Essay Test Question: The Great Awakening

The Great Awakening is a very good title to describe the religious awakening that occured during the 1730s through 1740s in the colonies. The colonies had been ravaged by the liberalist ideas and heresies including the doctrines of the Arminians. Some churches decided that church membership did not require spiritual conversion. The Great Awakening was, in essense, a break from the old religious ways and a step in the direction of new and somewhat frightening ways. When I say frightening, I mean the sermons given by the much fabled Johnathan Edwards, an accomplished and strong speaking preacher.
The Great Awakening started in Northampton, MA by the great preacher, Johnathan Edwards. He would preach with the thought that everyone was a God's mercy and that sinners were to die eternally in hell. Contrasting to Johnathan Edwards was George Whitefield who took up a different style of preaching. He preached about heaven, the need for the conversion and to be saved. Whitefield would have thousands of people weeping at his sermons and many people converted spiritually. These were the men the greatly ignited the Great Awakening.
The Great Awakening, in my opinion, contributed in a big way to the idea of separation of church and state. First, people were tired of the government having control over what people believe, who they should worship, and what religious denomination they belong to. The Great Awakening was a period of time where religion was everything and government came in second. People were starting to have different ideas about religion and in this process, the separation of church and state was blown out of proportion. Just think, people had these inspirational preachers who preached about the importance of good works and converting spiritually. Do you think that these people wanted government(of all things) interfering with their worship. This is evident in clergymen not being able to hold political office. If religion cannot interfere with government, then government cannot interfere with religion. The people knew this when they worshiped and if the government tried to make them become part of a certain religion, what do you think the people will be thinking...That the government should not have any control of which religion they belong to, because people pick their religion, religion does not pick them.

American Postcard

Track 15- We Didn't Start the Fire/ Billy Joel

Date:2001
This song is really a list including people and events that happened during Billy Joel's lifetime. Harry Truman was president the year Billy Joel was born, 1945. Harry Truman is the first word in the song. The singer sings the song in a historical perspective while building up to present day. I believe this is a story that happened in Billy Joel's life. I personally enjoy listening to this song because it is rock n roll and it has a catchy beat. This song also has a quick tempo and I like that in a song. This song helps us know that the United States has been through many hard time since WWII.

Track 14- The Hands That Built America

Date:2003
This song is about how different races of people help build America. It talks about building buildings and it also talks about 9/11 in the last verse: "There's a cloud on the New York skyline
Innocence dragged across a yellow line". This song has a very strong meaning to it and I believe it was written after the events happened therefore giving us a historical perspective of the United States. This song helps a person understand that America was not only built by Europeans but a whole list of races. I thought this song was ok and I think it could have been less slow.

Track 13- The Times They Are A-Changin/ Bob Dylan

Date:1964
This song is about how things like government are changing. If you cannot help with anything then do not get in the way. If you are old and frail and cannot offer any assistance and help, then don't bother trying. You will only be in the way. The young are ready to work and the old are too slow to help. The times are a changing. This is a classic country song and I like the words to the song but not the genre. This song helps us learn about the history of the US because the elders used to be respected and were the workhorses, but now the young are more capable of doing the work. The times they are a-changin'.

Track 12- Youngstown/ Seal

Date:1995
This song is about how the machines were changing the world in the 1800's. The singer tells us that the soot and clay from the chimneys of the houses and factories coated the sky. I believe that the songwriter is writing about the history of the United States maybe during Industrial Revolution. I do not entirely like this style of music but the words have a good bit of meaning to them. This song allows us to learn that since the 1800's till now, pollution is a major issue. The more a country industrializes, the more pollution there will be.

Track 11- A Change is Gonna Come/ Seal

Date:1964
This song is about a man who is struggling to live his hard life in a tent by a river. The song is very slow, but stresses the point that a change is gonna come. This is what the Pilgrims had to live like for their first couple of years. They knew it was going to be a hard life at first and there would be much suffering. However, they probably thought that there would be good times coming. I like the beat of this song and the singer is good so I guess I can say I like this song. It has a strong meaning.

