1. There is no such thing called artifacts anymore!!
2. Post every week!!!
First One:
This first one is called a video. This video was created by me and my friends. I am the editor and this show is known as Darry King "Live"!! We are considering making more videos, please comment to see if you like it. Or e-mail me at nat815@yahoo.com.tw, if you do e-mail me, please call it Darry King. You can also ask for the video from me if you haven't liked Mr. K.'s Classroom to see the video.
I'm sorry it's in facebook, but youtube won't let me post something that is 16 minutes long.
HERE'S THE VIDEO!!
Here is a Prezi to match the video we made.
Second Post:
Napoleon, smallest big man of the French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte was short, a measure of 5'2. He was born on August 15, 1769 and died on May 5, 1821. He was a general, political leader, and the emperor of France for some time. His impulsive behavior helped France for quite a while during the French Revolution, but was also a main reason of the downfall of France. His actions shaped the European politics in the early 19th century.
Napoleon was born in Corsica, France. His parents are a minor noble Italian ancestry. Growing up, he was trained as an artillery officer in mainland France. He rose to prominence under the French First Republic and had successful campaigns against the First and Second Coalitions that were against France. In 1799, he installed himself as the First Consul as he staged a coup d'etat. Five years after he installed himself as the First Consul, the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. Being very successful in the first decade of the 19th Century, the French Empire was in many conflicts involving every major European power, it was known as the Napoleonic Wars. He proved successful by winning streaks of victories. By winning these battles, he helped France secure a dominant position in continental Europe. Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the many alliances he had. The even went as far as appointing friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states.
Everything went down starting from the French invasion of Russia in 1812. He got beat. His grand army was badly damaged during the campaign and never fully recovered. Taking the chance, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig in 1813. In that following year, the Coalition invaded France and exiled Napoleon to the island of Elba. That seems to be the last of him, but within a year, Napoleon returned to France (more like escaped from Elba) and returned to power. He was quickly overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the June of 1815. The last six years of his life was spent in exile in the British island of Saint Helena. Many concluded that he died of stomach cancer but some scientists believe that he was poisoned with arsenic. Either way, it was a death with lots of regrets.
That was a basic outline of Napoleon's life.
Third Post:
The Gilded Age
What is the Gilded Age? It's also like the golden age during the Industrial Revolution of the United States of America during the 19th century. The Gilded Age was controlled by two main groups of people:
1. Robber Barons
- Groups of Business
- many people feels that Robber Barons steals from the country in order to make business
2. Captains of Industry
- these people are said to assist the country grow when doing business
What feeling does this give you? It seems that Robber Barons are the bad guys and the Captains of industry are good guys.
The Gilded Age revolves around three main items that had really high demands: steel, oil, and Railroad + shipping. The three matching main industrialists would be Andrew Carnegie (steel), John D. Rockefeller (oil), and Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroad + shipping).
Robber Barons
Robber barons were used for powerful 19th century businessmen and bankers. When you say very successful, it seems that an average person refers to the successful men because they are rich. So an average person would be jealous of course. So these average citizens have a right to be mad at the difference of income. This term is especially popular in the 1940s and during the Great Depression. The term Robber Barons derives from the German Lords who illegally charged exorbitant tolls on ships traversing in the Rhine. The connotation of this term seems very dark. During these times, this term is referring to businessmen or bankers who use questionable business practices to become powerful or wealthy.
Captains of Industry
The Captains of Industry came from the UK during the Industrial Revolution. The name is pretty self explanatory. What is a Captain of Industry. Well, a Captain of Industry is a main person in the industry, obvious enough.......During this Gilded Age, it basically refers to businessmen who uses their wealth for the good of the country.
Three Famous Industrialists
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??
These three man are main Industrialists during the Gilded Age. Who's a Captain of Industry and who's a Robber Baron?? State your opinions in the comments below. ( I will answer them =D )
Andrew Carnage (steel)
He was not born into any specific family and his first work was actually a factory worker in the bobbin factory. His outstanding works helped in ascend in status. He became the bill logger for the owner of the factory he worked in. Still, status skyrocketing. He became a messenger boy for the factory!! As you can now see, most of Andrew Carnage's life is factory work. He's been exposed to factories for most of his life. Despite the fact that he's only been working as a small fry, he is the man who founded the first US steel company. He later donated a large amount of money to establish many libraries, schools, and universities in the US.
