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What is Power?

Power was a main theme that we covered this year in almost all the topics we studied.
First, during the topic of imperialism, we covered power because some countries had the power, while the other countries, in Africa for example, had no power whatsoever. The Europeans achieved the goals of gold, god, and glory. There was nothing positive for the Africans who were basically turned into slaves to accomplish European needs. This would probably go under political power, because politics basically has to do with governments. Later on, power was shown in both the World Wars. In WWI the Kaiser had power over all of Germany, and wanted to expand that power throughout the world. Unfortunately for him, the countries on the opposing side, like England and France, had much more power and were able to overcome Germany and its allies in the war. Political power was also shown during the Russian Revolution. The Russians revolted because they weren’t treated properly; as a result, the Bolsheviks took the power. Under the rule of Stalin, the Russians were even worse off than before the change of political power.
The World Wars are examples of economic power, because the countries with a greater economy won the war. They could afford better weapons and rations for the soldiers. As a result of this war, all the financial power shifted to New York, in the United States. The countries in the war lost most of their power because they owed money to lots of countries, of, in Germanys case, had to pay reparations for all the damage that was caused. After the wars, the two super powers were the USSR and the US. With all their power, both believed that their ideologies were the best. They tried their hardest to bring down the other countries economy, and in the end, the US won because Russia went bankrupt. Basically, higher economies have more power because they can achieve their goals much more efficiently.
The last type of power is personal power which was also shown throughout the year. One example is in the book Animal Farm. The pigs were the smarter animals, so, as a result they could control the environment around them and make everything work to their personal benefit. Because the book was an allegory of the Russian Revolution, it shows how Stalin took the power for himself and became dictator. Another example of personal power is from the book The House of the Scorpion. El Patron has all the power and makes everything around him work to his personal needs. He even lived 8 lives, because that’s what he wanted, and he was able to achieve it because of his power. Not all personal power has to be bad though. Matt had power, and made it work toward the good of society. I thought that power meant complete control over everyone, but then I realized that many times, people with power don’t always have control. This is why revolutions start, and why power is always shifting. And, this is why I think power is the ability to achieve a certain goal or purpose.

Quick Write- Power

In the House of the Scorpion, there are a lot of examples of power. The person who has more power than anyone else is El Patron. Because of this, he has control over them, but only to a certain extent. What he doesn't know is that there are people who he can't control all the time. An example of his power is when Celia is talking to Matt she says "Once El Patron decides something belongs to him, he never lets it go." (139 Farmer). Since Matt is El Patrons clone, he also has power over people, but this doesn't mean he has control because there is no one who listens to him. Instead, he's treated like livestock, but he still has power. This is showed when El Patron says "Anyone-anyone- who messes with Matt will be dealt with severely. Do I make myself clear?" (63 Farmer). In this way, Matt can do whatever he wants, and no one can stop him or get in his way unless they want to be turned into eejits. Later on Matt realizes he only has power because people are afraid of El Patron and no one want's to be a living robot. When El Patron dies though, Matt has to escape and has no power whatsoever. This is because there is no El Patron to protect him, and no one knows who Matt is. The Keepers at the Plankton Factory have power too. That is, until Matt comes and proves to be smarter than all of them. They get mad at him and try to control him. "I think the aristrocrat needs to understand why his behavior needs to be controlled." (318 Farmer). But, since Matt used to be the one with the power, he got out of everything the Keepers tried to do, including kill him. When Matt gets back to Opium, Ceclia says "We all belonged to him- the Alacrans, the bodygaurds, the doctors, Tam Lin, me, and you. Most of all, you." (372 Farmer). This shows how people had power throughout the book, but not always control. Matt got away.

Population Project

While doing the Population Project, I learned a lot of things. Since I spend 3 months just researching malaria, I know plenty of information on the disease. But the information I learned while doing this project wasn't as important as the other skills I learned. Usually while doing long term projects, I leave it all until the last minute. This project taught me that it is better to spread your work out over time, so it doesn't all pile up at the end. This way, the workload isn't as much, the project isn't as stressful, and most likely, the results are better. This will probably help me a lot in high school where there are many projects, from all the classes. Another thing I learned from this project was time management. I would always get my homework done, but I would usually leave it till the end after I went on facebook, played the piano, went outside, etc. With the Population Project, I had to learn to keep my priorities first or else, there was no way I would get any work done. Lastly, I learned how to write a research paper. The first time I wrote one, it wasn't very good, because I had no prior experience. This time, I learned not to keep repeating information (which is something I tend to do a lot) and keep my paragraphs concise. I also learned to use better words, and how to in-text and MLA cite. This will also be really useful in high school.
This is why I think I learned a lot during this project.

