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Thursday, April 2, 2009
9b: Brainstorming Visual Aids
I could use pictures of: past presidents, music bands, wars, people, places, etc.
I could also use graphs or charts for demo purposes.
I could use newspaper clippings of headlines.
I'm thinking clippings of war slogans, technology articles, pictures that help describe anything I'm talking about.
I could also use graphs or charts for demo purposes.
I could use newspaper clippings of headlines.
I'm thinking clippings of war slogans, technology articles, pictures that help describe anything I'm talking about.
9a: Writing Thesis Statements
Over the course of the last 100 years in America, there have been many political, social and cultural changes.
There have been many social, political and cultural changes in the last 100 years in the US.
Socially, culturally and politically the US has changed dramatically since the early 1900's.
There have been many social, political and cultural changes in the last 100 years in the US.
Socially, culturally and politically the US has changed dramatically since the early 1900's.
Monday, March 16, 2009
7b: Evaluating Sources
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05EEDA173BF932A05751C1A9669C8B63 Word for Word / Measuring a Century; America Then and Now: It's All in the Numbers
By SAM ROBERTS
Published: Sunday, December 31, 2000
Relevance completely-I will use this as a source in my paper
Evidence Simply, this is a book review and just gives general overview. Stats over the last century
Author SAM ROBERTS-journalist for NY Times
Publisher NY Times
Timelineness It gives the dates that I need
Comprehensiveness very brief overview
Genre book review for older generations
Electronic Source-NY Times is extremely credibile
Field Source
Life Century of Change America in Pictures 1900-2000
Relevance very-will be used for pictures maybe
Evidence pictures of the last century in america-Surveys the evolution of daily life in America in the last century, collecting 650 images from the archives of LIFE magazine that visually record significant changes along such themes as parenting, machines, entertainment, fashion, homes, jobs, and shopping.
Author Life magazine
Publisher Little Brown & Co
Timelineness 2000
Comprehensiveness just pictures
Genre -picture book-art
Electronic Source
Field Source-book
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib3/eib3.htm The 20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture and Farm Policy
Electronic Information Bulletin Number 3, June 2005By Carolyn Dimitri, Anne Effland, and Neilson Conklin
Relevance-very good
Evidence-government website
Author Carolyn Dimitri, Anne Effland, and Neilson Conklin
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture
Timelineness 2006
Comprehensiveness -covers job, produce, farming techniques
Genre-work related
Electronic Source-government website
Field Source
By SAM ROBERTS
Published: Sunday, December 31, 2000
Relevance completely-I will use this as a source in my paper
Evidence Simply, this is a book review and just gives general overview. Stats over the last century
Author SAM ROBERTS-journalist for NY Times
Publisher NY Times
Timelineness It gives the dates that I need
Comprehensiveness very brief overview
Genre book review for older generations
Electronic Source-NY Times is extremely credibile
Field Source
Life Century of Change America in Pictures 1900-2000
Relevance very-will be used for pictures maybe
Evidence pictures of the last century in america-Surveys the evolution of daily life in America in the last century, collecting 650 images from the archives of LIFE magazine that visually record significant changes along such themes as parenting, machines, entertainment, fashion, homes, jobs, and shopping.
Author Life magazine
Publisher Little Brown & Co
Timelineness 2000
Comprehensiveness just pictures
Genre -picture book-art
Electronic Source
Field Source-book
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib3/eib3.htm The 20th Century Transformation of U.S. Agriculture and Farm Policy
Electronic Information Bulletin Number 3, June 2005By Carolyn Dimitri, Anne Effland, and Neilson Conklin
Relevance-very good
Evidence-government website
Author Carolyn Dimitri, Anne Effland, and Neilson Conklin
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture
Timelineness 2006
Comprehensiveness -covers job, produce, farming techniques
Genre-work related
Electronic Source-government website
Field Source
7a: Conducting Internet Research
· Resource searched or tool used google
· Keywords used vietnam war social changes
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 695,000
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 2
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/inter/seattle/vietnam.html
· Resource searched or tool used dogpile
· Keywords used social changes in the 1950s
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits na
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
· Resource searched or tool used Odyssearch
· Keywords used life in america social
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 6
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
· Resource searched or tool used http://www.icerocket.com/
· Keywords used social changes in america over the years
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 6,278
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
· Keywords used vietnam war social changes
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 695,000
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 2
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/inter/seattle/vietnam.html
· Resource searched or tool used dogpile
· Keywords used social changes in the 1950s
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits na
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
· Resource searched or tool used Odyssearch
· Keywords used life in america social
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 6
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
· Resource searched or tool used http://www.icerocket.com/
· Keywords used social changes in america over the years
· Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
· Date of search 3/17/09
· Number of hits 6,278
· Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
Monday, March 9, 2009
6c: Planning Field Research
As far as my field research goes I am going to interview my grandfather who is now 83 I think. I'm going to send him everything via email, and I can have it done by the time we come back from spring break. He was just out here on vacation and he's going around the US visiting all the family so he should be back sometime after the 17th of March. If the email portion doesn't work out, I'll call him, I have a feeling I'll get way more information that way, and be able to come up with some questions on the fly as well.