John D. Rockefeller (oil)
Rockefeller was the second eldest son of the six children in his family. His father was a normal lumberman and then a travelling salesman, billed himself as a "botanic physician" and sold elixirs. Rockefeller has sometimes been cheated by his own father because, as his father brags, "I cheat my boys every chance I get. I want to make 'em sharp." Rockefeller has always been a good businessman and schemer when he was young. He avoided housework and earned extra money by raising turkeys, selling potatoes and candy, eventually he even loaned small amounts of money to neighbors. Now, you get the idea that he had a lot of intelligence in scheming since he was young. He founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it aggressively until he retired in 1897. As the kerosene and gasoline grew in importance, Rockefeller's wealth soared. Rockefeller became the world's richest man and the first American worth more than a billion dollars. Adjusting for inflation, he is very often regarded as the richest person in the history.
Rockefeller spent his last 40 years in retirement. He used most of his fortune to create the modern systematic approach of targeted philanthropy. This had a major affect on medicine, education, and scientific research.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroad+Shipping)
His father was a ferrymen and he worked on his father's ferry in New York harbor as a boy. He quitted school at the age of 11. Then at the age of 16, he decided to start his own ferry service. According to one version of events, he appeared to have borrowed $100 from his mother to purchase a periauger. But then according to a version of the first published account of his life, the periauger belonged to his father and he received half the profit. The started to ferrying freight and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. No wonder he became a man that made his money based on railroads and shipping. He lived his life as a young boy as a ferryman. Vanderbilt built his brother-in-law John DeForest's schooner Charlotte, it traded food and merchandise. This trade was only made possible with the partnership with his father and some others. On November 24, 1817, a ferry entrepreneur named Thomas Gibbons asked Vanderbilt to captain his steamboat that would run between New Jersey and New York. Vanderbilt kept his own business running as he became Gibbons's business manager. Working for Gibbons at the time of monopoly, Vanderbilt learned to operate a large and complicated business. He made his wealth around the steamboat which allowed shipping and also made fortunes from railroads.
Forth Post
Ex Post facto. + Habeas Corpus + Amendments XIII ~ Amendments XV
I'm putting all these together because these are legal actions developed in the 19th century.
Ex Post facto.
The Ex Post facto is a retroactive law or a law which operates to make criminals, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law. It's also a criminal law meaning that it's a body of rules that defines conduct which is prohibited by the state because it harms the public. Things like public executions wouldn't be allowed in this case. The Ex Post facto. generated from Latin, meaning "from after the action." This decriminalizes many actions and lessons punishments by a large number to more suitable levels. For example, if a criminal is to receive death sentence, it is reduced to life long imprisonment instead. Many countries sees this as a violation to the rule of laws as it applies to our free and democratic society. In many ways, the US Constitution forbids the Ex Post facto.
Habeas Corpus
This is a legal action that allows a criminal to be released due to unlawful detention. Its Latin meaning is "You are to have a body." Or "You should arrest." It was first originated in the English legal system, many nations accepted the Habeas Corpus. As a result, these other than in the English legal system, it can be found in many other countries in this time. This legal instrument has been historically been an important piece safeguarding individual freedom against arbitrary state actions.
Amendments
Captains of Industry
The Captains of Industry came from the UK during the Industrial Revolution. The name is pretty self explanatory. What is a Captain of Industry. Well, a Captain of Industry is a main person in the industry, obvious enough.......During this Gilded Age, it basically refers to businessmen who uses their wealth for the good of the country.
Three Famous Industrialists
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry??
