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SCIENTIFIC REREFORMATION __**5/23/12**__

RENAISSANCE UNIT __**5/8/12**__ A bit more about: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a poet,

And also a famous playwright.

He made many plays, including a quartet,

And he wrote them all just right.

An enormous influence he was!

Creating many common words like 'Assassinate'.

He is still so popular because,

the emotion people had rhymed with fascinate.

He has been speculated,

About his orientation,

And his collaborations,

as well.

He was born on a day of Celebration,

for Saint George, the patron,

But baptized three days later.

His death was a tragedy,

Much like some of his plays,

John Hemminge and Henry Condell, however.

Made and edited his 'First Folio', a collection of all his works.

Rest in peace, William Shakespeare.

It's a shame none of your plays

Involved you

Shaking spears.

shakespeare, W. (2012, 5 1). //www.worldbookonline.com //. Retrieved from [] shakespeare

C.D., M. (2006, 1 1). //The literature network //. Retrieved from []

Alchin, L. K. (2008, november 16). //The complete works //. Retrieved from [] __**5/2/12**__ IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE FIGURE NOTES [Six of them]

Writer:William Shakespeare Poet/Playwrite Super-famous playwriter So many plays writen, and so many so famous... Competetors
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Artist:Albrecht Durer Goldsmith Famous engraver/artist Depicted the end of the world through woodcuts called the Apocalypse series. None, only non-religious people who did not enjoy religious work.
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Scholar: Andreas Vesalius Doctor Personal Doctor of Emporer Charles V and Philip II Founder of modern science/anatomy, proved many theories wrong, and could name specific parts of internal organs. People who thought he was bad for dissecting dead bodies.
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Inventor:Leonardo da Vinci All over the place, no specific one. Famous in many feilds, including inventing, painting, and architecture. Built and designed many inventions, Painted the Mona Lisa, and sculpted/built many building with building genious. None
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Architect:Peiter Brughel Artist Famous for some paintings and some structures Most famous for artwork, did some architecture. None
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Public Figure:Pope Leo X Pope Pope/Patron/Political figure Banned Martin Luther from church, kept Raphael at work, and Supported many artists during Renaisance. People who rebeled against the church __**4/26/12**__ STUDENT IMAGES Anna posted writing. This relates to the Achievements, because of it's advancements in many things, one of them being LITERATURE. Maria posted something about food. Because of trade, City-States grow. People traded food for other things, so food relates to this. Rosalinda posted some guy who is a great writer. This relates to humanism, because it believed that every person was born equal, and that everyone could achieve great heights. Kevin posted a motorcyclist. By riding a motorcycle, one could travel while bringing a small amount of money to buy things. This relates to travel and commerce, because by riding something while bringing along a small amount of things to trade, they could be classified under [Travel and Commerce]. __**4/25/12**__ __**4/19/12**__ // This image shows that the renaissance was created through multiple ways. This is proven by showing the Renaissance as a plant, and all of the factors that created it. // 2. Make a list of each of the 9 words/phrases, then, describe how each of the 9 words/phrases relates to the images and the Renaissance. Humanism: Shown as the sun, It splashes over the world and unites all. Art: Flourishing from the Renaissance, this was a unique flower. Learning: A new idea of life, Learning in a new way. A new flower. Travel & commerce: With this like water, it nourished the Renaissance and helped it grow larger. The growth of City-states: I do believe that those are seeds, representing more places to be made in the Renaissance. Classical: The roots of the Renaissance, Classical things, are what created the Renaissance. Europe: The land it all happened on. Medieval: Another root, being what was before the Renaissance, having a downfall and sparking the Renaissance just as the Fall of rome sparked it. __**4/18/12**__ __**4/17/12**__ I researched Leonardo da vinchi's inventions. He had designs for a seiging machine, with space inside for men and gear, and with a ladder that flips down for getting over the wall. He also had designs for a 8-barrel machine gun, many flying machineas, and an armoured car that the rider could rotate in and fire various guns attached from within.
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 * 1. What does this image mean? Justify your opinion in a short paragraph that uses evidence. **

MIDDLE AGES AGES UNIT media type="custom" key="14189770" Finally. This thing took forever to finalize and all that other great stuff. PLEEEEEEEASSE don't be glitchyyyyyy! __**3/30/12**__ US Social system: Medieval Social system: Higher questions: US: Why are there Closed and Open systems? What was the first system, and was it recorded? Medieval: How did the Barons get their money? How did the Villeins get seeds to plant their goods? http://www.historyguide.org The most significant event was the fall of Rome. It caused the middle ages to start, and everything in it to start. __**3/21/12**__ Carnivals were a way to enjoy yourself (Unless it was you who was getting made fun of or being harmed somehow) and see other people less than you. Or more than you. __**3/20/12**__ There was fighting for seeing if you were guilty of 'Disturbing the King's peace". Craftsman and craft guilds hired merchants and entire merchant guilds to sell their goods. (Copy from part of reading: Many craftsmen needed merchants to sell their goods, and had many churches fine them for business for wealth.) __**3/15/12**__ Chivalry is the honorable way that a knight lives.
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 * It varies depending on where you are, and what race you are.
 * Most people move downward in social class over time.
 * Certain actions may lead to your social class going up or down, depending on if you are in a closed system or an open system.
 * It was almost impossible to rank up in this system.
 * Kings leased land to barons, and were the rulers of everyone.
 * Barons leased land to knights, and were extremely wealthy.
 * Knights leased land to Villeins, and were a fighting force.
 * Villeins supplied the higher ranks with food and other goods, and were poor.
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__**3/14/12-4/5/12**__
 * __Middle ages Story:__**

