Case study 2: The American Dream

Artifact 1: The American Dream Travel Co.

Destination One: California

<---Panning for gold

The first place you are going to visit is California! Eye witness the California gold rush and you could probably find gold too! Also visit Sutter’s Mill and buy some supplies so you could dig for gold! We would stay here for nine days and head on to the next destination. Safety pretty much guaranteed unless you go dig for gold. On day eight, we would be traveling to Sacramento to travel on the transcontinental railroad to the next destination.
Cost: 1500


Destination Two: Missouri

<---Apotheosis of Saint Louis

Visit a kind of new state in Missouri, which is bought in the Louisiana Purchase. It is called the Gate Way to the West, because it is where Lewis and Clark started their expedition. You could also see the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Here in Missouri, you could also find a couple of Native American tribes; try to learn more about them and maybe even trade with them! After that we would go on a steamboat onto the Mississippi River. You are safe. Another nine more days here!
Cost: 2000

Destination Three: Mississippi River

<---Mississippi River

We are going on a steamboat on the longest river in America about 2320 miles long. Eye witness what Huckleberry Finn have seen on his journey, except you will be much safer on the steamboat compared to the little raft Huck traveled on. It would only take six days on this part of the journey; too much steamboat pollution may be bad for you.
Cost:1000

Destination Four: South Carolina

<---Slave plantation

After we get off the Mississippi River, a couple of wagons are getting to come and transport us to South Carolina. Traveling in a wagon is guaranteed a fun experience that you ought to have even though traveling on wagons may probably take us a month to reach South Carolina. There we would visit slave plantation and how they activate. We would give you an option between the more violent plantations or the no violence one. Safety is not an issue here and again wagon will be used to move on.

Cost: 1500

Destination Five: New York

<---Statue of Liberty

Welcome to one of the big cities in America! New York is really different from South Carolina. In the north slavery is mostly banned because there are more cities here and slavery isn’t really needed. You could see the famous Statue of Liberty the French gave to the Americans as a gift for their independence. One of the best memories you could have in your lifetime. We would also see America’s national pastime sport, baseball. Baseball has recently become a very popular sport especially here. Learning a new sport is always fun! Our stay here would probably be 2 weeks!
Cost: 3000

By Kuan Yen and Richard Chen
Reflection
This artifact relates to nationalism: Nation states because it's about traveling around the different states of a country. This artifact also relates to the world seen through a microscope. This artifact took me about 1 and a half hour because I had to read through the information and analyse it. After creating this artifact, I learned about some of the states in the US. This artifact reflects my best work because the information took me a long time to analyze and figuring out what do there is also hard. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 4. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.
Artifact 2: A map of the Railroads

Reflection
This artifact relates to building of modern economy because the railroads helped people travel faster and its easier to do buisness and stuff. This artifact also relates to inventions and transportation. This artifact took me about 30 minutes because I had to find the picture. After creating this artifact, I learned about the route of the railroads during he 19th century. This artifact does not reflect my best work because I just found a image. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 2. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 2. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 1.



Artifact 3: Google Earth Tour-Lewis and Clark Expedition
http://www.mediafire.com/?q2giyp54ia7b3j7 - Download the Google Earth Tour
St Charles Missouri
Platte river
Yankton
Bad river
Fort Mandon, North Dakota
Milk river
Marias river
Great falls, Montana
Fort Mountan
Camp fortunate
Shoshone village
North Fork clear water river
Fort Clatsop Oregon
Snake river
Camp chopmish
Traveler's rest
Great falls - Beaver river
Point of reunion
Platte river
St Louis Missouri

Reflection
This artifact relates to notion of frontier because this is a huge part of the westward expansion. This artifact also relates to the world seen through a microscope. This artifact took me about 1 and a half hour because I had to find all the places. After creating this artifact, I learned about the route of the Lewis and Clark expidition. This artifact reflects my best work because the places took me a long time to find. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 2. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.
Artifact 4: Gapminder Analysis

Income per person (per ppp) & Life expectancy

In the 19th century, USA's income per person slowly increases most of the time and is kind of stable. It started out to be about two thousand in 1800 and ended up at about 5000 in 1899. The life expectancy pretty much stayed at 40 years old for most of the century., however, around the 1880s, it started to rise rapidly. It went up to almost 50 years old in 1899. This may be because of technology improvement and the country starting to become more stable and peaceful after the Civil War.  The income increase may lead to better life conditions and maybe new discoveries, which will lead to people to live longer.

Woman fertility & total population

The children per woman (total fertility) felled rapidly in the USA during the 19th century. It started out from averaging 7 children per woman in 1800 to 3.5 in 1899. Today, woman don't have a lot of children, mostly  1 or two in a lot of families; the 19th century may be the start of the "low fertility era." However, the population kept on increasing in the USA, in the end the the 19th century the population rose to 150 million people in total. Even though that less children are born, the population still increased; this means that less people are dying and more people are living longer in the USA.'

CO2 emissions (tonnes per person) & Income per person (GDP/capita, inflation-adjusted $)

 The data started from 1820, and US had about 0.08 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person and 2011 dollars income per person. Then it stayed at about 1 for 50 something years. Then in the late 19th century, it reached about 9, and as for the income per person, it increased to about 6624 by the end of the 1800's. I think this happened because the US stated to become more industrialized and that means more factory and better jobs. So there would be more CO2 emissions and better incomes.

Reflection
This artifact relates to human health because CO2 can effect peoples health and income per person can also effect peoples health. This artifact also relates to the world seen through a microscope. This artifact took me about 1 and a half hour because I had to read through the information and analyse it. After creating this artifact, I learned about some of the history on how America got to the way it is today. This artifact reflects my best work because the information took me a long time to analyze. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 2. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 3, since I'm just analyzing the document and expressing my thoughts.

