Part 2

For my article, im thinking about how much boats affect the pollution of San Diego bay. I am thinking about talking to surfrider, coastkeeper, and wildcoast, to see if they know anything.

Part 1

Election Reflection:
first of all, I believe that McCain would have been a better choice for our country. McCain has more experience then Obama and he was a POW, which to me, shows that he has been thought a lot. But, Obama has many ideas that are also good. For instance, his plan to find other ways to create energy will help our world survive a little bit longer. With racism still flowing through our country, especially in the south, it is possible that Obama might be killed. I hope this does not happen, because he has a loving family and it would also break the bonds between the whites and the blacks.

Civic Knowledge:
I believe I have a good amount of information about our countries politics and it's economy. I feel that I actually understand what people are talking about outside of school and with friends and if someone says something that I disagree with, I know how to explain my evidence to him.

#15 Vote Supression

The word ACORN stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which is a non-profit organization that registers votes for elections.

Blog #15

Newspaper reflection

I contributed an article about the transatlantic telegraph cable and how it was destroyed by the chief electrician. I also included a picture of where the cable lines traveled. I wish I was able to contribute more time to the entire project, but I had a family emergency come up; so I was not able to be at school the entire week. Next time, I will try and tell my group that I will not be there if something comes up.

PICTURES

Segregation, Then and Now

The supreme court case of Brown Vs. Board of Education helped ignite integration in public schools; but it was not able to erase segregation completely.
Brown Vs. B.OE supreme court case was about two black girls named Linda and terry Lynn Brown who had to walk through a railroad switch yard to get to there all-black school(More info here). The Browns believed that the segregated school violated the 14th amendment. Just 48 years before, the case of Plessy Vs. Ferguson, concluded that,

"The object of the [Fourteenth] Amendment was undoubtedly to enforce the absolute equality of the two races before the law, but in the nature of things it could not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enforce social, as distinguished from political, equality, or a commingling of the two races upon terms unsatisfactory to either."—Justice Henry Billings Brown, speaking for the majority

After much debate on the Brown Vs. B.O.E case, the supreme court took back what they said about the Plessy Vs. Ferguson case and concluded, "We conclude that the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

Segregation then

In the early 1900s, segregation was everywhere. Every part of life had one for whites and another for blacks. Some things included in segregation included; drinking fountains, buses, schools, shops, and even where people were allowed to live. Many southerners thought we would always have segregation, but because of two young girls, everything changed.

Segregation Now

Even though we don't have special drinking fountains for each race, there is still segregation in our classrooms. Instead of just having to do with the color of your skin, it also relies on how rich you are. People who are rich usually go to private schools and so they fellowship with people that are also wealthy. The same thing goes with people who are poor. The video below shows graphs and examples of segregation in today's schools

• NA. "Brown vs. Board of Education." Landmark Cases. Supreme court historical society. 2 Oct. 2008 .

• "The 14th Amendment of the United States." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 2 Oct. 2008 .

• NA. "Plessy Vs. Ferguson." Landmark Cases. Supreme Court Historical Society. 2 Oct. 2008 .