These three man are main Industrialists during the Gilded Age. Who's a Captain of Industry and who's a Robber Baron?? State your opinions in the comments below. ( I will answer them =D )
Andrew Carnage (steel)
He was not born into any specific family and his first work was actually a factory worker in the bobbin factory. His outstanding works helped in ascend in status. He became the bill logger for the owner of the factory he worked in. Still, status skyrocketing. He became a messenger boy for the factory!! As you can now see, most of Andrew Carnage's life is factory work. He's been exposed to factories for most of his life. Despite the fact that he's only been working as a small fry, he is the man who founded the first US steel company. He later donated a large amount of money to establish many libraries, schools, and universities in the US.John D. Rockefeller (oil)
Rockefeller was the second eldest son of the six children in his family. His father was a normal lumberman and then a travelling salesman, billed himself as a "botanic physician" and sold elixirs. Rockefeller has sometimes been cheated by his own father because, as his father brags, "I cheat my boys every chance I get. I want to make 'em sharp." Rockefeller has always been a good businessman and schemer when he was young. He avoided housework and earned extra money by raising turkeys, selling potatoes and candy, eventually he even loaned small amounts of money to neighbors. Now, you get the idea that he had a lot of intelligence in scheming since he was young. He founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it aggressively until he retired in 1897. As the kerosene and gasoline grew in importance, Rockefeller's wealth soared. Rockefeller became the world's richest man and the first American worth more than a billion dollars. Adjusting for inflation, he is very often regarded as the richest person in the history.Rockefeller spent his last 40 years in retirement. He used most of his fortune to create the modern systematic approach of targeted philanthropy. This had a major affect on medicine, education, and scientific research.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroad+Shipping)
His father was a ferrymen and he worked on his father's ferry in New York harbor as a boy. He quitted school at the age of 11. Then at the age of 16, he decided to start his own ferry service. According to one version of events, he appeared to have borrowed $100 from his mother to purchase a periauger. But then according to a version of the first published account of his life, the periauger belonged to his father and he received half the profit. The started to ferrying freight and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. No wonder he became a man that made his money based on railroads and shipping. He lived his life as a young boy as a ferryman. Vanderbilt built his brother-in-law John DeForest's schooner Charlotte, it traded food and merchandise. This trade was only made possible with the partnership with his father and some others. On November 24, 1817, a ferry entrepreneur named Thomas Gibbons asked Vanderbilt to captain his steamboat that would run between New Jersey and New York. Vanderbilt kept his own business running as he became Gibbons's business manager. Working for Gibbons at the time of monopoly, Vanderbilt learned to operate a large and complicated business. He made his wealth around the steamboat which allowed shipping and also made fortunes from railroads.Forth Post
Ex Post facto. + Habeas Corpus + Amendments XIII ~ Amendments XV
I'm putting all these together because these are legal actions developed in the 19th century.
Ex Post facto.
The Ex Post facto is a retroactive law or a law which operates to make criminals, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law. It's also a criminal law meaning that it's a body of rules that defines conduct which is prohibited by the state because it harms the public. Things like public executions wouldn't be allowed in this case. The Ex Post facto. generated from Latin, meaning "from after the action." This decriminalizes many actions and lessons punishments by a large number to more suitable levels. For example, if a criminal is to receive death sentence, it is reduced to life long imprisonment instead. Many countries sees this as a violation to the rule of laws as it applies to our free and democratic society. In many ways, the US Constitution forbids the Ex Post facto.
Habeas Corpus
This is a legal action that allows a criminal to be released due to unlawful detention. Its Latin meaning is "You are to have a body." Or "You should arrest." It was first originated in the English legal system, many nations accepted the Habeas Corpus. As a result, these other than in the English legal system, it can be found in many other countries in this time. This legal instrument has been historically been an important piece safeguarding individual freedom against arbitrary state actions.
Amendments
- Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Petition
- Right to keep and bear arms
- Conditions for quarters of soldiers
- Right of search and seizure regulated
- Provisions concerning prosecution
- Right to a speedy trial, witness, etc.
- Right to a trial by jury
- Excessive Bail, Cruel Punishment
- Rule of Construction of Constitution
- Rights of the States Under Constitution
These are the first ten amendments. The amendments that is focused on here are Amendments XIII~XV because these Amendments have something to due with citizen rights and freedom.
Amendment XIII
This Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude other than being punished for a crime. Involuntary servitude is a term for a person that is forced against his free will and is laboring for another's benefit, there's usually a threat behind this. This amendment was passed on by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and was passed to the house on January 31, 1865. After all this passing around, it's finally adopted on December 6, 1865.
Amendment XIV
The fourteenth amendment was adopted on July 9, 1865. It was with a group known as the Reconstruction Amendments. This amendment was affected by a citizen clause that created a distinct federal government showing that blacks cannot be citizens of the US. Quite unfair if you ask me. The Amendment was passed on through the decision of Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857).
Amendment XV
Amendment XV prohibits each of the government in the US from denying the right of a citizen to vote. No matter if it's race, color, or even previous conditions of servitude. Through this amendment, a citizen is always a citizen.
