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.
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 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.)
1800s, the last Bushmen are pushed out of southernmost Africa. (the picture below show what happen in
1800s.)
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.)
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:
