Thursday, May 21, 2009

25th Source

  1. http://www.hceis.com/ChinaBasic/History/Han%20dynasty%20history.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know
  4. Its an overview of the dynasty and how if feel
  5. Yes
  6. I have seen this information before

24th Source

  1. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~inaasim/Early%20China/Hist%20387_7.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know
  4. It talks about how the Qin dynasty ended and how the Han dynasty started
  5. Yes
  6. I have seen this information before

23rd Source

  1. http://www.runsky.com/homepage/dl/spec/2004/usa4/guo/userobject1ai551514.html
  2. It just says the guys name is Kevin
  3. I don't know
  4. It just has questions that are answered in detail about what kind of leader Liu Bang was for the Han dynasty
  5. I don't know
  6. Because i don't know if the source is reliable or not, he has references so it might be valid.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

22th Source

  1. http://kongming.net/novel/han/liubang.php
  2. Jonathon Wu
  3. Kong Ming
  4. All about Liu Bang
  5. Yes
  6. because he got his information from biographies

21th suorce

  1. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/05/eac/ht05eac.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. Met Museum
  4. It has like key events in china's history and the han dynasty is part of it
  5. Yes
  6. Because the information is from a Museum

20th Source

  1. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_the_qin_dynasty_fall
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know
  4. It answers the question Why did the qin dynasty fall?
  5. Yes
  6. Because the facts look straight.

19th source

  1. http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch14.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. Macrohistory
  4. Talks about how the the Qin dynasty became the Han dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because I have seen the information before

18th source

  1. http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=39&catid=2&subcatid=2
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know
  4. Has everything with a lot of detail
  5. Yes
  6. I have seen a lot of the information before

17th source

  1. http://www.sacu.org/dynhan.html
  2. I don't know
  3. SACU
  4. A short summary of Han dynasty and all the rulers in each dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. It looks like the data is valid

16th source

  1. http://www.filination.com/blog/2009/05/02/guangzhou-museum-western-han-dynasty-mausoleum-nanyue-king/
  2. I don't know
  3. Guangzhou - Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
  4. It talks about the Western Han Dynasty and what the museum is like
  5. Yes and No
  6. There is blogs but its from a museum

15th source

  1. http://www.warriortours.com/intro/history/han/western.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. Warrior Tours
  4. Overview of the Western Han Dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because i have seen this information before

14th Source

  1. http://www.essortment.com/all/handynastyofa_rndn.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. Essortment
  4. Its an overview of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties
  5. Yes
  6. I have seen this information on previous sites

13th source

  1. http://www.cerritos.edu/jhaas/Silk%20Road%20Project/Silk_Road.htm
  2. Nancy Konkolewski
  3. Cerritos College
  4. It talks about about the Silk Road and how it was formed during the Han Dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. because the college looks like a reliable credential

Friday, May 15, 2009

12th Source

  1. http://www.san.beck.org/EC16-Legalism.html

  2. i don't know

  3. Beck (not sure if its a credential)

  4. It has everything, huge overview

  5. Yes

  6. It has a lot of resources that the information was gotten from, and it looks valid

11th Source

  1. http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/earlyHan.html
  2. i don't know
  3. Think Quest
  4. the beginning of the dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because it has a lot of valid facts

10th Source

  1. http://www.google.com/search?q=han+dynasty&hl=en&safe=active&tbs=tl:1&tbo=1&ei=A7UNSvq-JY3EMbWjuaQG&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11
  2. There is a lot, different sites with different sources
  3. There is a lot, different sites with different sources
  4. Its a timeline of the Han Dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because the data looks valid and some of the sites are very reliable

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

9th Source

  1. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0402/feature1/index.html
  2. Mike Edwards
  3. National Geographic
  4. It talks about what kind of ruler Liu Bang was
  5. Yes
  6. Because i believe national geographic

8th Source

  1. http://www.chinaknowledge.org/History/Han/han.html
  2. Ulrich Theobald
  3. China Knowledge
  4. it shows the overview
  5. Yes
  6. I believe the source and the credentials

7th Source

  1. http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/han.html
  2. There are a bunch of sites with a lot of different sources
  3. There are a lot because of all the different sites in the whole, mostly different schools, universities and museums
  4. It has an overview and then it has all the developments, contributions and achievements that the Han Dynasty had.
  5. Yes
  6. It looks reliable