List of questions I will ask him:
Age? DOB?
What do think were significant events in America, during the course of your life?
Do you think the population would agree with you?
What events or people do you remember clearly to this day, that the rest of America would share with you?
Do you think socially America has moved forward?
Do you think the American lifestyle has changed drastically? How so?
What was your favor era, up till the present?
What events or people do you think have been forgotten by the younger generation?
As far as technology goes what do think has been the biggest advancement?
List of questions I will ask him:
Age? DOB?
What do think were significant events in America, during the course of your life?
Do you think the population would agree with you?
What events or people do you remember clearly to this day, that the rest of America would share with you?
Do you think socially America has moved forward?
Do you think the American lifestyle has changed drastically? How so?
What was your favor era, up till the present?
What events or people do you think have been forgotten by the younger generation?
As far as technology goes what do think has been the biggest advancement?
6b: Testing Assigned Search Tool
http://www.zuula.com/
Resource searched social/cultural changes over last 100 years
Keywords used last 100 years in america
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 49,500,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa122102a.htm
Resource searched wars in america
Keywords used how many wars have america fought in over the last 100 years
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 262,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
Resource searched wars, terrorists
Keywords used 9/11
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 162,000,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 5-I could've used every single link on that page
Resource searched america
Keywords used cultural changes + america+100 years
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) engine math
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 23,200,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
Resource searched social/cultural changes over last 100 years
Keywords used last 100 years in america
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 49,500,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa122102a.htm
Resource searched wars in america
Keywords used how many wars have america fought in over the last 100 years
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 262,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 0
Resource searched wars, terrorists
Keywords used 9/11
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) boolean
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 162,000,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 5-I could've used every single link on that page
Resource searched america
Keywords used cultural changes + america+100 years
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches) engine math
Date of search 3/9/09
Number of hits 23,200,000
Relevance of hits (on a scale of 1 to 5) 1
6a: Using Internet Search Tools
I use google for everything! I mean everything: maps, music, questions, travel, work. Anything and everything you can think of! The other week I googled "can you wear pinstripe pants with plain jacket". If I don't know, most likely google will tell me. I've checked a lot of the metacrawlers and everyone of them pulls from google. If I have to use something else, like for this paper, I typically use the major newspaper websites. No ink dust and it costs you no money, no wonder the Rocky Mnt closed down, I can't remember the last time I looked a printed newspaper.
The only downfall to google is the same you would have with any other search engine, by not putting in the correct information it's going to take awhile to find what you're looking for. Such as googling a song you heard on the radio and you only know some of the words. I just take what I think it is and go to you tube and listen. It might take fifteen minutes but it's a lot faster than calling the radio station.
The only downfall to google is the same you would have with any other search engine, by not putting in the correct information it's going to take awhile to find what you're looking for. Such as googling a song you heard on the radio and you only know some of the words. I just take what I think it is and go to you tube and listen. It might take fifteen minutes but it's a lot faster than calling the radio station.
