Recently in APUSH we watched the Gangs of New York. Did you know that a lot of the things that happen in that movie really did happen? Well, they did. Here are some examples...
The five points of New York really did exist. It was known as the sixth district or the slums. It was the place where the very poor and immigrants fresh off the boats went to live.
The Battle of the Five Points was also something that actually happened. The movie really captured this event nicely...or not so nicely depending on how you deal with gore. The battle was between the Irish immigrants living in the slums and the "natives" of New York. They fought over territory, respect, and the right to be there. They may seem like the same thing. However, they meant different things to the people. The Irish were looked down on. They were in the same class of African Americans at the time, according to many of the people of New York. The Irish and African Americans also had very strained relationships, which is evident in the movie also.
The Irish were the biggest "new immigrants" to come to America. They came in huge quantities and flooded into New York city. They were welcomed by the political machines but scorned by many others who were in America before they started to come. Many stayed in New York but lived in the worst parts of town.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Physics Final Project
This blog started as a history blog, it still is, but I am also using social networking for other class projects. This particular post is for my physics class. We are suppose to do a project that will some how inform or involve the community. Why not use my blog? The internet is the way of communicating of the future, baby! For my project, I will be discussing light waves.
Here is some stuff about mirrors and light.
Colors. There are soooo many different colors. In light, there are three primary light colors. They are green, blue, and red. When mixed together, they create white light. Green and blue create cyan. Blue and red make magenta. Green and red make yellow.
Have you ever been on a stage? If you have, you have probably experienced the mixing of colored lights. Just the other day I was on stage with choir practicing for our concert that is coming up. We are singing Thriller and we used blue and red lights. On the floor, where the blue and red overlapped, the area was yellow. This is because of the mixing of the lights on the stage floor.
White is all colors and therefore reflects all colors. Black is the lack of color and so it absorbs all colors. If you wear black, you will feel warmer in the sun than if you wear white because you are absorbing the suns energy instead of reflecting it. If you were to wear a white shirt and stand underneath a stage light, for example a yellow light, your shirt would look yellow too.
Complementary colors are colors that, when mixed, they created white light. Yellow and blue are complementary colors. So are cyan and red. Also, magenta and green.
Color subtraction is the subtracting of color to make something appear a certain color. Subtractive primary colors are used in printing illustrations in full color. You may see an example of this with color printers. The colors used to print in full color are magenta, cyan, and yellow. Following are some examples of color subtraction. Red absorbs blue and green but reflects red. Green absorbs blue and red but reflects green. Blue absorbs red and green but reflects blue. Yellow absorbs blue but reflects red and green. Cyan absorbs red but reflects green and blue. Magenta absorbs green but reflects red and blue.
Do you know why the sky is blue? Have you ever asked this question? It may seem like a "dumb" question but it really isn't, it's really a very complex one. The atmosphere usually stops the green and red light. Human eyes are the most sensitive to blue, therefore, we see a blue sky. In places where it's very dusty, the sky is less blue because the particles scatter the light. However, if it rains, the dust is settled and the sky becomes very blue. Clouds are made of water droplets. The different sized droplets have different frequencies which cause the electrons to vibrate together. This results in a bright white cloud.
Rainbows are made by the scattering of light through rain drops. The rain has to be in front of you and the sun has to be behind you. Because of the angle, everyone has their own personal angle. That's why you can never catch a rainbow.
Here is some stuff about mirrors and light.
Colors. There are soooo many different colors. In light, there are three primary light colors. They are green, blue, and red. When mixed together, they create white light. Green and blue create cyan. Blue and red make magenta. Green and red make yellow.
Have you ever been on a stage? If you have, you have probably experienced the mixing of colored lights. Just the other day I was on stage with choir practicing for our concert that is coming up. We are singing Thriller and we used blue and red lights. On the floor, where the blue and red overlapped, the area was yellow. This is because of the mixing of the lights on the stage floor.
White is all colors and therefore reflects all colors. Black is the lack of color and so it absorbs all colors. If you wear black, you will feel warmer in the sun than if you wear white because you are absorbing the suns energy instead of reflecting it. If you were to wear a white shirt and stand underneath a stage light, for example a yellow light, your shirt would look yellow too.
Complementary colors are colors that, when mixed, they created white light. Yellow and blue are complementary colors. So are cyan and red. Also, magenta and green.
