1.  Using the sources contributed to the shared google spreadsheet of primary documents, decide on a question you would like to explore related to Manifest Destiny and the impact on the Native American people as a result.

2.  Scan the list of sources, identify 5 that you would like to analyze as they relate to answering your chosen question.  Choose as least one visual source (map, poster, photograph, cartoon)

3.  Register for an account with thinglink.com and scoop.it.

4.  Using thinglink, analyze one of your visual sources.  Drop tags on the image to analyze the information.  When you are done editing tags, do "View Image"

5.  Log in to your scoop.it account.  Install the bookmarklet for adding links.  When you create your page, title it with the question you are answering.  Then add in your thinglink image and 4 additional primary document sources.  The scoop.it should include writing that analyzes the source.

Goal is for you to utilize a new way of presenting information, that is shared, and interactive - while investigating the clash of cultures that transpired when the colonists and American citizens started pushing West.

This video describes what some SLA students were doing during the State of the Union address back in January. The students in this video were given the assignment of making connections between the president's plans for the future and the policies of former presidents. 
These are the thoughts of those SLA students.

My partner (Jakobi) and I decided that we would try to express our project in a format that we don't have a ton of experience with. That would be Prezi. Learning how to navigate the website took a little bit of time, but we knew that the overall presentation was worth the five minutes of figuring out how to operate it. We chose to have a visual theme in a way that showed the process of not only decision-making, but the way ideas circulate and expand before reaching its full potential. We also showed the challenges to both individual and systematic change. We used examples from Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama as a basis to show that regardless of the time, the same general concepts and process remain the same.

As a unit, we brainstormed about systematic change first through the basic mindset of fact. Meaning, in general, nothing happens without thought. As a person develops those thoughts, they begin to present them to other people, but there's a confidence and faith in personal opinion that allows a lucid flow of systematic change. In our project, we said, "The judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government embody the means of the people. The executive branch cannot make change alone, but with the agreement of other branches, they create the policies, and shape of America."

Some further questions I have on Business in America are:

-What is the balance between business and government besides financial agreements? In reference to things such as health care and how far the government should intervene in personal life. How do the business respond and manage that type of pressure in those fields?

​ Michelle and I chose to do a video explaining the views about the essential question of “What causes systematic and individual change” and by providing a video is how we felt would be a creative and fun way to provide our expressions and answers relating to the question. In the video Michelle and I placed the question into a discussion between the current president and the government and relating it to past historical presidents and their policies in relations with the government to make change for the future.

“What causes systematic and individual change”?

-       - Systematic change is an opportunity to enact change on a situation that needs to be taken into consideration to enable change for the better. Individual change the hold out for the president to insure these problems and react to their actions by making change to better the economy and providing stability.

 What questions do you still have about “Business in America”?

 - How can the value of money in America be compared throughout history? 

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1.The presentation that Tenzin and I chose was a poster. We chose to highlight the choices that the each president made; we chose one individual change that they wanted to make, and then we chose the systemic change that was then brought about.

2."What causes systematic and individual change?"

Systemic changes come about from a person or persons who put their will into action, and decide to take necessary step to make a difference in the world that they live in.

An individual change either is the result of or it proceeds systematic change, because it involves a person to look at themselves, and the at the problem before them, which leads a choice that has to be made to be made for the greater good.

3.One thing that I still want to know: Just how much will giving more benefits to smaller businesses do for the economy? If they are newer, wouldn't it be harder to start up anyway?

Partner: Sam Lovett-Perkins

1. We chose to do a political cartoon because we both felt we could get creative with the idea of one. By doing this, we brought both of our strengths together to produce something we thought would be a good visual representation of the points we thought were most important in the business unit.
2. EQ: What cause systemic and individual change?
Decision and action cause both systemic and individual change; decisions are made on the account of an individual and the actions made by the individual affect both the individual's system and the individual themselves. In changing the system, the individual is also changed.
3. I want to know how some American businesses become corporate; it seems a long to go.

1.Explain your choice of presentation

- Sasha and I decided to make a poster with the three presidents side by side with a picture of each and an explanation of their individual hope or change for America. We chose to do a poster because we wanted it to be lively and got the message out. 

2.Two sentences answering your EQ: What causes systemic and individual change?

- Systemic changes require everyone's voice and contribution. It has a lot of barriers for a big problem to be solved and for an individual change, it's either the result or it proceeds systematic change, because it involves a person to look at themselves, and the problem before them, which leads a choice that has to be made to be made for the greater good. 

3. What questions do you still have about business in America?

- How would creating smaller business help the major debt that the US government is entitled to? 

Monologue Series 

Theodore Roosevelt 

During my presidency I noticed something that I couldn’t quite understand. I noticed a massive range of businesses who controlled such a high quantity of manufacturing from things like railroads, oil, and even meat. With meat, for example, I sent out a friend of mine to a meat packing industry. His response letter back painted a horrible picture. He saw that dead animals thrown aside and lighting conditions were terrible. Yet with these terrible conditions, the investors of these companies are doing extremely well. This needed to be changed, I couldn’t outright eliminate these companies, but instead control their actions. These monopolies can’t be good for America. In reaction to that, I’ve enlisted many antitrust acts to break up these giant superpowers. A notable one was the Standard Oil Trust. We were able separate the conglomerate that was Standard Oil, into much small companies. This way there was no longer one massive force controlling simply one object. 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

During my presidency our country was one of its worst points: The Great Depression. The economy was downtrodden and jobs for the average American was an adventure in  and of itself. So when I became president I proposed a “New Deal” of sorts for my fellow American citizens. First I started the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration to somehow bring life into America and get this economy back to what it was. But that wasn’t enough to save the American people from where they were. I also created the Wagner Act and Fair Labor Standards Act to instill more organized labor into America with things like minimum wage. 

Barack Obama 

In presidency, I noticed that American companies have made a major mistake. In recent years, they’ve outsourced their work to foreign countries such as China. Well why? Well I think we’ve all figured out by now, it’s simply because it is cheaper to give the jobs to foreigners who well work for much cheaper. This needs to stop. Today in America, Americans are struggling to find jobs in a economy trying to come out of a recession. To solve I propose this to American companies who outsource, bring the jobs back to America! American companies should have American workers shouldn’t they? Instead of focusing more on a profit, American companies should focus on advancing the economy back to it’s majesty. Outsourcing isn’t going to be thing that gets America out of this recession. 

Reflection 

1. Explain your choice and presentation format. 

- I chose a monologue format because I was working alone and wanted to just represent myself as the three presidents in a sort sequential order. 

2. Answer essential question. 

- I think it takes a serious injustice in the eyes of the individual in to create lasting change within a system. When someone as powerful as the president himself sees great injustices, he has everything in his powerful to see this change come through. 

I chose to use a keynote because I feel like it's easier to display my ideas in a way that the viewer can understand. It's also very good with showing different visuals, and if presented correctly, can get a lot of attention.

I feel like I still don't know how America as a whole feels about this topic.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2267701/Dinvil%2CSierra_BusinessUnit.key

1.Explain your choice of presentation

-We (Natalee and I) chose a video because we wanted to be creative. We both never done a video for history class so we figured to do something new. We also felt that it would (having made a video) better express out information we had about the presidents and their policies in relations with the government to make change.

2.Two sentences answering your EQ

"What causes systematic and individual change?"

-Systematic change happens when the country of that system is suffering and needs change for the better. Individual change is of the president (in this scenario) to reflect on their actions to do what's right for that country and providing stability.

3. What questions do you still have about business in America?​

-Will businessmen/women, those who are the 1%, ever pay their fair share of taxes?