Week of 10/24

This week was actually one of the better weeks because this week we beat Taft and now we are going into state! We went the entire season going undefeated and with a record of 9-0. Next week we are playing some suburb team. Also this weekend I went to a haunted house really far west called Statesville prison haunted house. That was really fun and it was really scary too. They had like 100 actors just trying to scare you. They definitly did their job. 

Weekly post of 10/14

This week was hard but it was only a 4 day week because we had Monday off, even though we still had football on Monday which really stunk because it was a really hard practice. This weekend I had a lot of homework and sadly, I am getting into this habit of prolonging my homework until Sunday night and that really needs to stop because the whole weekend I am just thinking about what my homework is and when I am going to get it done. I'm saw captain Phillips this weekend and it really wasn't as suspenseful as I thought it was going to be:( 

Weekly post of 10/7

This week was a very fun week because it was homecoming week and we really played well during homecoming. All throughout the week there were things that people dressed up for. My favorite was the class color day because I thought that was really fun. I wore alllll white. I wore white shorts, a white shirt, a white sweatshirt, white shoes and white socks. I wanted to wear a white bandana but i didn't know if I had one or not, and it turned out I didnt:( but it was still really fun! 

Week 10/30/13

This week was a little better and it was a little different because we had a game on Thursday instead of Friday so that means that we have post game on Friday and we have the entire weekend off! But on the down side, jv had a game on teusday that the sophomores on varsity I weren't allowed to play in, and they lost. They played Lincoln park and if they won that game, it could've been a three way tie for first between us, lane tech and Lincoln park. Sadly they lost and now we are in like third. Over all though, the week wasn't that bad. Ap world is starting to take a toll and we have our unit test coming up and apparently that is very hard. 

Weekly post 9/23/13

This week seemed to go by very slow during the week, but now that it is over, I am thinking how fast it went by. The whole week I was very excited for a biking race that I was doing on Sunday so that got me through the week, knowing that I had that to look forward to. This week we played a pretty terrible game and we won only 6-0. Also we got our report cards this week and we also got our IDs. That means that it adds just a little more hastle in the morning and getting into school. Over all the week wasn't terrible because it wasn't too much work. 

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy lived from November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957. He was an American politician who served as aRepublican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period during the cold war where people were afraid of other people being communists. He was known to make claims about people of them being communists or soviet Russian spies infiltrating the U.S. He has his own term called “McCarthyism” which refers to his ways of claiming people of being communists. In 1942, he was drafted into World War II and his education allowed him to be a high officer and he became a lieutenant after completing basic training. He won U.S. senator over La Follette.   From 1950 onward, McCarthy continued to exploit the fear of Communismand to press his accusations that the government was failing to deal with Communism within its ranks. These accusations received wide publicity, increased his approval rating, and gained him a powerful national following. 

McCarthy’s downfall finally began in October of 1953, when he started to investigate “communist infiltration into the military.” This was the final straw for then president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who realized that McCarthy’s movement needed to be stopped. The Army fired back at the accusations, sending information about McCarthy and advisors abusing congressional privileges to known critics of McCarthy. Reporters, Drew Pearson included, and other critics soon hopped on board, publishing unflattering articles about Joseph McCarthy and his methods of seeking out the supposed communists in America. Through the televised investigations into the United States Army and the reporters’ attack, the nation grew to realize that McCarthy was “evil and unmatched in malice.” He lost his position as chairmanship on the Government Committee on Operations of the Senate.

 This is a picture of a man Owen Lattimore getting questioned. This was one of the biggest accusations that Joseph McCarthy made.

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~lillsie/McCarthyism/Victims.html

Scene IV of A Raisin in the Sun

Scene IV of A Raisin in the Sun

(The Youngers pull up into a neighborhood that wasexponentially grander than the one that they had just come from. Each house had its own individual yard that were all freshly mowed and tented to with great care. There were children playing hopscotch and double-dutch in the street and around the colorful houses. But as they were driving passed the drive way, they could see all the children and adult’s heads pop up to stare at the moving van that was passing by them. There was an uncomfortable feeling about the whole situation that worried them.)

MAMA Now no matter what these people say or do to us when we arrive, you try to be nice to them, and show them that we aren’t as bad of people as they might think we are.