The Net Effects of Globalization

There are both positive and negative sides to globalization. Basically, globalization is the spread of cultures, ideas, technology, and economies making everything worldwide. One of the positives of globalization is better communication throughout the world. This helps in lessening fights and wars between countries. On the contrary though, weapons, bombs, and other items of mass destruction all go under technology. Because of globalization, third-world countries are able to get out of their shell and build a better economy. People are starting to get jobs because of off shoring and outsourcing. Then again, people in countries such as America are losing their jobs because of this. Globalization also disrupts traditional values and cultures because western culture spreads to countries changing their way of life. This isn't always bad though, it helps many people so they can live a better life. Because of globalization we have so many items such as TVs, cars, i-pods, computers, etc. People all around the world can eat food, wear clothes, and talk in languages from different countries. The world's shrinking so that people from all around the world can communicate with each other.
In my opinion the the net effect of globalization is positive. It is probably a matter of opinion, or and what age you are. It might not be such a good thing to my grandparents, for example, but for people my age, it's a great thing. In our generation, nobody could live without their i-pod, TV, cellphone, and Internet. Globalization is good because the world has been brought so much closer. I can go to an American school in New Delhi, and go out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant with my European friends. People from different countries can share ideas and technology so they can be even farther improved for the costumer, which is us. We can have friends from all around the world and talk to them on a daily basis because of technology.
This is why I think globalization is a good thing.

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Technology and Schools

The main visual element is the parents talking to their little son, while eating dinner around a table. Then main issue is that the parents want the son to tell them about his day, but instead, he tells them to read his blog. The cartoonist probably feels that we use too much technology now, and that lowers the amount we communicate with people. Some evidence that supports this is how there's not much conversation going on, instead, the son wants them to read his blog. This cartoon is ironic because usually, kids are really talkative, but this shows that now, kids as little as the one in the picture have blogs, and he isn't telling his parents about his day. Instead, he tells them to read his blog. This relates to our study of technology because blogs can only be made on the computer, which is a form of technology. This shows how technology intervenes in a lot of day to day activities, which include talking to you parents. The cartoonist makes this persuasive by showing the blank look on the boys face, and nobody is talking. You get the feeling that they're all just sitting there and eating, unlike normal dinner tables where everyone is talking.

PoP Project Week

Monday:

• Take notes to help me write the research paper
• Start the first part of the outline
  

Tuesday:

• Use the notes to finish outline
• Start writing the first paragraph of the research paper
  

Wednesday:

• Write the first draft of the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs for the research paper

Thursday:

• Write the last 2 research paper paragraphs
  
• Look over the whole paper and edit

Friday:

• Finalize paper
  

What is Technology?

In my opinion, technology is the use of inventions that deal with science. These include TV's, computers, i-pods, and even bombs. All of these inventions use some sort of science.
There are a lot of technologies used today. One of the most important technologies are computers. Many people use computers and laptops all over the world. They are really helpful because they get work done faster and easier than usual. Also, they store a lot of work in them. Another really important piece of technology is the phone. Without phones, we wouldn't be able to contact people around the world and it would take a long time to get in touch with anyone. I also think cars are very important, because without them we would hardly be able to go anywhere. They help us go around in a short period of time. Another important piece of technology is the TV, because although they can be really bad, they also help in getting news around. Lastly, vehicles such as rockets, and airplanes are very important. We have found out so much about outer space by the space ships we have. Airplanes help us get across the world in just hours.
I think blow dryers are pretty useless. People could just dry their hair by going out in the sun, or by waiting for it to dry on their own. Vacuum cleaners are also pretty unimportant because people could use brooms just as easily. Bombs are also very stupid because they only help in killing people. They are not important. Electrical toys aren't very important because children should spend their time going outside or doing something else. Lastly, i-pods are pretty unimportant because we could get on perfectly fine without them.
AES uses a lot of technology, but it's mostly for a good use. We could cut down on some technologies like smart boards, but other than that, our laptops and computers are for a good use.

