What I have accomplished
I have finished one of my interviews have found a lot of information that I have put into categories that I feel like will help me be able to easily tranistion them on to a piece of paper rather than jsut attacking it straight up.
What I need to Do
I still have an interview that I really want to get that would be an incredibly interesting take on the wars from a point of view that has seen the Great Depression World War II and nearly every big event in America since then. I also need to begin writing my paper so I can really see how well I am putting my paper together and what I need to work on.
Monday, April 5, 2010
RJA #10a: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1
Blaine Underberg Pvt. 1st Class U.S. Army
I interviewed a friend of mine from High School who I was not exactly very close with. He went into the army around 8 and a half months ago and he was stationed in Kuwait. I wanted to ask him about how he felt beofre and after he entered the army. Blaine did not enter the army after High School becase thats what he wanted or because someone in his family was in the army but because he was ordered by the courts to either spend time in the army or a year in jail. He had a nice job in wyoming before but he still said the mistake he made to go to jail might have been a blessing in disguise. Not only did he stay out of jail but he also said he changed a lifestyle that was taking him the wrong way. Which was a revelation for me on a part of my paper because I am not debating whether it is good to be in the army or not but is war something that is good or bad for the economy. This was a situation that saved the government money on sending another person to jail for an extended amount of time and maybe it could have become worse so in this case I believe that it was not only great for him but something that made him into a better person who said he even feels like going back to school and building a future for himself.
Vangiezen, Robert and Schwenk, Albert E. "Compensation from before World War I through the Great Depression" Bureau of Labor Staatistics. 30 January 2003. Web
The time leading up to World War II America had already been a part of more ups and downs that most people thing. There were many small recessions in the early part of the century that are are majorly looked over becasue of the Great Depression. This article is talking about all those times and how the economy began to boom before the stock market collapse then the rise of the economy back up after World War II began and ended. As the article went on there was a great graph on the unemployment rate before the war to 1942 and how the rate rose steadily peaked then dropped drastically in 1939. The Union memebership rates also began to rise drastically thanks to the new deal that was instituted. This article albeit just for one war it shows great detail in the economic side of the wartime.
http://vietnamwar3.tripod.com/id1.html 2006. Web.
This site is a general facts article about Vietnam but when I began to read deeper I found a lot of information about what imports and exports were being effected or created becuase of the war. Just becuase trades were becoming more accesible does not mean that was something was good becuase we lost a lot of our imports from people we were fighting against and their allies. It had a lot of information on the war itself which is not very helpful discussion but in this instance it was very relevant. Also this talked about the effects the war and location of the war had on our soldiers. This is not necessairly a site that I will use much for my paper but it was definately one that I enjoyed breaking down becuase it had all the elements to make it a difficult article to look at.
I interviewed a friend of mine from High School who I was not exactly very close with. He went into the army around 8 and a half months ago and he was stationed in Kuwait. I wanted to ask him about how he felt beofre and after he entered the army. Blaine did not enter the army after High School becase thats what he wanted or because someone in his family was in the army but because he was ordered by the courts to either spend time in the army or a year in jail. He had a nice job in wyoming before but he still said the mistake he made to go to jail might have been a blessing in disguise. Not only did he stay out of jail but he also said he changed a lifestyle that was taking him the wrong way. Which was a revelation for me on a part of my paper because I am not debating whether it is good to be in the army or not but is war something that is good or bad for the economy. This was a situation that saved the government money on sending another person to jail for an extended amount of time and maybe it could have become worse so in this case I believe that it was not only great for him but something that made him into a better person who said he even feels like going back to school and building a future for himself.
Vangiezen, Robert and Schwenk, Albert E. "Compensation from before World War I through the Great Depression" Bureau of Labor Staatistics. 30 January 2003. Web
The time leading up to World War II America had already been a part of more ups and downs that most people thing. There were many small recessions in the early part of the century that are are majorly looked over becasue of the Great Depression. This article is talking about all those times and how the economy began to boom before the stock market collapse then the rise of the economy back up after World War II began and ended. As the article went on there was a great graph on the unemployment rate before the war to 1942 and how the rate rose steadily peaked then dropped drastically in 1939. The Union memebership rates also began to rise drastically thanks to the new deal that was instituted. This article albeit just for one war it shows great detail in the economic side of the wartime.
http://vietnamwar3.tripod.com/id1.html 2006. Web.
This site is a general facts article about Vietnam but when I began to read deeper I found a lot of information about what imports and exports were being effected or created becuase of the war. Just becuase trades were becoming more accesible does not mean that was something was good becuase we lost a lot of our imports from people we were fighting against and their allies. It had a lot of information on the war itself which is not very helpful discussion but in this instance it was very relevant. Also this talked about the effects the war and location of the war had on our soldiers. This is not necessairly a site that I will use much for my paper but it was definately one that I enjoyed breaking down becuase it had all the elements to make it a difficult article to look at.
Monday, March 15, 2010
RJA #8a: Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
"The Vietnam War had several effects on the U.S. economy. The requirements of the war effort strained the nation's production capacities, leading to imbalances in the industrial sector. Factories that would have been producing consumer goods were being used to make items from the military, causing controversy over the government's handling of economic policy. In addition, the government's military spending caused several problems for the American economy."
http://www.historycentral.com/sixty/Economics/Vietnam.html
The Vietnam War had multiple consequences on the U.S. financial system. The obligations of the war stuggle labored the nation's manufacturing capabilities, leading to inequity in the commerce district. Industrial units that would have been manufacturing buyer commodities were being used to yield objects from the armed forces, resulting in disagreement over the government's conduct of financial procedure. In addition, the government's armed forces expenses caused multiple tribulations for the American economy.
