Current Event #3

Title: Signaling Tensions, Pakistan Shuts NATO Supply Route

Author: Jane Perlez

Date of Article: September 30.2010

Website that Found Article:http://www.nytimes.com/

Link to Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/world/asia/01peshawar.html?_r=1&ref=world

Belief about the topic: The Article Title "Signaling Tensions, Pakistan Shuts NATO Supply Route" is about Pakistan Shutting down the supply route. That route was the border route where the trucks supplied american and NATO forces into Pakistan.  An helicopter struck on the pakistan side of the border for the fourth time of the week. Had killed three members of the Pakistan Border force.

Brief Summary: The article called "Signaling Tensions, Pakistan Shuts NATO Supply Route" is about Pakistan closing the supply route. That route was suppose to let trucks that is supplying american and NATO forces in afghanistan. There was a helicopter that strike the fourth time this week in the side of the pakistan border. The border closing,and the exceptional strikes by the aircraft, as opposed  a general rise in tensions between Pakistan and the United States. Also, the C.I.A pulled out records of number drone attacks inside pakistan in this month. The border that was closing was a clear demonstration of the leverage Pakistan holds over the American war effort. The Pakistan government said that the cross-border strikes were more that it could bear. Also without Protests. He also said "We will have to see weather we are allies or enemies" said the Pakistani interior minister, Rehman Malik. 

Chosen this article than another: I chosen this article than another because it was kind of interesting about what happen within pakistan and united states already. How we send forces to pakistan. But we cant do that anymore because pakistan closed the border from united states and Pakistan. Also i want to write about what we were mostly talking about in class and not something random such as a new car came out. Thats why i chosen this one than other articles that was in the new york times website.

Connection Article to the Unit:  I chosen this article about pakistan because its relating of what we are talking my my global class. The topic we are actually studying is about the early civilization, china,iraq,mesopotamia, and etc. But Mr.Giambalvo said i could atleast write about Pakistan ,So i did.  That is the connection i have with the article and to the unit we are studying right now. 

HomeWork #7

TextBook Questions

Question 1: Define:

- Fertile Cresent: The region’s curved shape and the richness of its land.
-Silt: The floodwater receded, and it left a thick bed of mud.-Irrigation:  They Dug ditches that carried river water to their fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops.
-City-Sate: The city and the surrounding land it controlled.-Dynasty: The Series of rulers from a single family.-Cultural Diffusion: The process of a new idea or a product spreading from one culture to another.-Polytheism: The belief in many gods.-Empire: That brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.-Hammurabi: Is the Babylonian Empire reaches its peak during the reign of Hammurabi.

Question 2: Challenges and Solution:

Challenge: No Communacation
Solution: Writing the Alphabet

Challenge: No Transportation
Solution: Created a wheel and a Sail

Challenge: The water After the Flood Receded
Solution: They dug Irrigation ditches and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops.

Question 3: Avantages:

-The advantages offered in living in a cities offer the people of acient mesopotamia was that we were ruled by only one person.And that person lived in the White House and That person was called the President. Also, each city state functioned as a separate country. Countries protect their citizens.

Map Questions

1: The Tigris and Euphrates river valley were found in Mesopotamia.2: The physical characteristics of this valley is that its connected to Persian Gulf and also the valley runs through Mesopotamia.
Video #1
1:  The Sumerians devolop written language becuase to keep records from year to year such as how much grain each farmer had growen, how much people got as their shared, how much sheep and Cattel they had, how much animals died and were born, also how much everything was given to the god, Etc.

Video #2
1: The symbols is Cuneiform represent webed shaped. And all the symbols were made out of little wege marks.
2: The surface they written on was in clay tablets and with a stylus. First, Pat some clay into a square pancake. Second, Cut the Stylus at the edge and make it sharp. Press the end of the stylus into the clay and start writing. Third, Put the tablet in the sun to dry. Finally, it turns into hard solid stone and lasts forever (Almost forever).
3: Some of the things they drew was on Clay Tablets and Maybe in Walls.

Current Events #2

Title: US jails Pakistani scientist for 86 years
Author: Doesn't say no author
Date of Article: 23 September 2010
 Website that found article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Link to the article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11401865
Belief about the topic: The Topic "US Jails Pakistani scientist for 86 years" is mostly about a person that came from Pakistan,Iraq or in Afghanistan, Iraq.  And they caught her because she attempted to kill US military personnel and was sent to prison for about 86 years.
Brief Summary: The title "US Jails Pakistani scientist for 86 years" is about a woman named Siddiqui that came from Pakistan and was making dirty bombs and she had a list of New York Landmarks. And she had a rifle and shot up and said "deaths to Americans" . The protest broke across Pakistan after the line she announced. She wanted to murder the Americans that was serving in Afghanistan and also as their afghan colleagues. She was also carrying sodium cyanide, a toxic substance. And the lawyers she had was saying she was mentally ill. She studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. The she married a relative of accused of 9/11 the mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. After what she said to the people in Pakistan, they went forward and if they didn't let go Siddiqui. They would march on the US consulate and attack. That's why they are arresting Siddiqui for 86 years in prison. 
Chosen this Article than Another: I had chosen this article than another article because it was talking about somewhere in Iraq and when i read the article. It was kind of interesting of what a Afghanistan or Pakistan person named Siddiqui wanted to do in America. But also was kind of scary. Just a bit because what would of happen if they didn't catch her and she went on and attacked the United States. That could of caused another war with the Iraq people and also could of made another Iraq attack on the US as 9/11 was. 
Connection Article to Unit: There are a connection to the unit we are studying now because in class we are talking about Iraq. Most of it is somewhat about Iraq. This could also involve in the United States  community and economy. Because we wont be having people dead as it was in 9/11. And United states saved a lot of money that would of used if Siddiqui dropped the dirty bombs in the Landmarks she chosen in New York City. So it helped a lot to the united states for capturing the victim that could of destroyed New York City Again.  