Fifth Post:
Scramble For Africa
Basically, the Scramble for Africa is a period in time, when many major European powers are "scrambling" for Africa. This event shows that Europe is slowing going from a continent formed around liberalism to a country that is centered around Colonialism. During this scramble, Europe wanted to rule themselves but then wanted to tear up Africa. That's ironic on so many levels. Europe have their reasons, do they suffice??
This scramble is also during the New Imperialism period, between 1881 and World War I. Another reason why the European countries are splitting Africa is because they believe that this would eliminate the threat of a Europe-wide war over Africa.
Basically, the Scramble for Africa is a period in time, when many major European powers are "scrambling" for Africa. This event shows that Europe is slowing going from a continent formed around liberalism to a country that is centered around Colonialism. During this scramble, Europe wanted to rule themselves but then wanted to tear up Africa. That's ironic on so many levels. Europe have their reasons, do they suffice??
- new markets
- naturals resources
The Concert of Europe was a meeting where the original powers of Europe met up. The powers are the following:
- Great Britain
- France
- Prussia
- Austria + Hungary
This scramble is also during the New Imperialism period, between 1881 and World War I. Another reason why the European countries are splitting Africa is because they believe that this would eliminate the threat of a Europe-wide war over Africa. Africa was first "founded" by the Portuguese who are also the first Europeans to firmly establish settlements, trade posts, permanent fortifications and ports of call along the oceanic coasts of the African government. These first establishments started during the Age of Discovery in the 15th Century. By 1835, European cartographers mapped out most of the northwestern Africa.
Sixth Post:
Thomas Robert Malthus
Malthus was a British scholar who lived from February 14, 1766 ~ December 29, 1834. His significance is that he was a large influence in political economy and demography. He was the man that popularized the economic theory of rent. His theories helped him earn much appreciation from others. The theories were solely based on the concerning factors of population and its increase or decrease in response to various factors. He wrote six editions of An Essay on the Principle of Population which is published from 1798 to 1826. The book observed that the population would be checked by famine and disease sooner or later. It seems that this man was against the popular view of the 18th century Europe that saw society improving and in principle as perfectible. For example, People like William Godwin and the Marquis de Condocet believed that there is a possibility of a limitless improvement of society. Malthus wrote against it.
"The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man".
--Thomas Robert Malthus
Does Malthus think that there would not be enough food due to the growth of population? Right now, it would seem like a silly thought. But back when it's still the 19th century, people didn't know about the many ways of cultivating and producing food. His way of thinking fits the time. Malthus criticized the Poor Laws, and supported the Corn Laws. The Corn Laws introduced a system of taxes on British imports of wheat.
"He thought that these measures would encourage domestic production, and so promote long-term benefits." --Wikipedia
With this, Malthus became hugely influential, and controversial, in economic, political, social and scientific thought. Thus many of the evolutionary biologists would read him. He's a writer of great significance and controversy.
Seventh Post:
MOTIVATION (Daniel Pink)
Daniel Pink has an interesting point. It’s obvious now that it’s presented to me in front of my eyes, but it’s a truth that most people don’t see. We see what we want to see, in this case, it’s motivation through “bribery”. Why do I say bribery? Because we set something for ourselves and see it as a reward. That’s all we care about, that reward. It’s not the only thing we obtain when the mark is hit, but that is what we force ourselves to believe. When we think of just one path, we walk down it and keeps to it no matter how much obstacles we meet. No other diverting path seems to matter. We don’t widen our view of the world. We look at the world and think Oh great, Global Warming. We’re all going to die. The truth is we will eventually, but we can slow down the process. We die earlier if you don’t see the path we can take to slow down the process. That’s what I believe I saw through Daniel Pink’s talk. He widened my views to my goal. I hope many others will be able to see the light I am seeing now.
FRENCH REVOLUTION
It’s all a matter of bad timing and egoistic ideas. That’s my conclusion through my learnings. Bad timing for the Royal family that got beheaded. Egoistic ideas for Napoleon who got banished and had to live in exile. I mainly liked one main thing that I have learned, that is Napoleon. Napoleon was a small man. I always thought that Napoleon is a small man with lots of power that helped France a lot. He is small, with lots of power, did help France, but also weakened France in his later years. He just made the French mad the more he got into fighting, as his ego escalates. He finally led French to big losses and is now “a small man cornered like a mouse”. As for King Louis the XVI and his family got sentenced to death, it’s just bad timing. Bad timing for them to be seen running away. Bad timing that they had to be there when France is one step away from falling off. France fell apart as Napoleon (pardon my language) screwed them up. As with the death of King Louis the XVI, it had made other countries see France as a country that kills their own king. That’s all I have to say about the French Revolution.
