Venus of Willendorf means the Women of Willendorf. It is an eleven centimeter statue of a woman. It was made in approximately 22,500 BC, and found in1908. It was found by the archaeologist Josef Szombathy. It was made out of fine porous limestone not found in the region. This means it must have been brought to the area from another location. This suggests that art was real. This sculpture was completely based off of a real woman. There were no fake additives of changes made to the sculpture. It was designed as most women were in those days. These sculptures might have helped artists and people of those days to understand the type and look of what people and animals were, and the ways that they did different things. This might have made it easier to study and domesticate animals. Since both humans and animals are mammals, we probably have a lot of the same characteristics and our bodies are probably made of most of the same things. Art helps us to get a good look at things and understand the real build of most things. This helps us understand the personality of animals, and how we can domesticate them. I think that it is fascinating how a simple sculpture can change a huge part of our lives today. It is good to know that some of the things we achieve today will be considered incredible historical events in the future.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Week 2: Daily #1
I think that this would be a very hard decision to make. Personally, it would take me more than just one day to decide just what I would be planning to do with this devise. I think that I would rather help millions of people then become rich. I would choose this because I think the reward is bigger then something money could ever buy. If I helped this many people and they became rich, they may make me a rich person in the future.
Even though I would most likely chose to help the people, I would like to reflect on how I feel on the other side of the story. If I waited three months and became rich, I would be able to do many things. I would probably be able to help the people who need money, and that I could have helped in the first option. I would also be able to provide support for my family, and not have to deal with the burden of bad economy and these tough times.
As you can see, both of these examples would be very beneficial to me and others. Even though I reflected on both, I still think that I would choose the first. I don’t think that I would be able to live with myself knowing that I had a device to help so many people, but I decided to use it for myself instead. I think that this was a very good reflection topic, and I hope that in the future I will be able to reflect on topics such as this one again.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Daily #4
Yes, I think that a “hypertext” world will make us much more accepting of cyclic history. We would have to accept that what we are doing is actually making cyclic history. By clicking on the link, you have already started the cycle. When the next person clicks on the link, they are continuing the cycle. A hypertext world is one of the best examples of what cyclic history is all about. If we began to use hypertexts instead of books or textbooks, I think that people would also be more willing to read and learn about history. People would not feel that there were boring pages to read, so they would probably click on the link because of curiosity. It would be nice to live in a hypertext world, because it would also make our way of keeping track of history much more simple. Because of all the technology that is now basically taking over our world, we could easily document our history. I think that this would be a perfect way to begin a new century. I do not see why people would not be accepting to this form of cyclic history if technology is such a big part of our world. I am glad that I got to think about this, and hope that this type of history might be accepted in the future.
Daily #3
Our traditional forms of information communication such as the book and the textbook do contribute to our belief in linear history. The book and the text book help us to record the history that is taking place now. With the book, we can read about different events and understand the meaning of linear history. We know that one thing happens because of another, but another event can occur because of the first. We know that the people who wrote books knew that they were documenting history. For example, the Bible teaches us about the church history. In the Bible there are many events that are labeled linear history. Linear history is not just in the Bible though. There are many other books and textbooks that tech us and show us examples of this history. Today there are many books written for our entertainment, but in older times they were used more for communication. Most people who wrote books probably wrote them to be read by people in the future. We would be clueless about many things if it were not for books. We know that books and textbooks are very important to today’s everyday life, and hopefully we will document our history in order for it to be read by the living beings of the future.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Daily #2
No, modern life is not always better than it was in the past. Yes, there are many things that have been a plus to modern life, but there are also many that have made modern life worse than it used to be. For example, computers and televisions are huge plusses to our society. There are still many bad parts about both of these materials. Televisions give us updates on weather and daily news, but they also show us and teach us bad habits. One bad habit is staying inside when you could be outside playing a game. This is one of the reasons that a lot of America has become overweight. Computers are great for interacting with people across the world and learning new things, but there are many distractions. Social networking sites, games, and other fun things to do on the computer may make us choose to do other things then school. In the past, people were not distracted by these things. This is why not many people were overweight. Modern technology also affects our social life. The more time we spend on laptops, cellphones, and televisions, the less time we spend with our family and friends. When there were none of these distractions, the home lives of those people were probably better than most of the home lives today. As you can clearly see, there are many pluses to living in a modern world, but that does not mean that it is better than it was in the past.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Daily #1
1. Yes, history does progress. When history stops progressing, the world will end. Every time something is done, history is made. We also know that history progresses because we read and hear about ancient times and people. If history did not progress, then we wouldn’t know (and there wouldn’t be) people before us.
