Reflection
I would say my role in my community is to stay out of trouble and other peopleʻs business. I can best utilize the opportunities I was given by trying my best and to not cheat. This year, we learned about Advocacy and got to work with a program where people use their talents for helping others. We also learned about the UN sustainability goals and started using this advocacy in our Current Events projects. This is how we could help, and I would say I know more about the world after taking this class. - Tristan
After being given this amazing opportunity to be a student at Kamehameha, I have and will continue to gain lots of knowledge and opportunities. I feel that my role is to advocate for things that I see as important and to be involved in my community. I can best utilize these opportunities I was given by always putting in my best efforts and strive for the greater good. As the years pass and I become an alumni, I will continue to challenge myself and work hard for the betterment of myself, my community, our lāhui, and everything in between and beyond. After learning about the different UN sustainability goals and seeing that some are not portrayed in the world today, I will continue to advocate for those things in hopes for a brighter future.
I can best utilize the opportunities that are given at Kamehameha by doing my best and taking advantage of the perks so that in the future I can share my knowledge with others. Instead of taking the easy way out, I will challenge myself that way I will get the best education possible. As long as I attend Kamehameha I will work hard and learn because I can take this knowledge with me when I graduate. I will be able to spread awareness through things that I have learned. Overall, making the community a better and more educated society.
References
Akana.M(2020), Class lectures, September 1, 2020
Akana.M(2020), Class lectures, September 1, 2020
Competition for Resources in a Global Society
No, WW1 was not the “War to End all Wars.” It is obvious it didnʻt end all wars because we had WW2 and then the cold war. If anything the conflict from WW1 never fully got resolved by all parties involved which led to more wars. After WW1 the allies thought that everything was resolved and there would be no more wars however they failed to think about how the Germans felt. The Treaty of Versailles left the Germans without anything, basically. This is the reason WW2 started and other parties got involved to have pride for their nation. After WW2 ended America had some issues with Russia and it was a race for who had the better country. This conflict ultimately led to the cold war and the fight between communism and capitalism. All of these wars were all started because of WW1. In conclusion WW1 was not the “War to End all Wars.”
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These turn of events were very sudden and had caused many rivalries. During the Great War, we saw nationalism which many countries disagreed with because they were proud of where they came from. With this enlightenment period, many new technologies came with the war. It makes sense that humans used these skills to almost eliminate themselves because now that there were so many new technologies and since everyone was against each other, it was very chaotic. This impacts the modern Kahiau issue at a global level because the humas used these new inventions to build weapons, which was going in the opposite direction. The wars were great for the economy but bad for the Earth, and everyone who lost their lives.
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Some lessons that we should take away from what we have learned about World War 1 & 2 and the interwar period in history is that war can come of anything, and using force isn’t always the answer. Most of the time it makes the situation worse rather than better. Hawaiʻi was affected in WW2, even though we didnʻt really have anything to do with it from the start. War is very detrimental, and causes more harm than good. Innocent lives are affected. I think moving on in Hawaii, we can fix ourselves by remembering the past, and how doing certain things that you may think are small, can really have a big effect on the world.
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References
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Treaty of Versailles | Definition, Summary, Terms, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Versailles-1919
Akana, A. H. (n.d.). FL 9 - WW2 - Science/Tech & Ethical Attrocities.webm. Google Drive. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UdBOMwWsdWR1jSD1bb_U1YKsxRDV8c-T/view
The environmental impacts of war. (n.d.). [Photograph]. Medium. https://medium.com/youth-for-global-goals/the-environmental-impacts-of-war-3438033b32a
Tennant, A. T. (2020, January 8). How to search united states World War 2 Military Records. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/military-records-search-ww2-us/
Frydenborg, B. F. (2018, December 12). The Urgent lessons of World War 1. ModernWar Institute at West Point. https://mwi.usma.edu/urgent-lessons-world-war/
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Treaty of Versailles | Definition, Summary, Terms, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Versailles-1919
Akana, A. H. (n.d.). FL 9 - WW2 - Science/Tech & Ethical Attrocities.webm. Google Drive. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UdBOMwWsdWR1jSD1bb_U1YKsxRDV8c-T/view
The environmental impacts of war. (n.d.). [Photograph]. Medium. https://medium.com/youth-for-global-goals/the-environmental-impacts-of-war-3438033b32a
Tennant, A. T. (2020, January 8). How to search united states World War 2 Military Records. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/military-records-search-ww2-us/
Frydenborg, B. F. (2018, December 12). The Urgent lessons of World War 1. ModernWar Institute at West Point. https://mwi.usma.edu/urgent-lessons-world-war/
From Evolution to Revolution
In ancient times we would travel to different places around the world to get food, water, and basic necessities. We would take the resources needed then left to let the land replenish itself. However, once we started to overpopulate we had to settle down and start farming because it was the only way to support a population as big as the human race. Hence why we buy food from stores instead of hunting for our food. Using the foraging method we had a very healthy relationship with our land and fellow animals. In modern times we take and take without giving back. We have become selfish and in return, it is causing conflict. What we are doing now is not sustainable. A perfect example of this is how we kill trillions of fish every year, even though they donʻt need that much fish. This is causing our oceans to die and even our planet as a whole. In contrast, Hawaiians used to make sure to take care of the land and ocean. They would fish in one spot then leave so that the fish could replenish themselves. This is the same as how they would treat plants and trees.
