Humflection 2.0

Another unit draws to a close in Humanities, the good side is that it means more work done hence less to go. The bad news is the less work we have left the closer we are to our diploma's, trust me that's a scary thought. This unit in Humanities introduced me to many new idea's and answered some of the questions that I had carried over form the previous unit. See for me that's the problem with Humanities, a question is almost always answered with a question. Then in the odd instance that you do receive an answer it usually creates more questions. This creates my goal for my next unit in Humanities: I will try to answer at least 65% of the questions I have from last unit and I will answer at least 50% of the questions that I form in this unit. One of my other flaws that shone apparently this unit was my tendency to take leadership in situations. This was sometimes beneficial in the sense that I could then ensure that all of my assignments were completed and ready to go. However I realize reflecting back that it may have caused bitterness between group members and myself due to my sometimes having the inability to accept others ideas. My one major regret in the past unit would have to be the last team assignment that my group did. I attempted to step back and allow others to express their ideas as to what should be done for the assignment. I then was absent from class on the last day of preparation before the assignment was due. When I made contact with my group members over the weekend and they all assured me that the project would be ready to go, however when I arrived at school on Monday I was dismayed and disappointed to see that the ideas we had started to form as a group had not really been used and instead all of the work had been done by one group member, which is unfair to that group member and to the other members of the group. Reflecting back I believe that a possible improvement on the situation could include having more work complete sooner on in the week when time allowed for it, and possibly delegating assignments more, for instance making sure each group member wrote a single paragraph as opposed to just presenting ideas and then having a single group member edit it to ensure that the speech flowed. I hope to apply ideas like these to my groups in the future. So those are my two big goals for the next unit. Overall in this unit I was proud that I pushed myself to achieve a deeper understanding on some of my assignments, I hope to do that for all of my assignments this unit. So there it is, another unit down, one less to go until our diploma, the source of much fear and worry. Hopefully before then i can pull it together!

18th and 19th Century Thinkers

Napoleon and his achievements...

http://prezi.com/pguopoxjrg1d/napoleon-bonaparte-top-10-acheivments/

http://prezi.com/oux1wku4khm_/rights-of-man/

French Revolution

http://prezi.com/lwer9dofahfk/french-reveloution/

Understanding project on the French Revolution

Merchant Of Venice- Pre Reading #1

I personally value friendship more than I value money because human company can bring happiness that money simply can not. You can clearly see different levels of happiness between people who hold these in different values. People who are willing to abandon everything and everyone simply for the wealth they find that when they reach the top they look down and realize that they have no one to share the feeling of accomplishment with. No matter how much money and how many gadgets/ toys you can buy, you can never truly buy the love and respect of another person. Mankind was not built to be alone. To quote the bible Genesis 2:18 "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." The value of money is simply a placeholder for a lack of human emotion. No matter what the protest, or the character no one is happier in the lack of company. This is a point clearly illustrated by the behaviour of a child. No child would ever choose a check over a play date with a new friend. Children seem to have a firmer, more pure view of the earth and it's key points. "A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five"- Groucho Marx. What this quote reinforces is that children see things in a different light and maybe we could learn something from them. Money is an important factor that can influence your happiness but when push comes to shove when you are alone you can really feel the sting.

The Unlucky Lesson

There once was a young girl who as so good at games of luck and chance that people would travel great distances simply to find out her secret. However every single person left disappointed, for her answer was always the same, "There is no answer, secret or formula to the blessing of good luck."
One day the young girl unknowingly beat a very rich official at a dice game of luck. Outraged the official ordered for the girl to be seized and tested for he must find out how she had beat him.
The girl underwent testing and questioning but she always answered the same, "There is no answer, secret or formula to the blessing of good luck."
After a while of being imprisoned the girl woke to find her door and every door from there on out, open. She then walked home to find that the greedy official who had so wanted her secret had died that night. When the villagers asked the girl how she had escaped she simply smiled and said, "There is no answer, secret or formula to the blessing of good luck."

