Cinderella Man Outline

- Setting; New Jersey & New York, Great Depression
- Story follows James J. Braddock, as a young boxer from New York
- Ends up becoming a "wash up" and cannot fight anymore
- Works on the docks to get a little change to support his family
- Braddock gets another chance at boxing, and wins, but breaks his hand
- Start to train again and get back into the league
- Final fight with Max Baer for championship title
- Braddock comes out on top

High Schools And Atrocities.

     High schools limit a lot of learning to their students in these times. But why ? Do we not have the right to know about the horrific events that take place ? For one, the Raping of Nanking during World War II time period was just as bad as the Holocaust, yet we've never heard of it. As Japanese soldiers entered Nanking, China, and demolished the area, killing its people and raping their women. How sick and disgusting is that ? Such a tragic event should be taught, so students have an idea of what is possible in this world, instead of being sheltered that everything in the world can be worked out. Another example, Chechnya Russia, the abuses and refugees that go around. How do we not know of these events ? High school history teachers should teach these events, to keep students informed and on their toes of the evil in this world.

Should We Step Up ?

     Genocide, when was the last time you heard about it ? Back in World War II ? Psh, well my friend you are way behind, because it's happening right now ! It never stopped happening ! All around the world countries are physically, mentally, psychologically, spiritually breaking down others. Do our governments know about this ? YES, they do ! But here you may ask, why have we not heard about this ? Like tribes in the Central Africa or Middle East, or even in Asia ? Our governments decide to turn the blind eye and not announce it to us. We should get involved and help ! Just because it doesn't affect the United States in any way does not mean we shouldn't care. I mean, America is made up of many diversities, and in those diversities come immigrants from those same countries that ARE effected. So in a way, we ARE affected and involved. Someone needs to step in and tell those who are destroying another culture, race, or kind of people to just stop and try and live with them instead of massacring them. How much blood will need to be shed until someone does something about it ?

Sacco & Vanzetti, Guilty Or Innocent ?

     Sacco and Vanzetti were two anarchists, Italian immigrants. They were accused of killing two men during an armed robbery. Held trial for their accusation investigators were stooped. Our evidence is flawed. We have look through the crime scene, searching for any kind of clues to fully turn the case one way or another. Did Sacco and Vanzetti commit the crime ? The Buick found in the woods, quite an eye catcher. Whomever parked this vehicle, stripping it of its license plate did not want any one to find it. Another peculiar item of trial was the same date of the deportation of Feruccio Coacci. Quite odd to have a friend being deported the same day a murder took place. Maybe Coacci was a close friend with our suspects Sacco and Vanzetti ? A lot of questions arising within this case. Was Coacci involved with the murder ? We then went to visit his home to find tire imprints from the same tires as the Buick previously found in the woods... Getting interesting ehh ? We go to ask more questions at the house, only to find our informant has disappeared. To this point I think they must be guilty of the trial. As one can clearly see the facts may be missing a few pieces, but in general it spells it out that Sacco and Vanzetti have to had something to do with this murder ! They were the only two around afterwards, suspecting that they could pass as innocent bystanders. As their friend Coacci drove the said car, Buick, into the woods to distract our path right back to them. Testimonies labeled Sacco a murderer seeing him with two gunmen, but not Vanzetti, maybe he was behind the scenes, or even covered his face to look different ? Sacco is definitely guilty, Vanzetti I may question, but the company you keep is what describes yourself, am I right ? In the end Vanzetti was a good friend to take a fall for it, but I still think Sacco deserved his punishment too, as they both seemed in cahoots in this investigative case. What would you think about going against this trial ? Would you have let Vanzetti go ? Would you have believed Sacco ? These are the questions we as investigators ask one another. Evidence is key, but our gut never failed us before...

