From day 1 to day 30, gauge the improvement of the quality of work about history you produced in World HIstory. I would say a 4 because although sometimes I would get fed up with how much work I had to do, for the most part I stayed motivated and actually worked not just to complete assignments but to learn. From day 1 to day 30, gauge the improvement of the quality of digital application you produced in World History. 3.5 I think I definitely improved in digital application. I learned how to use photoshop pretty proficiently and how to make online videos of quality. From day 1 to day 30, gauge the improvement of the independence & self-organization/direction you have exhibited. I’d give myself a 5 for this one because I really had to work hard to complete all the assignments for class. And instead of giving up and saying it’s stupid and not doing it like I normally do, I realized that doing that would be really bad because it would just drown me with work and I’d still have to do it but by the time I came around to it there would be too much piled up so I worked hard everyday to finish my assignments. Was the work/learning interesting, valuable, & adding to your knowledge base? Explain & share something that you felt was valuable? share an aha moment you had. I think the work was interesting. I especially liked the flipped lectures where we got to learn from outside sources because they did a really good job at explaining history while making it entertaining, my favorite one was Crash Course. How can making better connections between historical events & current events be helpful to you in the future? Making connections between current events and historical events is super important and basically like the main reason we study history. We study history to learn about how to function in the present and if we don’t connect and compare history to present then we won’t be able to do that. Has the Kahiau project been valuable in learning Project management, applying digital & critical thinking, making connections between historical events & current issues we face? Explain why/why not. The Kahiau project has been really helpful for me because I think it’s the best and most smooth experience I’ve had working in a group. Which is something I definitely have to work on but maybe this group project helped me make that first step.
As a young kānaka I have learned truely what is possible for me to achieve. At the beginning of this class I thought there was no way I would be able to keep up with the workload and here I am on the other side of it so it just shows me that I can handle anything that comes my way. I don’t really have any clear plans for the future but I think that leadership could definitely be a good role for me because I do like being a leader and I just need to build up more confidence in myself that I am capable of leading people. I think that understanding the difference between a good leader and a bossy, controlling, or overall bad leader is really important and understanding the qualities that make up each one. Some skills I think make a good leader is having empathy and care for others and the one you work with as well as a drive to do good work.
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An Aggressive Algae Of Unknown Origin Is Smothering Hawaii's Coral Reefs
IFLScience! By Tom Hale Summary This newly named algae, Chondria tumulosa algae, is smothering the reef of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaiʻi. Heather Spaldin said that researchers are working as quickly as they can to understand the algae better and how to combat it. She said that “This is a highly destructive seaweed with the potential to overgrow entire reefs.” After some research they learned that it mainly grows around 33-50 feet deep and covers the coral in roughly 7 inches of algae, suffocating it and they are still not sure whether it is invasive or native. It is difficult to get rid of something like algae once it’s started growing so at the moment the researchers are just doing everything they can to make sure it doesn’t spread to other reefs. Geography Theme This article connects to the geography theme location. The location that this issue is taking place in is especially relevant for this problem. That is because Hawaiʻi is a big vacation spot and as they are islands they are known for their beautiful beaches and reefs for tourists to snorkel. If this algae were to spread to other reefs and beaches it could quickly become a large issue because Hawaiʻi once pristine beaches would be covered in algae and this could lessen tourism considerably. This could cause a crisis since most of our economy is based off of tourism which is already at an all time low because of Covid-19. Reaction My reaction to this article was concerned. It concerned me in a number of ways. One concern I had was that there could be indigenous sea life living in the coral reefs in Hawaiʻi that could get killed if the algae spreads. Not only that but just the fact that it could wipe out whole ecosystems and destroy many reefs is bad for the planet's overall health and since it is already struggling especially with coral bleaching and other issues, the last thing we need is another thing killing the reefs. It also made me concerned because of the issue I outlined above, tourism could potentially be hit if this algae were to become a widespread problem. Lastly this concerns me because I live in Hawaiʻi and I love going to the beach and I love surfing and I would hate to see our beautiful beaches be taken over by algae also I’m not really sure about this but maybe it could affect the surf which would be a real bummer. Connections and Analysis This article connects to the world history theme environment. This is because this problem is about the environment. It has a direct impact on the environment. It could cause many problems for the environment. At the very least it could cause large changes in the environment even if they aren’t particularly harmful or bad. I think one good way to incorporate Native values, identities into Western culture and the workplace is to incorporate your work with it. In my mom’s case, she uses ʻōlelo noʻeau in her work and Hawaiian language. Although she doesn’t speak Hawaiian, she does know some words and any words she knows she likes to use. My dad works with a lot of Hawaiian people so they also bring in the Hawaiian culture to work. My dad does so as well, bringing in the values, and spirit of Hawaiian culture and aloha.
