Nat Turner Theory 12/22/10

I was studying for the upcoming History Test and was reading about Nat Turner, the slave in Virginia who led a rebellion. Then I noticed something peculiar, the number of white men that the black men killed was 56 people. Then Nat was executed along with 56 other black men. I am wondering if this is just a coincidence that 57 black men were hanged when 56 white men died during the uprising. I think the state was really trying to say "It doesn't matter how many of us you kill, we can still kill more of you." Did the men probobly have something to do with the rebellion? Probably, but I think that there were many more men and the state was just trying to make a point of killing 57 of them, one more than the people who died actually during the fight.

12/20/10

I enjoyed the lesson today about the curropt government and our challenged rights. I recently flew over seas and had to go through the body scan and did not enjoy it all. I liked the connection between now and back then. It keeps me interested and makes a bigger connection with myself.

12/16/10

I enjoyed class very much yesterday because of the discussion we had about political ads and how they effect us. We are having a test soon and I am a little nervous because of the consistent Cs that I have recieved on tests and quizzes.