Artifact 5: Open Source - Buffalo Hunt, 1846

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/buffalo.htm

O - This source was created by Francis Parkman in 1849. It was created in the US by Parkman Francis. It was published by the EyeWitness to History in 2002.

P - This document exists because it show what exactly is buffalo hunting, which was one way that caused the buffalos to almost extinct. The author created this document because it records his journey after he graduated from Harvard Law school, which was in the summer of 1846, and he was 23 years old. The author wrote a journal, but the publisher typed it out again and put it on the website. The publisher put it on a website so that everyone with a computer can see it. The intended audience are whoever needs these information. I think that the author thought that no one else would see this, since it was a journal. The document tells that the author is very good a buffalo hunting.

V - The author is an expert at buffalo hunting and he graduated from Harvard Law School in the summer of 1846, when he was 23. The time period was 1846. The piece was part of Francis Parkman, the author's journal. I don't think the information sounds like a journal, but somesort of official explanation. There are no controversies in the document. The author does not represent a specific side, like I said, the document is like some sort of offical explanation on how to do something. During the time this document was created, the Americans were building railroads so they had to get rid of buffalos, so it later became a kind of sport and almost caused the buffalos to extinct. This document accurately reflects it because the document itself is about buffalo hunting.

L - We can't tell why people started buffalo hunting and what happened to the natives after the numbers of buffalos extremely decreased. We can verify the content of the piece by reading the title and reading the information. I am not sure if the piece inaccurately reflects anything about the time period because I don't know how buffalo hunting really works. The author left out the reason why people started buffalo hunting, and I think he left it out because he was feeling kind of guilty.

Reflection
This artifact relates to inventions and transportations because if it wasn't for the Americans wanting to build railroads, which is a kind of transportation, the buffalos wouldn't have to die. This artifact also relates to human movement and migration, because building the railroads was a part of moving westward. This artifact took me about 1 hour because I had to read through the information and analyse it. After creating this artifact, I learned what to do when buffalo hunting. This artifact reflects my best work because the information took me a long time to analyze. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 3, since I'm just analyzing the document and expressing my thoughts.

Artifact 6: Idea pages

Reflection

This artifact relates to the Human movement and migration because throughout the 19^th century, American gained a lot of territory. This artifact also relates to empire rise and fall. I spent about 30 minutes creating this artifact. After creating this artifact, I learned some basic history and main events of America in the 19^th century. This artifact does reflect my best work, because I completed the idea page in class, while I still remember everything. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 2.

Artifact 7: Google sketch-up recreation of a Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Date: September 17, 1862
Location: Near Sharpburg, Maryland
Result: Tactically inconsulsive; Strategic Union victory

Reflection

This artifact relates to the abolish of slaves since a lot of people say that it is one of the reason that caused the war. This artifact also relates class consciousness. This artifact took me about an hour because it's the first time that I have ever used google sketch-up. This artifact does reflect my best work because it took me a long time to create it. After creating this artifact, I learned about the battle field of the American civil war. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 5. The Impact on my learning would be a 2. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact 8: Basketball, NBA

Basketball HISTORY
Basketball was first found in early December 1891, by Dr. James Naismith, a canadian-born physical education professor in the international Young Men's Christian Association Training School (YMCA), which is today's Springfield College, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. It all started on a rainy day, and Dr. James tried to keep the gym class active, so he wrote down some basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot elevated track. The bottom of the peach basket still retained it's bottom, so after each basket, the ball had to be retrieved manually. The peach basket was removed in 1906 and got replaced by metal hoops with backboards. The first official game was played in the TMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players and the game ended ar 1-0. By 1897-1898, teams of five became standard.

NBA HISTORY

NBA is very important to the American, especially the African Americans because basketball gave them a chance to become a star and get a better life. NBA, which stand for the National Basketball Association was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. The first game was on November 1, 1946, played by the Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, and the Knickerbockers won the game that night, 68-66. The game was totally different than what we are seeing now, the players didn’t know how to dunk or do a double-pump, nor could they have done a jump shot.

TODAY

Some of the best teams today in the NBA are the Lakers, Celtics, and the Heats. These three teams are the three teams with the best chance to win the championship. The Lakers have the best chance, because they have Kobe Bryant, who is known to many as the best player in the world, and Pau Gasol, one of the best centers/ power foward. They are also aiming for its third straight championship. The Miami Heat just came of a great offseason by signing three young superstars: Lebron, Wade, and Bosh. The Celtics are four probable hall of famers in their team with one rising star in Rajon Rondo. Young teams like the Thunders, Pacers, and the Blazers are rising to power. The Thunders are one of the few teams that have power to challenge the Lakers in the Western Conference.

Reflection

This artifact relates to race relations because it gave the African Americans, the people that had lower statuses to have a chance to become a star. This artifact also relates class consciousness. This artifact took me about 45 minutes because I was analyzing the information for a while. This artifact does reflect my best work because basketball is something that I’m interested in. After creating this artifact, I learned about the history of NBA and how it is very important to the Americans. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 5. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 2.

Artifact 9: White and Red Poem
White
We have power, to kick them out there.
They have no right, to not surrender.
We have power, to expand our kingdom.
They have no right, to stop us from that.
Red
It's not fair, for them to get what they want.
We should fight back, and get what we want.
It's not fair, for us to suffer.
We should fight back, then they shall suffer.

Reflection
This artifact relates to class consciousness because it talks about the same thing from two different classes point of view. This artifact also relates to race relations. This artifact took me about 15 minutes. After creating this artifact, I learned about what was going on between the white people and the indians. This artifact does reflect my best work, because it was something that I wrote right after I learned about the information. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 5. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 4.