Track 10- Strange Fruit (1939) Single Version/ Billie Holliday

Date: 1939
I believe this song is about a bitter and strange fruit that no on likes and will soon rot away. It may be an African American that has been hanged or lynched because it mentions burning flesh. The tone of this song is very dark and in a minor key I believe. I did not particularly like this song because it was a little too strange for me. This song may show us that American history had its Dark Ages but I am not entirely sure that is what this song means.

Track 9- Do Re Me (live)/ Ani DeFranco

Date:2000
This song is about how if a person is going to California from the East, the they better have the right attitude. The singer takes the listener as she speeds up and slows down the song. She is the one in control. I do not really enjoy country music and this song fits under country music. This song shows how people expanded to California because it was so beautiful.

Track 8- Jesus Christ/ Woody Guthrie

Date:1940's
This song is about Jesus' life and how he ended up being crucified on the cross. The singer is not that good, but instead really talks his way through the song. I do not entirely like this song because it has a bad singer. This song tells that if Jesus were to preach now like he did 2000 years agos, he would be nailed on the cross again. We Americans do not like anything out of the ordinary and anyone who decides to go around this rule will be hushed. They seem to only cause a stir of emotions in people for the good or bad.

Track 7- Paddy's Lament/ Sinead O Connor

Date:2006
The singer describes a person in hunger and poverty. How they lived on a farm and then departed from that. This song is about the Mayflower's voyage to America because England was full of war and poverty. The singer has a good voice and adds an accent to it. This adds to the effect that these people of Europe were ready for a change and serious about leaving to America. I am reminded of Justing Beiber when I hear this singer's voice. This song pretty much gives the listeners the reason why people moved to America.

Track 6- Hard Times Come Again No More

Date:2010
This song is about how life is full of pleasures, but is also full of sorrow and hard times. But, there is a way through the hard times and there will be happiness again. The singer does a good job portraying the message that " hard times will come again no more" through her beautiful voice. I enjoy the ups and downs of this song. This song helps us understand that the Pilgrims first few years were full of suffering, anguish, and death. However, settlement out of scratch with the help of the Indians.

Track 5- Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

Date:1990
This song is about how a soldier went off to war and left his lover behind. This singer and songwriter offers the listener the historical perspective of how a lover typically acted when their husband went to war. It is short song but has a strong meaning but it is not my style of music. This song allows us to learn that that is what probably typical of a man to go to war and leave someone behind that is dear to them. This is probably an example of what happened in King Philip's War to the New Englanders.

Track 4- Brave Wolfe

Date:2007
This song is about the death of British General James Wolfe in Quebec in 1759. This is told in which the songwriter uses speed, tempo, and harmony to create this fastpaced music battle between the violin and trumpet. I think it is a great representation of the battle General Wolfe fought outside fortress walls where he died. This song allows me to learn that war found itself outside of the "U.S" like in Quebec. I do not really like this style of music so I do not really think much of it.

Track 3- Shaman's Call/ R. Carlos Nakai

Date:2004
The artist in this song is attempting to bring back the music from Ancient Indians in my opinion. He is playing tunes that are from the Mayflower Period and beyond. The song is very repetitive making it seem that Indian music is repetitive which it is. I enjoy the soothing calmness of this song and think about many different things when I listen to this track. This song could put me to sleep if I really listened hard.

Track 2- Apache Indian Drums(Sedona)/ American Indian Music

Date:
In this this song, the artist is trying to tell and perform the way Indian music was played a very long time ago. He wants the people to know how the drums played a role in everyday life including festive dances to ceremonial deaths/ powwows. This is what happened in the 16th and 17th centuries in American when the Indians danced their dances and the drums were playing. Mary Rowlandson describes this during her captivity with the Narragansetts. I like this song because it has a very nice drum beat throughout the song and never strays from the first drum beat played.

