This is where our daily reactions to the readings will be posted. Also, we will be able to reply to each other and continue discussions outside of class.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Wednesday
Here is a place to post for tomorrow's class. You might want to talk about the movie or move on to discuss the rest of the Constitution Chapter. I am looking forward to what you have to say.
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One thing that is fascinating to me is that after nearly 250 year that the constitution has only 27 amendments have been made to the constitution. These 27 amendments have come from more than 9,750 different amendment tries. Of these 27 amendments 10 of them were made by 1791 which was only 4 years after the ratification of the constitution. The other thing is that two of these amendments cancel each other out and these being the eighteenth which is prohibition and the twenty-first which is its repeal. I think that this is a credit to our founding fathers knowing what they wanted and setting it up so that nobody could take power and change the rules whenever they wanted. Just the constitution alone does all the main things you could want in a government. It has property rights, limits the power of each branch of the government and it also promotes commerce. Another thing I have thought about is what this country would be like if anti-federalist got what they wanted and America was a country of small independent states with a national government with very limited power. Would America still be the place it is today because of the type of people that live in this country? Would there have been a better chance that someone would have tried to invade do to the fact that we are not totally united? I for one do not think it would have worked as well because one of my favorite parts about America is how in times of struggle and conflict people come together to overcome the problem as one, as Americans.
"I for one do not think it would have worked as well because one of my favorite parts about America is how in times of struggle and conflict people come together to overcome the problem as one, as Americans."
notice the nearly 50/50 split between supporters and non supporters of the war in Iraq (more appropriately the support of pres. bush) prior the midterm election of the legislative branch in 2006.
I loved the movie about Julieus Caesar. When I read it and acted it out in high school I liked it because it was very tragic the way Caesar died and by the hand of some people he considered his friends. I believed that Caesar was a good man and that he was very honorable. I also believe that the people involved in the slaying of Caesar were afraid of his way of ruling because they did not want it to turn into a dictatorial government. I don't believe that Caesar was ambitious. He always did things for his people and by his people. Mark Anthony's speech was an eye opener for all of the Romans. They were so impressionable to what they heard from the mouth of Brutus. How could they have been that way after seeing Brutus walk out with Caesar's blood smeared all over his clothing. Why would they believe that what he said was true? I guess because it is like Mark Anthony said, "They are all honorable men." So does that makes what they say true? No, I don't believe that for one minute. How could Caesar's people turn their backs instantly on him just because Brutus said he was ambitious and he paid for his ambition with his life. I personaly would not have believed him because of all the good Caesar had done and how he always put his people first. He always seemed to show compassion for his fellow man. If he was ambitious then he would not have done things to benefit his fellow man, but only things to benefit himself.
"Mark Anthony's speech was an eye opener for all of the Romans."
Dr reinhard mentioned after class that brando was the only non- shakespeare'ien actor. his acting is very "western" in that every emotion is physically acted out rather than spoken through poetic dialog. keep in mind however, that it's just a movie, and like all movies it was made to be dramatic. all this happened more than 2000 years ago, how is anyone sure of what happened during that time? one of the main languages spoken/written during that time, linear b, has not even been deciphered yet. however linear b was only used in the Minoan region which was conquered by the Macedonians. something to ponder.
After I saw the movie on Monday and tried to tie it to what the founders tried to do with this country is all I could do is think of one phrase. "When in Rome do as Romans do." I hope that I was not the only one who did this either because I don’t want to sound like a dork. The Romans built an empire a very long time and ago based on the principles of democracy. It astounds me that the founding fathers thought they could do the same thing. I believe they were doing as Romans by trying to establish a democracy. However it makes me think of how they treated Caesar by killing him when he was doing so much good. He was killed him because the other senators did not like the job he was doing, as well as, because they thought he was gaining too much power. This makes me think of our political system and how it differs from that time. If a president is not doing a good job in office we just don’t re-elect them and find someone who will do a better job. This is how I believe we as a country are doing as Romans do.
