History

Kicking off where we left off last year in US history, I began learning about racial injustice in the United States during the time of President Lincoln's presidency. After this unit, I wrote a story about Lincoln's assassination and the events leading to it. 

Learning about the injustice and brutality in regards to the native Americans living in the US prompted me to create a poster. The poster below is a representation of the horrors the native Americans faced in the early years of US settlers and expansion. 

As a summary to reading The Jungle, I wrote a response regarding the difficulties of immigration to the United States during the 1800's, as well as exploring the ideas of Socialism and how they sprouted. 

Progressing with US history led me to the historical time period of the second world war and the US, battling communism. To understand these complex concepts, I read a classic by George Orwell, Animal Farm. This was the shortest book I ever read, yet the power it holds is unexpected. Seemingly a fairytale about farm animals, Animal Farm requires a deeper dive to understand the message is so clearly shows. Below is a poster I painted in promotion of Animal Farm and Communism, in the light of dictator 'Napoleon' the farm pig. 

1984 by George Orwell was a book that was banned in many countries until just a few years ago. The concepts it introduces are powerful and allow for contemplation. The arrowing picture this classic novel shows is one that won't be forgotten. 1984 shook me in a way I didn't know a fictional novel could, and I found it surrealistic how real every emotion and feeling, or rather, lack thereof was felt when reading this book. Most of all, 1984 gave me a chilling image of life during communist reign in many countries, and what our future could look like if It escalated. A futuristic view of Communism that can be related to every time period in History. Below is a sort of response to the danger of trusting the government, and how it was shown in 1984.