Leading to the Civil War

Toms Cabin
Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe opposed slavery and wrote a novel describing the reality
and brutality of slavery. This angered many people and it triggered the abolitionist cause even more.

Wilmont Proviso
The Wilmont Proviso was created to eliminate slavery in the lands in result of the Mexican War. This sparked
even more controversy over slavery especially in the South because they felt that the Proviso should have impacted
their property rights and it would mess up the previous balance between free states and slave states.

Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state and the trading of slaves was abolished in Wahington D.C. The
Fugitive Slave Act was revised during this compromise. It created tension and disagreements between
the Northern and Southern states because Northerners were told to be more aggressive with bringing back escaped slaves, which they were not fond of.

Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act is when Kansas and Nebraska were new lands
of settlement and it allowed the people to decide whether Kansas would be a 
slave state. It contributed to the start of the Civil War because it permitted 
slavery beyond the Southern states.

Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was created by Henry Clay and it regulated slavery. It prohibited slavery
in the Louisianna territory north of the parallel 36°30' north. It was soon appealed by the  Kansas Nebraska Act.

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was and African American anti-slavery activist.

• "I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted."

Frederick Douglass

This is saying that he did not know what being a slave was until he realized that being a slave meant he had to obey what other people wanted.

• "Without a struggle there can be no progress"

This quote is saying that if everything is handled to you and there is absolutely no stress during anything you are doing there cannot be any progress because to learn from something and to learn new things struggle is involved. Struggle is glorious when you have overcome it and you're progressing from the last step you took.

• "Its easier to build strong children than to repair broken man"

This is saying that its easier to mold children it a strong person rather than to repair a broken man because children haven't gone through all the experiences in life and its easier to guide them in life. With a broken man it is harder because they've seen the struggle and have been through the struggle. IT ll be harder to repair the man that has already witnessed life rather than children who haven seen anything yet.

• "To him, your celebration is a shame"

This quote is Frederick Douglass explaining that the celebration of the Fourth of July is a shame because for enslaved African Americans and himself they cannot celebrate it at all the way other people can. The reason for this is because the Constitution states every man is created equal, but he believes its a shame because enslaved African Americans are restricted from almost everything while white and free people aren't.

• "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices"

This is saying that the United States is not a union with things like slavery because of the cruelty it brings with it. He believes that a nation is a place where all men and women are given equal rights no matter the skin color or race.

Current Events

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2464815-emanuel-ortega-argentinian-footballer-dies-at-age-21?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Headline: 

Emanuel Ortega, Argentinian Footballer, Dies at Age 21

Topic: Argentinian soccer player dies from crashing into a concrete wall.

Summary: 

Emanuel Ortega

• Questions have arisen on the presence of the wall and why it is there.
• He suffered from a fractured skull and couldn't be saved.
• He was playing for San Martin de Burzaco and was from Argentina

Analysis:
My opinion on this is shocking and unbelievable. Although, the site did not provide much information on the case, it has me wondering what went on before Emanuel crashed into a concrete wall. When fighting during the duel was it unnecessary and fooling around or was it a serious fight? It just goes to show that people in general, not only athletes, should take the time to view the surroundings before something serious like an injury could result in it.

Abolitionist and Women's Movements

In the Frederick Douglass and the Seneca Falls speech, there was both similarities and differences. Some of the similarities were that they both wrote about equality and rights in the United States. Another similarity is that they felt the United States was a hypocrisy because of the rights that were limited on people. Both speeches used references of the Declaration of Independence. Some of the differences was that in the Frederick Douglass speech he wrote about how slaves felt on the Fourth of July. He wrote about how it is unfair for African Americans were basically excluded from being able to celebrate a holiday that is celebrated to honor people's freedom that slaves and himself cannot celebrate because of the rights they should have, but don't. He also wrote about how it isn't Christian to have slaves and the society will never be true Christian until slaves are abolished. In the Seneca Falls Speech, women wrote about the rights they do not, but should have. They believe that it is unfair to women that men have numerous amount of rights they do not. They used the reference of the Declaration of Independence where it explains how everyone is created equal to all the same rights, but women weren't allowed to do things that men were able to do, such as having a voice in laws and losing all their rights in property to their husband once they are married. Although Frederick Douglass believed the United States was a hypocrisy as did the Seneca Falls speech, he was by far more hopeful that things would change.

