In class we had a fishbowl discussion. Basically there are 5 students sitting in the centre of the rest of the group, and bring up points they wish to discuss to everyone listening. After the person has said everything they wish to say, they then leave and sit on the outside, while letting another person fill the empty spot. Our class were given 2 topics about the, Summer camp funding restrictions and the complication with the Trinity Western Law-school and their guidelines. Overall the fishbowl discussion was a pretty cool idea and I wouldn't mind doing it again because it lets everyone state what they want, unlike in a regular discussion when it is sometimes hard to get your point out.
Summer Camping Funding Restrictions: Usually the government gives out funds to the summer camp organizers because they need money to run various activities. When you ask for a fund, you have to fill in a form asking for the money. Usually it's a simple process with general questions. However, this year, the government has added another section which asks the organizer to check off a box stating they agree with the Liberal government and their take on abortion rights. If you do not check off the box you will not receive the fund. Now with camps that are based off a certain religion, this agreement really does not represent what they really believe. It is unfair that they will not get the funds because of what they believe. My opinion on this topic is that the government is incorrect in doing this because in the Charter of Rights, it states everyone has the right to their own opinion, but this is not being shown in this case. If it was a private organization giving out funds it would be fine to set out guidelines for the camps and make them agree with the same thing you do, but since it is the government they should follow the charter and treat everyone equally. Personally, I believe what the government is doing is incorrect but I read over a few articles and they can make a case if this goes to court. Since everyone is supposed to be treated equally, according to the legislation, it helps abortion rights advocates greatly. This means they are allowed to be whoever they wish and the government can use this against the camps if they threaten to go against them. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bible-camps-worry-about-losing-canada-summer-jobs-money-1.4483814 http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/summer-jobs-program-1.4491602
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On the first episode of the 8th fire we are introduced to many strangers whom are asked what they think of Aboriginal people. All of the individuals had similar answers which were in a negative connotation, offensive towards Natives. It is understandable that there are stereotypes of Aboriginals and their culture because there are stereotypes for merely all cultures. However, there problem with the stereotypes against Aboriginals, because everyone believes them and it affects the Aboriginals greatly. It causes them to feel segregated from the rest of society. From being children to adults it affects them all. In school the children and teenagers feel left out and this causes many of them to drop out and resort to gang affiliation. Older Aboriginals also feel left out because they feel heavily targeted in the workforce just due to their origin. Many of these Aboriginal workers try to leave out the fact that they are Natives so they aren't treated any differently from anyone else.
I was really interested in finding out if there are any really successful Aboriginals, not only from Canada but also from around the world, so I had to search it up. We were only told a very minimum amount in the video. From my research I found out there are many other huge Aboriginal success stories and here are some that I really liked; Cathy Freeman (Australian) - She competed in the Olympics and became the first Aboriginal person to win a gold medal in an individual event. In her case she competed in the 400 m sprint. She is an inspiration to her people and especially the children Adam Goodes - He is a championship winning football player in the AFL. He has won 2 titles and holds 2 mvps. Not only does he represent his people on the pitch but he is actively involved in the community working with Aboriginal sport and community programs. He does everything in his ability to fight against racism. In class we watched "Bowling for Columbine", which is basically a documentary on the events behind Columbine. It was a really interesting video because Columbine a very tragic event that happened to teenagers about my age. During the video all I could imagine was it happening at the school I go to. Thinking of this got me very disturbed and made me question why firearms are still purchase-able in the United States. These horrid events mainly occur in America but why do they happen? In 2018 alone there have been 21 school shooting in the United States. There averages to be 1 school shooting every week. Students and teachers now worry about their safety because of these shootings. There is only 1 explanation to these events and how the government can counter them. Change the gun laws! The government tends to provide a faulty explanation saying the people who do the shootings have mental illness, but people in all countries have mental illnesses and the same actions do not occur. This is because in the United States if you have a license and no criminal record, you can head to your nearest Walmart and purchase a firearm. Since Columbine many activists have been trying to protest and influence the government to change the laws over firearms, but they still haven't changed. Shootings after shootings have occurred but the laws still haven't changed.
The documentary went over this briefly but explained to the viewer that the reason the government isn't changing the gun laws is because the NRA (National Rifle Association) pays elected officials to rule in favour of letting guns be sold. Understanding this is what happens, made me want to research about the people the NRA have payed in the past and still pay now. One of the most payed senators by the NRA is John McCain. He was payed 7.74 millions dollars to rule in favour of pro-gun laws. That is absolutely absurd. This man was payed so much money to let another school shooting occur and let innocent people die. This website I found shows many other officials who have benefited from the NRA: http://fortune.com/2018/02/15/nra-contributions-politicians-senators/ Now, students have come together to try and stop the school shootings by protesting change in the amendment. There have been many protests held where young teenagers speak their beliefs and get the message out to others in the country of what is happening. So far these protests have received a lot of recognition from other citizens but have not been successful in terms of changing the amendment. Hopefully, the government will being to realize that the gun laws need to be changed. How many more people have to die before the United States's government understands there needs to be a change. For the Asian Studies Project I decided to learn about an area of the world in which I have no knowledge about. I also wanted to do someone interesting so on Google I searched "most kills by a dictator", and Pol Pot a political leader of Cambodia came up. His personality seemed really interesting because he wanted to erase all modern society and start from the beginning again, to create the perfect Cambodia. He is more on Pol Pol, presented through and infographic I created.
