Sunday, January 31, 2010

Unit 8-Living History Interview Assignment

Interview questions and answers.





1)Question-Do you believe television has a positive or negative impact on the 1960 presidential debates and news coverage of the civil Right movement?



Grand Dad answer-I believe it had a negative effect,because whites thought they were being justified,and blacks thought they were being humiliated from all the crudity exposed on television.This made blacks & whites become more angry at each other.



2)Question-The impact of technology has come very successful within years.Can you describe the impact of technology on America Life,including development of computers,and cellulars phones?



Grand Dad answer-Computers has become very successful within years,because growing up during the 60's and 70's we didn't have any technology like computers.Computers to me have advanced the world ad cellular phones on American Life in the world.



3)Question-The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights of 1965 have a lot of consequences and causes,could you explain some?



Grand Dad answer-It was to give every legal citizen their equal rights granted to them,but the causes was a lot of lives were taken to obtain their rights of freedom.



4)Question-Lyndon Johnson's Great Society Program was to help people with education,Medicare,control and prevention of crime,and much more.Do you think this was a good effect on the U.S?



Grand Dad answer-To me,this program was an excellent effect on the U.S.This helped alot of people ,not just blacks.It made it easy for the elderly to get medicare during the old ages,and helped reduce the crime.



5)Question-What were you doing on the time the President John F.Kennedy was assassinated?



Grand Dad answer-I was in the 11Th grade at Madison Co High School eating lunch.The teachers had informed all the students and the whole school was in kaos.



6)Question-Did you participate in the first Earth Day in the 1970's,which was on April,22?



Grand Dad answer-No,on this Earth Day,I wasn't informed about this at the time.



7)Question-What were you when the terrorisim attack happened on September 2001?



Grand Dad answer-When the terrorism attack happened,I was on my job site doing construction in Atlanta,Ga.The boss had told all the employees about the situation and delayed work for the rest of the day.





8)Question-What do you think of George W.Bush's responses to the attacks of September 11,2001?



Grand Dad answer-To me,he made a quick and valid response,by sending troops to Afghanistan to go to war,for security for the United States.



9)Question-What do you think about the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision?



Grand Dad answer-Well,I don't believe in abortion ,its taking a life its killing.But every individual has a right to chose.



10)Question-What were your memories of the Brown v Board of Education decision and the efforts to desegregate in the south?



Grand Dad answer-I remember leaving my all colored school traveling to different schools.Had to get use to the environment of learning with whites.It gave blacks and chance to learn equal education and still had to go through allot of cruel ,and unfair judgment from society.

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