student declaration

Declaration of Student Rights

          All students attending Grosse Pointe South High School have certain unalienable rights that cannot and will not be encroached on by the superiority at South.  As the attending students of South High School, we declare changes to some unjust regulations that conflict with the rights of every student that, exclusion from foreign taxes, the right to defy regulations if deemed unfair, Students ought to have the right to enter school after hours if just cause is presented, and the freedom of choice that cannot be interfered with. Included in these that must be changed are:  Dance regulations, Credit requirements, Parking payments, Limited access to the building, Memorization techniques, Lunch limitations, superiority mindset of some students, School Store hours, restriction of the student body president and limited passing time. We find these laws to be unjust and unfit for South High School Students.  All of these mentioned have been found to have no positive impact on the student body, and are proven to cause more stress. To maintain positive structure among South High school students, we declare the immediate adjustments to certain regulations.  

     I.        Dance regulations: He has disallowed leaving dances early, leaving us to wait whether or not it is important reasons or not. This has become an issue on all students’ minds; if a student had paid for the ticket and you have arrived late for some reason then students should be allowed access with proper identification. Once inside the dance students should have the right to leave when they please. This regulation has caused many students to have distain for the school, and should be immediately abolished.

  II.        He has enforced class credits for graduation making the students choices limited. Students should have the right to decide whether or not they want to take art or other enforced credits. Making certain classes required for credits is impeding student’s freedom of choice limiting them more than it should. This regulation is hated among the student masses and should be abolished.

III.        He has enforced that parking needs to be paid in between classes. Parking regulations causes stress among students and limits their freedom as students of Grosse Pointe South. During school hours there should be a pass to allow students be free of improper fees. It forces the students to pay with their hard earned money in very unfair ways.  This regulation does not contribute to the students well being, wealth, or academic focus.

IV.        He has closed all doors after school hours, not allowing students to enter for any reason. Closing all doors after schools hours has made it difficult for student to access their locker causing stress and anxiety. Students should have the right to enter the school for any just reason, with proper identification. This regulation does not have any positive influence or results on students.

   V.        He has banned recording of lectures and certain laws for student memorization. Banning of recordings has negatively students making many classes with many notes difficult. This has limited some students who study using repetition but since recorders are not permitted those students are subject to difficulty. This regulation is unfair, and interferes with the abilities of students.

VI.        He has made lunch limited to only lunch rooms instead of freedom to eat anywhere. Many times students have been told to eat somewhere else because of danger messes. Many students cannot find anywhere else to sit especially if they had gotten their lunch late.

VII.        He has promoted peoples above the domain of the common student. Many students have been put above others in seemingly aristocratic ways. Promoting others has created an unequal balance among students, making the masses separate.

VIII.        He has restricted the school store to only being open at lunch. The school store is a necessity among students here at South. Many rely on it for supplies and even food. With limiting it to be only open at lunch, it forces us to visit on when he wants not when we want. This regulation is unjust because it makes the students dependent on the time and place put forth by the superiority of South.

 IX.        He has restricted the authority of the student body president. Restricting the powers of the student’s president is reducing to power of students establishing a tyrannical rule. It limits the students say in matter reducing the idea of popular will. It is our school also we should have a say in what happens. This regulation is unjust because of its tyrannical nature.

   X.        He has restricted passing times from classes. Many students have just cause for being late, students may have been caught talking to a hall monitor, or have classes on the other side of the school. Many students are met upon arrival with tarides that are not deserved. This regulation is viewed unjust among the student populous for its oppression.

Without the courage of our founding fathers sending a letter to the king of England telling him we didn’t want to be controlled anymore, America wouldn’t be where it is today.  With the topics we chose to discuss, we are choosing to take our own stand against what we believe is needed to be changed to make South a better learning environment for its students.  So this is a letter of our own accord which we have constructed to illustrate the letter to the king of the popular will of the people.  It enforced change which we would also like to see with our own written letter. If you do not heed this warning then we the students will have no other choice then to boycott and to refuse to take part in classes. Until we are free from the grasps of South’s hierarchy, and if we are met with a militant response then we also will have a militant response. We hope that you accept to these terms and accept them because it is of popular will that we present these to you.