Eighth Post：
Economics essay
Ninth Post:
Nation Profile:
We have created our own nation in class. The nation created by me and my group members is called Krakowska. My teammates are Anne (Head of State), Ilya (Head of Foreign Affairs), Nathan (Head of Domestic Affairs), Christie (Military Commander).
This is the link that will take you to our page.
So what is this nation thing?
Well, basically, we have a nation that is created by ourselves. All the nations of the class will develop a world. Our world starts with the age of zero an will start to increase as the days go by. Each week, there will be a crisis that our country will have to face (given by the teacher). We are to work to the best of our abilities and protect the "people" within the nation.
Some basic information on our nation:
Name: Krakowska
Motto: Release your soul to the country of freedom.
Type of Government: Democracy
All citizens are allowed to vote if they wish.
Weather/Climate: Cold and Polar (extreme winters)
Shared Borders: Kalanji
Alliances/Friendly Nations: Democratic Republic of Le Wolf
Neutral Nations: Territory 21
Rival/Enemy Nations: Arara? <= unsure of name
Religion: Varied/Free
Human/Civil Rights:
Freedom of Speech: Yes
Death Penalty: No
Equality before the law: Yes
Natural Resources: water, iron/metals, timber
The first disaster was not placed upon us yet. It will be placed into the page/profile I have posted above.
Tenth Post:
Some light in the darkness
As asked above, what is Africa? Africa is a land, a name given to the land by us humans. What do we think of when someone says Africa?? Dark thoughts would flow into our mind. Slavery, war, and much more dark thoughts compile in our brains. What we don't see is that Africans can actually make the best of their lives.
Maybe what you see in Africa are dark things. Everything about Africa seems to be dark, but this video seems to contradict our minds. Even though the Africans seem to be having hard times, the happiness doesn't stop moving. Their faces seem to fill themselves with smiles in this video. Their physical ability seems to have increased and the ability to move around in the ocean came up and above people that lives in areas that is exposed to much of government control and modernization. Maybe that's one bad thing about modernization, us humans loses our abilities to survive out in the wild.
Don'e tell me you don't know about this video and song. Takes place during Fifa of 2010. People seems happy there and it took place right in AFRICA. Do Africans enjoy soccer? Seems so, even if you believe that this video gives off the wrong "view". I feel that even though Africa is in its dark times, every sadness has a silver lining. It seems like the smile on these people's faces won't fade no matter how harsh the condition is. Be thankful of what you have. The Africans perfectly showed us that we have to be thankful no matter what.
Eleventh Post:
David Livingstone VS Abraham Lincoln
David Livingstone
A great man who opened up the interior of the continent that contributes to the "Scramble for Africa." Born at Blantyre on March 19th, 1813, he worked at a cotton mill and attended school during the evenings when he was just a kid. Striving to become a doctor, he studied medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. As he studied, he decided to become a missionary doctor. Then in 1841, he was positioned at the edge of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Married a woman, Mary Moffat, who was the daughter of a fellow missionary.
David Livingstone's true greatness lies in the stories he had when he was working in Africa. He worked there and started to introduce christianity slowly to the Africans. This also freed some Africans from slavery. He actually freed people from slavery!! He was inspired by the Africans so he started his explorations. He travelled across the Kalahari on his first trip and was sighting the upper Zambezi River for his second trip. He started a four year expedition to find a route from upper Zambezi to the coast in 1842. This allowed the west to gain much knowledge of central and souther Africa. He found a beautiful waterfall in 1855 and decided to name it 'Victoria Falls'. He reached the mouth of Zambezi which emptied out into the Indian Ocean in the May of 1856. He was magically, the first European to actually cross the width of Africa.
He published his best-selling 'Missionary Travels and Researched in South Africa' (1857) when he returned to Britain and became a national hero. He left for Africa AGAIN in 1858 and spent five years of his life carrying out official explorations for the British government in eastern and central Africa. His wife died of malaria in 1862, he sulked for what seemed like ages for his wife. Finally, the government ordered him home in 1864 unimpressed of the results of his travels this time.
