In this weeks readings what I found interesting was the fact that our new government, a Confederation, was so poor. You can't run a country as well with a government with no money, it barely had enough money to keep itself running. When the United states had their shipments attacked by the Barbary pirates they didn't have enough money to pay the demanded bribes or even create a few ships to find them and attack them. They had to ask the states for money and they could or couldn't give money if they wanted, they also asked other nations for money but could not always repay them back, and yet it was some what successful. Since that the Treaty of Paris was given in 1783 and the settlement of land in the west was no longer being fought over.
During this week's readings, I though that the statement by George Washington at his inauguration as president, "So help me God," was very interesting. He was the only president to say that in his vow. This shows that Washington truly honored God and knew that he could not fulfill his position as president without the almighty God as his helper. This also demonstrates how far this country has gone from Christianity because of its leaders. We need to continually ask God to help our leaders. He has the power to turn them from evil and serve him. Countries will always be under better control with good, Christian leaders. Man isn't perfect, but as a Christian he is being sanctified and made more like Christ. So we must continually pray that God would install good, Christian men to lead our country and make wise decisions that honor God's law and obey him with all their heart.
The many compromises in this weeks reading really interested me. There were compromises over land during the Confederation and there were compromises during the writing and ratification of the Constitution. The compromise over land was needed because after the Treaty of Paris America gained more western lands that needed to be divided up in some way. After many proposed plans such as the Ordinance of 1784, the Land Ordinance of 1785, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, they finally agreed to follow the last plan which combined the ordinances of 1784 and 1785. Also, when writing the Constitution the delegates had to debate to resolve issues such as representation, slavery, and trade. Compromises such as the Great compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise resolved these issues. Finally there was a compromise when the Constitution was being ratified. Federalists in Virginia agreed to ask for a Bill of Rights to be added if the Anti-Federalists would ratify the Constitution. All these compromises show the differing opinions of Americans and the importance of finding an agreement to best satisfy the needs of the peoples.
In this weeks reading of the midwives tale I found it astounding how she was able to watch the autopsy (dissection) of the little boy. I mean just imagine you have watched this little boy grow up and after he dies you dissect his body. Although it was common in the day for kids to die early it was still heart wrenching to see others suffer. In the midwives tale she seems to have gone through much of this many many times before that she is almost used to it. Imagine what it would be like to have seen so many people die that you were immune to the sadness that came along with death. I mean that’s down right depressing. She must have seen so much that se was desensitized by the whole ordeal, which is sad. Seeing how she handled the dissection shows ho much pain midwives went through in their career.
This week while reading my Midwife's book I really zoomed into something Martha said in one of her entrys. she doesn't often write anything besides the happenings of her days, but when the young John Davis expired she says something that really caught my eye, "How oft are our Expectations Cut off." I began to think of how true this statement really is, especially back then. Nowadays we have advancements in knowledge and technology that make life a little more predictable, but back then there were so many things that could end a life or change it drastically. There were so many uncertainties which must have made it difficult to plan for the future. These people must have really known how to live for the moment. I think today we plan to far ahead and tend to lose the present moment. Time is precious and life on earth is short so we shouldn't waste it planning for things to come. Not saying planning is bad, but if we spend so much time planning we'll lose a great amount of time and opportunities in the present moment. And we also have to realize that our lives are not our own. God holds each persons life in the palm of His hand and so we need to dream big, but keep our expectations reasonable, for our plans are often not His plans.
In this week's readings I found the section about the forming of a government in America interesting. These men took such great care and time in their construction of putting together an effective government that would last for a long time. Although they did not often resolve many issues in the most timely manner, they got the job done. Our founding fathers worked in secretly and effectively to protect our rights, our liberty, and our freedom. To help accomplish these decisions in a timely manner, I feel like they should've discussed questions they would be asking about at the continental congress, prior to their meeting time. If they did this, they would've all been more prepared and had their own answers, or points of view, to the questions that would be presently discussed. Our government today still works like they did back then in their decision making. When governmental officials propose different Bills or acts they would like to pass, they often do not resolve on whether they will accept or decline these bills until much much later. For example, there are certain Bills that were proposed in the 1800's and not confirmed until very recently (1990's).
Thomas Jefferson's idea of splitting the states in their new territory up into equal parts was possibly one of the most potentially effective ideas he's ever had. This idea would've given the different states a feeling of equality. If this idea would've been put into play with all of the Untied States this could've possibly prevented the Civil war. Although this is not very possible, it could've possibly prevented more tension between the northern and southern states in America. If this was prevented, no one can know what amazing differences our nation would've grown up with. We would've definitely been a much more heavily populated nation and this definitely would've helped our nation in numerous ways.
These are several ideas that our nation has produced that could've had an immense effect on our country's future and success, but were neglected at the birth and childhood of our nation.