Current Events: The Chile Floods

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/05/americas/chile-floods/index.html

Headline: Chile Floods

Topic: Floods in Northern Chile that left 25 people dead.

Summary:

• 125 people are missing. 30,000 people have been affected.
• Spread many disease. Rabies and Hepatitis flu shots were sent to areas in Chile.
• Water and electricity are not working properly.
• Region of Atacama was hit the hardest. 

Analysis: It makes me very upset. Many environmental causes have a severe affect in developing countries. In Chile many people are left without homes and some even missing. It is upsetting that it will take a long period of time to recover from the disaster.

Transcendentalism

Henry David Thoreau

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Transcendentalism is  a religious movement where people had faith that they could be the best person they are if they stay true to themselves. The society was based on the goodness of people.


  Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American transcendentalist poet and philosopher. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nobody can bring you peace, but yourself." Ralph was saying that you can only feel at peace or you can only be peaceful if you're own body and mind set is to be at peace. He was also saying that it is your choice to be at peace or not, its not anyone else's decision. Another quote by Ralph Emerson was, "The only way to have a friend is to be one." He was saying that people cannot ask for friends or expect someone to be their friend if they can't treat another person the same way.

Henry David Thoreau was also an American transcendentalist poet and philosopher. Henry Thoreau once said, "Its not what you look at that matters, its what you see."Henry was saying that anyone could look at an object, but it is the way you perceive it, meaning that anyone could look at something, but it is the way you decide to interpret it. He was also saying that people could be looking at the same thing and could have completely different feelings and meanings toward it. Another quote by Henry Thoreau was, "Things do not change we change." Henry was saying that nothing changes. Everything stays the same until you change yourself. Once you change yourself your mind and thoughts begin to change, not the thing itself.

Trail of Tears

In 1838 and 1839 Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee nation, a Native American tribe, to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and to move to what is now called Oklahoma. This was part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, which was a law that  authorized the President to take unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for lands that belonged to the Indians. The journey that the Native Americans took was known as "The Trail of Tears" because it took a lot of devastating effects on them, such as hunger and disease.

Trail of Tears

Black Hawk War

The Black Hawk War was a war in 1832. Sac and Fox Indians left their territory in Iowa to return to their lands in Illinois. White settlers grew angry and formed a militia. The militia could not find the Indians at first, but once they were found they engaged in a major conflict.

Second Seminole War

The Second Seminole War was a conflict in Florida between different groups of Native Americans, known as the Seminoles, and the United States. These conflicts in 1835 to 1842, became known as the Seminole Wars. The United States took possession of Florida and after a few years the Seminoles established a reservstion. The white settlers were trying to force the Indians out and move somewhere else. The Seminoles resisted and the white settlers got angry, which caused the conflict.

Native Americans on their journey

Does Gender Shape the Experiences of Slaves?

Gender in some cases shaped  the experience of a slave.In 12 Years A Slave, both women and men had different abilities and tasks that they were told to do on the plantation. Men were more likely to do more strenuous work because they were considered to be stronger than the women. Women were most likely assigned to do cotton picking, cleaning, and housework. On the plantation in the film, both men and women were assigned to pick cotton. At the end of each day, all the slaves were put in a barn so that the master could be informed of the amount of cotton each slave picked. There was a women on the plantation named, Patsey. Patsey picked more cotton than any other slave, including the men. Because of this, the master took pride in her and she was hardly ever beaten or yelled at. Whoever was considered to not have picked enough cotton was taken and whipped. The gender did not matter if the slaves were to be beaten or not. If the slaves are obedient and do whatever they are told, most likely their master would not whip them or beat them, unless they wanted to because they felt like it. Gender really only affected the slaves in the type of work they did but gender did not really matter for the forms of violence. It also really depended on the master because whatever he felt and whatever he wanted to do, he could do it. Gender in one particular case, which is the type of work a slave did, shaped the experience of a slave.