Monday, February 23, 2009
4c: Checking Search Strings
The verification letters never loaded so I couldn't post here are my comments:
http://tjenkinsresearchjournal.blogspot.com/2009/02/3b-writing-search-strings.html#comment-form
Per teacher I need to post a comment. First thing that comes to mind would be ... white power and it wasn't included in your string. Next things would be racial, black + KKK
http://robertjcastro.blogspot.com/2009/02/3b-writing-search-strings.html
I like how you laid yours out, race in politics is new to me, so I think you covered everything. Looks good!
http://tjenkinsresearchjournal.blogspot.com/2009/02/3b-writing-search-strings.html#comment-form
Per teacher I need to post a comment. First thing that comes to mind would be ... white power and it wasn't included in your string. Next things would be racial, black + KKK
http://robertjcastro.blogspot.com/2009/02/3b-writing-search-strings.html
I like how you laid yours out, race in politics is new to me, so I think you covered everything. Looks good!
4b: Finding Books
Books related to my topic:
Title:
The American century : art & culture, 1950-2000 / Lisa Phillips.
Author:
Phillips, Lisa.
Publication:
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with W.W. Norton, c1999.
Item Details:
398 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Publication:
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with W.W. Norton, c1999.
Notes:
Completes the history begun with: The American century : art and culture, 1900-1950 / Barbara Haskell.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition The American century: art & culture 1900-2000 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Pt. 1, 1900-1950 held April 23 to August 22, 1999 and pt. 2, 1950-2000 held Sept. 26, 1999 to Feb. 13, 2000.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-382) and index.
Subjects:
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Arts, American.
Arts, American -- 20th century.
Other author:
Haskell, Barbara. American century.
Whitney Museum of American Art.
ISBN:
0393048152 :
Title:
The complete book of U.S. presidents / by William A. DeGregorio.
Author:
DeGregorio, William A., 1946-
Publication:
New York : Dembner Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c1989.
Item Details:
xi, 740 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Publication:
New York : Dembner Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c1989.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographies and index.
Subjects:
Presidents -- United States.
Additional title:
Complete book of US preidents
Complete book of United States presidents
ISBN:
0942637178
Title:
Dawn of the century : 1900-1910 / by the editors of Time-Life Books.
Publication:
Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1998.
Item Details:
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publication:
Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1998.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189) and index.
Series:
Our American century
Subjects:
United States -- History -- 1901-1909.
United States -- History -- 1901-1909 -- Pictorial works.
Nineteen hundreds (Decade)
Nineteen hundreds (Decade) -- Pictorial works.
Other author:
Time-Life Books.
ISBN:
0783555113 :
Title:
Scientific American inventions and discoveries : all the milestones in ingenuity--from the discovery of fire to the invention of the microwave oven / Rodney Carlisle.
Author:
Carlisle, Rodney P.
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
Publisher description
Table of contents
Item Details:
ix, 502 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
Notes:
Includes index.
Subjects:
Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Inventions -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
Technology -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Technological innovations -- Encyclopedias.
ISBN:
0471244104 :
Title:
American music in the twentieth century / Kyle Gann.
Author:
Gann, Kyle.
Publication:
New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Item Details:
xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication:
New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents:
Prelude : What is American music? -- Forefathers -- Ultramodernism-- the 1920s -- Populism-- the 1930s -- Experimentalism -- Atonality and European influence -- John Cage and the New York School revolution -- Post-Cage conceptualism -- Minimalism -- New tonality 1-- the new Romanticism -- Electronic music -- Interfaces with rock and jazz -- New tonality 2-- postminimalism -- Totalism and the 1990s.
Subjects:
Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Additional title:
American music in the 20th century
ISBN:
002864655X :
Title:
The American century : art & culture, 1950-2000 / Lisa Phillips.
Author:
Phillips, Lisa.
Publication:
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with W.W. Norton, c1999.
Item Details:
398 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Publication:
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with W.W. Norton, c1999.
Notes:
Completes the history begun with: The American century : art and culture, 1900-1950 / Barbara Haskell.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition The American century: art & culture 1900-2000 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Pt. 1, 1900-1950 held April 23 to August 22, 1999 and pt. 2, 1950-2000 held Sept. 26, 1999 to Feb. 13, 2000.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-382) and index.
Subjects:
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Arts, American.
Arts, American -- 20th century.
Other author:
Haskell, Barbara. American century.
Whitney Museum of American Art.
ISBN:
0393048152 :
Title:
The complete book of U.S. presidents / by William A. DeGregorio.
Author:
DeGregorio, William A., 1946-
Publication:
New York : Dembner Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c1989.
