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I’m excited to start this new unit on the civil war. I get tired of learning and reading about history because sometimes it seems like that’s all we do in school, but the civil war I’m excited to go into discussion about. The civil war is basically the development of our country. There are a lot of important and famous people involved in the civil war and it’s hard to not find something interesting about it. As far as I know we are going to be reading some personal account journals from the war that were recovered. I think that is exciting because it is the actually work made from hundreds of years ago. I think that this section on the civil war is really going to tie everything together from Fredrick Douglass to Emily Dickenson, we will all get a clue about why they wrote what they wrote about or where they got there ideas from and for Fredrick maybe we can understand more or the follow up on the views of slavery and different opinions from north to south. I know a lot of people don’t really want to stay in the time zone learning about this tuff but does anyone think that maybe this will be an interesting unit? 1204057897

Well while i hope you are right, i really doubt that the civil war will end up tying anything together. I am looking forward to it and i think it will be an interesting unit but im pretty sure that this english class is going to end up being just like the last 10 that ive taken. In the fact that at the end of the year it will just seem like we read a bunch of random poems and stories and instead of making me more cultural or interested in this "great" American literature i will just end up hating poetry and these essays even more 1204069394

I am kind of on the fence with this one because I believe it was good and bad for the country. The good side of the civil war was the fact that the north was letting the south know that it was not okay to have slaves and what they were doing was wrong and illegal. The southern states, and its people were garbage in my mind (or at least the one’s that owned slaves). I say this because they are not like dogs they were human beings just like us and, how would you like it if you were taken away from your family. On top of that they were not getting paid and they were not able to do anything. It was bad just because we lost so many lives over, not a dumb conflict, but a conflict that could and should have been prevented. 1204079934

I am also excited to start on Civil War. I was bored and exhausted from poetry, this is a nice change of pace. War and history is more down my alley. I think the Civil war was very nesscary. But I disagree it was not the development of our country. The development of our country was the 13 colonies coming togher under one Constituion and we still live by it today. The Civil war was more a stregnthing period I think. It made our country very strong and there was a purpose to this war. The purpose of this war was to stay true to the constituion about everyman being created equally. It also was to get the south back on the northern side and to be a union to work as one. I think that its a good way to alsmot connect to the Iraq war becuase Iraq is also fighting for independence. These two wars are very similair to eachother and very crucial to our history. Im excited to learn more and this will be very intersting and it will give me more insite from many different views. =Ale2=

Um actually the 13 colonies and the Constitution was the formation of our country. The Civil War was a development that brought the much country closer to what it is today. It changed what we looked like and how our economy was run espicially in the south. It was way more than a strengthening period. The Civil War and Civil Rights movement lead to so many things that without them our country would be considerabley different. And i strongly disagree with how necessary this war really was. We are also doing this in World History and after learning a little more about it the South way overacted and weak leadership let them get away. Everyone talks about Abraham Lincoln being such a great president but the way i see it he failed miserably at this part of history. He should have taken care of this problem right away instead of waiting for it to escalate. He never should have let South Carolina leave the union. 1204071383

Agreed! I am really interested in the Civil War also. It's exciting to see that a war such a lokng time ago basically made history. Although, usually women arn't very thrilled to be reading about wars, I am more than thrilled to be studying the Civil War. I believe that the Civil War was a very hard time for America and I wish something like that would never happen again. I am very happy to see that because of this war there is no slavery. The reason the Civil War was mainly started was because of slavery. With the election of the anti-slavery Republican candidate for President, Abraham Lincoln, the Southern states decided they had to take drastic action in order to protect their own interests. Because of that, In my opinion, Lincoln is a president we will always remember. His bravery, insight, and love for America made this country into what it is today. 1204070649

i think that the civil war was good and bad. it was bad because men died and killed. men had to kill brothers, sons, and neighbors during the war. it was almost for no reason, but there was some good out of the war. tyh good that came out of it was that slavery ended if there was not a cicl war then there might still be slavery in some parts of the country today. I also think the war was bad because it split up families. Sons would fight against fathers because the son though differently than the dad did. This would lead to daughters and mother with no man to support the famliy. Another bad thing is that when homes were abandoned due to oncoming battles the houses would later be raided by looters who would come and take things from the house, so by the time the battle was over and it was safe for you to go back to your house there wouldn't be anything left for you in the house. people's houses and towns were burned and blown to bits, so people were left even without a home let alone just getting looted. the main reason it was good was because slavery was ended by it and the good guys won. I feel though that too many people died in thouse battles and there still shouldn't have been a civil war. we should have found a better way to resolve the matter.