Kurt Vonnegut

The Quote:

“Do you know what a Luddite is? That’s a person who doesn’t like newfangled contraptions. Contraptions like nuclear submarines armed with Poseidon missiles that have H-bombs in their warheads, and like computers that cheat you out of becoming. Bill Gates says, “Wait till you can see what your computer can become.” But it’s you who should be doing the becoming. What you can become is the miracle you were born to work—not the damn fool computer.”

- Kurt Vonnegut

I disagree with Kurt Vonnegut's point of view. He thinks that computers and other technology stops you from showing what you can actually become. I think that technology actually lets us show our potential. The very fact that we can make TV's, computers, phone's, spaceships, and other pieces of technology gives us the chance to show how great we can actually become. It is true that nuclear weapons, missiles, bombs, and other war technology are really bad, but there is also a lot of good to technology. Instead of looking at all the bad that technology can do, we should also realize all the good it has done for us. Now, because of our superior technology and communication systems we can actually stop these bad weapons from being used. Before, because of bad technology there would be wars with lots of war technology, but now we can stop something like that from happening. The computer can actually help us become what we can. It doesn't do any bad, it's just a faster way of doing work. When we get work done faster, and easier, we can get more of it done. This will help us show even more potential. Without technology, we would never have discovered half of what we know today, including a lot of science. This is why I think we should always look at the good side of technology. It doesn't have to be bad unless you view it that way.

End of Quarter 3 Feedback

Out of the three goals I made last quarter, I think I met all of them. Firstly, I wanted to participate more in class and I think I did that. Before, I wouldn't really say much unless asked by the teacher, but this quarter, I felt like I participated more in class without the teacher asking me. Secondly, I wanted to get to know more about places in the world other than North America. We did a lot of projects on places other than America when we learned about the Cold War and World War II. Also, when we read the 43rd War, I got to know more about Central America. My last goal was to improve on grammar, and this was also met. This quarter, for the first time, we did grammar worksheets which helped me in my grammar. I learned about sentence combing, appositive phrases, sentence fragments, etc.

This quarter, my first goal is to work on UBD, especially on the research paper. I did okay on my first research paper, but I really want to improve on the next one we do. In high school we will be writing a lot of them, so I think it will be really helpful to know how to write a good research paper. My second goal is to improve on debated and Socratic seminars. I don't do very good on the Oral Communication part of class, so I want to improve on that.
My last goal is to improve on reading and vocabulary because my vocabulary isn't very good.
These are my three goals for next quarter.

Holy War

I think the term "Holy War" is an oxymoron. This is because holy means peace and no fighting. War is all about fighting and killing. The two terms don't belong together because they mean opposite things. I don't think there could ever be a holy war because there is no way to have a war without killing and violence. Holy is basically following God's ways, or something declared as sacred. All religions condemn killing, and state that violence is not the answer so I don't think following God's ways should ever result in a war.
In my opinion, the reason why we have holy wars is because there are fanatics in each religion who believe that their religion is the best. People tend to believe they are superior because of beliefs, nationality, religion, or ethnicity. In this case, the fanatics probably think their religion is better than the rest. In order to "serve God" and show how devoted they are, those people will try to get rid of the other religions. Other people will join because they all want to serve God. There is nothing in any religion that states it's okay to go to war or kill anyone. Most religions probably do state that their religion the right way. The people who are really religious may interpret the message differently, and take the whole thing to a higher level where they kill people of a different religion. This is why I think we have holy wars.

WWIII?

I don't think there will be a WWIII in our lifetime. There are lots of wars going on and there will be lots of wars in the future, but I don't think there will be a war as large as WWI and WWII. There hasn't been a world war in over 60 years so I don't see any reason for one to break out now. The United Nations is now a big organization which is doing its best to keep peace. During the first two world wars there was no such organization keeping peace and the League of Nations was just a failure because there weren't too many countries that joined. The United Nations plays a big part in keeping the peace and tying together the countries so that they can talk over problems and not go to war. Nobody likes war and I'm sure if a war did break out, it would end quickly before too many countries joined.
Also, now, unlike 50 years ago, people keep traveling and moving to different countries. Before, there weren't many nationalities in one country and if there were, they all wanted freedom. Now it's different because if people move to a country other than their own country, it is because they want to. People from all different parts of the world are friends now. There isn't a high chance that many countries will go to war on a large scale. Before, countries all wanted power, colonies, fame, etc. but now they get money and power by building their economy, and not trying to take over other countries. We don't have people like Hitler who want to take over the world. Lastly, if some countries were having a problem, they wouldn't go to war to fix it because now we have technology much better than the technology we had before and communication is much better. This is why I don't believe there will be a WWIII in our lifetime.