Chapter 0: The Start of One
 * __The life of Charlington, the knight.__**

I am Charlington F. Smith, a knight. I’m 27, and have been a knight for 5 years (I didn’t exactly qualify as soon as I was 21…). I have dark-brown eyes, light hair, and am 5 foot 7. I’m nice, try to be funny (But often fail), but when I get serious I mean I’m //serious.// Or mad. My favorite pastime is making clay figures, as it’s calming. I help out with old people who make pots, so I’ve learned some sculpting hints. I prefer to use a glaive or a halberd as a weapon, because of its long range, high power, defense, and the designs on them. I have quite a bit of land for a knight like me, but I do my best to protect everyone on it. I serve my Lord loyally, who in turn serves his King, so I guess that means I follow the King loyally, too. Despite the fact that he taxes a lot, which is really annoying. And he burned down my hometown, but hey, the past can’t be undone. We’ve become poor as the dirt (Which, if I may add, has suffered many droughts) multiple times, but have always bounced back. So yes, that is me. Chapter 1: The Ash -One month after the fall of Rome, year 450.- When I was but a young lad, at the age of 9, Rome was falling. My birthday was in exactly one month. For the month, I had been doing favors for people so that I could buy a nice wooden blade for my birthday. My parents had been out of town, visiting my uncle. The day of my birthday, I rushed down to the farm to do my morning chores (And to get my savings of 20 silver coins and 1 copper) and hurried as fast as I could.

However, as I worked my way up the hill, I smelled a fireplace. I thought someone was just carrying a lantern, but I was wrong. As I walked up to the village, I noticed… Everything. I ran to the bakery, the blacksmith, and the meeting hall. Everyone was gone. Every//thing// was gone.

Black and red cinders and charred bones lay everywhere. I sat there, sobbing. They were dead. In the distance, I saw two things: A longboat with Vikings on it, and my parent’s horses. I ran to the shore, and behind the limp bodies of the steeds, my parents lay there, bloodstained, my father with no head and my mother missing an arm. I screamed and cursed at the world. Everything I had ever known and cared about was gone.

I noticed a small whimper, and spotted a strange basket. As I went to open it, a dog jumped out and barked. He bit my left hand, and wouldn’t let go. The poor thing was probably starved to near death. I took him to the farm and looked for something to feed it. For the next week, I was alone with a dog. Until the king had come.

He looked down upon me, but didn’t kill me. I clung onto his cloak, as he asked: “Why are you here? I burned down this town. Go away.” Once I heard these words, I started crying tears of anger. I pounded on his legs, and bit them once or twice. All he did was grab and lift me by the hair, and carried me to his carriage. I kicked and struggled, but he just plopped me into the carriage. The dog had been clenched onto my leg. As I dozed off, I felt someone pick me up…

-Four years later-

The King had put me under service for a Lord. Today would be a new journey. As I walked towards the lord, my new friends walked along with me. Peter Rivers, someone my age, was joking with me, and we were laughing along the way. When we got to the Lord, we knelt. After about 1 minute, there was this big ceremony and whatnot, and then we became pages. That was the end of my childhood and the beginning of my way to knighthood. Chapter 2: The Fire -One week into the battle of King Henry VS Pope Gregory, 1584- Sorry, but most other people in this story are dead from age now.

“I’m the local blacksmith, Banner F. Smith. I’m working on the Generation Lances blade, because it’s grown dull. The Generation Lance is a unique, part-glaive, part-halberd weapon. I hear it’s been passed down for more than a thousand years, and it’s come to me. “

“Anyway, about King Henry. I hope the Pope doesn’t forgive him… Of course, I hope the Pope doesn’t become supreme ruler. I just want to eat my soup, but I need to buy it from the Pope. I get my soup from the Pope. But I don’t like the battle going on. I hear the King is still waiting outside the church for forgiveness. I wonder why the King doesn’t demand forgiveness…?”

“I don’t like either of the two. I just want to be free… To be able to make the world’s strongest weapon. I’m close, but those two powerful people want all the taxes and all the supplies. My family heirloom is the strongest weapon I have.”

“Now, how about you, boy? You walked in my workplace and were as starving as a camel on the Sahara desert. What’s your opinion?”

The boy twitched nervously at the question. He had a cloak on, and his face was covered. “I just want a home. The king rejected me as a Page.”

“So you’re with the Pope?”

“The Pope rejected me for healing.”

“Who’s side are you on?”

“Your side. I just want shelter.”

“…” Banner hesitated. He barely knew the kid, and he’s asking to live with a blacksmith? He had no home, though. He seemed like the kind of guy who had his village burned down. Like my Extremely Great starter of this family.

“Alright, kid. Lemme tell you how this is going to work. We hate those two together, you live here, I live here, you help with my crafting, and everyone is happy. Deal?”

The child looked at Banner, and then nodded excitedly. “Thank you sir.” He said.

“Say, what’s your name?”

“I don’t have one.”

“Well, your new name is Craft F. Smith. Welcome to my home.”

Craft… The boy thought about that name before running into the house near the Blacksmith.