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The Civil War was one of the most bloodist and most tragic wars in US history. It not only is bad, but to me it was pointless. I understand that the South wanted slaves, and the Union wanted a free nation, but war is no way to solve a conflict. By chosing to fight it divided our great nation of today. Some families were torn apart, and young men and boys lost there lives. All in all i disagree with the Civil War and i belive it was bad. 1204225163

I don't really think the Civil War was was good. It proved nothing but how much more violence our country was producing by the very minute. War has never solved anything nor it never will. Since when is killing people the solution to solving a problem? It'd only make matters worse and it did. Innocent soldiers died and when it comes to death, that is something that isn't necessary.The Civil War was a very well known even that we'll forever know and remember. I think problems back then could've been solved in a such a better manner then they were. It's so bad to know that our country felt and still feels as if war is the complete answer to things.I can say that we've improved in terms of war since there hasn't been one in such a long time. But I still think back into what could've been done instead of the vicious battle we call today the Civil War.1204249400

I really enjoy reading and learning as much as i possibly can about the civil world. One of my favorite subjects is US History and i'm so excited to be taking that course next year. I'm so excited that we are reading about the civil war because i find that we can learn more about ourselves through this. We can learn how the ancestors in the country previously acted and learn from their mistakes. I think that the civil war strengthened our country because slavory ended and now because of it, there isn't as much discrimination. I'm not saying that discrimination is completely elimited because we all know it is not. No matter what you are, there is always something that someone can hold against you because of how you look, skin, hair, or eye color, or even how the way we act. I think that the civil war gave us some hope for a better nation. 1204250443ape2

The civil war was THE most bloody war for Americans.But war seems to be a necessary evil. If we had not shed blood to fight the Nazis they would have taken over Europe and maybe the world. The would have surely killed all Jews. The only way to stop it was to fight Hitler, and Hitler didn't fight with squirt guns. Similarly, the south wanted to split. That alone wasn't as bad as what it wanted to be- a seperate country with horrific slavery where people were beated, raped and treated like property, rather than like humans. A free seperate south would have been a tumor on the earht and thank God for the greatest of all Presidents, Abraham Lincoln...he was and will always be THE MAN! 1204258266

My opinion of the civil war is very different than most of yours. I agree that slavery is wrong and that no person should ever have to go through enslavement, but i also think that the civil war was something that almost needed to happen. All those people didn't need to die but the idea that the people in the country should not stand for the government owning them. The government should be controlled bby the people, not vice versa. When the civil war happened it kind of was a reality check for the government, they were basically saying that were not going to take your crap anymore and that the people wont allow the government to stomp all over them. I think that people need to stand up for themselves and in essence this is what the south was doing.mme1

My oppinion on the civil war is very different than most of yours. I agree that slavery is wrong and that no person should ever have to go through enslvement, but if all of this didnt happen we would be in a messed up country. I love black people some of my family's good friends are black. Now if that little war never happened im pretty sure i would not like our good black friends unless martin luther did the whole i have a dream thing than i would probably be where im at now but over all the war was probably one of the best things that happened to our country. 1204682310

In my opinion the civil war was a great success. Without the civil war our country would not be as united as it is today, we might still have the union and the confederacy instead of being one country. Also I think that without the civil war slavery might still be around, it is wrong to enslave a human being. I could not immagine what it would be like if the civil war didn't happen, our world would be so different. I think that there would be a lot more racism in the world now then there is in our world where the civil war did happen.Thats why I think the civil war was a good thing in our country.

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I think that the civil war could have been an end to the US. I think this only because while we were fighting against ourselves any other country could have attacked us. The civil war was the war with the most death because Americans were killing Americans. The US was open for any country to attack. If a country had attacked there wouldn't be enough men to win. But on the other hand the civil war did bring our country together without slavery. It was good that the Union won. Can you imagine what this country would be like if what what the confederates wanted was enforce. 1205007306

I firmly stand by the quote, "Everything happens for a reason." I believe that God creates scenarios for us in our lives that result in what he wanted. I think that if the Civil War never happened and if the influences of leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. never came about, slavery would still exist in some form in our world today. I disagree with war and i think that it is wrong and unethical, but since we cannot change the past, I think we should look at the positive reprocussions that the Civil War resulted in today.

