This image illustrates alliances because the men shown all represent their country and are protecting one another. An alliance is a formal agreement between two or more nations to cooperate for specific reasons or purposes. They are defending one another for their benefit(s), for a specific purpose. In the image it demonstrates men dressed differently to represent and classify their country. These men yell to each other a phrase for example, "If you make a move, I'll-" to alert and threatened that person, so that they won't do harm to the person they want to protect.
1. What is the difference between aid, a treaty, and alliance? An aid is to provide assistance or support to another nation or person. (For example, the Humanitarian Aid.) A treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, etc. Lastly, an alliance is a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific reasons or purposes. These words are all different because they all have different meanings, but have a similarly between them. 2. Why isn't the United States part of the diagram above?
The United States is not part of the diagram above, due to the fact that the United States hadn't officially entered the war, although they were providing aid to countries. The United States had policy of neutrality, when the war appeared on July 28th, 1914. Many civilians believed the war didn't involve them at all and had many other different opinions. 3. Does the United States become part of the diagram? If so, when and why? Yes, eventually the United States does become part of the diagram because they join the war. In fact, the effect of the United States joining the war was very significant. The United States decided to join the war on April 6th, 1917 due to Germany's submarines that were delaying their commercial shipping. Germany did this with the intention to prevent the United States from shipping more supplies to their Allies. My Subculture: Survivalism
Definition Of Subculture: verb (used with object), subcultured, subculturing. 1.Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium. noun2.Bacteriology. a culture derived in this manner. 3.Sociology.
My Definition Of Subculture: a type of group within our culture Definition Of The Subculture Survivalism: noun 1. a person who makes preparations to survive a widespread catastrophe, as an atomic war or anarchy, especially by storing food and weapons in a safe place. is a movement or groups of people or actively preparing for disasters My Definition Of The Subculture Survivalism: is a movement or groups of people who are actively preparing for any disaster(s) Explanation of why you chose this subculture: My partner and I chose this subculture because we found it unique and interesting and wanted to learn more about this subculture....survivalism. Historical Example: People had bunkers in which they stayed in during the Cold War because of nuclear threats. Modern Day Example: People have gathered years worth of food, medication, supplies needed to survive, etc. and have bunkers as shelter incase of disasters. Noteable Names/Famous People: - Mykel Hawke - David Canterbury - Les Stroud - Ray Mears - Bear Grylls Lens Of Life: My Story By: Jacky Alcantara How do these lens play a role into your life story, graphs, pictures, statistical data, etc.? Post #1 Take the lens you focused on when listening to Mrs. G's and Mr. W's stories and apply it to yourself. (i.e. the civics of Michael, the economics of Sophia). Define the lens, then tell how and why this lens has shaped who you are. Len I focused on: Geography Definition: Earth’s physical feature and human features including locations of places and regions, and political boundaries. Key Words: location, region, migration, culture, changes in physical systems (such as climate), travel, settlement, diffusion, religion, etc. The Lens Of Life: My Story (Geography Len) I have lived in the small town, Woodridge, Illinois, throughout my entire life. I haven’t really traveled anywhere yet, but I would love to. My parents are from Mexico. In the year of 1994, my father traveled to the United States of America. Soon my mother also settled here, in 1996. They both immigrated to the United States from Mexico. They came to the United States of America for a better life and job opportunities. My parents settled particularly, here in the state of Illinois, because they had family and friends already living here. It was until the year of 1997, when my parents met each other in the small town, Woodridge. My mother gave birth to her first child, to me, in April, 7, 2001. I was born in Melrose Park, in Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. Finally, in 2002, my parents traveled back to Mexico, to get married and to baptize me. In 2003, my parents returned back to the United States and blessed me with my first sister, Jessica. Since my parents were both raised in Mexico, I was also raised learning the language spanish, mexican traditions, and the religion Catholicism. Almost everyday we eat traditional mexican food, for example one of my favorite dishes, chiles rellenos, (stuffed chile peppers) customary battered and/or deep fried) and on weekends we try to attend mass regularly. One of my favorite holidays that we celebrate, is El Dia De Los Tres Reyes Magos. “Día de los Reyes Magos is the day that the 3 King's visited baby Jesus to give him his gifts which were gold, myrrh, and incense.” This holiday is celebrated on the sixth of January. On that day, the three kings l come to your house and leave you a present in the early morning, inside your shoes. Then we eat this type of pastry, La Rosca, that is a bread like cake topped with fruit, and inside there is a plastic baby, that represents baby Jesus. Traditionally, if a person is served a piece that has a plastic baby, then that person has to cook the authentic mexican