Item Details:
xi, 740 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Publication:
New York : Dembner Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c1989.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographies and index.
Subjects:
Presidents -- United States.
Additional title:
Complete book of US preidents
Complete book of United States presidents
ISBN:
0942637178
Title:
Dawn of the century : 1900-1910 / by the editors of Time-Life Books.
Publication:
Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1998.
Item Details:
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publication:
Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1998.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189) and index.
Series:
Our American century
Subjects:
United States -- History -- 1901-1909.
United States -- History -- 1901-1909 -- Pictorial works.
Nineteen hundreds (Decade)
Nineteen hundreds (Decade) -- Pictorial works.
Other author:
Time-Life Books.
ISBN:
0783555113 :
Title:
Scientific American inventions and discoveries : all the milestones in ingenuity--from the discovery of fire to the invention of the microwave oven / Rodney Carlisle.
Author:
Carlisle, Rodney P.
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
Publisher description
Table of contents
Item Details:
ix, 502 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
Notes:
Includes index.
Subjects:
Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Inventions -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
Technology -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Technological innovations -- Encyclopedias.
ISBN:
0471244104 :
Title:
American music in the twentieth century / Kyle Gann.
Author:
Gann, Kyle.
Publication:
New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Item Details:
xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication:
New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents:
Prelude : What is American music? -- Forefathers -- Ultramodernism-- the 1920s -- Populism-- the 1930s -- Experimentalism -- Atonality and European influence -- John Cage and the New York School revolution -- Post-Cage conceptualism -- Minimalism -- New tonality 1-- the new Romanticism -- Electronic music -- Interfaces with rock and jazz -- New tonality 2-- postminimalism -- Totalism and the 1990s.
Subjects:
Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Additional title:
American music in the 20th century
ISBN:
002864655X :
4a: Finding Reference Articles
I found:
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Topics.aspx 2/23/2009 I did a search via google and it was the first site that popped up. I used newspaper archives. bookmarked!
http://news.google.com/archivesearch 2/23/2009 I did a search via google I did a search via google and it was the first site that popped up. bookmarked!
So far both of these websites make you pay so I can't use them.
http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=newspaper+articles 2/23/2009 This was the fourth one down. looks good I searched using keywords world war II 1945 and found
World War II. Pacific War. 1945. (PAR294314)
Article from:
Magnum Photos
Article date:
January 1, 1945
Author:
document.writeln('W. Eugene Smith');document.getElementById('ctl00_ph_ctl00_ArticleMain_AuthorLinks_ctl01_lnkAuthor').title='W. Eugene Smith'
W. Eugene Smith
More results for:
world war II 1945 Copyright informationProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
W. Eugene Smith Magnum Photos 01-01-1945
World War II. Pacific War. 1945.
So it has pictures that I might be able to use.....this one is also a pay site that has a free trial.
http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=bill+clinton using high beam search engine this was the first article that popped up.
NO CLEAN GETAWAY FOR BILL CLINTON.(MAIN)
Article from:
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
Article date:
February 16, 2001
More results for:
bill clinton Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Albany Times Union. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
Byline: PHILIP GAILEY
I don't want to use the free trial until I'm writing the paper so I didn't read them in full.
I can also go to http://www.denverpost.com/archives and go back as far as 1993 online there is lots of info on Obama and the Iraq war, but I can only use this link for the most recent events. Using this website I searched by george bush and this was the third one down. http://nl.newsbank.com/SiteLinks/search/html/DP/1/?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=george%20bush&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("george%20bush")&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no
EDITORIALReign of Bush II ends in whimperIn the waning hours of his administration, the president's lackluster attempts to paint his legacy in rosier hues fall flat. Article 3 of 2227 found January 19, 2009; Page A-27 Section: OPINION Article ID: 1438505 -- 508 words
This is also a pay site, I wonder if I can find one that's free?
Using google.com and searching by free newspaper archives I found out the NY Times has free archives I'm going to check it out.
So I'm there http://www.nytimes.com/ I had to register to read their articles, probably so they can spam me. So I use their search engine http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=nyt&&srcht=a&srchr=n and type in world war II The second link is this article:Japanese Data Show Tokyo Tried To Make World War II A-Bomb; DATA SHOW JAPANESE TRIED TO MAKE BOMB Army and Navy Compete
E-MAIL
By MALCOLM W. BROWNE
January 7, 1978, Saturday
Section: New Jersey Pages, Page 45, 731 words
Guess what they aren't free! I have to have a subscription. Okay I've had enough!