I think that the one most prominent positive outcome of the Civil War was the eventul dying out of slavery. We needed leaders who knew that the horrible treatment of other human beings (just becuase they were another color) was not right. The Civil War brought out the strong opinions of everyone within the north and south regions. This shows that people need to stand up for what is right. 1205196040

I enjoy reading and learning different things about our past times. One of my favorite topics to learn about is history of our country and wars that we have participated in. The Civil War has played a major part in this world as it is today. The world wouldn’t be the same with out it. The Civil War ended a long period of slavery where no one was respected for who they were only what color they were. Now, because of that we have less discrimination throughout the United States today. It doesn’t matter what color hair skin or shoes you wear what matters most is inside Learning about our past really is intriguing to me because we can learn what our ancestors had to go through and what their lives were like back then. 1205201877

Wow that is a really hard question because with out thinking about it I would say the the Civil war was a bad thing. But once i look deeper into it i guess it was good in a way. I hate wars and fighting and pretty much everything related to violence. So i am not a big fan of wars. Although I agree strongly with MDO..about "everything happens for a reason". I always think of this, especially when something bad happens to me, I just say it was meant to be like that and I try to move on. I agree that if we never had the war our country wouldn't be the same country that we all live in today. The United States is so blessed and I am glad to live here. Another thing I don't like is when people are racist. Racism isn't as big of an issue today, but it was a big issue during the civil war. I wonder if we would still have slavery in parts of the country if we didn't have this war. Stopping slavery was defiantly a positive outcome of the war. But this war was bad because it was our country vs. each other. We had brothers who were fighting brothers and fathers who were fighting sons. this was a negative part of the war. And a lot of people died. So I guess I am kind of both glad the war happened and not glad. 1205289766

I agree with dte that the civil war really changed our country. Without it the country might have still been split in two and slavery might still have existed in the confederacy which is completely wrong. A lot of people did die in the civil war but everything in America would have been completely different and death is just a price of war. I couldn't think of what the world would be like if the civil war didn't happen, it's is very important to this country's history and for the people who were enslaved back in the south. 1205359473

In my opinion i think that that civil war was a very huge turning point in our countries revolution. Because who knows if it never happened could things still be the same, could we still own slaves. we just dont know. There is one part that i dont agree with and that is the number of years it lasted.It souldnt have lasted 10 years long. Because we were a country we could have worked it out. This war really shows how stubern people can be" we dont want to give up our slaves, this is war" someone that does that is really stubern. 1205390656

I think that the civil war was bad at the time, but good for the strength of the country overall. At the time, of course it was a bad thing to deal with, and many sons of families were killed. But after the war, it had many effects. Obviously slavery is gone, and everyone is somewhat equal (not completely until the 1960's, but it was a big step). The country is unified again, and the Constitution is stronger and more fair to everyone. Sometimes looking at the big picture and major outcomes can overcome the little difficult details. I think that this is the case for the Civil War. 1205458093

I don't really know if I think the civil war was good or bad. At the time, i believe that it was terrible, but now, it has really changed the outcome of our country. If the civil war never occured, slavery might still be a huge part of our world today and i think that is why the civil war was a good event. With the war, it proved that people don't need slaves to do all their work and that they can do it themselves. But, the civil war was a bad thing because of all the soldiers that lost their lives and, losing them really affected their families, so back then the war was a bad thing, but for us today, it made such a difference, so i think it is a good thing too. user:bkr

i actually happen to think that the civil war did very little to change slavery in todays world. I say this because the Civil War was fought right in the middle of the industrial revolution. and after the Civil War ended the revolution continued to make changes in all parts of the business world. Including the farming industry. so after a while the Southerns weren't even really affected by the loss of their slaves because of the advances in the farming business and their ability to farm large amounts of land without large amounts of workers. so i think the practice of slavery was on its way out anyway. but the civil war was good because it sped this process along and gave them freedom earlier. and it also probably sped up the civil rights movement. so the civil war was definitely was a good thing for the slaves but its probably a over statement to say that there would still be slavery today. 1205466696 ______________________________________________________________ I am also in between on whether or not the Civil war was good or bad. It was pretty much in the middle. There were both benefits and downsides to the war. I think that slavery has definitely changed but obviously racism still exists. I don't think slavery will ever be 100% gone. People will always have disagreements with other peoples thoughts, opinions, and even physical features so it'll never ended but it is for sure better than it was.1205468386