I am privileged to be able to attend Kamehameha. This means that I have a stronger connection to my Hawaiian identity. I’ve been taught the Hawaiian language and Hawaiian culture and history. This means that in my life and the social and professional situations I find myself in, I can bring in Hawaiian culture. In ways beyond what my parents have been able to do. I think that America is quite similar now to how Britain was when it colonized many areas including America. Getting out from under British rule is the whole cause of this celebration and yet now we are not too different. I don’t know too many specifics about early Britains management of resources, or policing in dealing with native people because we never really went into detail about any of that. But I do know that the redcoats, somewhat like the police and soldiers of the British army would occupy the place Britain was controlling. The redcoats were all horrible people who would abuse, kill, and rape the people from the land they tried to occupy, this is why the second ammendment says, “No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law” (Constitue Project).
Constitute. (n.d.). Retrieved July 07, 2020, from https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992 The way the empire of America occupies the nation of Hawaiʻi, could be connected to the way the British occupied America. Our Kahiau project issue, rising cost of living is connected to the UN sustainability goal of sustainable cities and communities. The way America occupies Hawaiʻi affects this issue. Since we are a part of America we have to live under the president's rule which in some cases, like now, is detrimental to our nation. Also because Hawaiʻi is very far away and different from America, some laws that are passed at the federal level aren’t applicable to here and there isn’t much coverage on problems Hawaiʻi is facing. Nahokulani Dennis
07/02/20 Current Event Analysis Australia Has A Plan For Battling China—Add Lots And Lots Of Submarines David Axe Summary This article talks about America's and Australia's plans for increasing their military forces by 2030. Their main goal is to combat Chinas military power. The country has a clear plan to upgrade their military forces versus America's very unorganized chaos. Their plan with a budget of $400 billion, Australia plans to "replace older frigates, add patrol vessels, minehunters and support ships and, most impressively, double the submarine fleet" (Forbes). The reason for Australia doubling their submarine fleet is because they work especially well in the deep Pacific Ocean and China lacks experience in battling submarines. Geography Theme This article relates to the geography theme location. This is because Australia is using their continent's specific location to their advantage. As stated above their submarines will do especially well in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Also because Australia is completely surrounded by ocean. This gives them an advantage of submarines over a country which is land bound. Reaction My reaction of this article was dual. Of course I was a little disappointed but also not surprised by America's lack of organization and fiscal planning. But I was also happy that Australia was taking charge with well planned military defenses. I was also glad that they were using their location to their advantage. As well as their knowledge of their opponent. Connections and Analysis This article connects to the world history theme resources. This is because Australia is increasing and bettering their military resources. This also connects to my groups kahiau project issue, rising cost of living. As I said in a recent installment of our kahiau research page, "Perhaps issues of homelessness and low income families stems from the issue of our government spending lots of money on modern warfare instead of these issues". This article plainly shows America's unorganization when it comes to budgeting and military planning and spending and is a huge drain on our countries resources. If Germany had not been sanctioned so harshly maybe The Treaty of Versailles wouldn’t be so harsh on Germany. This would mean they wouldn’t have to pay such a large amount or at all in reparations on top of them already being broke. This would cause the tensions and emotions in Germany to not be so heightened. This could possibly make the climate in Germany calm enough that Hitler wouldn’t be able to take over and win the people of Germany’s allegiance. This could have stopped all of WWII from happening.
WW2 - Oversimplified (Part 1)[Video file]. (2018). Retrieved July 01, 2020, from https://www.google.com/url?sa=t%2C It is kind of difficult to see the connection between WWI and the Treaty of Versailles and my group's kahiau project. But during this time is when Facism was invented as well as poverty in Germany. Facism is “a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition which leads to a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control” (Webster's Dictionary). Simply put facism is a government structure where one person, a dictator, has complete control over an entire country, state, or territory. Anyone who disagrees with the dictator is silenced and civilians rights are often oppressed. Definition of Fascism. (n.d.). Retrieved 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com The Malthusian Flux theory is all about the population of a country or community. So really there's not much of a connection currently. But the root problem of the BLM movement, the slave trade might. This is because there was a lot of death assosiated with the slave trade especially when enslaved people were put on boats to go to America. This could somewhat constitute as a disaster for the African people although I would more so call it a horrific purposeful enslavement of a race of people.