Track 1- Anon: Virgen Madre De Dios/ SAVAE

Date: 1990s
I believe that they tried to accomplish the recreation of the music of newly converted Christian Indians. The original creations dated back to the 16th and 17th centruies, a time when the Europeans were still exploring and discovering parts of America. This music was passed down by Indian's oral tradition as was the New Englanders story of the Mayflower. I do not listen to this music very much...well ever, but it is interesting how the voices of the males and females clash to create a very calming harmony.

Answers to Discussion Questions

1. I believe that the Pilgrims wanted to isolate themselves from England and start this tight-knit community of Puritan believers. They did not want to go looking for treasure and things of that nature, but they would need the Indians help to survive in this new environment. The Pilgrims were expected to be loyal to each other and work together as well. They believed that God would show them the way into becoming a working society. This means that there relationship with the Indians must be a lasting one because the Indians were the key to the New Englanders survival.

3. I believe that America wants to forget all of the suffering that happened to get to Plymouth Rock and the First Thanksgiving. So many people died in the first few years. Americans tend to shy away from the idea of suffering and death and open up to the idea of happiness and celebration.

4. The New Englanders were, in essence, buying the Pokanoket's land until there would be no more Pokanoket land to buy. The New Englanders were using every possible excuse to get the Native American land for much less that it was worth. If they mights have left the Pokanoket's land alone and stop executing Native Americans unjustly, then maybe there might have been a chance to stop the war. However, the New Englanders were greedy and wanted to rid the Indians of their own land. These unjust actions sparked unwanted reactions with the younger Indians of the region and the older Pokanokets had a war on their hands that they did not even want to have.

5. Squanto must have been a very intelligent man. He almost brought an end to the Native Americans/ New Englanders alliance. He would have had ally turning on ally and Native Americans fighting each other. He wanted the supreme sachem of the region, Massasoit, dead so that he would be the next in line. However, he left too many loopholes and minor gaps and his plan was unfolded. He was assumed very trustworthy by the English but he cleverness got the better of him. He may have strengthened the Native Americans and New Englanders relationship if anything.

6. I believe that the second generation deserved this title because instead of trying to keep an everlasting peace with the Native Americans, they kept wanting to expand their land and this brought anger. The New Englanders were pushing the Native Americans out of their land unjustly and did not even car. Their greed consumed their minds and they sacrificed a very important alliance for land.

8. In Hollywood movies like The Last of the Mochicans, I see the natives always fighting someone. I see the white men trying to push the Natives out of their land or kill them off. The movie Pocahontas, the New Englanders make peace with the Indians and then turn on them. The Native Americans today are able to live on reservations like in the past. This is what I think of Native Americans today...or I also think of the movie AVATAR because this correlates with the idea of the Natives being pushed out of their land.

9. Benjamin Church comes out as a hero in my mind because first of all he captured around 700 Indians in King Phillip's War. This is a very impressive feat that he accomplished and he also let the Indians live if they would fight for him. In the book, the author explains how torture played a role in the war greatly. However, the author does not say that Church ever tortured his captives. This is also a hero trait because torture is not needed to end a war. The only fault I can see in him is that he grew really fat. How unexpected was that?

10. The New Englanders believed that all Native Americans except some of the well known allies including the Mohegans and Uncas, were savages and should be burned. The Narragansetts, who did not want to be brought into the war were attacked viciously by the English and therefore had no choice. They retaliated with hate and slaughtered many New Englanders. They burned villages and massacred countless numbers of people. However, they were slaughtered as well and lost a great number of their own. This complicated peace negotiations between Indians and the English.

11. I think that the Indians made the right choice in siding with the Indians. It brought the war to a closer end. If I were a Native though, I would have sided with the Indians because the newcomers had no reason bringing their problems with them to our world. They destroyed any peace that might have been between the Indians before they fought against each other in King Philip's War. I would have fought for my own land and not let the English take that away from me. The Indians made a mistake in letting the English get to friendly with their sachems. Unfortunately the English had guns which changed everything.

