In your own words define, tyranny, injustice and self-determination and then using examples from Animal Farm explain how they all relate to the overthrow of Farmer Jones.
Tyranny, is the rule of a tyrant, or an absolute ruler. Usually unjust, severe, and oppressive. In my opinion, the best example of a tyrant in this book would be Mr. Jones. You can look at it from multiple point of views. On an average scale, hes not a tyrant, but a farmer who owns many animals, but from the animals point of view, he really fits the discription of "tyrant". He doesnt feed them enough, takes their milk, kills them for his own food, etc. This leads to our next word, injustice. Injustice is pretty much what the animals on the farm feel during Mr. Jones's "rule". It pretty much means, bieng unfair. Now self determination, is what the animals seek. It means bieng able to command yourself according to your needs. To be able to "determine" things on your own. I feel that these 3 key ideas intersect greatly. A tyrant, would take up leadership in self-determination, yet his actions might be filled with injustice. The reason he may have taken up rule, might have been because the previous leader could have been unjust before...etc.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Condemned
So restless
These walls drain my thoughts
I can't find my way off
The trail of the tormented
These walls drain my thoughts
I can't find my way off
The trail of the tormented
Drenched in fear
Condemned to live in this black hole
Now there is no escape
The only way is foreward
Not used to murder's mind 
Hear my distant cry
Break the cycle that I'm in
I'm not a killer
Still, I pace death's trail
Crawling through knives
Hoping for a future
Not the end of time
Hear my distant cry
Break the cycle that I'm in
I'm not a killer
Still, I pace death's trail
Crawling through knives
Hoping for a future
Not the end of time
My clothes stained in red
Is this the road to salvation?
We march like men
We die like flies
Is this the road to salvation?
We march like men
We die like flies
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Is the military my future?
I believe, that bieng in the military is not the only way to "serve your country". In the Czech Republic, there used to be a drafting system, where after graduating you MUST serve in the military. Recently, that has been changed, and now you do not need to serve if you dont choose to. I'm happy about that, because I would NEVER want to work for the military. I believe that war and fighting is not the only way to solve a conflict. The "enemies" you would be trying to kill are also people with other lives and other families. You dont even know them, and now you are sent out to destroy them. Another reason I dont want to be in the military, is fear for my own life, and for my family and friends. There is so much more to live for, so why die at the age of 24?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Alliances Cartoon Feedback
This cartoon is trying to describe the factions and how they had alliances in WW1, which related closely to the Great Powers game we played in class. Each figure in this cartoon symbolises a country, and the countries are actively trading among eachother. There is seem to be 2 main powers in the picture, which are the two center figuers. Germany, and The Austro-Hungarian Empire. Most of the other other nations are trading with them, or more rarely to other less powerful nations. It looks like there is 2 sides bieng taken in this political cartoon, with the 2 center powers bieng the leaders. All the lesser (write more later)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Looking back at the Conquest Game
1. Which country were you? How did it feel to build your empire? Which countries had the advantage at the start of the game? Why? How did you empire compare to other empires?
Me and Nandini were the Austro-Hungarian Empire! At the start of the game, I felt ok about it. I knew that by far, we werent the strongest empire out there, but we definately were not the weakest. The paper that we got which described our empire, its allies, and enemies, also seemed pretty equalled out. I think the countries with the biggest advantages were USA, or the UK. They started with more of everything than other groups. But, I think what your started with didnt have much of an effect on who wins or loses the game. It was the people that could make good decisions at the correct moments who would succeed.
2. In the long run was it more important to buy armies, navies, industries or colonies? Why?
I think industries. With industries, you could just pull up a massive army from pretty much thin air in one round's time. Then again, if the opposition is smart, they would attack you when your high on industries and low on military. If I didnt have to choose just one, I would still say that there should a generally equal number of industries and armies, the 2nd least navies, and the least of colonies. Colonies indeed do help your buying power, but there is a limited amount of them, and navies, are always a good backup in a close war.
3. What did you do well? What would you have done differently?
I think we did well in keeping things equally distributed, although, i think that that wasnt necessary in this particular game...People just kept buying industries and would never go to way and just build up untill the end. I think that that build up of industries makes them vulnurable to attack, but nobody in our class made that move.
4. How successful were your alliances? Did they help or hurt you? Could they be trusted?
Not particularly for our group, but allainces cannot be trusted! Backstabbing was common among high ranking nations, and it payed off very nicely to the victors. Even if your so called "alliances" help you a bit, you OR them can still earn much more by just defeating them in a war.
5. What are three specific things you learned about conflict from this simulation?
1. Alliances, like rules, are made to be broken.
2. The more power you have, the more people are going to want to join you
3. The Less power your have, the more people will want to conquer you.
Me and Nandini were the Austro-Hungarian Empire! At the start of the game, I felt ok about it. I knew that by far, we werent the strongest empire out there, but we definately were not the weakest. The paper that we got which described our empire, its allies, and enemies, also seemed pretty equalled out. I think the countries with the biggest advantages were USA, or the UK. They started with more of everything than other groups. But, I think what your started with didnt have much of an effect on who wins or loses the game. It was the people that could make good decisions at the correct moments who would succeed.
2. In the long run was it more important to buy armies, navies, industries or colonies? Why?
I think industries. With industries, you could just pull up a massive army from pretty much thin air in one round's time. Then again, if the opposition is smart, they would attack you when your high on industries and low on military. If I didnt have to choose just one, I would still say that there should a generally equal number of industries and armies, the 2nd least navies, and the least of colonies. Colonies indeed do help your buying power, but there is a limited amount of them, and navies, are always a good backup in a close war.
3. What did you do well? What would you have done differently?
I think we did well in keeping things equally distributed, although, i think that that wasnt necessary in this particular game...People just kept buying industries and would never go to way and just build up untill the end. I think that that build up of industries makes them vulnurable to attack, but nobody in our class made that move.
4. How successful were your alliances? Did they help or hurt you? Could they be trusted?
Not particularly for our group, but allainces cannot be trusted! Backstabbing was common among high ranking nations, and it payed off very nicely to the victors. Even if your so called "alliances" help you a bit, you OR them can still earn much more by just defeating them in a war.
5. What are three specific things you learned about conflict from this simulation?
1. Alliances, like rules, are made to be broken.
2. The more power you have, the more people are going to want to join you
3. The Less power your have, the more people will want to conquer you.
Monday, January 5, 2009
End of Quarter 2 Goal Feedback
My goals for the second quarter were, first, to consistently keep up with daily assignments and homework, second, to earn a good AR Reading grade, and third, to imrove my public speaking ability. I feel I almost accomplished all goals. I got full points for my AR by carefully reading through the book I was studying for, not just skimming it to get it over with. I also think that my public speaking level is pretty good now too. When preparing for my oration, I practiced my piece over and over until I felt I was very comfortable in my role. But, with some success, I still think I could have been more responsible when it comes to homework. And by homework, it may not mean just worksheets, but studying for quizzes and things like that. I feel i could have done much better on my Research Paper.
My goals for quarter 3 are...
1. Have a good Socratic Seminar grade
2. Study for quizzes
3. Keep up with homework
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