Chapter 3: The Phoenix -The beginning of the first crusade, 1095- I am one of Charlington’s great great great great however many great’s grandson, Johnington F. Smith. I am in a war, one that I find pointless. It’s over something like religion or whatever. I’m fighting for the king who burned Charlington’s town down. I want to fight for the others, but I fear that they both may brand me as a spy and traitor. I carry a special, part-glaive part-halberd weapon passed down from generation to generation, forged by Charlington.

That isn’t important right now. I am in a battle, and I’ve killed a man. His stomach tore clean open with blood and what appears to be a kidney just falling out and splatting on the ground. It’s a terrible sight. “I’m sorry.” I whisper as I saw his eyes roll backwards. “I’m so sorry.”.

I hated the King. I hated this war. He used us as pawns, and we did his bidding. I hated everything. People screamed in agony as we were forced to kill them or be killed. Someone’s arm was broken and it’s bone stuck out at odd angles. In the distance, I saw someone kick a woman off of a watchtower, her falling and eventually spattering on the rocky floor below, her eyes being crushed as her skull flattened against the ground. A small boy was peeking out from behind a door, and another so-called ‘Holy knight’ spotting him and walking towards him with a knife. I turned my head so that I wouldn’t see what happened.

But that was a bad idea. If I hadn’t turned my head, I would have been able to see the arrow. It hit my neck, harder than anything I felt. This is my last note, as my life leaves my body…

Die in heck, King.

Chapter 4: The ‘Righteous’ -A flashback to before this happened, Year 460- Charlington again. I’m visiting a monk who lives on the King’s land. I hear he could give me some direction in life. Which he successfully did, seeing that my family lasts over 1,000 years. Anyway, I’m standing outside his door. He said he would be back in one minute, that he needed ‘His soup from the pope’. Ah, there he is now!

“Greetings, Sir Charlington. Please, right this way.” He said to me as he opened the doors to his home. His house had many religious paintings, and something resembling a cross on a table.

As he went to the center of the room, he bowed down and began praying. I followed along, and after the prayer, he offered me some of the Pope’s soup. It tasted like my Mother’s special soup that was in the pack she was carrying when I found her dead… I began to tear up while eating.

Eventually, one thing led to another, and I left feeling like I wanted to be a Monk one day. I was 20, and I was close to being a knight. ‘No, no…’ I thought. ‘All of this work led me to being a Knight. But mabey a monk for a year wouldn’t be so bad…

That’s why I didn’t qualify to be a knight at 21. I was a monk, and part of the religious order.

…I don’t like being a monk. Chapter 5: The Rules -At the King’s hall, 1215- I’m Fredrick F. Smith, and I just witnessed that ‘All-powerful’ king sign the Magna Carta—A set of rules against the king and rights for the people under him—And wow, am I excited! With my Generation lance strapped to my back, I rushed home. “The king signed!” I exclaimed to my family as I rushed to put my Lance away. My son looked a bit skeptical, and then his eyes brightened up.

He always wanted to be a blacksmith, and today was the day his dreams would be set in stone as his future. If the king broke the law by doing something like, say, denying my son’s rights after all of his training and legally allowed to be a blacksmith, and even if he was over-qualified, he could be overthrown!

I think my son was thinking of a way to make that king break the law to overthrow him. Oh well! The king can’t deny my rights to get the Popes soup anymore. That delicious soup would be our new favorite food. What we farmed could be stored instead of eaten right away. Ah… and there was some parliament. I have no idea what it is, because my wife says it’s a group of people who decide laws together and my son says it’s the Popes new kind of soup.

Who cares, we have rights! Chapter 6: The War -At the battlefield, eight months into 1337-

England and France. One throne to fight for, one person to be seated in that throne. Crossbow, Longbow, Shortsword, Longsword. Then there’s my lance.

The name my father gave me is Baudemunt F. Smith. I fight for England. I use the Generation Lance. I like the Popes soup. And now you know me.

This war has had many mysteries. As of now, I hear that there is some “Joan” who has an “Ark”. I don’t have all of the details on it… And here come more troops! They’re just begging to get killed. My friend, Foughorn W. Pinsa, Shot two with a crossbow almost immediately. 2 down, 9 to go. I stab one and fling his body into another. 4 down, 7 to go. Foug shoots his two crossbows, drops them, and dashes up to a foe about to stab me. 7 down, 4 to go. He ducks, I spin around. I stab another who was about to stab Foug. Hopping onto the pole of my weapon, now firmly lodged into a man’s lung, I jump off and kick a man in the neck. 9 down, 2 to go. Foug pulls out the lance as I roll over to his crossbows, which he so graciously loaded before dashing. He tosses the lance in the air, and I shoot the crossbows. All 11 down. I throw the unloaded crossbows at Foug, and he catches them as the lance lands in my opened palm, raised up to the air. “Perfect performance.” We both say as we walk back to our posts. We’ve been practicing that for 7 and a half months. It’s quite the epic display, if I do say so myself.

-Year 1453, Grave of Baudemunt-

I’m dead. But I eventually found out about Joan! She was a national Heroin of France. Hmm.

Well, time to pass on, now that business is tak-- Chapter 7: The Fall -Year 1349, Brother of Baudemunts house-

Ugh… I’m Blackmunt F Smith… And I feel like heck.

