humanities 8 garrett

What is power??

2009-05-18T06:34:00.001-07:00

As the dictionary says, “Power is a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence”. Power takes many forms, comes from many places, and is measured in many ways.
Almost everything happens with the influence of power; power has caused all the big events in the past such as the industrial revolution, WWI, WWII, the Cold War, imperialism, the Russian revolution and much more.
Without power, many countries wouldn’t have industrialized and made as money, notice how the powerful countries industrialized and how they industrialized first. WWI; all the countries went into the war trying to take over land and gain power, they fought because of power. Again, notice how the leading forces of WWI were the most powerful. Same thing with WWII, Nazi Germany wanted to take over Europe and get lots of power. Germany was close to doing this because they were so powerful. The cold war was between the powerful countries and was caused and escalated by trying to be the most powerful. The outcomes of these wars also relates to power, the powerful countries came out strong and continued to be strong and to be world leaders. Imperialism; this was caused by the most powerful nations taking advantage and taking over the less powerful countries such as Africa. In conclusion, power is a big factor that can influence great decisions.

PoP reflection

2009-05-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

From the population project I learned many things. First of all I learned a lot about my topic, (wealth and family planning use). Second, I learned how to conduct an interview and take good notes. Finally I learned how to write a data analysis. From the population project I learned a lot that will help me in the future. For example, if I need to conduct and interview for data in the future I will know how. Also in the future knowing how to write a good data analysis will help me.

globaization net effects

2009-05-03T00:07:00.000-07:00

I think the net effect of globalization has both a positive and negative effect on the world today.
I think globalization has a positive effect on the world, because it allows more jobs for countries such as India and china. Secondly, globalization spreads cultures and foreign ideas. For example, American restaurants such as McDonalds are introduced in India, the Indians like it because it has good food and the company McDonalds enjoys this because this brings in more money. Finally globalization has a positive effect on the world, because it allows all the countries to communicate and work together easier. As you can see, globalization has a positive effect on the world, and allows countries to unite.
Also I think globalization is leaving negative effect on the world today for many reasons. My first reason is jobs are lost due to outsourcing, and off shoring. This leaves people homeless and without a job especially in America. My second reason that globalization can be bad, is that the poor just get left behind and get poorer. My last reason why globalization is bad is lots of cultures get ruined. For example, now in India not many people still wear the traditional clothing. People are now wearing western clothing.

Cartoon Analysis

2009-04-19T22:17:00.000-07:00

1. The main visual elements in this cartoon are the two parents and the kid.
2. This cartoon is about how people are using technology for everything
3. I think that the cartoonist thinks that kids don't tell their parents enough about school, and that now you can find almost everything using technology.
4. I can infer that the cartoonist feels this way, because instead of the son just talking the the father, the father could go online.
5. I'm doing the same thing as the little kid is doing
6. It relates, because in our future there will be even more use of technology
7. The people could be using some sort of technology.

Work Plan

2009-04-12T20:21:00.000-07:00

For Monday, i would like to finish gathering my information.

For Tuesday, i want to put my info on note cards, and maybe make some questions for my interview.

For Wednesday, i want to finish my outline of my research paper.

For Thursday, i want to make a draft for my data analysis.

For Friday, i would like to start a draft on my research paper and finish interview questions.

Technology

2009-03-22T20:08:00.000-07:00

Technology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means. I would say the top 5 most important technologies are phones, computers, cars, electricity and airplanes. I think these because without these technologies life would be much harder. I think the least important technologies are i pods, lawn mowers, toasters, TV's and blow dryers. I believe that these are the least important, because these technologies are not serving a great need. AES has the correct technology which really helps the students get there work done efficiently. In conclusion technology can help greatly or it can serve almost no point.

Kurt Vonnegut

2009-03-19T20:40:00.000-07:00

Even though I do love the damn fool computer, i agree with Kurt Vonnegut.I strongly agree that we the people should be doing the becoming, not the technology doing the becoming. I also agree with Kurt Vonnegut's story, "Harrison Bergeron" because I do think that if people take being equal to the extreme, the world could turn the way it did in the book. Also, I agree that computers can "brainwash" you like in "Euphio". I agree because some people get really interested in them, and always use them. Over all agree with Kurt Vonnegut, but i love computers- i am a hypocrite.