12. I do not believe any side could take moral superiority. Well actually, I believe that the Native Americans can because they did not want new comers much less to go to war with them. The Native Americans may have tortured and mutilated people but may be only because they were angry at the New Englanders for bringing this destruction to their land. The English only brought behind their old problems., if they knew it or not.

15. I do not believe that Nathaniel Philbrick took any sides. He explained each side of the journey and war equally. The Indians passed their stories down using oral tradition while the New Englanders had hard copies of their history. However, I believe that Philbrick did an excellent job at explaining that both the New Englanders and the Native Americans both had problems. I believe that the book explains equally how captives were tortured and that no side had moral superiority over the other, regardless of what I said in the last answer.

1. What beliefs and character traits that typified the Pilgrims enabled them to survive in the hostile environment that greeted them in the New World? Did some of the same traits that helped them survive limit them in other ways? How so?

3.Philbrick shows us that many of the classic images that shape our current view of the Pilgrims—from Plymouth Rock to the usual iconography of the first Thanksgiving—have been highly fictionalized. Why has America forsaken the truth about these times in exchange for a misleading and often somewhat hokey mythology?

4.The Pilgrims established a tradition of more or less peaceful coexistence with the Native Americans that lasted over fifty years. Why did that tradition collapse in the 1670s and what might have been done to preserve it?

5. Discuss the character of Squanto. How did the strengths and weaknesses of his personality end up influencing history, and why did this one man make such a difference?

6. The children of the Pilgrims were regarded in their own time as “the degenerate plant of a strange vine,” unworthy of the legacy and sacrifices of their mothers and fathers (p. 198). Why did they acquire (and largely accept) this reputation? Was it deserved? Were the denunciations of the second generation a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy?

8.Compare Philbrick’s portrayals of natives in Mayflower with the ways in which they have been represented in popular culture, for instance, in Hollywood movies. How does Mayflower encourage us to rethink those representations? On the other hand, are there some popular images of Native Americans that seem to be somewhat rooted in what actually happened in the seventeenth century?

9.In the chaotic, atrocity-filled conflict known as King Philip’s War, does anyone emerge as heroic? If so, what are the actions and qualities that identify him or her as a hero?

10.As Mayflower shows, the American Indian tribes of New England were not a monolith, either culturally or politically. However, the English were not consistently able to think of them as separate tribes with different loyalties and desires. How did misconceptions of racial identity complicate the politics of King Philip’s War?

11.During King Philip’s War, significant numbers of Native Americans sided with the English. How do you regard those who took up arms against their fellow natives? Do you see them as treacherous, opportunistic, or merely sensible? If you had been a native, which side would you have taken, and why?

12.Philbrick shows that the English, as well as the American Indians, engaged in barbaric practices like torturing and mutilating their captives, as well as taking body parts as souvenirs. Could either side in King Philip’s War make any legitimate claim to moral superiority? Why or why not?

15.One reviewer of Mayflower asserted that Nathaniel Philbrick “avoid[ed] the overarching moral issues [of his subject] and [took] no sides.” Do you find this to be true? Are there moral lessons Philbrick wants us to learn? If so, what are they?

The Gulf Cartel vs Mexico's Army

Have you ever known what it was like to live in a community of even country where it is dangerous to walk out onto your front lawn. Well in Mexico along the border of the United States, this is what it is like. Drug cartels are illicit groups of people that pretty much traffic narcotic drugs to any areas that are accessible. The Gulf Cartel, one of the world's biggest and deadliest cartels, is located in Mexico but not limited to Mexico. They distribute narcotic drugs all throughout the whole world.