I fear those rats and flies that were on the streets while I was trading some of my silk clothing I made carried that dastardly Black Death. I’ve heard that It started in Eastern and central Asia, and traveled along the Silk road by rats and fleas and other traders. It’s Ironic, because I was trading with an Asian man, with silk goods, as rats and fleas scurried around. That plague has killed so many people, including one of my brothers, Blademunt. It’s a good thing his son is out on a fishing trip with his Mother, my sister, Bastmunt. I really have no idea why our parents named us B-something-munt. But anyway…

I’m coughing so much while thinking this it hurts…..

I’m one of the many people suffering from this plague. At least a fourth of Europe is dead, and I’ll join them soon. Ah… It’s taking so long to die, and it’s so painful… This torture is worse than anything else. I’m glad the Generation lance doesn’t carry with it this plague. All that can calm me down is what is supposedly ‘The Popes soup’ but it tastes horrid… It may just be my toung, though…

Why wont the doctors just either cure me or kill me? All it would take is just one quick axe swing… Hey, is that thing on my desk sharp? Ah… Nope.

I guess this is how I end… So sad for the Smith family name, being affected by these… torturous black shapes on someone’s body… Gah…

Just let me die already, life! Chapter 8: The Land -Year 1365, Daughter of Bastmunt on a trip to spain- ‘Hello! I am Susan F. Smith. I’m at Spain, and came by boat. My mother moved here to escape the Black Death, but things settled down a few years after she left. I’ve always liked the sea, so boats are special to me. Anyway, I saw the king, King Ferdinand, and the queen, Queen Isabella. They were parting a crowd when I saw them. There is some Reconquista going on where Christians retook Muslim areas, so I suppose that’s special.

Oh, but one thing to note here: They discriminate against Jews. Heavily. And sometimes (Okay, most of the time) violently. So tell your Jewish friends to not come here.

What else is going on… Oh yeah! It’s called ‘Heresy’ when one group of beliefs discriminate against another, so that’s something I didn’t know. There is some ‘Spanish Inquisition’ that I heard was being formed when I was walking down the streets. That’s about it… I will be back in two months. Farewell! ~Susan Farwind Smith’ “Ah… Letter finished!” ...It's so short, though... Chapter 9: The End of One -Year 1450, after the Middle Ages-

The Middle ages have ended. The thing I’m most sad about is that they stopped making Popes soup. Hmm.

Anyway! The European Renaissance. Right. This new age started learning based on classical sources and rediscovered things.

Ah, and we’re making more technological advancements. Slowly, but we are.

Oh yeah, and I foresee that in the future…

-Europe, 2011 AD-

To continue my great great great great great grandpa’s letter.

There is so much debt!

Enough said.

-THE END- Chapter 10: The Secret

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__**3/13/12**__ Feudalism was the ranking, ranked by how much land you have. /\ / \ /King\ / Lord \ / Knight \ / Peasant \ __**3/12/12**__ The world was in chaos with many kingdoms and people burning down villages. Christianity spread, and monasteries were built. No one person could rule everything, but no attempts to share rule were done. Most of the events took place in the same time and area. Looking at the posts, they appeared that it was almost flowing in time. I think that it's because most of the Crusades took place there. __**3/5/12**__ 1) Everyone was at war. Even the women were fighting. 2) There were men and women in the picture, brandishing weapons towards opposing forces. 3) The woman in the front of the image was wearing armor and having a sad face, implying that she had to leave a small child alone in a home as she fought. The fact that the Crusades, something I always thought was some kind of holy super awesome group, destroyed things. __**2/27/12**__ Why did they Try to be comical? What did the directors think about life?
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Who had started this in the very beginning? When did the first person start secretly making it until it got big? || Box 2 It talked all about the rise, height, and fall of the Middle ages. || In the beginning... The life was new, A new ruler rose. He led his people To fight a great war. But then it started falling, Dying from the inside, Death and decay untill It's all gone. || Box 4
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|| Boys would start training at 7. As a page, at the age of 21, they would become knights. They used lances, bows, swords, spears, daggers, and wore armor made of metal, covering all of their body (save for the eyes). Living in kingdoms, they used catapults and trebuches to defend themselves and jousted among themselves and others.
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Wiki Analysis 2/23 Jack/Patrick A very friendly wiki, 'Islam Islam', it's bunway Airlines image and background gives the information a light-hearted feeling. The five pillars of faith section has easy-to-understand descriptions of the five pillars, and has extremely relevant pictures. I found the names of the people and tribes in the Geography section incredibly ammusing. The depth effects in the Muhammad were outstanding, and the overall scheme of the wiki was nice. Rachel/Abi The fact that the wiki itself changed design when I went to another page was amazing, to say the least. And... Taht's all I CAN say, because all of the pages are restricted to access. Carly/Rosa Your Five pillars of faith prezi demonstrated high ammounts of knowledge over the program, and accurate information. The Muhammad page uses good and accurate images. Perla/Maria Your Five pillars of faith page's color scheme gave a dark look to something that one would not associate with it. Cole/Kevin/Savanah/Emmi In your achievments page, showing the images before showing the facts gave the veiwers a sence of 'I wonder what that is... Oh, so that's what it is.'. Your Five pillars sliderocket, although laggy, had nice animation. Sunni and Shia page had large ammounts of information and a nice color scheme. Trina/Kelly/Bria/Anna With a nice and cheerful front page, it invites people to dive into the wiki. The postcard, instead of like everyone elses, is written as if YOU were the one there, no other people. The Empire page uses a different kind of slide layout than most people would have thought to do. One shared image allows for smoother images in the Sunni and Shia page.