Employment Insurance

Keynes- believed that government intervention into the economy was necessary to increase the total spending and lift the economy out of a recession.

Hayek- Governments who plan their societies are doomed to fail .Humans are simply too complex and can never match the natural evolutionary wisdom that comes from a free society. His theory was based on the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, both of which failed.

Employment Insurance

                Hayek and Keynes supporters would have very different views on Canadian employment insurance however I think the idea of employment insurance fits better with the views of a Keynes supporter.  Employment insurance is a service provided Canadian`s who have lost their job through no fault of their own. (Employment Insurance, 2011)Employment insurance is provided by the government taking money off of every pay check of all employee`s in the workforce an setting it into a fund. This is the fund which the money then comes out of to pay the unemployment insurance. Yearly the government handles 42 billion dollars (Congress, 2003), off of hardworking Canadian’s pay checks. The reason that I think a Keynes supporter would agree with the concept of employment insurance is that the concept involves the government handling large amounts of money and redistributing them to people who don`t have a current income so that they still have money to spend in the economy. Keynes once said “A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers.” (Keynes, 2010) What was meant by this quote was that A Hayek supporter would disagree with health insurance. A few possible arguments made by a Hayek supporter could include that if the government did not take the money off of the pay checks then money could be left to the people working to spend, still leaving the money in the economy to spend and causing the government less hassle. “By a continuing process of inflation, and intervention, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.” (Hayek, 2010-2011)This illustrates how Hayek supporters hold the view that by leaving things alone and not having government intervene that everything will naturally right itself. So as you can see Keynes and Hayek had different views and their supporters have different views but no matter how they feel about it Employment Insurance is a part of Canada and shall remain a part until proven non- needed.

Bibliography

Congress, C. (2003, July 10). Executive Summary. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from Department of Finance: http://www.fin.gc.ca/consultresp/eiratesresp_3-eng.asp#Executive%20Summary

Employment Insurance. (2011, February 7). Retrieved February 16, 2011, from Service Canada: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/index.shtml

Hayek, F. A. (2010-2011). Friedrich August von Hayek Quotes. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from Brainy Quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/friedrich_august_von_haye.html

Keynes, J. M. (2010). John Maynard Keynes Quotes. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from think exists: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/john_maynard_keynes/

Test

Alright so here's my test that was created from my extremely effective notes. Give it a shot....

Name:__________________________                                   Date:__________________________

Free Market Economy

Multiple Choice

1.       Who is the world leader for providing outsourcing services for Western companies?

a)      India

b)      China

c)       Pakistan

d)      Pitcairn Islands

2.       Which is NOT a principle of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade?

a)      Trade must be conducted in a non- discriminatory manner

b)      Requiring any country that applied for membership to present a list of tariffs and other trade restrictions imposed

c)       Imported goods must be treated  in the same manner as similar domestic goods

d)      No country may be denied the right of free trade when said country applies.

3.       What treaty did Canada sign took a “great step towards freer trade with the U.S.”

a)      North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

b)      Agreement of Open Trade(AOT)

c)       Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

d)      Western Free Trade Agreement (WFTA)

4.       In South American the riches 20% of the population holds…

a)      40% of the wealth

b)      60% of the wealth

c)       80% of the wealth

d)      50% of the wealth

5.       Why are people more involved in the stock market because of current technology?

a)      They can communicate with their brokers better

b)      They can talk to their friends about which stocks they are buying

c)       They can see stocks online

d)      They can use guessing rhymes to pick stocks

6.       Countries under the rule of the Soviet Union had which type of economy?

a)      Mixed Economy

b)      Centrally Planned Economy

c)       Market Economy

d)      First Come First Serve Economy

7.       Of all the countries in the world how many have not signed a single trade agreement?

a)      3

b)      30

c)       7

d)      70

8.       In order to become a member of MERCOSUR what must a country be committed to?

a)      Freer trade for the people and a higher income

b)      A dictatorship rule and human rights

c)       Preserving the country’s wealth and cheap labor

d)      Democracy and human rights

9.       Why does the U.S. think that they should have more access to Canada’s plethora of natural recourses?

a)      Because they have more citizen’s

b)      Because they run Canada’s trading market

c)       Because they are better at dealing with other countries so they should do all the international trading.

d)      Because they have Disneyland and Disneyworld.