An elephant is not much better than a mammoth. People might think they are because you can ride and train elephants, but who says you could not train mammoths? People just did not have the opportunity to train these animals because in the ice age times, people were not educated as much on handling animals like we are today. However, there are many differences between an elephant and a mammoth. Mammoths were harrier, and usually bigger. History has changed many things in this case. For one, it has changed the way that we view elephants. It has also evolved mammoths to what is today known as an elephant. History has also changed our knowledge of animals such as mammoths. If we did not have history to teach us, we would never know about mammoths and how they compare with elephants. Even though we have history to tell us most things, we most likely did not get to learn if the mammoths were trained to be people friendly or not. Humans assume that they most likely were not because they were hunted in those times. This lesson about mammoths and elephants is just one of the examples of history and how it progresses.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Question 14 Emily Patrick and Quinn Collins
Step 1: Teach Students how to research certain topics using reasonable sources.
Step 2: Teach students how to communicate through the form of e-mail, twitter, etc.
Step 3: Give homework that involves searching and finding information on their own.
Step 4: Keep updates on what is happening in other countries.
Step 5: Live communication via skype with students around the world.
Step 6: Understand school technology in different places then John Carroll.
Step 7: Learn about all different forms of technology.
Step 8:Learn how to advertise and design foundations for different topics.
Step 9: Learn how to design different power points and Google docs.
Step 10: Learn how to chat with people across the world and talk to them on different social networking sites.
Step 2: Teach students how to communicate through the form of e-mail, twitter, etc.
Step 3: Give homework that involves searching and finding information on their own.
Step 4: Keep updates on what is happening in other countries.
Step 5: Live communication via skype with students around the world.
Step 6: Understand school technology in different places then John Carroll.
Step 7: Learn about all different forms of technology.
Step 8:Learn how to advertise and design foundations for different topics.
Step 9: Learn how to design different power points and Google docs.
Step 10: Learn how to chat with people across the world and talk to them on different social networking sites.
Question 12
Japan spends the most on global health and the US is one of the countries that spends the least.
Question 10
I think that the three most important topics are An Open Global Economy, Modernizing our Global Institutions to Reflect Today's Global Economy, and Energy Security and Climate Change. An open global economy is important because people need to know where their money is going and it also makes the organizations look better because they have nothing to hide. It is important to be careful of our economy because we are in hard economic times and we need to be sure that we are making the right decisions to fix it. We need to secure energy and watch climate change to make sure that we are finding ways the make the earth a better place.
1.www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/16/content_7208357.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7731741.stm
2. www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58O6PD20090925
www.boell.org/web/134-651.html
3.www.wri.org/project/energy-security-climate-change
www.wri.org/topic_content.cfm?cid=4368
1.www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/16/content_7208357.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7731741.stm
2. www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58O6PD20090925
www.boell.org/web/134-651.html
3.www.wri.org/project/energy-security-climate-change
www.wri.org/topic_content.cfm?cid=4368
Question 9
The French president said that he is working hard to fix the terrorism issue. He said that he is confident that he will be able to resolve this conflict fairly easily with Obama. The French president says that he will work as an ally with the United States on this issue.
Question 7
1. A regional food hub is a centrally located facility with a business management structure facilitating the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and/or marketing of locally/regionally produced food products. They are important because that is where our food is shipped to and stored.
2. The closest that you would find USDA approved poultry to John Carroll would be at Broom’s Bloom Dairy;
1700 South Fountain Green Road Bel Air , MD 21015. The closest place that you would find beef would be at The Mill of Bel Air; 424 North Main Street Bel Air, MD 21014. The closest place that you could find vegetables would be The Mill of Bel Air; 424 North Main Street Bel Air, MD 21014.
