Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Stuff about Hitler
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Post 5: Summary of Semester One (the last semester this year with Mrs. Lawson :( )
Way back in August, 2009, I only knew a little about Afghanistan and Nationalism and Urbanization, I already knew about Guns, Germs, and Steel from last year, but that's besides the point. Other than Guns, Germs, and Steel, I had never even touched on the topic of Afghanistan. That whole unit of Afghanistan was rather enlightening. I have also acquired the ability to blog from this class. I don't know how I'm going to use it later on, but I guess it's a good skill; you know, maybe. This class has some of the best learning techniques I have ever encountered, puppets, group work, movies, you name it! The way you are teaching now should not be changed, it's rather successful, well, to me at least. I learned a lot (sorry, dead word) since the beginning of the year.
Merry Christmas, I'll miss you Mrs. Lawson.
P.S. Please don't cry, seriously.
Unit 4 Nationalism: From Concert to Competition
My group did the Nationalism story of Bloody Sunday in Mother Russia. The workers are not content, so they peacefully march to the czar to see if he would make conditions better for them, but instead he told his guards to shoot them all. Not very nice if you ask me. Another group did the whole conquering scheme of Bismark in Germany, with his alliance with Austria and his conquering of France and other small European countries, and soon his betrayal of Austria. Weird, they are both bloody and someone gets betrayed, imagine that!
REFLECT & RE-INVENT
I think that Nationalism is OK if it's not over done. Be proud in your country, but don't go dissing every other country. Keeping that whole concert idea in mind instead of competing sounds like a good idea. Nationalism is all right as long as it doesn't get out of hand.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Unit 3: Urbanization and Industrialization
A street duo
P.S. Sorry! I don't know whats wrong with the spacing.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Unit 2: GUNS, GERMS, and STEEL
The whole big idea of Guns, Germs, and Steel came about when Jared Diamond, a wacky little scientist, that's him on the left, was researching birds in Papua, New Guinea when a local named Yali Asked hi this question: : "Why you white man have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little?" This question threw Jerry off and he began the research of haves and have not's. He came up with one answer: Geography and geographical luck.
African children
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Unit 1: Afghanistan
Back in the Afghanistan unit, I chose to research the wildlife issues of Afghanistan; more specifically, the endangered species of Afghanistan. I found out that two of the main endangered species are the Snow leopard and the Markhor.
A Snow leopard
The Snow leopard lives in the highlands of Afghanistan and the Hindu Kush in coniferous forests. They used to be hunted for their furs until law prohibited it, but poachers still hunt and illegally trade their furs. Their habitat is also at risk due to deforestation, dam projects, and lack of food sources due to similar environmental issues. There are laws protecting this species, but other than that, not much is being done to help these animals.
The other endangered species is the Markhor; that funny goat looking thing. Like the Snow leopard, they live in high regions and the Hindu Kush. They are also hunted for their long fur as well as those twisty horns. Deforestation and dam projects are limiting their living space and food sources. They are also sometimes hunted by the Snow leopard, but laws protect them from poachers. Just like the Snow leopard, they are also illegally hunted and only the hunting laws protect them.
REVISIT
Afghanistan issued its first Wildlife Hunting Ban on June 10, 2009. It banned hunting of all endangered mammals, birds, and other creatures in the region. They have also issued protection on endangered plants and other endangered species such as the Paghman salamander. They also created their first national park, Band - e - Amir, in May 2009. The park consists of waterfalls, lakes, and naturally made dams.
This info. came from:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90171390
http://www.livescience.com/animals/etc/090610-afghanistan-issue-its-first-endangered-species-list.htmlA Paghman salamander
Band - e - Amir
REFLECT
I Personally think that the fact that this country is taking steps to wildlife conservation is great, but they still have a long way to go. The endangered species list for that area is just to big, and they may have some trouble protecting all of the animals and bringing them back from the brink. I do realize, however, that there may be more important issues at hand, but they still need to revive the land that has practically been destroyed from war. I hope that they can do that, because this world is an amazing place, even if there's a barren wasteland with just a pinch of wildlife potential.