Interpretations of First Thanksgiving

January 31, 2016 by taylorarchuleta 2 Comments

For me the best understanding to my childhood was probably the second article. The main facts that I knew and understood were that the pilgrims were seeking the religious freedom. The third article was definitely the one that I believe fits my current understanding the best. It included many of the dates that sounded familiar but I can’t remember the exact numbers. My true understanding has developed that this is a time for all of us to be with family and be thankful for what we do have.

All of these articles are pretty interesting to read and analyze. The biggest thing that jumped out to me was the fact that they were first created on a socialistic idea. That everybody would work and they would also get the equal amounts of food. Their first years were definitely a struggle until they did away with the socialist idea and created a free market. Socialistic idea is just always unsuccessful and author of article three describes it the best by stating, “eventually the one who works hard decides that tomorrow he will do his own strolling and puffing”.

I did find many of the articles compelling and I do believe that there is some accuracy to these events. The first and third articles were the ones that grabbed my attention as being resourceful. They way they were described and the language usage was very highly educated. Author Richard J. Maybury was the author of the first article, “The Great Thanksgiving Hoax”, he is an author of many different books from teenage to adult books. He is a very well educated is considered a very credible source having the background that he does. Author of article two, “The Real Story of Thanksgiving”, Rush Limbaugh I have a tough time finding him credible. He is very well known for always stating his beliefs on political topics. He has become a radio show icon. I don’t find him as credible because he is in the business of entertainment.

Del Tackett is honestly decent source to have to gain an extra perspective from the different articles. He is a very religious person but does have a pull in the political standings. He worked for president Bush during his two terms, and was a technical planner for National Security Council. He is a very well educated man and would be useful for credible information. I struggled on the last article find the author, but it did seem as though they were educated due to their writing.

Looking at the author of the last article I can see that they are of of higher education due to their writing style, unfortunately I was having difficulty finding the author and the information about them. However due to the nature of AIER and the requirements that are needed to have an article published results in the author being knowledgeable about the historical events. With all information you may want to take it with a grain of salt. Knowing the background of all of the authors helps me gauge which one I want to trust more than others. In other words it changed slightly but not very. I believe my ideas have changed a little and I kind of have better understanding to do extra research. The authors presented didn’t have enough credible information to full persuade me.

I found them somewhat interesting, but it seems as though a lot of the information is being repeated and the works are relatively the same. The biggest understanding that I have gained is the fact they became very lazy humans after going through such a great struggle to come to America. The biggest thing I have come to understand was the main idea with some important facts, but a lot of it can be taken lightly. Overall, I found them about equally as interesting, but the articles seemed to drag on just because of the information being repeated.

It seems as though Kate Zernike has numerous articles that were published with “The New York Times”. Writing and researching is some she can do very well and her articles seem to be very informative. She seems to be able to analyze information at a deeper level, seems to published many political topics as well. I really did enjoy listening to Bob Edwards he is in the National Radio Hall of Fame. I really enjoyed listening to him and seems to be very well rehearsed and knowledgeable. The information I was able to gain on Gary Hopkins was very little. I know he is the Cheif Editor at Education World, which specializes in what teachings work. I feel like this makes him a reliable source because he always doing research and seeing what works in the teaching world. I was unable to find any information on who was the author of the Pilgrim Hall Museum. The website and article as themselves seem to be a pretty credible source of information. In the speech given by Wamsutta it was very clear was his point an idea was. He wants to get of the story told in schools with the real story. It strongly seems as though he had a very biased opinion and mission to get done.

I believe a Historian will always start off with a simple history story. Then from there they will take the necessary steps to find credible information. They will also go through numerous sources to find out more in-depth details that correlate with their story. As they gain the important information necessary to make a fact based idea of what happened long ago. I believe each step is valuable step and a historian will make sure that they fully understand all of the information presented.