6th Source

  1. http://china.mrdonn.org/han.html
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know
  4. the dynasty's introduction, arts and sciences, education, jobs, and how the poor and the rich lived
  5. some of it
  6. Some of the points are valid but i don't know if the one about that the Han Dynasty was the Golden Age for China

5th Source

  1. http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22724.htm
  2. I don't know
  3. China Culture
  4. It has everything from the start of the dynasty to how successful the Eastern Dynasty and Western Dynasty were.
  5. Yes
  6. Because the information is the same as my previous sources

4th Source

  1. http://12.151.120.44/toah/hd/hand/hd_hand.htm
  2. It just says its from the department
  3. Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Its talks about after Qin Shihuangdi died that China was under the rule of the Han Dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because the information looks valid and its from a historical museum.

Monday, May 11, 2009

3rd source

  1. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/han/#say
  2. I don't know
  3. Travel China Guide
  4. It tells how the dynasty formed after the Qin dynasty
  5. Yes
  6. Because I believe the credentials

2nd source

  1. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_china/han.html
  2. I don't know
  3. Minnesota State University Mankato
  4. The history of the Dynsty, how it started and how it is actually two dynasties in one
  5. Yes
  6. It looks reliable because it from a university

1st source

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty
  2. I don't know
  3. None on wikipedia
  4. It has everything from the start of the dynasty till the end. Literally anything, culture, education, clothing, government etc.
  5. Yes with some caution
  6. It is wikipedia and anyone can edit.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Rights Sources

  1. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/assembly.htm
  2. http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=146
  3. http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2009/04/15/Voices/Letter.Exercising.The.Right.Of.Assembly-3710231.shtml
  4. http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/First_amendment
  5. http://supreme.justia.com/constitution/amendment-01/61-rights-of-assembly-and-petition.html
  6. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/assembly/overview.aspx
  7. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/
  8. http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1205-22.htm
  9. http://www.ehow.com/how_2165248_amendment-rights-iiifreedom-assembly-petition.html
  10. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/assembly/topic.aspx?topic=civil_rights

Rights Questions


  1. The right to assembly

  2. Our right exists because its a way that citizens can peacefully protest and influence their governments and leaders. It is a human right and you can basically get with whoever and talk whatever.

  3. Someone can get together with others in an assembly, they can talk about whatever they want and protest. They can do all this as long as they are peaceful and not causing trouble.

  4. It must be peaceful and you can't cause trouble.

  5. Because if assembly isn't peaceful, then it can get out of hand, and one group can take another groups right away by using violence. If it is a right then everyone has the right to practice it.

  6. Then there would need to be a way for the people to express their opinion to the government. I would want another right simular to it or i would want money and less taxes.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Truth Fact #5

When there is more CO2, the temperature gets warmer.

1. http://www.coalitionforcleanair.org/air-pollution-global-warming-faqs.html


  • Shankar B. Prasad, M.B.B.S. and Tim Carmichael
  • Coalition for Clean Air
  • Creditable
  • It says the CO2 is mainly the reason for the natural warming of the Earths temperature
  • Yes
  • Because it makes sense, when you have a bunch of people in a closed room and the start talking and breathing, the temperature warms because of the CO2

2. http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/environmental/200611CO2globalwarming.html

  • Roberta C. Barbalace
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Creditable
  • It says since the CO2 has increased the natural temperature is increasing.
  • Yes
  • Because it has studyed and tested information from scientist with special degrees.

3. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/globalchange/global_warming/03.html

  • James Tyndall
  • NASA
  • Very Creditable
  • It says Earth's temperature is higher than ever because of the amount of CO2.
  • Yes
  • Because it say the same thing on all the sources, and it is said by scientists.

Yes i believe this fact because of all the creditable sources that say its true and because it makes sense, when you have a bunch of people in a closed room and the start talking and breathing, the temperature warms because of the CO2.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Truth Fact #4

The first picture o the earth was taken on 1968 christmas eve.