Mexican Army Tank and Poster of Gulf Cartel on Bridge in Distance

Currently, the Gulf Cartel has been posting fliers about the people that should join their ranks, especially current soldiers and/or ex soldiers. The posters and fliers say things along the lines of "join our ranks, good salary, good food, etc". Current military officers say that this is a demoralizing tactic. They say that this is a way to confuse the authorities and desertion is becoming an issue within the army. The posters also tell federal agents that they should defect, or help something become perfect, in an attempt to use them as drug informants. The authorities say that these tactics are in sense making these skirmishes a real war.

Los Zetas Weaponry

The Zetas, the "gun squad" of the Gulf Cartel, are making a stand with posters as well. They offer the same message as the Gulf Cartel does: good pay, good salary, and ex-soldiers or soldiers wanted. However, through the years, the Zetas hav become more independent group from the Gulf Cartel, and recent war between them might suggest a permanent break.

Roberto Rivero Arana

Recently, the Mexican Army captured Roberto Rivero Arana, one of Zeta's leaders in five states: Tabasco, Veracruz, Campeche, Chiapas, and Quintano Rio. He was also arrested with Daniel Arturo Perez Rosas, a director of public security in Carmen City. He was accused of taking bribes from the Zetas on protecting Roberto Rivero. Though this capture may be a victory, it is only of small stature. The Zetas and the Gulf Cartels take up much of Mexico and branch off around the world according to their costumers.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon

The Mexican government, headed by President Felipe Calderon, has been trying to crush the Gulf Cartel since December of 2006. So far...they have been unsuccessful. The Gulf Cartel's leader Osiel Cardenas was extradited to the United States. The president has also sent the army into the cartel's hot spots as well. For example, he sent them to the center of hot spots, Tamaulipas, a state on the Gulf of Mexico.

Osiel Cardenas, the Gulf Cartel's Leader

From the information above, I am sure that you can abstract from this that taking down the Gulf Cartel is way out of Mexico's sight. This is an international issue due to its severity. The United States has become involved too. The Gulf Cartel has tried to and succeeded in infiltrating the United States mainly through cities like Miami and Houston. When the police and FBI began showing up in Miami, the GC began to move to Houston. As one official put it "if the drugs are being smoked here in the United States, the Gulf Cartel either touched it, sold it, or got a cut of it". The international community, including Europe, need to assist in this issue. The Gulf Cartel's are faintly backed by the elite group of Zetas and soon these gangs will need to expand even further than they have already. The international interaction needs to be of strong military planning and strategies that will effectively eliminate small cartels at first. Then, we need to go after its center. Mexico cannot complete this feat on its own. Only with the help of it's fellow countries will it ever have that dream of being safe for the next generations to come. For now, they can only dream and act with what is given to them.

I've learned leaders in many nations of the world face complex problems that they feel cannot be solved without international action or cooperation

In class, I have learned that the issues in our world are larger and in greater number than I would have guessed. First off, as mentioned in the first post concerning global issues, I discussed the LRA and its "brutal brilliance". I also discussed how it needs to be dealt with because of its tremendous severity. The international support and cooperation is vital in solving this problem because the more help a country can receive the better off they will be.
In Argentina right now, drug trafficking is a major issue that the international community can help with as well. Argentina actually acts a middle man for countries like the UK, Mexico, and the US. Argentina has also seen sex exploitation as well. Many families are becoming devastated with these crude activities. The international reaction should be a sit-down well organized meeting with top officials to discuss maybe pledging money to train special drug officers to track down the top drug and human traffickers.

Drugs through Argentina

Human trafficking

"I understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed through analysis of primary sources of many kinds."

A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence matter created or otherwise produced during the time it was under study. It offers historians a view of the past through that artifact. By this I mean that these sources were made during the period of which they illustrate or explain and help a historian understand what the topic the source portrays.

Propaganda of New Imperialism

This explains the Chinese imperialism in which Russia, England, France, Germany, Russia and Japan divided up China. This helps historians understand how China was part of the New Imperialism. This came from a website that seems geared toward giving people information about all of history.

