American History Homework Thirteen Answers - Student Two
BethanyS - DONE
1. I am extremely obsessed with the 18th century because of the clothing. A womans daily attire would consist of (in this order): Stockings, followed by stays, shoes, hoop pocket, hoop petticoat, under petticoat, lace cap, an over petticoat, a stomacher, the gown, a neck kerchief, lace apron, and hat. Each one of these daily articles of clothing was made by hand...the over petticoat alone would take yards of fabric. The gown itself would would take at least 8 or 9 yards of fabric to make! And this was all hand sewn, I remind you - and each inch of stitching contained 20 stitches. All embroidery was by hand...any fabric that had a design was usually hand embroidered. A button in that time period was a work of art on its own. They often showed a kind of scene that is typical for a painting.
2. Ronald Reagan compared to Bill Clinton. WOW!! Reagan was a republican, Clinton was a democrat, first of all. They had different morals and ideals. They had different policies as well.
3. I think that America has always been the sort-of 'perfect' country to other people. We have freedom, rather than communism or dictatorship. Our trend has always been to help those in need. We are currently enrolled in a war in Iraq - the war on terror. Should we pull out, then the world will see that America no longer helps those in need and our image of freedom for all will die. I think that America's response to other countries need will play a large role in the future.
4. I think that a large threat is Barack Obama. I was truly scared when he was elected. First of all, we don't even know if he was actually born in America. The policies that he will try to push through Congress could be very destructive. Immigration, American borders, the War on Terror, and much more. If we pull out of Iraq now, then the terrorists will strike back on us. Do we think that if we pull out, then everything will be good and the terrorists won't strike back? If the borders are weakened, that will only make it easier for terrorists to get into America. I think our future is going downhill from what it has been in the past.