Warm-ups, 2/22 Mecca is important to Islam because if it were to be destroyed, they would not be able to complete the five pillars of faith. 2/21 The Qur'an describes the rules of life and has been used for many years, being slightly altered whenever someone tells you what is in it. 2/16 Muhammad was the founder of Islam. 2/15 pillar 1] Muhammad is gods messenger. pillar 2] Pray five times daily. pillar 3] Help people. pillar 4] fast during Ramadan. pillar 5] go to mecca at least once. 2/13 1)What is the greatest achievements of Islam? The greatest achievements of Islam were the scientists that lived during the golden age. They had made many great things, like the development of trigonometry. This is still used by scientists every day, and, according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Islamic**_Golden_Age, is used more than any other thing they made.

__**2/1/12**__ __**Islam Higher level Questions**__
 * 1) Page 54-55. Why did the Arabians go through the desert, instead of around? Less danger, but longer time.
 * 2) Page 57. Why was trading so popular?
 * 3) Page 64. How many people who went there ACTUALLY went to pray for Muhammad?
 * 4) Page 67. Why is the Qur'an named as it is?
 * 5) Page 68. Did some people just pray five times a day because law forbade you to not?
 * 6) Page 73. Why was Mecca shaped in a circular pattern?
 * 7) Page 83. How was the perfume first made?
 * 8) Page 84. How many people died while building Cordoba?
 * 9) Page 85. Is the material they used for the red and white arches only used in this building from all of the buildings worldwide to this minute?
 * 10) Page 86. At what age does an immigrant die who has immigrated over 50 times?
 * 11) Page 87. Why is Mecca such a popular place?
 * 12) Page 89. Did Mehmed II have hair filling very centimeter of his turban thing?
 * 13) Page 92. How many gallons of water was poured into the lake and how much has been replaced due to evaporation?
 * 14) Page 94. How does the Astrolabe keep exact track of time?
 * 15) Page 95. Why are there so many stairs leadibng to nowhere in this image?
 * 16) Page 95. What do the colors in the map signify?
 * 17) Page 96. What would have been the diagnosis to Leporacy and the Bubonic plauge, had it hit?
 * 18) Page 97. What are the golden spheres that the upper right two red-cloacked figures are holding?
 * 19) Page 99. Has the mihrab or Mecca moved due to earthquakes and not been recorded?
 * 20) Page 99. Have any of the 250+ windows been shattered but replaced, being unnoticed, making them unrecorded?

__**2/1/12**__ __**My Reflection on my project: Rome: Chaos and Inspiration**__ When I presented my presentation, I did horrible. I did not make enough eye contact, I wasn't speaking loud enough, and I made no gestures or movement. I was looking at my paper 90% of the time, and I didn't present my title. However, my audience didn't absorbed much of my information. I could use more practice, and my posture was weak. Few actually understood what I had said, so I could speak louder and clearly.

__**1/24/12**__ __**Learning from the fall of Rome**__ A. The Americans can learn much from Rome. Not sending so much on missiles and mercenaries that the people who they are fighting for have no education or food. This is causing more and more people to become homeless and resort to crime. Because their thefts are causing the amount of product that people can sell to lower, the prices are raising.

Comic 1) It relates to the large amount of unemployment. People would go to ANY place to get a job that even only pays $0.50/Hour, let it be as a janitor or as a salesman.

Comic 2) It appears like inflation, because it was starting as $3.00 for a whole lb of meat, then went to Half of a pound for $4.00, then 1/4'th a lb for $5.00, then a single slice for $6.00

Comic 3) Military spending is a large problem in both modern and past societies, taking away money to use for warfare, leaving nothing behind for education and food. This left and is leaving many people uneducated and basically so poor that they could not even afford a simple education.

Comic 5) All of the people walking in the streets imply that hey are homeless. The one in the front looks like he was so poor that he was kicked out of his house and only had a beer. Urban Decay, they call it. These are people who were kicked out into crime-infested streets, left to rot with no money and no jobs.


 * 1) Post the biggest reason for the Fall of Rome
 * 2) Justify your claim
 * 3) Compare to the USA give evidence and site.
 * 4) 2 Higher-Level questions related to your claim about the USA
 * 5) 2 Higher-Level questions related to your claim about Fall of Rome
 * 6) read 4 other posts and comment on their perspective and evidence

1) -Barbarian Assaults- 2) In 410, The Goths successfully destroyed the city of Rome, because Rome had stopped paying for them to not attack. This caused more barbarians to attack the western Roman border, practically destroying Rome. This made Rome have to hire more mercenaries, so it drained Rome's wealth. That is two ways Rome fell in one. 3) In the USA, Terrorists worldwide are assaulting and destroying cities. The government is having to use money to both repair and fend off the terrorists. The Terrorists are like the barbarians. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorist 4) A) Why do terrorists attack, even though there is NO gain? B) Who was the first modern Terrorist before the word 'Terrorist' or 'Hijacker' was created? 5) A) What did the Goths attack with mainly? B) Why did Rome's defenses fall against the Goths in the West when it didn't in the East? 6) Comment A) |Comment B) |Comment C) |Comment D)