I was glad that we got a chance to watch some of the Julieus Caesar movie in class. Starting in middle school, through high school, and even now, I've always enjoyed learning about Julieus Caesar. It's always surprised me how Caesar was beloved by his people yet he was also brutaly murdered by them as well because they were afraid of his rule which may have turned into a dictatorship. I wish we could have watched the whole movie in class because my knowledge on Julieus Ceasar is a little rusty. But I still remember the part that I liked and surprised me the most was after Caesar had been murdered and Brutus walked outside in front of all the people with the dead and bleeding Caesar in his arms, and how at first the people were in disbelieve and angry at Brutus. But then Brutus began talking and giving this speech and suddenly he began to change the people and they began to cheer him on and be on his side as if they had already forgotten about there beloved Caesar who had just been murdered. I found it amazing how Brutus was able to pursue the people in a sence and change their views and agree with him. I found his speech to be very poetic in how he spoke and how he was able to reach the people through words. I can't help but wonder how things would have turned out if Caesar would not have been murdered. And this made me further wonder how America would be today if some of those 9,750 amendements that didn't make it to further add on to the 27 existing amandments, would have in fact been passed and made it. How would some of these affect how we live today? It's a big surprise to me how so many can be rejected and only 27 passed and accepted.
Watching the movie on Julius Caesar on Monday was very interesting. Since I haven’t seen it since high school, I really enjoyed watching it even though I didn’t get see very much of it. Caesar was a honorable and respectful man to his people, but it seems as though the senators thought differently. I believe that they were afraid of Caesar because of the thought of him gaining so much power. He was doing the will of the people and everybody praised him. Just like in today’s society, when there is someone who does so much and everyone praises them for the good that they do, you have those people who are jealous and want to see their downfall. At the same time, people want somebody who is power and strong but then they get jealous and try to tear them down. I believe this how the senators where towards Caesar. Now that Caesar was dead, the power was to be spread between all of them. So each of them will have power, but the same thing would probably occur. The belief that one of them is getting too powerful and will try to take over will come about. So they will plan against them and once again kill someone.
I really enjoyed watching the film of Julius Ceasar in class on Monday. This film showed me what can happen to a man when people feel threatened by him. It was really sad that Rome's senators would kill Ceasar for no apparent reason. Ceasar was a man that only wanted what was right for his country, but was killed because the senators wanted to rule the country. Even though he is dead the senators probably still won't be satisfied and this will happen again. The speech by Mark Anthony was the best part in my eyes because after Brutus had convinced them that their reason for killing Ceasar was for good reason, Mark Anthony reminded them of all the things Ceasar had done for them. Even though Ceasar is gone the memory of him will live on thanks to his friend.
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One thing that is fascinating to me is that after nearly 250 year that the constitution has only 27 amendments have been made to the constitution. These 27 amendments have come from more than 9,750 different amendment tries. Of these 27 amendments 10 of them were made by 1791 which was only 4 years after the ratification of the constitution. The other thing is that two of these amendments cancel each other out and these being the eighteenth which is prohibition and the twenty-first which is its repeal. I think that this is a credit to our founding fathers knowing what they wanted and setting it up so that nobody could take power and change the rules whenever they wanted. Just the constitution alone does all the main things you could want in a government. It has property rights, limits the power of each branch of the government and it also promotes commerce. Another thing I have thought about is what this country would be like if anti-federalist got what they wanted and America was a country of small independent states with a national government with very limited power. Would America still be the place it is today because of the type of people that live in this country? Would there have been a better chance that someone would have tried to invade do to the fact that we are not totally united? I for one do not think it would have worked as well because one of my favorite parts about America is how in times of struggle and conflict people come together to overcome the problem as one, as Americans.
"I for one do not think it would have worked as well because one of my favorite parts about America is how in times of struggle and conflict people come together to overcome the problem as one, as Americans."
notice the nearly 50/50 split between supporters and non supporters of the war in Iraq (more appropriately the support of pres. bush) prior the midterm election of the legislative branch in 2006.
I loved the movie about Julieus Caesar. When I read it and acted it out in high school I liked it because it was very tragic the way Caesar died and by the hand of some people he considered his friends.
I believed that Caesar was a good man and that he was very honorable. I also believe that the people involved in the slaying of Caesar were afraid of his way of ruling because they did not want it to turn into a dictatorial government. I don't believe that Caesar was ambitious. He always did things for his people and by his people.
Mark Anthony's speech was an eye opener for all of the Romans. They were so impressionable to what they heard from the mouth of Brutus. How could they have been that way after seeing Brutus walk out with Caesar's blood smeared all over his clothing. Why would they believe that what he said was true? I guess because it is like Mark Anthony said, "They are all honorable men." So does that makes what they say true? No, I don't believe that for one minute. How could Caesar's people turn their backs instantly on him just because Brutus said he was ambitious and he paid for his ambition with his life.