Master is taking pride in Patsey because of the amount of cotton she picked

Film Supports James R. Bradley's Letter

The film, 12 Years A Slave, supports James R. Bradley's letter of slaves desiring freedom, but kept it to themselves to avoid harsher treatment. In the film, Soloman meets another slave on a ship. On the ship the slave told Soloman that they should not tell the white people of their ability to read and write. The reason the slave told this to Soloman, was because reading and writing were considered to be a freedom especially for a slave, and if their master or overseer found out that their slave could read or write, all the chances of them being able to do that anymore was taken away from them. Once Soloman was informed about not saying anything about his ablilty to read or write, he became cautious of keeping things to himself because his rights could be taken away from him. In James R. Bradley's letter, he wrote about that many slaves including himself longed for freedom, but had to keep it for themselves because if they did not their masters would make them work harder and they could even get beaten. Soloman desired his freedom because he was a free man and he would tell his masters that and at times he would get beaten and yelled at because of it. On one of the plantations Soloman overhears a woman crying because of her separation with her kids. He then tells her that if she keeps crying she will get beaten because shes longing for something she cannot get back, which will only annoy the master. Therefore, the film supports James R. Bradley's letter of slaves desiring for freedom, but kept it to themselves to avoid harsh and cruel treatment.

Soloman tells his master that he cannot read or write because he was accused of writing a letter.

Violence in Slave Society

Violence during the time of slavery consisted of many forms of violence. The most common forms of violence towards slaves were whippings and hangings. Many slave owners thought of slaves as they were animals and if they did anything wrong or that they felt was inappropriate, they would either whip the slaves with many lashes or hang them. In the film, 12 Years a Slave, Soloman, had a master who was a kind-hearted, however it was the overseer of the plantation that disliked him. They both had gotten into a fight and Soloman started whipping the overseer. A few days later the overseer brought over some of his fellow friends and decided to hang Soloman. Fortunately, Soloman's master stopped all the trouble and the ropes were cut off. Soloman was sold to another master, which was cruel and whenever he lied or didn't pick enough cotton in a day, he would get whipped with at least 100 lashes because his master felt he didn't work hard enough. On one of the plantations Soloman worked for there was a women who would pick more cotton than any other person that worked on the field including the men. Because of this, the master took pride in her and never wanted to beat her. The master's feelings toward their slave could change in an instant. Violence all depended on the master and the behavior of the slaves. If the master was pleasant he most likely wasn't as cruel as masters that just have hatred toward slaves and therefore would beat his slaves whenever he felt like it. If slaves were "obedient" they were most likely less vulnerable to those who caused trouble and tried to revolt.

Soloman getting hanged by the overseer of the plantation

   

Jennie Hendricks-Slave Narrative

Jennie Hendericks was the oldest of seven children. She was born in Georgia and her family was brought to Georgia from Virginia in 1936. Jennie was sold to a plantation owner, Mr.Moore. Mr.Moore was not considered rich because although he had a large plantation he did not have much slaves. Mr.Moore's family consisted of his wife and his six kids. Since Jennie was a child she was brought into the master's house and played with his children. Sometimes Mrs.Moore's son would become jealous because he felt that his mother was giving to much attention to Jennie. Jennie never had to do any work and was not allowed to read or write, but Mr.Moore's children always taught her how. One day Mrs.Moore even taught her how to sew because she seemed interested in it . Jennie was always given food and said it was even better than what most people had. After the war was over freedom was declared and Jennie and her grandmother stayed with Mr.Moore's family. Overtime Jennie's grandmother dies and she soon has a husband from another plantation. He describes that at other
plantations people get severely whipped and were treated very harsh. Jennie lived a very long time and it was believed that she lived long because she was obedient and had a firm belief in God.