10.   The European Union only creates 7% of the world’s population. What percent of global imports and exports does it form?

a)      15%

b)      25%

c)       29%

d)      20%

Fill In The Blank

11.   The European Union is a collection of ___________ countries, the largest and most powerful in the common market.

12.   The Cold War ended in ______________ this was a driving force behind economic ____________________.

13.   South American countries hop e that by joining trading blocs they will be able to _____________ investment in their ___________________.

14.   In 1994 the ________________ was extended to include Mexico. It created the largest ________   _______________ area in the world.

15.   By the turn of the millennium an additional _____________ people were participating in the ______________ market.

True or False

16.   Thomas Freidman refers to international online investment as “the electronic herd.” _______

17.   There were originally 52 countries that created the UN._______

18.   The European Union has one common flag._________

19.   In 1996 Mexico was accepted in the north America Free Trade Agreement.__________

20.   The four countries of MERCOSUR have a population of almost 340 million._______

Long Answer

                You are the ruler of Zimbobwada and you have been approached with an agreement for freer trade between you, Canada and the States. However your people have been getting by for a very long time without any help from the outside world. Your company has a vast supply of oil and you generate all your energy from the water power of the ocean. Your country also grows all their own crops, tropical fruits and grains not to mention raises animals for meat. However these supplies, you know well, may one day dwindle. Should you sign the agreement for freer trade?  /8

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Test Key

Give up yet... here's the key

Free Market Economy

Multiple Choice

1.       Who is the world leader for providing outsourcing services for Western companies?

a)      India

b)      China

c)       Pakistan

d)      Pitcairn Islands

2.       Which is NOT a principle of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade?

a)      Trade must be conducted in a non- discriminatory manner

b)      Requiring any country that applied for membership to present a list of tariffs and other trade restrictions imposed

c)       Imported goods must be treated  in the same manner as similar domestic goods

d)      No country may be denied the right of free trade when said country applies.

3.       What treaty did Canada sign took a “great step towards freer trade with the U.S.”

a)      North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

b)      Agreement of Open Trade(AOT)

c)       Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

d)      Western Free Trade Agreement (WFTA)

4.       In South American the riches 20% of the population holds…

a)      40% of the wealth

b)      60% of the wealth

c)       80% of the wealth

d)      50% of the wealth

5.       Why are people more involved in the stock market because of current technology?

a)      They can communicate with their brokers better

b)      They can talk to their friends about which stocks they are buying

c)       They can see stocks online

d)      They can use guessing rhymes to pick stocks

6.       Countries under the rule of the Soviet Union had which type of economy?

a)      Mixed Economy

b)      Centrally Planned Economy

c)       Market Economy

d)      First Come First Serve Economy

7.       Of all the countries in the world how many have not signed a single trade agreement?

a)      3

b)      30

c)       7

d)      70

8.       In order to become a member of MERCOSUR what must a country be committed to?

a)      Freer trade for the people and a higher income

b)      A dictatorship rule and human rights

c)       Preserving the country’s wealth and cheap labor

d)      Democracy and human rights

9.       Why does the U.S. think that they should have more access to Canada’s plethora of natural recourses?

a)      Because they have more citizen’s

b)      Because they run Canada’s trading market

c)       Because they are better at dealing with other countries so they should do all the international trading.

