Monday- SNOW DAY!!!!!
Tuesday- Went over the European Islands (I have already gotten 100% on the test). Semester Test schedule is linked on this website so check it out! Should know basic things about each problem presented from our issue problems (what the issue is, who it affects, what is being done to stop it, etc.) Form Post grading has been extended to 12/18; 25 posts need to be done by this date.
ISSUE PRESENTATIONS:
Radical Islam (Oscar, Spencer, Eli)-
Sunni- practices based on reports of the actions of Muhammad and those close to him. ISIS aims to over take them. Sunni dominates in Iran and Iraq and most of the Muslim community.
Shia- believe only the people who are descendants of Muhammad should lead the Muslim people
There have been many ways between the Sunni and Shia. Shia dominates in Iran and Iraq and Sunni dominates most of the Muslim community.
Al Qaeda- aims to influence the West and replace governments with Islamic regimes
They think they are losing their culture and hate the West for our progressive ways that interfere with their religion. They will die for their religion.
5 pillars of Islam-
1. Shahada- there is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the prophet of Allah. They face East towards Mecca, Saudi Arabia when the pray (they believe thats where Muhammad walked)
2. Salat- pray 5x a day
3. Sawm- fasting (withhold from food, drink, sex)
4. Haji- pilgrimage to Mecca to pray in front of the stone that Muhammad touches
5. Zakat- Almsgiving (non-poor Muslims are required to give a percentage of their income to the poor)
We then watched an Islam 101 Video.
- Quaran (Muslim equivalent-Bible) focuses on strict monotheism and giving back to the poor and less fortunate
- Pray 5x a day towards Mecca (explained in 5 pillars of Islam)
Sharia Law- a set of laws that Muslims must abide by; many different interpretations of these laws which has created conflict
Islam does not have separation of Church and State like most Christianity dominant countries.
Thursday- More presentations
Biodiversity-
What does it mean- it means the variety of life and how to coexist with one another
As the population keeps growing, there is a higher demand for necessities
Women's fertility rate in United States has gone up by 10 points in recent years- reason unclear
More and more wood is needed to make homes- causing deforestation
Over fishing is a big problem due to a high demand -numbers of other species to decline (its predators will also decline because they are losing their food supply)
Accidental introduction to new species in different habitats- throwing the fish ecosystem
As pollution rise, number of species fall
In Beijing the air quality is horrible- if you breath in the air it is equivalent to smoking 40 cigarettes a day
What is being done?- Many foundations have been set up to protect animals, habitats, reduce pollution, deforestation, endangered species, etc.
Ivory Trade-
- It is the commercial trade of ivory tusks of hippos, walrus, narwhals, but it is the most common in Asian and African Elephants.
- Ivory is used for art of manufacturing (also jewelry, piano keys, religious items, priceless objects)
- It is decreasing the elephant population- population is down to 47,000 (African) and 40,000-50,000 (Asian)
- Central Africa has lost 64% of it Elephants in a decade
- 2012 was the worst year of illegal ivory trade (25,000 poached elephants)
- 2008-2013 estimated death toll was between 30,000 and 50,000
- Demand for ivory has rose greatly in Africa in recent years
Friday- We went over our Latin America , Caribbean, and South America maps . We continued with presentations.
Ivory Trade-
It is getting worse, even there has been a bigger effort to reduce the poaching of elephants.
- African Elephant Conservation Act was passed in 1989 by Congress- banned the importation of ivory in the U.S.
- Ivory is seized by the police into a warehouse to stop the trade and then destroy it
- June 2015- New York destroyed more than 1 ton of ivory
- Since 1989 14 countries have destroyed over 130 tons
Right to Privacy-
- It is the right of a person for their information to be protected fro public scrutiny
- Personal Information often stolen: name, telephone number, credit card infor, etc.
- Privacy Act- protects the privacy of individuals
- Video Privacy Protection Act- service providers can't disclose rental records
- Access of information Act- government information should be available to public (limited and specific)
Major Cases-
Griswold v. Connecticut *1965)
- forbids any person to obtain any drug or article to prevent conception
- allowed birth control to couple
Stanley v. Georgia-
-Gave the right to read whatever people want, no matter how obscene
Right to Privacy-
-Roe v. Wade case
- Women should have the right to abort pregnancy
Privacy is not stated in the Constitution
- Supreme court is to decide the constitutionality of the law
The majority of the Supreme Court believe that 'right to privacy' is a basic human right
4 concerns of Privacy-
- The of data collection illegal or legal
- unauthorized use- using info without your consent
- improper access
- errors
4 types of privacy harms-
- intrusion
- information collecting
- information processing
- information spreading
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