Color subtraction is the subtracting of color to make something appear a certain color. Subtractive primary colors are used in printing illustrations in full color. You may see an example of this with color printers. The colors used to print in full color are magenta, cyan, and yellow. Following are some examples of color subtraction. Red absorbs blue and green but reflects red. Green absorbs blue and red but reflects green. Blue absorbs red and green but reflects blue. Yellow absorbs blue but reflects red and green. Cyan absorbs red but reflects green and blue. Magenta absorbs green but reflects red and blue.
Do you know why the sky is blue? Have you ever asked this question? It may seem like a "dumb" question but it really isn't, it's really a very complex one. The atmosphere usually stops the green and red light. Human eyes are the most sensitive to blue, therefore, we see a blue sky. In places where it's very dusty, the sky is less blue because the particles scatter the light. However, if it rains, the dust is settled and the sky becomes very blue. Clouds are made of water droplets. The different sized droplets have different frequencies which cause the electrons to vibrate together. This results in a bright white cloud.
Rainbows are made by the scattering of light through rain drops. The rain has to be in front of you and the sun has to be behind you. Because of the angle, everyone has their own personal angle. That's why you can never catch a rainbow.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Pure Food and Drug Act
For my AP Chemistry presentation today, I have a little something about the Pure Food and Drug Act thrown in there. I am doing my project on forensic science. How this relates to the Pure Food and Drug Act...well, you would have to hear it to understand.
Anyway, back to history. The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted in 1906 by president Teddy Roosevelt. He was inspired to create and pass this act because he read the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Originally, the book had been written for the plight of workers but Roosevelt interperated it as the need to do something about the condition of meat packing industries. Floors of the factories were covered in gore and rotten meat was packed with the good meat and the "grosser" parts of animals to rip of the consumers. Roosevelt read the book and was horrified at what was going on.
Now, today, we have better quality items and healthier foods and drugs. We don't have to worry as much about what is in our foods. (whew, now I don't have to worry about those hot dogs anymore)
Anyway, back to history. The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted in 1906 by president Teddy Roosevelt. He was inspired to create and pass this act because he read the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Originally, the book had been written for the plight of workers but Roosevelt interperated it as the need to do something about the condition of meat packing industries. Floors of the factories were covered in gore and rotten meat was packed with the good meat and the "grosser" parts of animals to rip of the consumers. Roosevelt read the book and was horrified at what was going on.
Now, today, we have better quality items and healthier foods and drugs. We don't have to worry as much about what is in our foods. (whew, now I don't have to worry about those hot dogs anymore)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Kool Aid, Peanuts, and the Vietnam Conflict
The APUSH class is reading the book The Killing Zone by Frederick Downs. It is a true account of a Mr. Downs experiences in the Vietnam Conflict. In his book, he uses vocabulary that may be confusing to some. For example, a "deuce and a half" is a big, metal military truck. Kind of strange, right? Well, he also refers to other things by slightly weird names...
One day in the library, I was talking to a few other classmates who read the parts in the book I had read already. We were talking about the events that had occurred already. We mentioned bombs and explosions and the things you would expect to happen in a war. I brought up Kool-Aid and peanuts. Those who hadn't gotten as far as I had in the book yet looked at me like I was crazy. In the book, when someone is referred to as a "Kool-Aid", it means that they are a dead solider. If someone is called a "peanut", it means that they are injured. You may be wondering what this has to do with my life? Well, as it turns out, I had made grape Kool-Aid the night before and peanuts were served at lunch today. It is strange how ordinary and everyday things take on a totally different meaning in war.
One day in the library, I was talking to a few other classmates who read the parts in the book I had read already. We were talking about the events that had occurred already. We mentioned bombs and explosions and the things you would expect to happen in a war. I brought up Kool-Aid and peanuts. Those who hadn't gotten as far as I had in the book yet looked at me like I was crazy. In the book, when someone is referred to as a "Kool-Aid", it means that they are a dead solider. If someone is called a "peanut", it means that they are injured. You may be wondering what this has to do with my life? Well, as it turns out, I had made grape Kool-Aid the night before and peanuts were served at lunch today. It is strange how ordinary and everyday things take on a totally different meaning in war.
Friday, May 20, 2011
What It's All About
Hi, all! I'm Amanda Lallensack and I am a student in an AP U.S. History class. You may be wondering why I am including this random bit of information...well, I'm here to tell you all about how my life connects to the past. The past and the present can join together with technology through things like blogs. Now, will this blog always be about APUSH? It may be, but it might turn into a life long thing.
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