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
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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.
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
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.
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.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Rwanda Genocide
1. Describe the roles (jobs) between the Hutu and Tutsi group.
the Rwandan population belong to the Hutu ethnic group and the tutsi where centuries Rwanda attracted
the Rwandan population belong to the Hutu ethnic group and the tutsi where centuries Rwanda attracted
2. What effect did the European colonists have on them?
The wedge was driven between them when the European colonists moved in
3. What is the RPF? What group created it?
they formed the Front Patriotique Rwandais, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) trained their soldiers, and waited
4. When was the Rwandan president killed? What were Hutu civillians told to do as a result?
The tutsis were accused of killing the president and Hutu civilians were told, by radio and word of mouth, that it was their duty to wipe the Tutsis out
5. What method was used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis?
First though moderate Hutus who weren't anti-Tutsi should be killed and he should Tutsi wives or husbands.
First though moderate Hutus who weren't anti-Tutsi should be killed and he should Tutsi wives or husbands.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Background to Hotel Rwanda
1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
the Hutu and the Tutsi.
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
A peace settlement between
the President and the RPF was supposed to bring a halt to the unrest
3) How was this group treated better?
Belgians made the Tutsi the ruling class, giving them better jobs, housing and educational
opportunities and charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place’.
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
over 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days
5) Define genocide.
The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation
the Hutu and the Tutsi.
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
A peace settlement between
the President and the RPF was supposed to bring a halt to the unrest
3) How was this group treated better?
Belgians made the Tutsi the ruling class, giving them better jobs, housing and educational
opportunities and charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place’.
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
over 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days
5) Define genocide.
The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Week 9 Grades!!
What is your grade in each of these classes?
home room I have0.624
algebra block 1 I have 65%
language arts I have 76%
math lab I have 70%
*** How many missing assignments do you have?
I have 12 missing assigments on my home room.
Are you satisfied with this grade to be your final report card grade?
I have to make up alot work so can my grade could stay a good grade like I have.
home room I have0.624
algebra block 1 I have 65%
language arts I have 76%
math lab I have 70%
*** How many missing assignments do you have?
I have 12 missing assigments on my home room.
Are you satisfied with this grade to be your final report card grade?
I have to make up alot work so can my grade could stay a good grade like I have.
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