Earth Day Events

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"Environmental Concerns." Environmental Effects. International Whaling Comission, 2014. Web. 09 June 2014. <http://iwc.int/environment>.

Recently whales are being threatened by people and even silent, tiny killers. Populations are decreasing at a pretty fast rate due to whaling for the whales blubber and oil. Not only that, the climate change is effecting the reproduction of the species as well. All of this leads back to one thing, humans. By dumping our garbage into the ocean, we are ruining the whales natural habitat along with thousands of millions of other different species living quarters.

Wallace, Scott. "Amazon Rain Forest, Deforestation, Forest Conservation - National Geographic Magazine." National Geographic. National Geographic Society., 1996-2014. Web. 11 June 2014. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/last-of-amazon/>.\

 The Amazon rainforest is currently being destroyed at this moment. Thousands of trees are being cut down in order to build new houses and factories. With millions of animals dwelling inside the rainforest, there is nothing for them to do except run into the trees who's numbers are getting smaller and smaller. Not only that but the space they cut down are being turned into everyday highways.

"California Sea Otter Research - What's Killing California Sea Otters?" California Sea Otter Research - What's Killing California Sea Otters? The Regents of the University of California, 2009. Web. 12 June 2014. <http://seaotterresearch.org/pollutants.shtml>.

 The mountain run off and marina boat exhaust are just a few of the causes that are killing sea otters. Effects of these pollutants include nervous system damage, fetal development problems, and lowering of the immune system causing the otters to become sick and weak. As oil leaks into the ocean, the otters fur becomes drenched in the substance and effects how they regulate their body temperature.

Book Report: Kids and Guns by Ted Schwarz

      In this book I read, it tells about daily headlines of teens/preteen violence and use of arms. The author touches on subjects that have to do with the issues of fire arms such as, the history of guns and their use, control and safety when using a loaded gun, the common causes of violence along with special programs that help children and teens with anger-management. One important topic Schwarz explains is what students can do to protect themselves, friends and even their peers.

      In the beginning of the book, the chapter says "When Guns Come to School." Imagine that, a young kid bringing a loaded weapon to school and letting them hold your life in their hands. At any second they could lose their temper and lash out killing anyone in the way. Hundreds of kids around the world are charged with bringing weapons to school and some are never even caught. In October 1997, a sixteen year old boy by the name of Luke Woodham arrived at school early with a shotgun in hand. The anger and bullies pushed him to far and he snapped. Seven kids in Pearl Mississippi, were wounded and two students were killed on sight. He isn't the only case though, in March 1998 a fourteen year old boy named Micheal Carneal brought five loaded guns to school: a pistol, two rifles, two shotguns, and 700 rounds of ammunition. Crazy enough? I think not. He was later accused of killing ONLY three students.
       How does this happen you ask? There are actually quite a few factors that could be a part of the cause. One could be that the student doesn't have a good home life or isn't particularly "popular" at school. Maybe they get abused or bullied at school. Another factor could be the media and popular T.V shows. On television, both sex and violence have a huge visual impact on their viewers that's why it wasn't unusual to find that 14,000 sexual T.V encounters are witnessed by teens every year. By age 18, he/she will watch 40,000 murders and 200,000 other acts of violence. Also another reason could be for those little toy guns we always thought were so innocent. Remember playing with those as a kid and pointing them at your friends while you played army guys or ect? Those thoughts carry on with us as we age. Finally there can also be the music, advertising, the internet, and more.
      How do we protect ourselves is very important in the matter of life and death. You should always assume the gun is loaded. This is necessary because guns can be mistaken as being unloaded. You should always keep arms away from children and locked safely. The safer they are the safer you and others are. If by chance you see someone handling a gun in the wrong way, call 911 fast; this could save the lives of the people he could be putting at risk. Other ways to protect yourself are: to never touch a strange weapon, never bring a gun to school or if you know someone who brought one call 911, and NEVER let someone with a gun think you are impressed. Its for attention and the more you give them the more they think they are in control. Kids can be unpredictable and when they are you don't want to be around. Leave the situation fast and tell an adult or call 911.

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What is the goal of containment? Keeping communism within the present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions.

How is GREECE the first battlefront in the cold war? The United States supported turkey, but Britain tried to help Greece. On august 1946, Greek communists launched a guerrilla attack against the Greek government.(strained Britain's economy because it was already suffering from the war)

What is the Marshall plan? Secretary of State George C. Marshall made the European recovery plan or "Marshall plan, which would give Europeans nations American aid to rebuild their economy.

What is the Berlin Airlift? There was a blockage made by Stalin to prevent help to Berlin, but Stalin raised it and Americans could once again bring food, medicine and coal to all the citizens.

What is NATO? Both the public and congress began to support a military alliance with Western Europe and in 1949 created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- a mutual defense alliance.(America, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland)

What happened in China? A civil war broke out in china between Korea and China that forced American to get involved so that a communist revolution in Asia wouldn't happen. Victorious communist established the "people's republic of china"(1949)

Make a 5 step timeline in Korean War.