Barbarians. http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/slides/08romfal/romeburning.jpg || Some barbarians would invade Rome and demand to be fed and have housing. They would assault Rome if not treated properly. Terrorists invading the United States, causing so much chaos, has been tearing the US apart, sometimes literally. ||
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__**HONOR virtual parts**__
 * __1/8/12__**

__12/1/11__ __Questions for Japan.__
 * Who first made Bushido?**
 * Why do Samurai use blades like what they do?**
 * Why are japanese people often depicted, when eating, Rice balls or other various things out of a bento box?**
 * How does the economy work?**
 * What is the most important aspect of japan?**

__11/15/11__ __Guess who? Three doctrines Justifications__ __1) Kevin's #2__ __2) Maria's #1__ __3) Anna's #2__ __3) Trina's #2__ __4) Emmi's #1__ __5) Kelly's #1__ __6) Savanah's #2__ __7)__ **Well, everyone got mine right. They were all 100% correct...** __8)__ **However, I liked Jack's interpretation on my first piece of artwork. I honestly have no idea what the object was, either.**
 * I think this represents Confucius, because the image had, in part of it, said** RESPECT **and ELDERS within the image. Confucius believed that you should respect your family.**
 * I think this represents Confucius, because the saying had 'Listen to your elders, if you don't obey, you'll regret!' as it. Confucius believed that if you did not respect your elders, you would be disrespecting their greatest gift to you, life.**
 * I think this drawing represents Laozi, because the art had smooth curves, circles of white within the black and circles of black within the white, each circle the same size as the other, making it seem like it was taken away from one side and put on the other. The black and white are opposites, but at he same time in sync with each other, together in harmony.**
 * I think this image shows respect towards others, not only by the gestures and what they are doing, but also because it says 'kids/children show respect adults/parents/elders by offering food' and 'Kids like to help the elderly cross the street.' in it, meaning that they are talking about Confucius because of his beliefs and way of life.**
 * I think that this is saying that, when you disrespect your parents, it's like disrespecting royalty. Disrespecting loyalty can lead to many... //unpleasant// things happening to you.**
 * I believe that this quote represents Buddha, because he thought that if you desire, you will become unhappy. "The closer I get to what I want, the farther it got away from me and the harder it rained" shows that, the more she wanted and the more she desired, the harder it was to reach, and that the rain was probably soaking her to the bone, making her unhappy.**
 * I think that this quote is representing Laozi, because he thought happiness could only be achieved if you kept things simple, and just went with whatever happened.**
 * "Like flowing through a river, keep things simple, don't be attached to much, and just go with the flow of life and live life the way it is supposed to be lived." shows not only that simplicity is best (In order to simply float, you must relax), it also shows that if you get too attached to something, you will eventually lose it, causing you to be unhappy.**

__11/9/11-11/14/11__ media type="custom" key="11301750" __The three Doctrines Made-up Quotes__ 1) "When one desires, one loses sight of what is truly important." 2) "Life should stay basic; many rules can lead to confusion, which can lead to unjust punishments." 3) "If you show hatred or malicious intent towards another person, you yourself are showing hatred to everyone; In turn, that is showing hatred to yourself."
 * (here's a little side-note... The slide rocket contains three images and below I have three quotes. you should probably say 'Christian's image 1' instead of 'Christians 1'.)**

__11/8/11__ __The three Doctrines__
 * 1)** "Like a spider caught in its own web is a person driven by cravings. Break out of the web, and turn away from the world or sensory pleasure and sorrow." **Buddha, because he believed that you should avoid desire, and that desire itself causes pain and sorrow.**
 * 2)** "If a ruler himself is upright, all will go well without orders. but if he himself is not upright, even though he gives orders, they will not be obeyed." **Laozi, because he believed that you should make life simple. Giving orders would only complicate things.**
 * 3)** "Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad creatures without contending with them and settles where none would like to be, it comes close to the Way." **Laozi, because he believed that you should have harmony with nature. If good is like water, then good will not take advantage of others, and instead help them and take the things they don't want.**
 * 4)** "The mind is flighty, and hard to grasp; the mind pursues all it desires. To tame the mind is great goodness. Subdue the mind and know tranquility." **Buddha, because he believed that if your mind desires, the only way to know peace is to tame your mind so that it won't desire.**
 * 5)** "The more laws and edicts are imposed, the more thieves and bandits there will be." **Laozi, because he believed that if you keep things simple, there shall be peace and happiness.**
 * 6)** "Be respectful at home, be serious at work, faithful in human relations. Even if you go to uncivilized areas, these virtues are not to be abandoned." **Confucius, because he believed that you should show respect to your family and be serious at learning in work.**
 * 7)** "Seeing that our body, with hair and skin, is derived from our parents, we should not allow it to be injured in any way. This is the beginning of filial respect. We develop our own character and practice the way so as to perpetuate our name for future generations, and to bring honor to our parents." **Confucius, because he believed that we should respect parents by taking care of their greatest gift to us, our lives.**
 * 8)** "Life is a journey, death is a return to the earth, the universe is like an inn, the passing years are like dust." **Laozi, because he believed that life is like a yin-yang, returning to oneself after death.**
 * 9)** "The sage, because he does nothing, never ruins anything, and because he does not ley hold of anything, loses nothing." **Buddha, because he believed that not having a desire for anything, one would not lose anything.**