1. http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.html#

  • Tony Reichhardt
  • Energy Innovation; air and space magazine
  • I think it is a pretty reliable source, i don't really know of any of the credentials
  • It say the first picture of earth was taken in 1946 by rocket-borne cameras.
  • Yes
  • Because I think there would have been a picture before that. In 1969 I believe the first man went to the moon, so i would think they would of had a picture before that, more than a year before that at least.
2. http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/earth/spacecraft.html

  • I could not find a specific source besides the Planetary Society as a whole
  • NASA
  • reliable enough because its from NASA
  • It says the first picture was taken on December 24, 1968. Which is christmas eve.
  • I dont know what to believe
  • I mean NASA is reliable but i would think the first picture would be taken way before this.
3. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/quirks-blog/2008/12/earth_from_apollo_8_our_first.html

  • Bob McDonald
  • CBC News
  • I think its creditable because its from the a news site.
  • It say on December 24, 1968 Apollo 8 made a trip around the Earth and captured the first picture of the Earth
  • Yes
  • I now believe this because traveling around the earth is different than landing on the moon and i believe it after two sites say it
I believe this statement because there is like famous quotes from the astronauts from that day about them traveling around the earth and taking the first and famous picture.



Truth Fact #3

2005 hottest year ever?

1. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/2005_warmest.html
  • Rob Gutro
  • Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
  • Very Creditable source because its from NASA.
  • It says 2005 was the hottest year in over a century
  • Yes but it was the hottest year so far
  • I think it was the hottest year so far, I think the years after were just as hot, if not hotter. But it says since like the 1800s so there might have been hotter years back then.
2. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2008-01-15-global-temperatures_N.htm
  • National Climatic Data Center
  • USA Today
  • Very creditable, but USA Today is a reliable newspaper.
  • It show a chart of the top ten hottest years and 2005 was the hottest, and 2007 was like fifth so, maybe it was the hottest year
  • Yes
  • Because it show a chart and the years after were still under 2005
3. http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive2005/december/2005_hottest_year_on_record_north.htm
  • Richard Black
  • BBC News
  • Very creditable, BBC News is reliable
  • It says 2005 was the hottest year on record
  • Yes
  • Because its a reliable source and all the other sources say the same thing
Yes, i believe it but i think these upcoming years will be hotter.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Truth Fact #2

Every year the, CO2 level goes up and down

1. http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
  • Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends)
  • Earth System Research Laboratory
  • very credible from a science laboratory
  • it show a graph how every year the level of CO2 goes up and down
  • Yes
  • Because it can be measured, its a fact.
2. http://www.vets.ucar.edu/vg/seaice/index.shtml
  • Marika Holland, CGD/NCAR, Cecilia Bitz, U. Washington, Bruce Briegleb, CGD/NCAR, Elizabeth Hunke, LANL, Bill Lipscomb, LANL, Richard Moritz, U. Washington, Julie Schramm, CGD/NCAR
  • UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
  • Very credible from a university specialized for atomospheric research
  • it says how the trends of the CO2 levels vary throughout the year.
  • Yes
  • Because it was shown by a whole bunch of scientist and UCAR is a credit
3. http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-dioxide-levels.htm
  • Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL
  • Carbonify.com by Michael Bloch
  • I don't know how credible this is but it has the same answers as the previous sources, he doesn't really have credentials.
  • It shows a graph and talks about why it is zig-zaggy on the graph and thats how it goes up and down yearly
  • Yes
  • Because it shows the same information as the previous sources.
Yes, i believe this fact because all these sources said the same thing and it kind of makes sense.

Truth Fact #1

Today's CO2 concentration is higher than it ever was

1. http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/temperature-and-co2-concentration-in-the-atmosphere-over-the-past-400-000-years

  • J.R. Petit, J. Jouzel. et. al. Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420 000 years from the Vostok ice core in Antarctica, Nature 399 (3June), pp 429-436, 1999 is the source
  • the UNEP which is the Environmental knowledge for change.
  • Very Credible
  • It has like a graph and ever since 1950 the C02 concentration has been going up.
  • Yes
  • Because it is credible.