1. (June 25, 1950) North Korean troops invaded into the south, rapidly driving back the poorly equipped South Korean forces.

2. (September 15, 1950) MacArthur ordered a darling invasion behind enemy lines at the port of Inchon.

3. (April 1951) turfmen fired MacArthur for insubordination.

4. (November 1951) peace negotiations began.

5. (1953) armistice was signed.

Civil Rights Terms

741- NAACP: national association for advancement of colored people. Supported anti-segregation court cases.

742 Sit in: a sit in is when you go to a restraunt you are segregated from and sit down refusing to leave until restraunt owners are so ashamed that they integrate it.

742 Brown v. Board of Education: was a break through in segregated schools. They said that segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment.

744 Montgomery Bus Boycot: Martin Luther king jr. Gets everyone to ire the bus. Eventually buses are going so broke that they have to desegregate them.

744 MLK Jr.:  united the African Americans and led them to peaceful protests.

749 Sit in: sit in they had the NAACP  sponsor a group of kids to go into cracka schools and sit down until they were desegregated.

750 Freedom Riders:wanted non segregated bus station turminals.

754 I have a dream: Martin Luther's speech that empelled African Americans to revolt.

755  Civil Rights Act of 1964: gave the federal government broad power to prevent racial discrimination in a number of areas. Made segregation illegal  and gave colored people equal access to such facilities as restraunts, parks, libraries and theaters. Forced school desegregation and told job owners to no descriminate. Helped establish the EEOC which banned discrimination by race, religion, gender, and national origin.

756 Voting rights act of 1965: authorized the attorney general to send federal examiners to register qualified voters, bypassing local officials who often refused to register African Americans. Black people could now vote.

761 Malcolm X:(1960's) a man who became a symbol of he black power movement that was sweeping the nation.

762 Black Panthers: a  group of black leadership hat wanted to empower the black revolution to give rights by giving people guns/arms.

First Organ Transplant(1950)

    In the 21st century, organ transplants are an everyday procedure to help save the lives of hundreds of thousands. Livers, hearts, kidneys and lungs are just a few of the organs shipped across the USA and delivered to patients in need. It wasn't always this way though, before 1950 many people would suffer and die from organ failure. Technology was not advanced enough to successfully perform the simplest and the most common procedures although successful transplants of bones, skin, nerves, tendons and eye corneas had been accomplished.

    The first person to ever have a transplant done was a 49 year old girl by the name of Ruth Tucker. Ruth suffered from polycystic kidneys(inherited by her mother) and was in dire need of a new one. On June 17, 1950 at Little Company of Mary Hospital, history was made when surgeons performed the first vital organ transplant on Ruth. People gathered around to watch as one of the most important steps in human medical/technical history unfolded. while filming, one pf the camera crew who was supposed to be recording fainted as he wasn't used to being exposed to such a gruesome environment.
    Today technology has advanced greatly and cloning is even a possibility in USA. There are certified brain surgeons and people are now opening chests to perform heart surgery and even replacing parts of tissue that no longer work. With our advancement in medical techniques and the possibility of cloning, what could come next in the near future?

sources

• http://lcmhealthnews.org/first-successful-organ-transplant-little-company-of-mary-1950/

   

   

   

   

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What was the goal for Roosevelt after the war?  What were Soviet goals about Germany? The soviets wanted to keep Germany weak and make sure that the countries between Germany and and the Soviet Union were under soviet control. President Roosevelt  hoped that the victory over axis and the United Nations would lead to a more peaceful world.

What did FDR think was 'key' to world peace? Franklin Roosevelt believed the key to world peace was to create economic growth and wanted to increase world trade.

What was 'declaration of liberated europe, and how successful was it?' It asserted "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they live." It led to conflict and eventually just was looked over.

How was Germany to be controlled? The conference agreed to divide Germany into four zones: United States, Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain. They also would divide the city of Berlin.

What was Truman's view about how to deal with USSR?
He believed that we should fight back and not make the same mistake Britain did with hitler.

What is a satellite nation? The communist countries of Eastern Europe. They had to remain friendly to the Soviet Union even though they were not under their control AND remain communist.

What is an 'iron curtain'? Was the seperation of communist nations  of Eastern Europe from the west.

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Nimitz- commander of the navy in the pacific (purl harbor)

MacArthur- the commander of the forces in the Phillipines. (Dug out dug=hung out at base while his soldiers fought)

Bataan- fighting for the Phillipines and 70 or more soldiers captured (battle)

Doolittle raid- when 16 planes were unloaded and brought over Tokyo where they dropped bombs. (Returned to China after bombing) only 8 died out of like 60 and some captured.

Coral sea- (battle) Japanese wanted to take over the Portuguese but America broke the code and stopped them (met and attacked them)

Midway- after purl harbor. America knew they were coming so we attacked them.

Erwin Rommel- desert fox!

Kassarine pass-British vs. German.

Patton- general, brilliant strategist and gets America ready for war.

Casa Blanca- meeting between FDR and Churchill. Want to invade the beaches in France and attack Italy.

Convoy system- cargo ships traveled as a group to protect itself from submarines.