Michael’s Social Studies Blog

CNN. ”
New York braces for heavy snowstorm.” CNN 25 Feb. 2007, international ed.

      26 Feb. 2007 <http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/25/winter.storm.ap/

      index.html>. 

Link to News Article: New York braces for heavy snowstorm

Option 1. What new information has emerged?

It is said that the snowstorms are continuing and the temperatures are getting worse.

Michigan is the worst affected part where there are air flights delayed and traffic deaths.

2. What did you find interesting about the topic? 

I found that global warming is affecting everything around the world and we should to everything to delay it. It would happen eventually but there were lots of ways to delay it from happening.

3. What did you like about the initial blog posting?

I liked the way Joshua organized everything neatly. I also liked the photo because it showed the event and how serious it is. I just wish it was a little bit bigger. Nice Job!

• What would you change about the final product (the wiki you created) if you were to do the assignment again?

I would never EVER! go ahead and ignore teacher’s instructions because our group had caused problems to other people because we made our own wikispace. I would also make our homepage neater.

• Look at some of the other wikis from any class and find a few that you think are done exceptionally well. Tell me the name of the empire and the block, and then explain what you like about their wiki.

I think the Zimababwe Kingdom and Mali Empire from block E was done exceptionally well because their pages had neat layout, just the right amount of detail and all their sources were neatly written. Big Cheer To You Guys! You Rock~~~! Good Job to others to~! 

Resources:

Yardley, Jim, and David E. Sanger. "Nuclear Talks in North Korea Hit Roadblock."
     The New York Times Learning Network 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007
     <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/12korea.html>.

(Viewed 12th Feb, 2007)

Link to the Article:Nuclear Talks on North Korea Hit Roadblock 

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Sources for Maps: Asia: Click Here  North Korea: Click Here

1.What is the Issue?

The Issue is that the step-by-step offer for North Korea giving up their nuclear weapons are not working. George Bush, President of the United States, can’t trust North Korea to give the USA all the Nuclear Weapons they have if the USA send North Korea huge shipments of fuel and electricity beforehand. The USA can’t afford to send huge shipments of fuel which are reaching 60.00 US$ and thousands of electricians to install cables in North Korea.

2.Who is involved?

1. The US Government
2. North Korean Government
3. Christopher R. Hill (Chief American Envoy)

3.Who is affected and how?

1. The North Koreans are affected because they are living with 1000 US$ every year, and they don’t have enough electricity and modernized equipment because dictator Kim-Jong Il only thinks about himself and WAR! Also, Every citizen living in North Korea has to pay taxes which are used for making Nuclear Weapons.
2. People who donated (Red Cross, United Nations, UNICEF etc.) are affected because all their donations were sold to make nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

4.What would you do if you were directly involved?

If I was Christopher R. Hill, I would tell the North Korean Government to have a direct trade (When two people both bring their goods and exchange at the same time) in sea or land. This would be fair to both countries which would make the trade a success.

What did you learn from this task?

I learned effective use of teamwork, how to use the different techniques of wikispaces.

Did you find this difficult or easy? Why?

I found this task really easy because all it really was to create a homepage, only easier.

What would you change about the process you went through to complete the wiki if you were to do the assignment again?

I would always listen to teachers instructions and never work ahead.