3. The John Carroll School could easily achieve getting these fresh foods everyday. They could go to the mill in Bel Air and pick up both the meat and vegetables, then the can go to Broom's Bloom and pick up the poultry. We could advertise these things by putting up posters and creating fundraisers to raise money for all of the fresh food. I think that this would be a great project to try to achieve, and not just for me but for everyone in the John Carroll community.
2. The closest that you would find USDA approved poultry to John Carroll would be at Broom’s Bloom Dairy;
1700 South Fountain Green Road Bel Air , MD 21015. The closest place that you would find beef would be at The Mill of Bel Air; 424 North Main Street Bel Air, MD 21014. The closest place that you could find vegetables would be The Mill of Bel Air; 424 North Main Street Bel Air, MD 21014.
3. The John Carroll School could easily achieve getting these fresh foods everyday. They could go to the mill in Bel Air and pick up both the meat and vegetables, then the can go to Broom's Bloom and pick up the poultry. We could advertise these things by putting up posters and creating fundraisers to raise money for all of the fresh food. I think that this would be a great project to try to achieve, and not just for me but for everyone in the John Carroll community.
Question 6
1. According to the Global Warming NOAA, climate change is caused by greenhouse gases. The gases trap heat in the lower atmosphere. This causes the lower atmosphere to be a higher temperature then the upper atmosphere.
2. According to the NOAA, "Human activity has been increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." We are mostly putting out gases like carbon dioxide. This is from coal, oil, and gas.
3. Yes, the climate is warming. The global surface temperatures have increased by .74 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century. According to the NOAA, the warmth has been greatest over North America and Eurasia.
4. The NOAA states that, "Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent has consistently remained below average since 1987, and has decreased by about 10% since 1966." They say that this may be because of the increase in summer and fall snow. NOAA says that some of the indirect indicators of warming are borehole temperatures, snow cover, and glacier recession data. This shows that there is warming, but there is still record high snow storms and temperatures.
2. According to the NOAA, "Human activity has been increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." We are mostly putting out gases like carbon dioxide. This is from coal, oil, and gas.
3. Yes, the climate is warming. The global surface temperatures have increased by .74 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century. According to the NOAA, the warmth has been greatest over North America and Eurasia.
4. The NOAA states that, "Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent has consistently remained below average since 1987, and has decreased by about 10% since 1966." They say that this may be because of the increase in summer and fall snow. NOAA says that some of the indirect indicators of warming are borehole temperatures, snow cover, and glacier recession data. This shows that there is warming, but there is still record high snow storms and temperatures.
Question 4
There are so many names for soda pop in New Mexico becuase there are many different types of people from diffeent places there. The graph shows that in over ten parts in New Mexico, the term coke is used. In only one part of New Mexico, the term soda is used.
Question 3
According to the Korean Times, the most unfriendly city in the United States is Los Angeles.
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/639588
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/639588
Question 2
The color of the car parked in front of 30 Vesey St. is blue. The time when this picture was taken was 2:30. The name of the chapel that sits in front of the WTC site is St. Paul's Chapel. There are 8 people on the double decker bus outside of the AT&T store wearing sunglasses.
Question 1
The random dip in the graph indicates that in 2001 arrivals to the United States from overseas dropped. The number of arrivals dropped from approximatively 6.5 million to 3.5 million in the time of about one year. These statistics can help educate us about the history because we learn what happens to cause these huge downfalls. We discussed that the reason for this specific downfall was because of nine eleven; the terrorist attack in New York City. Nine eleven caused this because airports overseas and in the US became strict about who they would let into the United States.
Honor Pledge
On my honor, I have neither given nor recieved unauthorized aid on this graded academic work.
Emily Patrick
Emily Patrick
Friday, January 14, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Interview with a student who's first language is not English
Emily Patrick January 7, 2011
Interview With Mia Cho (A Korean Student at John Carroll)
Question: What is your full name?
Answer: My full name is Mia Cho.
Answer: My full name is Mia Cho.
Q: What is your first language?
A: My first language is Korean and my second is English.
Q: Where are you from?
A: I am from Korea.
Q: When and where were you born?
A: I was born on September 1, 1993.
Q: When did you being learning English? At what age?
A: I began learning English in Elementary school.
