Friday, January 29, 2016

1. People believed that devices such as cloud sharable digital photos, mobile phones, tanks, increased height, and prepaid meals will be things of the future.(http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16444966)
2. These beliefs of things of the future was a wish list that heaved a warning.
3. All of the predictions came true.
4. Some trends were that humanity would become more efficient and faster.
5. I see less human interaction, society has pushed physical interaction. I believe that potential technology will make cell phones and display screens clearer, faster, and brighter. Driving has become nearly obsolete, cars stop them selves, park themselves, and can drive themselves. i believe that technology will change the structure of the roads, and Elon Musk is working on a rail system that can travel 760 MPH. Transportation will be faster and safer, and the scientific community is resolving diseases, so I believe that diseases like Malaria, AIDS, and some cancers can be treated and eradicated similar to smallpox

Thursday, January 21, 2016

How do you analyze a political cartoon

2. I learned that in order to analyze political cartoons, you have to look for five things: symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, analogy, and irony.
3. Going forward, when I see political cartoons, I will analyze them with the five characteristics listed above to figure out what is being said about the cartoon. Cartoon Analysis Guide
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Friday, January 15, 2016

"Hawaiian, The Legend of Eddie Aikau"

1. The documentary's filmmakers call this film Hawaiian, The Legend of Eddie Aikau because Eddie is a true Hawaiian, and lived a life more than human and didn't just live for himself, or his family, but for Hawaii and all that it stands for.
2. The fils angle was that Most of the Hawaiian culture was seized and almost everything cultural aspect was lost, but Eddie Aikau felt that surfing, family, and culture was a vital part of true Hawaiian culture, and Eddie felt obligated to retain the true spirit of Hawaii through surfing and devotion to community and heritage.
3. We can understand about how the fact that the documentary was made as a part of ESPN's sports programming that the audience's expectations was that the movie was to be action packed with sports and surfing.
4. The dilm might have been different if it were made by PBS or History channel because PBS and History Channel would have made the movie less about the opinion of Eddie, and his sense of family and surfing, and more about the statistics and facts of Hawaiian culture and the travel to Hawaii from Tahiti.
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6. Title: Teddy
a. Topic: Theodore Roosevelt
b. Focus: The struggle of leadership through times of trouble and emerging as an enduring American hero.
c. Angle: Theodore Roosevelt is known for his toughness and his leadership qualities, but life as a rough rider was the toughest challenge of his life. Corralling his troops and charging the hill on San Christobol in San Juan with bullets flying by him was not just an act of duty, it was his moral conscious overriding his duties to the county of America.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Phenology and Antique Research

Today in history, we examined a bust with the words phenology, L.N. Fowler, Legate Circus, and many feelings and human traits on it. We were tasked to research the bust to find information about it. Many students went about the process in different ways. Some looked for the authentication of the bust, while others looked at the science. Some even researched the study in whole, dating back to Greek times. In this research I discovered that finding key words helps to filter out the unnecessary information. I ignored researching the human feelings and traits, and researched the maker and what it was. By doing this, I cut my research time down tremendously, and was able to figure out exactly what it was, who made it, and when it was made. "The place or source of origin", provenance, was determined through researching the key words located on the piece. This cane applicable to other forms of research by searching names, places, and dates in order to determine the provenance of an antique, recreation, or forgery.