dish, mole for their whole family. This holiday is one of my favorites because it is a holiday, that includes a mixture of my culture, heritage, and religion. As my family continues to do these traditions throughout each year, it teaches me that my culture is very important to us and that I should respect it. I am very grateful that they still keep a part of their culture to share with me. I have learned to love and respect my religion, traditions, and values. My parents memories, stories, and sayings impact majorly on my character and the person that I am today. I believe that since both my parents were educated and grew up so similar, that it is the reason they have kept beliefs and educated me similarly like they were. Geography has impacted who I am because my parents came from a country where there are many problems and lack of money. I know that my parents were the first two people that made me into the person I am today and they still continue to help me with my struggles and educate me as I keep growing older as they were. Post #2 List of questions you asked your family over Thanksgiving AND THE ANSWERS.(a minimum of 4 questions with detailed answers) Lens Of Life: My Story Questions & Answers What languages do I speak? Coming from the state of Mexico, my parents grew up speaking Spanish, but then when they immigrated to the United States of America they became familiar to English. As my siblings and I grew up we were taught to speak first Spanish and then English. As I grow older, I become more interested in learning a third language. I think it would be amazing if I could speak three different languages; I would be trilingual! Although I am excited to learn a new language I still do not know exactly what language I want to study. Did everyone in our family keep our religion, traditions, and values? Not surprisingly, all my family did keep their religion, traditions, and values, which are the same for each different family. This includes my father’s and my mother’s siblings. I know that both my parents grew up with very kind people that loved and respected their religion, traditions, culture, and values. “My parents were very strict. They would never and never did let it us go to parties by ourselves, to dances, have sleepovers, etc. as many adolescents do this modern time. Now that you're a teenager I know that many of your peers say that ‘they’re going out’ or already have a ‘boyfriend’. With my parents we weren’t permitted to have a relationship of any kind at such a young age. I was nineteen years old, until I had my first boyfriend. It might seem like a had a bad childhood, but infact it wasn’t it was the opposite. My parents were kind and loving people and I was fulfilled with that. Looking back, I appreciate the things that they have thought me because they relate to the person I am today,” states my mother. “From a young age, my parents thought my siblings and I, to respect others, to be responsible, honest, hardworking, and most importantly just in general to be good people. I remember them telling us that life is really hard and in order to achieve your dreams or goals you have to work hard and succeed any obstacles that come toward you,” says my father. All my family members and relatives are still all catholic, and we still keep our traditions, and values. I am very grateful that they still keep a part of their culture to share with me. I have learned to love and respect my religion, traditions, and values. My parents memories, stories, and sayings impact majorly on my character and the person that I am today. I imagine that since both my parents were educated and grew up so similar, that it is the reason they have kept beliefs and educated me similarly like they were. I believe that my parents were the first two people that made me into the person I am today and they still continue to help me with my struggles and educate me as I keep growing older. Was it difficult to have me around when I was little? Mom: “Yes, it was a bit difficult. As a newborn, you always cried for a lot of time, until we could find out what was bothering you. Whether a diaper change, or if you were hungry, or just in general if you weren’t feeling good at all. This was a little difficult discovering what was wrong because you were my first baby.” Dad: "Yes, you were always crying, crying, and crying. You never wanted to be anywhere! Although, since you were the first baby in the family everybody loved you and always wanted to be carrying, feeding, playing, with you. As you grew older you became less fussy and more calm.” How have I changed throughout the years? Mom: “You are more self dependent, mature, and very serious. You became more responsible, quieter, hard working, etc. You do what you're supposed to do and you quickly advanced in school.” Dad: “You are more serious, self dependent, responsible, quieter, hard working, intelligent, active, etc. I feel that you grew up faster than most of the other kids. When you began school, we thought that you weren’t going to be where you needed to be, but you advanced really quickly and were a good student. We really didn’t have any concerns about you. You did what we told you were supposed to do and each year you become more mature.” Who was your inspiration growing up? Mom: “I didn’t really have anyone who inspired me as I grew up things were tough, but if I had to choose somebody it would have to be my parents. Dad: “I was my own inspiration growing up. I always believed and still do, that if you want to be somebody in life, it has to come from you. I wanted things for myself to get better and that’s just what I did.” What came first? The chicken? Or the egg? Mom: “How can there be a chicken without an egg? The egg came first.” Dad: “That’s a tough question to answer. The egg.. I think? Nooo, the chicken. Wait both?! I’m not really sure, but