Columbian Exchange

Powerpoint

-Native New World plants like tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, and potatoes, helped the economy and the European diet, feeding the population of the Old World. - these were some of the important Indian gifts to the Europeans and others.

-About 3/5 of the crops today originated in the Americas.

-The Europeans exchanged Old World crops and animals to the Americas.  

-Columbus returned with 17 ships that unloaded 1200 men with cattle, horses & pigs. Brought sugar can which flourished in the caribbean. 

-North America tribes: Apaches, Sioux, Blackfoot used horses to transform their culture into highly mobile hunters that roamed the Great Plains in pursuit of the buffalo.

- Horses reach North America thru Mexico and then to Canada. 

- Europeans brought seed flowers (dandelions, bluegrass and daisies on their shoes and clothes); diseases (smallpox, malaria, yellow fever). 90% of the Natives died off after Columbus landfall.

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-Since Columbus exchange the different species & variation of species has diminished.
- Natives did not respond well to the Europeans coming over
DISEASE: Most Natives died by diseases brought; some died by starvation leading to malnutrition which made them more susceptible to diseases. Syphilis was spread from sailors who returned from the Americas.
-Natives brought tobacco. More soldiers died from smoking during WWII than died from the war.
ANIMALS: Pigs bread very quickly, no famine; Europeans came to the Americas to eat. Hunting buffalo made them more nomadic & brought them more money.
PLANTS: (MOST IMPORTANT THING BROUGHT OVER- New world food, main reason why the population .
PEOPLE: Afrikaners made their way to the Americas as slaves.

CNN Student News-Graham

11/30/12
For Israel and United states are in agreement that it wont give them much leverage. - Opinion
Drones could be a rampant distraction in the sky- Opinion
"Some of the larger concerns are who is piloting them" Fact
A lot of people think of Einstein as a genius- Opinion
Gupta- "people have been fascinated with what was different in Einstein's brain"- Opinion
December first is world aids day- Fact
12/6/12
3/facts- 2/opinions
Youth employment is at its lowest level since wwII with people between 16-24- Fact
Teens only- 25% employed- Fact
50%- 16-24 yrs. employed- Fact
The time collaborative- is something  new that they are making to help increase test scores decrease  dropouts. They were going to add more than 40 schools in 5 states.
"You probably know someone who like to wear it [camouflage] just because"
"With a little hard work motivation and attitude you can do anything" rob mccullough
2/1/13
Some members stay some go-fact
U.S. Senate chooses the next senator in the end.-fact
Hagel is a controversial pick.- opinion
something that keeps sauces or other foods from separating is an emulsifier-fact
"...States are left powerless"- opinion about immigrants
Father of Clack history established the week of Negro week - Dr. Carter G. Woodson- fact
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On sunday the ship lost power-fact
The meteor has a chance of hitting something; this asteroid is a lot bigger than the others-fact
Drone attacks should be stopped.- opinion
Drones are cheaper and easier to maintain, they are used to help others see what is up ahead-fact
Drones are controversial because they can kill without complete accuracy-fact
Drones can also be used for civilian use like looking/taking pictures from the sky-fact
"I think peoples major and what the school offers and focuses on is important" when looking for colleges.
U.S. Presidents face is not on Mt. Rushmore- John adams

Crusades. Which is more Holy?

"God Wills It" Cry of the Crusades.

Balien
"Which is more Holy? The Wall? The Mosque? The Sepulcher? Who has claim?"

The Sepulcher is located in the old city of Jerusalem. It is the name of a church, that is also known as Church of the Resurrection and is said to be the most Holy site in the world for Christians because it sits on the cavalry, where Jesus was killed. They believe this is where Jesus' tomb lay when he was buried. In earlier centuries Christians would travel here annually if possible.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is part of the Islamic culture and very important. Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad traveled here from Mecca (10 years after having his first vision/ revelation), the prophet prayed at the rock when he was then given the commandment to pray five times a day.  The Golden Dome now covers the rock at which he prayed.