Victory

2009-03-19T07:46:00.000-07:00

We set our tactics
They set their guard
We mustered our strength, and prepared to enter “no mans land”
They began with a blitz
We met their assault, with our own barrage
They mobilized their forces
We defended against their raid, and exploited their weakness
Their guard fell
We pierced their shield and victory was ours…
…we are the soccer champions!

Goal Update

2009-03-16T00:22:00.000-07:00

My last quarters goals were get an A in AR because that really helps my grade, to prepare better for Socratic seminars, and to talk less in class because i need to be more respectful to my teachers and my peers.
I think I completed these goals pretty well, i got an A+ in AR. Also, i got much better grades on my Socratic seminars because I prepared. My last goal was to talk less in class, i think i improved that but I can still do better in the future.
For fourth quarter i would again like to talk less in class. Also, i would like to finish my population project before it is due, (not at the last minute) and i would like to try and study more for test through out the whole week,(not just study the night before).

Oxymoron

2009-03-09T00:33:00.000-07:00

Holy war is just as much as an oxymoron as jumbo shrimp. I think this because being holy is generally peaceful and sacred, and war is definitely not sacred or peaceful. There are so many holy wars, because people think that god wants them to fight, or that they are fighting for god. Holy wars are mostly fought because of religious conflicts and disagreements. I still do not find this a reasonable excuse to fight. I think everyone should have their own opinion and shouldn’t have fight about it.

will there be a ww3 in my life time?

2009-02-22T21:08:00.000-08:00

I think there will not be a WW3 in my lifetime. I think this because there have already been two world wars and people know what they are like. Most of these people know how terrible war is and would defiantly not want to get in to another one, many people die in these wars and for most countries war messes up the economy and overall leaves the country in ruins. For example, after WW2 almost all countries in Europe were destroyed in bad shape.
My second reason why there will not be a WW3 is that war has developed. When I say developed I mean weapons of mass destruction have been made, and if many atomic bombs are used it would definitely destroy the world and nobody wants that to happen. War has become much faster and takes less time to eliminate entire countries (especially with these big bombs that are being discovered). In conclusion, I think there will not be a WW3 in my lifetime, because people understand how terrible war is and war has “developed” into something

Question:

2009-02-18T04:17:00.000-08:00

The question I will be answering is, “Would our understanding of the Holocaust be quite the same if Anne Frank had not taken a small plaid diary into hiding with her?” I would have to say yes and no. yes it does, because with her writing it shows what it was like in person and the emotions of a Jewish girl in hiding. It’s better than just an outsider’s view of guessing what it would have been like. Also she tells about how a lot of Jewish families went through in order to hide from the German soldiers. I would say no, because there was other evidence about how the holocaust was, and she didn’t say that much about what the German soldiers would do to her. Over all, she did shared a significant amount of information about the holocaust but with, or without the diary the understanding would be about the same.

letter of ww2

2009-02-17T08:04:00.001-08:00

147 Einshvine Lane Poland town 12345
August 1st, 1939

Dear Sarah,
The German troops are not being as cooperative as they said in the beginning of the war. Today they took my boots and my good jacket and in return they gave me old clothes from dead soldiers. Also, the German soldiers get a lot more food including vodka. All the Italian soldiers get is a piece of brot, potatoes and wurst. Recently they have been killing many of my fellow Italian soldiers because they asked for as many rights as the Germans. Finally they have been talking many Italian boys as soldiers and forced workers. I’m beginning to get worried they are going to break the treaty and invade Italy. I am very scared and don’t know If I can go on any longer. They work us very hard.
A week ago we invaded Poland with about 1.8 million troops using blitzkrieg. I was in the panzer division to finish off anything that lived. We had to go through every settlement and burn it down because they support the Soviets. Also in the settlements we had to send all the Jews to concentration camps where they would kill all young children, elderly people, and adults with children. They keep the fit adults to work. We also sent most teenage boys to work camps to build ports and air bases. I don’t like having to kill innocent people, especially the women and children. Even though Britain and France had declared war on Germany on September 3rd the Poles received no help. I’m also afraid that the allied forces are going to attack from the west, while the poles hold a defensive campaign. The poles are very weak and the axis powers are easily taking over Poland (the pole’s Calvary is nothing compared to the Germans tanks. Lately I have been thinking about running away, that would almost guarantee death.
I miss you and all the family so much, I hope the farm is doing okay without me. I will try and come home soon after the axis powers win the war.
Sincerely, Domenico Musso

