Music Sharing

The Day the Sun Stood Still

From Frank Wildhorn's musical "The Civil War"

Sung by Travis Tritt

We were young and bound for glory
Itchin' for a fight like you
Bringin hell and purgatory
To the boys who wore the Blue
And I thought I'd seen it all
Till the day night wouldn't fall
Oh how the sun did blaze
Wouldn't go down for days
I got shot and lost my rifle
When the first wave hit the rise
And the guns rolled out like thunder
And the black smoke burned my eyes
And I watched it all unfold
Just the way the Bible Told
Joshua's endless day
Keepin' the night at bay
And the soldiers kept a' comin'
Till the ground looked like a sea
Of Blue and Gray
And I watched them from a distance
Wondrin' if I would've fought or run away
The day the sun stood still
How they beat the bloody drums
And the seconds moved like hours
But the sunset never comes
And the cannons shake the ground
And the bullets test your will
Even shadows found no cover
On that Godforsaken hill
The day the sun stood still
And I watched them lean their shoulders
To the fearful hail of lead
And I prayed for night to save us
And I cried and bowed my head
But the sun just kept a' creepin'
'Cross a cold indifferent sky
Castin' a deadly glow
On all the men below
All the hours in a lifetime
Don't add up to one whole minute
In that sun
And the heroes and the cowards
Look the same when they have fallen
By the gun
The day the sun stood still
And the North and South looked west
But the evening star was sleeping
And the daylight wouldn't rest
Out on the killing floor
The red sun on the hill
Shinin' down on all the dead men
With a strange and eerie chill
The day the sun stood still
Do not judge what your brother does
Till you've walked a mile
Rank by bloody file
Who's to say if you'll run or stay and fight?
The day the sun stood still
Is just beneath the skin
In the soul of every soldier
Every battle that he's in
The day the sun stood still
Will haunt your dreams at night
And stalk your every sunrise
Though you will not know it till
The day the sun stands still
How they'll beat the bloody drums
And the seconds move like hours
But the sunset never comes
And the cannons shake the ground
And the bullets test your will
Even shadows find no cover
On some godforsaken hill on
The day the sun stood still

In honor to the ones who fought and died for their will

Music video on YouTube with footage from the movie "Gettysburg"

Click here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQzMWDTWtZA

Gapminder Analysis

Graph #1

Life Expectancy VS Population

Please focus on the rise in life expectancy and the increase of the population bubble.

 What do you observe?

   



Steamship advertisement using the gold rush as its subject



Transcontinental Railroad Finished



Notice that the population of United State has been growing annually. The main reason for this is because of the westward expansion. The United State has been expanding, especially after the Louisiana Purchase which double the size of the nation. Pioneers have been moving westward for new oppurntunities and new land. The Transcontinental Railroad was built during this time and it increase the number of people moving westward. Also, the Californian Gold Rush has also increase the number of immigrants from east coast.

Graph #2

CO2 Emission VS Income per Person

What do you observe?

Here is a enlargement of the graph.



Notice that the CO2 emission and income per person has been continue to rise through out the entire 19th Century. One of the main reason for this is industrialization. Like the Great Britain, America is starting to "industrialize" during the 1800s. Many new industriy were set up and more factories were built. Just like the British, the factories use mostly steam-power engine to increase the effectness of production. However, steam-power engine feeds on coal, which will release large amount of carbon dioxide when burned. Therefore, as more factories were set up, the CO2 emission were also increasing.

Andrew Carnegie

Also, industrialization brought prosperous to the United State. Many millionaires were made at that time, and many become rich by investing in industry. For example, Andrew Carnegie of steel industry and John D. Rockefeller of oil/petroleum industry.

John D. Rockefeller

 









Poem Writing





The Trail of Tears

They came to our land,

A land where we have lived for thousands of year,

They took our land,

A land where has been our home,

They driven us out of our land,

A land where we once belong,

All gone, No more,

Starting down the Trail of Tears,

A trail full of cries and tears.





