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89 people have died because of wildfires through Swaziland, Mozambique, and South Africa. The fire started last week because of hot weather., and has spread because of the strong winds. Thousands of acres of bush, land and wildlife have been destoryes along with schools, houses, and has cause many people to flee.
This article is timliness, has magnitude, and impact.
The countries of Southern Africa are in various conditions right now. An enclave is a small territory surrounded by foreign territory. Lesotho and Swaziland are both located completely within South Africa. Swaziland shares part of its border with Mozambique.
Namibia: They have gained their independence in 1990 and are a republic country.
Botswana: They have mineral resources and their economic activities are cattle ranching, and diamond mining.
Zimbabwe: They have poor economy and political instability. They have a supply of copper, gold, mines, and productive agriculture. High inflation, debts and wars hurt the economy.
Mozambique: Poorest country because of the civil war.
Madagascar: Their income comes from sugar, coffee, vanilla, and cloves.
The Comoros: It is 4 tiny islands and it suffers from lack of resources, political instability,
What are the main visual elements?
The main visual elements in this picture are the footprint, and the picture of Africa underneath it.
What issue is this political cartoon about?
That the Europeans just barged into Africa and basically just stepped on the Natives and made them get out of their own home.
What is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?
That what the Europeans did was wrong.
What evidence in the cartoon supports your opinion?
I agree with the Cartoonist that it was wrong to invade Africa for resources.
What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?
Maybe under the foot print put African's sad faces while the shoe steps on them.
Southern Africa's history began with natives, then with the Europeans. The culture in Southern Africa varies with art, language, religion, and customs. The natives in Southern Africa were The Afrikaners and the Boers, and the Zulus. The British and the Dutch and other Europeans came after the Portuguese. The Southern Africans celebrate many holidays, including Heritage Day, Christmas and more. Southern African artists paint traditional ethnics paintings. The two major languages spoken in Southern Africa are Khoisan or Bantu. Europeans are the ones who brought Christianity to Africa. Many people who do not practice Christianity practice different African religions.
1. What strategy did you use to claim land?
We looked in the atlases and on websites to see which countries had the most of petrol, iron and zinc. We also got nine dice to roll, so we tried to get the highest number possible.
2. What factors did you consider in claiming land?
How much of the 3 resources: iron, zinc and petrol the countries had.
3. Who won the Scramble for Africa?
Think think France, Germany or GB won the Scramble for Africa...
4. Who lost in the Scramble for Africa?
I think Spain, because it got the least amount of land, and only 3 dice.
In Zimbabwe and Zambia, there is a big flood at the moment. This flood has killed 21 people and left 1,000 people homeless, and it may affect the farming. The flood could lead to malaria, and cholera.
I think this story is news worthy because it affects the agriculture and it is timeliness, has magnitude, unexpectedness.
Info and pic from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7171379.stm
The physical geography in Southern Africa is varies greatly. When traveling in Southern Africa you would come across rivers, deserts and dry climates, pans, velds, plateaus and escarpments. In Southern Africa there is a river called the Okavango River. Did you know that this river's water never reaches the ocean? Instead, it make a nice home for crocodiles, zebras, lions, leopards, elephants, baboons and antelopes. Even though Southern Africa has rivers, it has a lot of dry land too. The driest part of this region is the Namib Desert. There are also many minerals found in Southern Africa. Southern Africa produces the world's most gold. It also produces diamonds, copper, platnium, uranium, copper, coal, and iron ore.
I think we can trust to "To Be A Slave" by Julius Lester. because throughout the book there are quotes and stories from people who have actually been in the situation. Also, his grandparents were slaves, so he probably heard a lot about their stories. Also, he has a lot of critical acclaim for "To Be A Slave." It is a Newbery Honor Book, and the New York Times said, "From history-and for our time-there's nothing better than Julius Lester's To Be A Slave, which offers the eloquent personal testimony of those who wore the shackles, and their flesh ripped by the lash, and suffered the most sickening outrages."