Scope This Trial Out

     John T. Scopes was charged with teaching evolution instead of religion. That the "civilized man" eradicated the savages i.e. Homo Sapiens < Homo Sapien Sapiens. Typically he was trailed over his teachings. Was it so wrong for children to have knowledge of evolution, whether it is true or not. Scientifically evolution has a concrete defense, but as humans we need something to feel secure that we know, and so come religion. To teach either of these topics can be difficult as there may be some that feel strongly about the other. Personally I for one people should stop being ignorant and let the schools teach both. It's resourceful for their children to be open minded. They don't necessarily have to believe in which ever, but to learn about it, have the knowledge of the possiblities of life. People in today's generation are very narrow minded and ignorant. Teaching the younger generation to accept the ideas of others and be open-minded might be beneficial to our society. Of course people who oppose this theory would prove stronger support but who knows. Both evolution and religion should be taught in school so whatever people would want to believe in, they can have a background knowledge of their choice and the background knowledge of the opposing theory.

Topic 7 In 2011 !

     Scopes Trial : John T Scopes, A school teacher, put on trial for teaching evolution instead of religion


     Prohibition : 18th Amendment, restricted manufacturing, transportation, and selling of alcohol. Resulted in bootlegging liquor and hidden bars, and gangster Al Capone rose.


     Flappers : Women with a new look, smoking cigarettes in public, showing gams, having short hair, etc.


     Economic Issues: Stock market crash, Great Depression


     Dust Bowl : Storm of dust across Kansas, Texas, NewYork, etc. people homeless, living in inches of sand


     Agriculture Issues : Dried out farm lands, no crops growing, people not getting food, farmers not getting money


     Immigration Policies : Restricted to 2% of each minority


     Nativism : KKK not liking anyone, huge decline in 1930


     Significant Literacy Works : Jacob A Riis "How the Other Half Lives", built other regulations; Upton Sinclair "Jungle", regulated FDA; Ralph Nader "Unsafe at Any Speed", driving regulations; Longston Huges "The Ways of White Folks", appealing views


     The Great Migration : People "mostly blacks" moved from South to North


     Harlem Renaissance : Black celebration of culture


     Sacco & Vanzetti : Accused of murdering two men, still not known whether they were guilty or not


     Labor Issues : People losing jobs due to Great Depression, hard to find new ones. Also with drinking caused come unemployments 


     The Red Scare : Russia, Bolshevik Revolution, Lenin, People were afraid of those who displayed UN-AMERICAN behaviors, especially those FOREIGN 


     Schneck V the United States : Espionage and Sedition Acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court

Gritty Gangsters

     1920's; an ideal decade for American gangsters. John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, all major gangsters of the period. Not like the term "gangster" we've come to think of today, such as drug cartels and enemy gangs i.e. Bloods / Crippes. These gangsters were focused on business. Yes they were to be feared, but they loved to negotiate. Our nation has organizations that have been formed just because of their outrageous criminal activity. The FBI was formed because John Dillinger had robbed several banks and even escaped from prison by carving a wooden pistol. Bonnie & Clyde were the first male/female duo criminal couple. They swept the nation on a robbing spree. Al Capone, "Scarface", bootlegged alcohol for people to consume as the 18th Amendment was passed so one could not manufacture or sell alcohol. Then later getting locked away for tax invasion. Ironic don't you think ? But in the end, big business gangsters dwindled and later emerged the violence we know of today, but we still have to thank these figures, though they WERE criminals, you can't help but respect them, as they did what they did in style.

Prohibition - Roaring Twenties

People increase drinking                                                                           Religion not important
Riding out at bars                                                                                     Old Americans despited rural
Outwards towards no where                                                                    Although New Americans loved it
Highlands for those wives                                                                         Red Scare craze
Imagination to drunks                                                                               Immigrants limited
But cannot drink in public                                                                         Not obeying laws
It had opposite effect than planned                                                            Gams showing
Tormented even more
IRS in charge                                                                                           Twelve O' Clock people out
Only manufacture and sale was banned                                                     Whenever they wanted
Never again                                                                                              Ethnic varies
                                                                                                                New trends for women
                                                                                                                Tony Gun 
                                                                                                                Italien anacharits
                                                                                                                Established mobsters
                                                                                                                Showed up in Alcatraz