End Of The Year

I thought the was great. It kept me wondering if all the works he wrote were fact or fiction the whole way because he kept lying. It really surprised me how he can write all those articles and have them all checked and no one found out until the very last one. Overall the movie was great kept me in tune all the way and was intense.

The class was fun. I felt like we didnt do as much as I thought we would have, but its ok I had fun. My favorite thing about the class was photo shop getting the opportunity to learn and use photo shop is really great. I will probably be using photoshop in the future and thanks to this class I will already have some knoledge of how to use the tools on there.

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News Paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jumpills Ad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drawing

Drawing

1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?
Gas prices are raising higher than ever.
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
Everyone is effected by this and hates it because a large portion of our income now goes towards gas.
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?
I want people to know that we need to do somthing about gas prices.
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
I will show a high gas price and someone struggling to pay for gas.
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
The insane gas prices and why we should go electric.
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
Hopefully everyone will help contribute by being motivated to buy a electric car.

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War started in 1956 when the south anti-communist refused to be united with the North. The North Communist Guerillas also known as the Viet Cong begun to fight with the South Vietnamese government. That’s when the United States stepped in to help. The U.S sent 2000 military advisors which grew to 16,000 in 1963. Also by that time the South lost the Fertile Mekong Delta to the North.  The North Vietnam began slaughtering thousands of people and killing anyone in their way. Then When Richard Nixon Became President the United States started to withdraw troops from the war. In 1973 all of U.S troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and the South Surrendered to the North and united.

Today there are many people including the Hmong generations that don’t know why they are in the United States. Many don’t know that Laos, home to the Hmong people played a huge role in the Vietnam War. Also in most stories there are no mentions of the Hmong people helping the U.S. The supplies of the North came straight through the Ho chi minh trail that passed through Laos. U.S told The Hmong people that they could fight bravely for the U.S because the U.S will be there to protect them from the Communist. Many Hmong people died rescuing American pilots that were shot down and fighting side by side with the U.S. In 1973 when the U.S withdrawn from Vietnam they left behind the Hmong people fighting thousands of Vietcong. The Hmong people fled into refugee camps. Approximately 30,000 Hmong people were shot and killed crossing the Mekong River trying to escape to Laos. The Vietnam put out a broadcast saying that they were going to wipe out the Hmong people. They used chemical warfare on Hmong villages and shot anyone that appeared to be Hmong. Sadly the world was trying to ignore the reports of the genocide but when the U.S realized the sacrifices that the Hmong soldiers made, they began accepting Hmong refugees into the United States in 1975.

“The days grew cold during the Vietnam War. Not physically but mentally. I never thought that people can be so cold hearted. I hate those Vietnamese for what they did to our people and I’m sure they hated us equally.” He said.

So what are some of the memories you have of the war?

“I remember always running for my life. The most important thing to me was my family. The only thing I had on my mind was if I died there would be no one to protect my wife and my two kids. That was the main goal I had set for myself. Stay alive and do what I can to get my family across the Mekong River and over to Thailand. Like the many thousands of Hmong people I was scared. You never knew when you could breathe your next or last breath.  I remember when the United States had left Vietnam the Hmong people scattered like ants into the jungle. Everyone panicked and did not know what to do. My wife was scared and panicked which made me panicked because I wasn’t sure of what to do next. What were we supposed to do? All of a sudden this war breaks out and our protectors leave. We couldn’t handle fighting against them alone. We had no chance what so ever. Each and every day was a new journey. We constantly hid from place to place, jungle to jungle, village to village. We had very little to eat. We only had what we packed from our home which was very little. I remember traveling in groups of 15 to 20 people. Some of them were soldiers with guns and they were determined to protect us until the end. There were gun shots and grenades exploding every day. The thought of being shot and killed taunted me. I just prayed every day that I will survive and be with my family”.

So how did you escaped without getting caught? Was there anyone killed.

“I am still not sure of it. I just remember always keeping low and hiding. I guess we were lucky we had a few soldiers with us that fought against the Vietnamese as we ran for our lives. My uncle that was running with me and my family however was not so lucky. He was running behind me and all I remember was multiple gunshots and all of a sudden he wasn’t behind me anymore. I knew he was dead. Shot and killed or may be wound badly and couldn’t run anymore. He didn’t even say anything though. Not one call of help did anyone hear. I am pretty sure he knew he was going to die and did not want me or my family to be involved so he just laid there to die. As the long hungry days pass by our group grew less and less of people. The only one I knew was my uncle. The rest were just neighbors around town. Finally when we reached the Mekong River we swam across and that was such a relief. We were in refugee camps where they had food for us. We stayed there until we were able to fly to the United States”.

Do you still have any family members in Laos or Thailand? When did you come to the United States and do you like it here?

“Yes I still have brother and sister in laws that still live in the mountains of Thailand. Most came to the United States when they had the chance. My family and I came to the United States in 1975. We flew into St Paul where we started our life farming. Yes I do like it here way more than my life back in the jungles of Laos and Thailand. I’m sure if I hadn’t left me and my family would have been killed along with the thousands they slaughtered”.

So many Hmong people still don’t know why Hmong people were able to come to the United States. But the truth is we were involved in a war of hatred. The Vietnamese hated our people for siding against them with the United States. Although many Hmong people died in the war we know they fought for honor and peace.