During the Vietnam war normal manufactures had to stop producing normal goods to produce goods for the military leading to a shortage of certain supplies. Also the government was spending too much money on the war leading to discrepencies in the American economy at the time.
http://www.historycentral.com/sixty/Economics/Vietnam.html
The Vietnam War had multiple consequences on the U.S. financial system. The obligations of the war stuggle labored the nation's manufacturing capabilities, leading to inequity in the commerce district. Industrial units that would have been manufacturing buyer commodities were being used to yield objects from the armed forces, resulting in disagreement over the government's conduct of financial procedure. In addition, the government's armed forces expenses caused multiple tribulations for the American economy.
During the Vietnam war normal manufactures had to stop producing normal goods to produce goods for the military leading to a shortage of certain supplies. Also the government was spending too much money on the war leading to discrepencies in the American economy at the time.
Monday, March 8, 2010
RJA #6a
Resource: Google.com
Keywords used: America, War, Economy
Search Strategies: America + War + Economy
Date of Search: March 8th,2010
Number of Hits: 85,000,000
Relelvance of Hits: 1
Resource:Info.com
Keywords Used: War, vietnam, economy
Search Strategies: War + Vietnam + Economy
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits: 112,000
Relevance of HIts: 3
Resource: WWW virtual library
Keywords used: WWII, War economy
Search Strategies: WWII + War economy
Sate of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of HIts: 32
Relevance of HIts: 5
Resource: 99 Resources to Research and mine the Invisible Web
Keywords Used: United States, War Economy
Search Strategies: United States + War Economy
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits: 11
Relevance of Hits: 2
Resource: xmarks
Keywords used: WWII, United States
Search Strategies: WWII, United States
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
NUmber of Hits: 10
Relevance of hits: 4
Keywords used: America, War, Economy
Search Strategies: America + War + Economy
Date of Search: March 8th,2010
Number of Hits: 85,000,000
Relelvance of Hits: 1
Resource:Info.com
Keywords Used: War, vietnam, economy
Search Strategies: War + Vietnam + Economy
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits: 112,000
Relevance of HIts: 3
Resource: WWW virtual library
Keywords used: WWII, War economy
Search Strategies: WWII + War economy
Sate of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of HIts: 32
Relevance of HIts: 5
Resource: 99 Resources to Research and mine the Invisible Web
Keywords Used: United States, War Economy
Search Strategies: United States + War Economy
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits: 11
Relevance of Hits: 2
Resource: xmarks
Keywords used: WWII, United States
Search Strategies: WWII, United States
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
NUmber of Hits: 10
Relevance of hits: 4
RJA #6b
Resource:Blogpulse
Keywords:War, Economy, United States, Vietman
Search Strategies: War + Economy + United States + Vietnam
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of hits: 2844
Relevance of Hits: 4
Resource: IceRocket
Keywords: Economy, War, America, Iraq
Search Strategies: Economy + War + America -Iraq
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits:25,128
Relevance of Hits: 1
Resource: Wiki.com
Keywords: United States, Economy, World war II
Search Strategies: United States + Economy + World War II
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of hits: 110
Relevance of Hits: 4
Resource: Blinx.com
Keywords: United States, economy, cold war
Search Strategies: United States + Economy + Cold War
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits:104,000
Relevance of Hits: 2
Keywords:War, Economy, United States, Vietman
Search Strategies: War + Economy + United States + Vietnam
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of hits: 2844
Relevance of Hits: 4
Resource: IceRocket
Keywords: Economy, War, America, Iraq
Search Strategies: Economy + War + America -Iraq
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits:25,128
Relevance of Hits: 1
Resource: Wiki.com
Keywords: United States, Economy, World war II
Search Strategies: United States + Economy + World War II
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of hits: 110
Relevance of Hits: 4
Resource: Blinx.com
Keywords: United States, economy, cold war
Search Strategies: United States + Economy + Cold War
Date of Search: March 8th, 2010
Number of Hits:104,000
Relevance of Hits: 2
RJA #6c.field research options
Field Research Options
Museums
I got the idea after looking at Thomas's blog but I really like it considering I could try and to find an expert or someone who contributes a lot to the museum to see if could have a word or a full interview. I think it would be a very interesting way to get an interview and have a more personal way to to get into my topic especially if there are a lot of people willing to help me out.
Polls
This one interestes me becuase if I conducted a poll asking people if War is good everyone knows what the answer would be but if I put in is War good outside of the death and carnage? I think it would be intersting to see if people's answers might change a little becuase they think War economies do help econmies that are in trouble.
My third one wasn't coming very easy to me becuase I am really hoping that I can knock two of these out with the museums, becuase I am hoping if no one is there to help me on an interview they can give me a source that would be helpful for an interview.
Museums
I got the idea after looking at Thomas's blog but I really like it considering I could try and to find an expert or someone who contributes a lot to the museum to see if could have a word or a full interview. I think it would be a very interesting way to get an interview and have a more personal way to to get into my topic especially if there are a lot of people willing to help me out.
Polls
This one interestes me becuase if I conducted a poll asking people if War is good everyone knows what the answer would be but if I put in is War good outside of the death and carnage? I think it would be intersting to see if people's answers might change a little becuase they think War economies do help econmies that are in trouble.
My third one wasn't coming very easy to me becuase I am really hoping that I can knock two of these out with the museums, becuase I am hoping if no one is there to help me on an interview they can give me a source that would be helpful for an interview.
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