I found a very cool song called "Price Tag" by Jessie J, which is telling us that money is not everything. We shouldn't be so serious about it because we cannot buy happiness from it. I like the song because I feel great after listening it.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Territory 21
Nation Factbook:
CIA World Factbook.
Country Name: Territory 21
Motto:
Country Name: Territory 21
Motto:
“In Him We Trust”
Mission Statement:
It is the mission of Territory 21 to provide people with a common aim to bring out their own advancements. We all have goals, and we need the right conditions to carry out our pathways to success. Anyone can be great, historic, as long as the circumstances fit. It is our nation’s central belief that we will provide the ground for human culture to flourish. Our type of government is authoritarian and based on elitism, a lesser form of oligarchy. While it may appear very centralized, our country has a political structure that causes the country to be very de-centralized.
One of the major ideas of citizen participation in Territory 21 is that the citizens are the “employees” of our country. They all work for the welfare of others. Citizens are given a life. They have a lot of participation potential. In order to be citizens, people are required to be born in Territory 21, with a residential form confirming their residency of at least 5 years, added on the approval of Level 1 ~ 3, and the government should have your profile from Level 1 till 7. You are also required to have an occupation. The levels refer to our political structure:
Level 1: Parental/Familial Level 2: Of the neighborhood Level 3: Local/District/Town Level 4: City Level 5: City + County Level 6: Occupation Leaders Level 7: Occupation Board Level 8: 102 Approval Level 9 : Social Merit Group Level 10: EE12 Approval
For Level 7, 8, 9, 10 positions, citizenship is required. Residential forms are required for levels 1 to 6 positions and approval or recommendation from your superiors should be attached if you are not a citizen.
The history of Territory 21 has been brief. The country has only existed for 150 years. It was founded when an alliance formed between powerful families of the region in order to avoid the rule of other countries and also establish a system to benefit the people of the region. As territory expanded, and population increased, new policies and laws were established, and 100 years ago, the country declared independence, to which other countries responded peacefully. Ever since then, the country has been able to tread towards stability and peace without many conflicts.
Head of State— Title. State Elder Abbreviation: S.E.
Name: Jasmine Lu
E-mail: t21.headst@gmail.com
Head of Foreign Affairs – Title: Foreign. Aff Elder Abbreviation: For.AE
Name: Tina Wu
E-mail: t21.foreignaffairs@gmail.com
Head of Domestic Affairs – Title: Domestic Aff. Elder Abbreviation: Dom.AE
Name: Tracy Kao
E-mail: t21.domesticaffairs@gmail.com
Detailed map with key and legend:
On the map is information about the divisions of territory within Territory 21. The nine counties, named after their capital cities, each have a symbol. The list is included on the side of the map. Note that there are two official national capitals: Pac-Man and Tenochtitlan. On the left of the map is the key.
Something that was not included in the map is the ports available. Ports will be open along the South coast and around The Ballad Islands. The north is not as open to trade.
On the right, we share a strait with Kalanji, while to the west of our country is a shared border with the Democratic Republic of Lewolf.
Climate: The two major climatic regions of our country are tropical and temperate. The middle portion of our country is tropical. It can be easily seen by the agricultural area and the jungle area. The north and south portions of our country extending outwards from the tropical region are the temperate regions.
Our main natural resources are iron/metals, timber, and food production. Food production is mainly produced around the agricultural region, while timber is from the forest surrounding our country. Iron/metals are dug from the underground.
We get 46% of the energy/electricity supply that the average person uses from D. R. Lewolf. The resulting 54% used is self-produced from hydropower, solar power, windpower, geothermal power, and nuclear power (As of Year 0)
Population Pyramids
Demographics:
Total Land Area: 5 million square kilometers
Total Population: 100 million people
Major Cities (Land Area and Populations)
City population ( in millions)
1. Holidays 3.00
2. Tenochtitlan 2.00
3. Holidays 17.00
4. Lambda 3.00
5. Dynamite 2.00
6. Felixphrenics 3.00
7. Carlosite 3.00
8. Jazmania 8.00
9. District 9.00
10. Total City Population 50.00
Percent Living in Cities (50 %)
Religion: Varied and Free. No survey has been conducted yet.
LAND USAGE:
Agriculture 33%
Cities 27%
Suburban 15%
Forest 15%
Other 10%
Freedom of speech: Limited
Death penalty: Yes
Equality before the law: Theoretically
Currency and Economic Policy: Currency is in NTD. Our economics system is a capitalist one.
Trading policy: We tax imports, and mostly export semi-conductors, steel, and services.
Military/Police Defense/Security policy: Government has control over military. We have air force, navy, and army. We also have a local police system.
Education policy: Very emphasized in our country. Free public education system for all citizens. Residents may require extra procedures. Government sponsors for high school and scholarship for university and beyond.
Health care/Public health policy: We have nationalized health care, and medicines or clinics need to be released by the government or government-certified. Health care is paid for in tax.
Retirement/Social Security policy: For those who don’t follow politics as their career, we give retirement cash to those who have world for at least 10 years in the same occupation/industry. We give 30 thousand NTD per month to each person who has achieved the requirements. We provide social insurance, income maintenance, education, and welfare.
