U.S. History

Good morning ladies and gents! We wanted to thank all of you again that have been turning in your reading reflections. It has been nice for us to read and email back and forth with you. For those who are just getting back on the iblog I was nice speaking to you and your parents yesterday as we were attempting to get you all caught up with our reading reflections. If you are just getting back to the blog our remote learning articles began being posted on March 16th with the first reflection log being outlined on March 20th. Any make up logs can be sent to me as their finished and if you have any questions please email me at murrayr@dearbornschools.org.

Today’s Article:

Today’s article will look at the contributions of African American musician on the genre of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Many white artists like Elvis became the face of Rock ‘n’ Roll while those who pioneered the sound received very little credit. I hope that you will find this interesting.

Article-Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll? These Are the Black Pioneers Who Laid the Genre’s Foundations by Philip Lewis

 

Web Link: https://www.mic.com/articles/136969/who-invented-rock-n-roll-these-are-the-black-pioneers-who-laid-the-genre-s-foundations

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you are having a great day so far and that all is well. I wanted to share a quick encouraging quote with you: “There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”
Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

I know things are different right now and after being quarantined for nearly a month we can’t wait for things to return to normal. It will! When we do return to our new normal and are able to see each one of you again at the beginning of the year next year, I am excited to see how much you’ve grown as young men and women through this unprecedented time. So, stay strong and use this time to become the best version of you possible.

Today’s Article:

Today’s article is centered around franchising and how it sometime is the wrong business practice. It’s an interesting story about the McDonald brothers and how Roy Kroc swindled them out of the McDonald’s name. If you find this interesting than check out the 2016 film staring Michael Keaton titled The Founder.

Article: The tragic real-life story of the McDonald brothers by Joel Stice

 

Web Link: https://www.mashed.com/147897/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-the-mcdonald-brothers/

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Monday 4/13/2020

Good morning everyone,

I hope that you had a wonderful Spring Break! We will be learning the districts plans for how remote learning will work for the remainder of the school year soon so keep an eye out for new info. With that being said here is what’s new this week:  

 

#Students1stDbnSchs New Arabic Translation Blog:

Here is a message from our Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko: “We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of all Dearborn Students, Families, and Community members. We have provided translated versions of district communications for many years. However, with a big Thank you to the hard work by our staff at Dearborn Schools (Ms. Manar Kodamah, Ms. Maha Makki, and Mr. Chris Kenniburg) we now have a dedicated blog for Arabic Translation. The link is available on the district home page. This blog will often replicate information from my blog and/or official district communication sites which may include social media. The also have a link titled A word from the Superintendent. Please check out the following blog and register your email to receive automated notifications and updates in Arabic. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/translation/   Stay Safe and Stay Home Everyone!!!

 

Meal Distribution Program:

Remember our meal distribution program runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. You can pick up meals (breakfast and lunch) from any of the following locations: DHS, FHS, EFHS, OL Smith, Woodworth, Salina Inter. & McCollough/Unis.

 

Weekly Reflections:

I want to thank those of you who have been submitting your weekly reflections. It has been nice reading your thoughts pertaining to our articles. For the next two weeks we will be examining how American culture and social expectations changed during the 1950’s.

 

Today’s Article:

Today’s article will give you a general overview of the cultural, social and political shifts in America during the 1950’s.

Article-The 1950s by History.com Editors

Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/1950s

 

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

 

U.S. History

Good afternoon everyone,

An important update for next week. Spring break will take place from April 6th until April 10th. There will not be any new articles posted during Spring Break but if you would like to send me past articles and/or missing work we would be happy to accept it. Your next set of articles will begin being posted on Monday April 13th. Thank you for the work that you’ve been doing. Enjoy your break and we’ll talk to you soon.  

This Weeks Reflection:

This week we have posted one article each day examining the impact of the Cold War and the ways in which the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in social, political and scientific battles. For your closing assignment this week we want you to select one of the articles that we posted (I’m going to repost them below) and compete the reflection sheet posted in the supplemental materials section. You can save the document as a word document, google doc (you can type right in the document) or print out the paper write your answers then take a picture and email it to me. Once you have finished and saved your reflection please email it to me at murrayr@dearbornschools.org by Monday April 6th, at 9:00 am. Be sure to use the check list I have included to make sure that you don’t skip a step.

This Week’s Articles:

Monday

Article-The Berlin Airlift by PBS.org Staff

Web Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/airlift-newspaper-coverage/

Tuesday

Article-The Truman Doctrine: Containing Communism During the Cold War by Steve Jones

Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-truman-doctrine-3310122

 

Wednesday

Article-Hollywood Ten by History.Com Editors

Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/hollywood-ten

 

Thursday

Article-The History of Satellites-Sputnik I by Mary Bellis

Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-satellites-4070932

Additional Article on How to Write a Quality Reflection:

https://www.myassignmentservices.com/blog/how-to-write-a-reflection-paragraph-in-an-assignment/

http://isthismystory.com/learning/how-do-i-write-a-good-personal-reflection/

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

 

Supplemental Materials: Article Reflection Template

U.S. History

Thursday 4/02/2020

Good morning everyone! As you may have seen there is a bit of sad news today. Gov. Whitmer has officially canceled in person classes for the remainder of the school year. Ms. Colter and I have honestly missed you over these last three weeks and will continue to miss seeing each and every one of you on a daily basis. I hope that you keep in mind that even though in person classes are canceled you are still expected to continue participating in remote learning. Over the next week or so we will have a comprehensive plan from the district that will guide us through the rest of the school year. Thank you for all of the great memories that you have given us in person, and we are looking forward to keeping up with you guys digitally while we continue to read your weekly reflections.