So I google free newspaper articles and the 6th or 7th down is http://www.ehow.com/how_2198293_old-newspaper-articles-onlinefor-free.html this article:How to Find Old Newspaper Articles Online....For Free
By David Sarokin, eHow Member no date... anyways it tells me how to find free articles, the best website all day!! er article all day.
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Topics.aspx 2/23/2009 I did a search via google and it was the first site that popped up. I used newspaper archives. bookmarked!
http://news.google.com/archivesearch 2/23/2009 I did a search via google I did a search via google and it was the first site that popped up. bookmarked!
So far both of these websites make you pay so I can't use them.
http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=newspaper+articles 2/23/2009 This was the fourth one down. looks good I searched using keywords world war II 1945 and found
World War II. Pacific War. 1945. (PAR294314)
Article from:
Magnum Photos
Article date:
January 1, 1945
Author:
document.writeln('W. Eugene Smith');document.getElementById('ctl00_ph_ctl00_ArticleMain_AuthorLinks_ctl01_lnkAuthor').title='W. Eugene Smith'
W. Eugene Smith
More results for:
world war II 1945 Copyright informationProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
W. Eugene Smith Magnum Photos 01-01-1945
World War II. Pacific War. 1945.
So it has pictures that I might be able to use.....this one is also a pay site that has a free trial.
http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=bill+clinton using high beam search engine this was the first article that popped up.
NO CLEAN GETAWAY FOR BILL CLINTON.(MAIN)
Article from:
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
Article date:
February 16, 2001
More results for:
bill clinton Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Albany Times Union. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
Byline: PHILIP GAILEY
I don't want to use the free trial until I'm writing the paper so I didn't read them in full.
I can also go to http://www.denverpost.com/archives and go back as far as 1993 online there is lots of info on Obama and the Iraq war, but I can only use this link for the most recent events. Using this website I searched by george bush and this was the third one down. http://nl.newsbank.com/SiteLinks/search/html/DP/1/?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=george%20bush&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("george%20bush")&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no
EDITORIALReign of Bush II ends in whimperIn the waning hours of his administration, the president's lackluster attempts to paint his legacy in rosier hues fall flat. Article 3 of 2227 found January 19, 2009; Page A-27 Section: OPINION Article ID: 1438505 -- 508 words
This is also a pay site, I wonder if I can find one that's free?
Using google.com and searching by free newspaper archives I found out the NY Times has free archives I'm going to check it out.
So I'm there http://www.nytimes.com/ I had to register to read their articles, probably so they can spam me. So I use their search engine http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=nyt&&srcht=a&srchr=n and type in world war II The second link is this article:Japanese Data Show Tokyo Tried To Make World War II A-Bomb; DATA SHOW JAPANESE TRIED TO MAKE BOMB Army and Navy Compete
By MALCOLM W. BROWNE
January 7, 1978, Saturday
Section: New Jersey Pages, Page 45, 731 words
Guess what they aren't free! I have to have a subscription. Okay I've had enough!
So I google free newspaper articles and the 6th or 7th down is http://www.ehow.com/how_2198293_old-newspaper-articles-onlinefor-free.html this article:How to Find Old Newspaper Articles Online....For Free
By David Sarokin, eHow Member no date... anyways it tells me how to find free articles, the best website all day!! er article all day.
Monday, February 16, 2009
3c: Brainstorming Field Research Options
I already know I'm going to use my grandpa as my field research source, seeing as he is almost 90 years old. He worked the railroads for a number of years and for a good part of his life he was a trucker. He is very big into politics and economics. He has been around for a long time. So he could probably point out things that were significant to him over the years.
Or I could go to the Colorado history museum, www.coloradohistory.org, and look around. The problem is it may have a lot of things that are too specific to Colorado verses the nation as a whole.
Since Elvis was an icon in the 50s, I'm headed out to Vegas in two weeks. I'm sure there are still people around that have met him, actually my great-aunt's met him but just in passing. There are plenty of Elvis museums, music programs/shows out in Vegas to watch.
