Final research Paragraph

When white settlers came to the new world, American Indian's adopted the new and foreign customs/ways under pressure. This caused the Indian culture to begin to die out. Federal troops of the US government "escorted" over 15,000 Native Americans off their land in Georgia to a new home in Indian Territory in 1838. On the way, one third of the 15,000 died, leading to a decrease of Eastern Tribes-which were already beginning to diminish. For centuries the Indians have been trying to keep their culture alive, so in response to the near extinction of the culture, American Indians have turned the “Trail of Tears” into national trail for public awareness. It is an important thing to preserve cultures, since the Native American's never had any other home other than America and would take something away from the history of the United States if it were to completely disappear.

Darrenkamp, Angela. "The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears: Cause, Effect and Justification". History Matters. 16 March 2009 .

 

Trail of Tears Association , "The Story". Trail of Tears Association. 16 March 2009 .

Research blog 2

This lead to a decrease in number of eastern tribes which were already beginning to deminish. The Indians have been trying to keep their culture alive, so the Trail of Tears is now a national trail for public awareness.

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/7402

Research blog 1

When white settlers came to the new world, there was a lot of pressure on American Indian's to adopt the new and foreign customs/ways. This caused the Indian culture to begin to die out. In 1838 over 15,000 Native Americans were "escorted"off their land by the Federal troops of the US government. They were being moved from their own land in Georgia, to a new home in Indian territory. On the way, one third of the 15,000 died.

 http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/7402

War

I read an article about a Japanese soldier that was ordered to never surrender without permission from his commander. He was to lead the Lubang Garrison in guerrilla warfare. His commander said "You are absolutely forbidden to die by your own hand. It may take three years, it may take five, but whatever happens, we'll come back for you. Until then, so long as you have one soldier, you are to continue to lead him. You may have to live on coconuts. If that's the case, live on coconuts! Under no circumstances are you to give up your life voluntarily." The soldier was very good at following orders, because he did not disobey this for 29 years. When the army was on the island of Lubang, and there was an invasion, four men ran into the jungle and went into hiding. Throughout the time the men were hiding, they would kill anyone that came along to tell them the war was over ebcause they believed they were spies. They ignored any messages or newpapers dropped telling them it was okay to come out because the war had ended. Eventually, 2 men died and one man ran away out of the forest back into society. The soldier that was forbidden to surrender never did surrender. A college student found him, when he had been living in the jungle all alone, and told him to meet him in a prearranged meeting spot in two weeks. The student went back and got the commander, who had retired from the army and became a bookseller, and the commander gave the soldier permission to surrender. The solider came back into society and could not adapt to modern life. He lived in Brazil raising cattle. He was in hiding for a total of 29 years.
I think this is an interesting story and it shows how much Japanese soldiers obey and how well they follow direction. The Japanese culture seems to have much more high standards of respect and it is an important thing to follow direction and obey what your leaders tell you.

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=253

Native Americans

When white settlers came to the new world, there was a lot of pressure on American Indian's to adopt the new and foreign customs/ways. This caused the Indian culture to begin to die out. In 1838 over 15,000 Native Americans were "escorted"off their land by the Federal troops of the US government. They were being moved from their own land in Georgia, to a new home in Indian territory. On the way, one third of the 15,000 died. This lead to a decrease in number of eastern tribes which were already beginning to deminish. The Indians have been trying to keep their culture alive, so the Trail of Tears is now a national trail for public awareness.

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/7402

http://www.nationaltota.org/the-story/

Global Issue

Everyday 3000 people die from Malaria. The disease is originally a problem in the countries of Africa, but is now spreading throughout the world which makes it a global issue. There is a global fund for research to cure and prevent the disease, but they are $5 million away from the amount they need to complete the research. The United States has yet to pay their portion of the fund, and are expected to pay $2.7 million this year. But with the looks of the economy right now, the organization would be lucky to recieve a portion of that. I think this is a really important topic to put research in because it seems to be one of many diseases that need the most help. Especially, since treatment is very costly, many people in africa cannot meet these expenses and have nothing to do but fight the disease on their own which eventually leads to death. America should really step up and pay their part to the organization because it could really make a difference in the number of deaths, the spreading of the disease, and the cureing and treating of the disease.

Holidays

The holiday I read about is April Fool's Day. This isn't one of the holidays we get off school and work from, but it is just a fun little holiday for kicks and giggles and is openly celebrated around the world. April Fools Days originated in France. Around 1582, the new year began on March 25th and went on for 8 days until April 1st. This was the tradition up until Charles IX changed the calender to the Gregorian Calender, and moved the new year to January 1st. The news of the new calender took several years for it to reach some people, since word was travelled by foot. However, others just didn't agree with this idea and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1st. These people were called "fools" and were harrassed by having practical jokes pulled on them. The tradition eventually spread to Scotland and England and then the american colonies making the first of April "April Fools Day".

Source:
http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm

BOLLYWOOOOD!

I just read the Bollywood Confidential article. I found it really interesting how they wrote how the films shaped all the aspects of their lives. I noticed that this is kind of how our culture is. Celebrities, television and cinema are a large part of many peoples role models. I think they take their films to heart a lot more than some other countries but it's nice because it is something that India does really well. For example Slumdog Millionaire won plenty at the Oscars for it's brilliance, and I think that Bollywood movies are going to start becoming a lot more poplular in the near future.

Culture

Culture is a way to create individuality between countries and the people that celebrate the culture. Every country has it's own traditions and ways of doing their own things. Sometimes these can cause conflict and sometimes it can resolve conflict, but either way it still creates diversity which can teach many people a lesson and give them a bigger outlook on life outside of their own customs and tradition.

http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/culture_conflict/s.

Change

I read the article about Chris Brown and Rihanna. It made me realize that this kind of thing happens a lot in the world, people just don't know about it because it's not as open to the public as when it happens to celebrities. Even then, no one really seems to realize what an issue it is, and all they think about is "what did she do to deserve it?" and "Who started it?". Nobody deserves to be hit or beat. It's understandable to be upset with people, and it is understandable for people to yell and fight with words even though sometimes they can be just as bad as being beat, i feel hitting and abuse is taking it to far. To change this issue of abuse, i think people need to be more aware of the issue. It doesn't seem like people pay much attention because it is probably something they don't want to know that is going on.

http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/a_few_words_on_chris_and_rihanna