A Recipe for World War Two

2009-02-11T07:16:00.000-08:00

•First add three tablespoons of an unjust Versailles treaty and a failed league of nations

•Then, heat up some angry Germans in a small pan until their economy crashes into desperation

•Quickly mix together communism and fascism until it catches on fire

•Then, sauté France and great Britain appeasing Hitler until they realized he was a liar

•After, grill Germany Japan and Italy forming the axis of power

•Finally, bake Nazi Germany’s continuing aggression towards the Jews…

If you follow these steps, your result will be World War Two!

-Garrett parker

animal farm comparison

2009-02-09T06:48:00.000-08:00

I definatly liked the animal farm book alot more than the animal farm movie.i liked the book more, mainly because it was alot more descriptive and convincing. i thought the movie was very poorly made for many reasons, such as how the anials spoke and all the sound effects. Also it would have been better if it also showed the other commandments being broken (into more depth, not just showing the pigs with cloths on). The movie could have also followd the story line a little more exactly.
As i observed from the movie, some things were different. for example, boxer did not get hurt because a boulder fell on him, also after the animals looked into the window at the end they did not attack the humans/pigs. As you can see i liked the animal farm book much more, and the movie was not exactly alike to the book.

my character

2009-02-02T01:26:00.000-08:00

In animal farm i am least like Benjamin. Firstly because i am not very old, also because he is kind of passive and doesn't get involved, but i do get involved with problem (I stand for what I think). I am not like him because he is very wise and I am not very wise. Finally i am not very critical, and he criticizes a lot of things.

animal farm

2009-01-26T21:21:00.000-08:00

I think the book animal farm compares to injustice because the pigs are getting all the milk and the good apples, and no other animal gets the milk or apples. Animal farm also compares to self determination because all the animals are self determined to run the farm, and to keep the farmers away. Finally the book compares to tyranny because the farmer was being tyrannical when he was making the animals work and taking their products. For example he would take the cow’s milk and the hen’s eggs.

poem pictures

2009-01-20T06:29:00.000-08:00

http://us.altermedia.info/images/WW1.jpg
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/images/trenchPA_468x607.jpg
http://wwii.ca/photos/vimy/vimy_18.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/British_Mark_I_male_tank_Somme_25_September_1916.jpg
http://www.kommiss.com/images/KategorienfotoWh.jpg

Poem

2009-01-20T06:24:00.000-08:00

Who amI?

I am the wars to end all wars
I am 70 million casualties
I am peace treatys
I am new technologies
I am Eastern and Western fronts
I am the Alliance and the Central powers
I am the assassination of duke Ferdinand
I am the unstable nations left after the war
I am broken alliances
I am trench warfare
I am no mans land
I am economic imperialism
I am balance of power
I am barbed wire
I am terrible conditions
I am lost battles
I am disease and plague
I am 20 million civilions and soldiers killed-
I AM… World War I

Would I go to War?

2009-01-18T19:17:00.000-08:00

i would only join the army if the US was in a war and needed help. but i would probably not enter a war such as the Iraqi war where we the Americans have messed it up.
i would join the army because it is very patriotic to my country and is a very honorable job. Also, i would get paid or the army could pay for my college. finally i would join the army because you would learn discipline and life skills for the future references. in conclusion i would probably join the army if the US was in a big war, because there are many things that can be gained.

cartoon feedback

2009-01-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

The main visual elements are all of the people from different countries. This cartoon is about all the people in WW1 making alliances. I think the cartoonist is saying that there are to many alliances being made, and some countries such as the Uk and Austrial Hungry are making so many alliances. I think he is trying to make this point by showing some countries shake with 4 arms and their feet as well. The cartoonist could have made this cartoon more persuavsive by having a caption about the cartoon underneath. This cartoon relates to the Great Powers game because so many people made alliances in the game, just like this cartoon.