10.   The European Union only creates 7% of the world’s population. What percent of global imports and exports does it form?

a)      15%

b)      25%

c)       29%

d)      20%

Fill In The Blank

11.   The European Union is a collection of 25 countries, the largest and most powerful in the common market.

12.   The Cold War ended in 1989 .This was a driving force behind economic globalization.

13.   South American countries hop e that by joining trading blocs they will be able to increase investment in their economies.

14.   In 1994 the Free Trade Agreement was extended to include Mexico. It created the largest free trade area in the world.

15.   By the turn of the millennium an additional three billion people were participating in the global market.

True or False

16.   Thomas Freidman refers to international online investment as “the electronic herd.” True

17.   There were originally 52 countries that created the UN. False 52

18.   The European Union has one common flag. True

19.   In 1996 Mexico was accepted in the north America Free Trade Agreement. False 1994

20.   The four countries of MERCOSUR have a population of almost 340 million. False 240 million

Long Answer

                You are the ruler of Zimbobwada and you have been approached with an agreement for freer trade between you, Canada and the States. However your people have been getting by for a very long time without any help from the outside world. Your company has a vast supply of oil and you generate all your energy from the water power of the ocean. Your country also grows all their own crops, tropical fruits and grains not to mention raises animals for meat. However these supplies, you know well, may one day dwindle. Should you sign the agreement for freer trade?  /8

Look for factual information hat clearly supports the opinion they are siding on. Needs at least 4 major points.

New logo

Meet my NEW AND EVOLVED logo...

I left most of my logo the same as it used to be only this time I decided to add a shadowed globe over the snapshot with two planes flying to other countries. Original, I know. For those of you who missed the rundown on what this logo is all about in the first place here it is short and sweet. The words in the "taller" person represent happy, loving and peaceful words and the words in the little person show many of the fears and worries that plague the world today. The "stand TALL" shows that we came overcome these worries. By adding the globe, it gives emphasis on the idea of the entire world overcoming their "bad side" and making it a better place.

Phedra's Anecdote

 It was a warm winter day and the green foliage only made it seem warmer. Then again being from Canada every day in Florida seemed warm. I slowly turned my head, drinking in my surroundings. The longer I stood the deeper my feet sank into the soft white sand. Surrounding me with pools all filled with he deepest of blue tropical water. One snorkeling pool was bursting with tropical fish, eels and rays with a wing span twice the size of me. Another was a wading pool with smaller rays that you could pet and hold and finally on the right a heated swimming pool. As a stood as still as a statue I heard small feet creeping up in the sand behind me. As they drew closer I whipped around scooping up the small boy and kissing him on the cheek.

      "Phedra!" by little brother Caleb screamed. "Put me down, I'm not a baby."
      "Phedra stop kissing your bother, " my mom lectured. "You know how much he hates it."
      "I know," I laughed as I set Caleb down. He stalked off through the sand, head turned, feet stomping, nose crinkled.

      With a few more words and a few dozen bottles of sunscreen (thank-you mom,) we wriggled on our snorkel masks and hit the water. The fish that we first encountered were only the introduction to the fabulous underwater world. After my terrified mother felt that all the fish had freaked her out enough for one day we traversed across the beach to the swimming pool. The five children from our party noisily splashed in and split up to explore. After swimming around for a while I stood up in the shallow part of the pool and noticed Caleb, obliviously swimming a few feet away. Stopping to adjust my standard "Discovery Cove" wetsuit I dipped into the water, plugging my snorkel, about to perform another classic sneak attack.. I popped up right in front of Caleb picking him up on either side of the face, preparing to kiss him on the cheek. Suddenly I heard my mom's bellowing from the shore line, A tone of urgency punctured into her words.

      "PUT HIM DOWN, THA'S NOT YOUR  BROTHER!"

       I promptly dropped the boy into the water and waded back to the shore, a scarlet mask spreading slowly all over my face. My entire family was laughing and laughing. The rest of the day continued our family slowly started putting the earlier events behind us. That night as we were leaving Caleb went to jump a puddle, slipped and fell on his butt.