I feel as though the average 18 to 30 year old if they were presented those articles. They would probably just read it and either say no that’s not anything that I was taught in school, or just believe the information presented. I feel as though that is what most people will do, but there is always that person that will take the information and do the research themselves, and then base the decision off the information they have gathered. If you asked me to find information based on this topic. The first place I would go to start my research is the going to the bronco library. The only articles I would read are those that are peer-edited, college grade papers, with credible sources. My secondary source would probably be google, but I would run through the different steps to prove that an is still a credible source. I always try to find articles without any bias presented.

My First Thanksgiving Experience

January 26, 2016 by taylorarchuleta 1 Comment

As a young boy I remember going to kindergarten the week before Thanksgiving break. This was the day we go to dress up. I remember learning a variety of different lessons on who the Pilgrims were and who the Native Americans were. I remember learning about where they both came from, what they wore and what they ate. So that day my mom sent me to school wearing baggy brown clothes and a paper headband with a feather glued to the back. When I got there, there was two different tables set up followed by an area that was completely closed off. The first table had pieces of paper, markers, crayons, feathers, and other crafting materials. Here, we took a piece of paper, laid our hand down flat and traced around it. Then we were told to color our hand like a turkey so I colored the palm brown, and the fingers different colors with my thumb being the face. Then I added feather to the fingers and finished off my turkey with an orange beak. The next table I went to had big ice cream cones, the brown ones, I believe they’re called sugar cones? Anyways, the table also had frosting and different candies such as: jelly beans, skittles, sweet tarts and so on. What we did was we frosted a the bottom of a plate and stuck the ice cream cone upside down on the plate. Then we frosted the cone and decorated it like a tepee with different colors and such. After this was done we set it aside to dry and then the rest of my class went and sat in the closed off area. Here they set up a table with chairs all around with a ton of different sundae making materials. There was ice cream, candy, syrups, cones and bowls. My teacher a couple parents started three lines and asked each of us what we wanted, a bowl or a cone and then they put ice cream in them for us. Then we got to add all the different toppings we wanted and then we went and sat down. After sitting down my teacher began to talk. She said things like: “Remember this week when we talked about the big feast with the Pilgrims and the Indians? Well that’s what we’re doing right now! Some of you have dressed as Indians and some have dressed like Pilgrims. This represents the first Thanksgiving.” and “I want each of you to go around the table and tell us what you’re thankful for.” This began to spark conversation. Rather than talking our ears off about the first Thanksgiving she showed us what it was like with our ice cream. As a kid, all I think I learned from this was that the Pilgrims came over on three boats to have dinner with the Indians. Obviously I know more ab\out it now but that’s what I got from that whole experience. I think when were kids we don’t really understand things but learning back then we didn’t have the biases we have now. We just thought the Pilgrims and the Indians were friends and that they had dinner together. Now I know that the Pilgrims really came to America because of religion an that’s why the first Thanksgiving happened.

iPhone

January 23, 2016 by taylorarchuleta Leave a Comment

Step 1, Description: The item is about 6 inches from top to bottom and is nearly a quarter inch thick. It weighs less than a pound and fits comfortably in the palm of my hand. It is metal on the back, in a shiny gold color, with small buttons on the sides. The front is encased in white metal, with what looks to be a screen in the middle of the front. The screen is 5.5 inches across. There are small holes on the bottom of the item, indicative of a speaker. The gold back piece feels slick; the front black screen feels waxy. The object seems to conduct heat when being held, however is cool to the touch when left sitting out for a moment.

Step 2, Induction: Based solely on the slick gold piece of metal covering the back of the item, I would assume this object is meant to be held when used. Judging by the hand-held size of the item, I presume is meant for personal technological use. It seems to be coated in such a way to prevent sliding out of a grip. The screen on the item indicates that it is used to view various things, such as videos, playlists, or emails. I presume the speaker on the bottom is used to hear music or videos when they are playing off the object.

Step 3, Speculation: After examination, I think this item is used as a personal computer of sorts. The speakers would be very effective in viewing videos, or listening to music. It would be easy to tote, as the design is small enough to fit in pockets, purses, or a small compartment in a vehicle. I speculate the item is used for ease of access to internet, or connection to friends and family. It appears to be an ease-of-access object for all users, with various technological needs.

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