Africa News Current Events

In the Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling with the cholera. A cholera is threatening the people and many people died because of this. The MSF says that it has seen more than 45 cases around the city of Goma and other places also. The MSF doctor says that the Democratic Republic of Congo is in "very bad sanitary conditions." This got really serious that became a major problem. The MSF had seen "45 people with suspected cholera since Friday." There are also fears because the disease might spread further. Because of this, some people are running away from their camp.

Why is it news??? It is a major news because of the cholera, many people are dying. The biggest thing is that cholera spreads further, so that all the people would get cholera if one person gets. (Conflict — A major struggle in the news). The population would get low if people are keep on dying. This has to stop immediately before many people get cholera. "A cholera outbreak is threatening tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid agency has warned." said fromt the article which I had read. Also, baby gets cholera easily because their body is weak to defend it. Even to adults are difficult to defend. As you can see, cholera is killing people and people are afriad with it. This should STOP immediately! ; o ;

Article Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7719030.stm

5 Themes of Geography

5 themes of geography are movement, region, human environment interaction, location, and place. In this picture, for the movement, people are moving basically, and not all the people live in church. Secondly, for the region, you can see the 'cross' which means the building is a church and people are christian. Thirdly, for the human environment interaction, it is the building (church). Long ago, the building didn't exist (maybe) and it was empty, but now, from the environment they made the building which is a church. Fourthly, location, when I looked at the picture, they are definitely not Koreans, Japanese, or Chinese. However, maybe they are Americans or from other country. Maybe the location would be America or place where people are similar (looking) to Americans. We could see that Christian moved to other country, which is a movement. Lastly, for the place, people are wearing shorts and the building's roof is pointy. Maybe right now, the weather in the picture,
would be summer but it is a cold country. If the roof is pointy, that means it snows and rain. But in the picture, people are wearing shorts and the sun is very shiny. These are the 5 themes of geography.

Image from: http://www.salemjax.org/Portals/Salem/Images/Church/Building%20Photos/Church%20Entrance%20People%20Vert.jpg

“Violence leads to more violence.”

"Violence leads to more violence." This sentence is true and I certainly agree with it. When you punch someone that person would also punch you back. Then this will change to a fight which can be serious. Same with the Julius Caesar. Cassius and Brutus (also other people), started first - killed Caesar, and then after that they (Antony and Brutus) have a war. However, Antony won that Brutus and Cassius also die. First, it started with a 'fight' and then it ended to 'death.' This is exactly the same with the sentence, "Violence leads to more violence." A small thing can change to a big thing. A small problem can change to a big (serious) problem.

Brutus' Dilemma

In Julius Caeasr, if I'd been Brutus I would choose Good of Rome. There are several reasons:

First, (very important) if I don't choose good of Rome, then Cassius, Cascar, and other people who hates Caesar, would kill me (Brutus). If I choose Good of Rome, then I could save my life. Second, many people like me (Brutus). Therefore, many people would follow my directions and I (Brutus) could become a leader. Third, sometimes Caesar do some actions which make people angry. For example, he wants to take a risk of Rome (means, he is too bossy). Look at page 15 from a book called Literature Connections, Julius Caear by William Shakespeare and Related Reading. Many people would get angry about this because he wants to control the Rome.

Maybe there are some more good reasons. I'm choosing the Good of Rome because the important reason is, as I told you above, Cassius would kill me and I would die! I don't want to die. =)

Leadership

Questions:
- What are the qualities of a good leader?
- Who are the student leaders in Grade 8?
- How do they demonstrate the qualities of a good leader?

To be a good leader, leader should be active, have a loud voice, and should know how to control people. Also, leader should be patient and be a good listener means that should listen to people's idea or comments. I think Aysha is the student leader in Grade 8. She is involve in almost everything. For example, during peace assembly (in gym), she went out as a leader of middle school. She is also in SLAMS, and almost every people know Aysha. She demonstrates the qualities of a good leader by listening to other people's idea or comments. Also, she helps planning dance and other events (because she is in SLAMS).

Maybe SLAMS people are the student leaders in Grade 8.

Imperialism Paragraph

Imperialism means that stronger countries control the weaker countries. At that time, Africa was a weak country. European thought that they were better than Africans. Africa had lots of raw materials, like tins, coppers, diamonds, and golds. Because of these, European's interest increased. Therefore, they took over it by force. Other countries like India, they also had the same situation like Africa did. Britain took over India by force. India also had many natural resources, like cottons. They needed lots of raw materials (natural resources), because they needed for their industrial economies. As you can see, the common thing is that the stronger countries took over the weaker countries, where had many natural resources.

End of Quarter 1 Feedback

My goals were write a short story everyday to improve my writing skills, do all my best what Mr. Coyle assigns us to do, and get a high score. This quarter, I did my best in humanities. I did all the assignments and followed Mr. Coyle's direction. In my opinion, I think I achieved that goal, and proud of myself. I missed some days to write a short story. When there is a test, I had to study, therefore, I wasn't able to write a short story. With my grades, I'm satisfactory with it and maybe I could do harder and get a higher grade than this quarter.

For this quarter, my three goals are:

- Get a higher grade than this quarter
- Do all the assignments and do my best
- Keep continuing writing a short story every day

I'm going to do my best to achieve these goals.