I can conclude that Jennie was probably a few of many slaves that was not treated harshly. She had plantation owners who actually cared for her and took great care of her. She was pretty fortunate because like her husband said, at other plantations people were whipped and beaten. Jennie did what she told and behaved well and therefore she was treated with respect. She was probably on eof many slaves who had a kind-hearted master and things were fortunate for her.

Jennie Hendricks Slave Narrative

Jennie was born a slave in Georgia

Tecumseh Speech

Tecumseh's speech has an evident themes of bravery and challenges, Tecumseh states, "My people are brave and numerous, but the white people are too strong for them alone." This quote proves that there was a challenge for Tecumseh because he's trying to convince the Osages to unite with them because they are having problems with the white people and they feel that without them it would be challenging to defeat them alone. Tecumseh also says, "Who are white people that we should fear them?" This quote by Tecumseh proves that he is brave. Although he has a challenge of defeating the white people alone with his own tribe he is confident and brave. He believes that if they unite with the Osages they have enough strength and power to defeat the white people with uniting all the red men.

Song: "Break Free"  By: Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande's song, "Break Free" resembles the theme of bravery in Tecumseh's speech to the Osages. Ariana sings, "...When I say I don't want ya.. I'm stronger than I've been before ...This is the part when I break free." Ariana Grande's lyrics resembles the theme of bravery in Tecumseh's speech because she is explaining that she is not afraid anymore to tell her boyfriend, in her disastrous relationship, that she is going to stand up to him because she feels that she has the strength now. Likewise to Tecumseh's speech, he speaks to the Osages about how they shouldn't fear the white people once they unite because they feel that they'll have the strength the defeat the white people. Therefore "Break Free" by Ariana Grande resembles the theme of bravery in Tecumsehs speech to the Osages.

Tecumseh

Break Free Album Cover

Slavery In America

Frederick Douglass

• 1619- Captive Africans were sold into slavery in Jamestown, Virginia
• 1793- Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
• 1831- Nat Turner leads a rebellion in South Hamilton, Virginia where enslaved Africans revolted and killed a plantation owner as well as 57 other whites.
• 1847- Frederick Douglass escaped to the North and produced a an abolitionist newspaper and named it "North Star".
• 1849- Harriet Tubman escapes from a Virginia plantation and knew the trails of the Underground Railroad
• 1850- Fugitive Slave Act: Any black caught leaving a plantation was to be brought back to slavery.
• 1860- Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president
• 1870-15th Amendment is ratified. Now black men are have the right to vote
• 1871-KKK Act is passed
• 1875-Clinton Massacre

Abraham Lincoln

Slavery

Religion in the Early 1800s

The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant revival during the early 1800s. This movement began around the 1790's , was at its peak in the 1800s, and kept rising rapidly after the 1820s where the Baptists and Methodists were creating a movement led by the preachers of their congregation.The Second Great Awakening sparked the establishment of new members of evangelical denominations which then led to the formation of new denominations.

Baptists

• Largest Christian denomination
• Rejected infant baptism
• Most Baptists are evangelical in doctrine
• Jesus Christ is their Lord Savior and is symbolic of the cleansing of their sins

Methodists

• Founder of Methodists movement was John Wesley
• Did not arise as a result of doctrine dispute, but practical Christianity
• Used the Bible to study and prayed to receive acts of charity and communion
• Became known as the "Holy Club"

Unitarians

• Belief that God exists as one person not three
• Believed that the Holy Spirit is not a person
• Believed that human reason and experience is the final authority in determining spiritual truth 

Mormons

• Believed that Jesus Christ is their Savior and the Son of God
• Believed that the church they attend is the same church Jesus established when he was on Earth
• Joesph Smith founded Mormonism and people believed that he was chosen by God to restore the Church of Jesus Christ to the Earth

