Tiger 8-3
L.A Blue
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Community Service
Last friday the eight graders have taken a trip to do some community services such as visiting the blind and the daycare. Sadly, being sick let me down so I didn't have the opportunity to attend it, but for the last few weeks I also helped the world and in the same time meeting the standards of a caring citizen. What I did was with my family, where we decided to donate a million for an orphanage with addition of clothes and towels. We also did some activities with the kids which was spending some time with them and giving a motivational speech. It was a wonderful day and it makes me feel tremendously good when I saw the smiles on their faces. If a had another chance, it would definitely mean a lot to me since I really enjoyed it.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Boston Tea Party
Yesterday in class, we learned about the Boston Tea Party. This event happened because of the British keeping the tax on tea which the colonists definitely hated it. The patriots or the colonists responded by throwing all the tea inside an import boat to the Boston waters that costs million of pounds. The reason that they are doing this is to send a message to the British to stop the tea tax. Presently, it is called the Boston Tea Party.
We also had a siminar in class about this topic which led us to, "Were the Patriots terrorists or not?". In my opinion they are not because they were just fighting to gain the rights that they deserved. The patriots weren't selfish or greedy, they just want their voices heard. Imagine if the government controlled you however they like, getting you in jail, a soldier intruding your house without permission or putting tax on anything they want to. They were treated unfairly which could be proven by taxation and lack of freedom of speech.
This event also reminded me of North Korea's government policy. As well as the patriots, non of the people had the right to argue, travel or own their property. A great comparison would be a jail where rights are limited and controlled. The difference between them is that the North Korean's didn't complain about how they were treated which makes it easier for their government to control. Also, according to John Locke, people should have natural rights, liberty, property, and life which clearly the patriots didn't have because of the strict absolute monarchy. In the end, the patriots succeeded with great results by gaining their independence and establishing the United States Of America.
We also had a siminar in class about this topic which led us to, "Were the Patriots terrorists or not?". In my opinion they are not because they were just fighting to gain the rights that they deserved. The patriots weren't selfish or greedy, they just want their voices heard. Imagine if the government controlled you however they like, getting you in jail, a soldier intruding your house without permission or putting tax on anything they want to. They were treated unfairly which could be proven by taxation and lack of freedom of speech.
This event also reminded me of North Korea's government policy. As well as the patriots, non of the people had the right to argue, travel or own their property. A great comparison would be a jail where rights are limited and controlled. The difference between them is that the North Korean's didn't complain about how they were treated which makes it easier for their government to control. Also, according to John Locke, people should have natural rights, liberty, property, and life which clearly the patriots didn't have because of the strict absolute monarchy. In the end, the patriots succeeded with great results by gaining their independence and establishing the United States Of America.
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