Basically, in this article "Police Drop Lesotho Bribery Probe,"explains that in Southern Africa, Mott
Macdonald from the British police, refuses to investigate because the construction company is being accused for corruption. In Africa, they want to built a dam, but that needs billions and billions of dollars. The Foreign Office declared against Mott Macdonald for this in December 2006.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7713433.stm
This news story is worthy because it is timliness, impact, can be a reference to something negative, emotions and progress.
Movement - The wheel is moving and the people at the dock are walking around.
Region - Physical: The River Thames is right there in from of it.
Human - The river is very clean, and non-polluted in the picture.
Environmental - There are boats in the water, so they are not that good for the pollution.
Location - Relative: End of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridge.
Place - Biggest ferris wheel in Europe.
pic from: http://www.world-guides.com/images/london/london_eye.jpg
I think the quote, “Violence leads to more violence,” means when you kill or hurt someone it will just lead to more fighting. You can never just fight someone and expect it to be over. Someone will get back at you and make you pay for your bad deeds. For example: 3:2:250-280 after Brutus and the other conspirators kill him, Mark Antony says an oration that makes the throng want to get revenge on the conspirators with Mark Antony. So, again, Brutus ans Cassius did a bad deed, and now Mark Antony and the city will make him pay!
I think a leader is someone who is trustworthy, experienced, open to new ideas, approachable, nice, and knowledgeable about the topic. I think some leaders in our Humanities class are: Jonathan, Jemima, Casey, Lilly, and Sami, because whenever we have Socratic Seminars, they are the ones who always lead and direct the group to new ideas. Also, I think Shri is a leader, because when we mass produced "Chubby Bear" in quarter 1, she was telling everyone what to do! I think leaders are very important because we need someone to start the group off, and for the shy people, that don't like to talk very much, they leaders can alsways ask for their opinion. That's what I think a leader is.
In South East Asia, they earned money by setting up plantation farms. In India, they has many natural resources. Which is similar to the Middle East, and Africa, where they had raw materials. In India they conquered (glory), which is similar to Africa, where they gained colonies. The methods for South East Asia were violence, which is different than Africa, where it was technology. In India it was economically, militarily, and culturally, which is kind of similar to politically and economically in the Middle East. In all four places, the changes are all different. In South East Asia, farmers got poorer, there was lots of fighting, it was European run, and there were many economical changes. In India, there was new religion, people were starving to death, and there was no Indian government, and power lines. In the Middle East, there was leadership changes. In Africa, Europe controlled most.
In first quarter, my goals were:
The main visual elements in this picture are the boss (wearing the "Capitalism" band,) the worker (wearing the "Labor" band, the money that is on the floor and falling from the worker as the boss shakes him.
The issue about this cartoon is maybe that the worker doesn't believe in Capitalism, and the boss found out, or the worker was stealing, or the boss is just greedy, and thinks he was giving the worker too much money, and wants it back.
I think the cartoonist who made this picture wanted it to illustrate how mean and selfish the managers are and how they don't give the workers the money they deserve.
I think this because the size of the laborer and the manager is very different, and because of the money.
Maybe the cartoonist could include the working conditions by having the work station in the background.
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My goals that I set at the beginning of the year were to expand my knowledge about geography. Specifically, countries and where they are located. Secondly, my goal was to expand my vocabulary by reading 15 minutes each night.
I think that I have to still work on my geography. I can do that my constantly looking at the map, and doing "Weekly Geography" in Humanities.
I think I am reaching my second goal. I am reading 15 minutes a night. Also, I will continue to do the vocabulary in Humanities.
The Industrial Revolution has many positive and negative effects.
Positive Effects:
· During the Industrial Revolution many new inventions were invented, which we have today.
· It increased the living standards for people.
· In New England the machines were water powered which is good because they don’t need to produce the water, it’s natural.
· The commodity made things cheaper.
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Negative Effects:
· Many people died because they could not support their family.
· Women had to work in factories, but they were not paid, because they were paid as a family with the husband.
· Children had to work because they were smaller, weren’t paid, and easily beaten.
· In New England the machines were water powered which is bad because it pollutes the river, and the water might run out.