Artifact 10: Educational Timeline

1801 - James Pillans invents the blackboard.

1812-1815 - The War of 1812, sometimes called the "Second War of Independence," occurs for multiple reasons, including U.S. desires for territorial expansion and British harassment of U.S. merchant ships. The war begins with an  unsuccessful invasion of Canada by U.S. forces. Though the Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, supposedly ends the war, the final battle actually takes place January 8, 1815 with U.S. forces defeating the British at New Orleans.  

1817 - The Connecticut Asylum at Hartford for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opens. It is the first permanent school for the deaf in the U.S. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc are the school's co-founders. In 1864, Thomas Gaullaudet's son, Edward Miner Gallaudet, helps to start Gallaudet University, the first college specifically for deaf students. 

1821 - The first public high school, Boston English High School, opens .

1823 - Catherine Beecher founds the Hartford Female Seminary, a private school for girls in Hartford, Connecticut. She goes on to found more schools and become a prolific writer. Her sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, an influential abolitionist, is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

1827 - The state of Massachusetts passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to all students.

1829 - The New England Asylum for the Blind, now the Perkins School for the Blind, opens in Massachusetts, becoming the first school in the U.S. for children with visual disabilities.

1836 - The first of William Holmes McGuffey's readers is published. Their secular tone sets them apart from the Puritan texts of the day. The McGuffey Readers, as they came to be known, are among the most influential textbooks of the 19th Century.

1837 - Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education. A visionary educator and proponent of public (or "free") schools, Mann works tirelessly for increased funding of public schools and better training for teachers. As Editor of the Common School Journal, his belief in the importance of free, universal public education gains a national audience. He resigns his position as Secretary in 1848 to take the Congressional seat vacated by the death of John Quincy Adams and later becomes the first president of Antioch College.

1837 - Eighty students arrive at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the first college for women in the U.S. Its founder/president is Mary Lyon.

1839 - The first state funded school specifically for teacher education (then known as "normal" schools) opens in Lexington, Massachusetts.

1848 - Hervey Wilbur helps establish the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feebleminded Youth, the first school of its kind in the U.S.

1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell graduates from Geneva Medical College, becoming the first woman to graduate from medical school. She later becomes a pioneer in the education of women in medicine.

1851 - The New York State Asylum for Idiots opens.

1852 - Massachusetts enacts the first mandatory attendance law. By 1885, 16 states have compulsory-attendance laws, but most of those laws are sporadically enforced at best. All states have them by 1918.

1853 - Pennsylvania begins funding the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children, a private school for children with intellectual disabilities.

1854 -The Boston Public Library opens to the public. It is the first major tax-supported free library in the U.S.

1854 - Ashmun Institute, now Lincoln University, is founded on October 12, and as Horace Mann Bond, the university's eighth president states in his book, Education for Freedom: A History of Lincoln University, it becomes the "first institution anywhere in the world to provide higher education in the arts and sciences for male youth of African descent." The university's many distinguished alumni include Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall.

1856 - The first kindergarten in the U.S. is started in Watertown, Wisconsin, founded by Margarethe Schurz. Four years later, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody opens the first "formal" kindergarten in Boston, MA.

1857 - The National Teachers Association (now the National Education Association) is founded by forty-three educators in Philadelphia.

1859 - Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species is published on November 24, introducing his theory that species evolve through the process of natural selection, and setting the stage for the controversy surrounding teaching the theory of evolution in public schools that persists to this day.

1860 - Abraham Lincoln, an anti-slavery Republican, is elected president.

1861 - The U.S. Civil War begins when South Carolina secedes from the union and along with 10 other states forms the Confederate States of American. The shooting begins when Fort Sumter is attacked on April 12. With the exception of the First Morrill act of 1862, educational progress is essentially put on hold until the war's end. 

1862 - The First Morrill Act, also known as the "Land Grant Act" becomes law. It donates public lands to states, the sale of which will be used for the "endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life." Many prominent state universities can trace their roots to this forward-thinking legislation.

1863 - President Lincoln signs the "Emancipation Proclamation" on January 1.

1865 - The 13th Amendment is passed, abolishing slavery.

1865 - The Civil War ends with Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Much of the south, including its educational institutions, is left in disarray. Many schools are closed. Even before the war, public education in the south was far behind that in the north. The physical devastation left by the war as well as the social upheaval and poverty that follow exacerbate this situation.

1865 - Abraham Lincoln is assassinated, and Andrew Johnson, a southern Democrat and advocate of state's rights, becomes President.

1866 - The 14th Amendment is passed entitling all persons born or naturalized in the United States to citizenship and equal protection under the law. This gives freed male slaves the right to vote. Most southern states refuse to ratify it.
   
1867 - The Department of Education is created in order to help states establish effective school systems.


1867 - After hearing of the desperate situation faced schools in the south, George Peabody funds the two-million-dollar Peabody Education Fund to aid public education in southern states.

1867 - Howard University is established in Washington D.C. to provide education for African American youth "in the liberal arts and sciences.” Early financial support is provided by the Freedmen's Bureau.

1867 - Christopher Sholes invents the "modern" typewriter. Known as the Sholes Glidden, it is first manufactured by E. Remington & Sons in 1873.

1867 & 1868 - The four Reconstruction Acts are passed over President Andrew Johnson's veto. They divide the south into military districts and require elections to be held with freed male slaves being allowed to vote.

1869 - Congress passes the 15th Amendment. It prohibits states from denying male citizens over 21 (including freed slaves) the right to vote.

1869 - Boston creates the first public day school for the deaf.

1873 - The Panic of 1873 causes bank foreclosures, business failures, and job loss. The economic depression that follows results in reduced revenues for education. Southern schools are hit particularly hard, making a bad situation even worse. 