With love and warmest regards,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

 

Today’s Article:

For today’s article we are examining the impact of the Soviet satellite Sputnik being launched in 1957 on the Cold War.

Article: The History of Satellites-Sputnik I by Mary Bellis

 

Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-satellites-4070932

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Wednesday 4/01/20

Meal Distribution Program:

I want to take a quick moment to commend our food service workers who over the last three weeks have fed an average of 8,000 meals each day. Our meal distribution program continues to runs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. You can pick up meals (breakfast and lunch) from any of the following locations: DHS, FHS, EFHS, OL Smith, Woodworth, Salina Inter. & McCollough/Unis.

 

Today’s Article:

Today’s article examines the blacklisting of ten Hollywood writers and actors who were accused of communist sympathizing during the McCarthy led Red Scare era in America.

 

Article: Hollywood Ten by History.Com Editors

 

Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/hollywood-ten

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Tuesday 3/31/2020

Good morning everyone! I hope that you enjoyed yesterday’s article on the Berlin Airlift. Although times are uncertain, and we are not sure what the State is doing in regard to the rest of the school year but until we learn more please continue to keep up the great work with the reflections that you’ve been turning in. I have really enjoyed reading them and its great to see your thoughts.

Today’s Article:

For today’s article we are going to look at the effect that the Truman Doctrine had on our international political relationships.

Article: The Truman Doctrine: Containing Communism During the Cold War by Steve Jones

 

Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-truman-doctrine-3310122

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Monday 3/30/2020

Good morning everyone,

I hope all is well! Over the next week or so we should hopefully have a clearer picture regarding the how the remainder of our school year will be affected by the need for social distancing to prevent COVID-19. So, keep an eye out for Gov. Whitmer’s press briefings and we will share anything the district shares with us with you guys.

 

Weekly Reflections:

I want to thank those of you who have been submitting your weekly reflections. They have been great to read, and it seems like you are gaining fantastic insight from the articles. I look forward to reading this past week’s reflections and seeing what you guys and ladies write this week!

 

Meal Distribution Program:

Remember our meal distribution program runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. You can pick up meals (breakfast and lunch) from any of the following locations: DHS, FHS, EFHS, OL Smith, Woodworth, Salina Inter. & McCollough/Unis.

Today’s Article:

For this week we will continue looking at how the Americans and the Soviet Union used social, scientific and political pressure to engage in global Cold War conflicts.

Article-The Berlin Airlift by PBS.org Staff

 

Web Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/airlift-newspaper-coverage/

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

U.S. History

Good afternoon everyone,

Here is our post for today:

This Weeks Reflection:

This week we have posted one article each day examining the impact of the Cold War and the fears of communism that emerged during the 1950’s. For your closing assignment this week we want you to select one of the articles that we posted (I’m going to repost them below) and compete the reflection sheet posted in the supplemental materials section. You can save the document as a word document, google doc (you can type right in the document) or print out the paper write your answers then take a picture and email it to me. Once you have finished and saved your reflection please email it to me at murrayr@dearbornschools.org by Monday March 30th, at 9:00 am. Be sure to use the check list I have included to make sure that you don’t skip a step.

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

This Week’s Articles:

Monday

Article-Cold War History by History.com Editors

Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history

Tuesday

Article-Deadly Lessons: The Last Time China and America Went to War by Robert Farley

Web Link: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/deadly-lessons-the-last-time-china-america-went-war-11558

 

Wednesday

Article-Joseph McCarthy by History.com Editors

Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/joseph-mccarthy

 

Thursday

Article-Case closed: The Rosenbergs Were Soviet Spies by Ronald Radosh

Web Link: https://www.latimes.com/la-oe-radosh17-2008sep17-story.html

Additional Article on How to Write a Quality Reflection:

https://www.myassignmentservices.com/blog/how-to-write-a-reflection-paragraph-in-an-assignment/

http://isthismystory.com/learning/how-do-i-write-a-good-personal-reflection/

 

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

Supplemental Materials:

U.S. History

Meal Distribution Program:

Hi everyone! Just a quick update to the meal distribution program: As of Monday March, 30th we will only be distributing food on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Our district will continue to distribute meals (breakfast and lunch) from the following locations: DHS, FHS, EFHS, OL Smith, Woodworth, Salina Inter. & McCollough/Unis from 10:00-12:00.

 

Today’s Article:

Thank you for those who have continued to send in your reflections. If you have not finished your reflection from last week, please feel free to send it to me when you can. If you are still having issues and can print out the reflection you can write on it and take a picture of the work. When that is done just email the picture to me. For today’s article we will be looking at the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and how the threat of communism lead to their death.

Article-Case closed: The Rosenbergs Were Soviet Spies by Ronald Radosh

Web Link: https://www.latimes.com/la-oe-radosh17-2008sep17-story.html

Have a great day,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter