Final Project: Hawaii

1. Info-graphic

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2. Documentary

This is the video I made for documentary: 

3. Newspaper

Hawaii is a group of islands which locate in the central Pacific Ocean. The total area of the islands are 16633 km3, and they lie 2397 miles from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5293 miles from Manil-ato the west. The capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu, located on the island, Oahu, which is the third larg-est island in Hawaii. Hawaii became the fifty state of America in August 21th in 1959.



History 



of Hawaii
Although Hawaii became the 50th state of the U.S in 1959, but there were already some people landed   this island hundred years ago. About 1500 years ago, Polynesians were the first one who discovered and landed this land.

In 1778, Captain James Cook landed the island of Kauai. And Captain Cook named the islands “ Sandwich Island.” A year later, Captain James Cook got kill in Hawaii.

In 1810, King Kamehameha controlled Hawaii, and a year after King Kamehameha died, his son, Liholiho, abolished an old system of Hawaii.

In 1820, the first group of missionaries arrived in Hawaii. Then Hawaii became the harbor that   were a lot of sailors, merchants, and fishermen. And in 1898, Hawaii became the territoryof America.

In the twenty century, sugar manufacturing and pineapple planting made the economic development 


of 
Hawaii better than ever, and so a lot of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, 


and Portuguese came to Hawaii for work. Under James Dole's


controlled, Lanai Island became the first place where  produce
pineapple, and people called the island “Pineapple Island.”

In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state of America.


Culture of Hawaii
Temperate climate, beautiful beach, group of islands, and azure sea represent this amazing island “Hawaii.” Beside these characteristics of Hawaii, culture of Hawaii is also really special and interesting, such as the tradition dance, lei and their language. And everything characteristics makes  Hawaii unique, special, and unforgettable. 


Language of Hawaii

Language of Hawaii is a part of their culture, King Kamehameha lll established the first Hawaiian-language in 1839 and 1840. And their language represent the passion of Hawaiian. For example, the first word you may say or hear when you walk out of the airport of Hawaii must be “Aloha!” the word “aloha” means “welcome,” or “hello, or “thank you,” or “good-bye.” Hawaiian language is along with English, it's an official language of the state of Hawaii.



Some 


popular Hawaiian words and phrases:
Baby: Keiki or pepe
Birthday: La hanau 
Please join us: Ho'olu komo la kaua
Happy Birthday ~ Hau`oli la Hanau (pronounced how-oh-lay la ha-now)
Thank you: Mahalo 
Good morning: Aloha kakahiaka 
I Love You: Aloha Au Ia 'Oe 



My love is yours: 
Nau ko`u aloha
Your're mine: Na'u `oe 
Teacher: kumu 
Student: haumana 



The Hula Dance
Hula is the soul of Hawaiian that they expressed in motion.. Some of   the Hawaiian believes that th-e first hula was performed by a god or   goddess, and some people say that only men dance hula, but legend t-lls that both women and men danced hula. Hula was performed in the
 religious cerem-onies. In hula, every moment has its own special mea-ning, those moments represent various of things, such as plants, anima-ls, and even war.




Fruit of Hawaii
The weather of Hawaii is good for growing some fruit, so you can find many fruit in Hawaii, such as avocados, bananas, papayas, pineapple, etc. And most of the fruit in Hawaii is really sweet because of the hot weather.

Luau
In Hawaii, the word “Luau” means feast. The definition of the word Luau is  Hawaiian party. In ancient Hawaii, women could not eat with man, no matter who you were, but the situation changed while King Kamehameha ll abolished all these kind of tradition al religious
practices and these was called the Luau. 


   
         Global Issue of Hawaii
Hawaii is the only state in the United State that is an island, however, the climate become the global issue of Hawaii. Hawaii is influence in sea level rises, coastal flooding and a lot of impacts causedby      climate change. According to the global climate report of Hawaii, the islands have been rising  temperatures and rising sea level in lately ten years.
The change of climate and global warming are two very serious problems to Hawaii's environment, heal-th, economy, and natural resource. If the sea level rise, a small island located in Hawaii nor-thwest   region 
will disappear. And the disappearance of      this island will ruin the habitats of birds, fish, and 

some animals.

4. Reflection

Everyone in the 19 century humanities class had done with their final exam, which is presentation. I learned a lot in every people's presentation, for example, Angela's told us about how the human treated the rabbit and test them, I think that was really immoral, she also introduced dogs to us. Another example is Kaho's presentation, her presentation was about somethings special in Japan, and what food Japanese usually eat, things like that, and I finally know what is otaku. Tina's presentation was really interesting as well, she told us about some  bad effect about playing to much games, and it was really useful and relate to our real life. The last one I am going to talk about is Mr. Kinzer's presentation, I think his presentation was totally aspiring, he was talking about "the edge," and I really want to try more new things that I haven't try to do before, and his presentation makes me want to experience more, and also makes me want to undergo more beautiful experiences in this world. However, it was too bad that i didn't stay until Mrs. Kinzer's presentation because I have to take the school bus!!!

Case Study 4: Eyes on Africa

Post 1: Africa

Asia is the largest continent and it has the most population in the world, and Africa is the second largest  continent and the second most population. Area of Africa is about 30,221,532 million km2, and it cover six percent of the Earth surface. Total one billion people in Africa,  it make up about 14.72 percent  of the world's population.

North of Africa is surrounded by Mediterranean Sea, and south of Africa is Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean is at the west f Africa. Africa is the second largest continent in the world, but the bay surrounded by Africa is not enough, therefore it's hard for foreigner to get inside of the area, and that's why it develop tardy. Africa is the only continent which have been separate into two parts by the equator. The northern part of Africa has abundant natural landscape. Area nearby the equator has a large rain forest. Also, there is a largest desert of the world, Sahara, the area of Sahara is even bigger than Australia. The Nile River in Africa in the longest river in the world, it's total 6852.06 km long.





Post 2 : Hotel Rwanda - Three Different Perspectives in the Movie "Hotel Rwanda"

Perspective of Hutus:
In the early year, there were 85 percent of Hutus and 14 percent of Tutsi living in Rwanda. Rwanda was controlled by some of the Tutsi nobles for a long time, and that was why Hutu tried to revolt. The nobles treated Hutus unfairly, and also Tutsis had more right than Hutu, which is why they want to killed all of the Tutsis, and kept saying "Hutu Power," and Hutu instigated people to massacre all the Tutsis by the radio.

Perspective of Tutsis:
Tutsis nobels controlled the country Rwanda in early year, and they treated people in their tribe nicely. Unlike to Hutus, Tutsis treated them unfairly when they were controlling Rwanda, and so Hutu started to oppose Tutsis while Tutsis stopped ruling Rwanda. In the movie, some of the Tutsis include Paul's wife, kids, and neighbor, all of them stay in the hotel to avoid those Hutu who want to massacre all of them.


Perspective of Paul: 
Paul was the manager of the hotel. He was Hutu, but his wife, kids, and neighbors were all Tutsis. He let those people to stay in his hotel. He protected about 800 Tutsis, and kept asking for some help from some of his friends how is Hutu.

Hutu ----->

<----- Tutsis

                         

Post 3 : Timeline Rwanda

1918, the German colony of Rwanda-Urund made a United Nations protectorate to be controlled by Belgiaum. 

1926, Belgium brought a system of ethnic identity cards to differentiate those Hutus from Tutsis.

1957, a party for the Emancipation of the Hutu called Parmehutu is formed when Rwanda is still under Belgian rule.

1959, Hutu against the Belgian colonial power, 150000 Tutsis escaped to Burundi. 

1960, Hutus win municipal elections organized by Belgian colonial rulers.

1961~1962, Belgium withdraw, and Rwanda and Burundi became two separate countries.

1967, Renewed massacres of Tutsis.

1973, rid Tutsis of from universities.

1975, the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (NRMD) is formed.

