PART A (1-8)
- Before doing any research I predict that the most highly ranked presidents would be George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and FDR and the worst would be Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Herbert Hoover.
- The Presidents that have stayed consistently in the top four are, Abraham Lincoln (1), George Washington (2&3), Franklin D. Roosevelt (2&3) and Theodore Roosevelt (4). The two presidents that have traded spots in the 4th and 5th place are Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- After reading the chart I realized that the presidents at the bottom of the graph, meaning to be the worst are not recent presidents but even some from the beginning of the country. Another trend I noticed in the graph is that five out of the top six presidents all had a war during their term and had an influence on that war. One thing I noticed that I thought was really interesting was that the most recent presidents, Obama, Bush and H. W. Bush were all lower on the spectrum than some from decades ago. maybe we saw their small victories, as citizens under their administration but compared to the men of the past, they did not make so much of an impact.
- The participants are almost all students at univerities or colleges. I think C-SPAN decided to tell you this information because without it, you'd question the knowledge of the participants and the survey would be more of a popularity contest for the presidents. You know that C-SPAN put time into their participants and wanted to know that there data would be real. If C-SPAN had not inclded this I would question the credit of the data and I wouldn't really believe it if everyone was allowed to participate. Besides students, the participants ranged from lawyers to historians and journalists or authors, all people who know about the history of the nations government. The students also were not from community colleges but, Ivy leagues and other highly respected universities. There was also women and men present in the survey.
- The survey set up catagories based on qualities that were the same catagories for each president the ten catagories are pictured below.
Each of the qualities were contructed by three highly knowledgable advisors and analysed by a professional.
C-SPAN survey on Presidents - From observation it seems that each catagory above uses the same scale, but if you were to look at the data based on each quality the top few president tend to shift. After reading the Methodology page from the C-SPAN survey I learned that all of the characteristics were scaled by a 1-10 sprectum, 1 equalling not impactful and 10 equalling very impactful. The final outcomes of the survey were an average of all the information given to the data for each president. For the final score for the president each of the ten characteristics were given the same weight. ( Methodology - CSPAN)
- If I were conducting the survey and I chose to make some of the catagories weigh more than others my top three would be: Administrative skills because nothing would ever get done if there was no knowledge and control on how or when to approach things in the best way. I would also choose performance within context of times, I would do this due to the fact of surprises, the world is full of unexpected things and to not only be able to handle the captial during the time of change or trials in the world or country but to also handle the citizens of the nation you are running, makes for an incredibly leader. Lastly I would choose international relations, for me these remain very important, whether it is trade or war or just to have another nation on your side and to have common ground puts the country as whole in a better spot. International relations are a big part of where a nation sits in the world. You do not become a hegemon or global power without aid from another state or from ruining connections with a destructive one. having a leader that beleives in mainting the reptutation and stand in the world must beleive in true and powerful international relations.
- My predictions made me feel proud that I actually knew something, my predictions for the top three were correct and I think I thought of men who truly helped build the nation for the better in a time of need and whose impact has continued on. But my predictions for the bottom three were completly wrong, I honestly do not know much about the men at the bottom I doubt I could even tell you they were a president.
PART B (9-10)
- "On March 16 we celebrate the anniversary of James Madison's birthday. Madison, traditionally viewed as the Father of the United States Constitution, is also seen by many as a defender of open government. He once wrote, "[a] popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."1 In a similar vein, he asserted that "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge" is "the only Guardian of true liberty." (Celebrating James Madison and the Freedom of Information Act - Department of Justice office - justice.gov) The celebration of the birthday of James Madison is on March sixteenth, he was not only a contributer for the constitution but would fight to have a true, honest government for the United States. Madison wrote that a well known and vast form of leadership that does not have the well known and vast materials or know how to get and use them is the begining of their downfall and or their death. He continues to say that learning or amount that one knows will always control their ability of beleiving and learning more, he steps further to say that ones that want to be their own controller must protect and guard themselves by their amount or weight their mind has or posses. Madison puts forward that the gain or progress made mixed with the thoughts are the one guide or counselor of real freedom.
- " . . . [K]nowledge of our own history is essential in the making of Americans. The reasons for this belief may be summed up under four main heads. History makes loyal citizens because memories of common experiences and common aspirations are essential ingredients in patriotism. History makes intelligent voters because sound decisions about present problems must be based on knowledge of the past. History makes good neighbors because it teaches tolerance of individual differences and appreciation of varied abilities and interests. History makes stable, well-rounded individuals because it gives them a start toward understanding the pattern of society and toward enjoying the artistic and intellectual productions of the past. It gives long views, a perspective, a measure of what is permanent in a nation’s life. " (American Historical Association - historians.org). The two statements given by Madison and the AHA are are both reflections of the past but also hopes for the future. Madison's points were about how the knowledge of a person controls their ability of not knowing basic or fundamental facts. Madison says that the point in the previous sentence is what will be the beginning to their story of failure and destruction. In connecting with the historical figure the AHA's point is that citizens that are participating in society should definintly know about the history or the country so they know what to do if their generation faces time such as those of the past. They think that to be a honest and true american voter and contributer of society that you must know of past experiences and reflect on those times and what it took to reform or change their fate. though Madison is more speaking on an individual view there is a clear connection between the two statements. To continue on with the two pieces we must look at the second part of them. Madison ends his statement by saying that those people that want to be their own commander and want to lead must have the knowledge and the power it produces, he makes a reference to more the nation at the end by saying that the one caretaker of honest or true freedom is knowledge. I think that stands still, and is an impactful statement for the country at any point in time. Finishing the AHA statement, it says that history gives and creates all of these lessons that we as citizens should realized and know. It talks about how history influences our enviornments or surroundings and our relations with other people but also ourselves.