1873-The Society to Encourage Studies at Home is founded in Boston by Anna Eliot Ticknor, daughter of Harvard professor George Ticknor. It's purpose is to allow women the opportunity for study and enlightenment and becomes the first correspondence school in the United States.

1874 - The Michigan State Supreme Court rules that Kalamazoo may levy taxes to support a public high school, setting an important precedent for similar rulings in other states.

1875 - The Civil Rights Act is passed, banning segregation in all public accommodations. The Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional in 1883.

1876 - Edouard Seguin becomes the first President of the Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feebleminded Persons, which evolves into the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

1876 - Meharry Medical College is founded in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the first medical school in the south for African Americans.

1877 - Reconstruction formally ends as President Rutherford B. Hayes removes the last federal troops from the south. The foundation for a system of legal  segregation and discrimination is quickly established. Many African Americans flee the south.

1879 - The first Indian boarding school opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It becomes the model for a total of 26 similar schools, all with the goal of assimilating Indian children into the mainstream culture. The schools leave a controversial legacy. Though some see them as a noble, albeit largely unsuccessful experiment, many view their legacy to be one of alienation and "cultural dislocation." The Carlisle Indian Industrial School closes in 1918. Famous athlete Jim Thorpe is among the school's thousands of alumni.

1881 - Booker T. Washington becomes the first principal of the newly-opened normal school in Tuskegee, Alabama, now Tuskegee University.

1884 -The first practical fountain pen is patented by Lewis Waterman.

1887 - The Hatch Act of 1887 establishes a network of agricultural experiment stations connected to land grand universities established under the First Morrill Act.

1889 - Jane Addams and her college friend Ellen Gates Starr found Hull House in a Chicago, Illinois neighborhood of recent European immigrants. It is the first settlement house in the U.S. Included among its many services are a kindergarten and a night school for adults. Hull House continues to this day to offer educational services to children and families.

1890 - The Second Morrill Actis enacted. It provides for the "more complete endowment and support of the colleges" through the sale of public lands, Part of this funding leads to the Creation of 16 historically black land-grant colleges.

1891 - Stanford University is founded in 1891 by former California Governor and railroad tycoon Leland Stanford in memory of his son, Leland Jr.
1892 - The Committee on Secondary Social Studies, often called the Committee of Ten, recommends a college-oriented high school curriculum.

1896 - Homer Plessy, a 30-year-old African American, challenges the state of Louisiana's "Separate Car Act," arguing that requiring Blacks to ride in separate railroad cars  violates the 13th and 14th Amendments. The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Louisiana law stating in the majority opinion that the intent of the 14th Amendment “had not been intended to abolish distinctions based on color.”Thus, the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson makes "separate but equal" policies legal. It becomes a legal precedent used to justify many other segregation laws, including "separate but equal" education.

1898 - The Spanish American War makes Theodore Roosevelt a hero, and the United States becomes an international power.

Reflection
This artifact relates to Empires rises and fall because without education, they won’t have knowledge and will not have the power to do something big, like becoming the president of the United States. This artifact also relates to religion and science. This artifact took me about 30 minutes. After creating this artifact, I learned about how the education system was built up during the 19^th century. This artifact does reflect my best work, although the information of the timeline is got from somewhere else. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 4. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 2.

Artifact 11: Important Events
1800-Washington D.C. becomes U.S. capital

1803-Louisiana Purchase from France doubles U.S. size

1804-Lewis and Clark explore Louisiana and Northwest Territories

1812-War of 1812 fought between US and Britain

1819-US acquires Florida from Spain

1830-Indian Removal Act forces Native Americans west of mississippi River

1836-Texans defend the Alamo

1838-Cherokee Nation forced west on "Trail of Tears"

1846-Mexican War gives U.S Southwestern Territories, Britain cedes Oregon Country to U.S

1848-Gold discovered in California

1853-National Council of Colored People is founded

1860-Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the U.S

1861-Civil War begins when Confederates fire on Fort Sumter

1862-Lincoln proclaims abolition of slavery in the U.S.

1869-Coast- to- coast railroad is finished in Utah

1876-Custer defeated at Battle of Little Big Horn

1889-Jane Addams founds Hull House in Chicago to help immigrants

1898-U.S. defeats Spain in Spanish, American War

Reflection
This artifact relates to alot of things, but I think I'll categorize it into Nationalism: Nation states, since part of the information is about America dividing into different states. This artifact also relates to abolsih of slaves and class consciousness and abolish of slaves. This artifact took me about 30 minutes. After creating this artifact, I learned about some of the important events in Ameica. This artifact does reflect my best work, although the information is got from somewhere else. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on the level of my happiness and enjoyment would be a 3. The Impact on my learning would be a 3. And the level of creativity and originality would be a 2.
Artifact 12: Idea pages
Artifact 13: Prezi - captins of industry or Robber Baron?
Artifact 14:
Artifact 15:
Artifact 16:

Artifact 17: The American Dream Gamea

Case Study#1: Britain, The building of an empire

Artifact #1:  Primary Resource

Origin:

• Who created it? Dr. Marjie Bloy

• Who is the author? Robert Southey

• When was it created? 1807 (letter) Website (last modified-13, April, 2010)

• When was it published? 1807 (Letter)

• Where was it published? England (Letter)

• Who is publishing it? Robert Southey (Letter) Dr. Marjie Bloy (Website)

Purpose:

• Why does this document exist? To teach us more about Child Labor in factories during 1807

• Why did the author create this piece of work? What is the intent? To let us learn more about child labor

• Who is the intended audience? Who was the author thinking would receive this? People that studies the “Age of Peel”, British history between 1830-1850, now from 1760-1830

• What does the document “say”? A conversation between Southey and Manchester about Child labor in factories during 1807

• Can it tell you more than is on the surface? Yes, how child labor seemed to be normal back then.