Anne Frank Roundtables

4) Anne Frank wrote: “I don’t believe the war (World War II) is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!” (May 3, 1944.)The Nazis needed Dutch collaborators to carry out their fascist decrees. What would have influenced someone to become a collaborator? What factors would have encouraged someone to join the resistance? Do you think these factors were based on personal characteristics or political beliefs? How should accountability for wars be assigned? So many say they never understood what was happening. How likely could that have been?

I agree with Anne Frank and I think that the common man is also guilty for the actions taken during WWII. Politicians did play a much bigger role, Hitler was by far the worst, and it was his fault, but I think that if the common man hadn't allowed it, Hitler wouldn't have gotten so much power. People might have been influenced to help the Nazis because they were scared of Hitler, and scared of dying. Many of them were also desperate and wanted their economy to be boosted and be able to live a better life. They also wanted money and a job, so they joined the Nazi party. At the beginning, I don't think they really knew what was happening too much. As the war started going on, they must have known what was happening though. If they quit their jobs, it wouldn't have allowed Hitler to kill so many people. The people who mainly joined the resistance were probably Jews, and other people Hitler was seeking to kill. They were people who didn't fear their lives as much as the people who joined Hitler. They knew he was wrong in what he did and that is why they stood their ground and did not join him.
This is why I think Anne Frank was right in what she said.

World War II: A Letter from the Battlefront

Wolburgsweg 36c, 10825 Berlin

October 15, 1939

Dear Mom,
Today, I am sitting in one of the multiple recovery rooms of St. Peter's Hospital. I am slowly recovering from the several injuries I received during the German invasion of Poland which I was a part of. We, the Germans, won the battle, but as a person, I can't say I won. Bombs were dropped on helpless towns killing the screaming women and children in seconds. Tanks were coming in from every side of Poland leaving no one to know what was coming next. The Polish were greatly outnumbered with their 180 tanks, and 240 aircraft compared to our 2,600 tanks and 2,000 aircraft. They were not prepared for an attack like this and had no chance to win against our 1.8 million troops. I had been excited for war, but now I can hardly live knowing that I have killed so many innocent people for the good of Hitler. I try to assure myself that its the good of Germany and the rest of the Germans, but how can anyone obtain good from murdering and slaughtering people like you would chickens?


We invaded Poland from 3 fronts. East Prussia from the north, Germany from the west, and Slovakia from the south, forcing the Poles to retreat to the east. About two weeks after we started the invasion, on September 14, Warsaw was completely surrounded by our troops. This is when, on September 17, the Soviet Union attacked from the east leaving Poland completely surrounded by enemy forces. (Just a week before the attack, we signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a treaty of non-aggression between us and the Soviets which allowed us to attack Poland.) In order to get the rest of Poland under our control, we started using our "Blitzkrieg" tactics and also bombed many villages and towns which left the air black with smoke and the ground orange with fire.

By early October, Poland had surrendered to the German forces, but not without doing enough damage to us. They lasted twice as long as we had suspected killing about 50,000 men, and destroying 697 planes and 993 tanks. This wasn't the only damage the attack of Poland cost us though, on September 3, just 2 days after our attack, Britain declared war on us followed by France, and many other countries. Here I am at the hospital, getting better from these injuries while I think of all the people we killed, people who can never get better. People just like us, who won't get to live the rest of their life, and the people who are getting into war as I write, many who will die as young men. It is a requirement that I go into war again when I recover, but I hope to be home soon, and I hope this war ends soon before too many more lives are taken.

Your son,

Albrecht

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Recipe Poem for World War II

Ingredients:
-1 cup of a failure of the Treaty of Versailles
-2 cups of the failure of the League of Nations
-5 cups of fascism
-1 pint of Hitler
-1 teaspoon of Mussolini
-1 table spoon of Stalin
-5/8 cups of aggression from Japan
-3 cups of aggression from Germany
-4 teaspoons of appeasement
- 1 cup of an invasion of Poland and Czechoslovakia
-1/2 cup of anger

Directions:
In a large bowl of hatred, mix the 1 cup of a failure of the Treaty of Versailles with 2 cups of the failure of the League of Nations until smooth.
Blend in 3 cups of aggression from Germany with 5/8 cups of aggression from Japan.
Combine with 5 cups of fascism, 1 pint of Hitler, 1 tablespoon of Stalin, and 1 teaspoon of Mussolini. Stir the mixture with spoonfuls of power.
In a separate bow of regret, for the icing, mix together 1 cup of an invasion of Poland and Czechoslovakia with 1/2 cup of anger.
Bake for 10 minutes while the mixture slowly starts changing. When it's ready, add the icing which will be just enough to complete this blend of emotions.
Now you'll have a well done World War II.

Animal Farm Critique

I think the movie Animal Farm was a pretty good adaptation of the book. When I found out that it was a cartoon, and that the animals didn't speak much, I didn't think it would be too good, but it was. I didn't find too many important ideas in the book that were missed out in the movie, or many ideas in the movie that were not originally in the book although there were differences. One difference was how characters such as Clover, Moses, Muriel, and Mrs. Jones were not clearly identified in the movie. The movie did do a good job in showing characters such as Napoleon, Boxer, and Squealer though. They also showed Benjamin in the movie, although he seemed much more cynical and negative in the book compared to the way the movie showed him. The one major difference I found was the ending. The novel ends when Clover, Benjamin, and some other animals watch as the pigs and humans take advantage of them and learn how Napoleon was only thinking of himself and was no better than Farmer Jones. At the end of the movie, there were no humans, only pigs, and there was a glimpse of another revolution where the animals would get rid of the pigs.
I liked the novel and the movie, but I think the book was better. It's hard to pick one, because they were both good, but I did think the book was better. First, although the movie might have been visual, the book described everything much better. Secondly, the animals actually talked in the book which made it easier to understand while the movie was rather vague because no one said anything. It was kind of annoying when the narrator kept coming in, too. Lastly, the characters were better shown and described in the book than in the movie. Also, there would be no movie without George Orwell's book, so I think the book was better.

Which Animal Are You?

The character that I am most like in this book is Clover. This is because she is like me in many ways. First of all, she is a very supportive friend. When Boxer was sick at the end, she stayed by him the whole time. She not only loyal to her friends, but to all the animals on the farm too. She's a hard worker and she doesn't let them down. Also, she knows somethings wrong when Napoleon takes over, and she knows that things aren't going right, but she doesn't really know what to do about it. She has difficulty speaking out for herself sometimes, although she knows somethings wrong for fear of the pigs and dogs. I am similar in a way because sometimes I know what to do, but I won't always speak out about it. She doesn't give up because she knows that everyone has to work in order for the farm to run correctly. When anyone's sick, she stays to help them and she also comforts the younger animals from the dogs. I share these characteristics with her too, and this is why I think I'm most like Clover.

Tyranny, Injustice, and Self-determination

Tyranny is an unfair rule or dictatorship and one group or person has absolute power, usually by means of violence. Injustice is when someone is being treated unfairly or unequally. Self-determination is the want to rule oneself without any outside interference or influence.
In the book "Animal Farm" these three things are shown many times. The farmer Jones is a tyrant to the animals because they never get to do what they want. He treats them cruelly, makes them work till they have to energy, and forgets to give them food.
It shows injustice because the animals are treated unfairly with no time to rest, no food, lots of work, and for payment, they get killed for food.
Self-determination is shown because the animals are tired of the way they are being treated. They want freedom to do things they normally couldn't under the rule of the humans. When the farmer forgets to feed the animals one day, and the cow tries to get food from the house, the farmer gets really mad. The animals are fed up with the farmer and his workers and revolt against them. Once the farmer goes away, the animals are free to live the way they want. This is how the book shows examples of these terms.

World War One Poem

The Great War

He stands in the trench
Motionless, he will wait
For the whistle to be blown
And decide his fate

The screaming, the blood
The sounds of the gun
The misery, the horrors
Part of World War One


He listens and looks
Hears the agonizing shouts
This is not what he signed up for
But it’s what war’s about


A nauseating smell fills his nose
Harsh shouts, a dreadful cry
Quickly, he puts on his mask
While near him, so many die

Bullets fly everywhere

Their throats are dry, bodies sore

They can't stop, they have to fight

Because the guns never cease to roar

He came to war, exuberant

Excited like never before

Now he leaves, wounded

Lucky to live, one day more

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Military in Your Future?

