October 14, 2016
American Civil War
papier-mâché dolls
Laura Poole
What a unique topic. Who knew this was a factor in the Civil War? I wish I was taught about this because it is so interesting and shocking that this was a piece of history for the war. I wonder how the children felt about the smuggling and if some had problems in giving up their dolls. I can tell this was a planned out article good work.
09/11/2022
12:09 pm
Guadalupe Altamira
Very interesting article! I know that the north had plans to dry out the south of supplies but I wasn’t aware of how the south got around that. They lacked many things like supplies for soldiers and those who were injured. They were desperate at that point that they needed to empty out a toy doll from a little girl and fill it with things they needed to get them to the south. It is very interesting how smuggling has come a long way and it started with a little girl’s toys and an idea. Amazing article!
09/11/2022
12:09 pm
Dylan Vargas
I like the way the article is made up, it tells a story and the same time gives us background knowledge to support the story. Giving us the story of the dolls and the girls really puts us in that time and show what the south had to do to get what they wanted. Even taking a doll from a little girl and smuggling drugs inside it.
09/11/2022
12:09 pm
Rodney Jones
What a novel subject. Who knew it had anything to do with the Civil War? The fact that this was a part of the war’s history is both fascinating and startling. I wonder how the kids felt about their dolls and if they had any issues with it and how they felt about the smuggling.
09/11/2022
12:09 pm
Vanessa Preciado
This was a great article. It was very interesting. even more interesting how the child was very willing and knew to stay from the soldier when try to come close to her doll. But the sad thing is what if they were to get caught ? What would happen? Nice work on the article, very informative.
12/11/2022
12:09 pm
Jackie Velasquez
This article was very interesting. I did not know that dolls were used as a way to smuggle drugs in during the time of the Civil War. The author did a great job at keeping the reader entertained by providing us with information on how this was happening and how the heads were attached, along with providing us with a story of how it happened.
12/11/2022
12:09 pm
Alia Hernandez Daraiseh
This article was written in such a way that captivated my attention, and it provided insight on things that I didn’t even know. That is super creative and smart, on how the South got items that were in children’s dolls. I wonder how the kids felt knowing that they had to give up their dolls. It’s such an interesting story and I wish I learned about this sooner in high school.
14/11/2022
12:09 pm
Kenneth Cruz
This was a very well written article, Esparanza. I like your use of imagery to describe what the scene was like at the time. You did an excellent job in explaining how this operation was carried out. I like how you described the dolls and how you explained how the drugs were smuggled. I also like how you included that a mother was involved in the smuggling too. What mother in their right mind would put their daughter through that?
16/11/2022
12:09 pm
Mateo Ortega-Rios
This article was very interesting and very well written! This was very weird and a topic that we I would not think they have any correlation with each other. This article was very quick but filled with a numerous amount of information that I did not know of. And who would have ever thought that dolls were being used to smuggle drugs into places. This article was very appealing to me and I enjoyed reading this.
20/11/2022
12:09 pm
Helena Griffith
This article describes how small children have been exploited to smuggle drugs across borders by having the children hold drug-filled dolls and toys. How they persuaded the students to do this is what I find fascinating. I believe that no one should expose children to either war or drugs, but combining the two is even worse. Given that we will soon learn about the American Civil War and the divide of the North and South, this is relevant to what we are studying. This historical period also considers the fact that the south does not have the same resources as the north, and vice versa. The essay appeals to me because it is filled with details and is organized well. I enjoy how the articles are not too long and are broken up into four paragraphs about the same side, but I do wish there were more photographs. Since I can envision a scene in my brain when I see a picture, it is a little harder for me to understand what I am reading when there isn’t an image to go along with it.
09/11/2022
12:09 pm