RI 2 Blog Post

Reflection
~ In this unit I learned that when Europe colonized the First Nations they separated the children to leave their parents and go to a residential school where they where beaten if they spoke their native tongue.I also learned about the scramble for Africa, and that there was a meeting between country's to split up Africa it was called the Berlin conference.

~ I found it really interesting that when the residential schools where abolished they left legacy's such as the Indian act and they still have effects on First Nations people today.
~ I can connect what have learned in class to science because the Europeans brought new knowledge to Canada like medicine and chemical knowledge.
~ What surprised me this unit was how the Europeans treated the children in residential schools because if they spoke their own language they would get beaten with a stick.
~ One concept that I am still having difficulty with is why Europeans created residential schools.


Impacts of imperialism
This source relates the white mans burden and how the Europeans came and colonized the First nations people and the Africans. the scramble for Africa led the European countries to go and take over the African countries in order to "civilize" them and stop them from being savages. Through out the course of this imperialization process the European countries managed to colonize and then give Independence to almost every country. 

Legacy of Imperialism in Canada

Imperialism has impacted Canada negatively and has left many negative legacy's. The Europeans sent First nations to residential schools to become civilized. In those residential schools the European teachers taught the First nations to become civilized by treating them like savages and beating them. First nations where subject to terrible things such as sexual and physical abuse. The teachers beat and raped the First nations in residential schools.Therefore residential schools left a negative impact on Canada.

Economic Globalization

Part A: Reflection

• In this unit I learned that NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement, and it is and agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to practice free trade.
• I found it really interesting that TNC’s (Transnational Corporations) can pay Workers so little money to make products that will be sold for hundreds of dollars.
• I can connect what have learned in class to Science because in science you learn about the environment and global warming, and in social class you learn about sustainability.
• What surprised me this unit was how harsh the working conditions and wages in sweatshops are.
• One concept that I am still having difficulty with is the differance between the WTO (World Trade Organization) and the IMF (international monotary fund)
• One question I still have is why TNC's cant pay their workers higher wages.

Part B: Free Trade

Free trade is the concept that countries can trade without tarrifs, taxes, ar giving subsidies. The prosess of Free trade (or Capitalism) allows countries to outsource and get there products from sweatshops in developing countries. The WTO and NAFTA are two organizations that support Free trade between developed countries.

Part C: Globalization Cartoon

 

This is the cartoon I chose because to me the little buisness men symbolize TNC's trading and traveling around the world to get goods and workers. Their traveling around the whole world, to get goods from sweatshops from poor countries and sell them for high prices in developed countries.

Part D: Globalization Videos 

Anti-Globalization

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/02/04/business/1231547082418/in-europe-anti-globalization-protests.html

This video is anti globalization because it talks about the protests and reasons why globalization is bad.

Pro-Globalization

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGULEb3rYeg&feature=related

This video tells the story of a TNC and The World. Its about how the Corporation went from 1 place to all over the globe. It also talks about how things are easier and technology is cheeper. 

Part E: Globalization and Quality of Life

·         The connection is between income per person and life expectancy is the the poorer you are the shorter your life expectancy, and the wealthier you are the longer your gunna live. 

·         Hans Rosling is pro-globalization. I know this because in the video he talks about how over the past 200 years the industrial revolution our health and wealth has increased greatly.

·         The most interesting thing I learned was that countrys can increase their life expectancy soo much when they gain independance.

Unit 1 Blog Entry

Part A: Reflection

In this unit I learned that Bill 101 was created to preserve the linguistic identity of Canadian Francophones.
I really found it interesting that French Canadians are at risk of assimalation.
I can connect what I learned with Science because the Metis where half French half English, in Science you can have chemical compounds that are half one chemical and half another.
What suprised me this unit was that countrys all over the world listen to Amarican musice and watch their television shows.
One concept I am still having difficulty with is the idea of Bill 101 and how it preserves their linguistic identint if its only in Quebec.
One question I still have is how did the Metis attain ther own cultural identity?
One learning stratergy I found helpfull was the word wheel. If i where to teach someone how to use this I would first tell them to make nine circles on their page, then ask them how they relate to each other, finnaly I would tell them to wright the words in the bubbles and how they relate to each other between them.

Part B: Economic Globalization

Outsourcing is where one company gets another company to do its jobs for them. For example the picture above shows someone calling tech support and differnt locations are answering. Anothe rexample of out sourcing is Apple and there tech support in India. Companys do this so they get cheep labour and lotsa of workers, but there are disadvantages too, such as low wages and hazardous working conditions.

 Part C: Globalization and Identity
This source shows that Bill 101 was a negitive thing. The source reads "not government's role to create an identity" and that "don't need Bill 101 to protect the French language." This shows that the speaker does not think that Bill 101 was a possitive thing.


The source says that Bill 101 was a negitive thing, I stronly disagree with the source. Bill 101 was a positive thing that is indeed preventing assimalation of the French Canadians. If Bill 101 was not created Quebec would become a English speaking province and Canada would lose their Bilingualism. The French Would also lose their linguistic and part of their cultural identitys.


If the government didnt get invloved Canada would be a English speaking Country and Anglophones would be superior to Francophones.The French would be marginalized like the Metis where before they became their own culture. French are already the minority group in Canada so they are already at risk of Assimalation.

Introduction To Globalization-Part III

                         
This picture to me means that that everyone has a say with what goes on in the world. The countries of the world are striving for greater interconectedness thats why their all standing on the earth togeather.The doller signs in the sky represent the financial globalization of all the worlds countries and it alos shows how we are all interdependant. If one of the world countries stop suppling the rest of the system crashes becaise if Canada and the U.S stop suppling oil the rest of the world is going to struggle and be forced to raise their oil prices substancially thusfore putting them in a bad place economicaly.

Introduction To Globalization-Part II

I have compleated all my assignments, and took all my notes. I'm understanding all aspects of globalization, thusfore im not having difficulty with anything.

My Goals

1. To study more on tests
2. To take better notes

Introduction To Globalization- Part I

Globalization - Trend towards greater interconectedness and interdependance of the world.
Interdependance- Refers to all aspects of life that are connected.
Global Village- The thought of everyone in the world living in one big community

Globalization refers to:

• Close relationships between countrys
• Connections between economic, political, and social systems across the globe
• Blurring of geographical boarders
• Instant exchange of goods and services

The eight types of globalization:

• Geographical
• Ecological
• Culteral
• Finantial
• Economical
• Technological
• Political
• Socialogical

Everybody in the world is conected through

• Food
• Travel
• Borders
• Internete
• Books

Social- The process by witch peoples lifestyles spread over the global networks.
Economic- The process of exploring the worlds thrading networks.
Political- The process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international government.

The most interesting thing I learned was about the Beothuks and the other first nations colonies

I ate food at the international company called McDonalds recently...

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