__11/1/11__ __Internet Hunt__ [|Discovery of Tea]

1. For how many years have the Chinese been drinking tea? 2. How was tea first used in China? 3. In what dynasty did drinking tea become popular?It flourished in the Tang Dynasty.[|Chinese Inventions]
 * For more than 4,000 years tea has been drunken.**
 * As a herbal medicine used to cure almost any sickness.**

4. What year was the new invention of paper presented to the emperor? 5. What did the Chinese use to make paper? 6. When did the Chinese invent moveable type? 7. How many characters does the Chinese have in it? 8. When did the Chinese invent gun powder? 9. What did the Chinese use to make gun powder? 10. What weapons did the Chinese use gun powder for? 11. When were the first magnetic compasses used by Chinese ships?Near Eleventh century AD.[|The Tang Dynasty]
 * It was presented again in 105 AD, despite their being archeological evidence of it being around two-hundred years earlier.**
 * It was made with Bamboo fibers for a high-quality paper.**
 * It was made in 1045 AD.**
 * Three thousand to Five thousand characters are used in an average newspaper.**
 * Around the Eight Century, AD.**
 * Sulfur, Charcoal, and saltpeter were used to make gunpowder.**
 * Rockets launched from bamboo tubes.**

12. What year did the golden age of the Tang Dynasty begin? 13. How could a poor person in the Tang Dynasty get a job working for the government? 14. How many people lived in the capital of the Tang? 15. How did Buddhism get to China? 16. What were the Three Doctrines of the Tang Dynasty?Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism were the three Doctrines[|The Song Dynasty]
 * Around 600 CE, the T'ang dynasty was pulled back together.**
 * You had to pass a government exam to get a good job.**
 * Around one million people lived in ch'ang-an**
 * It started as an idea from India, brought from the silk road.**

17. What is the period of the Song Dynasty sometimes referred to as? 18. Who visited China during the Song Dynasty? 19. [|When did the Song Dynasty rule China?]
 * It is sometimes called the Age of Invention.**
 * Marco Polo Discovered many things, such as the Rainbow Bridge.**

20. What was the Song Dynasty the first government to do?The fist government that used paper money, the first to use gunpowder, the first to get "True north" Via compass, and the first to have a permanent army/militia.[|Confucianism]
 * 960AD-1279AD the Song dynasty ruled china.**

21. What does Confucianism stress? 22. What is Confucianism? 23. What is a social code of behavior? 24. What did the social code of Confucianism honor?It honored their ancestors.[|Buddhism]
 * It stressed the need to develop responsibility and moral character through strictness.**
 * It is a way of behaving, not a religion.**
 * It is a strict, set, and solid way of life.**

25. What did Siddhartha want to understand? 26. What does "the Buddha" mean? 27. Why do Buddhists look within themselves? 28. What is karma? 29. How many Buddhists are there in the world today?Over three hundred million other people.[|The Four Noble Truths]
 * He wanted to understand what made humans suffer.**
 * It meant, "The Enlighted One".**
 * They try to find peace within oneself.**
 * If you treat someone good, you will be treated good. If you are treated bad, you will have bad things happen to you.**

30. Describe the Four Noble Truths in your own words.[|The Great Wall of China]

31. When was the Great Wall of China built? 32. What was the purpose of the Great Wall? 33. How long is the Great Wall? 34. About how many men died working on the wall? 35. What happened to the peasants who died while working on the wall? (You'll have to scroll down a bit to find this one.)[|Genghis Khan]

36. What other names has Genghis Khan been called? 37. What empire did Genghis Khan establish?[|Kublai Khan]

38. Why was Kublai Khan different than other Chinese rulers? 39. Who was Kublai Khan related to? 40. What famous explorer did Kublai Khan know?[|Marco Polo]

41. When was Marco Polo born and when did he die? 42. How long did Marco Polo spend in Asia? 43. In what city did Marco meet Kublai Khan at? Scroll down to Years Serviced in Khan's Court. 44. What skill did Marco have that made him valuable to Kublai Khan? Scroll down to Coming Home. 45. For how many years did the Polo brothers serve Kublai Khan? 46. How long did the sea journey home take? 47. Where was Marco when he wrote the story of his travels in Asia? 48. What was the book called? 49. Why do you think people did not believe Marco? 50. What did Marco say on his deathbed?

__10/27/11__ __Finishing china__
 * 1 Sui Dynasty unified in 589 AD.**
 * 2 The Mongols unified Yuan in 1279.**
 * 3 Muhammad begins teaching Islam in 613 AD.**
 * 4 Tang dynasty controlled the largest area.**
 * 5 Sui dynasty created the grand canal.**
 * 6 She ruled with an iron fist and did not see that any of her sons were fit enough to rule.**
 * 7 Afghanistan imported Buddhism to China.**
 * 8 They made terraces to create level land for rice farming**
 * 9 paper was an easy way for recording records**
 * 10 Fireworks and signals were made with gunpowder.**
 * 11 paper money was easier to handle and lighter than coins**
 * 12 they were writing an essay**
 * 13 To make sure rule was chosen by ability, not by family connections or wealth.**
 * 14 By paying someone else to do it, writing the work of Confucius inside their cloaks, or bribing the test correctors.**
 * 15 Europe was reached by Mongol.**
 * 16 Grew their own vegetables and herbs in special containers.**
 * 17 Carrying him in a special chair, having gold-tiled houses, celebrating a lot their, and having everyone lined up carefully.**

__10/26/17__ __What I know about china.__** They have a great wall that protects them from foes that is over one hundred miles long. They invented paper and gunpowder. they have their own language. they have a lot of people. They also have Samurais. They also have martial arts, like Taikwan-do. Their main staple is rice. they invented dumplings (I think).