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It is important to understand the shift from the Native skill set of being hunter/gatherers to farming because you can settle when you farm, and there will be unlimited resources when you farm. There isnʻt an unlimited supply of meat, which is why Ancient Civilizations ended up farming instead. The more you farm, the more you can self-sustain yourself with your own resources, and the less you need from the store. In case of an emergency, when the cargo ships with supplies couldnʻt make it to Hawaii, would we be able to sustain ourselves with the items we already have?
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The opposing ideas of “Native Traditions of foraging/hunter-gathering” and “modern Agricultural societies” impact our Kahiau Topic (Climate Change) in many different ways. According to Cabaus.org, for the average person, 8% of your personal carbon footprint comes from food. Carbon footprints are important because they determine whatʻs next for the world, and how you impacted it, good or bad. When you are growing your own food you cut down the percentages of your personal carbon footprint. Determined gardeners and farmers can replace up to 20% of their bought food with the things in their garden. That is one way of being more eco-friendly and leaving a healthier carbon footprint. Now with modern agriculture, we see GMOʻs, synthetic fertilizers, and more which are basically a bunch of chemicals put into your food while itʻs growing to get them bigger, and isnʻt completely helpful to climate change. In Hawaiʻi, we use our old traditions till this day to feed our families. Most of them we look at as hobbies, such as fishing, hunting, and etc.
References
Google Documenten: maak en bewerk documenten online, helemaal gratis. (n.d.-b). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ZMfrmcp0J3kiyHwLQDhgGI4bXC1IJXqwSWAcoOcnVA/edit. Retrieved April 7, 2021, from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ZMfrmcp0J3kiyHwLQDhgGI4bXC1IJXqwSWAcoOcnVA/edit?pli=1
I. (2021, April 8). Paleolithic Hunter Gatherers. Paleolithic Hunter Gatherers. http://earlycivs.blogspot.com/2015/11/paleolithic-hunter-gatherers.html
Seabrook, J. (2019, June 25). The Age of Robot Farmers. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/15/the-age-of-robot-farmers
Jung, Y. J. (2021, February 14). Hawaii Has A Lot Of Agricultural Land. Very Little Of It Is Used For Growing Food. Honolulu Civil Beat. https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/02/hawaii-grown-maps/
Bruns, C. B. (2017, December 4). 5 WAYS GARDENING CAN REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. Climate Action Business Association. https://cabaus.org/2015/03/20/5-ways-gardening-can-reduce-your-carbon-footprint/#:~:text=For%20the%20average%20American%2C%20about,carbon%20footprint%20comes%20from%20food!&text=By%20growing%20as%20much%20food,lbs%20of%20CO2%20per%20year!
N. (2017, January 10). Can Hawaii regain its food independence? Hawaii Tribune-Herald. https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2017/01/10/hawaii-news/can-hawaii-regain-its-food-independence/
Impacts of Religion, Culture, Enlightenment,
& Exchanges through Expansion
Europe's Dark ages were dark because people had to prioritize things over more important things, such as war over education. There was no money and supplies and nothing new was built. I think other parts of the world did have their own Dark Ages, nothing thrives 100% of the time. Perhaps the ages were so dark that there was no art or no language, so historians couldnʻt figure out what happened. The definition of a Dark Age could be a period or stage marked by repressiveness, lack of enlightenment, or advanced knowledge(dictionary.com).
