Outside Reading #14

This is the optional blog about an article on Imperialism that my group has read. 

The main article is on maddy's blog;   http://maddyg24.blogspot.com/

This article is from a British point of view, and it says that the British unenthusiastically became involved in Africa. Their goal was to get the slavery out of Africa, but everything they did was for their own gain. They pretty much sailed to Africa and tried to get money and change the culture's ways. It's a good thing that they wanted to get rid of slavery, but I don't think they did it for the right reasons. They had too much interest in themselves to do much good.

outside Reading #13

I chose to read about the topic of Persecution that the Nazi's did. I read that along with Jews, they also persecuted people with mental and physical disabilities, and homosexuals. These people were imprisoned, put in mental hospitals and concentration camps. This fact is rarely brought up when people study the Holocaust, and I think should be important to study. I didn't learn that people other than Jew's were being persecuted during the Holocaust until I watched to movie "V for Vendetta". I would have been able to get a clearer view of the subject if I would have learned it in school.

Source: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/

outside Reading #11

When I thought of a global issue to read about, the first thing that came to my mind was global warming. I read an article called "What is- Global Warming". It was an article that gave a simple overview of the issue and what was happening to the earth. It described how the earth's temperature naturally rises and fall over time, but in the past 30 years, the earth has been changing too fast. The article also showed pictures of renewable energy people are using around the world. The pictures show how every country needs to work together to help with making better energy sources. 

Lindinger, Karin. "What is- Global Warming." Fireman's Fund. 30 Apr. 2007. 8 Mar. 2009 http://www.knowledge.firemansfund.com/en/climate_change/global_warming_definition/html

outside Reading #10

St. Patrick's Day

I chose to pick St. Patrick's day as my holiday to research more about. I watched a few history video's on history.com and learned some new things about one of my favorite holidays. Obviously, St. Patrick's Day is to celebrate St. Patrick. St. Patrick was born in Britain and was kidnapped to Ireland to be a slave. He escaped from Ireland to go back home where he became a Christian priest. It is said that he had a dream that told him to return to Ireland. So he did and began to convert the Irish to Christianity. It is celebrated on the 17th of March because it is said that St. Patrick died on that day. The shamrock became associated with St. Patrick because he used it as an example to the holy trinity. Also, the traditional color for the holiday was blue, but it was changed to green because green is the color associated with Ireland.