PART C (11-15)
- This year has made me into a better researcher and presenter, I was challenged by the complexity of tasks in the beginning and read way too far into things. But I learned through reading and analyzing many different types of sources what was the academic and correct way of researching is. I realized that there are so many other sources out there to look at to help support your subject. I learned that you may find something fake or wrong. I learned to not be afraid of primary sources and that they are one of the vital building blocks for research and learning. As a student in the first semester I stuck to simple ideas and simple sources and really did not think outside of the box,this year has forced me to be a creative and innovative thinker and one where I was to trust myself with my research. I got to many dead ends, had many hand cramps from the handwritten notes and many days where I thought I would not be able to give my all. But what I have learned the most is that research depends on reliabilty, and honesty with yourself, the teacher and the sources themselves.
- In the moment I really wanted to cry cause the movie project was something I fully wanted to deliver on and make really good. But at the finish I was so proud of the work I had done, specifically the exhibit, I did not want to break rules of real life so a lot of my ideas were shot down or reinovated. I presented so many different mediums I think that made it special. The details of the menu made me proud, instead of focusing on the time I focused on the Kennedy's themselves and their favorites, like the waffles,champagne, strawberry romanoff and cigerettes. I was also proud of the after entertainment of the symphnony I came up with having relations to the state dinners in the kennedy administration. I was proud of myself for delivering what I thought was tasteful and fabulous night for Jackie. Lastly I was proud of the effort I put into my sources, I read article after article read through wills, and journals and I wish I could have given more to the beautiful topic.
- Ella Jane Duncan - (Remembering the Freedom Riders ) I am in awe of Ella Jane's work on this. I am so happy she used her artistic ability when doing this project and that she used such a great foundation for her piece. She puts the bus into her design as an obvious choice of memorializing the event but to commemorate the actual souls of the riders she puts their faces on the bus. She took the emotion to a new level and brought beauty and grace to an event that was filled with hatred.
- “It isn’t where you come from, it’s where you are going that counts” - Ella Fitzgerald (ellafizgerald.com) This quote means so a great deal to me because growing up with divorced parents, I was always being told that even though my dad is crazy and my parents are divorced that I was from a broken place or home, I had accepted that and I hated myself for being so broken. I found this one day in that dark time and It was a wakeup call, I broke up with my crappy boyfriend, showered and acutally begain caring about my life again. I know that my story is complicated and that my genes arent the best but I have changed my fate and my story because I truly does not matter where you were born or your home but that you have made something of yourself to be successful and good- hearted to know youve made it.
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The “kiss heard round the world” represents the celebration and pride displayed after Japan’s surrender and basically the end of WWII in the United States. The amount of emotion in just Times Square of that day shows how much the population at home played in the war effort. Everyone in the nation were united and won together. The representation in the picture is that the nurse is like the home front that assisted in the US to help the men over seas but the sailor represents the men in the battle coming home to celebrate the home they won for.
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| (WIKAPEDIA- I HAVE A DREAM) The "I have a dream" speech was given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Thousands of people nationwide came to this event to here the words that would shake the nation and civil rights movement. In the picture above is that day, there are people all the way to the Washington Monument and beyond. Some were there for hate but others in support of what was morally right. The fight for racial equality has been going on for centuries and still continues today. While it may not seem like it at times there has been so much progress. This moment in the nation's capital there was a presence of a union and Dr. King spoke truth and shed some light to those longing for freedom. |
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| (9/11 MEMORIAL) Ground Zero - a place were 2 great tall towers once stood, what we called the world trade center. In 2001 heartbreak broke out across the United States, it was due to the terrorist atttacks made on these two towers. On September 11th 2001 two flights were hijacked and crashed into the world trade center towers, killing thousands. The city of New York was ripped by this tragedy and the US suffered greatly, also on that day a 3rd plane was hijacked and crashed into the pentagon in DC. But here years later lies what we call ground 0, the memorial for the actions on 9/11/2001. The progress made by the government, military, city of New York and the heart of the nation is breath taking. People of the US will forever remember this day, and thanks to the government and people wanting to treasure their legacy, we all will forever remember those people who lost their lives or their loved ones. |
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