What I found interesting about this weeks reading was the section on George Washington being our 17th presedent. I had never really thought about this before. I did not really think about the Continental Congress haveing Presedents before Washington. I had never heard this said before and I thought it was kind of wierd to think about. I also thought it was terible how the treated their position as the presedent of the colonies. I thought it was crazy how some of them never came to meetings or ever showed up for anything, no wonder the first goverment plan did not work out! Not only did some of them not do anything, but many of them had bad reputations and were not setting a very good example for how a united country should be run.I had never heard of many of the people on the list of all the confederate presedents, probally because they did nothing to help the collolies out. Its is a good thing our founding fathers and George Washington realized the imprtance of the presedent showing up to work every day and being more that just a name or a figure of leadership. There are always people who will not like our presedents, but we can at least say they show up to work. I just thought it was interesting that even though George Washington was the first presedent of the United States of America that he was not actually our first Presedent. I also found the reputations and performances of the other 16 presedents crazy. This is what I found interesting about this weeks reading.
George Washington, general of the continental army and first president of the United States, was a courageous and inspiring man. We owe much to him including our individual rights and liberties. I believe if we did not have Washington as our leader in the war against Britain, the U.S. would not be an independent nation. When confronted with those who were part of the Newburg Conspiracy he addressed them with calmness and wisdom. The conspirators wanted a dictatorship and they offered Washington the crown. Any other man would have taken this power with greed, but George refused the offer. He then addressed those in rebellion by taking out a letter that had been written during the time of war. Washington read the letter with spectacles showing the men that even the strong leader of the revolution was just as vulnerable as they were. We owe our respect and gratitude to Washington for being a huge part of making our country what it is today.
I found it very interesting this week to see how deep gridlock talked about in the book is so prevalent still today. The gridlock is when one branch may purposefully bring the political process to a halt. This can clearly be seen in the government shutdown that is going on today. It can also be seen in times such as when Clinton and Congress disagreed on budget issues. One of the things the country has to realize is that gridlocks cannot continue if we want the government to be successful, productive and prosperous. Reagan also had this problem when he was trying to appoint supreme justices the court and the Democratic-controlled Senate would not allow. the problem with the US now is the fact of the two parties. Democrats and Republicans cause more shut down, devastation, and problems then can be seen in any other government except dictatorships and communism. We have to find a solution to if not the US cannot continue on this dark path.
all wright I have no idea where else to put this so here it goes. in this weeks reading I found it interesting just how devoted she was she worked herself to the bone and she totally gave up her time for others.it says that she was sick yet she still would go and check on other people It was just amazing!
In this weeks readings what I found interesting was the fact that our new government, a Confederation, was so poor. You can't run a country as well with a government with no money, it barely had enough money to keep itself running. When the United states had their shipments attacked by the Barbary pirates they didn't have enough money to pay the demanded bribes or even create a few ships to find them and attack them. They had to ask the states for money and they could or couldn't give money if they wanted, they also asked other nations for money but could not always repay them back, and yet it was some what successful. Since that the Treaty of Paris was given in 1783 and the settlement of land in the west was no longer being fought over.
ReplyDeleteDuring this week's readings, I though that the statement by George Washington at his inauguration as president, "So help me God," was very interesting. He was the only president to say that in his vow. This shows that Washington truly honored God and knew that he could not fulfill his position as president without the almighty God as his helper. This also demonstrates how far this country has gone from Christianity because of its leaders. We need to continually ask God to help our leaders. He has the power to turn them from evil and serve him. Countries will always be under better control with good, Christian leaders. Man isn't perfect, but as a Christian he is being sanctified and made more like Christ. So we must continually pray that God would install good, Christian men to lead our country and make wise decisions that honor God's law and obey him with all their heart.
ReplyDeleteThe many compromises in this weeks reading really interested me. There were compromises over land during the Confederation and there were compromises during the writing and ratification of the Constitution. The compromise over land was needed because after the Treaty of Paris America gained more western lands that needed to be divided up in some way. After many proposed plans such as the Ordinance of 1784, the Land Ordinance of 1785, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, they finally agreed to follow the last plan which combined the ordinances of 1784 and 1785. Also, when writing the Constitution the delegates had to debate to resolve issues such as representation, slavery, and trade. Compromises such as the Great compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise resolved these issues. Finally there was a compromise when the Constitution was being ratified. Federalists in Virginia agreed to ask for a Bill of Rights to be added if the Anti-Federalists would ratify the Constitution. All these compromises show the differing opinions of Americans and the importance of finding an agreement to best satisfy the needs of the peoples.
ReplyDeleteIn this weeks reading of the midwives tale I found it astounding how she was able to watch the autopsy (dissection) of the little boy. I mean just imagine you have watched this little boy grow up and after he dies you dissect his body. Although it was common in the day for kids to die early it was still heart wrenching to see others suffer. In the midwives tale she seems to have gone through much of this many many times before that she is almost used to it. Imagine what it would be like to have seen so many people die that you were immune to the sadness that came along with death. I mean that’s down right depressing. She must have seen so much that se was desensitized by the whole ordeal, which is sad. Seeing how she handled the dissection shows ho much pain midwives went through in their career.
