FINAL GROUP REFLECTION
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Jonah
My role has changed drastically since coming to Kamehameha, I was never into things happening outside of my family. Now after coming to Kamehameha I learned that it is important to know what is happening on the outside. My community was solely based on themselves and focused on themselves. Now I think about what is happening in other communities, other states, and other countries. Along with that, many of the teachers are heavy on the fact of teaching us leadership skills. They teach us the qualities of a leader and ways we can bring them into reality. I see an opportunity to practice the leadership skills I was taught at Kamehameha. It is my job to value this opportunity of education since not everyone has this given to them. There are many people who would do anything to have a place and education like mine, so it's important that I take advantage of this and share it. The qualities and things taught allows me to pursue |
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Taylee
I have learned that as my role as a future graduate in Kamehameha is, I have a partial responsibility in using the knowledge I have gained to teach others about the importance of leadership in our own communities and history. I have also learned that you should do your best and always do what you think is right. By using what I learned from Kamehameha and within my own community, I can use the knowledge to better myself as a person and to improve on helping the community. I can best utilize my opportunities and education to advocate for ideals within my community by showing what not only I can do to better the community but what we all could do. |
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Mehana
I have learned that as a pua and a future graduate of Kamehameha that you should just do what you can do. Every small thing matters. In my community, we have a lot of trash. Whenever I have the chance to I pick up the trash. For example, I always paddle in alawai and the ocean and I always see trash in there so I pick it up. Given what I learned from world history and the history of our indigenous community I always try the Malama the land. I can best utilize it by advocating for the younger people of my communities. If we don’t educate what we can do then our world is always gonna be the same. |
Kapena
What I have learned about my own role as a future graduate of Kamehameha is to make a change. We have learned to use our education for the betterment of our communities. We can do things like an advocate for clean water and education in our communities. We also earned many other things like the importance of strong leadership. There are also certain qualities that you want to look for in a leader. Things like perseverance and the ability to make hard decisions. |
Competition for Resources in a Global Society
World War I did not end because it only stopped for a while then another war was caused being World War II. The treaty of Versailles was the most important political document of the 20th century because this was also a peace treaty for the nation's allies. World War I did not stop, it ended up going into another war known as World War II and becoming one of the biggest wars in History. The treaty set it up for the second time of war because it ended up with more conflict between nations and it affected the Pacific and Hawaiʻi because of the range of impacts it created for our people. It also affected the economy of Germany because of how much compensation they had to consider.
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Mankind has evolved through the Agricultural/Scientific/Industrial Revolutions and then become Enlightened during the era of Enlightenment thinkers. They utilized those new skills and discoveries to compete for resources in World War from the continuous gain of new knowledge, resources, and technologies. New knowledge, resources, and technologies have helped mankind to manage and grow their resources within their civilizations. In war tanks, automated machine guns/Gatling guns, trench warfare strategies, submarines, and chemical warfare. They started off riding on horses and ended riding off in an airplane. It changed the way that nations went to war. It ushered in the use of modern technology for modern warfare. If we were to use collective innovation to do good things for the Earth, then we would be doing good as a human race. But instead, we decided to use war as a motive for destructive innovation and to almost kill off our human race. This impacts our Kahiau issue being about health and well-being because the war hurt us only and put us in a worse spot than before.
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An important thing that we all gained from WW1, WW2, and the inter wars was that most of the things that happened in this war could have been avoided if every country was actually fair to each other but that is not how this world works. Another takeaway from the world wars was that having natural resources gave you the upper hand. Many of the countries that had natural resources were usually the countries that were protecting their country rather than fighting other nations for more resources and land. Without natural resources, it is very hard to survive. For example, Japan had few natural resources so they always had to borrow from the United States which led Japan to take over parts of China because of their plentiful natural resources. This impacts the local version of this issue of our natural resources. Hawaii is surrounded by water and we usually get all of our groceries from the mainland. Sometimes when we have natural disasters or even a pandemic some of those shipments cannot make it into Hawaii. This is a problem that we face a couple of times a year. We can begin to fix this for ourselves by making more farms and other things that we need here in Hawaii. Back when the pandemic just started everyone was so focused on getting toilet paper and in most stores they were all gone.
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Work Cited
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Copy of [template] fl (7) notes & reflection on the interwar years. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBTCL9GSo0oFyJrIgE-HDJ-c_2nxFdqgdC2BOUqgCeU/edit
Akana, H. (2021, January 31). Note-taking on The First Big Fight - Summer of 1914. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from https://docs.google.com/document/d/15SSR82gybOGdPQxNNyeJpztJ0fR7wdIIRdFwj3kIQjQ/edit?usp=sharing
World War II for Kids: Technology. (n.d.). Technology. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/technology_of_ww2.php
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Hawaii grown. (2021, February 11). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.civilbeat.org/hawaiigrown
Comparison
The shift from the native skill set of being a "hunter/gatherer & farming our own food" is important to understand because we should remember the ways of how these islands used to thrive and how self-sustaining they were. In an article that was found, it said for such a vision to “agriculture in Hawaii from large plantations… to smaller, more diversified farms that grow food for local consumption.” This understanding helps us to push for balancing buying what we need from stores such as Costco or Sams Club by learning more about how we can also be a bit more self sustaining for ourselves. We are mostly dependent on the mainland now for food being brought into the islands but we should consider more self sustaining possibilities as well. Furthermore, getting a good education and a good career as well as having all of this supporting the needs of our ʻohana help because the knowledge can be taught to everyone.