1 Mayan Warfare, by Quinn R. A big battle between Mayans and Spanyards. Each character given colored hair, each a unique weapon to the person next to him/her, and because I really like fights. 2 Maya GRAPES by Patrick H. A lot of random people and creatures are very interested in the Mayans. I wonder why... 3 Rachel:Fact-full Award: Given because first video was very fact-full.

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 * 1) Post the biggest reason for the Fall of Rome
 * 2) Justify your claim
 * 3) Compare to the USA give evidence and site.
 * 4) 2 Higher-Level questions related to your claim about the USA
 * 5) 2 Higher-Level questions related to your claim about Fall of Rome
 * 6) read 4 other posts and comment on their perspective and evidence

Create 5 higher level questions about the movie || Box 2 Write a summary of the movie || Create a poem that uses facets learned in this class and English. || Box 4 Create an image and titles that exemplify the movie. ||
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Chapter 1: The Ash -One month after the fall of Rome, year 450.- When I was but a young lad, at the age of 9, Rome was falling. My birthday was in exactly one month. For the month, I had been doing favors for people so that I could buy a nice wooden blade for my birthday. My parents had been out of town, visiting my uncle. The day of my birthday, I rushed down to the farm to do my morning chores (And to get my savings of 20 silver coins and 1 copper) and hurried as fast as I could. However, as I worked my way up the hill, I smelled a fireplace. I thought someone was just carrying a lantern, but I was wrong. As I walked up to the village, I noticed… Everything. I ran to the bakery, the blacksmith, and the meeting hall. Everyone was gone. Every//thing// was gone. Black and red cinders and charred bones lay everywhere. I sat there, sobbing. They were dead. In the distance, I saw two things: A longboat with Vikings on it, and my parent’s horses. I ran to the shore, and behind the limp bodies of the steeds, my parents lay there, bloodstained, my father with no head and my mother missing an arm. I screamed and cursed at the world. Everything I had ever known and cared about was gone. <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">I noticed a small whimper, and spotted a strange basket. As I went to open it, a dog jumped out and barked. He bit my left hand, and wouldn’t let go. The poor thing was probably starved to near death. I took him to the farm and looked for something to feed it. For the next week, I was alone with a dog. Until the king had come. <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">He looked down upon me, but didn’t kill me. I clung onto his cloak, as he asked: “Why are you here? I burned down this town. Go away.” Once I heard these words, I started crying tears of anger. I pounded on his legs, and bit them once or twice. All he did was grab and lift me by the hair, and carried me to his carriage. I kicked and struggled, but he just plopped me into the carriage. The dog had been clenched onto my leg. As I dozed off, I felt someone pick me up… <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">-Four years later- <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">The King had put me under service for a Lord. Today would be a new journey. As I walked towards the lord, my new friends walked along with me. Peter Rivers, someone my age, was joking with me, and we were laughing along the way. When we got to the Lord, we knelt. After about 1 minute, there was this big ceremony and whatnot, and then we became pages. That was the end of my childhood and the beginning of my way to knighthood. <span style="display: block; font-size: 20pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">Chapter 2: The Fire <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">-One week into the battle of King Henry VS Pope Gregory, 1584- <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">Sorry, but most other people in this story are dead from age now. <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“I’m the local blacksmith, Banner A. Smith. I’m working on the Generation Lances blade, because it’s grown dull. The Generation Lance is a unique, part-glaive, part-halberd weapon. I hear it’s been passed down for more than a thousand years, and it’s come to me. “ <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Anyway, about King Henry. I hope the Pope doesn’t forgive him… Of course, I hope the Pope doesn’t become supreme ruler. I just want to eat my soup, but I need to buy it from the Pope. I get my soup from the Pope. But I don’t like the battle going on. I hear the King is still waiting outside the church for forgiveness. I wonder why the King doesn’t demand forgiveness…?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“I don’t like either of the two. I just want to be free… To be able to make the world’s strongest weapon. I’m close, but those two powerful people want all the taxes and all the supplies. My family heirloom is the strongest weapon I have.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Now, how about you, boy? You walked in my workplace and were as starving as a camel on the Sahara desert. What’s your opinion?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">The boy twitched nervously at the question. He had a cloak on, and his face was covered. “I just want a home. The king rejected me as a Page.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“So you’re with the Pope?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“The Pope rejected me for healing.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Who’s side are you on?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Your side. I just want shelter.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“…” Banner hesitated. He barely knew the kid, and he’s asking to live with a blacksmith? He had no home, though. He seemed like the kind of guy who had his village burned down. Like my Extremely Great starter of this family. <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Alright, kid. Lemme tell you how this is going to work. We hate those two together, you live here, I live here, you help with my crafting, and everyone is happy. Deal?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">The child looked at Banner, and then nodded excitedly. “Thank you sir.” He said. <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Say, what’s your name?” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“I don’t have one.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">“Well, your new name is Craft A. Smith. Welcome to my home.” <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: 115%; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">Craft… The boy thought about that name before running into the house near the Blacksmith.