Scramble for Africa

This a picture of the New Imperialism moving to Africa. It helps us gain an understanding of the past and impacted us by showing that the New Imperialism expanded throughout the whole world. Africa was wanted by many countries and this country helps explain that.This picture came from a website that seems credible because it is an education site that have links to the Oswega School District meaning that it's probably an educational site.

Jewish prisoners evading British imperialists

This photograph shows Jewish prisoners from a Nazi concentration camp that evaded the British imperialists. This helps us understand life in the New Imperialism because European countries were known for their dominance and this is a prime example of it. This photograph came from a website that is involved in semitism and are also a .org or organization.

The maxim gun

This picture shows the first maxim gun. This is a photograph taken of that period. The maxim gun was pretty much a machine of today but this one was operated by two people. This can help historians what the maxim gun looked like and how the person shooting it was positioned. The website that I obtained this picture from was .org meaning that it is an organization. Also I researched so more and found out that this website is also a periodical.

"I have become more knowledgeable about the World."

Between Uganda, Central African Republic, and the southern region of Sudan right now, there is a rebel army that goes by the name the "Lord's Revolutionary Army". The leader of this army goes by the name Joseph Kony. To keep the army supplied with soldiers, the current soldiers go into villages in the areas listed above and kidnap the children. The children are mainly at a young age so that the current LRA members can brainwash these innocent children more easily. The children will only be taught to capture and kill and nothing else. Anything other than that will result in death of the child. As a result of this brutal brilliance, the LRA has succeeded in forming a strong army that has caused much destruction in Uganda, Central African Republic, and Sudan. A group of young college students took a trip to Africa to take footage of these children and how they lived. They made a movie called the Invisible Children. What is happening right now is a global issue. The international community needs to have a council and come up with a solution of ridding the world of these wicked wastrels. The Ugandan government is using ex-rebels right now to hunt Kony, but other countries should be involved as well. These are small children at around the ages of 5 ( I am estimating, there could be younger ones) and up that are being used as weapons of war! Think about what would happen if this was occurring in any European country. What do you think the reaction and support of the international community would be?

Young soldier in the LRA

During the Twentieth Century, war played a major role in shaping the way it played out. For example, we have World War 1 known as the Great War back then. This first World War cost billions of dollars to train for, fight in, and clean up. It has been one of the most deadliest wars costing millions of people's lives. Throughout this war, many weapons were invented. For example, the tank, submarine, and flamethrower were all lethal weapons that were invented. Nationalism also played a key role in men's ideas of joining the military. The army portrayed war as " the sound of blaring trumpets and riding out on cavalry to confront the enemy". Nationalism had a major cause and effect impact on people's actions during the WWI era. WWI caused people to join the military, despite their duties at home( during this time I am sure their duties at home would be to go to war). The effect was them either dying or coming home with contagious diseases and/or their faces had bullet holes in them.

After WWI, much of the world had changed. Russia was introduced to communism by Lenin and they became known as the Soviet Union. Self-determination and a feeling for democracy were also major trends in the 1910-1939 periods. Fascism was introduced in the 1920's by Mussolini of Italy. This was the idea that war was looked upon as a good thing and nationalism was extremely popular with this ideology.

WWI Flamethrower

As we all know it, people tend to be put under categories due to their race. I myself have done this before and have found out that I am over 60% incorrect when I try and put people under categories just by looking at them. People to me may look totally different to my best friend. As a result of this crude judging, we live in a segragated society. You have the whites and you have the blacks. If a white and black guy were being interviewed for the a job, who do you think would get the job, seeing that we live in such a judgmental society? Race should not have any impact on this, but in today's world anything is possible. Everyone, no matter what color they are, has a talent and no one can take that away like it was some piece of bread.

