"I'm the Map, I'm the Map, I'm the Map..I'M THE MAP!"

Questions:
How does Great Britain have so many colonies?
When did they lose most of their stuff?
How did they rule? Force? Good laws?
Were there really that many independent nations?
How come the US doesn't have many colonies?
How come Japan only expanded to Korea and Taiwan?
How does Denmark have so much land?
Did the small countries really feel so small and unresourceful that they had to go bother other people?
Were there other European countries that tried to colonize and expand?
Who was nicer? Who was meaner?  How did these countries rule?  Did they keep the people they conquered happy?
Why does Britain decide to go everywhere?
What did all these places have that the European countries didn't have?

Dear Queen Victoria...Opium Needs to Stop...

In his letter, Lin Zexu describe his feelings towards opium with the word "poison" multiple times.  He also explain his feelings with the use of religious beliefs.  He basically said that opium was killing people and that it smelled bad.  He also said that opium was upsetting the gods and Heaven, which indicates that he thinks there are many consequences to the drug.  He also says that the opium is a "evil."  His description of the drug basically shows he attaches "death" to the drug.  The punishments for the opium peddlers definitely support Lin Zexu's perception of the drug.  He said that any peddler is sentenced to death because of the drug.  This punishment is really harsh but it definitely reflects how he thinks that opium kills people and that he thinks it needs to stop to prevent innocent Chinese people from dying from opium.  In other words, the punishment got rid of opium peddlers and it prevented other people from getting addicted.  It would help China because people would not be addicts and they would be living in real life which helped China.   

Industrialization and Words

Social Changes

Everyone can work since there are no skills necessary so men, women, and children are capable of making some money. 

More people can make more money because more money is being made per family, which can cause poorer families to become richer than others in society. This is also an economic change as the family income is changing.  

A person's value in society changes as a skilled person and an unskilled person are basically the same. So a shoemaker couldn't tell the average person that he's better any more because the average person can uphold a job.  

Political Changes

People want more of a say in government because they feel more important and think they should be able to make government decisions. 

Another political change could be the people who were in the lower classes while try to displace the monarch

Religious Changes

One religious change is that the people work so much that they forget about their religious beliefs and just focus on making money because that's the only thing they care about.  

On the opposite end, people pray more for their family as they want to be safe when they travel or work. They could also be pray more because they want more money(money makes people more selfish!) This can give the Church more power while the first one takes power from the Church.

Economic Changes

Some of these changes were mentioned in the social changes. But more people are capable of making money as the average person can hold down a job. Another economic change is that the society does not have a stable economy as more money and more product is being sent to other countries. Or the society makes more money because of the increased amount of trade.  

The actual meaning of the word liberal can explain the way that the people reacted. These people during the Industrial Revolution were not against change as they embraced the new ideas because these ideas helped their lives. Some were probably conservative as they probably didn't like the idea of jobs being done by the average, unskilled person. Some people were conservative as they probably didn't want their jobs to be taken by other people. The reactionary reactions were probably shown by skilled people who were like "No, you can't do that, that's my job, I won't be able to make money if the average Joe just did everything!" The people who were radical were probably like "This is awesome! It makes my life great and we should have more new ideas!" I think the majority of people were liberal as they liked the changes and embraced them.

Political

Response to Niall

To his first question, "Is it possible to delete these apps?" It sounds to me that he is implying that we can  delete these apps. Based on his presentation, I feel like it is possible but it would take a a great amount of time to delete any of the apps. But  I think app number 6, work ethic, may be the easiest to "delete" because people, especially Americans, are lazy.  That leads to the second part of his question, "Is the West deleting its apps?"  I think that the West is probably deleting app number 6.  However, the other apps seem like they can't be deleted as easily because they're important parts of every society.  The reason why it is may seem like they are "deleting" these apps is probably because the other countries are slowly getting closer. When I say they are slowly getting closer, I mean that I think that all the countries are in a race.  They're all running to try to beat each other to the end.  At the beginning and right now, the West seemed like it was running fast and strong and it was ahead of the others, but the countries that were last in the beginning of the race are making a strong comeback and the West is unaware.  So, I'm trying to say is that the other five apps are harder to delete but once the other countries get them downloaded and get a hold of them, they're going to be better than the West and back to race analogy, the West is probably going to lose if it doesn't update its apps.  

To his second question, "does the sequencing matter?"  I don't think the sequencing matters.  Maybe the way they're downloaded matters, but maybe not when they are downloaded.  I guess Africa could get it wrong, I don't want to make a conjecture(Vocab word! And..this is going to show how oblivious I am to the world), but I don't really know what is exactly happening there, I should probably get to some form of news.  But if Niall is asking this question, I'm assuming he or other people think Africa is going to get it wrong. I guess if these apps are forcibly downloaded and misused then a country could "get it wrong."

