Process Paper
When Mr. Sunderland first mentioned this project, the first idea that popped into my head was the revolutionary war. Specifically the idea of democracy and the establishment of the Government we still use. He then told me that the project was supposed to be focused on an event. When I heard this my first idea was the Continental Congress. This idea was appealing and certainly colonies breaking away from their mother country was a revolutionary way of thinking, but it did not feel quite right it wasn’t the organization of a government. With this in mind I decided to go with the Federal Convention.
I started my research with a quick Wikipedia search on the Federal Convention, which reveled that James Madison kept a record of what happened during this time. The notes turned out to be a gold mine, telling what the agenda was and what everyone said. When I backed the page up closer to the home page of the site, I learned that Yale had a project based on the Constitution. Most of the articles seemed to be only vaguely attached to The Constitution, but there are still many primary on the Federal Convention. To answer the question of ‘What were some views on the drafted Constitution?’ I scanned the web for the federalist papers. After this I decided to try to get a little more background information on the constitution and came up with a government site that fit the bill pretty well. It supplies some data on what the people Federal Convention were reacting to, as well as their major actions. Looking for a source that gave a good summery of the federal convention turned up a site that is intended to outline a unit on the Federal Convention for college students. Following Mr Sunderland's advice, I then went to the public library to checkout Miracle at Philadelphia and The Words We Live By. I found that Miracle at Philadelphia seems to try to tell the facts while making it a story that people can just read. I found this small talk a little annoying, and I’m not sure how credible it is. The Words We Live By, however, annotates the constitution with extreme detail, describing how just about every word can be interpreted. This book gave me a whole other look at the constitution and helped me shape my ideas.
After fooling around for a little while, I realized that one of the hardest parts about creating a website is getting the program to do what I want it to. Once I got going it was easy but tedious. I made the Homepage first dragging a picture from google to set the scene. I chose the picture independently of Mr. Sunderland's website picture. I was a little astonished with how little seemed to go on it. I then went on to make the 'R' pages continually revising the ones I had already done. When I got to the Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography, I couldn't think of anything to do except copy and paste them right in. I then set up my blogs, published and turned in for the night.
The Federal convention was had all three of revolution, reaction, and reform. In the time of the revolutionary war, countries were ruled by monarchs instead of recreating that government, the founders created a new a new type of government: one of the people, by the people, and for the people. The reaction has two parts: England doesn’t want to loose her colonies, while Americans cannot agree on how to run the government. However, at The Federal Convention, people were able to make compromises to create a new standard for people to live by. Working in a time of flux, the Federal Convention was able to create a representative government that has lasted for centuries.
I started my research with a quick Wikipedia search on the Federal Convention, which reveled that James Madison kept a record of what happened during this time. The notes turned out to be a gold mine, telling what the agenda was and what everyone said. When I backed the page up closer to the home page of the site, I learned that Yale had a project based on the Constitution. Most of the articles seemed to be only vaguely attached to The Constitution, but there are still many primary on the Federal Convention. To answer the question of ‘What were some views on the drafted Constitution?’ I scanned the web for the federalist papers. After this I decided to try to get a little more background information on the constitution and came up with a government site that fit the bill pretty well. It supplies some data on what the people Federal Convention were reacting to, as well as their major actions. Looking for a source that gave a good summery of the federal convention turned up a site that is intended to outline a unit on the Federal Convention for college students. Following Mr Sunderland's advice, I then went to the public library to checkout Miracle at Philadelphia and The Words We Live By. I found that Miracle at Philadelphia seems to try to tell the facts while making it a story that people can just read. I found this small talk a little annoying, and I’m not sure how credible it is. The Words We Live By, however, annotates the constitution with extreme detail, describing how just about every word can be interpreted. This book gave me a whole other look at the constitution and helped me shape my ideas.
After fooling around for a little while, I realized that one of the hardest parts about creating a website is getting the program to do what I want it to. Once I got going it was easy but tedious. I made the Homepage first dragging a picture from google to set the scene. I chose the picture independently of Mr. Sunderland's website picture. I was a little astonished with how little seemed to go on it. I then went on to make the 'R' pages continually revising the ones I had already done. When I got to the Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography, I couldn't think of anything to do except copy and paste them right in. I then set up my blogs, published and turned in for the night.
The Federal convention was had all three of revolution, reaction, and reform. In the time of the revolutionary war, countries were ruled by monarchs instead of recreating that government, the founders created a new a new type of government: one of the people, by the people, and for the people. The reaction has two parts: England doesn’t want to loose her colonies, while Americans cannot agree on how to run the government. However, at The Federal Convention, people were able to make compromises to create a new standard for people to live by. Working in a time of flux, the Federal Convention was able to create a representative government that has lasted for centuries.