Presbyterians

• The word "Presbyterian" comes from the Greek Bible from the word "elder"
• Governed by elders
• Came from the Protestant Reformation
• Believed that their only authoritative guide for faith and life was from the Bible

Congregationalists

• Ruled by their Congregation
• Avoid all hierarchy

Mormon Church

Methodists Church

Methodists Symbol

Baptist church

Letter to my Family in the East

Dear Family,                                                                           April 25, 1866

Family's Traveling West

                      As you know, I am now on my journey to the West. Right now I am in Oregon and I am going to the West to find a better place to start a new life and discover everything I can to start my new beginnings. I want to find gold and wish to become rich, but one of the things I've been eager to do is to ride a canoe on the Mississippi River. I know my desires and dreams seem unlikely to you all, but I am going to do whatever it takes to pursue them.
         So, far on my journey, I've been hearing a lot of tales about the Donner Family. It is very creepy because I am currently on the path that is called the Oregon Trail, that they took and apparently they ended up eating one another. What I also heard about this path is that the Donner family's bodies still lay beneath the mountain grounds, where they died. I came on this same path to the West because I wanted to see if there was anything left beneath the grounds they died on (I'm hoping gold). Not many people decided to come take the same path I am taking, but you know me, I've always been adventurous.Each day more and more people die of either starvation or lack of supplies. Many women are pregnant and give birth, which is a beautiful, but disgusting thing. People were talking about how George Donner's wife gave birth on the way to their journey, too bad they all died.
          Don't worry about me dying or having a lack of supplies me and my fellow, John have come prepared. Anyways, my next destination is to go to the Sierra foothills to hopefully find some gold nuggets. I've heard a lot of people became rich over there. It's sad that you all have decided to stay back in the East and have decided not to come on this journey with me, but I hope once I get rich off of gold I'll write back to you all and maybe convince you guys to come over to the West. I hope everything is okay back at home, I miss you all dearly and hope to hear back from you soon. Wish me luck on my journey to the West!

Sierra Nevada Mountains

George Donner 

                                         Truly Yours,
                                                              James

Map Route to the West

Election Day

Flag of Massachusetts

3 Branches of Federal Government

Election day is determined on the the first Tuesday of November. The reason this is because in 1845 Congress passed a law that established when presidential elections be held. It was a good idea for the elections to be held in November because it was when harvest season was over and the harsh winters would not have arrived just yet making it easy for the people. Election Day is held on a Tuesday so that there would not be more than a 34-day period between the first Wednesday of December which is when the presidential election would be held. States where Election Day is a civic holiday are Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Elected Officials of 2014
Governor-Charlie Baker
Lieutenant Governor-Karyn Polito

Charlie Baker

Attorney General-Martha Coakley
Treasurer-Deb Goldberg
Auditor-Suzanne Bump
Senators-Edward Markey & Elizabeth Warren (both Democrats)
Massachusetts District 3 Representative- Niki Tsongas (Democrat)
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Senate-Eileen M. Donoghue
House-David M. Nangle
House(Federal)- Nicola S. Tsongas

Massachusetts District 3

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark's purpose  of the expedition was to discover a route to the Pacific Ocean. They also set out too discover information about other habitats in the West.

Expedition Map

Clark,July 4,1805

In Clark's journal entry on July 4,1805 he wrote about how there was heavy dew the night before and how it rained. He also talked about how he was afraid that an accident might happen and how the climate in the Missouri was singular cloudy and the clouds came in every direction. He explained the landscapes and the type of weather that was present in Missouri that day.