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Hawaiians were hunter-gatherers, the name hunting-and-gathering implies, people in the society both hunt for food and gather plants and other vegetation. Kanaka had farms consisting of kalo, ʻuala, then they went hunting for pig, chicken. Everyone was expected to help find food and also to share the food they find. As land in an agrarian society is the basis for wealth, social structures become more rigid. Landowners have more power and prestige than those who do not have land to produce crops. Thus agrarian societies often have a ruling class of landowners and a lower class of workers. In addition, the availability of surplus food allows for a greater density of population.
Why This Is ImportantThe well-being and good health of our communities is our Kahiau topic. Since our bodies need food to remain healthy, the competing concepts of "native practices of foraging/hunter-gathering" and "modern Agricultural societies" have an influence on the well-being of our populations. Currently, several groups in our neighborhoods are distributing free food. To aid in the fight against the pandemic, many schools have "grab-and-go" meal programs. The "grab-and-go" meal programs are completely free and have helped many schools (203) in the course of the school year.
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“Hawaii DOE: Free Grab-and-Go Meals Program Launching at 203 Public Schools This Fall.” Hawaii DOE | Free Grab-and-Go Meals Program Launching at 203 Public Schools This Fall, www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Grab-and-Go-Fall-2020.aspx.
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Crossman, Ashley. (2020, August 28). What Is an Agrarian Society? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/agrarian-society-definition-3026047
Heaivilin, H. (2020, January 30). We need a better vision for food sustainability. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/01/we-need-a-better-vision-for-food-sustainability/
[email protected], D. (n.d.). Matson strikes $365M ship deal. Retrieved April 07, 2021, from http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/02/25/news/story2.html
“Hawaii DOE: Free Grab-and-Go Meals Program Launching at 203 Public Schools This Fall.” Hawaii DOE | Free Grab-and-Go Meals Program Launching at 203 Public Schools This Fall, www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Grab-and-Go-Fall-2020.aspx.
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Impacts of Religion, Culture, Enlightenment,
& Exchanges through Expansion
Given what we learned about Europeʻs Dark Ages, were other parts of the world experiencing their own "Dark Ages" as well? Why or why not? What made Europeʻs Dark ages so dark? Give examples.
No not really, other parts like China, Baghdad, and the Muslims made big advancements. China was in a Golden Age with advances in poems, art, trade, and innovations. Baghdad became the world’s center of scholarship with its House of Wisdom and immense library. The Muslims made big strides in medicine. I think what made the Dark Ages for Europe so dark was that the countries and people were being successful and taking advantage of their time. For them, it was purportedly unenlightened. There was less trade, they were dominated by superstition and boring religious debates, had no freedom and little to no mobility, and lastly less cultural output. Europe just had a down era compared to the countries around them making them look so bad |
How do the opposite ideas of religion vs culture as controlled by the church, contribute to this shift in mindset from Dark Ages to Enlightenment? Does this thinking impact your modern Kahiau issue at all? Why or why not?
The difference between religion and culture is based on how they are represented. Culture is seen to be a Native thing whereas the Church is more of a colonial thing. The shift of mindset to accept culture and religion was a major factor in going from the dark ages to enlightenment. It allowed many new practices to be created and expanded upon such as new medical advancements. This thinking affects our Kahiau issue because there are many ways that you can be healthy while embracing culture and religion. There are many examples of native medicine like ti leaf or mamaki tea. |
How do the events of Exploration and Exchanges that occur during the period of the Silk Roads impact your Kahiau Issue globally? How does it impact the local version of this issue? Give examples.
The events of Exploration and Exchanges that occur during the period of the Silk Roads impact our Kahiau Issue globally because today we still have the silk roads but more advanced. Some impacts of exploration were modernizing and new ideas. We now have new modern technology which helps to spread awareness on issues such as ours. It impacts the local version of this issue by giving everyone the ability to be aware of issues with the advancement of resources and technology. An example of this would be phones and cars which act as a way for people to connect and have a way of transportation in modern times. |
Does understanding history have value or contribute to finding solutions to our modern-day challenges? Why or why not?
Understanding history will help us find answers to our current problems. History allows one to have a better understanding of events and why they occurred. To repair something, you must first be able to identify the problem and to do so, you must consider the causes that led up to the problem. We have many problems in this country, and although some have been solved, many more remain unsolved. We keep asking ourselves how we're going to solve this problem. Consider the issue of racism. Racism has existed for centuries and continues to exist today. An example of history helping our current problems is the corona virus. Over the centuries they have had many pandemics and outbreaks. In the past, the situations in which that had happened is not as good as it is now. The pandemic is slowly becoming less chaotic than it was in the beginning. In conclusion, history has helped us in many ways but in many other ways, it has also not. |
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