June 28,2007

Today I did more work on my out line. So far it is four pages long and I have a lot of notes, but I still need more. I took a lot of time working on my out line and its still not done. I hope I do good on it because I was really tyring hard.

All the other days I didn't blog.

For a couple days I didn't blog. This is because I was so caught up in doing my work and getting it done that I forgot. Some of the things I forgot to blog about was my inter view. My interview was with one of my grandmothers co-workers who works in Washington D.C. I accidental forgot to give her the paper to fill out so I guess I'm going to get a few point off. I also forgot to blog the day I took my books to the library.

June 27, 2007

Today I finally got my notes checked. It took me a while to get them check but when I finally did I go an A. I still have to do my interview plan, but its going to be very late. I was looking at my grade in this class and I really want an A, so that means I going to have to try my best and turn everything in on time.

June 26, 2007

I stared my outline today. The outline is helping me find out what areas I need to find more notes for. So far all my stuff is going well.

June 14, 2007

Today I took more notes. Right know I have 4 pages of notes. I learn a lot more about the great seal. On thing I did not know was that it took 6 years to create it and the help of 14 people. Tomorrow I plan to finish taking my notes on my first 10 sources. After I'm done with my first ten I want to go to the library and get some more books on my topic.

June 13, 2007

Today I had an interview with one of my grandmas friends. She told me a little bit about what she does at work then she was talking about some of the symbols she noticed on the dollar bill and what she thought they were about.

June 12, 2007

Today I took some more notes. Now I have two pages. I think I am going to start taking notes on my sources from our webliography then I will add more on as I go along. I think some time this week I am going to take my books back and get some more.

June 6, 2007

Today I started to take notes on my topic. I was checking my emails and was surprised to see that someone from the Pennsylvania grand lodge emailed me back. Although he said he would not be able to do an interview he gave me a link to an article written on my topic by a 33 degree mason. The link is http://www.calodges.org/no355/eye.html.

June 4, 2007

Today I sent an email to the Grand Freemason. Hopefully he will get back to me and let me know if we will be able to do an interview via email or phone. I would do the interview in person but his main office is in Philadelphia.

Money Glossary

1. All seeing eye- The Eye of Providence or All seeing eye is a symbol showing an eye surrounded by rays of light or a glory, and usually enclosed by a triangle. It is commonly interpreted as representing the all-seeing eye of God keeping watch on mankind.

2. Conspiracy- a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.

3. Denomination- unit of value or measure.

4. Government- the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.

5. Legal Tender- coins, paper money, or other currency issued by a government and used as money. The legal tender value of a coin is the value placed on it by the government. It may be different than the intrinsic value (bullion value) or collector value.

6. Masonic Order- The Masonic Order of Liberia is a fraternal organization in that West African country. It was based on principles of Freemasonry which had been gleaned by former slaves from their masters in the United States prior to their being "returned" to Africa under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, a 19th century U.S. group advocating the freeing of African American slaves and their removal.

7. Money- a form of currency used to purchase products or goods.

8. Symbols- physical objects, colors, sounds, movements, scents which convey information through an arbitrary or culturally assigned meaning.

9. Theory- a general principle that explains or predicts facts or events.

10. U.S Treasury- The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government.

June 1, 2007

Two days ago our class went to the library. I got two books (Paper Money of the United States) and (World Paper Money). Today I did my glossary for my top. I chose 10 words that I'm going to use the most in my paper then I wrote a definition for each.