Value:

• What can we tell about the author from the piece? He thinks that child labor is wrong

• What can we tell about the time period from the piece? 1807, start of industrial revolution

• Under what circumstances was the piece created and how does the piece reflect those circumstances? Situation of child labor and how it is wrong. The way the author wrote the letter

• What can we tell about any controversies from the piece? Author thinks that child labor is wrong

• Does the author represent a particular ‘side’ of a controversy or event? Yes, disagree with child labor

• What can we tell about the author’s perspectives from the piece? No child labor

• What was going on in history at the time the piece was created and how does this piece accurately reflect it? The website was created long after the event and the letter was written during the start of industrial revolution

Limitation:

• What part of the story can we NOT tell from this document? The feelings of the children

• Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about the time period? No

• What does the author leave out and why does he/she leave it out (if you know)? I don’t know

Reflection

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? This relates to human health because it shows  the lifes of the childrens that worked in the factories.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to? It also relates to urbanization: construction of the modern city.

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chosed this artifact. I spent two and a half hours creating this artifact.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact? From this artifact,  I learned about how the child laborers lived and how working with machines became the only thing that they know how to do.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Although I spent alot of time working on this artifact, this is still my first artifact. Although I think this is good already, I think I'll do better in the future.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3

c) Impact on your learning 3

d) Level of creativity and originality I would give myself a 4 because I spent a lot of time working on this, although I think I will do better in the future.

6. Any additional comments.  None


Artifact #2:  Idea page

Reflection

1.

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? This topic realtes to building of Modern Economy and Invention, Ingenuity, and Entrepreneurs, the two pages of ideas are about factories.

 

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to? It also realtes to human health

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chosed this artifact and I spent about 30 minutes working on this artifact.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?  I learned about how the workers lived during the industrial revolution.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Not really, because these are just some notes that I took during class.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 3

c) Impact on your learning 3

d) Level of creativity and originality I would rate 4 because I had a lot of information.

6. Any additional comments. None

Artifact #3:  Headline News Report


Link: http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/retrieve.do?subjectParam=Locale%2528en%252C%252C%2529%253AFQE%253D%2528tx%252CNone%252C12%2529General%2BLudd%2524&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T012&sgCurrentPosition=0&pageNumber=&subjectAction=DISPLAY_SUBJECTS&prodId=BNCN&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&searchId=R4&docId=Y3201479571&orientation=&currentPosition=1&userGroupName=gdc_british&docLevel=FASCIMILE&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C12%29General+Ludd%24&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&pageIndex=0&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&scale=0.33&currentPosition=1&workId=&relevancePageBatch=Y3201479571&contentSet=LTO&callistoContentSet=BNCN&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&reformatPage=N&docPage=article&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&newScale=0.50&docPage=article&enlarge=&recNum=&newOrientation=0

THREATENING LETTER FROM LUDDITES; RECEIVED BY MAYOR OF NOTTINGHAM(February 8, 1812)

No attacks were made by the Luddites recently. Although today, a threatening letter was received by the mayor of Nottingham and it was written by General Ludd, the leader of the Luddites. The letter states that, "no more frames will be destroyed while the restrictions on the Prince Regent remain in force, which expire on the 18th inst. when it is hoped his Royal Highness will take the distressed situation of trade into his most serious consideration; and if he fails in this, the last hope of redress, the Luddites will destroy every frame they can find in the country."

Reflection

For this artifact, I read a news article that was about the Luddites threatening letter and then typed another article that is based on that event. This artifact relates to “Class consciousness” because it shows the conflicts between two different social classes. It also relates to the notion of frontier. I spent 50 minutes creating this artifact. After creating this artifact, I learned about what the Luddites were thinking. I think I did a pretty good job on creating this artifact, but I think the article can should be a bit longer. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on my level of happiness would be 4. The impact of my learning would be a 3, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #4:  Biographical Spotlight

Queen Victoria was one of the most important women in England's history because she was the queen for about 64 years. She ruled from 6/20/1837-1/22/1901, and that period is called the Victorian era. She was born on 5/24/1819. Queen Victoria is a important women in the history also becasue it is very rare for there to be a female ruler, and that's not just for England, but for every single country in this world. It is said that under the rule of Queen Victoria, the population increased from 13.897 million to 23.528 million. Queen Victoria was also crowned as the Empress of India and she passed away on 1/22/1901

Reflection

For this artifact, I basically read some of Queen Victoria's information and analyzed them. This artifact relates to “Gender roles and the liberation of women because it's talking about important women is the history. It also relates to class consciousness. I chosed Queen Victoria because she was the only person out of the 3 that I have ever heard about. This artifact took me 50 minutes to complete. After creating this artifact, I learned how influential was Queen Victoria. I think I could do a little bit better if I had more information. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 4. The impact of my learning would be a 3, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #5:  Google Earth Tour


Towns of England during 1801 (Ranked by population)

http://www.mediafire.com/?bwsxu614b4me2pr
Click the link to download the google earth video

      

1) London, 959000
2) Manchester, 90000
3) Liverpool, 80000
4) Birmingham, 74000
5) Bristol, 64000
6) Leeds, 53000
7) Sheffield, 31000

Reflection
1.

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?  Creating of modern nation state because this is about cities.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to? Building modern economy


2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chose this artifact, and I spent 90 minutes creating it.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact? What were the largest cities back in the 19th century.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Yes, because I spent a lot of time working on it.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 4

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 4

c) Impact on your learning 3

d) Level of creativity and originality I would give my a 3 because I think maybe a lot of people had this idea.