On the twenty-first of August our Humanities class did and activity called the factory game. We had to pretend we were peasants in the 1700's. It was our younger sisiter/brother's birthday, and we had to come up with something to give them, with very limited supplies. I found this activity very fun and not at all pressuring . On the next day, we did an activity along the same lines, called factory game 2. Now, once we had chosen a favorite gift, Mr Coyle told us that now we had become a factory. Our mission was to make as many of those bears as we possibly could in 45 minutes. I have never before experienced such a crazy, overwhelming, pressurizing task. We weren't allowed to talk, take our time, relax OR EVEN BREATHE! We divided ourselves into groups of people who cut, glue, and color. I preferred the Factory Game 1 by far!
In Humanities class today we did a factory activity. We had to imagine we were peasants and it was our younger siblings' birthday, and we had to make something for him or her out of cut our pieces of paper. I am planning to make a box for my younger sister, so that she can piut her belongings in it. I think this wasa good activity because it taught me that peasants really have no money to buy anything, and everything must be made by hand.
My favorite rollercoaster is in Euro Disney. It's called Crush's Coaster. I remember so clearly the first time I went on it. I wasn't scared because the rollercoaster was based on Finding Nemo, because Crush is a turle in that movie, and Nemo is an animated children's movie. Me, my brother and my parents hopped into a a shell shaped car. I knew it would be fast though, because there was a height limit. My brother just made it. The coaster stared, slow and steady, into a dark tunnel. I couldn't see a thing. Suddenly, we drop down and down, thinking wenever stop. Our shell crashes down and speeds away. We ride slow now, looking around. There's a gigantic shark staring at us, named Bruce. We slowly enter a room full of jellyfish hanging from the ceiling. Their tenticles almost long enough to swipe over our heads... and ZOOOOOM.We jet into a big room full of nemo characters and twirl around, and then drop again. Now we're backwards, having no idea what's coming towards us. We climb up a big escalator, hoping that this is our last fall. By now, I am having so much fun, but I'm a little scared about how this is going to end... I look ahead trying to figure out where the path leads. But it's pitch dark. Now my brother is holding onto my waist feeling scared. I take a deep breath as we slowly come to a stop at the top of the escalator. 1, 2, 3, WHOOSH! We fall down. My stomach keeps going flip-flop flip-flop. We come to an abrupt stop. It's over. I thoroughly enjoyed that rollercoaster, because of the decorations and the thrill!
I think the quote "Necessity is the Mother of Invention," means that whatever you want to create, needs the right supplies. If you have the right materials, then they will give birth to the invention. I think people invent things because they want their life to be easier. For example, people could have sent messages to one and other by horses, but then somebody invented the telephone, because they wanted sending messages to be easier.
Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25452104@N04/2404258455/
I learn best by visually seeing and doing things. After that I think I am a kinesthetic learner. I like to see how to do something, and once I think I know it, I want to try it out to see if I got it right. Mr Coyle can help me learn most effectively in the classroom by explaining something different ways in case I don't understand.
Question 1: What were two highlights from the first week of school?
Answer 1: The two highlights for me from the the first week of school were having great teachers and enjoying all my classes.
Question 2: What is your first impression of Humanities?
Answer 2: My first impression of Humanities was very good. I liked my teacher and the atmosphere of the classroom. It made me feel like this year in Humanities is going to be great!
Queation 3: What are two goals you have for this quarter in Humanities?
Answer 3: My first goal is to expand my knowledge about geography. Specifically, countries and where they are located. My second goal to to expand my vocabulary which I will do by reading 15 minutes every night.
At my old school, ASL, I had a gang. My gang consisted of Maddie, Sydney, Claire, and Jillian. I had a lot of friends, but these ones were the ones I was closest to.
Maddie was my best friend. I liked her because she was funny, crazy, nice, and easy to talk to. We shared a lot of hobbies and interests.
Sydney and I were really really close. We had loads of classes together and always shared laughs. She was funny, too and was always caring.
Claire was a perfectionist. She was very into her grades and school. But when she get hyper and crazy, there was no stopping her! She was very supportive and kind.
Jillian was so much fun! She was always in a kooky and wacky mood! It was always fun being around her!