Monday, December 12, 2011

Key Vocabulary

1. Why did Ally share the nude picture of herself with her ex-boyfriend? 
so she can feel like wanted again to his ex-boyfrined.

2. Why do you think Ally’s ex-boyfriend forwarded the picture to others? 
so that she can be a shame of what she did

3. How might Ally have felt after she found out the photo was sent around? 
she felt shame that all people saw her picture.

4. Looking back on the situation, Ally has a different perspective on what happened. What did she later realize? 
that is not worth it to give everything for nothing.

5. Name at least three consequences that could happen if you sext someone...
it can be on jail, ending killing your self and feel a lot shame.


I think that the boy and the girls that are doing the can of testing that calls sexting are not receiving the same as they are send people nasty things to gvae to them so they can passed around everyone who can see it .

Sunday, December 11, 2011

boy in the striped pajamas summary

Around  April-May 1943, there were already over 100 ghettos for Jewish citizens in Poland and soviet union.Jewish prisoners rose against their guards at three killing centers. At Treblinka in August 1943 on October 1943, prisoners stole weapons and attacked the SS staff and the Trawniki auxiliary guards. The Germans and their auxiliaries killed most of the rebels, either during the uprising or later, after hunting down those who escaped. Several dozen prisoners escaped their pursuers and survived the war.

Q2, Week 6 Critical Reading Passage

When people abuse their credit cards they can seek help from consumer credit counselors, debt management companies, or they may need to file for bankruptcy.
- What would you do if someone gave you a credit card with a $20,000 limit? 
- What would you do if the credit card company asked for all of their money back and 10% interest on what you had spent?
- What are some of the consequences of bankruptcy?


When people abuse their credit card i think that the cans seek for help to a consumer credit counselor they also would have a debt management company  if someone gaved me a credit card with  $100,00 limit i will be able to buy alot of things that i want and will could also buy me  a truck and  things that are usefull for me and I can buy things for my family  If the credit card companny asked for all of their money back with minum of  15% interest on what I spend i would tell them that thats not unjustice because their game me that card so I can spended  and the credit card limit to spend the  consequences of bankruptcy would be that the impact on this can hurt the economy and also they can put me on jail for that.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Who Are You Online?

1. What do you think it means to be “real” or “fake”?
 real

2. Do you think it’s easier for people to be “fake” online than in real life? Why or why not?
yes because now and days we have alot of advance tenchnoly.



1. Ramon talks about how some people exaggerate or seem very different online than in person. How do you explain these differences between their online and in-person personas?
Ramon is explaining how people can be creative on games and how you can make a character that can be sell at the market.

2. Are there risks for creating an online presence that is very different than the offline one? Are there benefits? Yes because someitmes they create a character but is not look the same as the perosn who created, sometimes thing get violent in real life.

3. What are other reasons why people might feel they can act in ways online that they wouldn’t act offline?
Because they are too afrai what they are in real life and that can be one reason why they made up things that they can't do in real life.


4. Are there any benefits to being anonymous or being less inhibited online?
Yes you can get more fan's at doing that and that can help so it can be sell it faster than normal.


5. Are there risks involved with being anonymous or less inhibited online?
Yes becasue no one knows what people are behind computer's and what they can do about it, it can risk your life but also can benefit your life it depend's

Thursday, October 20, 2011

How was the Rwandan genocide carried out?

1) How long did the Rwandan genocide last?
The Rwandan Genocide lasted for one hundred days.
2) Approximately how many people were killed during this time?
one million people were killed in that time.

3) What were the Interhamwe? What did this word mean?
Civilian death squads called Interhamwe, or “those who fight together” had trained prior to the start of the genocide and were responsible for the largest massacres

4) What made the general Hutu civilians (the non-trained group) believe they had to kill Tutsis?
 that the Tutsis would destroy Rwanda and kill all of the Hutus, the Hutus were made to believe that they had to kill the Tutsis first.

5) What happened to Hutus who refused to kill or protected Tutsis?
Hutus who refused to kill or attempted to hide Tutsis were killed as well.
6) What role did radio play in the genocide?
Radio played an integral role in the genocide.
7) What role did the US play in this genocide? How do you think they should have responded?
 The United States the only country in the world with the technical ability to jam this hate radio, refused.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

What are the origins of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict?

1. What percentage of the population do the Tutsis make up? The Hutus? Who owns the majority of the land?
making up approximately 15 percent of the population, the Tutsis have long held most of the land in Rwanda


2. How did the Belgians show favor toward the Tutsis?
The Belgians
openly favored the Tutsis and educational privileges and government jobs were reserved solely for the Tutsis

3. Why were identification cards later used for? How is this connected to the Holocaust?

Tutsis took advantage of their control of the army to override election results and seize political power.

4. When did Hutus gain political power?
Rwanda and Burundi as their colonial empire in central Africa began to crumble.

5. Write two facts about the country of Rwanda.
One of the  things  with a population of 8.4 million people and a land area the size of Maryland, was among the world’s most densely populated and poorest nations

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Understanding Genocide

1) Define genocide.
 is the deliberate extermination of a racial, religious or ethnic group’

2) List and DESCRIBE (2 sentences each) at least 2 seeds of genocide.
genocide' was coined in 1944 to name a particularly shocking and horrific crime of violence which it was then believed could never happen again.

3) There have been 8 genocides noted. List what countries they occurred in.
There may have been a time in the early history of the human race a time when the natural world was the chief threat to survival

4) NOT ON THIS WEBSITE - In what country is a current genocide occurring?
The Darfur region of Sudan has been in a state of crisis since 2003,whether what's going on in the African province qualifies as genocide is a point of international debate.