Lewis, May 5, 1806

Lewis and Clark

In Lewis' journal entry on May 5, 1806 he wrote about how he set out at 7 in the morning to get to Kooskooske. As they got there, they saw families, obtained dogs, and got some root bread, and dryed roots. He also explained that him and Clark went by an Indian man and they exchanged different things. The Indians invited them over for dinner and the man served Lewis and dog. He then took the dog and threw it at threw it at his breast and face then tomahawked him. After the dinner Lewis and Clark both set out to Colter's creek again meeting another family. Neither of the men didn't have anything to exchange with the family so they couldn't get in everything in return. The night resulted in Lewis and Clark talking to the families and meeting a man who did a good service to them and gave him their address.

Clark, September 12,1806

Exploring

In Clark's journal entry on September 12, 1806 he wrote about how in the morning they set out at sunrise with a French man who accompanied them. He also wrote about men that they found along their journey throughout the day including 10-12 chiefs and they then took out two canoes to hunt with five hunters in the canoes. They continued in the canoes all night knowing it would be wet and cloudy.














War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States of America and Britain. The United States declared war on June 18, 1812 because of trade restrictions, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, and British support of Indian tribes against American expansion. First

War of 1812

the British blockaded the Atlantic Coast of the U.S., then naval battles were fought, and finally more battles on land were fought between the British and United States. The United States defeated the British alliances and the outcome of the war resulted in both Britain and the United States signing the Treaty of Ghent which was signed on December 24, 1814. The Treaty of Ghent was a peace treaty that restored the borders of the two countries.










The Star Spangled Banner 
On September 14,1814 soldiers raised a huge American flag to celebrate a very big victory of the British during the war of 1812. Francis Scott Key was inspired at the "broad stripes and stars" of the flag and decided to write a song, that is now known as the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics of the song was an importance of the national symbol and started a tradition throughout generations.
A verse I created for the National Anthem:Gave proof through the night that our flag will always stand.
 Oh say does that  bright red flag make all you Britain's mad.
 O'er our land that really isn't free but we watch the flag wave.

United States Flag

Great Journey Through Lowell

Friday October 10, 2014
On Friday I went to school and went about my day like every other day of the week(besides

Merrimack River

weekends)
and went to crew practice at the Umass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse right next to the Merrimack River. The water was very still and the view was beautiful. Although, I didn't get to get on the boat on the water some of my teammates and I had to help get our boats and things ready for our first away race for the season. Some of the things we did was to to derig boats, get all oars, and strap the boats on a trailer. After practice, My friend and I went to my house, ate, and made posters for our friend who is on the football team. As soon as we got ready we headed over to Cawley Stadium where the Varsity Lowell High football team was going against out rivals Central Catholic. It was freezing cold and very crowded. People were shouting and screaming cheering on Lowell High, unfortunately we did lose a very tough game and the score was 44-6 Central Catholic with the win. After a cold night at Cawley Stadium I went home and slept.

Sunday October 11, 2014


Lowell High

It was still extremely dark outside when I woke up at 5'oclock in the morning. I rushed in the shower and cleaned up my room to get to the Boathouse no later than 6'oclock to catch the bus to Worcester Massachusetts for our race. I was vey anxious because I left my house at 5:53 and arrived there at 5:58 where I already saw buses lined up. I had brought my Stitch Pillow Pet and my pink Hello Kitty blanket and as soon as the bus drove off I tried to fall asleep. Driving by the Merrimack River is so beautiful at 6 in the morning where the water is an amazing blue color, crystal clear, and a light fog or mist was going over it. The very pretty scene put me to sleep and I slept so comfy on the bus cuddling with my best friend. I woke up about thirty minutes later to see the town and neighborhoods in Worcester. The houses were huge and there were many building when we got to it seemed like a little downtown. Once we arrived at Worcester's Boathouse it was even more cold than Lowell. The mist or fog over their river was enormous but xo amazing and beautiful. The day was going by fast where we ate and watched other boats as they raced. Eventually, it was time for our race, We quickly had to wet launch, walking in the river to place a boat in, and started doing drills up to the start line. As we come to the start line we see so many other boats waiting. We realized that everyone's races became delayed and we waited for 40 minutes until we started. Once we started it was so fast. We passed a boat and finished a 4000 meter race in 19 minutes and 25 seconds. It was great. Then we drove back to Lowell where we quickly had to unload the trailer and get all the boats and supplies back in the Boathouse. After, I went to Family Dollar with my mom where we picked up wrapping paper and a card for my friends birthday the next day. Once I got home I wrapped all the gifts and completely exhausted I went to bed.

