WW2 Time Line

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The Story Behind It

This is a backup parachute from D-Day, June 6th, 1944. On this historical day many men were prachuted behind enemy lines, while thousands of others stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. This was one of the most important peices of equipment because if a soldiers parachute failed, this was his only hope of survival. After reading about this item I decided to email the person selling it because I wanted to know more about the history behind it. Luckily the seller was kind enough to inform me that the owner of this parachute was his great grand father who, at the end of the war, returned home safely. I chose this item because when I look at it I don't just see an old piece of cloth, I see the story of the man who wore it.

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Dear Ms. Principle

Dear Ms. Principle,

Over the years as I have had new teachers and learn new things, I have realized a flaw in our educational system. Text books seem to leave out certain things that have been deemed unimportant or to graphic for high schooler student's eyes. As an educated individual surely you can see how big of a problem this is.
As young adults in high school I know we are old enough to handle graphic content. Sheltering us from things such as the Nanjing Massacre will only cause us to be ignorant. Earlier this week in class we learned about the Nanjing Massacre, however when I looked through the history texts books we have in class it was no where to be found. It seems as though this piece of history had been left our and/or forgotten. History is not meant to be edited. It is the past, we cannot change the past simply by ignoring it. Ignoring the past is actually the worst thing we could do because it leads to repetition of the same choices which leads to repetition of the same events.
Through knowledge we can make sure that history does'nt repeat itself.

Sincerely,

Gabrielle Gonzalez

Protect our Flag

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Cinderella Man - The Movie

• Mae Braddock and the three Braddock childeren are introduced. They are shown living in a house in New Jersey. James J. Braddock is a wealthy successful boxer
• Next scene cuts three years into the great depression- The braddock familys is living in a small crammed New York apartment- has hardly any money for utilities
• Breaks hand- boxing license revoked
• Braddock works at docks, has difficulty working with the broken hand
• Continued to work, got money any way he could to support his family
• Children were sent to live with extended family
• Braddocks (who is a lightweight boxer) is old manager offers him a fight against aq heavyweight boxer that pays $250 win or lose
• Wins fight and is given back his boxing license
• Nicknamed "Cinderella Man" because he makes a comeback and gives hope to the common people. He inspires them because he became a successful boxer against all odds
• After beating all of the other boxers in his division he is ellgible to fight Max Baer, the number 1 heavy weight fighter
• Family is worried because Baer has killed two people in the ring
• Braddock fights Baer and WINS, making him the new #1 heavyweight boxer

Acrostic

Prohibition was the 18th amendment.
Roaring 20's occurred before the Great Depression.
Outlaws would smuggle in booze.
Helping snuggle in booze could land you in jail.
If a girl rejected a guy she would "close the bank".
Bolshevik revolution was when Lenin took over Russia and overthrew the Romanov's.
I is for the Italian anarchists, Sacco and Venzetti.
T is for two Americans- old and new America.
I is for Immigration Act of 1924.
O is for Old Americans, who were up tight and conservative.
N is for New Americans who were modern and more rebellious.


R is for the red scare.
O is for the opposition toward quotas, that disappeared.
Applesauce.
R is for revolutionary fashion, where dresses showed gams.
Immagation restrictions.
Nice clothes- aka. glad rags.
Giggle water.

T is for throw up aka. upchuck.
Wedding rings aka handcuffs.
Everybody had a good time.
Nothing good happens when you hit some guys Moll.
the leader is the Big Cheese.
It wasn't cool when you got gyped.
Espionage and sedition acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court.
Speak Easy.