Two soldiers: White and Black

During this year I learned a little bit about Mount Everest. The world is a very big place with a lot of cool and interesting places to go, Mt. Everest being one of them. As we may know, this is the tallest mountain in the world. People take trips up to this mountain as a vacation. It takes weeks to prepare for this awesome and edifying challenge. Not everyone can climb Mt. Everest though. However, oxygen tanks have been invented to help people breathe when they climb this mountain. Still, with this help it takes a lot of physical and mental strength to complete this task.

Hangliding over Mt. Everest

Culture is a big deal in Japan. I learned that to smile at a person can make the situation awkward and they would look down on you. A person also wants to avoid confrontation when you have a business meeting one-on-one. Proper etiquette is essential in a place like Japan. Handshakes are not accepted and are looked down on. Eye contact is also not accepted. There is so many rules concerning proper etiquette and culture in Japan and I am glad know the basics.

Bowing Protocol

Uganda Enlists.....Summary

This article mainly focuses on telling its audience that the once former rebels that had been abducted, are actually in charge of finding their "former boss" and capturing him. It tells about the movements of the notorious Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. First, Kony started in Southern Sudan, then to eastern Congo, and then to the Central African Republic and the Dafur region of Sudan. The article explains how some people may feel slight unease about an ex-rebels being in charge, but goes on to say that Commander Patrick Makasi, former rebel, has captured and killed a good deal of the remaining LRA. The article explains how the ex-rebels are actually skilled killers seeing that they were abducted as children and have only been taught to fight, kill, cut off lips, ears, etc.

Argentina's National Issues

As an ambassador and representative of this country, I am here to tell you, my fellow country ambassadors, of Argentina's national issues. Currently, a major issue in Argentina right now is the commercial sex exploitation of men, women, and children. These unfortunate people are trafficked into my country from Paraguay, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Drug trafficking in and out of my country include shipping heroin to the United States, cocaine to European countries, and ephedrine to Mexico, etc. I am merely skimming the surface of how drugs are moved in my country. Argentina is merely a "middle man" for the countries listed above.

A major environmental issue within my country is the deforestation occurring throughout Argentina. When discussing this issue with the Foundation for Suitable Living(FSD), they told me that nearly two-thirds of Argentina's native forests have been cut down. Also, the water of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers have been polluted due to "transnational factories". In trying to take pressure off the government, these factories must have harsh regulations put into place to keep these rivers from becoming more polluted.

Research Proposal

I plan to research about the history, development, and uses of Jujitsu in today's Japanese society. I plan to to present my presentation in a Power-point slide show. My "audience" will people planning to join Jiu-jitsu.

The World Fair History

The first World Fair was held in 1851 and took place in the Crystal Palace. The fair was designed to inspire new scientific inventions and advancements. The Fair's goals were to entertain and the fairs include amusements parks and great big pavilions.
However, "since World War II, there have only been four official world's fairs: in Brussels, Belgium, in 1958, Montreal, Canada, in 1967, Osaka, Japan, in 1970, and Seville, Spain, in 1992."
World Faris/Expos were used to show off a countries inventions. Usually it is the country that is hosting the fair.

Sanyo Solar Ark in Japan

Film Reflection

The crew included a lady from Spain who expressed her motivation of climbing Mt Everest in about 2 sentences. First, she would be the first Spanish woman to ever make the ascent up the mountain. Second and most important, her passion for climbing gave the strength and motivation to make the arduous trek up the mountain.
Next was the man named Ed. Ed was somewhat of the leader for the expedition. I personally like this climber/hiker the most because from seeing the clip with him mountain biking, he became a kind of role model to what I want to do when I grow up. He also did not take an oxygen tank up to the summit just for the challenge and this just made him more hardcore. But anyways, I believe that his motivation came from the adventure and challenges that climbing the mountain would offer him.
Last but not least, there was the Oriental man whose name I cannot recall. But I believe his motivation came from the will to be like his father. His father climbed the mountain when his was a child.
I believe Norgay climbed to show that he can be just like his father and ascend the mountain.