It is not compulsory for a citizen of the United States to join the army. So, this means that I don't have to join the army when I grow up, but I do have the choice to. I wouldn't want to join the army, though. Even if it is for defending the country, I don't believe in violence and I could never stand to be a part of a war or know that I am responsible for killing or injuring a person. As for military training, I could do that. I just wouldn't want to be part of the actual fighting. I want to be a doctor when I grow up, so if I could be a doctor for any wounded soldiers, I would do that. I think that would be just as important as being out on the battle field because I would be helping in saving peoples lives. Also, there are many people joining the army, so it wouldn't really make a difference to me or the country if I didn't join. I'm not really brave and if it means risking my life, I would rather do something else to help my country.

Reflection

The main visual elements of this cartoon include a British man handing out treaties. There are other people next to him receiving the treaties and passing out more treaties. It might also be shaking hands. There is a woman crying on the side and a man who hasn't received anything. All of the people represent different countries. The point is that everyone is making alliances. The issue is that these alliances can't be kept because everyone except the woman and one man have made alliances with each other. It's too complicated because if 2 countries get in a fight, the others don't know what to do because they all have alliances. This also shows that some people have more hands reaching out to them than other countries. The cartoonist is trying to show that only richer countries get alliances. The cartoonist doesn't think this is a good idea because these alliances aren't going to always be kept. Even though countries that don't like each other may not have made alliances, they're still tied together by the other countries who've made alliances with both of them. I also think he's trying to show that the wealthier countries such as the UK have more allies because they have more to trade. The man on the outside is Turkey and doesn't have much to trade so he has no alliances. The woman crying is probably a poor country because she has no allies. This relates to the great powers game because just like them, most of us made alliances with most countries. When there was a war, the countries wouldn't know what to do because they were friends with both sides. In the end, the alliances had almost no effect because they were almost all broken. Also, the wealthier countries got the most allies. The cartoonist could have made his point more clear.

Great Powers Game Debrief

In the Great Powers game, I was Germany. We were one of the luckier countries at the beginning because we had a spending power of 3 . The countries with the most advantages were the ones with a spending power of 4 though. Another advantage for some countries were the allies the already had. For example, the U.S. had a lot of allies at the beginning along with the fact that it was a strong country so a lot of people wanted to make allies. Germany, on the other hand, didn't have many allies so before the game even started, we had countries that hated us. In the long run, it wasn't important to buy navies and soon everyone figured that out and didn't spend much money on that. I think it was important to buy industries and colonies first so that we had money to buy armies. In the beginning of the game, France declared war against us and took all we had except for one colony. After that, we were the one country behind everyone else and we had to build our way up from there. I think we did well in gaining our spending power again so we weren't the lowest country. Next time, I would spend more money on army. Even though it was important to buy industry, there's no point if we don't have any army to defend it.
In the long run, alliances didn't make much of a difference for us. We had most countries sign our paper, but in the end, half those countries declared war against us, or were on the opposing side. I learned that the way you spend money is very important, alliances often don't mean much, and sometimes you'll start with a disadvantage. That doesn't mean you can't work your way around it.

End of Quarter 2 Feedback

Out of the three goals I made last quarter, two were met and the other partially met. I wanted to learn about Africa and imperialism, get better at Socratic seminars, and study more for tests and quizzes. The first goal was met because we spend a lot of time learning about Africa. I had never learned about Africa before, so I was glad to learn about it. For the second goal, I wanted to be better at Socratic seminars which we didn't do this quarter, so that goal wasn't met. Although we didn't have Socratic seminars, we had debates which are like those. I prepared for those and so I think my goal was partially met. Lastly, I wanted to study harder for tests and quizzes and I met that because I studied harder for the tests and quizzes we had this quarter and it showed because I got better results.
One of my goals for the third quarter is to participate more in class. I usually don't talk much in class on my own account, so I want to improve on that.
I also want to learn about other parts of the world that don't always do with North America. I want to learn about places like Central America which I haven't spend much time learning about.
Lastly, I want to do some work with grammar because I like writing but grammar and punctuation are some of my weak points.
These are my three goals for quarter 3.