Signed:

David Dawson

Shannon Morris

Jack Daley

Faith Sheldon

Jamel Jarido

 

Crucible Epilogue

Elizabeth’s marriage didn’t last long. Elizabeth divorced not too long after the marriage. She could never get over the love she had for John. Elizabeth thought about john often every day. She visited his grave every week. Elizabeth wanted to meet John in heaven one day. Heaven was the only place where they could meet again and not be separated. She divorced so this special day wouldn’t be ruined. She didn’t want to meet John in heaven with another man.

Elizabeth loved her kids. They made her think of John all the time. They had the looks of him and the same personality. They grew up on the land their father owned and took care of it. They kept hate in them for those who cause their father’s death. Elizabeth loved that they had the leadership of their father. It made her smile seeing them work. She was proud to know her children would never be followers.

Mary felt bad after all the witch trials and craziness ended. She noticed she could’ve ended everything. If she developed leadership and independence she could’ve stop the whole thing. She noticed the day in court with John could have stopped Abby and the girls. She later visited Elizabeth to apologize for the death of John feeling like it was her fault. Mary was disgusted in herself. She heard of what Abby life was like. She was angry in herself for following someone who had become a prostitute.

 She promised to herself and God she would never follow another again. Mary found a man in her town she was interested in. A man named Arnold Handan. He was a really rich farmer that owned  many farms. The farms had many acres. They had three kids named Ellen, Sydney, and Joseph. She lived a happy life with him and married him.

Abby felt bad for all the problems she caused. She didn’t like the prostitute life she lived. She wished she never blamed Tituba and stood up to the interrogating Hale did. She realized how much would’ve been prevented if she did so.  She later wrote Elizabeth apologizing. She took responsibility for John’s death and the affair. She got pregnant from a day of work and had the nerve to name the boy after John. She tried to lead a new life. She didn’t want to have a son witness the job she was doing. The acting she did in court came in handy as an actress in plays. Her dramatic personality made the plays she was in realistic. She became the lead role in some plays.

She was one of the best actors in Boston. She took well care of her son. She wanted the best for her son. Abby figured that was the least she could do for him since he didn’t know his father. After good earnings from plays she quitted. She wanted to spend time with her son John. She devoted her life to her son. She treated him the best because it was right, and to honor John.   

Crucible Post

  Hale, Abby, and Mary had big responsibility for the witch trials. Many things they said or did had bad consequences in the witch trials.

  Abby was one person responsible for the witch trials. Abby gave many innocent names to be accussed of witchcraft. Abby also got a group of girls to confess and accuse others. Getting followers made it more believable because no one would say thier witches because they could be hurt or killed. Abby and the girls had acting skills that made situations seem real and dramatic. This helped her accuse people of witchcraft. She could act like people took over her body or faint.

  Mary had a piece of responsibility in the witch trials.  Mary was a follower. She didn't know who to protect. Mary didnt know who to stick with Abby or John. When she was in court she could have saved everyone if she could act to faint, but couldnt. Mary couldnt act under the pressuere like Abby. When Abby and the girls once again took control Mary decided to go to thier side again. If she stuck with him the whole thing couldve been solved.
 
  Hale was one of the biggest causes of the witch trials. He came to see what was wrong with Abby when she wasnt speaking but ended up interrogating her. If he didnt just do what he came to do much of this wouldve been prevented. This is because if he didnt do this Tituba and  Abby wouldnt have confessed and gave names. If Abby never confessed then all of this probably wouldnt have happened. Hale's interrogating on one person basically was the source of all the girls confessing.

  Hale, Abby, and Mary were parts of the witch trials. Thier actions and many things they said led to the witch trials. If they were pervented from doing these things many lives would have been spared. Lives of others would've been better for some others.

Crucible Post 2

  Many people lie to protect themselves. People sometimes lie to keep from being left out. Some protect thier feelings by lying. Others protect thier reputation with lies. I dont lie much, but truthfully i would lie to protect my reputation or myself. I dont lie to protect my feelings because i dont care what people say depending on who it is. I would lie to protect my family or anyone else close to me.
 
  I would lie to protect myself. No one wants to die. Even suicidals, they just think its the only thing left for them. I would lie to protect my family because it would hurt to know my family died because of something i said. But if I had a choice i would think of something that made since like goody proctor. Goody Proctor bascically said 'If you believe im a witch, then i believe in no such thing." I think that is clever because she is saying if you believe a nice christian like me is a witch, then i believe they dont exist. I like that statement because it most likely made the people around her think (for a few seconds).