6. Any additional comments. None

Artifact #6:  Original Student Artwork
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmrxIe7gLYY
Click to watch our music video


Well you fell down and you tried to get up
You tried to beat me but you’re so crazy you blew it
You fell right through the cracks
Now you’re trying to get back
Before the soldiers run out
I’ll be giving it my bestest
And nothing’s gonna stop me cause I am now perfect
I reckon its again my turn to win some or take some

I won’t wait for you no more, no more
You can’t win, we’re Britain

Well open up your eyes and see the truth
Open up your gate and let me in
Look into your place and you’ll find corpse, corpse, corpse, corpse
Listening to the whining of the blooded soldiers killed by me
I love the taste of victory
And it’s our Godforsaken right to be strong, strong, strong, strong, strong

So I won’t wait for you no more, no more
You cannot win, We’re Britain
There’s no need to fight us
Our time is gold
This is your fate, we’re Britain.

Reflection

1.

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? This relates to the rise and fall of empires because it's about England fighting with other countries.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to? It also relates to urbanization: construction of the modern city.

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chosed this artifact. We spent a whole day working on it.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact? I learned how to work with my group partners.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Yes, we spent a whole day working on this music video.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 4

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 5

c) Impact on your learning 2

d) Level of creativity and originality I would give myself a 4 because I spent a lot of time working on this, although I think I will do better in the future.

6. Any additional comments.  None




Artifact #7:  Choice of Influential Artwork

The World is Too Much with Us

By William Wordsworth

1802

The world is too much with us; late and soon,

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:

Little we see in Nature that is ours;

We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;

The winds that will be howling at all hours,

And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;

For this, for everything, we are out of tune;

It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be

A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;

So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,

Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;

Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

Reflection
1.

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? Human minds becasue this poem is written based on someone's thinking

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to? Human health

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chosed this artifact, and I spent about 10 minutes creating it.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact? Other peoples thoughts about the industrial revolution.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Yes,  I searched for a long time for this poem.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 4

c) Impact on your learning 3

d) Level of creativity and originality I would give myself a 2 because I didn't write this poem.

6. Any additional comments. None

Artifact #8:  Students' Free Choice

1800 - Act of Union with Ireland

1801 – The first census. Population of Britain 8 million
Ireland made part of the United Kingdom

1804 - Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive

1805 - Lord Nelson defeats Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar

1807 – Abolition of Slave Trade

1815 - Duke of Wellington defeats Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo

1825 - World's first railway opens between Stockton and Darlington

1829 - Robert Peel set up the Metropolitan Police force

1834 - The Poor Law set up workhouses, where people without homes or jobs 

could live in return for doing unpaid work.

1837 – Queen Victoria becomes Queen at the age of 18

1840 - The first postage stamps (Penny Post) came into use

1842 - Mines Act ended child labour

(1845-1849) - Ireland suffered the Great Potato Famine when entire crops of potatoes, the staple Irish food, were ruined. The famine was a consequence of the appearance of blight, the potato fungus. About 800,000 people died as a result of the famine. A large number of people migrated to Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia.

1850’s - The first post boxes were built

1851 - The Great Exhibition
Census showed just over half of Britain's population (of 20 million) lived in towns

1854 - Crimean War and A cholera epidemic led to demands for a clean water supply and proper sewage systems in the big cities

1856 – Britain defeats Russia on Crimean War

1860 – The first public flushing toilet opens

1861 – Death of Prince Albert

1863 - London Underground opens The foundation of the Football Association

1868 - Joseph Lister discovers disinfectant

1869 - The first Sainsbury's shop open in

Dury Lane

 , London

1870 - Education Act means school for everyone

1871 - Queen Victoria opens the Albert Hall

1876 - Alexander Bell invented the telephone Primary education was made compulsory

1877 - The first public electric lighting in London

1883 – First electric railway

1887 - The invention of the gramophone

1891 - Free education for every child

Reflection

1.

a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? This relates to Communication and Transportation Revolutions
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?  Communication and Transportation RevolutionsInvention,

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? My teacher chose this artifact, I spent about 50 minutes working on it

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact? The history of England in the 19^th century

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? Yes, I spent a long time working on it

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 2

c) Impact on your learning 4
d) Level of creativity and originality 3

6. Any additional comments. None

Artifact #9:  Students' Free Choice

Mary Love Baptized Halifax, Nova Scotia June 25, 1806. Died January 13, 1866. She was educated in England and continued her studies in art. She began drawing in the 1820’s She married Lieutenant Colonel James Frederick Love July 16, 1825 while he was stationed in New Brunswick. It was after her marriage that her interest in art deepened. In 1826 her works were reproduced by lithographs in the U.S.A. She is considered the first Canadian born artist to have works lithographed.(drawn on stone for printing and reproduction)  Her husband was posted to Great Britain and the Mediterranean before returning to settle with his wife in Lower Canada. In 1856 Mary joined her husband in England where he was Knighted for his military career achievements in 1856,and she became Lady Love.

Maria Morris Miller. Born Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1813.  Died 1875. A woman of talent and determination she used her artistic abilities to open a school in Halifax to teach the young refined women the fine art of drawing. Combining her interest in flora and fauna with her drawing she published 146 paintings of Nova Scotia wildflowers in 1840. “Wild Flowers of North America” was published in 1867. Her works were widely accepted with and exposition at the 1867 Paris exhibition. She is considered the first professional woman artist in Nova Scotia. She was able to have financial earnings to support herself and to gain recognition of her work at a time when women were just beginning to come forward as accomplished individuals and not just daughters and wives!!

Charlotte Mount Brock Schreiber. Born Woodham, England 1834. Died 1922. A painter of the Victorian sentimental era she painted landscapes and figures. Her works exhibited In London, England and Paris, France. She was the loan woman charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy. One of the first women book illustrators in Canada, three children’s books were published in Toronto. She was the first woman on the board of the Ontario School of Art and Design.

