 Born in 1928 in New Jersey  Served as a paratrooper  Was a boxer, policeman, and a writer  Wrote more than 70 short stories, The Broken Place, The Herald, For Love of the Game, ect.  died in 1988 at age 59

SOUTHERN GENERALS NORTHERN GENERALS  General Robert E. Lee  Longstreet  Ewell  Hill  Hood  Pickett  Early  Mead  Buford  Lawrence chamberlain  Hancock

 The head general of the Southern army  Very Religious  The perfect picture of a Virginian gentlemen  His Troops Respected him immensely  A very forgiving man  Very old for a general

 Southern General  2 nd in command  Never wanted to attack  A Very quiet man  Took the blame for Lee’s mistakes

 A very gregarious man that loved to tell stories.  A Virginian that longed for battle.  He wanted to prove himself.

 Northern general  Professor at Bowdoin college and taught every subject except mathematics  Commanded the 20 th of Main  Defended Little Round top

 Chose The Gettysburg for the battle for the high ground.  Commanded Calvary but had them dismount for battle

 Took Place July 1-3  The Southern army was on Enemy soil trying to get between the northern army and Washington,  General Mead was new to command.

 John Buford choose Gettysburg to defend  All the roads around converged at Gettysburg.  The land was a choice land for battle for miles to defend from the southern invasion.

 Buford Engages a brigade of infantry with his cavalry  Colonel Chamberlin is given charge of 120 Mutineers  Sothern army Moves to Gettysburg Northern army follows moving onto the choice land protected by Buford  The southern army takes the town

 General Lee orders a attack on the entire Union line.  Battle of little round top takes place  Lawrence Chamberlin defends little round top with the 20th of Main.

 Pickett’s Charge  General Lee orders Longstreet to Attack Cemetery Ridge Pickett

 Southern army Retreats to towards the south  46,000 and 51,000 casualties  Northern Army clams one of the few victories it’s has the entire war.

→ What effects does the war have → How do governments React to War → How are solders effected by war.

War and the effects on the people o Massive amounts of lost lives o Instability in governments o Needs are inadequately meet

9-11 The bombing of the twin towers

 Troops in Iraq - Total 115,000 U.S. troops as of November 30, All other nations have withdrawn their troops.  U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,377  US Troops Wounded - 31,639  Iraqis "strongly opposed to presence of coalition troops - 82%  Iraqi Police and Soldiers Killed - 9,368 (White)

 U.S Monthly Spending in Iraq - $7.3 billion as of Oct 2009  Iraqi Children Suffering from Chronic Malnutrition - 28% in June 2007  Iraqis without access to adequate water supplies - 70% (White)

 Why do refugees flee their country because of political instability?  Most refugees Flee to escape persecution based on their Ethnicity and religious beliefs.  Why don’t refugees return Home?  Their country is still questionable.  They have no home to return to.

Why Religious Troubles? Aren’t they all Muslims.

 Sunni  Believed in the first for successors of Muhammad where legitimate  believe that Mahdi has yet to come.   Shiite  Believed only the forth Heir was legitimate  Believe that Mahdi has already been here and will return.

 On February 22 one of the Shiite’s holiest shrines bombers blasted the gilded dome of one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines.  Many Shiite blamed the Sunni Minority.

Before After

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The Children

A school in the refugee camp

Why don’t refugees go back if it’s so bad ?  They have no home there anymore.  Their countries aren’t secure enough to guarantee them safety.  They have no way to provide for them or their families

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 “For every 1,000 afghan children born 165 die within a year.”  “a quarter of all afghan children die before their 5 th birthday” (por07)

What is Being done?

 The Red cross has donated $100,000s of dollars.  The US government gave $100,000 to refugee camps in 2007

What Could be Done ? If government ever really wants to get rid of terrorism, they could. All it would take is:  Remove any "law" that makes self defense punishable on the ground or in the air!  Remove "laws" regulating ownership and carrying of weapons  Stop meddling with other countries and stop molesting and killing people in other lands.  Abide by the very clear language and intent of the entire Bill of Rights.

What could we do?  Contact your state representatives in congress and urge them to give more aid.  Donate to the many charity programs that are dedicated to helping refugees