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This blog was made by Adam Liang from class 731

Reflection

I really liked this project. I thought is was a very fun project for many reasons. I thought it was very creative and fun.

This project was fun for me because of many reasons. I am very skilled with the computer but I had never made a blog before so it was fun creating one. I also learned a lot about James Monroe. Before I did this project, I just thought that he was just the 5th president, but I found out he was a lot more than that. This project was also fun because it was creative just like the scrapbook project. I would look foward to more projects like this.

Overall, I really liked this project. It was fun, creative, and a great learning experience. I would love to do this again, mabye with a diffrent person. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes is a lot of fun. Despite all that I did, I think I could have done a little bit better if I didn't procrastinate a lot. In the future, I will not procrastinate and take these projects head on!

~Blog Admin Adam Liang 731

Statement of Process

I began this project first by spending the first week and Wednesdays brainstorming about how I should answer each question and other things. After that I started to post a few posts and sadly, I started to procrastinate a bit until the 2nd week of February. After that, I started to borrow some books and search some things online. I praticed writing the posts on my google docs until they were as perfect as can be. After that I posted all of them and finished.

Bibliography

"History Central" MultiEducator Inc.. Feburary 2008
<http://www.multied.com/Bio/presidents/monroe.html>

"The White House" Goverment Feburary 28, 2008
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm5.html>

"Wikipedia" Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. Feburary 28,2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe>

Faber, Doris/Faber. American Goverment Great Lives
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 1988

Venezia, Mike. James Monroe Fifth President
Canada: Children's Press. 2004

My Life

As a boy, I didn't do much to make money because I was mainly studing law all the time. Even now, I still do not like to talk about my childhood that much. My life was a very full and busy one if I may say so. I was always into law and my country. I became many things such as governer, secretarys, and the president. During this time, I was involved in a lot of things and I made some very good friends.

Friendly Request

Today I received another letter from a person in New York. It said:

"Dear Mr. Monroe,
Hello sir, how are you doing today? As for me, I am doing fine. I was wondering if we could be friends and one day have some tea or take a stroll in the park. It would be wonderful to exchange conversations with you and I know a lot about you. I would love to be your friend because you are a very kind and smart man. You are also very popular these days and you did a lot to help you country. Since you are president, I believe you are very busy most of the time. So even if you cannot come down to New York, I would love it if we maintained a friendship via the mail. I look forward to your response.
Signed,
Sir Adam Liang"

Well, it is certain I don't get requests like these much. I would love to be his friend. In fact, I will right back as soon as possible and hopefully one day meet him in New York.

10 Words to Describe Myself

Today I received a letter from someone living in Virginia. It contained a very heart-warming letter saying how great I was and it came with 10 words that he thought described me. If I recall they were:

Dignified - adj - showing or expressing dignity

Courtly - adj - refined, elegant, polite

Genteel - adj - stylish, maintaining the appearance of superior social status

Chivalrous - adj - marked by honor, courtesy, and generosity

Astute - adj - mentally quick and capable

Nonpartisan - adj - not influenced by political party spirit or interests

Altruism - adj - unselfish interest in the welfare of others, kind

Beneficent - adj - doing or producing good

Accountable - adj - responsible, having an answer for something

5 Important Facts

Some days, I like to sit back and see what I have done these past years and I came up with a list of the 5 most important things I have done.

1. The Monroe Doctrine

2. I was elected Virginia House Of Delegates

3. I was governer of Virginia

4. I was the 5th president

5. I was United States Secretary of State

My Role To America

As many of you may know, I was the "famous 5th president of America. Originally, my term was called "Era Of Good Feeling" because a Boston newspaper said that and the name stuck. The name was probably because of my great popularity and my neutrality. I began my term by making a tour of New England. Although this was supposed to be the "Era of Good Feeling", not everything goes smoothly. The Civil War stared eventually and I had to admit to myself that Missouri was a slave state thus making me sign the Missouri Compromise in 1820 which made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state. I really don't know what got into me, usually I am a great supporter of free states, but this time, I took no public position. My most famous and best sucess was with foreign affairs. My most famous act was the Monroe Doctrine. South America had won its freedom from Spain and I wanted to ensure that they had no problem with Europeans so I made the Monroe Doctrine.

My Death

Soon after my dear Elizabeth died in 1830, I moved to New York City with my daughter Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur. After one year, I died from heart failure and tuberculosis on July 4th, 1831. I was also the 3rd president to die on July 4th.

My Service in the Goverment

I was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782. After that, I served in the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1786. Soon after that, I was elected to be the United States Senator in 1790. After these years I became very busy, I was elected to be the governer of Virginia in 1811. I then served as Secratary of State from 1811 to 1814.

After My Graduation

After my graduation from William and Mary, I started fighting in the Continental Army and serving in the Battle Of Trenton. During those battles, I got shot in my left shoulder, I knew I should have been more cautious. Right after my military services, I started to practice law in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

My Family

My father's name was Spence Monroe and he was a woodworker and a tobacco farmer, my mother was Elizabeth Jones Monroe. My mother had significant land holdings but we had very little money. I went to school at Campbelltown Academy and later went to the College of William and Mary. I then graduated for William and Mary in 1776.

My Personal Information

I, James Monroe, was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Although I am usually quiet, dignified, and honest. I love to dress in an old fashion. I was married to my darling Elizabeth Kortright on Febraury 16, 1786. Here is a picture of myself that someone painted for me, if I do say for myself, I look rather dashing!