I would say that the chicken came first.” Google: “So in a nutshell (or an eggshell, if you like), two birds that weren’t really chickens created a chicken egg, and hence we can answer: The egg came first, and then it hatched a chicken. Maybe the question we should be asking is: Which came first the proto-chicken or the or the proto-chicken egg?” Definition of the word proto: a combining form meaning “first,” “foremost,” “earliest form of,” used in the formation of compound words ( protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds, or the one containing the minimum amount of an element. Website link: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/finally-answered-which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg Post #3 Focusing on a different lens than post #1, blog about your story. Don’t forget to add details! Be sure to first DEFINE the lens, then blog about how and why it has affected your life/shaped who your are. Pictures, charts, graphs, and other links are encouraged and may help your story. Lens I focused on: Civics Economics Geography History Len I focused on: Economics Definition: How people choose to use resources and the ways in which governments, businesses, societies, and individuals distribute and consume human capital, physical capital, and natural resources. Key Words: supply and demand, inflation, rate of employment (jobs), market, money, dollars cost, saving, competition, interest rate, etc. The Lens Of Life: My Story (Economics Len) Even before I was born, both my parents weren’t the wealthiest people, but neither the poorest. Living in Mexico was hard for both of them. There weren’t many job opportunities due to the lack of money. It was as simple as that, many people just didn’t have enough to support themselves nonetheless hiring others to help them with their work. Most people just like parents were lucky enough to get just a small amount of money. The currency in Mexico is different from the one here, in the United States. Currently in the US, we use paper money and coins and in Mexico, they use pesos. (You need fourteen pesos, to only equal one US dollar bill!) Due to my grandparents lack of money they couldn’t afford for my parents education, so they didn’t get very far in school. Although, my parents always remind me that they loved to learn and wish that they could have gotten more education. Like many people, they lived with what they could get, also meaning that they wouldn’t always be able to buy what they wanted. Both my parents had somewhat like a farm. They had animals and crops that they needed to tend, so that they could sell. Taking good care of their animals and vegetables was essential to them because it was where they made most of their money. When they moved here to the United States, it was easier for them to find a good job. My mother worked in a hotel and my father in many different restaurants. When I was born we lived in a apartment. Then in 2002, my parents decided to travel back to Mexico for their matrimony and to baptize me. In the beginning of 2003, we had to move in with my dad’s brother and his family because my parents weren’t able to keep paying for our apartment since they had used most of their savings to go back to their homeland. Luckily within a year we managed to save enough money to buy a new apartment, which is where I am currently living. I realize that my parents have always been working hard for their money and still do. This len has shaped majorly, when learning about my parents economic struggles. I’ve learned from my parents lifestyle from the past, to appreciate what I have, it doesn’t matter what others have, and that you have to work hard to succeed something good in life. Also, that education is very serious and really important to be successful in life. Being able to go to school is privilege and that I should appreciate and value the education that I am receiving from my teachers. From the beginning of elementary school and still today I always try to get good grades by doing my best because I know that my parents would've done the same if they had an opportunity like I do. I put a lot of effort into that things and I push myself to highest that I can, especially when it comes to school because I want to take pride in what I do. I am very thankful and feel very fortunate with all the things that I have gotten and have right now. I have somewhere where I can call, my home, food and clean water for me to grow healthy, clothes for me to wear, and so many other things that many people take for granted. Just the little things that you have can make you happy person. It doesn't matter what you don't have, but what you do. With the many things I own and are able to receive I would say that I’m just in the middle class and I don’t mind at all because I know that there are many others that have less. Len I focused on: Civics Definition: Active participation within societies, schools, neighborhoods, classrooms, groups, and/or organizations. Key Words: voting, politics, government, society, choices, expressing views on issues, action, ideals, citizenship, liberty, participation (on jury, etc. The Lens Of Life: My Story (Civics Len) As a child, I really did not participate in anything. Even though, I would have liked to, I didn’t have the chance. My parents, just wouldn’t have enough money and/or the time. This made me really disappointed because I would always ask my parents if I could do this or that, so I didn’t have much experience interacting with others. To be more specific, I really really wanted to play on a soccer team. I just grew up to love that sport, but I think that part of the reason was that it was my family’s favorite sport. However, I remember that I loved being outdoors. I would always be playing outside with my sister, Jessica. We were outside so much around my