The 43rd war post

My partner and I strongly believe that this war took place in El Salvador. One reason is because tortillas and beans is a typical Central American dish. Another reason is that El Salvador has been having political problems for the past 12 years. 43 wars is possible to happen in that time span. Most of El Salvador’s population is Christian and in the book, whenever one used to die they put a cross gravestone with it. These are some reasons why my partner and I believe that this war took place in El Salvador.

The Declaration of Independence

When it becomes necessary for politics to separate the people, they should have a reason for doing it. All men are created equal and when the government doesn’t believe in that, it is our right and duty to change the government. Safety and happiness are your rights. You can only change the government when situations get really bad. King George has been unjust to us and it is our right and duty to change his government.

King George the third did much unjust with the colonists. Some of them were taxing them without their consent, for taking their lives and burning their cities and homes, cutting of their trade with the rest of the world. There were also some more such as, fighting against them, for taking away their rights, and also allowed many soldiers to do whatever they wanted to. For these reasons America changed their government.

We have tried all we could, by signing petitions and every time we did that, we were answered by injuries. It is our right to take away the rule of King George the third. Therefore, we the representatives of the United States of America, with the consent of all colonies and their people, come to an agreement that we have the right to be independent.

To be a Slave Response

I believe that some evidence given in this book are truth and fair. Julius Lester gives citations after every interview that he got from the library of congress. The library of congress is in itself a very trustworthy source. I believe that the part about keeping the slave in the galley is true. Ball pp. 159-160. Some parts are true and some parts are bias. The conditions of the journey were not good but I am sure that there would be a reason into bringing them. They say in the book that some conditions weren't as bad as the others. Some wanted to go back, Charley Williams Botkin pp.110. Picture by http://www.sitemason.com/files/faEsSY/slaves.jpg
To be a Slave, Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. New York: Scholastic, 1968.

Great Powers Game Debrief

1. We were Great Britain and it felt great building our empire. I think that those countries that had a good army at the start of the game had quite an advantage because they didn't have to worry about other countries attacking them. Our country had a lot of economic points and there for throughout most of the game we were the richest.

2. I believe that buying armies and industries was fairly important. 1 army was two navies and colonies went with industries.

3. We spent a lot on armies and industries. if i was to play this game again, then I wouldn't bother buying any navies.

4. Austria Hungry were our best allies. They stuck with us till the end. They were the only ones we could trust. Germany and Italy back-stabbed us in the end when we needed help.

5. I learnt that conflict can end up into a great war. I also learned that many conflicts can arise when you just have simple misunderstandings. Finally, I learned that it's better to stay out of conflicts because you end up losing your part of the share along with the others.

Goals for Quarter 3

For the goals I set for quarter 2, I think that met most of my goals. I have started to concentrate more, and i have started to write neater. I can still work on getting better grades on my tests.

Three new goals for quarter 3 are that I would like to work more on my social studies skills, finish my AR before the deadline, and I would like to work on introducing new ideas and questions to my group in Socratic Seminars. I can start reading ahead of time to finish my AR, do better in social studies projects, and I can make a better prep for my Socratic Seminars.

Hotel Rwanda

I believe that both the sources and the film show, how the Rwandans were mistreated. Mistreated in the sense of how the European powers backed away from the Africans at a time when the Africans were in great need of them. Those Europeans that lived in the same environment as the Africans, when the Africans were being killed, no one cared. I say these were some perspectives in which the main powers of Rwanda didn't help the Africans. Source A shows you how the rwanda's future was in Rwandan hands. I think what this phrase means that after the Europeans forces backed away from Rwanda, Rwanda was all Rwandans had. They had to make decisions themselves. In source B, it shows how the Belgian soldiers went to the airport leaving the Rwandans to die. In the movie, there is a part where the UN commander said to Paul that there was no way out, and that the UN had no choice. As source C states, the European powers. instead of decreaceing the fire, they fueled the fire more by supporting th Hutus with arms. Overall, the Europeans took full pleasure of Rwanda when there was hardly any trouble, but when there was trouble, they were the first to back away.

Africa Cartoon

This cartoon represents the way the Europeans just came to Africa and mistreated the natives of the continent. This cartoon shows how Africa was kept underneath the boot. This boot is placed in the middle of the African map that gives the message that the Europeans took control of the whole continent and mistreated all the citizens of all the countries. This foot also shows how all the land was taken away from the Africans.