In our class, we have been studying the events leading up to and occurring in the Cold War. We've been doing this by "role playing" (we act as if we are real CIA agents in that time period, and we act as if it's in the present). Notable topics include World Wars I and II, The Manhattan Project, The Berlin Airlift, The split of Germany and the Berlin Wall, Stalin's plan to spread communism, and now we're on Korea and the People's Republic of China. We've learned a lot, through videos, songs, "codes" created by Liz, real documents from the CIA or presidential libraries. With these documents, we analyze them by reading them and taking some notes based on sheets that Liz gives us. We usually work in groups or pairs, and we all discuss the topics at hand and decide whether or not we want Truman to pass them. We've also been reading a book, "The Cold War: A New History" by John Lewis Gaddis. The book has been incredibly helpful, as it gives all the vital information and also makes it interesting, so we're eager to keep reading and learn about what's going on. The class has been great, and everyone enjoys it.
A very merry greetings to thee. For it is I, Casey, coming to briefly explain the fascinating subject of the Lost Tribe of Roanoke. The island of Roanoke was the home to the first English Colony of North America. A crew was sent to this island, in high hopes of creating a stable colony, by Queen Elizabeth 1. It still is highly believed that there were Natives on the island prior to the English settlement. Judging from how the English treated the Natives in Jamestown (brutally), the Natives on Roanoke most-likely endured the same fate.
An English vessel holding the Governor of Roanoke and his crew, were delayed three years from finishing the round trip to England and back to Roanoke. When the ship finally arrived off the coast of Roanoke, a cannon was fired to signal the people of Roanoke the long wait was over. No return fire. 113 people vanished from the island. No warm welcome home...no party or celebration...nothing but two trees, one bearing C-R-O, and the other: CROATOAN. |