Tuesday-
Semester Test:
- Given topic (tell as much as you can about the topic)
- Most likely a group test with some individual testing
Weekly blog and forum replies due December 15th
STUDY EUROPE MAP
ISIS-
Difference between Sunni and Shia:
Sunni- The tradition in this case refers to practices based on precedent or reports of actions of the Prophet Muhammad
Shia- claimed the right of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad and his descendants to lead the Islamic community
- 85% of Islam are Sunni
Al Qaeda-
Seeks to rid Muslim countries of what is sees as the profane influence of the West and replace their governments with fundamentals
Why dangerous?
- They think they are losing their culture
- Hate Western Countries
- Will die for their religion
- Terrorists (from our perspective; not theirs)
Islam- The 5 Pillars of Islam
- Shahada (witness)- is the Muslim profession of faith
- Pray to the East (Mecca- The birthplace of the religion)
- Samm- Where they fast during the day
- Make the pilgrimage
- Give money to the poor (if able) every year
Islamic World- Northern Africa and Eastern Asia
Wednesday-
We took the European map test.
Thursday-
People finished their European map tests. I was gone for everything after that.
Friday-
We finished the Central and South American maps. We listened to the "song" that we will have to sing as a class for a grade.
Ivory Trade
- Banned June 9, 1989 - restricted countries that were engaged in the trade. Made they had to find different places to find the ivory.
- Ivory Stockpile - seized by the police and put into a warehouse to stop the trade
- Burn the ivory to stop the trading - not as wanted
- since 1989 14 countries have destroyed over 130 tons
- June 2015- New York destroyed more than 1 ton of ivory
Right to Privacy
- The right of a person and one's personal information is protected from public security (observation)
- Examples of privacy
- Gender
- age
- ethnicity
- religions beliefs
- credit card number
- medical history
- The Privacy Act
- Protects the privacy of individuals
- Video Privacy Protection Act
- service providers can't disclose rental records
- The Access to Information Act
- Government information should be available to the public
- limited and specific
- Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
- forbided 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 established after Roe v. Wade in 1972
- Not really specified in the Constitution
- Supreme court is to decide the constitutionally of the law
- 1st Amendment protects the privacy of beleifs
- 3rd Amendment protects the privacy of the home against the use of it for housing sliders
- 4 Primary Concerns of Privacy
- Collection- trying to collect your information
- Unauthorized use- use your information without your permission
- improper access
- errors
- 4 Types of Privacy Harms
- Intusions
- Information Collecting
- Information Processory
- Information Spreading
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