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= = Meredith Tirdel Period 3 __MISSION US- Mission 2 Flight to Freedom__

The setting of this game takes place in Kentucky, 1848, called "The King Plantation". The main characters in the story are Henry (a slave), Jonah, Mama( their mother), and Mr. Otis ( the slave owner). This Mission 2 Flight to Freedom game relates to class in many ways. In class we have learned about how slaves want to move to the north to be a free slave. In the game, Henry was talking to his mother about how he wanted to move to the north to be free. We also learned in class about how poorly the slaves were treated, and how mean some of the owners were to the slaves. Like in the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," it mentioned how the slave owner eventually ended up killing Uncle Tom. In the game, Mr. Otis yells at Henry lividly, and makes him work very hard. The story line of this game is about a slave who is bossed around and yelled at a lot by his owner, Mr. Otis. One day, Mr. Otis told Jonah to get some wood and make a small fire in the smoke house. The fire though, got out of control one night, and set the whole entire smoke house on fire. Mr. Otis was furious. After being yelled at for a while, Jonah finally spoke up. Mr. Otis smacked Jonah in the face. Jonah fought back, and after a short fight, Jonah was weak. Then two weeks later, he was sold and then re bought to a different owner. I thought that the game had very good picture and was very fun. I liked how you could choose what you would like to say, and how you would reply to the person you were talking to. I thought that game was very fun.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =__**Billy Joel-Allentown**__= Well we're living here in Allentown And they're closing all the factories down Out in Bethlehem they're killing time Filling out forms Standing in line.

Well our fathers fought the Second World War Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore Met our mothers at the USO Asked them to dance Danced with them slow And we're living here in Allentown.

But the restlessness was handed down And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay aaaaaaah aaahhhhh ooooooooh ooooooh ohhhhhhh.

Well we're waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved.

So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real Iron or coke, Chromium steel.

And we're waiting here in Allentown. But they've taken all the coal from the ground And the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaah.

Every child had a pretty good shot To get at least as far as their old man got. If something happened on the way to that place They threw an American flag in our face, oh oh oh.

Well I'm living here in Allentown And it's hard to keep a good man down. But I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaah.

aaaaaaah aaaaaaah aaaaaaah oh oh oh.

And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay. And we're living here in Allentown.

__** Description **__ This song relates to social studies because it's talking about the economy, and what it does to the people. In the first stanza, Billy Joel is talking about people living in Allentown, and the economy is really bad because people are losing their jobs, due to the closing of the factories. When he mentions "people filling out forms," Billy is saying that they are filling out their unemployment forms to give to the government, so they can still get money. In the second stanza, Billy is talking about his parent's generation, and he is saying that all of the fathers fought in the war and took vacations to the Jersey Shore. Next, they spent their nights at the USO, which is where most of the fathers met their wives. Billy is saying that they all just had normal lives. Next, Billy Joel is saying that this next generation was told to work hard, by their teachers, and they will have a good life too like their fathers. But, Billy says that thats not true because all of the factories are closing down so it's not ok. Now, he is saying that we all graduated high school, but all that we have learned is no good because everyone works in the steel mills, and they don't teach you that in high school. So here we are, working in the mill and not knowing anything about this. The coke, and iron are the ingredients to steel. The union was supposed to support them and help them, and fight to keep their jobs. The union couldn't do anything though because there weren't anymore recources to make the steel so they had to close the factories. Now, they are saying that growing up in Allentown, you would get a job like you dad at the mill. But, if that didn't work out they gave you an American flag, that was saying that you should be happy that you are an American. So now in the last stanza, the lyrics are saying that the men that lost their jobs, are depressed and are going to have to try to find a way to make a living, some other way. He knows that life as he knows it is never going to be the same as it was again because of the factories closing. This song is an example of how the economy is for some people, and how hard it is to get through it.