Human Migration and Population

After researching Human migration and population I came across several interesting facts that I was not familiar with.One includes the migration from Africa and the Idea that most humans originated from Africa until about 60,000 years ago. I read more about this and learned that the reason behind humans living in Africa had to do a lot with climate. The reason many migrated from Africa thousands of years ago is not 100% certain but scientist and researchers think it was because strong climate shifts and it was around the time period of the last bad ice age.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy- the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

In my opinion the difference in philanthropy and charity is that philanthropy includes large donations going to a cause that will be beneficial to something for a long time. Charity involves a more temporary fix towards something and may not be beneficial for a long period of time. In my opinion both are beneficial and are much needed in the society today.

Supply Chain Management Research

     Today I learned several new facts about large retail companies that I have not heard of before. I learned about the still expanding Zara and how they produce the enormous quantities of clothing for cheap prices but still make billions a year on profit from over 1,700 stores throughout 86 countries. After reading this article about the Zara's Fast-Fashion edge on Bloomberg Business I began to question the treatment and hours of the workers working in the five million square foot distribution center for the company. Looking at other large retail companies such as Unilqo and H&M, all these companies relate to each other by competing over prices and making sure they make enough product to compete with these other companies in the shortest amount of time possible. The CEO of Uniqlo is one of the wealthiest men in Japan keeping a revenue of Billions a year. The CEO Tadashi Yanai expects the companies revenues to grow over fifty billion dollars by the year 2020. Overall after doing some quick research about the Supply Management Chain and reading these articles it brings up a very important question on just how theses large retail companies are making the profits by cheaply producing the goods.

Newspaper and Social Media

1. Definition of newspaper- a printed publication including articles and advertisements
2. One of the earliest signs of newspaper was in the early 17 century in Europe
3. An example of one of the first newspapers in the Untied states would be the New Hampshire Gazette
4. After reading the lasted Ny times there sections dealing with politics and how "Clinton is in the hot seat" and a story about the Mets winning a baseball game
5. A newspaper of record is paper that presents public events and stories. An example would the the Ny times or the Gaurdian in the United Kingdom
6. Newspapers are different from social media because social media most of the time depicts a persons personal life and a newspaper depicts public news and events. Both share similarities though such as pictures and stories seen on both sources.

Native American Research

     Native Americans are well known for living off the land and using natural resources for tools and other daily necessities. After doing some research I became very interested about how the weapons and tools made by the Native Americans evolved over time and influenced what we use today. After researching several different tribes I became fond of the Plains Indians because of the numerous weapons and tools they used and the techniques they used to do things such as hunt, fish, and farm. The animals hunted in the plains region was similar if not the same to the game hunted in theses regions today. Big game animals such as deer, antelope, elk, and buffalo were the most commonly hunted animals by the 1800's. The only animal not hunted as frequently today due to low populations is the buffalo. Small game was commonly hunted as well such as rabbits and other small rodents. These animals provided the Indians with food, clothing, and tools. By the 1800's the plains tribe was a horseback and buffalo tribe meaning that they learned to follow herds of buffalo because the buffalo were one of the most important resources available to the tribe.

     The weapons used by the Plains tribe consisted of bow and arrows, spears, axes, clubs, and knifes. The tribe had certain techniques that worked for them when they were hunting, most of the techniques used influenced how we hunt today in the modern era. The weapons used by the Plains Indians were some-what simple but were very reliable and something as small as arrowhead could be used in many different ways. One specific object I was interested in were the arrowheads they used to hunt with. Unlike today the Native Americans had to make everything they used to survive by hand so even something as small as an arrow head had to be made precisely with skill. The Plains Indians used several different types of arrowheads depending on the animal being hunted. Three different types of arrowheads used by the Plains Indians were stunner point, poison point, and bird point arrowheads. The stunner point arrowhead was used when the tribe didn't want to kill an animal but stun it for long enough to gain needed resources from the animal. An example of a stunner point arrowhead being used during the time of this tribe is that they would shoot an animal such as a eagle with the arrowhead leaving it temporarily stunned so they could take feathers from it without killing it. The other two arrow heads were made to be deadly. The poison point arrow head was typically soaked in rattle snake venom or decaying meat to poison a animal. The bird point arrowhead was a smaller arrowhead and it was used for smaller game such as birds or rabbits.