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Both religion and culture had major impacts all throughout history. In the Dark Ages, the roman empire were the first leaders. That power was later shifted to the roman catholic church. Now that power was in the hands of religious leaders, the pope wanted to spread the word of God and convert people to christianity. With this came many people using religion as an excuse. In the idea of religion vs culture sometimes ended up with people being stripped from their roots. Due to religion, some people were not as connected to their culture. Though, religious leaders turned the Dark Ages into the Enlightenment period. During the enlightenment, the industrial revolution had began. This thinking does impact my Kahiau project issue. The enlightenment was the start of heavy machinery as well as the start of machine/factory pollution. After all these years, our planet is starting to see the effects of previous inventions.
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The exploration period is when Europeans “discovered” lands and new resources. This is when fossil fuels just started and became popular. The idea of exchanges is what helped spread the technology of fossil fuels and how it can power everything. At the time this was a huge technological advancement that we didnʻt know could have such harmful effects on our planet. In fact in my opinion the silk road helped our issue in a sense. People were traveling to trade or exchange valuable things. This connected people and caused things to evolve rapidly. This was a healthy way of getting ideas to places spread information to other places. I would say maybe we could look back to the silk road and see if there is any knowledge that could help solve modern problems.
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Understanding history has contributed to helping us find solutions to our modern day problems by showing us what we can do to avoid the same outcomes that happened in the past. Understanding history has helped humans in the past. History has helped us to know how people behaved when certain situations happened, what worked and what didnʻt, and it helps us to learn about how weʻve grown as a society. Today's world is all made up of what happened in the past. Sometimes history repeats itself, and weʻre seeing it right now, with racism, and other social issues occuring in our world today. Personally, I think that since these situations that happened in the past and still are here we need to try and help solve the problem from a different perspective, because the one in the past didnʻt work. Thatʻs why knowing and understanding our history is important, because we know how to deal with these situations, and what not to do when things like this occur.
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References
Dark Ages. (n.d.). Dictionary.Com. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dark-ages
Learn, J. (2020, December 28). Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/just-how-dark-were-the-dark-ages
Green, J. (n.d.). The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14. Www.youtube.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://youtu.be/QV7CanyzhZg
(2021). Theconversation.com. https://images.theconversation.com/files/135283/original/image-20160824-30259-wgdjb1.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=28%2C78%2C1685%2C819&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop
History of the Ancient Chinese Silk Road. (n.d.). Online Portfolio of Hunter B. Martin. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from http://www.hunterbmartin.com/history-of-the-ancient-chinese-silk-road.html
The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9. (n.d.). Edpuzzle. Retrieved October 31, 2020, from https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/5ee128b83115e63f0b904038/watch
Why is history important and how can it benefit your future? (n.d.). Uopeople.Edu. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-is-history-important/#:~:text=Studying%20history%20allows%20us%20to,about%20various%20aspects%20of%20society.
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Dark Ages. (n.d.). Dictionary.Com. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dark-ages
Learn, J. (2020, December 28). Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/just-how-dark-were-the-dark-ages
Green, J. (n.d.). The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14. Www.youtube.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://youtu.be/QV7CanyzhZg
(2021). Theconversation.com. https://images.theconversation.com/files/135283/original/image-20160824-30259-wgdjb1.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=28%2C78%2C1685%2C819&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop
History of the Ancient Chinese Silk Road. (n.d.). Online Portfolio of Hunter B. Martin. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from http://www.hunterbmartin.com/history-of-the-ancient-chinese-silk-road.html
The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9. (n.d.). Edpuzzle. Retrieved October 31, 2020, from https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/5ee128b83115e63f0b904038/watch
Why is history important and how can it benefit your future? (n.d.). Uopeople.Edu. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-is-history-important/#:~:text=Studying%20history%20allows%20us%20to,about%20various%20aspects%20of%20society.
Huffine, J. H. (2018, January 17). History Repeats itself. Https://Lhshorizon.Com/1335/Features/History-Repeats-Itself/. https://lhshorizon.com/1335/features/history-repeats-itself/