1989, coffee price fall down, and it caused severe economic hardship in Rwanda.

1990, Habyarimana concedes the principle of multi-party democracy.

1990~1991, The rwanda army started to teach and arm civilian militias known as Interhamwe.

1993, Habyarimana and the RPF sign a peace accord that allows for the return of refugees and a coalition Hutu-RPF government.

1993~1994, president Habyarimana stalls on setting up a power-sharing government.

1994, some of the Rwandan human rights activists evacuate their families from Kigali beveling massacres are imminent.

1994, president Habyarimana and the prisident of Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, are killed when Habyarimana's place is shot down near Kigali Airport.

Post 4 : Feedback of Kaho's Presentation

This is Kaho's Prezi -----> http://prezi.com/vinh2h9rx_aj/egypt/


Kaho's presentation was about Egypt. I think she really did a good job, because she mentioned about what happened in the three important period and also I learned a lot.

I learned that in 19th century, Muhammad Ali emerged as a power figure. When Ottoman power in Egypt was finished, Muhammad Ali established the dynasty that ruled Egypt until the revolution of 1952. As the ruler of Egypt, his primary focus was strengthening Egypt military. In 1820, there was the introduction of long-stable cotton which transformed agriculture in to a cash-crop monoculture before  the end of the century. The Suez Canal built in partnership with the French was completed in 1869.

In 1882, there was a civil war in Egypt. Colonel Ahmed Urabi led an unsuccessful revolt against the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. British used this opportunity to invade Egypt and did not leave until 1954.

On 22-26 July 1952, a group of disaffected army officers led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Naguib overthrew King Farouk, whom the military blamed for Egypt's poor performance in 1948 was with Israel. In 1973, Sadat launched the Yom Kippur where Egypt regained terriory it has lot during Six-Day War.


The video below is something that relate to Egypt:

Post 5 : My Eyes on Africa Presentation - Bushmen

Information of Bushmen:
Bushmen is the oldest tribe in Southern Africa, they had lived there for at least 20000 years. They don't have collectuive name for themselve, asnd the terms "Bushmen," "San," and "Basarwa" are used. The picture below is what they looks like, the left one is man, and the right one is woman.

Bushmen speak various of languages, and they prounce the sound "click" which represent symbols in the writing, such as "!," "/," and "?." In the early year, people usually treated them unfairly, even push them out of there land.

Bushmen are all gather-hunter, they have pretty good skill in hunting, the picture below show how they hunt. In early year, people push them out of their oringal land, and so they had to move to the land which is unsuitable for hunting. Nowaday, Bushmen people get the food they need by gathering fruit, or workin in the ranch. Also Bushmen people bulid their home by themselve by woods.

Timeline of Bushmen:
40000-10000 years ago, there are early traces of the Bushmen living in Africa.
4000-2000 years ago, Hottentot cattle ranchers force the Bush,en to leave their territory.
AD 200, Bantu-speaking Africans move south, also taking control over Bushmen territory.
1652, The Dutch first settle in Africa, at the cape of Good Hope. (the picture below show what  
          happened in 1652.)

1700s, fight between the European and the Bushmen escalate.
1800s, the last Bushmen are pushed out of southernmost Africa. (the picture below show what happen in  
           1800s.)

1955, the Bushmen population declines to about 50000 people.
1961, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is established and offered a place for the Bushmen to live in  
         their traditional way. (the picture below show what happen in 1800s.)

1986, the government of botswana starts a campaign to drive the Bushmen out of the Central Kalahari
         Game Reserve.
1992, the Bushmen hold the first-ever regional conference in Bushmen peoples. Here they speak about
          some issue such as education, health, social services, and jobs.