Foreign Aid policy: We provide human service as well as foreign aid. We also provide military service under certain circumstances for our allies during times of war, but mostly we go by treaty terms.
Welfare policy: We do have relief programs and financial aid for the poorer.
30% of the tax is given to households with no steady income of 10 thousand dollars per month or less. We also sponsor religious institutions, community service organizations, and relief organizations. All of these have to be registered with the government before allowed to operate.
Mission Statement:
It is the mission of Territory 21 to provide people with a common aim to bring out their own advancements. We all have goals, and we need the right conditions to carry out our pathways to success. Anyone can be great, historic, as long as the circumstances fit. It is our nation’s central belief that we will provide the ground for human culture to flourish. Our type of government is authoritarian and based on elitism, a lesser form of oligarchy. While it may appear very centralized, our country has a political structure that causes the country to be very de-centralized.
One of the major ideas of citizen participation in Territory 21 is that the citizens are the “employees” of our country. They all work for the welfare of others. Citizens are given a life. They have a lot of participation potential. In order to be citizens, people are required to be born in Territory 21, with a residential form confirming their residency of at least 5 years, added on the approval of Level 1 ~ 3, and the government should have your profile from Level 1 till 7. You are also required to have an occupation. The levels refer to our political structure:
Level 1: Parental/Familial Level 2: Of the neighborhood Level 3: Local/District/Town Level 4: City Level 5: City + County Level 6: Occupation Leaders Level 7: Occupation Board Level 8: 102 Approval Level 9 : Social Merit Group Level 10: EE12 Approval
For Level 7, 8, 9, 10 positions, citizenship is required. Residential forms are required for levels 1 to 6 positions and approval or recommendation from your superiors should be attached if you are not a citizen.
The history of Territory 21 has been brief. The country has only existed for 150 years. It was founded when an alliance formed between powerful families of the region in order to avoid the rule of other countries and also establish a system to benefit the people of the region. As territory expanded, and population increased, new policies and laws were established, and 100 years ago, the country declared independence, to which other countries responded peacefully. Ever since then, the country has been able to tread towards stability and peace without many conflicts.
Head of State— Title. State Elder Abbreviation: S.E.
Name: Jasmine Lu
E-mail: t21.headst@gmail.com
Head of Foreign Affairs – Title: Foreign. Aff Elder Abbreviation: For.AE
Name: Tina Wu
E-mail: t21.foreignaffairs@gmail.com
Head of Domestic Affairs – Title: Domestic Aff. Elder Abbreviation: Dom.AE
Name: Tracy Kao
E-mail: t21.domesticaffairs@gmail.com
Detailed map with key and legend:
On the map is information about the divisions of territory within Territory 21. The nine counties, named after their capital cities, each have a symbol. The list is included on the side of the map. Note that there are two official national capitals: Pac-Man and Tenochtitlan. On the left of the map is the key.
Something that was not included in the map is the ports available. Ports will be open along the South coast and around The Ballad Islands. The north is not as open to trade.
On the right, we share a strait with Kalanji, while to the west of our country is a shared border with the Democratic Republic of Lewolf.
Climate: The two major climatic regions of our country are tropical and temperate. The middle portion of our country is tropical. It can be easily seen by the agricultural area and the jungle area. The north and south portions of our country extending outwards from the tropical region are the temperate regions.
Our main natural resources are iron/metals, timber, and food production. Food production is mainly produced around the agricultural region, while timber is from the forest surrounding our country. Iron/metals are dug from the underground.
We get 46% of the energy/electricity supply that the average person uses from D. R. Lewolf. The resulting 54% used is self-produced from hydropower, solar power, windpower, geothermal power, and nuclear power (As of Year 0)
Population Pyramids
Demographics:
Total Land Area: 5 million square kilometers
Total Population: 100 million people
Major Cities (Land Area and Populations)
City population ( in millions)
1. Holidays 3.00
2. Tenochtitlan 2.00
3. Holidays 17.00
4. Lambda 3.00
5. Dynamite 2.00
6. Felixphrenics 3.00
7. Carlosite 3.00
8. Jazmania 8.00
9. District 9.00
10. Total City Population 50.00
Percent Living in Cities (50 %)
Religion: Varied and Free. No survey has been conducted yet.
LAND USAGE:
Agriculture 33%
Cities 27%
Suburban 15%
Forest 15%
Other 10%
Freedom of speech: Limited
Death penalty: Yes
Equality before the law: Theoretically
Currency and Economic Policy: Currency is in NTD. Our economics system is a capitalist one.
Trading policy: We tax imports, and mostly export semi-conductors, steel, and services.
Military/Police Defense/Security policy: Government has control over military. We have air force, navy, and army. We also have a local police system.
Education policy: Very emphasized in our country. Free public education system for all citizens. Residents may require extra procedures. Government sponsors for high school and scholarship for university and beyond.
Health care/Public health policy: We have nationalized health care, and medicines or clinics need to be released by the government or government-certified. Health care is paid for in tax.
Retirement/Social Security policy: For those who don’t follow politics as their career, we give retirement cash to those who have world for at least 10 years in the same occupation/industry. We give 30 thousand NTD per month to each person who has achieved the requirements. We provide social insurance, income maintenance, education, and welfare.
Foreign Aid policy: We provide human service as well as foreign aid. We also provide military service under certain circumstances for our allies during times of war, but mostly we go by treaty terms.
Welfare policy: We do have relief programs and financial aid for the poorer.
30% of the tax is given to households with no steady income of 10 thousand dollars per month or less. We also sponsor religious institutions, community service organizations, and relief organizations. All of these have to be registered with the government before allowed to operate.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Capitalism & Socialism
There are people living in the world, and some live in the different countries. Different countries have different beliefs of political theories. Capitalism and socialism are two examples of political theories. Some countries are capitalism, which works out good, but some don’t.
Socialism is a political theory with common ownership. They believe in equal-power relations, self-management, and separated decision-making. In their economic system, they share their products.
Capitalism is an economic system that is used mostly in the world. People get to keep their properties with privacy. They can control how to use it, when to use it, and who do use it. Not only has the higher level status of the people got to keep their properties, but also the lower level people. Because of capitalism, our world became industrialized, and it is used many places in the world.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Prince Klemens von Metternich was born on May 15, 1773, and died on June 11, 1895 in Austria. He was the German-Austria politician and statesman, and was one of the most important diplomats of his era. He majored negotiation, and after that he majored the congress of Vienna. From 1809 to 1848, he was afraid that Austria will face danger, so then he plan to first stay away from Napoleon because he was part of the France, since that France was the enemy of Austria. But then he became alliance with Napoleon on March 14, 1812.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
When he was in Egypt, he learned that France had suffered a series of defeats in the War of the Second Coalition.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Case Study 2: The American Dream (Part 1)
Artifact #1~ #8
Artifact #1: The American Travel Dream Co.
Artifact #6: Idea Page
Artifact #8: Student's Free Choice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5sN-aq4XCc
This is the video Mrs Kinzer showed us during the class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhEGiA5k5I
Artifact #9: Student's Choice
This is a video i found on the internet. It is made by two foreigners who took HSR for their first time. Sorry that they sweared at the end of the video, saying that we, the Taiwanese, cant read our tickets...... = = but i like they film the view outside of HSR when it is going, showing the HSR is really "high speed rail".
This shows that because trains were built, the world became more modern, and even Taiwan, a small island, can build those kind of transportation. Technologies are better and better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gelru5zNu8I&feature=player_embedded
Artifact #1: The American Travel Dream Co.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
The Universe through a Microscope: traveling around the US :D
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Human Movement and Migration
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose this one because these places are beautiful and good for tourists to visit. :D
Prezi is also a good tool to use.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learn about the information of these places.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, because after i did this research, i would really want to go there are visit.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
I would rate it as 5.
b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
I would rate it as 5.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 5.
6. Any additional comments.
Hope you like our tour. :D
Artifact #6: Idea Page
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Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Globalization through Imperialism
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Human Movement and Migration
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose this because this is one of my idea pages in class.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
Because of doing idea pages, I learn more about the Civil War.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes because i like taking notes. :D
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
I would rate it as 3.
I would rate it as 3.
b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
I would rate it as 3.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 3.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 0.
6. Any additional comments.
nope.Artifact #8: Student's Free Choice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5sN-aq4XCc
This is the video Mrs Kinzer showed us during the class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhEGiA5k5I
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Nationalism and Liberalism: Creation of the Nation-state.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Human Expression through the Arts
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose to do this because playing violin is one of my talent. :P
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
Because of this song, i memorized all the states in the USA :D
***thanks Mr and Mrs Kinzer for sharing this video during class :D
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes it does because I can memorize lyrics very fast, which is why i memorized all the states in 3 days :D
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
I would rate it as 5. :D
I would rate it as 5. :D
b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
I would rate it as 5.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 5.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 5.
6. Any additional comments.
Hope you enjoy my crazy video :P
Artifact #9: Student's Choice
This is a video i found on the internet. It is made by two foreigners who took HSR for their first time. Sorry that they sweared at the end of the video, saying that we, the Taiwanese, cant read our tickets...... = = but i like they film the view outside of HSR when it is going, showing the HSR is really "high speed rail".
This shows that because trains were built, the world became more modern, and even Taiwan, a small island, can build those kind of transportation. Technologies are better and better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gelru5zNu8I&feature=player_embedded
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Communication and Transportation Revolution
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Urbanization: Construction of the Modern CIty
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
I chose this because trains and rail help humans a lot by transporting productions and more.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that people cannot live without transportations. If our lives only have our legs as the only transportation, then no one can go cross the ocean, and we will not things about the outside world. And also, the teachers in KAS will not be able to teach us in school. Therefore, transportations are very important.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes it did, because now i really want to take HSR and look at the view outside from the windows
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
I would rate it as 3 (because of the cursing part -.-)
b) Impact on your level of happiness / enjoyment
I would rate it as 5.
c) Impact on your learning
I would rate it as 5.
d) Level of creativity and originality
I would rate it as 5.
6. Any additional comments.
just skip the cursing part..... D:
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