HomeWork #6

Map Questions:

1. Location: On which continent were most of the earliest agricultural sites located?
                     The Continent that were most of the earliest agricultural sites located was in Europe.
2. Place: What geographic feature favored the development of agricultural areasB.C.?
before 5000
           The geographic feature favored the devolopment of agricultural areas before 5000 B.C. was in the continent Africa.

Terms and Names (Identify)

-Normad- Means to wander from place to place.
-Hunter-Gatherers- Means that nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
Neolithic Revolution- Means the far-reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginnings of farming.
Slash and Burning Farming- Means that they cut trees or grasses and burned them to clear a field.
Domestication- Means to convert animals, plants, etc. to domestic uses.

Development of Agriculture

- There were more Farmers.

- Change of Climate/Weather.

-There were decrasing Hunting Animals.

- Also had changed from being a food gatherers into a food producer.

HomeWork #5

1. What nation does the video focus on?
          The Nation that the video focuses on is in the Horn of Africa.
2. What year was the discovery made?
          The Year that the dicovery was made was in 1974.
3. How many millions of years old is she?
          The Age of the Australopithecus afarensis "Lucy" was 3.2 Millions of years.
4. What does it mean to be bipedal?
          The Meaning to be Bipedal is a Two Footed Animal.
5. So from what continent, region and nation did human beings evolve?
          The human being to evolve was in i think in the Contienent in Africa.

1. Hunters & Gatherers were constantly moving around. What were they following?
          They were following to Find their food, so they could eat in their next meal. And most of the time they dont know where their next food would come up.
2. What did they also collect as they were traveling?
          They aslo Collected Wild Berries, Nuts and Greans to eat.
3. Do you think Lucy was a Hunter&Gatherer? explain.
           I Think that Lucy was a Hunter & Gatherer becuase Lucy was a person that was 3.2 million years old. And as a human, you need to eat so you could survive in life. So Lucy could of been constantly moving around to find food. That would explain that Lucy could of been a Hunter & Gather.

Currents Event #1

 Title: 3 Teams Win Automotive X Prize
 Author: Ronald Ahrens 
 Date of Article: September 16,2010 
 Website that found Article: http://www.nytimes.com/
 Link to The Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/automobiles/16WINNERS.html?_r=1&ref=technology 
 Belief about the Topic: The article that i chosen was about technology. I found it under technology. Its about trying to advance the technology for more fuel-efficient vehicles. There racing in a competition and each vehicle is require to get 100 miles per gallon. The top winner had won it with a internal combustion engine. I possibly think that its location is in United States and Other countries came from outside and enter to the competition. 
Brief Summary:This Article is about making cars to save energy for our world to be a greener place. The Vehicles achieve 100 miles per gallon or the energy equivalent.  It Reached that goal with electric power plants and the top winner was an internal combustion engine. And the main goal of Automotive X Prize is making an development of super-efficient cars that can be manufactured in large volume. That wasn't an easy competition because creating a car the is fuel efficient and super efficient to make the world greener is a pretty hard/tough job. There were about 136 vehicles that were after the competition and only 41 received approval last October.  The Competition was broken up to 2 Classes. One of the class was Mainstream that was for four-seat vehicles. And the Second one was Alternative that was two divisions: two-seats side-by-side and two seats in a tandem. The super-efficient car went into the Mainstream Class. When these cars get approve and made into real life cars it could save us money and energy. All that means sooner or later the world will be a more greener place.
 Chosen this Article than Another: I chosen this article because i really like things that involved good looking cars and also i like the technology that involves with cars or in the world. And other articles will just talk about random stuff like a topic i really think its worthless to write about in the newspaper or in  the website. I kind of like to know what happens in our country the United States and also the in the world. But i really deeply get into technology and whats new of technology in the world.  Thats why i have chosen this one than another article in the new york times website.
 Connection to Current Units: I positively think that this article is not or even near of what we are talking during class because we talk what happen in the past not the new things that came up to the world like technology.

HomeWork #4

1.Absolute Location-It means the latitude and the Longitude Coordinates of a specific place on earth.

2.The ABSOLUTE LOCATION of:

• Los Angeles is 34 degrees North latitude and 118 degrees West longitude.
• Paris,France is 49 degrees North latitude and 2 degrees East longitude
• Capetown, South Africa is 34 degrees South latitude and 18 degrees East longitude

3.Relative Location-It means to describe a place in term of it's relation to other places and things around it.

• Relative Location of London,England is on the Tems River that's a major waterway.

4. Relative Location of Queens,New York is Manhattan

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