Friday, February 20, 2009

Movie.

The Pilgrims were a small group of people who made a great impact on world history. Pilgrims got their first look at the New World when they saw Cape Cod. The Pilgrim group had permission to settle in the northern part of Virginia. When the "Mayflower" turned south, however, it ran into rough, shallow waters and became in danger of tipping over and sinking. It was quickly decided to head back to the deeper, safer waters off the tip of Cape Cod.

Friday, February 6, 2009

John adams


John Adams was an American politician. John Adams came in the early stages of the American Revolution. In 1770, a street confrontation resulted in British Soldiers killing five civilians in what became known as the Boston Massacre. They asked John Adams to defend them. Although John Adams feared it would hurt his reputation, he agreed. Two British soldiers were charged with murder for shooting directly into the crowd. Thomas Preston, gave John Adams a symbolic "single guinea" as a retaining fee, the only fee John Adams received in the case.

Monday, February 2, 2009

To kill a mocking bird


The movie, To Kill A Mockingbird was remarkable.
All the characters; Scout, Jem, Calpurnia, Dill, and they're father were great actors.
Scout is somewhat of a tomboy. She is not afraid to put up a fight for her beliefs. She is smart for her age and has trouble in school because she can already read and write when she starts first grade. Jean Louise plays Scout (the main character)and for her age at that time, she was a great actress.
Thomas "Tom" Robinson is a 25-year-old black man who is accused of assaulting and raping Mayella Ewell. He is defended by Atticus Finch in his trial. As noticed by Scout, his left arm is useless and shriveled, which shows that it is not likely he beat Mayella because the bruises were on the right side of her face. He is found guilty of rape and is sentenced to death. I believe that he doesn't deserve that and Mayella Ewell was exaggerating the story.