Primary Source Evaluation (Carnage at the Little Bighorn)

Carnage at the Little BighornGeorge Herendon served as a scout for the Seventh Cavalry - a civilian under contract with the army and attached to Major Reno's command. Herendon charged across the Little Bighorn River with Reno as the soldiers met an overwhelming force of Sioux streaming from their encampment. After the battle, Herendon told his story to a reporter from the New York Herald:
"Reno took a steady gallop down the creek bottom three miles where it emptied into the Little Horn, and found a natural ford across the Little Horn River. He started to cross, when the scouts came back and called out to him to hold on, that the Sioux were coming in large numbers to meet him. He crossed over, however, formed his companies on the prairie in line of battle, and moved forward at a trot but soon took a gallop.


 "The Valley was about three fourth of a mile wide, on the left a line of low, round hills, and on the right the river bottom covered with a growth of cottonwood trees and bushes. After scattering shots were fired from the hills and a few from the river bottom and Reno's skirmishers returned the shots.
"He advanced about a mile from the ford to a line of timber on the right and dismounted his men to fight on foot. The horses were sent into the timber, and the men forward on the prairie and advanced toward the Indians. The Indians, mounted on ponies, came across the prairie and opened a heavy fire on the soldiers. After skirmishing for a few minutes Reno fell back to his horses in the timber. The Indians moved to his left and rear, evidently with the intention of cutting him off from the ford.
"Reno ordered his men to mount and move through the timber, but as his men got into the saddle the Sioux, who had advanced in the timber, fired at close range and killed one soldier. Colonel Reno then commanded the men to dismount, and they did so, but he soon ordered them to mount again, and moved out on to the open prairie."

Origin
This first-hand account of the battle was recorded and published by a news reporter from New York Herald. The name of this reporter is unknown, as well as the date when this document was recoreded and published. The original version of the story was from George Herendon, a witness of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This document is now on EyeWitness To The History.com.

Purpose
The document exist as a record of actual event. It is a record of a first-hand account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, recorded by a unknown reporter from the New York Herald.  This article was intended for the public to know about the reality of the Battle. The provider of this first-hand account is George Herendon, a witness of the battle. The format of this article is written as an oral description from George Herendon, with Herendon speaking and the reporter recording.

Value
The author, George Herendon, was with the 7th Calvary Regiment. George Herendon was under Major Reno's control and goes with his company. The place is at the Little Bighorn River where the Battle of the Little Bighorn took place. The time period is set at 1876, which is the year when the Battle occured, which is also during the Indian-American War. The author, Goerge Herendon, was describing this event through oral description. Herendon was telling the actual event through the perspective of the American side.

Limitation
What we can learn about the battle from this document is not complete. This document is part of the many recorded documents about the battle. From this document, we can only see part of the battle, probably the start of the battle. We cannot see the result of the battle because this document stop at the middle of the battle. Also, we can learn from author's description that the number of Indian was far greater than the American, but approximately how many was not address, probably the number is unknown for the author.

Notice! New Case Study

The British case study is over now, and the next artifact will be about the America in the 19th Century.

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A+ = Fantástico (Spanish "fantastic")

A = Awesome

B = bravo

C = Come on, you can do it!

D = You're dead if you keep doing this

F = You're F**K

Research Collaboration Presentation

This presentation is about Charles Darwin's theory of "Natural Selection" and the controversies involed.
Please click on the link below and enjoy the presentation.

Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1582183687169
P.S. the video is on Facebook, so you need a facebook account in order to watch it.


Reflection

1. Which main topic does this artifact relate to? In what way?  This artifact is a presentation about Charles Darwin's theory and the controversies with it.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend on creating the artifact?  Charles Darwin's thoery is well known, but many people still claimed that natural selection is false. The main focus in this research is to understand the controversies with Darwin's thoery, as well as the motivations behind these controversies.
3. What understanding have you gained from the creation process of this artifact?  We have understand that religion is the main reason for most of the controversies, as well as different opinion about these debates.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and ideas? Why or why not?  Yes, our group have research a lot on this topic and has tried to include as many ideas as we could.
5. Any additional comment?  None

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