The clash of civilization is a theory that is developed by a political scientist, named Samuel P. Huntington. The theory was first proposed in 1992, at the American Enterprise Institute. In this theory, Huntington writes:
It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations. The clash of civilizations will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future.
Huntington divides the world into major civilizations:
Artifact 2: Nations
Nation name: Circle Mountain Republic (CMR)
Allies: Meliora, Lu Ba, WinFar
Neutral: Potaminist, Houcheka, Atlantica
Enemy: None
Artifact 3: French Revolution
The French Revolutionwas a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. It is caused because the kings and the church keeps on voting for the tax to be laid on the peasents and the poor citizens. The kings are considered as one vote, the church is considered as one vote, the peasents and the poor citizens are also counted as one vote, although there are way more people in the peasents and poor citizens group. Other causes of the French revolution are France's nearly bankruptcy, bad harvests, and rising prices.
Artifact 4: Revolution in Egypt
The revolution breaks out in Egypt becasue they do not have democracy and they are living in a very poor condition. The revoution broke out in January 25th, 2011. The President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak has recently handed power over to the Vice President of the country, Omar Suleiman.
Napolean Bonaparte was one of the military and political leader of France. He lived from 15 August 1769 to 5 May 1821. He fought a lot of wars and conquered a lot of land for France and later made himself the Emperor of France. He is short for a soldier, he is 5 foot 6 inches tall.
Artifact 6: Breaking News
Breaking news
1789- France
A revolution have struck throughout France France are with the lifestyle and absolute monarchy of France
The condition of life is terrible for the French persons for years. The country have been going to war from the late 17th century to the 18th century. Now they are unable to go to pay their debts. To solve this problem the French monarch took more tax from the poor peasants, instead of the wealthy Church and nobles. Rent was always increasing for the persons and the harvest of the recent years is terrible. The prices of wine and bread are also flying higher. Poverty became the faith of the peasants and now they can't take it anymore.
Many believe that the social class difference is one major reason the French revolution started. The estate which consist the clergy owe about 15% of Now the enlightened people of France
Artifact 7: Ken Robinson, Differentiated Teaching
The items isolated in this talk tend to support the notion of multiple intelligences.
Artifact 8: Compare and contrast capitalism and socialism, Essay
Capitalism and Socialism are the two most common types of economic systems. Capitalism means that people can have different amounts of property and money. As for Socialism, it means that everyone should have about the same amount of money and property. An example of a country that uses capitalism would be Taiwan , and an example of a country that uses Socialism would be China
Most of the rich people would prefer Capitalism, because they are the ones that work hard or have the abilities to become rich and powerful, and they would not want to be limited. In my opinion, these people are no selfish, they just simply wants to have a better life, which they should if they have worked hard enough. Even if you didn’t have a lot of education or doesn’t have a lot of abilities, you can still get a good life by working harder.
For the countries that use Socialism, the governments would try to make it equal for the people, which means that they would have less chance, and most of the people would have about the same amount of money. It is easier for the government to control the people if the country works under this economic system. People would not really have to worry about their basic livings because they can just depend on the government. This has more problems, because no matter how hard you work, you still get the same amount of money as the other people that did nothing, so it would be hard for the country to improve.
Most of the poor people would prefer socialism because they wouldn’t have to worry about their basic livings or think about who is richer or who is better. In my opinion, it might be unfair for the people that would like to work hard for a better life, but you really can’t blame the poor people to think this way because getting rich is really no that easy, some people would like to work hard to get a better life, but never had the chance to work hard.
I think that Capitalism is better than Socialism, because although it might be a bit unfair for the poor people, I think that people should haves different chances, and should be able to be free and be able make their own decisions. Also, Capitalism would be a better way for a country to improve, since at least the people will keep trying and working hard, instead of doing nothing and just live on the governments money.
