***"My Interview With History"***

Hello to all who reads. My name is Cristina Reyes and my "Living History" interview was with a Clarke Central teacher, Mr. Henson.

1. "What would you say was the significance of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech?"

“I think it showed his leadership skills because it brought so many people together and it placed him as the leader of the Civil Rights movement.”

2. "The “I Have a Dream” speech has inspired many people today and has actually made many changes in our world. Do you think it will continue to do so in the future?"

“Definitely!” “Because its one of the most inspirational speeches in American history.”

3. "What did you think about the invention of the cell phone when you first heard about it?"

“When the cell phone first came out I thought it was just gonna be a toy that everybody bought just to try to look important. People actually made fun of other people because it was so huge.”

4. "What do you remember when you first found out that President John F. Kennedy was killed?"

“Well I was only a kid when it happened but I can tell you that it was one of those marker events that you just had to stop whatever you were doing because it was something big.”

5. "Did you think that by Jackie Robinson playing an all white sport it would change the relationships the whites and blacks had?"

“Absolutely.” “I think there was more significance to Robinson. He was abused a lot but he was strong and dealt with it.”

6. "Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American farm worker who founded the National Farm Workers Association and represented Hispanics and Latinos. Do you think anyone today is trying to continue what Chavez did?"

“Um, I’m not really sure. I’m not aware of anyone who is but it’ll be good for someone to step up and continue such legacy.”

7. "What did you think about the impeachment of Bill Clinton?"

“I thought it was a farce. A joke. To make it simple I though it was a waste of
time.”

8. "What were you doing when you first heard about the terrorists attack on 9/11? What were your first thoughts?"

“I was teaching a class. I stopped and turned on the TV exactly when the other plane hit. Right when I saw the second plane crash into the building I knew it was terrorism.”

9. "Were you supportive at all with the National Organization of Women?"

“I was still very young at the time. But I would’ve definitely been
supportive.”

10. "How did you feel about the MLK assassination?"

“I was only a kid when this happened but I know it was a huge impact on
everyone else. I remember that there were a lot of riots after his death. But even though he had died he seemed to still be the leader of the Civil Rights movement.

***TURN1NG G00D AFT3R B31N BAD***

Cristina Reyes

April 6, 09



Do people change after something bad happens? This is a question that I really can't say yes or no to because some people change and some don't. Like for example some people do crazy things and sometimes end up getting hurt and still continue to do whatever it is they were doing not really caring about how they're gonna turn out next time. But for some people bad things are actually a lesson to them and they end up learning from them and know that whatever it is they did was not really the best thing to do and end up changing so I really don't have a specific answer to it.

***G3TT1N 1NV0LV3D***

Cristina Reyes



3.30.09

I don't think that the United States should get involved in other countries affairs because first of all I feel like the U.S has already been involved with other countries by helping them out and second because it seems like whenever we do get involved with another country that we always end up fighting or declaring war and for some reason it seems like we're the ones always starting it. Like for example the conflict between Iraq and the U.S did not go well because they didn't find weapons of Mass Destruction.

***Y0UR BU51N355 15 MY BU51N355***

Cristina Reyes
3.30.09

To be honest i have gotten into other peoples business in some occasions but its not because I've wanted to but because their business involved me. Like when my brother was gonna get in a fight with this guy, of course that was their business but the guy started telling my brother stuff about me and like anyone else would i got all up in their business. i think its okay and even necessary to get into someone elses business when their business has something to do with you in a negative way and people should mind theirs aslong as your business isn't anybody elses.

***M0N3Y MAK35 DA W0RLD G0 R0UND**

To me money is pretty much everything, without money you really can't get nowhere. I've heard people say that they wouldn't do certain things even if they were offered money but I think that peoples actions are driven by money and that it can make you do pretty much anything. Do I think money brings happiness? I can't really say yes or no because it's kinda both. Alot of rich people could have anything in the world because of their money but that doesn't mean their happy with it. And last, I personally don't think it's anyone's responsibility to share their money with anyone if they don't want to but many people choose to do so by donating to charity or to hospitals and even schools. If I was rich I think I would also give to the people in need because they would probably need it way more then I would.

**Many Meanings of TH3 G1LD3D AG3**

GOLD
IRON
LABOR
DEPRESSION
ELLIS ISLAND
DINERO (MONEY)

ANDREW CARNEGIE
GHOST DANCERS
EXPANSION

**Little by Little They're Gone**

Out of all the places they could've used

they chose to dirty me up,

Hearing bleeding bodies as they groan

when they got cut.

Being told to get as snug as a bug

which is pretty hard to do,

cus the only thing they're doing is thinking

about the pain they're going through.

Little by little their bodies

are having to leave their soul,

as they're slowly cutting off their

hands, fingers, legs and toes.

Watching as they stand with their

remaining body parts,

looking oddly different then they

did from the start.

Never again could I witness the scene

of a painfully whipped man,

Nor hear the cries caused by the hornets

he proudly took for his land.

**From Victory to the Ground**

July 1, 1863,

was probably the day of the bloodiest

scene I've ever seen.

Never thought the day would come

where I'd witness such pain,

watching the confederates slowly faint away.

Forever and forever no longer will they be seen,

lying on the ground that was

changed to a bloody red from green.

Going into battlefield to win

is what they thought,

and coming out alive cus they were all

as tough as a knot.

No one else to appreciate for this

nobody else to thank,

Cus we all know that this was done

by none other then a YANK.

**F1GHT FLA5HBACK**

1.7.08


One of the biggest fights I've been in would probably have to be when I was in the 6th grade.
It was around Christmas time and we were in English class making ornaments for the schools Christmas tree. The girl that sat beside me had been called up to the office and when she came back the teacher gave her an ornament to decorate but she already had one on her desk, so she got it and threw it on my desk, at that time i wasn't really the fighting type and I was really trying to avoid getting into a fight with her because she was way taller and a couple years older then me, so in other words, i was scared. So all I did was put it back on her desk, but when I did she got it and threw it back at me and it hit me in the face, so i got up, pulled her hair and threw her on the ground. She was trying to get up by grabbing on to my shirt but I just kept punching her, when she was able to get up she pulled my hair and scratched my chest with her comb, I was trying to get back at her but her friend grabbed me and pushed me back, I was already upset and that just got me even more mad so I got a chair and hit both of them with it, and one of them started crying, the school officer ran to get me out of the class and I got sent to the office. I remember getting suspended but I'm not really sure for how long, but when I came back from suspension, I got put in another class. I'm not really sure if the fight hurt or improved my relationship with her because i didn't even know her to begin with but when we got back from Christmas break she was trying to start something with me because she would always bump into me on purpose. so I guess the only lesson I learned from this is that even though someone beats the crap out of you, you still ask for more. **TH3 3ND**