A survey would be cool, to compare what events/music/technology was important to the different age groups and how they vary. I could send out a mass email to friends and family asking them to fill it out and return to me, and write about my findings if they were the same and what the differences were.
I could always sit in on a lecture at school. Maybe someone in women's studies or history. That's the cool thing about my topic it's broad enough where I can include pretty much anything it just needs to be significant to the times.
Or I could go to the Colorado history museum, www.coloradohistory.org, and look around. The problem is it may have a lot of things that are too specific to Colorado verses the nation as a whole.
Since Elvis was an icon in the 50s, I'm headed out to Vegas in two weeks. I'm sure there are still people around that have met him, actually my great-aunt's met him but just in passing. There are plenty of Elvis museums, music programs/shows out in Vegas to watch.
A survey would be cool, to compare what events/music/technology was important to the different age groups and how they vary. I could send out a mass email to friends and family asking them to fill it out and return to me, and write about my findings if they were the same and what the differences were.
I could always sit in on a lecture at school. Maybe someone in women's studies or history. That's the cool thing about my topic it's broad enough where I can include pretty much anything it just needs to be significant to the times.
3b: Writing Search Strings
80's+clinton+war
1930+economy+depression
kuwait war-iraq
women social america
presidents AND jfk
women NOT vietnam
vietnam AND (women OR jobs)
1930+economy+depression
kuwait war-iraq
women social america
presidents AND jfk
women NOT vietnam
vietnam AND (women OR jobs)
3a: Generating Keywords
Americana American
America
US
Culture
Social
Civil rights
history
Wars
Vietnam
Kuwait
Iraq
Music
Lifestyle
Technology
medicine
Presidents
JFK
Clinton
1900-2000
60s, 80s, 90s
present
Women
Blacks
Economy
Salaries
Jobs
http://www.google.com/
http://www.dogpile.com/
http://www.ask.com/
America
US
Culture
Social
Civil rights
history
Wars
Vietnam
Kuwait
Iraq
Music
Lifestyle
Technology
medicine
Presidents
JFK
Clinton
1900-2000
60s, 80s, 90s
present
Women
Blacks
Economy
Salaries
Jobs
http://www.google.com/
http://www.dogpile.com/
http://www.ask.com/
Monday, February 9, 2009
2c: Developing My Research Question
1. What happened during Bill Clinton's presidency?
2. Why did we go to war in Vietnam?
3. When did the recession start?
4. Where did Elvis die?
5. Who was the president in 1940?
6. How did technology advance so much?
7. Could the Kuwait war have been prevented?
8. Should we have voted for Obama?
9. Who was the most important woman of the 1960s?
10. Where were the jim crow states located?
2. I would say the best question is What happened during Bill Clinton's presidency, because it encompasses all of my questions in a sense. It allows me to include more information than just facts about Bill Clinton.
3. What significant issue happened during Bill Clinton's presidency?
4. NO
5. When I did a search I didn't get to many hits:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Important_events_that_occurred_during_Bill_Clinton's_presidency
2. Why did we go to war in Vietnam?
3. When did the recession start?
4. Where did Elvis die?
5. Who was the president in 1940?
6. How did technology advance so much?
7. Could the Kuwait war have been prevented?
8. Should we have voted for Obama?
9. Who was the most important woman of the 1960s?
10. Where were the jim crow states located?
2. I would say the best question is What happened during Bill Clinton's presidency, because it encompasses all of my questions in a sense. It allows me to include more information than just facts about Bill Clinton.
3. What significant issue happened during Bill Clinton's presidency?
4. NO
5. When I did a search I didn't get to many hits:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Important_events_that_occurred_during_Bill_Clinton's_presidency
2b: Narrowing My Topic
Now that I have looked around a little and found that there is entirely too much information out there that I can go off of. I'm thinking I can steer clear of the climate change stuff, I would that's a whole other paper in itself. I'm leaving out the politics because I've never really gotten into it, besides everyone has an opinion on it, I don't think it's fact based enough for me. I want to talk about the people and how they have changed over the years as more of a social standpoint. Things like the women's movement, apartheid, Vietnam, technology in the 80s, and maybe try and throw in a little about music. Such as what was the number one song for that year, did they even have that back when. Spending more time researching the topic and maybe writing out an overview can help me narrow it down. I just don't want to narrow it down to far, as there are fifteen pages to write. I want to write my paper more as any overview of the years than really getting down into it. I feel writing that way I can get out more information and interesting facts than just writing about something such as women's change over the last 100 years.