Mary Augusta Hiester Reid née Hiester. Born Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 1854. Died  October 4, 1921. While studying art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in the USA she met her future husband, Canadian artist George A. Reid. There was time to study in Paris before the Reid’s settled in Toronto. She was an elected member of the Ontario Society of Artists, an associate of the Royal Canadian Academy (women were not allowed to be elected to the Academy) in 1896, and was the first woman painter to have a solo show. In 1916 she became the first woman to serve on the executive council of the Ontario Society of Artists.  Her art legacy includes interiors and murals as well as her landscape paintings. Largely forgotten today, her still life and floral paintings were shining examples of art that was considered acceptable for women of the Victorian era. When she died, the Art Gallery of Toronto launched the largest single retrospective show in its history, a memoriam featuring her works. In 2000-2001 a successful showing of her works was called Quiet Harmony.

Katherine Elizabeth Wallis. Born Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario) 1860. Died December 14, 1957. She studied art in Scotland and England as a young woman. It was h
'  ,er that she would come to love sculpting. She moved to Paris and continued her studies. Her art career was interrupted during World War i when she served as a nurse in the Canadian Hospital in Paris. She was honoured and decorated by both the French and British governments for her services. Her first Canadian exhibition of her work was in 1920. She returned to Paris and in 1929 she received her highest recognition as an artist when she was the first Canadian to be elected Societaire of the Societé Nationale de Beaux Arts for her sculpture titled "La Lutte pour la Vie". She fled from France at the beginning of World War II and settled in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. Samples of her work are held at the National Gallery in Ottawa. She also enjoyed writing verse and published Chips From the Block: Poems in New York in 1955.

Florence Wyle.  Born November 24, 1881. Died 1968.  A sculptor, she preferred to work in her studio, which was once a church. She was a founding member of the Sculptor's Society of Canada in 1928. She was the first woman sculptor to become a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.  She had a love of nature that was reflected in her published poems. 

Reflection

For this artifact, I did some research for some of the female artists during the 19^th century because we usually only think about the male artists. This artifact relates to the human expression through the arts because the artifact itself is talking about art. It also relates to the human mind. I spent about 50 minutes working on this artifact. After completing this artifact, I learned a lot more about a few female artists during the 19^th century. This is not not my best work, cause my best work would probably just be me doing research on “all” the female artists during 19^th century, but that would be too boring so I just did research for a few of the female artists. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 2. The impact of my learning would be a 4, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #10:  Cause and Effect: Analytical Writing

     During the 19^th century, a lot of people moved from country sides to cities, not just in England, but everywhere around the world, and the reason they moved is because of urbanization. So what is urbanization? Urbanization is the world advancing into cities, towns and consumption. Which means bringing the world together.

      There are a lot of reasons that cause urbanization, but the main one was industrialization. Industrialization lead to a decline of handmade products, like hand weaving, hand-lace and knitting. The reason why people moved into towns was because they had more opportunities to get a job in the factories, and the factories were built in towns. So during the 19^th century, population in towns increased and population in country sides have decreased.

      Industrialization had not only destroyed the making of handmade products, but also had a lot of other damages. Pollution caused by the machines was a major problem, and it still is now. Also, the workers that worked in the factories were getting sick because they were breathing polluted air and forced to work for long hours non-stop everyday, so alot of people died during that time.

     Although there are a lot of disadvantages to urbanization, there are still some advantages. For example, now our life is easier because we have some things that can't be handmade, like cellphones, which we can use anywhere to communicate with each other. Also, even if it is bad for people to work in factories, at least they have a chance to work and survive.

      There are some advantages and disadvantages for urbanization, but overall, I think it is bad, because to think about it, we are trashing our world with the machine made products, and we are wasting our time using all those electrical products, which gives us less time to do the things that really makes us happy.

Reflection

For this artifact, I typed a essay about the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization, and I choosed to type and essay about urbanization because that was kind of the main thing in during the 19^th century. This artifact relates to “Urbanization: Construction of urban cities because this essay is about the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization. It also relates to the human health. I spent about 1 hour typing this essay. After completing this artifact, I learned a bit more about urbanization, not only during the 19^th century, but also now. This is not not my best work, because I think the essay is not long enough, but I didn't know what else to type. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 2. The impact of my learning would be a 5, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #11:  Primary Resource (Students' Choice)

Spartacus Educational - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm

 

Origin – The author and the person that created this website was John Simkin, and it was created and published in September, 1997.

Purpose – This document exists because it is a resource that students can look at if they need information. The author made the primary source into a website because that way, anyone with a computer can look at the information. I'm guessing that the author thought that students would be the people that would receive this. The document tells us the history of England, and we can't really tell more that is on the surface because it's just some primary information.

Value – We can tell from the source that the author knows a lot of information, not only related to England, but also to a lot of other countries. We can also tell that the information if from the 19^th century. I guess the source was created because the author wanted to share his knowledge about the 19^th century with other people. We can't tell about any controversies or if the author represents any side because it's just primary source. The time the source was created was long after the event, which was the industrial revolution.

Limitation – We can't tell the interviewer's perspective from the source, and we can verify the content by reading the information and looking at the titles. The source does reflect a lot of accurate things in the 10^th century, but we don't know if it reflects anything inaccurately because it's about the conversation between the interviewer and interviewee.

