Author Archives: Lisa Yin

Freedom, here we come

by Lisa Yin Posted on December 6, 2010

African Americans started here in the United States as slaves who served the southern plantation owners. They had a range of jobs from picking cotton, helping the owner as a maid and working on the fields. They lived and worked … Continue reading →

Posted in admin only: Featured, Assignment due December 7, KM24 | Tagged 15th Amendment, civil rights, Freedom, jim crow, seperate but equal | Comments Off

A great day for freedom

by Lisa Yin Posted on November 28, 2010

This song is called A great day of freedom by the famous rock band Pink Floyd. It was released in 1994 in the album Division Bell. The message is quite confusing but they are trying to say gaining freedom is … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, November 30 Assignment | Tagged 1994, Freedom, pink floyd | 1 Comment

We are all the same, we deserve freedom

by Lisa Yin Posted on November 21, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-d5x-CiTUs This song is called Freedom by Richie Havens. He sang this song during the Woodstock festival in 1969. To this day, that was his most impressive performance due to his opening which is the song he is singing in … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, November 23 Assignment | Tagged 1960s, Freedom, richie havens | 1 Comment

The younger generation

by Lisa Yin Posted on November 14, 2010

The birth of the word “teenager” happened in the 1950’s. They coined it because there was a growing population and the 50’s was when the teenagers gained a tremendous amount of freedom.One major thing that increased independence for teenagers was … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, November 16 Assignment | Tagged 1950s, fashion, Freedom, rock and roll, teenagers | 1 Comment

The iron curtain

by Lisa Yin Posted on November 7, 2010

The iron curtain was a symbol or boundary for countries in Europe against each other in the Cold War. On one side of the curtain was Western Europe and the other side was Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union … Continue reading →

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We can do it

by Lisa Yin Posted on October 28, 2010

This video depicts women taking over the work force in World War II. Since all the men were off fighting the war, women often had to take over their jobs to keep the country going. The Song in the video … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, November 2 Assignment | Tagged Rosie the Riveter, women in workforce, world war II | 1 Comment

Returns, no exhanges

by Lisa Yin Posted on October 26, 2010

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Black Tuesday

by Lisa Yin Posted on October 14, 2010

This is a short 30 second video of the Stock Market Crash which started the Great Depression in 1929. This videos production date is unsure, but the crash itself happened on Tuesday, October 29th. The roaring 20’s was doing great, … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, October 19 Assignment | Tagged black tuesday, great despression, roaring twenties, stock market crash | 1 Comment

Nothing but the truth.

by Lisa Yin Posted on October 11, 2010

Under the United States Constitution, we have the freedom of speech and the freedom to bare arms. However, we become restricted upon the enforcement of the espionage act. Foner mentions this act briefly in the middle of the chapter. This … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, October 12 Assignment | 3 Comments

A new beginning..or not

by Lisa Yin Posted on October 1, 2010

Posted in KM24, October 5 Assignment | Tagged illegal immigration, Immigration, labor, uncle sam | 1 Comment

Slow and steady wins the race

by Lisa Yin Posted on September 24, 2010

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery, even though his father was a white man. He was one of the few black leaders in his time. He changed the course in history in 1895 by giving his famous speech in … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, September 28 Assignment | Tagged atlanta compromise, booker t washington, equal rights | 1 Comment

An unfair game

by Lisa Yin Posted on September 19, 2010

As the economy grew in the United States, many businessmen took their advantage to create their own empire. Andrew Carnegie was the king of the steel industry. Along with Carnegie, there was John D. Rockefeller who controlled the oil company. … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, September 21 Assignment | Tagged Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, monopoly, sherman antitrust act | Comments Off

All men [and women] are created equal

by Lisa Yin Posted on September 15, 2010

Many may not realize the journey women took to get to where they are today. It took a long battle of determination and hard work to get what they desired- the right to vote. At first, all white men were … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, September 16 Assignment | Tagged 19th amendment, women's rights, women's suffrage | Comments Off

A lost hero

by Lisa Yin Posted on September 3, 2010

Posted in KM24, September 7 Assignment | Tagged assassination, John F. Kennedy, president | Comments Off

A lingering tragedy

by Lisa Yin Posted on September 1, 2010

” Race and Reunion ” does seem to be an interesting piece of work to me because it provides us, readers, information that we might or might not have known about the Civil War. I never would’ve guessed in a … Continue reading →

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August 31 Assignment

by Lisa Yin Posted on August 29, 2010

History is all in the past, it may be just a day, decades, and even centuries . History is similar to a puzzle, once a piece is gone, we may or may not be able to recover it. However, there … Continue reading →

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Author Archives: Lisa Yin

Freedom, here we come

A great day for freedom

We are all the same, we deserve freedom

The younger generation

The iron curtain

We can do it

Returns, no exhanges

Black Tuesday

Nothing but the truth.

A new beginning..or not

Slow and steady wins the race

An unfair game

All men [and women] are created equal

A lost hero

A lingering tragedy

August 31 Assignment

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