Artifact 9: GREEN GARDEN SIMULATION POST: NATION'S GEOGRAPHY CMR
Circle Mountain Republic is 50 million square miles big and there are six major cities in the city. There are mountains on most of the coastal areas, excluding the shared borders with our allies. The nation believe that these mountains can block off or protect the nation from invasions from countries like Potaminist, Hocheuka, or Atlantica. (Nations not in our ally list) However these mountains show that there may earthquakes that could hit the nation. Our capital, Iania is well protected by mountains and the longest river of the country. The river connects three major cities, which are Mountain Forest, Aquarius, and Iania. The river could be used for transporting resources around. The three major resources that can be found in CMR are food, water, and metal/iron. Metal/iron could be found in large amounts in the area above Mountain Forest and the area below Roxus. Fresh water could be found in the nation's two huge fresh water lake. CMR have a massive amount of food production, the huge area under Aquarius are all arable and most of them are used for farming. Some areas above Port Folio are also arable. Port Folio is the country's biggest port city and it is located in the southern coast of CMR. The city is where most things are imported and exported, it also contains the biggest marine base. The city is a likely target for enemy nations to invade so it is under strict security.
Artifact 10: African Tribe of Hadza
http://artsyspot.com/the-african-tribe-of-hadza/ - a website about the African Tribe, Hadza
I was browsing the web and searching for some information about the African Tribes, and found this website. It includes a lot of the pictures of their faces and their daily life, but there was picture that I saw that told me the difference between the Africans and other people from all around the world.
When I first saw this picture, I thought it was edited by photoshop, but I looked closely then realized that it wasn't. This picture kinda scared me, and obviously, that boy from the Hadza Tribe isn't scared at all. I believe that any children from all around the word wouldn't have the guts to even get close to that deer head. I think this shows the difference between African's and people all around the world.
Artifact 11: EYEMAZE GAME - GROW CUBE
This is what you start with, 10 options.
The goal of the game is to grow the cude to it's fullest potential.
Each of the objects will level up as you add more things in.
This is what you get if your grow the cude to it's fullest potential.
Kinda hard to imagine, but that's why this game is fun.
The order to grow the cude to it's fullest potential (Highlight the words to see the order, but try it by yourself first) : 1)Little man 2)Water 3)Seeds 4)Pot 5)Trasparent water pipe 6)Fire 7)Plate 8)Bone 9)Spring 10)Red ball
Artifact 12: EYEMAZE GAME - GROW BALL
http://www.eyezmaze.com/eyezblog_en/blog/2009/06/grow_ver3_remake.html
This is what your start with, 12 options.
Drag the items into the GROW sign to put them in.
The goal of the game is to grow the ball to it's fullest potential.
Each of the objects will level up as you add more things in.
This is what you get if your grow the ball to it's fullest potential.
The order to grow the ball to it's fullest potential (Highlight the words to see the order, but try it by yourself first) : 1)Square 2)Egg 3)Ladder 4)Ball 5)Mountain 6)Pipe 7)Brown gear wheel 8)Purple thing 9)Tornado 10)Plate 11)Black gear wheel 12)Black screen
Artifact 13: EYEMAZE GAME - GROW RPG
This is what your start with, 8 options.
You are the little blue man at the bottom of the ball.
You goal is to defeat the demon dragon and save the world by adding things into the game.
SAVED THE WORLD!!
The order to save the world (Highlight the words to see the order, but try it by yourself first) : 1)House 2)Tree 3)Castle 4)Water 5)Tower 6)Rock 7)Treasure chest 8)Basement
Artifact 14: Eyes on Africa - Peer review
Kuan:
Congo
I am sharing their history and the mineral that we get from Congo, which is called Coltan.
Coltan are used in cellphones, so if we want to save Congo and the Gorillas that lives there, we will have to stop using cellphones, which would be impossible.
Ian:
Zulu
I am sharing their ways of execution and develop new techniques of war.
I have learned that Zulu was a small tribe but after the reign of Shaka it grew to an empire.
Congo
I am sharing their history and the mineral that we get from Congo, which is called Coltan.
Coltan are used in cellphones, so if we want to save Congo and the Gorillas that lives there, we will have to stop using cellphones, which would be impossible.
Ian:
Zulu
I am sharing their ways of execution and develop new techniques of war.
I have learned that Zulu was a small tribe but after the reign of Shaka it grew to an empire.