Exploring Extremes

1) At 3:00 pm, on Friday, December 14, 1911 the Terra Nova Expedition headed by Roald Amundsen and four others.


2) On April 6, 1909, Commander Robert Edwin Peary was said to reach the North Pole in just 53 days. There is much controversy about this.

3) The British Mount Everest Expedition was lead by George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. They disappeared on the mountain and Mallory's body was discovered in 1999. There was no evidence of them reaching the summit. The summit was finally reached in 1953 by Hillary and Norgal for Nepal.

4) I believe that someone would want to take the risk and climb Mt. Everest because it would that person boasting rights for one and it would give that person a great pride in this extreme accomplishment. I would most definitely make the climb because I love the outdoors and I love to climb. I have been climbing since I was seven or eight and I am very experienced sport. I would take the risk and climb Mt. Everest because it is pretty hardcore and extreme and I take enjoyment in those activities. I would say it is definitely worth risking your life to do because that makes the experience more hardcore and wicked.

More Than 100 Years Later, the World I Live In Still Displays the Impact of the New Imperialism

The world today, in my opinion, is being dominated by the United States and China....mostly by China though. The United States has, or should I say had, one of the world's strongest economies as well as China. We have the strongest army in the world and could dissipate any country in the world. However, Europe's new imperialism had a major impact on China because China today is a very strong world leader and is expanding everyday. China is one of the most populated countries of the world and the state of its economy is better than the United State's. In my personal opinion, China will expand its culture into the United States and soon we will be seeing more of the Chinese culture. There are already many Oriental communities in the United States and other parts of the world and I know we will see more of a Chinese expansion over the years.

Positive Effects of New Imperialism

The positive effects of the New Imperialism were mainly for the merchants and manufacturers. They were able to expand their business and markets overseas. This brought in more profit and the manufacturers and merchants eventually became wealthly. The positive effects for the New Imperialism were also for Europe as a whole. This continent was able to expand overseas as well and conquer many cultures as well as countries. Many European states were able to expand their territory and wealth as well. Soon, Africa was divided up among Europe and mostly each state got its fair share of Africa. I am only talking about how Europe was positively affected by this imperialism because they were conquering everything else which included negative effects.

Negative Effects of the New Imperialism

Countries like Mughal India and Qing China were weaker than the strong unified European states. Europeans came in and conquered or dominated these countries and new African states were not yet ready to resist this conquering. Africans tried to resist but this created something of a genocide in different parts of Africa. The Europeans had their Maxim guns while the Africans had their spears. When the Africans would try and resist, they would be slaughtered by the Maxim gun.

The New Imperialism had negative effects on the Asians and Africans. After most of the resisters were slaughtered, the ones that were conquered had to follow under European rule. This would dishearten a person's spirit and make them forget what country they were living in before they were dominated. Slavey had already drained most of the African spirit and this kind of worldly domination would bring these people down even more.

What was the New Imperialism?

The New Imperialism is when Europe, inspired by their growth in previous centuries, decided to shoot for "aggressive expansion in the 1800's. This is like when a business has experienced major growth and now wants to increase the business size to increase their overall profit. The Industrial Revolution had played a key role in increasing the wealth of European economies. Europe had not made an impact on places like China, India, and Africa, but with this new power, they were ready to expand in these areas.

The Industrial Revolution played a key role in overseas expansion of Europe. Europeans manufacturers and other foreign ones wanted the materials to sell in their markets, but also wanted new markets to sell these items.
Humanitarians, however, tried to resist the new imperialism. These westerners wanted to protect their "little brothers" or the West African people.

Results of Sorting People Quiz

I failed the quiz. I was sure that I would bew able to judge these people and put them in the correct spots. I was mistaken though and failed the quiz miserably. I have learned that I sort people with little experience and that I most likely do that everyday.