      "Buddy are you okay?" asked my mom, helping him up. "Didn’t you see the puddle?"

      "No!" said Caleb turning around to inspect his wet bum.

      "Well buddy looks like we both learned a lesson today." I said

      "And what lesson would that be?" questioned my dad.

      I smiled up at him "Look before you leap."

This is team RED FISH BLUE FISH'S courage assigment. We hope you like it.

Reflecting Who I Am... Through Posting Two

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This time I decided to try something a little more artistic instead of writing. The things in red are things that I feel I need to work on and the things in black are things that I felt I grew in this posting. Thanks for listening...

Wordsearch- To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird Wordsearch

 

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Interview

Being Canadain. It's more than just a citizenship status. It boils down to a few really important elements that everyone values in one way or another.

One of the main traits that seems to appear to everyone is that sense of pride. Of being happy your canadain. No matter who you talk to, immagrant or someone who was born and raised in Canada they speak about Canada with pride, they're proud to call it home. I think that so many people feel this way because when you look at all the great things that we recieve and take for granted.

Another big and commonly shared trait or belief of what it is to be Canadian is is to express your appriciate for what you have been given. Much like that whole sense of pride most Canadain's look at the country and say "whow I really love _____________." It shows that they know Canada is pretty great.

Doing this interview really opened my eyes. I learned that canada has always been a really cool place to live and that a lot of people want to come here becuase it isd just really amazing to be a Canadain and to have such privledges. Overall a really cool assigment that overall opened up my eyes as to what it means to be Canadain. 

Reflecting Me... One Posting Later

Yeah! I survived another unit and am ready to plow onto the second posting. the more I plow on the more i learn about myself. This unit i learned above all that not everything goes your way. There will be projects that you just don't get in on time, projects that just don't turn out the way you want them to. You just have to get over it, move on, and live with it. There's always tommorow, there's always another project.

This unit I also learned how to work with people who are used to doing a totally different thing than you are. Before now I had usually worked with people who liked/didn't mind/ already did things, in a way that was very similar to mine. This was a big change it meant trying a lot of things in new ways and I think I might not have always handled things that well. Amazingly enough though teamwork might be somethign I'm getting good at. Definetly not a strength but something I'm half decent at.

My favorite project this term was probaly our very first one, the individual logo. I liked doing the individual logo because it forced me to reflect on who I was, what was important to me and how that affected the rest of the world. It was challenging because like most of the assigments we didn't get exact instrucions. We had the idea or the outline but that was it. looking back at my humanities logo now I see the weak spots, where I let myself fall into patterns or being comfortable with my routine. I think that sometimes I just need to push myself so that instead of getting a good mark I could get a great mark. That's one of my weakness you know, being happy wiith mediocer.

As the year goes on things that really worry me worry me less and less. And this point I don't even really worry about getting along with new teamates because really absoulutley no one is completly impossible, everyone wants to to get along and make team assigments work. I just have to remeber to keep working a tthings that I'm not good at like, giving up control of an assignemt.

Well that's my big soul searching reflection, hope I didn't bore you too much.

Native North American Contribution Chart- Crowfoot

Contribution	Relation to Canada	Date
Negotiation of Treaty Seven between government and the Siksika tribe.	Gave fur traders rights over first nations that helped them settle the land.	1877
Saving the life of Father Lacombe in a Blackfoot raid. This not only lead to a lifelong friendship with Father Lacombe but also lead to traveling opportunities for him.	Allowed the town of Lacombe to be founded. Father Lacombe also helped convince Crowfoot to agree to more government control.	1865
Vicious warrior going to battle nineteen times  before he was twenty being wounded only six of those.	He refused to fight in the Northwest rebellion in fact he even stated that he would side with the fur traders, helping to prevent the war.	1885