Donavyn J History Portfolio: 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Christopher Columbus: LIFE

Friday, May 20, 2011

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbjBdWZrlwQCZGN3dm56a3JfNjlnaHQ5NGRkYw&hl=en_US

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

These people from the a strange other land have invaded us. I mean, they haven't actually attacked us but they are SO irritating. I mean, this one dude named Pizza or something like that-that sounds like a good meal, I'm going to invent that word.... pizza-keeps messing with us on purpose. He stinking taken up most of the land so we can't expand more than we already are. I wish I could just push him off a cliff.

Okay now I am getting sort of tired of this. Pizzaro (was is actually name) is trying to irritate me. He keeps telling people around the village that there is a different job. I remember the words my mother told me when I explained to her the situation, "Honey," she had said, "I understand there is nothing you can do about this Pizza or Pizarra or whatever his name is but you know what I think... you should stop being a little girl and act like a man. You are the WORSE ruler, do you know that? Lord, lord, lord! Maybe I should go talk to him he probably be more scared of me than you, you stupid baby! If he takes over us I swear I'm going to go and make some HOT tea and I'm gonna get my skillet, and let's just say you gonna be looking like you was caught all up in a fire! You know what maybe I should call Zaboomafoo! HE always was a better younger brother than you ever was older..." Well, you get the point. She is not very encouraging. I am so bummed out.

Today I am going to have a meeting with this Pizarro guy. I decided I'll only bring 5,00 body guards and because I am so sure of myself they don't even need weapons. I swear he'd better convert to our god and leave us alone or I might just have to rough em' up. There is no way he can't beat us I mean there is 5,000 of us an I bet there will only be like 160 of them. HAHA! I just made a promise to myself I will not try to bribe him, cry, or say uncle in any way, because I will be strong. I'll write when I get back.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

My life as a slave in the Mayan Empire

Dear Journal,
Today I had to clean master's wagon. I am very tired. He made me spend 4 hours on this. I don't think he yet knows of my intelligence; he has no idea that I have trained myself to read and write so I may not be fooled and tricked. I don't think I really have enough strength to keep writing, because of the crazy task he made me do. I mean 4 HOURS!?!? I got my revenge though: I peed on his seat. I am going to take a long nice nap; his family is coming for dinner tonight and I need my rest but as I lie there I wonder. What kept me from being owned by Master Thomas, or Sir Riley... but O had to get Mr. Burns, the most old and horrid old man I have ever met. I just wonder.

Dear Journal,
I'm back and I am SO happy. My master is DEAD I mean I didn't expect this but... YES! The family was having dinner when Mr. Burns started choking on a peace of cabbage. He struggled so dearly and signaled to his Aunt Mimi to wrap her arms around his stomach and thrust up. She did this maybe 3 or 4 times before the green was forced out of his throat. He lived. He was dazed and wanted to go upstairs to lay down but right when he was going up the little girl put her foot out on accident and tripped him. His neck made a strange formation, but then the man of the visitors came and made a gesture to straighten it and said, "Just a crook in the neck." He was saved AGAIN. Then, he continued up the stairs. After, the guest left I went upstairs to see master had died in his sleep. I was FREE! When the ruler heard he said he had a "special" sentence for me that I, him, and the gods would enjoy. They are probably gonna give me a new master and a new home. The suprize comes tomorrow I can't wait to see what it is.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Inca Empire

Monday, March 28, 2011

The Aztec empire fell because of the way they built their empire and geography. In my opinion, it was bound to fall at sometime. I mean, they were in a lake they could be easily ambushed. I don't think they suspected that they would ever be invaded. The Spanish came which is another big threat that made the empire fall. Hernando Cortez, led the journey to Tenochtitlan; him and his crew were very shocked when they first saw the city. At first the Aztecs suspected that they were gods. But soon they figured out their evil plane=s and had planned to attack them but it was too late.

I think L.A. is has a good geography. We are near the ocean has an airport nearby, the LAX airport. If someone tried to invade us I think we would do survive. Los Angeles, we would be able to escape by sea if we needed to. It would still be difficult though but we could still maintain our city, I think. We could maintain unless aliens come and plot to take over our world. LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN!?!?!?!?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

AZTECS:

SACRIFICING

The Aztecs sacrificed slaves (people in the lowest class), many slaves were killed a day. The Aztec people thought they owed a sort of blood debt to their god, Huitzilopochtli. They thought that if they did not pay the debt that the world end. The slaves were painted as a part of the ritual. Their heart was cut out savagely and was in a way given to the gods. Slaves were taken to the top of pyramids and laid on a piece of stone. There is where they had their chest cut open and took out their hearts. I'm suprised nobody ran away from the city.

I disagree with this and think it is wrong. I think we should put our prisoners to work though because they hardly do anything at all; they just be imprisoned. If they are put to work things will be done faster and they wouldn’t be so useless. This, in my opinion, though is very sick. I think execution when people do something is okay depending on what the person did, but killing a slave for NO reason. I would be so horrified. I would also be kind of afraid to overthrow the ruler. When, the Spanish came I would kind of want them to so I could escape this terror. I really disagree with what the Aztecs did even if it was for god. But hey, I guess if I really thought I HAD to do it to fuel god I would do it.