Reflection

For this artifact, I found a website that is full of primary information and did a OPVL for it. This artifact relates to The Universe as Seen through a Microscope becasue this was going on around the world during the industrial revolution. It also relates to the human health. I spent about 1 hour working on this artifact. After completing this artifact, I learned a lot more about industrialization during 19^th century in England. This is my best work because I spent a long time working on this and the only way to improve it is probably just to make it longer, but I think this is good enough. The impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 3. The impact of my learning would be a 4, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #12:  Idea page

 

Reflection 

For this artifact, I basically took pictures of my idea pages and posted it on blogger. This artifact relates to relates to “Evolution and issues of Religion and Science” because the two pages of idea pages is talking about technology and religion. It also relates to Urbanization: Construction of urban cities. I spent about 20 minutes working on this artifact. After writing those idea pages and watching the video “The story of stuff”, I learned a lot more about technology improving and where our stuff comes from. This is not my best work because in my idea pages, I do not have very important new ideas written down. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 3. The impact of my learning would be a 5, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 4.

Artifact #13:  Gapminder Analyzation


United Kingdom

1) Income per person vs. life expectancy
The graph shows that during the 19th century, the income per person and lifeexpectancy are not in direct ratios, which was different than what I thought it would be. From 1845 to 1849, the potato famine started in Ireland, and the life expectancy dropped, and in 1849, there were of wars going on between England and other countries. The two example clearly shows that even if the income grows, the life expectancy might not grow due to some unexpected events.

2) CO2 emissions vs. life expectancy
I chosed to compare these two graphs because I thought that pollution affecting our health was a major problem not just back in the 19th century, but also now. The CO2 emissions graph only showed information after 1820's because that was when the industrial revolution took place. The CO2 emissions just kept on rising and never dropped because only more factories were built, but it turns out that the CO2 emissions doesn't really kill people, it just kinda makes people's sickness even worse

3)Income per person vs. children per women
I chosed to compare these to graphs because I thought that the people that have kids might not have to hire people to help them anymore, which would save them some money, but I guess I was wrong, because for women that have more kids, their income became very slow, and I think it's because she has to pay for their kids. After the industrial revolution, the children per women dropped because most people went to work in factories and they don't have time.

Reflection

For this artifact, I compared 3 sets of graphs and found important information after looking at them. This artifact relates to Human Movement and Migration because during the industrial revolution, people migrated from working in farms or at homes to working in factories. I spent an hour working on this artifact. After creating this artifact, I learned a few facts and corrected my wrong ideas of England during the 19^th century. I think I did a ok job creating this artifact but I couldn't find more information looking at the graphs. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 4. The impact of my learning would be a 4, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #14:  Group Video Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3uoh4DE264

 
Reflection

For this artifact, my and 3 other people created this video about tuberculosis. This artifact relates to “Human Health” because tuberculosis was a terrible disease back in the 19^th century. We spent about 3 days creating this video. After creating the video, I learned a lot more about tuberculosis and the medical care back in the 19^th century. I think we did a very good job creating this artifact. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 5. The impact on my level of happiness would be 5. The impact of my learning would be a 4, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 5.

Artifact #15:  British Empire Timeline

http://prezi.com/hc5yxwairp66/british-empire-timeline/

Reflection 

For this artifact, I made a British Empire time line on prezi and this artifact relates to “Race Relations, The Abolition of Slavery, Segregation, and Anti-Semitism” because the time line includes some information about about slave abolition. This artifact also relates to human health, human minds, and Gender roles and the liberation of women. I spent about and hour and a half creating this artifact. After creating the artifact, I learned a lot more about the history of England, and basically how England got to its state today. I think I did a pretty good job creating this artifact because I thought about what events are important and the prezi I created looks ok. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 3. The impact on my level of happiness would be 4. The impact of my learning would be a 5, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 3.

Artifact #16:  Kaohsiung Only: Cijin & British consulate

http://prezi.com/tkkcou8bdra4/photo-story-cijin-british-consulate/

Reflection 

For this artifact, I made a prezi to upload 20 pictures of the adventure we had in Cijin and British consulate. This artifacts relates to the “Beginnings of Globalization through Imperialism” because the British consulate itself represents the influence of the British. This artifact also relates to “Urbanization: Construction of urban cities”. I spent about 3 hours creating this artifact. After the trip and creating this artifact, I learned a lot more about the influence of the British to Taiwan and cultures of Taiwan. This artifact does not inflect my best work because although I did a good job taking the photos, I can still do a bit better on making the prezi. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 4. The impact on my level of happiness would be 5. The impact of my learning would be a 5, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 4.

Artifact #17:  Compare and Contrast Key Figures

Disraeli and Gladstone were politicians of the 19th century. Disraeli was born in London, England, on December 21, 1804, and he died on April 19, 1881. He was the British Prime Minister parliamentarian. During his career, he was the rival of William Ewart. William Ewart Gladstone was born in Liverpool, England, on December 29, 1809 and he died on May 19, 1898. He served as a Liveral statesman, scholar of Homer, Prime Minister for four times, and Chancellor of the Exchequer for four times too. Disraeli called William Ewart Gladstone a unprincipled maniac and William Ewart Gladstone called Disraeli as an mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy, and superstition. They were rivals for their entire lives.

Reflection 
For this artifact, I basically read the information of the two politicians and wrote informaitons about them. This artifact relates to the human mind because it's what they think that caused them to be rivals. I spent 50 minutes working on the artifact. After creating this artifact, I learned more about the two politicians. This artifact does not reflect my best work because there was not enought information. For this artifact, I think the impact on the quality of my portfolio would be a 2. The impact on my level of happiness would be 3. The impact of my learning would be a 3, and the level of creativity and originality would be a 4.

Rubric
=> A
1) Organization
2) Voice
3) Creativity
4) Comments
5) Analysis
6) Reflection

=) B
1) Organization
2) Voice
3) Creativity
4) Comments
5) Reflection

=I C
1) Organization
2) Voice
3) Creativity

=( D
1) Organization
2) Creativity

=O F
1) Organization
2) Mostly not completed