ReplyDeleteThis week while reading my Midwife's book I really zoomed into something Martha said in one of her entrys. she doesn't often write anything besides the happenings of her days, but when the young John Davis expired she says something that really caught my eye, "How oft are our Expectations Cut off." I began to think of how true this statement really is, especially back then. Nowadays we have advancements in knowledge and technology that make life a little more predictable, but back then there were so many things that could end a life or change it drastically. There were so many uncertainties which must have made it difficult to plan for the future. These people must have really known how to live for the moment. I think today we plan to far ahead and tend to lose the present moment. Time is precious and life on earth is short so we shouldn't waste it planning for things to come. Not saying planning is bad, but if we spend so much time planning we'll lose a great amount of time and opportunities in the present moment. And we also have to realize that our lives are not our own. God holds each persons life in the palm of His hand and so we need to dream big, but keep our expectations reasonable, for our plans are often not His plans.
ReplyDeleteIn this week's readings I found the section about the forming of a government in America interesting. These men took such great care and time in their construction of putting together an effective government that would last for a long time. Although they did not often resolve many issues in the most timely manner, they got the job done. Our founding fathers worked in secretly and effectively to protect our rights, our liberty, and our freedom. To help accomplish these decisions in a timely manner, I feel like they should've discussed questions they would be asking about at the continental congress, prior to their meeting time. If they did this, they would've all been more prepared and had their own answers, or points of view, to the questions that would be presently discussed. Our government today still works like they did back then in their decision making. When governmental officials propose different Bills or acts they would like to pass, they often do not resolve on whether they will accept or decline these bills until much much later. For example, there are certain Bills that were proposed in the 1800's and not confirmed until very recently (1990's).
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson's idea of splitting the states in their new territory up into equal parts was possibly one of the most potentially effective ideas he's ever had. This idea would've given the different states a feeling of equality. If this idea would've been put into play with all of the Untied States this could've possibly prevented the Civil war. Although this is not very possible, it could've possibly prevented more tension between the northern and southern states in America. If this was prevented, no one can know what amazing differences our nation would've grown up with. We would've definitely been a much more heavily populated nation and this definitely would've helped our nation in numerous ways.
These are several ideas that our nation has produced that could've had an immense effect on our country's future and success, but were neglected at the birth and childhood of our nation.
What I found interesting about this weeks reading was the section on George Washington being our 17th presedent. I had never really thought about this before. I did not really think about the Continental Congress haveing Presedents before Washington. I had never heard this said before and I thought it was kind of wierd to think about. I also thought it was terible how the treated their position as the presedent of the colonies. I thought it was crazy how some of them never came to meetings or ever showed up for anything, no wonder the first goverment plan did not work out! Not only did some of them not do anything, but many of them had bad reputations and were not setting a very good example for how a united country should be run.I had never heard of many of the people on the list of all the confederate presedents, probally because they did nothing to help the collolies out. Its is a good thing our founding fathers and George Washington realized the imprtance of the presedent showing up to work every day and being more that just a name or a figure of leadership. There are always people who will not like our presedents, but we can at least say they show up to work. I just thought it was interesting that even though George Washington was the first presedent of the United States of America that he was not actually our first Presedent. I also found the reputations and performances of the other 16 presedents crazy. This is what I found interesting about this weeks reading.
ReplyDeleteThat was me, Alicia.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington, general of the continental army and first president of the United States, was a courageous and inspiring man. We owe much to him including our individual rights and liberties. I believe if we did not have Washington as our leader in the war against Britain, the U.S. would not be an independent nation. When confronted with those who were part of the Newburg Conspiracy he addressed them with calmness and wisdom. The conspirators wanted a dictatorship and they offered Washington the crown. Any other man would have taken this power with greed, but George refused the offer. He then addressed those in rebellion by taking out a letter that had been written during the time of war. Washington read the letter with spectacles showing the men that even the strong leader of the revolution was just as vulnerable as they were. We owe our respect and gratitude to Washington for being a huge part of making our country what it is today.
ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting this week to see how deep gridlock talked about in the book is so prevalent still today. The gridlock is when one branch may purposefully bring the political process to a halt. This can clearly be seen in the government shutdown that is going on today. It can also be seen in times such as when Clinton and Congress disagreed on budget issues. One of the things the country has to realize is that gridlocks cannot continue if we want the government to be successful, productive and prosperous. Reagan also had this problem when he was trying to appoint supreme justices the court and the Democratic-controlled Senate would not allow. the problem with the US now is the fact of the two parties. Democrats and Republicans cause more shut down, devastation, and problems then can be seen in any other government except dictatorships and communism. We have to find a solution to if not the US cannot continue on this dark path.
ReplyDeleteall wright I have no idea where else to put this so here it goes. in this weeks reading I found it interesting just how devoted she was she worked herself to the bone and she totally gave up her time for others.it says that she was sick yet she still would go and check on other people It was just amazing!
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