Game

2009-01-10T21:54:00.000-08:00

I was the U.K. i thougt it was alot of fun to build my own empire. The U.S. and the U.K. had the most advantages, they had the most money to begin with and more armys, navys, industries and colonies. Our empire was always was nearly always the strongest and people were afraid.
In the long run building industries was more important, because you coluld double those every round and with that money you could buy lots of other things and in bigger quantities. I did well organizing my master plan with aysha and keeping my empire really strong. I would have attacked italy in the end, because if I did that germany would have helped me and after we defeated them I could have easily killed germany.
My alliances were trustworthy and helped me...until i killed them.
Threee things I learned was to never trust anyone, have no mercy, and to think out what you are doing before you do it.

Goal Update

2009-01-05T19:15:00.000-08:00

My goals for last quarter were to prepare better for socratic seminars, get an A in AR, and to study more over the course of the week. i think i have done a good job on doing better with these 3 things. I did get an A in ar and i did study more which helped me with my test grades. my other goal about the socratic seminars was not measureable because we had none.
my new goals for this quarter are to get an A in AR because that really helps my grades, to prepare better for socratic seminars, and to talk less in class because i need to be more respectful to my teachers and my peers.

2008-12-10T06:38:00.000-08:00

The two main visual elements of this cartoon are the outline of Africa and the big old footprint over it. I think this cartoon is meant to symbolize how Africa has been treated, for example it looks like the Europeans came in and trampled and ruined Africa. The land under the boot print looks all infertile and cracked, just like Africa's economy and environment after the Europeans colonized most of Africa. it looks like the cartoonist feels that the Europeans "stepped all over Africa" and damaged it. He most likely has a negative opinion on imperialism. Another way he could have enhanced his message about colonialism, is he could have put images of suffering African people under the footprint or he could have shown cracks or Africa shattering.

West africa today

2008-11-19T05:44:00.000-08:00

West africa has a very vast range of countries. Some have very strong economies/political parties, but some others have very poor and corrupt economies/political parties. For example Nigeria has a very strong economy and a population of over 130 million people, they also have a pretty strong going political party. But Sierra Leon has a very poor economy and a corrupt political party mainly because they have been in a civil war for years, thus messing up the country. Although some countries have rich economies and political parties and some dont, almost all economies in West Africa have an oil based economy.

West africa current event

2008-11-18T04:18:00.000-08:00

This west african news story from Nigeria is mainly about "slave" trafficking infants and kids. About how they did/how its done, and how the police caught them. Also, some stories about the captured people by the group.
This artical is important mainly because it raises awarness about the terrible child trafficking that is going on is Nigeria, and just to tell people that this is happening in africa. Also to inform people that this has been stopped mostly in Nigeria.

West Africa history

2008-11-17T01:44:00.000-08:00

West Africa has a very diverse culture, religion, people, language, clothing, family and way of building homes. For example in west africa the religions vary from Anism to Christianity and Islam. Also, there cultures reflect influences like from traditional African, European, culture and Islamic. Clothing families and homes, because of influence such as religion and climate. People and language, because it depends on what type of ethnic group your in (Hausa, fauni, yoruba, and Igbo).
Europeans had a big effect on west africa by colonizing and politically re-layed out the region of Africa, the west africans were not happy about this.