The The prophet not only encouraged Muslims to go to the mosque in their respective cities, but also to visit the “Farthest Mosque”: Al-Aqsa yearly. 

The western in Jerusalem is located in the old city of Jerusalem at the bottom of the temple mount. It is what is left of the ancient wall that surrounded Jewish courtyard. It has two other names: The Wailing Wall or the Kotel which is translated: The Buraq Wall.

The word Crusade came from the Latin word 'crux' that means 'Cross'; referring to the cross that they believe the Christ died on. So going on a crusade meant that they were fighting for the Christ and that he was with them.  Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to reunite the Catholic Church so that he would be the only Pope and have all the power. Most people that responded to the crusades were peasants / very poor ones, not knights. Pope Urban II encouraged the second crusade based on his selfishness, wanting to gain control of the Catholic Church so he could have all the power. 

After Baliens question, he said that everyone has claim. He was stating that god is with everyone, that the different religions with different places of worship should be open to them. It seems that he thought that these different religious groups should be able to live in harmony. 

Quarantine necessary?

Journal/Blog: Was a Quarantine Necessary?  Can you hold people against their will? 

Quarantine was required because the bacteria that were infecting these people were thought to be the same bacteria that started the bubonic plague; which killed millions and spread rapidly. Quarantine was also said to have started because of the bubonic plague.

Associate Professor in urban health at Hunter College school of Health Sciences said that "the organism gets in the lung....that allows it to be transmitted by coughing" when discussing the bacteria and how it goes from human to human. 

It is said that the bacteria know is not as big of threat as it was back in medieval times, it is better to be cautious still. Getting quarantined is still needed. Let’s say that this bacterium is not as contagious as it was in earlier centuries, its ability to replicate rapidly can still infect others and overtime spread.

We all have "free will" so to some quarantining others may not be a legal act but it is a necessary one. If others were to be able to get the cure only if they wanted it, not only are that senseless because some people would not quarantine themselves, but it is also selfish to let others determine whether they want to infect innocent victims with this disease that could possibly take away their life. 

As a victim of this bacterium, as hard as it may be for me to separate myself from my family and be alone with other diseased ones, if this meant keeping the bacteria away from the rest of the population so that nothing happened to them, I would have no problem being quarantined. Others should have this outlook as well when discussing the topic of whether quarantine was vital or not.

Children raised to hate America

I can see how the Islamic culture could be offended; this American-made film supporting anti-Islam is slandering the Islamic people and culture.

There is not much left to do about the video talking encouraging anti-Islam. What I mean about this is that things are to out of line and out of control already. “an American school has also been set on fire” because of this film. The United States should be a little more understanding to the Islamic culture, seeing how if it were the other way, they United States would want the Islamic Culture to do the same.

I do agree that we have freedom of speech, as said in the constitution and that others should be aware of this. However, on the other hand allowing an anti-Islamic movie to be published for everyone to see, there is no reason to believe that the Islamic culture was not going to get offended and retaliate, to me that does not make sense. We as Americans seem to take for granted what we have and to not care for other cultures. Other cultures should respect our right to freedom of speech, on the same token, we also need to respect others and their cultures.  We as Americans seem to think of ourelves and that everyone should do what we want them to do. 

Did the right man win?

In my honest opinion, I am neutral when it comes to who is President. I, nor any of my household do not involve ourselves in politics, because our belief is that no man can solve all of mankind's problems. So whether Mitt were to have gotten elected, either way the whole country still would not have been satisfied with the election. Some people may question why I did not take a stand as part of a civic duty. However, I would have chosen not to vote (if I were old enough) because I have the right not to vote. Not voting is not wrong if it is something that you believe in (just like everyone is entitled to their religion) especially if you do not believe in any of the candidates anyway. My trust is not in human government but Gods government. And just like no one can deter a person for voting for a President, others cannot deter me from believing in what I believe as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.