What have I learned since August 2009?
Lots! I learned a lot about the Afghanistan women and their culture. I learned how hard it has been for the women over there to get good jobs. The country over there is much different than the United States in that the women do not get treated equally and fairly as they are here. The women there are strong and have been through hard times. Even when they have lost everything, they came back and started over – they did not give up. I learned that here in the early times in America, there wasn’t much disease until the European people came over and gave us their germs. The germs that we were not use to killed a lot of people in our continent. Small Pox was a big killer that killed 95% of the people. If people have the disease and don’t die from it they get immune from it. This can be passed down to their children and their children will have a natural immunity from whatever disease they had. I learned lot about First and Third World countries. The First World countries have the luck of where they are on earth – they have better luck farming and having more natural resources. Third World countries are in the worst parts of the earth and depend on the First World countries to help them survive. Agriculture and technology is what helps countries developed and you have to live in the right places on the planet to be able to grow things and use the technology that is around. Jared Diamond was interested in that he studied the planet and why some parts of it can exist well and other parts can’t. He talked about domesticating plants (transplanting from one place to another). Not all plants can be transplanted – very few can. Animals were also domesticated to help cultures develop. Water is an important natural resource for farms and animals. Europe had the first steel. They used it for tools and guns. Their guns allowed them to take over other people’s lands because their guns were better weapons than the bows and arrows of other people. It seems that the more powerful your weapons are, the more developed you become and control more land. Africa was interesting to learn about too. They are a Third World country and have all kinds of problems. They have diseases and poverty issues. The Europeans took over their continent in the early days. They took their people and children and put them to work. Their natural resources were also taken from them to where they could no longer grow their own food. The land was left naked and unable to grow food for their people – that is why they have so many famines. Malaria is a terrible disease that they have terrible problems with and it kills a lot of their people every day. I learned about the history of diseases, especially Cholera. This disease started in Europe and N. American around 1831. This disease came about because of dirty ways, filth, and decay and was spread by drinking the water that had it in it. A lot of people died early on from several diseases before our technology and medicine were invented. Before we realized we could prevent a lot of these diseases, more people died. I learned of the different classes in societies, upper, middle and lower. Some are treated better than others. Women didn’t have much rights in the early days as they fight for their rights. Public Education has been growing since the reform with more public education and higher education. Darwin was a big influence and caused a lot of trouble between the scientists and theologians. Religion was the center of a lot of cultures. Romanticism went against reason by using romance writers, music, art, drama, and impressionists. Industrialization and urbanization were very important in growing a city, country and nation. The Industrial Revolution led to the United States becoming one of the most powerful countries in the world, beating Britain. With the Industrial Revolution, many cities began popping up where people worked.
What can we do now that we could not do then? Kill off diseases with medicines and other technology. Be transported by faster ways like a car or train and airplane. We would not be able to talk to people far away. We can see in the dark with electricity and batteries. We can make a lot of fabric by machine to make more clothes. Factories can make things in a lot more quantity so people can have them quicker. We can grow foods better and faster. We can domesticate plants better and use machines instead of animals for farming, transportation and other ways animals were used back then. We are able to study diseases more closely to stop them from going to other countries to kill off their people. We can make antibiotics quicker to help kill bacteria. We can worship God anyway we want without being afraid.
What do I understand now that I didn’t think about or understand then?
I never thought about how easy we have it here in the United States. We have it so easy here and a lot of people take it for granted. We are close to most natural resources and technology that it has allowed us to be the best First World country on the earth. I never understood that water was so important. It is important for farming, health, and technology. Countries not close to water have a very hard time surviving. I never understood why we always seem to be the ones to help other countries and why they can’t take care of themselves. Now I understand that.
What did I learn about myself and this learning process?
I learned that good note taking is very important because when it comes to tests like this, I can look back in my notes and remember what I have learned. I really learn better with projects and the project grades and homework assignment grades help me when I don’t do so well with tests. I do not do well with tests. I did learn though that if following directions and reading things completely, I am better off and it helps me understand more.
What didn’t work for me and what frustrated me?
Group projects are hard to do, especially if you have someone in your group not willing to work or do the project. I am shy so working with people I do not know is hard. Being shy is my biggest obstacle. Not being able to comprehend what I read the first time is an obstacle too – I’d really like to be able to comprehend things better and memorize better. I enjoyed projects that let me learn and get a good grade and not be just getting grades based on testing. I don’t test good. Something that could help me on tests is being told all of the questions on the test a few days before the test.