2. http://greengrasscutters.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/id2.html

  • Jay Wilson, president of the Green Grass Cutter
  • DCR (Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation)
  • Credible enough to get into magazines like Vanity Fair
  • It show the CO2 concentration has been going rapidly since about the 1950s now its higher than it ever was.
  • Yes
  • Because it was directly measured. 3
3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/13/carbonemissions.climatechange
  • David Adam, environment correspondent
  • guardian.co.uk
  • Very credible its like world online news
  • It directly says the CO2 concentration is higher than it ever was.
  • Yes
  • Because CO2 concentration can be measured
I believe this fact because all these sources said it was true and it can be measured.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Middle East Conflict Questions

  1. The land that is now present day Israel, used to be the land of the Palistinians. The UN created two states: one for Palestine and one for the Jews. Most Middle Eastern nations are trying to take that land back from the Jews for Palestine. To restore them with the rest of their land.
  2. After the states were separated in 1947, the conflict escalated and Palestinian Arabs began attacking Jewish convoys and communities all throughout Palestine. The Arab League openly declared that it aimed to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state by force. Arab states decalared war on israel 5 times: 1947, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982. Everytime, Israel was victorious. Arab countries refused to accept the existence of Israel. In the 60's manty raids were launched by both sides on the west bank, the bank of the Jordan River which goes along the north, west and the south borders of Israel. The Six Day War in 1967 brought one million Palestinians under Israeli rule. During this time Israel gained much ground. In the 80's Israel invaded South Lebanon, continued until 2000. They launched another invasion in 2006.
  3. Every country in the Middle East with an Islamic culture are our enemies. Including Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine. They are our enemies because we took their holy land.
  4. We have zero friends in the Middle East, we just have the UN on our side.
  5. Our country would like more land, supply of water from the Jordan River, religious freedom, the removal of enemy troops from the West Bank area, the right to be part of Jerusalem (ancient capital of Judea and the Jewish Holy Temple) and Israel wants to be recognized as a Jewish state.
  6. We, Israel are willing to part of our confiscated land, mainly in Gaza and part of Jerusalem (around the Al Aqsa mosque
  7. We will not give up our water supply, the land in and around the West Bank, our religion as Jews and our freedom to be a Jewish State.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

REFLECTION POST QUESTIONS

  1. 1. I learned more detail about what D-Day looked like.
  2. What did D-Day look like?
  3. The answer was the allies c0ming from the beach up to the cliff on d-day, doing this trying to take out german soldiers. Germans were on the cliffs in their forts and bases shooting at the allies.
  4. Yes
  5. It showed a replica of what the beaches of Normandy looked like on D-Day.
  6. We were creative, and we used multiple colors and resources.
  7. We could have spent more time getting things together.
  8. I would not have waited to start the project and I would have used more detail.
  9. Nothing. I like the idea of the project.
  10. A because worked hard to get it finished and looking good. We were creative and it answer the research question very good.

SOURCES- middle east (ISRAEL)

  1. http://www.israelnewsagency.com/palestinianhistoryprisrael120395.html
  2. http://www.mideastweb.org/log/archives/00000718.htm
  3. http://www.tzemachdovid.org/israel/index.shtml
  4. http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm
  5. http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
  6. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5090518/Avigdor-Lieberman-repudiates-key-Israel-Palestine-accord-on-first-day.html
  7. http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/ngo/history.html
  8. http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/
  9. http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early.php
  10. http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~jkatz/
  11. http://www.essortment.com/all/palestineislam_rkev.htm
  12. http://www.representativepress.org/IsraelandPalestine/
  13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/803257.stm
  14. http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early_palestine_brief_history.php
  15. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/israel-and-the-palestinian-territories
  16. http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/isrlindx.htm
  17. http://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/intro-pal-isr-primer.html
  18. http://www.historyteacher.net/Arab-Israeli_Conflict.htm
  19. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761588322/arab-israeli_conflict.html
  20. http://israel-palestina.info/arab-israeli_conflict.html

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Daily Progress 3/31

  • my objective going in today was to get everything touched up on the final project. Get the army men in their places.
  • I got everything finished today.
  • My research question was answered today.
  • Next step, is to maybe go to exhibition night.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Daily Progress 2/27

  • Today, i was going make small sample model of d-day, text kyle about how its gonna look and do some homework so i can focus on the model during the weekend
  • i made a small sample plan of d-day, i texted kyle about how it is going to look and i finish my math homework.
  • Today, figured out what d-day was going to look like.
  • Get the model done and neat during the weekend

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daily Progress 3/25

  • Today, i intended to study my plan and maybe get a little more research.
  • I studied my plan, i did a little homework to make working on the project at home a little easier
  • By studying my plan helps me, better understand my research question
  • start working on the model at home.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Daily Progress 3/23

