This unit explores the roles of individuals in history. Individuals' characteristics and how actions impact history. The questions is how and why? What makes a leader, innovator, influencer, and changer in history? And what are the complexity of their role in regards to each other during significant events in history?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Historical Characterizations: 3rd period
What are your opinions of the other individuals in your group? Who did you respect the most? The least? Why? How would you describe yourself based on your actions during the Revolution? Your character? Did your character or others changed over time? Why and how? Due: March 12th
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Adrian Moga - Santa Anna
ReplyDeleteI highly respect Juan Almonte, because he was my translator and my only way to communicate in English. I also respect Sam Houston, because of his brave manner in commanding his troops, although not as brilliant as me. I would not respect Stephen Austin as much, because he brought settlers into our Texas territory. We also wasted valuable time approving this movement. Jim Bowie and David Crockett fought against our troops at the Alamo, so I do not respect these people as much as the others. Juan Seguin joined the fight agains Mexico mainly to stop my immaculate rule, so I do not respect him a lot.
Compared to all these people, I am a perfect person. I was a brave military leader and a perfect government representative of Mexico. I did all that must have been done, no matter how grizzly. This makes me an ideal ruler, and nobody can say otherwise. From beginning to end, I wasted no time getting things done. I have not changed, because it is impossible to improve perfect.
Comment Posted by Emma Crooks
ReplyDeleteI (James "Jim" Bowie), deeply hated Santa Anna, and anyone on his side (like Juan Almonte), as did any other Texican. I didn't really "respect" anyone the most, but did esteem Stephen F. Austin. I got along with David "Davy" Crockett and William B. Travis, and valued him enough to not take his militarial position once when it was offered to me. Sam Houston and I disliked each other, and didn't get along to well. Juan Seguin and I could get along also, and we even fought alongside each other. I could describe myself as quite loud and boisterous, aggressive (when fighting), and persevering. My character didn't really change over the course of the Texas Revolution but I did gain a reputation for having an "alcohol problem".
Camila Peterson
ReplyDeleteDavy Crockett
I respect all of my fellow Texans, because they share the same opinion as me,that the cause of the revolution was nothing but the Mexican's fault. I truly respect Stephen F. Austin for his bravery in finishing and accomplishing a task that his father once had started. He had to go through those insults of the Mexicans, too. I was very brave during war. I had enough courage to protect the most important spot of the Alamo: the low wall and stockade. I was never too social with people, in fact I wanted to avoid being close to civilization when I set out west. But during the revolution, I had many more friends. On the day I died, I sent my daughter a letter saying to not worry, that I was with my friends.
I respected Juan Seguin a lot, we have been close friends ever since our child hood. Out fathers were friends, so we were raised near each other. During the revolution, i was very calm, I wanted to talk things over instead of fight. Towards the end of the revolution however i feel as is I wanted to fight more than i did before.
ReplyDeleteLinnea Schuessler/ Stephen F. Austing
I am Santa Anna, the perspectives of my group is that they are always focused on my and keep bringing up Sam Houston because he was a honerable and worthy enemy and we were both part of the Free Masons. I did not respect Juan Seguin because he had left the Mexican army to join the American forces to stop my triumph of Mexico. My person was aragent throughout the war and thought that i was the perfect person and in fact refered to myself as The Napoleon of the West.
ReplyDelete-Jad Moghnieh
I have learned a lot while working with my group, we are all very different people and it is fascinating how we all try to get along. I would say that the person I most respect is Santa Anna. We may have been enemies during the Battle of San Jacinto, but I think he is a very distinguished man. He thought he knew what was right for his people, and I respect him for caring about them. The person I least respect is James Bowie. Bowie may have been a very brave man, but he strives for power too much. During the revolution, I seemed to be very frustrated. My only focus was on the Battle of San Jacinto. I had to think deeply during that time therefore I may have had a temper problem. People say I was a hot head, but I think that’s because of my drinking problem. In addition to my shrewd nature, I was a gracious and helpful man. After I married Margaret Lea, my drinking problem receded. You could say I was a little less mean and a lot nicer to the people around me.
ReplyDelete-Sam Houston (Verdah Haq)
Well, I have my thoughts on the people on the Mexican side; most of the thoughts are not so good. However, I did not want to be on their bad side so I could not let the Mexicans find out I was just pretending to be their friends. I was wrong for that, but all I wanted was peace in my colony, but then others brought violence and drinking. I did not approve of those actions, I started to get agitated. I do believe that over the years with all of the words of hatred and love I held in changed me. Sometimes I made wrong decisions that were too violent or too nice. The person I respect the most is Sam Houston, he was a well-respected leader. Everyone does have to make tough decisions at some point of their life, and I believe that his decision of letting Santa Anna live was wrong. The person I respected the least was: Santa Anna was an evil dictator, and with what he has to say, everyone can tell he was a cruel, insensitive, and rude DICTATOR. He believed there was only ONE right vision, and that was his vision. He used many people; one of the people he used was his little puppet, Juan Almonte. I am sure that Juan A. had his own thoughts but could not express them because he was mistreated and was busy trying to feed Santa Anna with every one of his needs. I would have had more respect for him if he would have of stood up and told Santa Anna what he really thought, so unfortunately, I am not able to do that. Jim Bowie was a very true and brave man, many people considered him an alcoholic, I think it is wrong to drink but he had many things to worry about. When he was sober he was superb leader! Davy Crockett was a lot like Juan A., he was very loyal and truthful. Juan Seguin’s father and my father (Moses Austin) were friends since adulthood. Because of that, we were both raised by each other, I considered him a good friend.