WALTER (Walter turns around to give Mama a stare that implies that what she said is completely useless.) There ain’t nothing we can do to these white folks to make them think that we are one of them.

(Mama stays quite and does not reply with a remark; instead she grew a worrisome face upon her as she starred out the window at the rows of houses starring as they pass by. They pull up to a typical white house with lots of window, and a nice lawn for planting.)

MAMA This is going to be a great place for me to start my new outside garden!

TRAVIS (Overwhelmed with excitement rushes out of the car straight to the house.) I am going to go find what room I’m going to have!

RUTH Don’t you go messing anything up in there before we even step foot in there! (Ruth yells demandingly at Travis. The yell draws attention to the neighbors across the street from them who are standing by their door, staring with disgust.)

BENEATHA I love that we were very defiant and that we decided to move out of the apartment because God knows how long we could have stayed there, but I am very concerned about the consequences. You remember what Mrs. Linden said about them folks who got bombed out of their house. We can’t have that happening to us. And from the looks of these folks on our way up here, they don’t seem to take a liking to us very much.

WALTER I agree with the African, (Beneatha looks at him with displeasure.) I don’t think that moving here was a fine idea now that we are here.

MAMA (Mama thinks for minute, still concerned.) Well I understand, but we can’t let other people decide what happiness is for us. We are a family just like all of them that want to be happy and live in a nice house, why should it make a difference. We are going to tough this one out, and I am sure after they get accustomed to us being here, they will behave.

(Before either Ruth, Walter or Beneatha could get another word in, Mama turns and walks toward the house with confidence to prove that she meant what she said. The inside of the house was much larger than what the Youngers were used to.

BENEATHA Now THIS is what I call living’. (She declares while Travis is still running around the house looking for a room.)

 

(Two days pass of unpacking and getting all the furniture together. Walter stumbles in the door with a look of anger.)

WALTER I don’t know when or where it is going to happen, but from judging the looks on these folk’s faces, they are up to no good. I am not too sure that moving here was the best idea.

RUTH I actually agree with Walter, Mama. This really isn’t looking too good for our side. I know that we are proving something, but I don’t want to risk our family’s lives and safety for it.

MAMA Now the Lord works in miraculous ways, and I know that he will find safety for us, now everyone come here so we can all bow our heads and say a prayer and thank the Lord for granting us with this great house.

(The Youngers all gather in a circle and hold hands while mama starts on her prayer. After the third word, the Youngers hear a knock on the door. Nobody moves for a second, until Walter realized somebody has the react. He opens the door to a white family holding a plate of cake.)

WALTER Hello? (Questionable)

FATHER Well, how are you doing? We are the Herberfamily. I am John Herber, this is my wife Jane, and our son Wilson is at a friend’s house right now, but would be very pleased to meet you fine people. We just came with a nice welcoming gift of Chocolate Cake.

WALTER (Walter takes the cake with pleasure.) Well thank you guys very much! We are the Younger Family. I am Walter, my wife Ruth, my mama Lena, my son Travis and my sister Beneatha. Truthfully, this is quite a sight for sore eyes to see people be friendly to us in this neighborhood. We were worried that everyone in these parts would want us out from the minute we stepped in here. Would you like to come in and have some coffee?

FATHER (John and Jane gave each other the slightest glances and then turned back suddenly.) We actually have to leave for a show in 10 minutes, but we will sure come stop by and talk some time. Get to know the new neighbors! We just came with a nice welcoming gift of Chocolate Cake.

WALTER That would be greatly appreciated, knowing that you might be our only friends in this neighborhood.(The family gives a smirk.)

MOTHER Well we best get going, but you enjoy that cake.

(Walter closes the door to face his family who are all gleeful to know that somebody in the community recognized that they are the same.)

WALTER Well how about that! We were fussing this whole time about how moving in here might be a mistake, and we haven’t been here for more than 2 days and we already have a nice family friend!

MAMA Well to celebrate this wonderful surprise; let’s dig into that delicious looking cake!

(The family gathers around the kitchen counter as Walter cuts pieces for everyone as everyone’s faces change when they find that the cake is full of mud.)