  • My goal today was to finish my plan
  • I finished my plan
  • I drew out a picture for my plan which better explains my research question and i watched a video of footage and stuff from d-day
  • Next step is to get homework done in class, so i can work on the project at home.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Daily Progress 3/9

  • to start brainstorming for my plan
  • I tried to start thinking about a plan
  • My research question can be answered better by working more and researching more
  • Make a plan

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Daily Progress 3/5

  • My action going into today was to finish all thirty of my index cards and bookmarks.
  • I finished my thirty index cards and bookmarks
  • Now, that I finished my index cards i can start planning how my model is going to answer my research question.
  • Starting planning my model out.

Index Card #30

Untold Stories

Index Card #29

Steps to D-Day. Introduction, origins of day, preparation for d-day, invasion begins and the signifigance of d-day

Index Card #28

Biography of Dwight Eisenhower. (not only his time in WWII)

Index Card #27

Biography of Dwight Eisenhower, the commander of the allied forces during D-Day

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Daily Progress 3/3

  • Make as many index cards as I could and to get as many bookmarks as I could.
  • Created my status report and created 5 more index cards and bookmark
  • More research gives me more knowledge about how to answer the research question
  • Finish my index cards and my bookmarks

Index Card #26

Leaders........

"You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world." ~ General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Index Card #25

Turning Points in World War II. Includes D-Day

Index Card #24

Aftermath of the invasion, statistics and how it is looked back on.

Index Card #23

Before D-Day. Germans take France over. Response to it and the aftermath of it.

Index Card #22

D-day's important leaders, generals and countries

Status Report

  1. What have I accomplished on my project so far? So far I have finished 21 index cards and 21 bookmarks. I have also completed all my daily progress up to this point.
  2. What do I still have left to do? I still have 9 index cards and 9 bookmarks and I also need to finish my daily progress postsup to ten.
  3. What has been harder than I thought it would be? Finding 30 different websites to research and to bookmark has been harder than I thought.
  4. What has been easier than I thought it would be? Putting my information on the internet has been easier than i thought.
  5. How would I do my project differently if I could start over again? I would have used my time a little more wise at the beginning
  6. What do I need to get accomplished before Spring Break? I need to finish my index cards, my bookmarks and my model.


Friday, February 27, 2009

Daily Progress 2/27

  • My next action entering in today was to meet the goal by getting 7 daily progress and 18 index cards.
  • Got ahead by finishing more than 18 index cards and got my 7 daily progress.
  • By researching more and getting more index cards, it helps me better answer my research question.
  • My next action is to continue doing what im doing.

Index Card #21

Planning of D-Day.

Index Card #20

Everything thing that is necessary to know about d-day!

Index Card #19

D Day began the liberation of France. It signalled the end of the Nazi domination of Western Europe. It also made sure that the Germans now had to fight against both the British & US in the West & in Italy as well as the Russians in the East.

TURNING POINT

Index Card #18

Early D-Day. Stuff leading up to it and before it happened.

Index Card #17

An Article on D-Day from when Allies landed till D-Day ended.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Daily Progress 2/25

  • My next action coming in to today was to continue making index cards and bookmarks.
  • Today, I made 6 index cards and 6 bookmarks.
  • By researching more, helped me better answer my research question.
  • My next action is to keep getting more research done and getting index cards and bookmarks.

Index Card #16

Summary of the Invasion. Picture from D-Day and Document from D-Day

Index Card #15

Picture of Dwight Eisenhower during D-Day.

Index Card #14

Picture of the American soldiers' cemetary in Normandy. For all the soldiers who died in battle on June 6, 1944

Index Card #13

Overall summary of D-Day. Statistics of the battle. From start to end.

Index Card #12

Interesting Questions and Answers about D-day. Trivia

Index Card #11

Interesting Facts about D-Day. THE KEY SUMMARY FACTS.

Index Card #10

Facts of the Invasion about the sections of the beach, the Armies and more about D-Day overall.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Daily Progress 2/23

  • My next action was to continue researching and getting bookmarks and index cards.
  • I got four index cards done with four bookmarks
  • By researching more better helps me answer the research question
  • Next action is to continue researching and making index cards

Index Card #9

D-Day from Germans point of view

Index Card #8

Shows what happened on each sections of the beach.