He published the horrors of slave trade at home and secures a private support for ANOTHER expedition to central Africa. This time, it would be the search for the Nile's source and reporting further on slavery. The expedition lasted from 1866 until the death of Livingstone in 1873. Everyone panicked when they heard nothing from Livingstone for months already. Henry Stanley, a journalist, finally sets out to look for Livingstone. In October 1871, the two meets as the famous phrase was uttered by Stanley, "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" Livingstone continued his expedition thanks to the replenishment of Stanley's supplies, his poor body condition for many years led to his death in the 1st of May, 1873.
Abraham Lincoln
This man was the main motivation for the liberation of slaves as he served as the 16th President of the United States. He led his country through a bloody war known as the American Civil War. His force was the Unions, who wanted the end of slavery soon. This act didn't just liberate slaves, this act also promoted the US to economic modernization.
The main thing I want to state here between the two people is that they both changed the world a lot, for better or for worse. They both had a great impact on how people look at slavery.
Twelfth Post:
Henry Stanley, the American Journalist and explorer who gained fame for his search for David Livingstone during the colonization of Europe into Africa. He was born in John Rowlands on January 28th, 1841 in Denbigh, Wales. His parents were not married and was brought up in a workhouse. Not a really good environment for a kid in my opinion. He left for New Orleans and befriended a merchant, Henry Stanley, Whose name he took in 1859. He served on both sides of the American Civil War and worked as a sailor and journalist during those times.
In 1869, he was commissioned by the New York Herald to go to Africa to search for the Scottish explorer David Livingstone. Livingstone was barely heard of since 1866. Stanley reached Zanzibar in January, 1871 and proceeded to Lake Tangayika where Livingstone set his last known location as. Finally in the November of 1871, he found the sick explorer as he greeted with the famous sentence 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?' He got his fame through that sentence.
Thirteenth Post:
Eighth Post：
Economics essay
Economy back at the 19th century up to now have changed a lot. The meaning of economy can differ to one’s perspective and era of existence. For example when we here economy nowadays, money falls into our minds. Back in the 19th century, it could be trade. People probably saw trade as the highest level of economy. The bigger your trade, the better you are. Even demands of items falls into economy. Demands change over time causing the economy to change. Economy changes with time and like fashion, it continues to change today as it have changed throughout the past century.
So what exactly is economy? It’s social science. Social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The current economic models we look at today rooted from a broader field known as political economy. Political economy was developed in the 19th century. It was developed for the purpose of approaching physical science in an empirical view. Our economics analysis is applied in our everyday life and throughout all of societies.
We consume and produce in businesses, finances, and even within governments. “Crime, education, family, health, law, politics, religion, social institutions, war, and science” (--credits to Wikipedia) all consume or produce upon needs. This type of expanding of economics into social sciences have been called economic imperialism. It’s much different from economics you read in textbooks. The ones you read in textbooks are called microeconomics which focuses on the behavior of basic elements in the whole economics only.
Economics back at the 19th century must have been all about the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution have allowed the middle class to rise. Middle classes appeared during the large trade and development of structures. They were ones who could “convert money into power”. They were the ones who successfully created a system around the world by the 18th century. Economics were all related to commercial competition within the eyes of these greedy men of the 19th century.
Ninth Post:
Nation Profile:
We have created our own nation in class. The nation created by me and my group members is called Krakowska. My teammates are Anne (Head of State), Ilya (Head of Foreign Affairs), Nathan (Head of Domestic Affairs), Christie (Military Commander).
This is the link that will take you to our page.
So what is this nation thing?
Well, basically, we have a nation that is created by ourselves. All the nations of the class will develop a world. Our world starts with the age of zero an will start to increase as the days go by. Each week, there will be a crisis that our country will have to face (given by the teacher). We are to work to the best of our abilities and protect the "people" within the nation.
Some basic information on our nation:
Name: Krakowska
Motto: Release your soul to the country of freedom.
Type of Government: Democracy
All citizens are allowed to vote if they wish.
Weather/Climate: Cold and Polar (extreme winters)
Shared Borders: Kalanji
Alliances/Friendly Nations: Democratic Republic of Le Wolf
Neutral Nations: Territory 21
Rival/Enemy Nations: Arara? <= unsure of name
Religion: Varied/Free
Human/Civil Rights:
Freedom of Speech: Yes
Death Penalty: No
Equality before the law: Yes
Natural Resources: water, iron/metals, timber
The first disaster was not placed upon us yet. It will be placed into the page/profile I have posted above.
