important because it let women vote. If this had not happened, women wouldn’t be able to vote even in now days. Also it happened not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world. It shows how women were treated unfairly and now that from these movements, they are slowly getting back their rights as a human being. Women are finally taking actions!!

This image is from : http://americancivilwar.com/women/Womens_Suffrage/picket_white_house.jpg

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sora
From the Library of Congress

  This picture was taken in Novmber 22nd of 1963 in Texas, few minutes before the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. He was shot during his presidential motorride in Dallas by an assassin named Lee Harvey Oswald. This picture can be accessed through the Library of Congress Prints and Photograph division Washington.

This event is significant in American history because he was the forth president to be assassinated, after Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. His death raised questions and objections for many Americans; even to this day, there are still a lot of conspiracy theories and debates regarding this event.
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9/11 Lighting Ceremony

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Kin

The image is from abc news

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Since, the 9/11 attack in 2001, New York City has commemorated the victims, firemen and police officers who past away during the onset. The tribute lights are lite on September 11 every year since 2002, which was set to continue to 2008, however, in 2009 it has been comfirmed that the lighting ceremony has been extended through the tenth anniversary in 2011.
The image is important because it reminds us of the attack that occurred in 2001 and the obstacle we have overcome. It displays the strength of everyone cooperating together and helping each other in a time of need.
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Richard Nixon visted China in 1972

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Yan

Richard Nixon visted China in 1972

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In February 21, 1972, The American President Richard Nixon visited China and met with the Chairman Mao Ze Dong in China. Due to this visit, Richard Nixon is marked in history for the first American President to visit China.

Richard Nixon’s visit to China is an improtant historical event to both Chinese and American sociey. The significane of this visit highlights the beginning of defrostation over “Cold War”, as well as it foreshadowes the future long-term business relationship between US and China.

Nowadays, China is America’s biggest trading partners. Besides that, due to China’s rising economy, the ideology of learning Chinese becomes more popular among American students. Most importantly, Richard Nixon’s visit marked a postive relationship in both Chinese and American history.

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/news/2009/02/

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The Symbol of Freedom and Friendship

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Ashraf Talukder

The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World

To the sculptor form is everything and is nothing. It is nothing without the spirit – with the idea it is everything.

– Victor Hugo, May 13, 1885

The Statue of Liberty, standing in New York Harbor, is the most symbolic sculpture in United States. Since the inauguration on October 28th 1886, it is the first thing sea-borne visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans see upon entering New York Harbor and has been known as a beacon of freedom to much of the world.

The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World is the symbol of ideals of human liberty and friendship to the whole world. It was a gift, in 1884, by the people of France to represent the friendship between United States and France established during American Revolution. The statue is situated in Liberty Island in New York harbor, and French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue. The Statue of Liberty was declared a national monument by Presidential proclamation on October 15, 1924 and it earned UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1984.

The image is taken from the “Statue of Liberty” article of Wikipedia posted on November 13, 2007. This image is originated by William Warby on Flickr captured from the Circle Line ferry, Manhattan, New York.

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The Iraq War

Posted on June 3, 2010 by schen2

This image is from Dear Kitty. Some Blog. It explains why President George W. Bush opened a war with Iraq in 2003 and indicates the U.S  is mainly going for oil profits.

I think this image is important because the Iraq war has lasted for so many years, and  it still hasn’t ended yet. More than 4300 American died in this war and over $700 billion of American money are spent on this war. why should we seek for other’s unsure profit but create an immense cost to ourselves. The cost of lives  is always unmeasurable!

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This is destroying our environment

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Esmeralda

This image was captured on June 3, 2010 on the shores of East Grand Terre Island near the coast of Louisiana.  It is a seabird covered in Oil.You can see more of our wild life and the destruction of our ecosystem at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/

This mistake will cost mankind it’s ecosystem, the longer this spill is not contain the more these animals and our ecosystem will suffer. What affects one part of the world will eventually affect us all.

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Times Square Bomb Scare

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Victor

I found this picture from an article wrritten by fox news about the recent times sqare bomb scare. Since 9/11 the United States has never been the same. Now, 9 years later in 2010, this recent bomb scare of times square is a reminder of how the threat of terrorism continues to exist. Since the man was unsuccessful, we are very fortunate to have escaped this dangerous plot of terrorists. Times Square is one of nyc’s most distinguished places and it is definately important that the city does whatever it can to protect it, along with everywhere else. Terrorists are continuously trying to discrupt life in America, and with the bomb scare they caused great panic and alarm. Therefore, this serves as a reminder that the United States still needs to continue its fight against terrorism regardless of any circumstances.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/01/new-york-city-police-close-times-square-investigation/

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Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Barry

Telephone Sketch

This is a picture of a sketch that Alexander Graham Bell drew of the telephone around 1876, one of the most important inventions of the common era.  This picture is courtesy of the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.

The invention of the telephone transformed communication into what it is today, every person being one touch and a few seconds away.  What used to take weeks to do, for example contacting someone in Hong Kong from New York, takes only moments.

This has significance to me because my younger brother is currently studying abroad in Israel, and I can speak to him whenever I want to.

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Miracle on Hudson

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Guvani

 

This picture was taken by Eric Thayer and was published on MSNBC on January 15, 2009. The plane struck a flock of birds during takeoff at LaGuardia Airport and it caused an immediate loss of thrust from both engines. However, the pilot managed to land the plane safely on the water. This miracle is important because all the passengers survived. There were 155 passengers on board that day.

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