2a: Exploring My Topic
Thus far I am only searching the Internet for my information. I've come across a lot of interesting things that are giving me more ideas about what exactly to write about. As of now I'm thinking of doing my paper in terms of the presidential eras. Under that the social changes that happened and wars. I'm still thinking of ways to tie them together. I don't want to get to political in my paper. I really want to talk more about the people and how they lived. I want to some how incorporate new technologies as well, maybe I can do that with the wars; the atom bomb and so forth. I did find information on everything from how people dressed to climate change over the past 100 years. There is a lot of different topics I can talk about. I have listed some of the websites I found, and I have bookmarked more on my delicious account.
http://www.auroralibrary.org/
http://www.beverlylahayeinstitute.org/articledisplay.asp?id=3488&department=BLI&categoryid=commentary&subcategoryid=blifem
http://clinton5.nara.gov/Initiatives/Climate/last100.html
http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_8_society_never_had_it_so_good.htm
http://www.auroralibrary.org/
http://www.beverlylahayeinstitute.org/articledisplay.asp?id=3488&department=BLI&categoryid=commentary&subcategoryid=blifem
http://clinton5.nara.gov/Initiatives/Climate/last100.html
http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_8_society_never_had_it_so_good.htm
Saturday, January 31, 2009
1b: My Topic
I decided on the topic of The Last 100 Years In America. I figure there should be plenty to write about in fifteen pages. There are plenty of sources I can use and it's not a hard topic. I figure I can write it in terms of presidents instead of by decades. Such as under this president we had a war, something was invented, new laws were passed, and so on and so forth. The recent election, got me to thinking how society in America has changed so much from 100 years ago.
I never been a history buff or anything but I know some of the presidents, inventions, social things that have happened in the last 50 years. I know technology wise we have progressed further than we ever have before in the last 25 years.We are now doing stem cell research on humans and Elvis has been dead awhile. There is so much that has happened in the last just 20 years, let alone the last 100. I kind of want to put 1920 and 2008 side by side just to see how drastic the differences are.
Pretty much anything prior to 1940 I'm kinda in the dark. I want to get a little more in depth on things, specifically things that people my age may have forgotten or never knew about. I know there was a man on the moon and I know Elvis died, but I don't know when and my guess wouldn't even be close. I know we went to war in Vietnam, but how long were we there and who sent the troops over there? I just have so many questions, on things that are said in passing. You've heard about it, but never really looked it up. How long was the Depression in the 30's and was it even in the 30's? These would be things you'd think every American would know, and I'm embarrassed to say I don't. Did blacks get the right to vote before women? Therefore this paper is going to be the most informative paper I have done to date. Also I think it is a topic everyone can relate to.
I never been a history buff or anything but I know some of the presidents, inventions, social things that have happened in the last 50 years. I know technology wise we have progressed further than we ever have before in the last 25 years.We are now doing stem cell research on humans and Elvis has been dead awhile. There is so much that has happened in the last just 20 years, let alone the last 100. I kind of want to put 1920 and 2008 side by side just to see how drastic the differences are.
Pretty much anything prior to 1940 I'm kinda in the dark. I want to get a little more in depth on things, specifically things that people my age may have forgotten or never knew about. I know there was a man on the moon and I know Elvis died, but I don't know when and my guess wouldn't even be close. I know we went to war in Vietnam, but how long were we there and who sent the troops over there? I just have so many questions, on things that are said in passing. You've heard about it, but never really looked it up. How long was the Depression in the 30's and was it even in the 30's? These would be things you'd think every American would know, and I'm embarrassed to say I don't. Did blacks get the right to vote before women? Therefore this paper is going to be the most informative paper I have done to date. Also I think it is a topic everyone can relate to.
1a: Possible Topics
You would think coming up with ideas for a paper would be easy, naw. I suck at brainstorming, especially when I have to think of ideas that can encompass a fifteen page paper. First thoughts that come to mind are: The Holocaust, Aids in Africa, War in Iraq, Illegals in America, The economy, The depression of the 1930's, The last 100 years in America.
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