{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"30104353","dateCreated":"1289585358","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sewen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sewen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256135246\/sewen-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ewenclass.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/30104353"},"dateDigested":1531975883,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Blood Diamonds","description":"Answer the following questions using at least 3 different websites. (no wikipedia) Use quotes from the websites in your answers, and make sure you list the website it is from.
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\n1. What is a blood diamond or conflict diamond?
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\n2. What are some areas blood diamonds come from?
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\n3. What is the Kimberly process?
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\n4. What can you do to make sure you don't buy and blood diamond?
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\n5. Explain how a blood diamond makes it all the way from a conflict area to a store near us.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"30114729","body":"1. What is a blood diamond or conflict diamond?
\nA diamond that is mined in a war zone and are usually sold for militaries.
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\n2. What are some areas blood diamonds come from?
\nMostly in Africa
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\n3. What is the Kimberly process?
\nProcess where a country tries to sell blood diamonds to gain money after a war.
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\n4. What can you do to make sure you don't buy and blood diamond?
\nDemand details about the diamond and proof that it is not a conflict diamond so we don\u2019t fund enemies.
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\n5. Explain how a blood diamond makes it all the way from a conflict area to a store near us.
\nDiamonds are sold from country to country until one decides to sell it to the U.S. and it may be a country that we trust. Not knowingly, we buy the diamonds off of them and sell them here.","dateCreated":"1289594744","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30114815","body":"1) a blood diamond is a diamond that is sold to finance terroism "or other violent acts"
\n2) they are usually found in central and western parts of africa the united nations defines the diamonds as "diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council."
\n3) its a joint governments to help stop or slow down the trade and flow of blood diamonds "industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds."
\n4) the best way to put it is that you really cant make sure your bying a blood diamond the only way you can stop is that you buy a differnt kind of stone "but you can take steps to greatly reduce the probability."
\n5) a blood diamond makes it to the US by being smuggled over by smugglers","dateCreated":"1289594851","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"imartinez1991","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/imartinez1991","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1289594927\/imartinez1991-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115011","body":"Blood diamonds originate from forces opposing the governments in Africa. They fund non-government military. Blood diamonds are found in Sierre Leonne, Angolia, and Liberia. They can create a mandatory certificate of origin. Diamonds make it all the way here because of middle men. First, the company that discovered it sells it. Then he sells it for a slighly higher price. This happens for a while until it leaves the country. The person who is now in possesion cleans the diamond. The price raises dramatically and gets sold to a store. Then you buy it.
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\n\u201cConflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council.\u201d
\nhttp:\/\/www.un.org\/peace\/africa\/Diamond.html<\/a>","dateCreated":"1289595023","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"eyork1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/eyork1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115175","body":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/peace\/africa\/Diamond.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.brilliantearth.com\/conflict-diamond-facts\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/extra\/teachers\/lessonplans\/world\/conflict_diamonds_12-06.html<\/a>
\n1. \u201cConflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council.\u201d
\n2. \u201cSome areas blood diamonds come from have been associated with human rights abuses, environmental damage and terrorism. \u201c
\n3. \u201cThe Kimberly Process is a process designed to certify the origin of rough diamonds from sources which are free of conflict fuelled by diamond production.\u201d
\n4. \u201cEducational institutions and other civil society players need to combine their efforts, demand the strict enforcement of sanctions and encourage real peace.\u201d
\n5. The blood diamonds get traded and brought to the United States.","dateCreated":"1289595214","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jsparks1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsparks1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115221","body":"1.\u201cThe blood diamonds as also referred to the war diamond is a diamond sold to finance terrorism or other violent acts including civil war\u201d.(www.wisegeek.com)
\n2.The blood diamond come from sierra Leone, Angola, Liberia, DR Congo, and the republic of Congo(www.diamondfacts.com)
\n3.\u201cThe Kimberly process is the process of joint governments, civil society, and industry,\u201d this process is trying to help with the trade of blood diamonds for war use.(www.kimberlyprocess.com)
\n4.\u201cWell if investing in a diamond make sure that you question your retailer on where the diamond was processed and make sure your retailer sounds sure of what he or she is doing\u201d( http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/<\/a>)
\n5.\u201cPeople can smuggle in the conflict diamonds or they can be shipped\u201d (http:\/\/www.policyalmanac.org<\/a>)","dateCreated":"1289595282","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"mcurtis1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mcurtis1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283134699\/mcurtis1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115255","body":"1."A blood diamond, also referred to as a conflict or war diamond, is a diamond sold to finance terrorism or other violent acts including civil war." This is an illegal business where diamonds are used illegaly.