Some Interesting Photos and Video about Bushmen: 

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Profile 1

http://prezi.com/jjxnhzb4annf/the-estates-general-1789/



Profile 2

There are 30 members of European Economic:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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European Economy:









NATION PROFILE







 

The second half of the 20th century was a period of unparalleled growth in Europe, one which transformed the lives of its people almost beyond recognition. In 1950 many Europeans heated their houses with coal, cooled their food with ice, and relied on what we might politely call rudimentary forms of indoor plumbing. Today their lives are eased and enriched by natural-gas furnaces, electric refrigerators, microwave ovens, and electronic gadgets that boggle the mind. Over the intervening years, real gross domestic product per capita more than tripled in the countries of the continent’s west and doubled in the countries of its east. 

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Liberalism
-Giuseppe Mazzini(1850~1872), the founder(1831) of Young Italy, was perhaps the leading figure in liberal nationalism. He saw the creation of a democratic Italian state as crucial to Italy's development.


Nationalism
-Nationalism was the most successful political force of the 9 century.
-It emerged from two main source: the Romantic exaltation of "feeling" and "identity" and the Liberal requirement that a legitimate state be basedon a "people" rather than, for example, a dynasty, God, or imperial demoination.
-"Identity nationalism" and "civic nationalism"--->essentially middle class movements.


Conservatism
Joseph de Maistre thought about conservatism 
1. That the fundamental principles of political constitutions exist before all written law.
2. That a constitutions law is, and can only be the development or saction of an unwritten pre-existing right. 
3. That which is most essential most written, and could not be without endangering the state.




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-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau---> reliance self
-The age of Exploration was an attempt to get around the "Middle Man: the church was the "Middle Man" between humans and God in medieval Europe.


1) capitalism 2)Socialism 3)Mixed Economies


Mercantilism- The amount of wealth in the world is fixed, and tied directly to the amount of precious metals(gold/silver)
Capitalism- shaped by the view of British economist/philosopher, Adam Smith, capitalism become the predominant view in industrializing socities/nations during late 18 and 19 century.
Socialism- famously promoted by the German philosopher, Karl Marx, socialism is characterized by collective, cooperative, and/or public ownership over the mean of production and distribution as well as capital.




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Compare and Contrast Capitalism and Socialism

Kelly Lin

March 1, 2011

Capitalism and socialism are economic systems present in each society. These systems influence each society in a different way. Therefore, it’s important to understand the differences between these two economic systems.

Capitalism is a kind of economic system where individuals privately own their own capital. In short, capitalism is that people own their capital, which can be in the form of property or money, and own everything they have earned. It relates to the government, and the political party of the country. Advantages of this type of economic system are that people can own what they own, have businesses, and get profit. If individuals work hard they will be able to gain more capital. This motivates people to work hard. The disadvantages are that the wealth everyone owns will be totally different, and it will cause competition. People have to work hard to be able to survive. There will be a big social difference, because rich people will be very rich, and the poor people will be very poor.

Taiwan is an example of a capitalistic society, because people in Taiwan can own their property, money, and they don’t have to share what they have with everyone. People who are in a higher social rank and who own a lot of capital will be able to earn more capital.

Socialism is another type of economic system in which capital is owned by the state. In this type of economic system, citizens in the country does not own capital, like in the case of capitalism. It means that everybody is in the same social rank. Wealth will be evenly spread amongst the society, therefore, the advantage of socialism is that the social level of the people in the country won’t be very different, like it would be in a capitalistic society. The government has big control over the society and can provide the society with their necessary needs. This can lead to a healthy and fair society . The disadvantage is that people will all get the same even if some work harder. This means that people are not motivated to work harder. North Korea is an example of a country which has a socialistic economic system. The people in North Korea are in the same social rank. Their wealth will be evenly spread amongst the society.

Socialism and capitalism are two very different economical systems. Capitalism focuses on individuals owning their own capital, and socialism focuses on state owned capital. I think capitalism is better than socialism, because people can own their property, and get more as they work harder, but the social rank of the society will be very different. Though I think capitalism is better, but in some way, socialism is nice too, because people are all equal and everyone is fair, it won't cause that much problem as capitalism does.

Nation Profile:

Kalanji

Motto:

Girls Rule! Girls Control!

Mission Statement:

Government: Our type of government is democracy.

