Okayy, so this semester has flown by so fast!! This class was pretty good. I didn’t pick it at first, but because I changed some things on my schedule, this was the only class that would fit. I thought it would be boring because it’s about our world and im not really into that kind of stuff, but mr bruns made it fun. Ha I would always get out of things like presenting a PowerPoint project or taking a test that day; it was funn [=
Alrightyy, so now im going to begin….
Difference between the two parties?
Abortion
The republicans are against abortion. They believe that an unborn child has a right to live and grow. Abortion should only happen if the mom is in danger of dying Democrats on the other hand are for it, they think it’s a women’s right on whether she wants to keep it or not..
Flag burning
The Republicans are against that because they think it is a sin against civil religion. Mostly republicans but some democrats believe in that. Democrats think it should be legal because of freedom.
Gun control
Republicans are for this because they think it’s important for self-defense and also people should have a right to own their own gun for hunting purposes- A right to bear arm. Democrats want a stricter gun control policy because they are dangerous; want it harder for people to access them.
Environmental Laws
Republicans believe that people should be able to have their own private property. “Republicans of Environmental Protection” is a group they formed in 1995.
They also believe we should conserve natural resources and environmental health.
Democrats- they are known as ‘tree huggers” they want the environment protected.
Affirmative Action Laws
Republicans oppose it. The other party though, Democrats, they are for it and think we need anti-discrimination laws.
Immigration
Republicans do support immigration but it has to be legal. They want a close eye on them by using the biometric data. Democrats don’t want them coming in unless they have papers and everything.
Minimum wage
Republicans absolutely do not want to raise the minimum wage. It would stop workers from gaining for skills and trying harder to better themselves. Democrats want it higher because a lot of people do work really hard but do not get paid nearly as much as some of the people that don’t do anything at all.
Health Care
Republicans believe in abstinence. They don’t think that if something goes wrong, that lawyers have the right to hold the physicians like hostages. They also think that people should have the right to handle their own health problems with the certain tools needed. Democrats want the government to control the healthcare, universal healthcare to everyone and anyone.
Taxes
The republicans believe that the government should cut the taxes. That would help out families. That and lower interest would help citizens to own their own their home faster or even just to own one. Lower taxes will help our economy. Democrats want to tax the wealthy because they have plenty of money.
Military Spending
Democrats support this but republicans, they do not. Republicans want a huge increase in military spending, while the democrats want to cut it because veterans need it also,.
Death Penalty
Republicans are for the death penalty while democrats are not? I think that’s it because the republicans think it is effective while the democrats think that innocent people’s lives may be put in danger.
Gay marriage
Some republicans are for it, but overall, republicans are against gay marriages because they think it should stick to the traditional man and wife thing. Democrats are for it because you should be with who you love no matter who and what gender they are.
Prayer in school
Republicans support it more than the democrats. They support because we have free religion. Democrats are against it because of the separation of the church and school.
What are the main political and economic systems?
Capitalism- People can own and run their own businesses and companies
Socialism- This is when the government controls so business or company; exact opposite of capitalism.
Theory of Communism- nothing would get done, and nobody would be equal.
Practice of Communism- everyone would be equal and there would be no chaos.
Absolute Monarchy- king and queens and one person would have all the power.
Constitutional Monarchy- kind and queens but not just that one person would have all the power.
Dictatorship- this is where one leader rules the country.
Anarchy- when a country has no control; everything is complete chaos and they have no government.
Causes and effects of global warming?
Okay global warming, I kind of go both ways. The earth is going through a cycle but then again we do have a part in it. Our cars- we pollute the air terribly, that’s why they are coming out with those hybrid cars. A major thing is factories! Those are ruining our world and its also hurting close neighborhoods. Kids cant play outside as much because they can get sick of the pollutants in the air as we saw on the video we watched.
Also since it is happening, polar bears and other animals may be becoming extinct in just a little bit of time….
Causes and effects of overpopulation?
China is a great example of this. I think the biggest number of children they can have is only up to two because they are so populated. One reason everything is beginning to become populated is because new medicine and vaccines are coming out to save more lives. A lot of the medicine we have now wasn’t here even ten years ago; that is helping people to live longer…
Globalization 1.0- lasted form 1492-early 1800s. it’s the age of exploration.
This is where the world is shrinking- went from large to medium.
Globalization 2.0- went from early 1800s- 2000s. people globalized through their companies. And the world shrunk even more from medium to small.
Globalization 3.0- small groups and individuals globalize themselves. The world went from small to tiny. Flattening the world.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Darfur, Rwanda, and Somalia?
Iraq
We went to war in Iraq in 2003 because George Bush said they had weapons of mass destruction. We decided to invade on our own because the United Nations didn’t want to because they had to deal with Iraq about oil. Key moments were: invasion, setting up the Iraqi system, court system, the surge, and out of the Iraq cities before 2009. Iraq invaded Kuwait because they thought they were stealing oil from them. Also the surge did work.
Iran
they were mad because we were protecting Israel so they started making nuclear weapons to go to war with them against us. So we abandoned and took all their weapons I think..
Afghanistan
We’re shifting our focus from Iraq to Afghanistan. Barrack Obama plans on sending more troops over there and then we’ll have 68,000.
This pretty much all started from the attack of 9/11. Al- Queada, worldwide terrorist group, they were behind the attack.
Darfur
Arabs tried to get the black Africans off of their land for water and the land. They would take over villages and kill the men and even rape the women.
Janjaweed means, “devils on horseback” leader is Musa Hilal. The death toll is about 400,00-500,00. people are living in camps barely surviving. This is happening right now and Darfur is becoming a desert.
Rwanda
The Belgiums favored the Tutsis because they were more “white”. Well after Rwanda became independent, the Hutus took over and got their revenge and started killing the Tutsis. They would come into your home and check your identification card. This was a genocide that lasted 100 days and 800,000 people were killed. Finally, there were some brave Tutsis that were rebels and they overthrown the Hutus and then the Hutus fled to the Congo and that started another whole war…
Somalia
1 failed state in the world. (country that is incomplete chaos and no real government. no real food reallly. anarchy government,)
problems:
piracy and terrorism.
US tried to capture Somalia war Lord0 Mohammed Farriah Aidid.
Piracyy- threat to international trade and shipping
- Somalia pirates have received around 150 million dollars in ransom in the last 12 months prior to November in 2008.
pirates are targeting big oil tanks
Somalia has three main terrorists groups; Jihadis(many massacres and killed an italian nun.), Al0 Shabaab(most control over the southern and central part of Somalia. and enemies of Islam.) , and Al-Quada(bombing).
they have lack of leadership.
That is it…..
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