neighborhood that we made really good friendships. We would play all type of sports and games. For example, soccer, football, basketball, etc. I guess this means that even though I would have loved to participate in any type of group or organization I still had a lot of fun just playing with many other kids around me. I still love to be outdoors in any type of weather, but especially in the Summer! (In the Summer, I practically live outside.) I would say that not being able to join in any activities really did impact me, because I didn’t get to interact with other kids, but I still had a pretty good childhood. In 2006, I attended my first and only elementary school, William F. Murphy School. In the beginning of kindergarten I had some struggles I guess because I just wasn’t very familiar with English yet, but soon I quickly caught up! However, as I progressed in school I became shy. I really don’t know why, but I guess it would be because I didn’t have much interaction with my peers. I would have friends, but I just wouldn’t feel comfortable being around many of my other classmates. This changed me to become more self dependent and mature. Then later on, I wasn’t as shy, I began to gain confidence. I participated in many school plays and began to talk to more of my classmates, slowly I broke out of my shell. In fourth grade, I became a patrol. At the end of every school day I would help my best friend Marilin Perez to help the kindergartners buckle up. This changed me because I became a more loving person as I interacted with younger children. Around fifth grade or sixth grade I had a lot of confidence and pride. I continued to be a patrol, by helping to take care of the children in grades kindergarten through second in the mornings as we waited for the school to open. I loved spending my mornings with the little ones, they would always be full of energy and excited and ready to learn. Also, I had realized that I had many talents that I didn’t know I developed. I discovered that I was a very good reader, writer, drawer, and many more things. My Murphy teachers were people who helped and greatly influenced me, they are also the people who majorly impact who I am today. I remember having to do a pledge/oath every single day before math class (Mr. Blair’s Oath), and the great wisdom and sayings of my teachers. (“The great divide. What you do shows who you are.”- Mrs. Lawrence) Many of my peers still believed (and some still do) that I was still shy, but they were wrong. I was just doing what I was supposed to be doing in school, meaning I rarely got into trouble and they just didn’t know who I really was. Finally, when I began Jefferson Junior High School, many of my peers were surprised that I have changed so much, but really I hadn’t. I was myself, this way, all the time they just never really knew me. At Jefferson I had the opportunity to join NJHS, the National Junior Honor Society. I participate in NJHS because I want to give back to the community. I mostly do much of my service here, at Jefferson. For example, I have helped at parent teacher conferences, sports banquets, tutoring, and many more things. Whenever there is an opportunity to help at JJH I always try to come and help out. I enjoy helping others, because I know that if you're able to give a helping hand you should. It feels really good knowing that you gave your spare time to help others, it’s really a good experience, I really enjoy it! Post #4 Historical Post. See Weebly Home Page Circle Choice. Choice 2: What surprised you in your thinking & learning during and/or after the Immigration Activity in class? What MORE did you want to know about Ellis and/or Island? What did you find out? Cite historical concepts, data, and other sources when necessary. I was really surprised and learned many new things that I didn’t know before during and after the Immigration Activity that I completed in class. As I was learning about Ellis Island and Angel Island I was surprised to know the variety and amount of different tests that the immigrants had to pass before they could walk through. I learned that in Ellis Island when newcomers had a medical examination they were asked to answer questions. What were those questions? And also, I would like to know specifically what exams did they have to pass? I also discovered that many immigrants weren’t treated very well as they were being examined and that it was a little disturbing and intimidating going through inspections because you really just didn’t have any privacy. How sanitized were their tools? Also they didn’t have the same technology and most of the knowledge we have today. How long did the whole process actually take? I believe that a major factor that would cause for someone to get off the line, would be the person who is inspecting you because they could simply judge and/or criticize any person for being different. I think that this means there was some racism when making a selection of who went in or had to go back. When we watched the videos, in class it really impacted me that many families were separated, because of multiple reasons. I found this quite scary and tragic because they could easily take your child, wife, brother, without you even realizing it. I believe that it was hard enough trying to get to Ellis and/or Angel Island with your family and then a stranger just taking the person/people you most love away and not knowing where they went or if you would ever see them again. I wonder, who were the people that were able to exam immigrants and how were they selected? Lastly, during the Immigration Activity in class I found many people’s stories very interesting and fascinating. Overall I learned that it was very very difficult coming through, in both Ellis and Angel Island. Welcome, this is my Social Studies blog!
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