Leadership

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.

Imperialism

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.

Quarter 2 Goals and evaluation of Quarter 1 Goals

In first quarter, my goals were:

• To expand my knowledge about geography, where countries are located.
• To expand my vocabulary.

I think that I haven't really met my first goal because I haven't been working on geography as much as I wanted to.
I think I have met my second goal, because I now read for 30 minutes every night, and look up words I do not know.
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This quarter my goals are:

• Really understand Imperialism, I can do this by taking good notes and asking questions.
• To improve my study skills, by using the study guide.
• Do my homwork the day it is assigned.