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjh/marneyg/archived_projects/02_plains-history/02_jmckenzie_weapons.htm

What I Have Learned In First Quarter

     Approaching the end of the first quarter I have a better understanding for what it takes to have organized, detailed, and non plagiarized research. At the beginning of the quarter the class went over the expectations and goals for the year and the importance of completing assignments using correct methods insuring that work will not be plagiarized. At first I was not exactly sure if I knew how to use the correct methods but after the first couple assignments I became more confident with my work and began to understand what was being looked for in the class. This year I learned certain tech skills that were some-what familiar to me but I had not used them much until this class. I learned how to easily hyperlink a source and post different entries onto my blog.

     During the first quarter I learned the importance of studying movies that involve historical significance such as the movies we watched in class, 12 Years A Slave and Glory. These movies not only helped me understand the events but also opened up a new understanding about what components go into movies to make them historically accurate but also popular to watch. Overall I have learned many important skills in the class and hope to continue to learn as the year progresses.

Film Essay

James Webster

September 17, 2015

History Lawson

Film Essay

While studying history I have learned that it is very important for me to study by using visuals and videos. Movies fall into this category because movies such as 12 years A Slave and Glory show in depth detail that in reality happened but can not be depicted as well in the textbooks as in movies. Movies are a great way to document history but also most movies add vivid details and scenes involving what actually occurred during the selected time period.

While learning history I believe movies are a very controversial topic because most movies are not 100% accurate, there are always dramatized scenes or events that might not have happened. Unlike theses movies, Glory and 12 Years A Slave both depict real dramatizations of what happened during the civil war and slavery but it also contains a small amount of false information like any movie. During both the movies there is actual events that occurred in the past such as battles and important gatherings that are depicted in the film. A quote from a review on 12 Years A Slave by Peter Bradshaw states, “Mcqueen's visual activity and and flair and the ferocity of those images ,might expose him to charges of fetishism. But this is to miss the point of what the film does. It certainly forces you to see it but in a different sense. The structure of it defamiliarizes the condition of slavery and the slave trade, it gives it a shocking visibility’’. I feel that this is a very important quote and I agree with what the author is stating here. In most history classes we only scrape the top of what we are learning and we rarely go in depth about details that might be hard to understand or might cause different emotions for students learning it. I understand that a history teacher has a filter on what they can teach but I feel that watching detailed movies such as these we have watched is important to see what actually happened in our history. I feel that the history should not be hidden in the sense that we can only learn what is thought to be appropriate. Some events and situations that have happened in our history could be horrible or cruel to some students but in reality there is no erasing it and the facts are important to be learned now rather than wonder and learn them in the future. Movies are a great way to reenact situations that actually happened including controversial acts that have been left out in the regular studies.

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE4D8113FF937A25751C1A96F948260&partner=Rotten%2520Tomatoes

• reveiw/critics Glory

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/how-em-12-years-a-slave-em-gets-history-right-by-getting-it-wrong/280911/

• 12 years a slave review

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/09/12-years-a-slave-review

• 12 years a slave review

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/reviews

• Glory review

Practicing Incorporating a Quotation

Matthew Chandler and I found this quote and we think that this quote contains powerful statements describing the historical film.

Accordingly, McPherson had this to say about Zwick's work: "Glory is not only the first feature film to treat the role of black soldiers in the American Civil War, [but] also the most powerful and historically accurate movie about that war ever made." 


This is what Mrs. Lawson wanted me to learn today

• Only use a quote when it adds power and style to my writing.
• Always make it clear, from context, that i understand the full meaning of the quote.
• Whether i quote or paraphrase, always be transparent about the source and how im using it .
• If i use another authors exact words or phrases , to any extent, i have to use quotation marks and give credit.
• If i use another persons authors presentation of facts or ideas,but put their ideas in my own words, i better have a good reason for doing that , and i must give credit. 
• Hyper linking is so easy, there is no excuse for not being transparent about my sources. 

I understand this before I go into an assignment.

Paraphrase Practice

We used and article from Reel American History

"Regardless of the cause, fighting for the Union army were over 188,000 Blacks who often are overlooked or forgotten in our understanding of American history from our primary school textbooks. In addition to those brave soldiers, the struggle and the people behind the struggle to allow colored regiments to fight for their country was as quickly and easily omitted from our "history." In this aspect, the film is glorified as a heroic milestone in historical cinema."

Paraphrase 

In the civil war nearly 200,000 African american soldiers were fighting for the union and even though the men were effective and important, american history somewhat disregards the understanding of what the men did. This is possible because it was easy for a group of African american soldiers to be forgotten in history during this period in time. Due to this, the movie created about these men is a very important and is special for movies explaining history.