Tenth Post:
Some light in the darkness
As asked above, what is Africa? Africa is a land, a name given to the land by us humans. What do we think of when someone says Africa?? Dark thoughts would flow into our mind. Slavery, war, and much more dark thoughts compile in our brains. What we don't see is that Africans can actually make the best of their lives.
Maybe what you see in Africa are dark things. Everything about Africa seems to be dark, but this video seems to contradict our minds. Even though the Africans seem to be having hard times, the happiness doesn't stop moving. Their faces seem to fill themselves with smiles in this video. Their physical ability seems to have increased and the ability to move around in the ocean came up and above people that lives in areas that is exposed to much of government control and modernization. Maybe that's one bad thing about modernization, us humans loses our abilities to survive out in the wild.
Don'e tell me you don't know about this video and song. Takes place during Fifa of 2010. People seems happy there and it took place right in AFRICA. Do Africans enjoy soccer? Seems so, even if you believe that this video gives off the wrong "view". I feel that even though Africa is in its dark times, every sadness has a silver lining. It seems like the smile on these people's faces won't fade no matter how harsh the condition is. Be thankful of what you have. The Africans perfectly showed us that we have to be thankful no matter what.
Eleventh Post:
David Livingstone VS Abraham Lincoln
A great man who opened up the interior of the continent that contributes to the "Scramble for Africa." Born at Blantyre on March 19th, 1813, he worked at a cotton mill and attended school during the evenings when he was just a kid. Striving to become a doctor, he studied medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. As he studied, he decided to become a missionary doctor. Then in 1841, he was positioned at the edge of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Married a woman, Mary Moffat, who was the daughter of a fellow missionary.
David Livingstone's true greatness lies in the stories he had when he was working in Africa. He worked there and started to introduce christianity slowly to the Africans. This also freed some Africans from slavery. He actually freed people from slavery!! He was inspired by the Africans so he started his explorations. He travelled across the Kalahari on his first trip and was sighting the upper Zambezi River for his second trip. He started a four year expedition to find a route from upper Zambezi to the coast in 1842. This allowed the west to gain much knowledge of central and souther Africa. He found a beautiful waterfall in 1855 and decided to name it 'Victoria Falls'. He reached the mouth of Zambezi which emptied out into the Indian Ocean in the May of 1856. He was magically, the first European to actually cross the width of Africa.
He published his best-selling 'Missionary Travels and Researched in South Africa' (1857) when he returned to Britain and became a national hero. He left for Africa AGAIN in 1858 and spent five years of his life carrying out official explorations for the British government in eastern and central Africa. His wife died of malaria in 1862, he sulked for what seemed like ages for his wife. Finally, the government ordered him home in 1864 unimpressed of the results of his travels this time.
He published the horrors of slave trade at home and secures a private support for ANOTHER expedition to central Africa. This time, it would be the search for the Nile's source and reporting further on slavery. The expedition lasted from 1866 until the death of Livingstone in 1873. Everyone panicked when they heard nothing from Livingstone for months already. Henry Stanley, a journalist, finally sets out to look for Livingstone. In October 1871, the two meets as the famous phrase was uttered by Stanley, "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" Livingstone continued his expedition thanks to the replenishment of Stanley's supplies, his poor body condition for many years led to his death in the 1st of May, 1873.
Abraham Lincoln
This man was the main motivation for the liberation of slaves as he served as the 16th President of the United States. He led his country through a bloody war known as the American Civil War. His force was the Unions, who wanted the end of slavery soon. This act didn't just liberate slaves, this act also promoted the US to economic modernization.
The main thing I want to state here between the two people is that they both changed the world a lot, for better or for worse. They both had a great impact on how people look at slavery.
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In 1869, he was commissioned by the New York Herald to go to Africa to search for the Scottish explorer David Livingstone. Livingstone was barely heard of since 1866. Stanley reached Zanzibar in January, 1871 and proceeded to Lake Tangayika where Livingstone set his last known location as. Finally in the November of 1871, he found the sick explorer as he greeted with the famous sentence 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?' He got his fame through that sentence.
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Hey nathan.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can provide a little more details such as the economic systems,to make your essay more informative, but good job :D