"John" for his Asian Studies Project decided to do a project on religious prosecution in India. I knew he is very interested in this topic so I had a feeling his presentation was going to be really good and expressive with emotion. Since my parents are immigrants from India, this had 10x more of an effect than it probably would have if it was another country. It made me realize as a Canadian, we actually have the right to be whoever we want and believe in whatever we want to believe in. Others in third world countries get killed just for what they think is right, and as follower of a religion myself, it is disappointing to see how the world can't accept people for who they want to be. The presentation my class fellow gave, got me wondering about more religious groups being mistreated. Here is what I found;
The Holocaust - Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi regime, began to occupy as much of Europe as he could. As he occupied more places, the most targeted group by the Nazis were Jewish people. Many were placed in concentration camps and others were just killed. "Final solution" involved the massacre of 2 out of every 3 European Jews. Up to 6 million died. China and Tibet - Tibet is overall part of China, but Tibetans view themselves as different, due to their difference in cultures and who they identify themselves as. China however, wants to remain in power, and they want Tibetans to stay under the rule of the Chinese Communist government. To put an end to Dalai Lama's influence of Tibetans to be their own people, China have been killing many who protest Tibet to be it's own country. This conflict has been going on for a while and remains to this day. Every four years, the Winter Olympics takes place, bringing countries all around the world to participate in a friendly competition, to show pride for one's country. This Winter Olympics, South Korea was announced as the hosts, and having the topic of Asian Studies in Socials Studies class, I'm taking the opportunity to write about the event. This time around, tension of countries around the world have been very high, and this Winter Olympics had a potential problem of North Korea, since the border of the 2 neighbouring countries are heavily guarded and the 2 countries have a history of disagreement. No one knew how this Olympics was going to turn out, due to the unpredictable nature of Kim Jong-un but he was surprisingly keen in having North Koreans represent their country. He also accepted the formation of the South-North Korean hockey team which competed in the Olympics together. Another great occurrence was at the opening ceremonies.Kim Jong-un sent his sister to South Korea to attend the opening ceremonies. This was a huge moment for both countries history's because it was the first time a person of the North Korean royal family visited North Korea ever since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War. Overall the olympics went really well, with many countries getting several medals including our own Canadian Team :).
Each student in our class was assigned to a random video from the Crash Course economic section. Basically he/she had to become an expert on their assigned topic. My video was "The 2008 Financial Crisis: Crash Course Economics #12". This wasn't exactly the topic I was hoping to be assigned to because by the name it sounded boring to research and create an infographic on. However, my assumptions were incorrect and creating this infographic was really interesting. The 2018 Financial Crisis caused the entire stock market to crash. Many lost their homes, due to affordability, and many businesses went into bankruptcy. It is absurd how the actions of banks to try and make more money off mortgages, blew up in their face and cause the entire economy to be affected. Here are the infographics I created to present to my class about the topic.
In class today we watched the "Supply and Demand: Crash Course Economics #4". Basically in this video the hosts discuss Supply and Demand, which may seem like a topic everyone is familiar with, but I learned a lot from the video. In elementary school the basic idea was brought up, but all we were taught was;
Price goes high ---->Demand is less = Less money and more supply Price goes down ---->Demand is high = More money and less supply These basic analogies are just the basics of supply and demand. There is so much to it and some of the things I learned are, how the chain between farmers, markets, and consumers work. It is a continuing cycle which ensures everyone gets what they want. I also learned about equilibrium and that is when there is a balance of supply and demand. This is the best outcome for both consumers and sellers and it is the best for the economy. I really connected with this video because when I grow up I'm interested in opening a business, and to do such a thing, common knowledge such as supply and demand is necessary for success. Religion has been around for centuries now, and all religions have a system of faith. To believe in a god, or an idea is a common thing religion has made use for in society. As time passes, many have turned to science because they think, it is the best solution for a possible question. Before if anything happened such as an earthquake, religion had its answer to the reason for the earthquake. Now as science has developed we have a clear understanding of why an earthquake is to occur. Since science is pure facts, and religion is beliefs, it does not seem like a viable source of information. Myself along with many others believe one day religion won't be gone, but it will be subsidized a great amount then what it used to be. The only way to preserve it would be to teach children to believe in religions, but with school having class discussions regarding faith, and science proving religion wrong, it is very unlikely. Religion is still part of today's society but it is nothing compared to what it used to be when everyone put their hands in faith.
Source: https://www.quora.com/How-does-religion-influence-the-society-we-live-in Many philosophers in the early age of philosophy were being targeted, and sentenced to death due to their "corruptive opinions". One example is Socrates. He was sentenced to death by poison because he didn't recognize the gods which were recognized by the state. He believed every idea presented had to be critically argued to prove if its justifiable. Many more people during his time, took interest in philosophy which is basically the study of nature, reality, and existence. Religions contradicts heavily with philosophy and it makes sense why man philosophers were targeted. Religion follows the idea of faith, usually in a god or an entity, but if someone is following philosophy's number 1 rule, faith is not enough to prove liability. To make sure an idea is secure, arguments have to be made, and if arguments can't be presented, then the idea is false and isn't real.
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