Cobblestone articles from November 2008

Cobblestone archives from November 2008

Peace is patriotic.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Americans are fiercely protective of their rights as citizens, including the right to free speech, the right to assemble peacefully, and the right to air grievances or present petitions to the government. But these...

Practicing peace.(Quakers)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Respect for the "inner light" in every person has led members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, to oppose violence. As early as 1661, members of this religious group, which began in England, issued a declaration...

Spreading peace.(peace movements)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... How does a movement, such as one promoting peace, get started? In many cases, early organizations grew out of a shared religious belief. Groups such as the Society of Friends (Quakers) and the Mennonites did not support war as a solution to...

An unjust war.(Mexican War, 1846-1848)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the news that Mexican troops had fired on U.S. forces on April 25, 1846, a wave of enthusiasm for war swept America. Soon after, President James K. Polk delivered his war message to Congress. He declared that...

Disobedient citizen.(Henry David Thoreau)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... When author and activist Henry David Thoreau refused to pay a poll tax to the U.S. government to help finance the U.S.-Mexican War, he may not have realized the lasting effect of his actions. Thoreau's refusal has been held up as an example of...

The Copperheads strike.(Democrats who opposed the Civil War 1861-1865)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American citizens have the right to complain about government officials without being forced to be quiet or arrested for their opinions. But during a war, the president can take away those rights if he believes they...

Deadly riots.(New York City Draft Riots)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As federal officials in New York City began to draw the names of men ,to be drafted into the Union army, opponents began to pelt rocks at the building where the draft was taking place. Soon they set it on fire. By...

Waging war abroad and at home.
November 1, 2008... When President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany, the "Great War" as World War I was then known, had been raging in Europe for almost three years, since 1914. Now, on April 2,...

Women for peace.(Jane Addams and Jeannette Rankin)
November 1, 2008... It surely was a sight to see: 15,000 women marching in a New York City peace parade. It was August 29, 1914, just three weeks after World War I had begun in Europe. The women had come together, they said, because they did not want to spend...

Ban the bomb!
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As sirens blared, Mary Sharmat took her baby son, Jimmy, and stood outside on the street in New York City. It was 1959, and the government had ordered citizens to pretend that the country was under attack from...

A place to protest.(Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees Americans the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government about their grievances. And in Washington, D.C., there is a special place where people have...

Building a pyramid of peace.(The Past Is Present)(Interview)
November 1, 2008... "I have long believed... that peaceful relations between nations require understanding and mutual respect between individuals." --President Dwight D. Eisenhower. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Michael Shoenfelt have something in...

Did you know?(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Peace is my Job Benjamin Franklin Trueblood, general secretary of the American Peace Society from 1892 to 1915, became one of the first full-time paid peace workers. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Happy Birthday to You The familiar...

Flowers vs. bullets.(Kent State shootings)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flowers are better than bullets!" 19-year-old Allison Krause cried after Ohio governor James Rhodes sent National Guard troops to Kent State University in 1970. On April 30, President Richard M. Nixon had announced...

Armbands against the war!
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do students have the right to free speech and expression at school, even if it might be unpatriotic? In 1969, in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the U.S. Supreme Court decided...

Upheaval in Central America.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Events in Central America attracted the attention--and deep concern--of the U.S. government in the 1980s. A revolution in Nicaragua in 1979 had toppled a corrupt dictator, bringing a leftist group called the...

A special prize.
November 1, 2008... One of the most important prizes in the entire world is not given for excellence in sports or academic achievement. It is given to honor the person who has done the most toward promoting peace in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of...

Iraq's empty boots.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Protests against the war in Iraq began even before the United States invaded this Middle Eastern country in March 2003. President George W. Bush became convinced in late 2002 and early 2003 that Iraqi dictator Saddam...

Virtual visions of peace.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Modern technologies are changing the way people protest. Take, for example, a single weekend in February 2003: Millions of people gathered around the globe to protest the looming war between the United States and...

Whirled peace!(paper pinwheels)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pinwheels for Peace (www.pinwheelsforpeace .com) isn't so much anti-war as it is pro-peace. The organization encourages children and adults to make paper pinwheels covered with peace-related messages and drawings....

World workers.(Going Global)
November 1, 2008... In addition to groups that use protest as a way to make their views known, other groups around the world use different methods to foster change, especially when it comes to working for peace. Peace, Ahoy! There are many locations in...

Smelling Baseball.(Your Letters)(Poem)
November 1, 2008... Smelling Baseball I hear the cheering and laughter of crazed fans. I see players come up to bat. Strike one! I taste the cool soda sliding down my throat. Strike two! I feel the cold seat under me. And t...