I personaly would not have believed him because of all the good Caesar had done and how he always put his people first. He always seemed to show compassion for his fellow man. If he was ambitious then he would not have done things to benefit his fellow man, but only things to benefit himself.
"Mark Anthony's speech was an eye opener for all of the Romans."
Dr reinhard mentioned after class that brando was the only non- shakespeare'ien actor. his acting is very "western" in that every emotion is physically acted out rather than spoken through poetic dialog. keep in mind however, that it's just a movie, and like all movies it was made to be dramatic. all this happened more than 2000 years ago, how is anyone sure of what happened during that time? one of the main languages spoken/written during that time, linear b, has not even been deciphered yet. however linear b was only used in the Minoan region which was conquered by the Macedonians. something to ponder.
and once again I find my foot is in my mouth. I meant mycenean not macedonian and you were talking about rome not greece.
After I saw the movie on Monday and tried to tie it to what the founders tried to do with this country is all I could do is think of one phrase. "When in Rome do as Romans do." I hope that I was not the only one who did this either because I don’t want to sound like a dork. The Romans built an empire a very long time and ago based on the principles of democracy. It astounds me that the founding fathers thought they could do the same thing. I believe they were doing as Romans by trying to establish a democracy. However it makes me think of how they treated Caesar by killing him when he was doing so much good. He was killed him because the other senators did not like the job he was doing, as well as, because they thought he was gaining too much power. This makes me think of our political system and how it differs from that time. If a president is not doing a good job in office we just don’t re-elect them and find someone who will do a better job. This is how I believe we as a country are doing as Romans do.
I was glad that we got a chance to watch some of the Julieus Caesar movie in class. Starting in middle school, through high school, and even now, I've always enjoyed learning about Julieus Caesar. It's always surprised me how Caesar was beloved by his people yet he was also brutaly murdered by them as well because they were afraid of his rule which may have turned into a dictatorship. I wish we could have watched the whole movie in class because my knowledge on Julieus Ceasar is a little rusty. But I still remember the part that I liked and surprised me the most was after Caesar had been murdered and Brutus walked outside in front of all the people with the dead and bleeding Caesar in his arms, and how at first the people were in disbelieve and angry at Brutus. But then Brutus began talking and giving this speech and suddenly he began to change the people and they began to cheer him on and be on his side as if they had already forgotten about there beloved Caesar who had just been murdered. I found it amazing how Brutus was able to pursue the people in a sence and change their views and agree with him. I found his speech to be very poetic in how he spoke and how he was able to reach the people through words. I can't help but wonder how things would have turned out if Caesar would not have been murdered. And this made me further wonder how America would be today if some of those 9,750 amendements that didn't make it to further add on to the 27 existing amandments, would have in fact been passed and made it. How would some of these affect how we live today? It's a big surprise to me how so many can be rejected and only 27 passed and accepted.
Watching the movie on Julius Caesar on Monday was very interesting. Since I haven’t seen it since high school, I really enjoyed watching it even though I didn’t get see very much of it. Caesar was a honorable and respectful man to his people, but it seems as though the senators thought differently. I believe that they were afraid of Caesar because of the thought of him gaining so much power. He was doing the will of the people and everybody praised him. Just like in today’s society, when there is someone who does so much and everyone praises them for the good that they do, you have those people who are jealous and want to see their downfall. At the same time, people want somebody who is power and strong but then they get jealous and try to tear them down. I believe this how the senators where towards Caesar. Now that Caesar was dead, the power was to be spread between all of them. So each of them will have power, but the same thing would probably occur. The belief that one of them is getting too powerful and will try to take over will come about. So they will plan against them and once again kill someone.
I really enjoyed watching the film of Julius Ceasar in class on Monday. This film showed me what can happen to a man when people feel threatened by him. It was really sad that Rome's senators would kill Ceasar for no apparent reason. Ceasar was a man that only wanted what was right for his country, but was killed because the senators wanted to rule the country. Even though he is dead the senators probably still won't be satisfied and this will happen again. The speech by Mark Anthony was the best part in my eyes because after Brutus had convinced them that their reason for killing Ceasar was for good reason, Mark Anthony reminded them of all the things Ceasar had done for them. Even though Ceasar is gone the memory of him will live on thanks to his friend.
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