Andrew Jackson Letter

September 22, 2009

Annette Mojica
4169 Euclid Ave.
San Diego, CA 92105

Dear President Andrew Jackson,

I am writing this letter to you today, because I disagree with the Indian Removal Act. As Native American citizens we want to be able to stay in the place we were born and in the place we grew up. We want to be able to speak our language, and practice our written alphabet. We also wish to practice our own religion, we have lived at peace in our land and we want it to remain that way. We do not want to assimilate with white people. We helped and showed your people respect when they arrived and we hope you do the same with us. I hope you take my letter in consideration and do not approve the Indian Removal Act.

Sincerely,



Annette Mojica
Student

Domestic Violence

Anger and emotional abuse is when men or women put you down. For example name calling, playing mind games, and humiliating one another. Also when he/she make each other feel bad about her or himself. I believe that anger/emotional abuse affects teenage women the most because in my opinion I think that when men call us names it hurts our feelings, or when they put us down. In my case my baby's dad and I have not only hurt each other emotionally but physically, and verbally. In one occasion he called me a bitch, i was telling him to stop, but he didn't so I started running my mouth. He tried to lock me inside my room with my son, but i started throwing everything I found around me at him. We were both really mad and just a verbal situation got to a physical one. This situation happened for two days in a row, and I regret it with all my heart because I think this is the reason god took my son away from me. I handled the verbal problem in a bad way, by going at him physically. So I advice all the girls that are in similar situations to ignore the situation at first, especially if your partner is abusive. Then whenever you get a chance to leave that man leave him! We as women deserve to be treated with respect. You do not want your child to grow up in an abusive home, where later on he/she can be an abusive parent as well.

The Supremacy Clause Study Questions

1. Thomas Jefferson's promise was not kept because whites wanted all the land for themselves. They also wanted all the resources in the land such as oil, wood, gold, crops etc.



2. The Cherokee tribe became acculturated to European culture by adopting to the U.S. government, becoming Christians, and sending their children to boarding schools. They also dressed like the whites, and learned to speak their language.



3. By 1932 Native Americans lost 90 million acres of their land which was 2/3 of the land that was reserved through laws. The Dawes Act caused much of the loss because Native Americans did not move to the allotments and the allotments were leased to non-indians, causing all the loss of land.



4. The Nez Perce were asked to move to a reservation in 1855, and later on were asked to move again because of the discovery of gold. Chief Joseph resisted that removal and went into battle with federal troops. Captain Jack, the Modoc chief went into battle because he led people back to their traditional lands. He requested a place to live in their homeland, but was denied by the U.S government. Captain Jack was in battle for several months and later was hung after being captured.



5. Constitutional laws in the Supremacy Clause were not granted to the Native Americans in their land disputes because Andrew Jackson and the government took the land from them by force because they wanted the resources.



6. If I was a Native American ordered to move immediately to a place that was harsh and cold and didn't have any supplies I wouldn't follow the orders of the whites. I would try to convince whites to let us stay. I would remind them that when they first came here we treated them with respect and we helped them. I would ask them to do the same for us.

EL GRITO DE INDEPENDENCIA @ CHICANO PARK

Obama's Speech:My Education, My Future

My Education, My Future

1. What resonated with you from President Obama's speech? What lines or phrases do you remember?

"No one has written your destiny for you, you make your own destiny."

2. What were the three most important words in Obama's speech? What do they mean?

Obama's three most important words are education, school, and commit. I believe these words are important because if there was no education or schools there wouldn't be any Doctors to care for the sick, Police Officers to reduce crime, and Military to serve this country. We all have to commit our selfs to achieve our dreams and be somebody important in life.

3. Is Obama inspiring you to do anything? Is he challenging you to do something? What is it?

Obama inspired me to keep working hard and achieve my dreams, to keep going regardless of everything I've been through, and all rude comments that people have said about me. I want to be a Homicide Detective and I think that with his speech he gave me strength to become one.

4. Obama said, "no one has written your destiny for you, you make your own destiny." What does this quote mean to you and your life?

To me this quote means that nobody is leading you in life, that we lead ourselves whether it's for the worst or the best. We choose the way our life goes nobody is making you do it a certain way.

5. Obama stressed the importance of working hard in school and contributing to your country. He also asked, "What's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve?" How would you answer this question if you were conversing with Mr. Obama?

My contribution to this country is to help, and serve for it. I will find criminals, and try to reduce that kind of crime.

I Am Poem

I am...

I am strong and hardworking.

I wonder how my life is going to be in the future.

I hear my son crying for me.

I see my son's soul next to me.

I want to be a successful person.

I am strong and hardworking.

I pretend to have a smile on my face.

I feel like there is no joy in my life.

I touch my baby's little feet.

I worry about my family and friend's well-being.

I cry when I realize he is not with me.

I am strong and hardworking.

I understand my baby is in a better place.

I say "I love you with all my heart, Mi Mikey hermoso."

I dream of having my son and boyfriend next to me.

I try really hard to accomplish my goals.

I hope my life gets better as i grow older.

I am strong and hardworking.