The Malthusian Flux theory connects to my kahiau project issue, rising cost of living. This is because that issue directly connects to widespread poverty, one of the ways the theory states that the population is controlled. Colonization and imperialism connects specifically to this issue in Hawaiʻi. This is because in Hawaiʻi, colonization and imperialism is the very reason for our rising costs of living because our islands were colonized by America. World War connects to our kahiau project issue because it’s a world issue and while we may not go to war over it there is definitely civil unrest about it. Gandhi used both civil disobedience and legislation to combat the oppression of Indian people by Britain. He led protests, as well as connecting the Indian people back to their culture. He taught them how to make salt and textile because there was a large tax on salt. He got laws and bills passed like the pass bill in order to help his movement have legal ground. This is similar to the Black Lives Movement in many ways. Of course the civil disobedience, protests, and the boycotting of different stores based on those stores political allegiance. As well we try to use legislation by creating and signing petitions and messing with Trump in any way possible.
I think that the Gandhi's approach is a pretty good way to be able to have reform and to fight especially a government who holds power over a people. You can see that by attacking the issue in multiple ways, it creates more of a foot hold for the movement to gain some ground. As for the Mauna movement, I think that we should do more to work the legislative side of it, get bills passed and lobby for bills and laws that will help us in the protection of the Mauna. I haven’t heard of the Mauna movement in awhile as it seems all attention is on the BLM movement but I think that they should continue to show civil disobedience and continue to stay at the entrance of the mauna. Perhaps the method of using Guns Germs and Steel to conquer indigineous civilizations could be considered the first form of poverty. Say a more powerful continent namely Europe, came to somewhere like Papua New Guinea and used the method of guns, germs, and steel to conquer their civilization. After Europe had done the conquering, they would leave the native civilizations in a state of poverty, death, plague. Due to the killing, indirectly through disease and directly through guns and murder, these civilizations population would be very low, which means less people to grow or collect food, less people to carry out all the things which need to be done in order to continue the functioning of their civilization which would probably lead to famine. Furthermore it connects to the UN Development Goal sustainable cities and communities because in order to be a sustainable community, you need to be a fully and well functioning community.
This connects of course to things happening in modern society especially recent events. You can see 2 out of these three conquering techniques happening to society right now. Of course in this case, as far as we know, Covid 19 is not purposeful. Nevertheless this is germs and as you can see it is definitely a very powerful technique as it has put a stop to many things around the world. You can see the effects of how germs can cause poverty around the world but especially in Yemen. Where they are facing a famine due to food shortages caused by Covid 19. And of course you can see the purposeful use of guns or rather rubber bullets while not usually fatal can cause a lot of damage and other crowd control techniques. Being used by the government because of the BLM riots. These tactics are used to instill fear in us and not want to join or continue going to these protests. You can see the heavy effects of these tactics in modern day life very clearly. I think that the agricultural revolution affected the issue of poverty. People started growing food rather than hunting for it and then eventually not everyone would need to grow food because there would be a surplus (Green 2012). Then food and things started having a value and at first it would start with trading possibly around the time of the silk road when there was lots of trading (Green, 2012) and then evolve into food costing money. Eventually with modern day problems with money this began to be an issue because most food is too expensive for people to buy and they have too low a salary. An issue we’ve seen all throughout history whether it be people buying slaves and not paying them at all, or paying people next to nothing. This is just one of the issues within the issue of the rising cost of living. Also with the industrial revolution as people started to move further away from farms and into cities (Green, 2012), they started to expect not to have to do things like make houses or farm their own crops or anything like that. Once housing became a thing that most people bought instead of made themselves, this eventually turned into people not being able to afford houses in modern day.
The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1[Video file]. (2012). Retrieved 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&t=249s The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9[Video file]. (2012). Retrieved 2020, from https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/5ee128b83115e63f0b904038/watch Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32[Video file]. (2012). Retrieved 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c This issue mainly presents itself as homelessness and high rates of poverty. Which you see all over the world. Including a particularly bad case of homelessness and poverty in Hawai’i. Some solutions that are being tried to help this are things like food stamps, the Hawai’i Food Bank, groups like Habitat for Humanity who are building houses for low income families, low income housing, etc. Really though these solutions aren’t going to solve the problem. It’s like you’re remedying the problem when it comes up to the surface but in order to actually solve it, you need to go to the root source of the issue. Not just food costs too much, let's give people food stamps so they can buy it. It has to be food costs too much and some people can’t buy it, why is that? Then you see that they can’t buy it not only because food costs too much but because they aren’t getting paid enough. And then you ask why aren’t they getting paid enough and realize that it’s because minimum wage is too low and that we need to be moving more money into the working classes pockets instead of just the upper class. And then that’s where you need to be solving the problem. |