ReplyDelete-Stephen Fuller Austin.
Beryce Garcia (Juan Almonte)
ReplyDeleteI was very loyal to Santa Anna and I respected him. Though he was in a greater position compared to me, he treated me as a friend and I served him during his time of need. Since I was on Mexico's side, I did not like Texans, however I was willing to hear their arguments and thoughts (For example, when Jim Bowie wanted to talk to Santa Anna, I met with him instead and talked to him without dispute). In other words, I disliked them, yet I respected them. I would describe myself as a man of honor, courage, respect, and knowledge. I loved my country and I am willing to back them up and side with them even if it's the "wrong" side. I did not change. The only difference that happened to me was that I became more hungry for knowledge and politics. I served as a soldier during the Texas Revolution. I allied with Santa Anna and I became his negotiator and translator when he was imprisoned. I believe that I served Santa Anna well. I followed orders and I did not slack off. I gave my all and made sure everything went as planned. Overall, I think I did pretty GOOD. Anyway, I noticed that Santa Anna changed over time. Before, he was arrogant, obnoxious, and filthy when it came to women. When he lost to the Texans and was imprisoned, I feel that he learned a lesson and became more respectful to the Texans.
I, Davy Crockett admire all of my Texans, because they share the same opinion as me,that the cause of the revolution was nothing but the Mexican's fault. I would describe myself as a laid-back and calm type of person. I disliked James Bowie for he was too strict and always wanted to fight, but I truly respect Stephen F. Austin for his bravery in finishing and accomplishing a task that his father once had started. He had to go through those insults of the Mexicans and had to be sent to jail because of Santa Anna, too. I was also very brave during the war and I had enough courage to protect the Alamo. I didn't ever have many friends back in Tennessee because I wasn't very social. But during the revolution, I made new friends and I liked the land there.
ReplyDelete-Jenny Wang P3
I Juan Almonte find that I respected the most is may Santa Anna , mostly since that he was my commander and we both believed in the good for Mexico. I believe that I also least respected Santa Anna since his discussion did dishonor the Mexican military methods. Based on my action over the course of the Revolution until now I would say that actions represent a mediator. As I grew I think that my character somewhat stayed the same since I think that was more likely to use words instead of violence straight away.
ReplyDelete-Errianna Brown (Juan Almonte)
I respected all the men who had died at the Alamo. They kept fighting for Texas even though they faced certain death. I also respected Sam Houston and Stephan Austin; they did their share by getting Texas her independence. I pretty much respected anyone whose existence I could tolerate. This category includes all the Texans. Most of them were honorable people from various places in the world who just wanted to start over in life. More importantly, the Texans weren't complete dictators (Santa Anna) and they didn't assist complete dictators (Juan Almonte). If anything, the Texas revolution helped me realize that you can't trust everyone you see. Who knows when they'll stab you in the back, so that you will be forced to flee to your originally rival country, where you'll get caught by their sinister dictator and be forced to fight against the land who you once and still do love?
ReplyDelete-Juan Seguin (Allison Goatley)
P.S.:(I've been having problems with postiing, sorry that this is late.)
I, Jim Bowie, mainly hated every Mexican on Santa Ana's side.I didn't really like Davy Crockette, Sam Houston, or William Travis. I started getting along with Travis though at the Alamo. I would describe myself as a skilled warrior that will never quit no matter how hard the task. I changed over time mainly because of my illness which made me less active and I couldn't go a minute without coughing up blood.When I became sick I think it helped changed my ways because I was a little bit nicer to people which was probably a good thing.
ReplyDelete- Jalen Curb
I Sam Houston highly respected Santa Anna for his military power but also highly despised him. Santa Anna was a very cruel and malicious dictator.
ReplyDeleteThough I was proud of my ego I was a very practical man. I thought that Texas needed to get organized before we went to war. Anyway what good is a victory against Santa Anna without a Declaration of Independence to ensure our freedom? I thought that Jim Bowie, William B. Travis, and Davy Crocket were to big headed and that they would jump right into war without any planning. Yah maybe Jim bowie could ride an alligator, and maybe Davy Crocket could fight a wildcat his size, but they weren’t going to be able to take on Santa Anna. I also thought that the troops at the Alamo should have retreated to find ground that would be more suitable for a battle. I did not think the Alamo was a good place to set up our defenses.
During the war I was very stressed out and drank a lot. But after the war I got married and didn’t drink as much
I, William Barret Travis, respected Sam Houston because he was a man with courage that was deeply involved with getting our freedom. Also Stephen f. Austin was another person I respected, because he patiently waited for Mexico’s approval to let us, Settlers, move in to their land. He sacrificed a lot for us, and this is why I think I must help. I despised Santa Anna, because of his cruelty to Texans and even for his own people. He was the one who caused this revolution in the first place, since he was taking us off from our land and rights! I also did not very much like Jim Bowie, because he almost took my position away from me as Colonel. And then to end it worse, he went off and got sick before out Alamo battle. He was of no use. I did in fact change after I took of for Texas, from a well respected lawyer and teacher to a rebel. But I was a good person fighting for my and all of the people from Texas rights and freedom.
ReplyDelete-Sandra Delgado
I believe that the one person that was always there for me was Stephen F. Austin he helped me with everything and were really close because of our fathers past friendship. Everyone who fought in the texas wars and battles was a person who defenitly had my respect and honor for their bravery to fight for what they wanted. Santa Anna was a person who i had some negative feelings for because he imprisoned me and was not being fair to his own people. I tried to become friends with him but after that imprisonement I just could not stand him any longer and we became enemies.
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