The Eagle.(Poem)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Eagle The sun rises. You open your eyes with hope. You take flight. Soaring above the clouds, looking down on the beautiful and plentiful land. You hunt for survival. You...

Give Peace a Chance.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Collin Caruso Truckee, California

Patriotic Symbols.(Your Letters)(Poem)
November 1, 2008... Patriotic Symbols Red, white, and blue-- the colors of our country flew. The light of the Statue of Liberty is so bright, you can even see it on the foggiest night. The fireworks shoot up high in the sky on the...

History.(Your Letters)(Poem)
November 1, 2008... History I love liberty. Liberty is part of history. I also love freedom. I'd rather have freedom than own my own kingdom. One of our symbols is the flag. It is something about which I can brag! Alden Battle...

Vote for Me!
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aidan Rottman Versailles, Missouri

The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America by Ted Gottfried (Minneapolis: Twenty-first Century Books, 2006, www.lernerbooks.com) offers a look at how Americans have struggled to fight for peace...

Stop This War! American Protest of the Conflict in Vietnam.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Stop This War! American Protest of the Conflict in Vietnam by Margot Fortunato Galt (Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2000, www.lernerbooks.com) provides background on one of the most controversial wars in American history and offers a...

The Quakers.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Quakers by Jean Kinney Williams (New York: Franklin Watts, 1998, www.scholastic .cam) offers a solid introduction to the practices and beliefs of the Society of Friends and a look at how members of this religious group have supported...

First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America by Charles C, Haynes, Sam Chaltain, and Susan M. Glisson (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. www.oup.com) uses almost 40 primary source...

The Vietnam War.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Vietnam War by Debbie Levy (Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2004, www .lernerbooks.com) describes the causes and events of this conflict, which sparked one of the most active opposition movements in American history. Grade 4 and...

The Cold War.(Books to Read)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Cold War by Josepha Sherman (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Company, 2004, www.lernerbooks.com) delves into the nearly half-century of military conflicts and political battles between the Soviet Union and Communism on one side...

On the web.(Website list)
November 1, 2008... www.forusa.org/ is the Web site for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an organization that works for world peace and justice by promoting active nonviolence as a way to achieve change. Its reach is both national and international. The Web site...

United Nations.(Places to Visit)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... United Nations, New York, New York; www .un.org/. The U.N.'s headquarters in New York City is where delegations from nearly every country in the world meet to discuss international issues. Visitors may see some of the chambers where...

Lafayette Park.(Places to Visit)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C. Located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, Lafayette Park offers an opportunity to see Americans exercising their right to dissent as they protest a range of issues, from war to individual laws to...

National Constitution Center.(Places to Visit)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; www.constitutioncenter.org. For an in-depth understanding of the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution, the history of its creation, and contributions of the Founding Fathers, this...

From the archives.(resources about American freedoms and government processes)(Brief article)(Recommended readings)
November 1, 2008... For more on American freedoms and government processes, pick up the following issues: Our First Amendment: Freedom of Religion (COB0001) Our First Amendment: Freedom of the Press (COB9901) Our First Amendment: Free Speech (COB9801) ...

Ethan rates it ...(Website overview)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... *** Protests have occurred throughout our country's history. Marches, chants, and banners have become emblems of free speech and demonstration, www.pbs .org/now/politics/protest.html offers quick facts about five different examples of...

Throw in the towel.(Say What? exploring the origins of words and sayings)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Throughout history, the voices of American protesters have cried out against injustice. They came from different generations, backgrounds, and states, but the uniting factor among these dissenters is that they never...

Goodwill ambassador.(Dr. D's Mystery Hero)(Samantha Smith)
November 1, 2008... This month, I want to ask you to do something: Write a letter or compose an e-mail and send it to an important world leader, asking him or her to work for international peace. I know, I know, you're wondering, "What is Dr. D thinking?"...

Brain ticklers.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Give your brain a little tickle to see how well you read and understood this issue on peace protests and issues of dissent. If you believe the answer is false, give yourself the ultimate test and see whether you can explain why it is false....

A final word.
November 1, 2008... There's a movement underway to establish a National Peace Day. How do you think such a holiday should be celebrated?

Cartoon connection with Ebenezer & The Colonel.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2008... I'm all in favor of PEACE. Me, too! What about you? Are you a HAWK or a DOVE? Gee! I'm pretty sure I'm just a CROW. What can we do to promote PEACE? Think of ways you might share your passion and get other people...

Spread the dove love.(Creature Feature)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You've got your ground dove, your quail dove, and your wood dove, but this month, we just want to talk about your basic peace dove. The dove as a peace symbol dates back to the Old Testament and the story of Noah (of...