The Scramble Of Africa

2008-11-15T08:59:00.000-08:00

My group tried to take over the places that had natural resources such as rivers, and also places other groups wanted so they would trade us for better land that we wanted. I think we won, because we did all the things that were are tasks on our card and claimed almost the most land on the map. I think spain lost, mainly because they had a big disadvantage of only rolling three dice, and out of these dice two fell of the table. Also, they didn't take over that much land,

West Africa 2

2008-11-13T05:37:00.000-08:00

This news story from Ghana (west africa), is about hundreds of moslim and christian women have gone on a proccession trying to get a peaceful electon on december first. They want a peaceful election so their children can have a good life and so someone can get into office peacfully.
This story about west africa in ghana is very important, because it shows that lots of people want a peaceful election in ghana, and it show that the people are concerned about it. Also, it informs the reader that people want a peaceful election, but most importantly the election is coming up soon.

west africa paragraph

2008-11-12T20:07:00.001-08:00

I think this news story is definately news worthy especially for soccer lovers. this news story is important, because soccer is the national sport of most of west Africa, and Samuel Eto'o is one of the best players from west Africa. Also this is news worthy, because it informs who one the game and who scored. As you can see, this news story is very important.

south west africa

2008-11-11T19:51:00.000-08:00

West Africa has a pretty important physical geography. it consists of two main physical features, the Niger River and many plains and high lands. West Africa has very distinct climate and vegetation zones. They vary from arid in the north to tropical in the south. Also, west Africa has great minerals and natural resources which may one day help the economies in the region.

to be a slave

2008-11-10T21:24:00.001-08:00

I would believe that this book, "to be a slave" is trust worthy because it has excerpts from former slaves. Also, the author was really into the civil rights movement, so he must have lots of relevant facts. Finally the book has been published, publishers would not publish a book that had incorrect information.

west africa news

2008-11-10T06:35:00.000-08:00

Samuel Eto'o a Cameroonian player for Barcelona, scored an amazing four goals in a game against Valladolid on Saturday night (November 8) . The striker scored all of these goals before the half time break and left the field to a standing ovation. He told reporters: "I did my job, which is to push the ball in. The team played fantastically." He was awardeed the team ball after the game.

MR HELP

2008-11-07T00:18:00.002-08:00

- this picture uses movement, because the people probably came to this temple from somewhere else.
- region, because it represents Indias physical characteristics.
- human/ environment, because the stone had to be moved from somewhere else
- location, because its relatively located in south india
- place, because not very many places look like this and its over 1,000 years old

does violence turn to more violence

2008-11-02T19:38:00.000-08:00

I would say most of the time violence turns to more violence. For example, after Julius Caesar gets killed a civil war starts. As you can see a simple killing of one man could resort in a war where thousand of men die. I also think that violence could turn to peace. For example in world war 2 by defeating Hitler, most of Europe was at peace.

for the good of rome

2008-10-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

If i were Brutus i would probably side with the good of rome over the friendship of Julius Ceaser. i think this because its either one person gets effected, (Julius Ceaser) or all of the people in rome get effected by Julius ceacer's leadership. For example, on page 49 brutus expresses his thoughts on how julius ceaser would effect rome. Also, Julius Ceaser could mis use his power and use the military to gain even more power. For example, people talk about how ceaser is not trust worthy and might abuse his power.

Grade update

2008-10-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

My first goal was to talk less in class and i think i have done a good job with that, but occasionally i will accidentally forget. My second goal was to get an A in AR, and i did get an A in AR so i have achieved that goal. as you can see i have pretty much accomplished my goals for quarter one!
Three new goals for quarter two would be to prepare for Socratic seminars, because in the past i have not prepared for them very well, so i haven't gotten good grades for them. my second goal for quarter two is to get another A in AR because that really helps my grade. my third goal is to study a little over the course of the week, not just the night before, i think this would really help my test grades. ;)

Political cartoon

2008-09-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

I think the main visual elements of this cartoon are the fat capitalist man and the little laborer, because they are the center of attention. What the polotical cartoon is about is, that in capitalism there are really rich and greedy people represented by the fat man. Also there are extremely poor and starving laborers that are taken advantage over by the rich people, represented by the small guy getting robbed by the fat capitalist man. I think the cartoonists view of capitalism is pretty bad because he clearly shows that the little laborers have no power and that the rich business men take complete advantage over them. The cartoonist could have added a bit more about how terrible the laborers life is and how little money he makes.

