3rd blog entry

So what we did in one of our QARE in this past week was discuss if you can over analyze a text. To me this is a very interesting question because, we came to the conclusion that it really all depended on what kind of person you are, because some people might think that one thing is over analyzing it, and others might not. Just purely depend on who you are, if you are in a very depressed time of your life or just are depressed in general; you might have another opinion if you never have downs. After this interesting conversation I thought about myself as a person, do I see myself as the kind that over analyses things or am I the kind of person that doesn’t. I came to the conclusion that just the way I am, I take things the way they come, saying this I came to the conclusion that I am as a person very relaxed, I would probably never over analyze anything. Just because that’s not in my nature. Other people might always want to analyze things that to me are good the way they are. I don’t know, just like try to think about that for a minute, you can write your response in the comments below on what kind of person you think you are? have a good night! 

2. Blog entry    09-14-14     Mr. Hoffman      Notes on the State of Virginia       Max Henry Madsen

2^nd Blog of this project 09-21-14

So for me this project has just gotten a lot more interesting because this is going to be seen as I kind of safe haven for me. So to start this thing of I will begin with giving you my thoughts of how class was, the other day we redid the QARE the discussion. Witch now went a whole lot better, since we all stayed on topic, though I think in the longer run we should try not to stay ON the topic that much, because that limits our discussion to a very small topic. Though these are my thoughts I think it went well in this discussion. I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on what was going on in class. Alright so have a good day. 

1. Blog entry    09-14-14     Mr. Hoffman      Notes on the State of Virginia       Max Henry Madsen

Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia.
Mr. Jefferson has a very intersting view on how blacks are, and how they should be treated. He mentions how diffrent black people are to the white. For example he names that they have a diffrent body odor. with could just be beacuse they sweat more than what mr. Jefferson was used to with his normal White, english  gentlemenly friends. He mentions that all of these things have been scientificly  proven, but by who? this could be something anyone could have said. And what has most likely happend was that some ,possible slave owner, of a scientist, came up with it. what i am trying to get at, is that this was how the world saw slaves. the did not see them as Men or women, the saw them as utilities. We talked about this in class about how "all men are equal" this is an obviouls exapmle of how Slaves were not seen as being normal people.  They were not "Men" they did not have the right to vote, or any other thing that All men had right to.
So i dont think that there in anyway shape of form was ever a scientist that acualy proved this. I just think this was the way of seing tings back then. i do not blame them, this was the norm, this was a way to show that you had prestige. Today it might be the same as having dogs, maby in a millions years they will look back at us and call us horrible people beacuse we kept dogs in captive. This was a very long train of thoughts, but i hope you understand what i am trying to say.

Hello world, this is going to be my first Blog entry. This is a school blog that i have to make for my American studies class. I will be talking about the diffrent text that i have read for class and i will try to reflect on my ideas. So i hope you guys will enjoy it. - Max Henry Madsen