Q: What activities do u do here at John Carroll?
A: I am a cheerleader.
Q: Who taught you to speak English? Did you learn it in your school?
A: I learned English in school kind of like Spanish in the United States of America. You learn it as a class at a young age and keep taking it through your school years.
Q: Did you speak English in your home?
A: No we never spoke English at home. Our family just never did.
Q: Do your parents or other family members know English?
A: No, none of my family knew any English.
Q: Do most people in your country speak English?
A: No, no one really used English at that time. Some people knew a little but not as much as people know Spanish in the United States.
Q: How many other languages do you know?
A: I know English and Korean. I also know a little French because that is the language that I am taking at John Carroll.
Q: How long have you been here?
A: I have been in the United States for two and one half years.
Q: How did you find out about the opportunity to come to this country?
A: One of my mother’s friends suggested for me to go to Philadelphia. I could not find a good home so I came to Maryland. One of the problems at the school that I went to in Philadelphia was that there was too much studying and it was too hard for me. It might have also been because I had just come to the United States.
Q: Who are you visiting or staying with?
A: I am staying with a host family and my host mom came from Thailand. She has two children who are fifteen and eleven years old. They are both girls. They live here in Bel Air, Maryland.
Q: How long are you staying?
A: I am staying here for at least five more years. I would like to graduate here at John Carroll and go to college here in the United States.
Q: What challenges do you have being in the USA?
A: It is a big challenge just to read books in English. I usually have to have a translator dictionary with me when I am reading. It is still hard for me to understand some of the things that people say.
Q: Do you have difficulty reading English/doing your homework? Do you think it takes you longer than other students?
A: Homework is not really hard. The only thing for homework or schoolwork that is hard sometimes is just papers. It usually takes me as long as other people to complete my homework.
Q: Are you enjoying your stay?
A: Yes. Everything is different here. A lot of the difference is because of the culture. There are good and bad things about both Korea and the United States. I am still just getting used to being here.
Q: Do you think it would be more or less difficult for me to visit your county with English being my first language?
A: Yes it would be very hard because it is not your first language and even thought you know a little of it, it is still not enough to know everything, confused
Q: Would you come again for this visit knowing what you know now?
A: Yes to learn the language. It is fun to learn something new and to visit new places. It is like vacation just that you get to stay longer.
My Reflection:
While I was interviewing Mia Cho, I realized a few things that I thought were very surprising. I noticed how well she spoke English. It was almost like she has been here for most of her life because she spoke very clearly and knew what I was asking her and what she should respond. I was also surprised that the hardest this that she has to do in English is write papers. I hope that I have the opportunity to learn more about Mia and her journey from Korea to the United States.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Greece
My name is Emily and I am from the United States of America. For a few months I will be an exchange student in Greece. I have been here for one and a half weeks, and so far I have learned a lot about this country. It’s so much different here then the United States because here we us almost 57% less electricity than we do in the United States. The people in Greece also spend 62.09% less money on healthcare. Even though the economy in the United States is bad, in Greece you would have a 3.24% better chance of being hired. The surprising fact is that even though you have a better chance of being hired, you would work .33% longer, and make 30.82% less money. There are 32.47% fewer babies, but a 17.26% lesser chance of dying in infancy. You would also be 66.67% less likely to have HIV/ Aids. the life expectancy is 1.56 years longer then it would be in the United States. As you can see, Greece and the United States of America is very different, and I hope I am able to learn more in the rest of my time here.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Japan
In this blogpost, I will be comparing Japan and the United States of America. The population of Japan is 127,390,000 which is 1.85% of the world’s population. The population of the United States is 310,577,000 which is 4.51% of the world’s population. This is almost four times as much of the world’s population as Japan. The capital of Japan is Tokyo and the capital of the United States is Washington, DC. The population of Tokyo is approximately twelve million and the population of Washington DC as of 2000 was 4,923,153. This means that Japan’s capital has almost three times as many people as the United States. The median age in Japan for men is 42.9 years, and for women is 46.5 years. The median age in the United States for men is 35.5 years, and for women is 38.1 years. In these pictures, you will see how the United States of America and Japan differ in things like clothing, buildings, statues, and landscape.
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