For my Japan project I plan on making a children's book. In my children's book I will cover a varitey of topics, things that people know exist in Japan but are not sure on what they are like. Things like Japense fashion, food, sports, etc. My book will be targeted at 6-10 year old American children. My goal in aiming this book at this age group and nationality is to educate American children on Japense culture.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Japan Project Proposal
For my Japan project I plan on making a children's book. In my children's book I will cover a varitey of topics, things that people know exist in Japan but are not sure on what they are like. Things like Japense fashion, food, sports, etc. My book will be targeted at 6-10 year old American children. My goal in aiming this book at this age group and nationality is to educate American children on Japense culture.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Exploring Extremes
When and by whom was the South Pole first reached?
Ronald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole in December of 1911.
When and by whom was the North Pole?
Robert Edwin Peary, an engineer in the American navy, reached the north pole on April 6, 1909.
Who led an expedition to summit Everest in 1924 and what happened to him? When was the summit actually reached for the first (documented) time?
George Leigh Mallory led an expedition to summit Everest in 1924. No one knows exactly what happened to him. The first documented time to reach the summit of Everest was on May 29, 1953.
After locating these facts, reflect on why people would want to engage in these types of extreme activities. Why would someone do that? Would you? Why or why not? Is it worth it to risk your life just to do something like this?
I think that everybody has different reasons why they would do something as extreme as climb 
Mt. Everest. Some people are trying to find themselves, others are bored and rich, some feel they have to resolve something and the only way to do it is through climbing Mt. Everest, some are trying to check something off their bucket list, and others are what people call thrill seekers. For me to climb Mt. Everest I would have to have a piece of paper with a one hundred percent guarantee that I would still have my life, and even then I still don't think I would chance it. Even though I find Mt. Everest absolutely gorgeous, I just don't find it worth the risk, time or energy it would take me to climb it.
Mt. Everest. Some people are trying to find themselves, others are bored and rich, some feel they have to resolve something and the only way to do it is through climbing Mt. Everest, some are trying to check something off their bucket list, and others are what people call thrill seekers. For me to climb Mt. Everest I would have to have a piece of paper with a one hundred percent guarantee that I would still have my life, and even then I still don't think I would chance it. Even though I find Mt. Everest absolutely gorgeous, I just don't find it worth the risk, time or energy it would take me to climb it. Sunday, February 7, 2010
More Than 100 Years Later, the World I Live In Still Displays the Impact of the New Imperialism
Even though it has been more than a hundred years since European Imperialism spread, we still see things today that make us think back. Europe and other countries, still have ports located in many different parts of the world that they still use. You now see other countries using Imperialism, for example the United States with Latin America. Countries still fight to keep their rights, so that another country won't come in and take them over. People still believe that they might be better than a different race and that that race is insufficient, and inferior. New Imperialism is still around and can be seen in different places, from different perspectives, and in different lives. Positive Effects of the New Imperialism
However while there were some sad and negative effects of Imperialism
I believe that there were also positives. With Europe now conquering many different countries. The Europeans had an opportunity to spread technology, as well as open trade and increase prosperity. They were also becoming very wealthy and educated. The Europeans were now able to discover new regions that had not been mapped before and learn new things from different cultures. On the other hand, the people being conquered gained some advantages too. With Europeans coming in and taking over government they changed rules and regulations. Now most people would see this as a negative, but there were certain traditions that may have been brutal, in moral, and inhuman that were now seen as indecent and outlawed. Giving people more freedom in certain areas.
I believe that there were also positives. With Europe now conquering many different countries. The Europeans had an opportunity to spread technology, as well as open trade and increase prosperity. They were also becoming very wealthy and educated. The Europeans were now able to discover new regions that had not been mapped before and learn new things from different cultures. On the other hand, the people being conquered gained some advantages too. With Europeans coming in and taking over government they changed rules and regulations. Now most people would see this as a negative, but there were certain traditions that may have been brutal, in moral, and inhuman that were now seen as indecent and outlawed. Giving people more freedom in certain areas.
Negative Effects of the New Imperialism
When I think of some of the negative effects new imperialism might have had on Europeans, I have to
think that with them conquering all this new land that their must have been an insane amount of pressure added to their government. It is a big enough job trying to manage your own country let alone adding a few more on the pile. And when I think of the negative impacts it played on the countries and people being conquered, it just seems sad, lonely and depressing. If you think about it, one day your living your life and your happy. Then the next day you wake up and there are these foreign people at you door, telling you that the way you live your life is no longer acceptable and that you must change. That would be horrible. It must have been so frustrating for people who were conquered by the Europeans. All of sudden there are people, who must have looked like aliens; telling you that you can't dress the way you dress, you can't run your goverment the way you have for decades, and you can't practice traditions because we think they are weird. How sad and hurt the people must have been.
think that with them conquering all this new land that their must have been an insane amount of pressure added to their government. It is a big enough job trying to manage your own country let alone adding a few more on the pile. And when I think of the negative impacts it played on the countries and people being conquered, it just seems sad, lonely and depressing. If you think about it, one day your living your life and your happy. Then the next day you wake up and there are these foreign people at you door, telling you that the way you live your life is no longer acceptable and that you must change. That would be horrible. It must have been so frustrating for people who were conquered by the Europeans. All of sudden there are people, who must have looked like aliens; telling you that you can't dress the way you dress, you can't run your goverment the way you have for decades, and you can't practice traditions because we think they are weird. How sad and hurt the people must have been. What was "the New Imperialism?
Imperialism is when one country rules over another country in everything related to that country. They rule over their politics, economy, and culture. European imperialism started in the 1800's. Europeans took over many countries especially countries in Africa. Europeans became imperialistic to gain power for their country, open up ports for trade, and take advantage of natural resources that other countries had that they didn't.
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