Goal Update

2008-09-08T00:21:00.000-07:00

My first goal was to talk less during class, and i think i have done a pretty good job of not talking while the teacher is talking, but still every once in a while i will accidentally. My second goal was to get an A in a.r. and so far i don't have any points because i haven't taken any quizes, but i plan to take some after school or during lunch.

Buy low sell high

2008-09-04T06:03:00.000-07:00

The investment tip "buy low sell high" means that in the stock market you should buy the stock when it doesn,t cost that much money, and wait to sell it when the stock price gets a lot higher. This tip is very important, because if you correctly do this you can make a big profit.

The Net Effect

2008-09-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

The positives are that lots of people got employed at the factory's, there was a lot faster production of the commodities, people moved around more and there was a lot more use of technology.

The negatives are that a lot of farmers lost their jobs, people were getting sick, and the pollution was terrible. Also, people got kicked off

http://forquignon.com/history/global/industrial
_revolution/factory_town.jpgtheir land and
weren't getting payed enough.

Game day 2

2008-08-24T01:56:00.000-07:00

On the second day we chose the best product out of all the products the class made, and we chose a pig made by Nikaya. Then we were told to make as many pigs as we could together working in a group. we made an essembly line of peple with specialized jobs, like cutters, gluers, colorers etc... in the beginning the production was very slow but then, the production of pigs was really fast. Over all we made lots more pigs than one person could by them self. But they were not nearly as good quality as the first pig that was specially made by Nikaya.

Game day1

2008-08-24T01:45:00.000-07:00

When we made our gifts from a piece of paper it took a fairly long time to make but it was pretty good quality. It was kind of like i was a craftsman, that made a specialized one of a kind product.

Rollercoaster

2008-08-20T05:06:00.000-07:00

Rollercoaster

Kudunk, kudunk, kudunk, we slowly went up the track, I grasped the cold metal bar in front of me, getting ready to start the huge drop . Everything went quite the second we were at the edge… the screams began as the cart started to tip and my neck snapped back as we went flying down the 80 degree drop. The crisp wind was whipping by my face so fast it burned, and my stomach felt as If it was going to flip inside out. All I could here was the dramatic screaming of most girls and a couple of teenagers shouting, “No hands”. As we finished the drop half of the people were cheering for more but the other half looked like they were going to be sick.

mother necessities

2008-08-18T20:32:00.000-07:00

What does the phrase, “necessities are the mother of invention” mean? Please include at least three good examples to support your thinking.

I think that this phrase means that if there’s a need then somebody will invent it. For example, there was a need to make cotton faster, so somebody invented the cotton gin. Another example was the telephone. There was a need to talk to people faster than going over to each others house, so the telephone was invented so people could communicate a lot faster. Also, it took a long time to make clothing, because it was being sewed by hand, so Elias invented a sewing machine that could make the product a lot faster.

2008-08-17T22:36:00.000-07:00

How I Learn Best

What kind of learner are you? I learn best kinesthetically, (by working with a partner, or in a group. I don’t learn very well from listening to long lectures. I also learn well if someone shows/gives an example or shows me how to do it first.

What can I do to help you learn most effectively in this class? You can help me by not giving long lectures, and giving good instruction before giving assignments. Also, making learning a fun and enjoyable experience helps me to actually try my best. That sounds funny :)

Answers

2008-08-13T05:12:00.000-07:00

What were two highlights from the first week of school? my first highlight was seeing all my friends after summer, and then probably seeing my new schedule and meeting my new teachers.

What was your first impression of humanities? I thought that it was going to be a good year, because i got the teacher that i wanted and a lot of my friends were in my class.

What are two goals you have for this quarter? My first goal is to talk less during class, and my second goal is to get an A in A.R.

My Gang

2008-08-12T00:49:00.000-07:00

I would consider my friends as my gang.Whos in my gang would be Alex g, Conor, Adi, Sam g, Petr, kris, Sam R, Scott, Dylan, Travis, Aysha, Alice, Sophia, Lily, Michaela, and chloe. i consider them my gang, because they are my good friends and will always be there for me. Also, when I'm upset i can talk with them, and they can talk with me. On weekends we hang out and have fun together. so you can probably see why we are a gang.