Index Card #7

A women who was an eye witness talks about D-Day, she was there.

"Little by little the gray dawn comes up., but this time around, from the intensity of the aircraft and the cannon an idea springs to mind: landing! I get dressed hurriedly. I cross the garden, the men recognize me. In one of the foxholes in front of the house, I recognize one of the young men from the office; he has headphones on his ears, the telephone being removed there. Airplanes, cannon right on the coast, almost on us. I cross the road, run to the farm, come across Meltemps. 'Well!' I say, 'Is this it, this time?' 'Yes,' he says, 'I think so, and I'm really afraid we're in a sector that's being attacked; that's going to be something!' We're deafened by the airplanes, which make a never-ending round, very low; obviously what I thought were German airplanes are quite simply English ones, protecting the landing. Coming from the sea, a dense artificial cloud; its ominous and begins to be alarming; the first hiss over our heads. I feel cold; I'm agitated. I go home, dress more warmly, close the doors; I go get Bernice [a neighbor] to get into the trench, a quick bowl of milk, and we run - just in time! The shells hiss and explode continually.
In the trench in the farmyard (the one that was dug in 1940) we find three or four Germans: Leo the cook, his helper, and two others, crouching, not proud except for Leo, who stays outside to watch). We ask them 'Tommy come?" They say yes, with conviction. Morning in the trench, with overhead the hisses and whines that make you bend even lower. For fun Leo fires a rifle shot at a low-flying airplane, but the Spiess[the German Sergeant-Major] appears and chews him out horribly; this is not the time to attract attention. Shells are exploding everywhere, and not far away, with short moments of calm; we take advantage of these to run and deal with the animals, and we return with hearts pounding to burrow into the trench. Each time a shell hisses by too low, I cling to the back of the cook's helper, it makes me feel a little more secure, and he turns around with a vague smile. The fact is that we're all afraid."

Index Card #6

Brief summary of the invasion. What happened before-Germany taking over France-, during and the aftermath-how many people died.

Index Card #5

Pictures from all perspectives and parts of the battle.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Daily Progress 2/19

  • To continue making researching to make index cards and bookmarks.
  • Researched one site, made an index card and one bookmark.
  • By doing more research on how D-Day was turning point helped me better answer my research question.
  • Continue researching more

Index Card #4

Background to the Invasion of Normandy, the battle and aftermath and significance of the battle.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Index Card #3

  • http://www.theodoresworld.net/pics/Dday/D_DayImage1.jpg
This is an image of Allied soldiers storming up to the beaches of Normandy. These soldiers were sprinting up beaches watching one of their fellow soldiers die probably ever minute to get France's land back

Index Card #2

  • http://www.socyberty.com/History/D-Day-A-Turning-Point-for-World-War-II.90539
D-Day was a major turning point in WWII. France need their land back and the reason they lost their land is because in 1940, Adolf Hitler led Germans in an invasion into France and took their land. There were more than 2,000 deaths between Americans and British forces on this one day!

Some were opposed to the American and Britain counter attack, one french men said, “We are dying for no reason. Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler.”

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Daily Progress 2/17

  • My next action entering today was to start creating my first three notecards on blogger and to finish the seven questions
  • Created my first note card and finished my seven questions.
  • I took notes on my first note card and I figured out kind of how my final product will look.
  • Next action is to finish the first three notecards and more references.

Index Card #1

On June 6, 1944, the Western Allies invaded a part of northern France called Normandy. The Allied forces' goal was to push the Germans under Adolf Hitler out of France. The allied forces led by U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Operation Overlord, code-name "Neptune".

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Daily progress 2/11

  • My next action entering the day was to remake my blog and my bookmarks because I switched my topic. Also, I wanted to research more pages looking for more information.
  • Today, I changed my profile because I changed my topic. I found two cites to add to my bookmarks. I started my seven questions.
  • The research I did today helped me better explain how to answer my research question.
  • Next action, to figure out how to make my model with kyle.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Daily Progress 2/9

  • Entering today, I hoped to find a topic to research. I got started on finding good links for my topic and also creating accounts on the two websites.
  • Today, I found my topic, created an account on each of the two websites, I researched a little and I collected a few bookmarks.
  • I can keep track of posts and look back on url's to further answer it.
  • Next, i hope to research more on my topic and find more and better bookmarks