Elizabeth's US History Blog

Pullman Strike        The topic I chose to research further was the Pullman strikes. The most recent newspaper article I could find on this topic was from April 13, 1916 and the article was published in a paper called "The Day Book". This article was helpful because it told me specifics like about how many men actually were part of the strike. This article was written a few weeks after the strikes so it also gave me information about how many people were going back to work for Pullman.  link to article link to picture

Thinking About Success hard work skill opportunity luck    I chose this ranking because most of the time when you ask a successful person about how they got to this point the answer is hard work. If you're trying to become successful but aren't willing to work hard for it then you can't become successful. I chose skill as second because to do certain jobs you will need certain skills. For example if you wanna become a famous author one skill you would need is the ability to write. Next I put opportunity because sometimes all you need to get a certain place in a job is the opportunity to show what you are capable of. Maybe one day a teacher gets sick and you are called in to be a substitute for them. The school you worked for that day liked you so much they decide to hire you full time to work for their school. Lastly I put luck because whether you actually believe in luck or not you will need a lot more than that to become successful in life. Luck could come into...

Smoke Signals Essay      In the film "Smoke Signals", the two main characters, Victor and Thomas, struggle with being seen as just Native Americans and fitting into the stereotypes associated with there race. They both go through this struggle in different ways. For example Victor struggles with seeing his race in specific ways; one being that they have to have long hair and keep it down and flowing. While Victor sees his race this way Thomas chooses to stay himself and not fit into the stereotypes that Victor believes in. Although Thomas does have long hair he keeps it in braids as opposed to down and flowing. One other stereotype that Victor begs Thomas to adapt is that he must angry. Thomas is a pretty happy guy and that seemed to get him pretty far with the people they met along the way to find Victors father. Victor believes in this stereotype because he thinks that if they don't look or act angry all the time they will never be taken seriously.   ...

Smoke Signals In the film "Smoke Signals", the two main characters, Victor and Thomas, struggle with being seen as  just Native Americans and fitting into the stereotypes associated with there race. They both go through this struggle in different ways. For example Victor struggles with seeing his race in specific ways; one being that they have to have long hair and keep it down and flowing. While Victor sees his race this way Thomas chooses to stay himself and not fit into the stereotypes that Victor believes in. Although Thomas does have long hair he keeps it in braids as opposed to down and flowing. When it comes to the Native American history, Thomas never actually states his opinion on the difficulty of their past. However, Victor believes that nobody has ever gone through anything as difficult as he has. While Victor seems to be ashamed of his history he is still able to find power and meaning in what happened. When Victor meets Suzy Song and is able to learn more a...