To his third question, "Can China do without App number 3?"  No, China needs app number 3 because it protects an incentive.  People need an incentive for everything.  Property has always been a motivator for people because they just always want to own.  It's human nature to want stuff and to own it.  If people didn't want to own things, other people, businesses, to be honest, anything, there wouldn't be competition or a consumer society.(that doesn't mean that I think competition or consumer society needs to be downloaded first.)  Property rights ensure that the people's property is protected.  If China doesn't download that app, then people won't feel like they need to care about anything.  Like John Locke, I think selfish motives(they aren't bad, selfish just has a negative connotation) drive everything and without property rights, China would be missing that drive. 

Fucan's Relationship with Christianity

Fucan is pretty personal and wishes he never converted to Christianity.  He believes he wasted so much of his valuable for nothing because he never got anything out of it. He refers to it as the religion of the "barbarians" or the Europeans because they were seen as uncivilized to most of the world.  Fucan also refers to Buddhism as the "Great Holy True Law," which shows that he is convinced that Christianity is full of lies. He includes Confucian learning to emphasize the point that Christianity offers little truth and one must adhere to Confucian learning instead.  For this time period in Japan, Buddhism and Confucianism could be followed together while Christianity tells them they can only pick it.  Fucan focuses on the "native learning" that some Japanese people turned to so they could preserve traditional Japanese beliefs and culture.  Fucan includes the militaristic aspects of Christian followers.  He repeatedly says they destroy places and includes places that had been swamped by missionaries and military trying to overthrow countries.  

Ships, Slaves, Crew Members..the Battle

The crews of slave ships took great measures to ensure that maximum profits from their business of transporting human cargoes.  The ships themselves were overcrowded and people received little personal space to none.  The slaves were squished together so that the ship would hold the maximum number of people.  The crews gave the slaves food so that they wouldn't die of starvation.  If a slave refused to eat, they would go to great pains to get him to eat.  They would force-feed the slaves so they would not be losing profit.  If they refused to eat food, they would get punished so they wouldn't do it again. Along with the force-feeding and punishments, the ships had nets to prevent slaves form jumping off.  The crew also watched the slaves carefully to make sure they didn't attempt to escape  and if they did they would get punished.  Some of the slaves were chained as well to prevent them from escaping or committing suicide in a different way.  Basically, the crews of slave ships used many ways to make sure they didn't lose any bodies. 

Africa Map: Trade and Kingdoms

DBQ?

I think the essay was interesting.  It definitely was a little harder than I thought but easier than the other essays.  I found it most challenging to think of stuff to say for the points of view.  Organizing the essay went well.  

Promotional Videos

I would assess the videos on information and engagement with the audience.  I think the information is the most important part of the video because false information would be lying and misleading.  The way the information is conveyed is also really important.  If the video isn't able to keep the viewer's attention, the information is useless.  The audience should be intrigued and they shouldn't get bored. I can't really think of anything that isn't really that important other than effects.  Those make the video interesting though so it kind of relates to how the information is portrayed.  But with that, I think Tj and Manas did the best because they weren't boring and they were convincing.  

They're Pretty Eurocentric..#textbooks

I personally really liked the reading and I think his argument is convincing.  In a way, I'm not surprised or appalled by how he admitted how eurocentric history is presented to students in this country.  I think that's mostly because of how I grew up. I've always wondered why there was focus on European history and why almost all of my teachers were so outwardly..proud of it (that's the best word I can think of right now.)  I think I just liked his argument because it's kind my perspective on how history was always presented to me, so my reaction to this was that it was a good argument. 
I think Bentley and Ziegler do what Loewen says most history textbooks do, but they don't fluff it up like the examples in his argument.  Bentley and Ziegler pretty much assumed the reader has already heard about Christopher Columbus and they don't really reiterate his famous story.  They do say that his voyages had "momentous consequences" which is pretty accurate but vague.  In a way, they kind of try to side step stereotypical history textbooks but they aren't that much better than most authors. 

Do I Buy It? Hmm...

No, I don't buy Menzie's argument that the Chinese were in the North America first.  Throughout the video, I was convinced that all his evidence was vague enough for him twist it to fit his theory.  I understand that he is trying to prove a point but most of this evidence seemed like they were mere assumptions that can't really be proven wrong.  He blatantly says what he thinks without really proving it.  The information before his statements act like they're supposed to prove his point, but they don't really.  Like when he was talking about a merchant, he said that the merchant had to be DiConti and all the information before it alludes to it.  However, there is no proof that the merchant was DiConti.  I also don't believe the maps he was using to find the islands.  They are probably really old and unreliable and those drawings may not be entirely accurate.  It seems like mere coincidence that the map drawing and the present-day drawings look similar.  I also don't believe what is submerged in the water.  I can't see what it is in the video and I don't know what it is.  And I am convinced that Menzie probably has no idea either, except he hopes it can help his theory. I guess I mostly don't buy his argument because he seems  a little bit desperate to prove his theory. 

Buddies!