Lots! I learned a lot about the Afghanistan women and their culture. I learned how hard it has been for the women over there to get good jobs. The country over there is much different than the United States in that the women do not get treated equally and fairly as they are here. The women there are strong and have been through hard times. Even when they have lost everything, they came back and started over – they did not give up. I learned that here in the early times in America, there wasn’t much disease until the European people came over and gave us their germs. The germs that we were not use to killed a lot of people in our continent. Small Pox was a big killer that killed 95% of the people. If people have the disease and don’t die from it they get immune from it. This can be passed down to their children and their children will have a natural immunity from whatever disease they had. I learned lot about First and Third World countries. The First World countries have the luck of where they are on earth – they have better luck farming and having more natural resources. Third World countries are in the worst parts of the earth and depend on the First World countries to help them survive. Agriculture and technology is what helps countries developed and you have to live in the right places on the planet to be able to grow things and use the technology that is around. Jared Diamond was interested in that he studied the planet and why some parts of it can exist well and other parts can’t. He talked about domesticating plants (transplanting from one place to another). Not all plants can be transplanted – very few can. Animals were also domesticated to help cultures develop. Water is an important natural resource for farms and animals. Europe had the first steel. They used it for tools and guns. Their guns allowed them to take over other people’s lands because their guns were better weapons than the bows and arrows of other people. It seems that the more powerful your weapons are, the more developed you become and control more land. Africa was interesting to learn about too. They are a Third World country and have all kinds of problems. They have diseases and poverty issues. The Europeans took over their continent in the early days. They took their people and children and put them to work. Their natural resources were also taken from them to where they could no longer grow their own food. The land was left naked and unable to grow food for their people – that is why they have so many famines. Malaria is a terrible disease that they have terrible problems with and it kills a lot of their people every day. I learned about the history of diseases, especially Cholera. This disease started in Europe and N. American around 1831. This disease came about because of dirty ways, filth, and decay and was spread by drinking the water that had it in it. A lot of people died early on from several diseases before our technology and medicine were invented. Before we realized we could prevent a lot of these diseases, more people died. I learned of the different classes in societies, upper, middle and lower. Some are treated better than others. Women didn’t have much rights in the early days as they fight for their rights. Public Education has been growing since the reform with more public education and higher education. Darwin was a big influence and caused a lot of trouble between the scientists and theologians. Religion was the center of a lot of cultures. Romanticism went against reason by using romance writers, music, art, drama, and impressionists. Industrialization and urbanization were very important in growing a city, country and nation. The Industrial Revolution led to the United States becoming one of the most powerful countries in the world, beating Britain. With the Industrial Revolution, many cities began popping up where people worked.
What can we do now that we could not do then? Kill off diseases with medicines and other technology. Be transported by faster ways like a car or train and airplane. We would not be able to talk to people far away. We can see in the dark with electricity and batteries. We can make a lot of fabric by machine to make more clothes. Factories can make things in a lot more quantity so people can have them quicker. We can grow foods better and faster. We can domesticate plants better and use machines instead of animals for farming, transportation and other ways animals were used back then. We are able to study diseases more closely to stop them from going to other countries to kill off their people. We can make antibiotics quicker to help kill bacteria. We can worship God anyway we want without being afraid.
What do I understand now that I didn’t think about or understand then?
I never thought about how easy we have it here in the United States. We have it so easy here and a lot of people take it for granted. We are close to most natural resources and technology that it has allowed us to be the best First World country on the earth. I never understood that water was so important. It is important for farming, health, and technology. Countries not close to water have a very hard time surviving. I never understood why we always seem to be the ones to help other countries and why they can’t take care of themselves. Now I understand that.
What did I learn about myself and this learning process?
I learned that good note taking is very important because when it comes to tests like this, I can look back in my notes and remember what I have learned. I really learn better with projects and the project grades and homework assignment grades help me when I don’t do so well with tests. I do not do well with tests. I did learn though that if following directions and reading things completely, I am better off and it helps me understand more.
What didn’t work for me and what frustrated me?
Group projects are hard to do, especially if you have someone in your group not willing to work or do the project. I am shy so working with people I do not know is hard. Being shy is my biggest obstacle. Not being able to comprehend what I read the first time is an obstacle too – I’d really like to be able to comprehend things better and memorize better. I enjoyed projects that let me learn and get a good grade and not be just getting grades based on testing. I don’t test good. Something that could help me on tests is being told all of the questions on the test a few days before the test.
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