Monday October 13, 2014
So exhausted from the night before I woke up early in the morning to get ready for my friend's football game at Central Catholic in Lawrence Massachusetts. Once we got to the field the score was 0-0. The game went by fairly quickly and again Lowell High lost 28-12 Central Catholic with the win. After the game we drove back into to Lowell to pick up a birthday cake because it was my


LHS Football

friend's birthday, picked him up from Cawley Staduim, where we then went to a Chinese Restaurant all the way in Concord Massachusetts. Along the car ride to Concord, my mom gets into an accident around a rotary with this older woman. The lady accused my mom of not being in the right lane, however my mom was actually in the right lane. The accident was not severe and nobody got hurt. Fortunately, the lady involved in the accident was very sweet and forgiving about the situation. After the policed finished looking and asking questions about the accident we then headed to the restaurant. Once getting to the restaurant my family ate and we sang happy birthday to my friend. After we ate, we then went to Kimball Farm in Westford Massachusetts where we ate icecream. Still ready to do other things, I went to have dinner at my friend's house in Lowell Massachusetts with him and his parents. It was a relaxing night with great food and a great movie called Despicable Me. I then went home so tired and went soundly to sleep.

Map of My Route to School

If I had to keep journal of everything I saw or did everyday I think it would be very challenging. I think it would be challenging because while I am doing something I might not have the time to write everything I saw or did and once I have the time to write things down I would've forgotten what I saw. I would not enjoy writing a detailed journal because I will not see something important or do anything adventurous that I would feel to write down in the journal. Some days will be completely boring because I will just be sitting at home and there is nothing so important that I would do that I should write in the journal.

Constitutional Issues

The debate about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect who took part in the Boston Marathon Bombing, is being questioned about his right in receiving a Miranda warning from investigators. Investigators 
have a large amount of evidence that they don't really feel the need to get Dzhokhar to confess to committing the crime. There is a debate because Dzhokhar was not questioned about placing bombs in the place of the Boston Marathon and the investigators are using the public safety exemption to not allow Dzhokhar in receiving his Miranda warnings. 

Miranda Warnings




Death Penalty

Another topic that has become an issue is whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is illegible in receiving the death penalty. The state of Massachusetts does not have the death penalty, however he will be tried in federal court in going through with the death penalty. The federal court did say the death penalty is an option for Dzhokhar because he did get charged for weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. It may be a struggle to get Dzhokhar to get the death penalty because he could be years away from trial.

Guns

Massachusetts is fourth strictest state in the country regarding to gun laws. Dzhokhar and his brother Tameralan were reported to having unregistered guns during their assault of law enforcement members. It has been reported that the brothers had a stockpile of ammunition and that they had fired hundreds of rounds of gun fire at police officers during the Boston Marathon event.




There is also another debate of the brothers of the brother suspects on their immigration. Dzhokhar became a United States citizen one year before the bombing, however his brother's citizenship is being

Immigration

questioned and held off because investigators had found out that he was interviewed by the FBI about homeland security from the Russian government. Senator Chuck Grassely and Senator Marco have two different views on whether the two brother's immigration is a problem for the incident.

Privacy

Another constitution issue regarding to the incident of the Boston Marathon Bombing is that police forces violated Dzhokhar and Tamerlan's privacy. The police forces used thermal-imaging technology in a helicopter to search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a parked boat. The police forces did not have a warrant to search for Dzhokhar violating his right to the Fourth Amendment where no one can search someone's home without a warrant. The investigators also used imaging and footage used from private security camera which is another issue of the suspect's privacy rights.