Cathy
MasaiI am sharing their ways of singing music. In their own style. With children singing, girls, and guys.Choosing to make music is because it's a very big part of their cultural. Things that they do everyday and is really important for them. I learned how they sing and how important it was for them to sing. I found out that even their kids have a really good voice singing from really small.Artifact 15: Rwanda hotel - Hutu and Tutsi
The Hutu's have a population of 11.5 million people, and the Tutsi's have a population of only 2.5 million, which is a big difference. The regions with significant populations of Hutu's and Tutsi's are Rwanda, Burundi, and the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main languages that Hutu's speak are Rwanda-Rundi and French, and the main languages that the Tutsi's speak are Rwanda-Rundi, French, and English. The religions that the Hutu believes in are Predominantly Catholicism, Protestantism, and Sunni islam. The religions that the Tutsi believes in are Predominantly Roman Catholicism, and Islam. Hutu's and Tutsi's are both related to the Twa's.
Artifact 16: Rwanda hotel - Reflection
This movie was made to educate people about the genocide that was started by the Hutu's to go against the Tutsi's in 1994. The storyline is pretty interesting, and unlike most of the other movies that are made to show history, Hotel Rwanda is a captivating and awesome movie. Don Cheadle played the main character Paul Rusesabagina, who was the hotel manager that kept many people alive during the genocide.
Artifact 17: Eyes on Africa Presentation Congo = Coltan + Gorillas By Me
In my presentation, I gave a brief introduction to the history of Congo, and then started talking about one of the minerals that we use in cellphones, Coltan. Coltan is a crucial raw material for electronic capacitor, and it is used in cellular phones, computers, jet engines, missiles, ships, and weapons systems.
Coltan's are mined at the parts where it shaded a bit darker.
Impact on humans are: Food shortage, Child labor, Healthcare disappears, and war & poverty increases.
Impact on Enviroment: Deforestation, Destroy of wildlife, especially gorillas, which has declined by 90% over the past 5 years.
Artifact 18: Eyes on Africa Presentation Modern Somalia Pirates - By William Hsieh
William's presentation was about his families ship getting hijacked by some Somalia pirates. He started with talking about some history about Somalia pirates. He told us that the pirates are not like what we see in the movies, they just need some money to survive.
Somalia Piracy Territory
Williams story: On 2009/4/9 Their boat got hijacked by somalia pirates, and the pirates called for ransom. William's family then hired private mercenaries from England to drop the ransom from the middle east. It lasted for 10 months and a Chinese navy boat then escorted the boat back to safety.
My Point of View: I think that the pirates are just like the crocodiles that we saw during Lawrence's presentation. The pirates need the money to survive, just like the crocodiles needs food to survive.
Final artifact 1: Infographic
Houses stacked together
Ladders for the people to climb into their houses
Hong Kong is over-populated
Final artifact 2: Photo Gallery
Streets
Park
Crowded street
Ferries
People crossing the road
Traffic
Regularly seen restauraunts
Traffic in Hong Kong
All credits to Michelle Kreuter
Final artifact 3: Newspaper article - Solution to Hong Kong over-populated problem?
Hong Kong, also known as the shopping heaven, just seems to have way too many great things that make people want to stay there, since it is just way too crowded. After Hong Kong gained its independence again from England, the government has been trying to attract more tourists and immigrants to go to Hong Kong, but it has caused Hong Kong to be over populated for years. Since Hong Kong became overpopulated, the government has been trying to lower the population in Taiwan, but hasn’t found the way to solve this problem yet. Just about 2 weeks ago, a student in Taiwan, named Kuan Yen, has come up with a solution. Kuan Yen is a Taiwanese student that currently goes to Kaohsiung American School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and has been studying in Hong Kong for a year and a half. The solution that he came up with has the potential to solve the problem, but will get out of control very easily. The solution that he came up with is just like what China is going through right now, they set a rule that allows couples to have only one child, but that rule has caused the boys and girls in China to be unbalanced. Right now, China has way more girls than boys, and that’s why the solution can not be used unless we find ways to choose between rather we want boys or girls. Another solution that Kuan came up with is to limit the immigrant that immigrates to Hong Kong every year to a certain number. I guess Hong Kong will just have to wait for the technology to improve.