Goal: Our goal is to let woman control the world and let men be slaves forever.

History: This nation was created by the great women, Cherry Watermelon. She fought with Alexander and she won. She thinks women are smarter and greater then men so there should be a country that women control me. After years of fighting, she finally built this amazing nation, Kalanji.

Leadership:

- Head of State: Jill Wang (kh960230@yahoo.com.tw)

- Co-president: Kelly Lin (kellylin1995@gmail.com)

- Head of Foreign Affairs: Kaho Koseki (kaho19951220@hotmail.co.jp)

- Head of Domestic Affairs: Angela Lin (vu84w96@yahoo.com.tw) 

Weather/Climate/Topography:

-2 years temperate and 2 years cold

Natural Resources:

-Water

-Oil

-Food production 

Demographic:

Total Land Area: 2 million sq/km²

Total Population: 50 million Major Cities: Kelly, Kaho, and Kally

Percent living in cities: 50%

Ethnic Groups and Populations: None

Religions and Percentages of the Population: Kalanji has no official religion; 100% is Varied/Free

Domestic Policy:

There are no rebellions or protests against the government in Kalanji, the citizens are enjoying peace and prosperity. We are a capitalist country. We have classes in our country and citizens earn money based on how hard they work. The country is organized into croplands Anji and Angela; chilly jungle Jill; three cities Kaho, Kelly, and Kally. Kelly is the capital city. Our economy is mainly agriculture in the counties and light manufacturing in the cities. Tourism in the jungle is also major part of economy. All citizens are required to perform 3 years of military service after graduate from high school. Once the citizens have finished their military service, they are eligible to vote and hold public office.

Currency and Economic Policy:

Kalanji has free market economy with government oversight. Any citizen has the right to start their own business or company. However, no company or corporation is allowed to have monopoly. All citizens businesses pay a flat tax rate of 15%. Any tax evasion is severely punished with 20 years in jail. Nation currency is the Kala which is equal to NTD 50. At the age 65, all citizens can retire. If they choose to retire, they will get 5000 Kala per month.

Education policy:

All citizens of Kalanji are required to attend 10 years of school. Compulsory education is divided into 3 levels-Elementary: 5 years; Middle-school: 2 years; and High-school: 3 years. After they complete their military service, citizens can choose to attend university. All these levels of education are paid for by the state. Any student who fails to complete 10 years of compulsory education is not allowed to vote or own property. 

Police and Security Policy:

Kalanji has two levels of police: local and federal. Each city has local police force which is supported by federal police force. Police can carry guns.  Legal Policy: All citizens have freedom of speech and are equal before the law. Death penalty is punishment for premeditated murder and drag trafficking.  

Healthcare and Public Health Policy: 

Citizens in our country can have health check once a year, and it’s free for our citizens. And they have to pay for health insurance100NT per month. Also, when the citizens get very ill, the government has to pay 40%of the medical service. 

Agriculture and Food Production Policy:

Agriculture is the main economy in the counties. Kalanji can grow enough food to feed its citizens and has enough left over to export to its neighbors. However, there are no cows in Kalanji, so beef has to be imported.

Issues of Domestic and Foreign Policy:

Anyone born in Kalanji is automatically given citizenship. Any adult who wishes become citizen must first serve three years of military service. Any citizen of Kalanji who wants to become a citizen of another country must first give up their Kalanji citizenship. 

Foreign Policy:

Kalanji shares borders with Krakowska and Territory 21. Kalanji is in an alliance with Territory 21. Currently Kalanji and Krakowska are neutral with each other.

Military, Defence, and National Security:

Kalanji maintains a large military and defense force since all citizens are required to serve three years in military. Kalanji military has three levels: army, navy, and air force. All these levels have state of the art military equipment. Kalanji strongly enforces its borders, any violation of Kalanji territory is met with military force. 

Foreign Aid policy:

Kalanji gives other country medical help or assistance when there is serious disaster or problem. However, Kalanji only provides military assistance to its allies and neutral nations.