I would think that Tahiti and Hawaii had good political, social, and cultural relations.  The two way voyaging signifies these relations between the two islands.  The people of Hawaii were not opposed to Mo'ikeha marrying two of their princesses.  If there were political and social issues then he would not have been accepted and the marriage wouldn't have happened.  Their cultures were probably similar because there weren't any problems with the marriage mentioned.  The Hawaiians also respected Mo'ikeha's other wives and didn't have some uproar about it.  To be honest, if I was one of the princesses, I'd probably be pretty mad but that seems to be culturally accepted in Tahiti and Hawaii. The Hawaiians also accepted one of the Tahitians' gods when Mo'ikeha's son came. Hawaii also seems more open-minded because it easily took Tahiti's hula dancing and drumming.  Overall, Hawaii and Tahiti seem like they would (metaphorically) sit at the same lunch table because they seemed to have good relations with each other. 

High School Girls and Europeans & Muslims

Based on high school girls, I think that the Europeans can't have a positive view of the Muslims.  This problem between the Christians and the Muslims reminds me of two girls I know.  These two girls are pretty similar but hate each other for no reason.  They fight, spread rumors, and treat each other poorly.  They don't really have a reason to hate on each other.  Both of these girls are super stubborn and it's nearly impossible to change their minds. The same is seen in the Europeans' and Muslims' disagreement except it's more extreme.  While reading the Christian documents, I was convinced that the Christians were just as close-minded as the girls mentioned before.  They have their strong beliefs that prevent them from seeing the Muslims' perspective.  They also have their own opinions and rumors that they view as facts, like Muhammad being a son of Satan.  These rumors could be destroyed if the Christians learned about Islam.  But the Christians don't seem willing to learn about Islam, all they seem to want is to get rid of it so Christianity can be dominant. The Christians also don't seem to like the Muslims because of how they were treated.  Since they were treated poorly, they feel insulted.  Most people when they're treated poorly or insulted hate whoever was hurting them.  They treat that person in the same way.  All of those accounts convince me that the Christians won't ever have a positive view ion Muslims because they don't want to communicate between each other and they've had enough bad experiences that they don't want to change their minds.  Both groups as a result probably don't want to change their minds either because then they have to admit that they were wrong.  They might have to question their religion and themselves and no one wants to do that. Overall, I think the Christian perspective readings support that the Europeans won't have a positive perspective on Muslims.  

Trip to the Cape of Good Hope..

So..I'm not an artist..but at least I know that maritime trade can't happen in a desert..

The person who made that made and I need a trip to the Cape of Good Hope considering we're hopeless beings.  

Gerald the Griot

I'm pretty sure that if I were to learn history from a griot I'd remember more of it.  When I watch interesting movies, tv shows, musicals or any other performance, I can usually recall those memories more easily.  So if I were to learn from a griot, especially one name Gerald, I would probably remember more history because I was entertained.  But at one point I would get bored and I would probably dismiss him just as I do with the textbook. Then he wouldn't be able to teach me and it would be useless.  Also, I would want the griot's name to be Gerald because in one of my favorite Nicktoons, Hey Arnold, Gerald told stories and I made a connection today.  

Visualization!!

I think the ideal shape of history's progress really wouldn't be much of a shape that can be described.  I think a time line would be useful for the broad picture.  It helps me mentally think of the progression of how history happened and it keeps me from being confused.  But then there would have to be little charts or boxes hovering around in those time periods.  The time line would have overlaps but it would distinctively show where each region started and ended a new era.  I said there would be little boxes in each time period for each region.  The little boxes would be color-coded for each region and they would contain the major events, significant information, and thematic topics(for this class specifically.)  The shape would probably be some weird line with lots of rectangles stuck to it.
Since this probably makes no sense, there will possibly be a picture below this, that is, if I can get technology to stop hating me. 

When Will My Reflection...I Don't Know All the Words but I'll Reflect Now..

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I noticed that my essays are terrible when I don't have a good thesis and when I don't answer the question. (This makes perfect sense.) For compare and contrasts, I've also noticed that I can remember to analyze and make direct comparisons but never do either together.  For change over time, I think the most difficult is remembering both parts and the global context.  I think for both, I can get some evidence to support my thesis.  Also for both, I just give up on expanded core.  For compare and contrast, I attempt to include global context for the extra points but I don't really bother for change over time essays.  

Updates

So..I'm not sure if I was supposed to update during the trial but all I did was scroll through tweets and tweeted what I thought was appropriate. Yesterday, I was questioned by our lawyer. Today, I was sadly grilled by the cross examiner. It was pretty bad based on how he knew more and how I forgot most of my information when I was up there. I hope this summarized post can make up for forgetting to post the other days. 

Final update? Maybe?

Today for preparations, I helped Ashwini anticipate questions for a cross-examine.i also helped Anu with her scripted questions.  Aside from that, I helped other people with information.  I also worked on what I could say during a cross-examination. 

Updatessss

Yesterday and today, I researched some of the prosecution's characters to help our cross examiner.  Today, I focused on European soldiers. 

Self-Assement..#late

Blogger's mean. And here's a delayed post! 

Today I made the twitter account for the group.  I also helped people pick characters and I worked on the definitions of the words.  

What did I do..

Today I worked with Paul to make questions and answers for my character.