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\n2.Two thirds come from Africa. South Africa & Sierra Leone."Easily concealed, immensely valuable and largely untraceable, stones from rebel-held mines have raised billions of dollars on world markets to finance insurgencies in Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)."
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\n3. "The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes extensive requirements on its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as \u2018conflict-free\u2019." This is what the govt. is doing to prevent bloodshed.
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\n4. Make sure the diamonds go through the kimberly process when you purchase them. "As a result of the Kimberley Processb Certification Scheme, diamonds are among the most monitored and audited of any natural resource in the world."
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\n5. "And out of 30 companies, 25--including international luxury companies like Bulgari, Cartier, and Harry Winston--failed to respond to Global Witness in writing about their policies on conflict diamonds and how they ensure that none are sold by their stores." Most diamonds fail to go through the kimberly process n we buy them.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/headlines04\/0401-12.htm<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.kimberleyprocess.com\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1289595332","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Sarellano1993","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Sarellano1993","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1282334903\/Sarellano1993-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115315","body":"1)it is a diamond mined in a war zone mostly happenes in africa."refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa."
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\n2)an area blood diamonds come from are africa usaly in a war zone.
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\n3)it is a way to try to stop getting conflict diamonds, to make sure they are not funding violince."The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds \u2013 rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments"
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\n4)find out where the dimond came from."Research your retailers. Only buy from reputable retailers to reduce chances of purchasing a conflict diamond. Use the Internet and consumer guides to help evaluate sources."
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\n5)they get bought then sent to the USA to be cleaned and cut into sometheing like a ring then sold here."Conflict diamonds, often called blood diamonds, are those gems that are mined in unsafe and illegal working conditions, the sale of which fund civil wars and guerrilla fighting in several parts of Africa."","dateCreated":"1289595396","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jstre2241994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jstre2241994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1294417366\/jstre2241994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115353","body":"1. What is a blood diamond or conflict diamond?
\nA diamond mined in a war zone, and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army\u2019s war efforts or a warlord\u2019s activity.http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&safe=active&defl=en&q=define:Blood+diamond&sa=X&ei=sKTdTIyHFMvhnQfQiNnVDw&ved=0CBMQkAE<\/a>
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\n2. What are some areas blood diamonds come from?
\n Blood diamonds are usually found in Africa.
\nIn relation to diamond trading, blood diamond (also called a converted diamond, conflict diamond, hot diamond, or a war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa[1] where around two-thirds of the world's diamonds are produced.[2]
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\n3. What is the Kimberly process? The Kimberley Process is a set of joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds \u2013 rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. Http:www.kimberleyprocess.com\/
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\n4. What can you do to make sure you don't buy and blood diamond? Individual countries set up their own methods and processes to curb the practice of trading conflict diamonds. The idea is that if no one will buy, then no one will sell. People who take advantage of conflict diamonds would have no market and thus the practice would stop.
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\n5. Explain how a blood diamond makes it all the way from a conflict area to a store near us. The Kimberley system increases governments' transparency by forcing them to keep records of the diamonds they are exporting and importing and how much they are worth. This shows the governments their finances so that they can be held accountable for how much they are spending for the benefit of the country's population. Http:<\/em>en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_diamond","dateCreated":"1289595440","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"kdagel1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kdagel1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115489","body":"1.Blood diamond refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa. (google define)
\n2.The countries that have blood diamonds are Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Ivory Coast. the Kimberly process introduced by United Nations resolution 55\/56 that is designed to certify the origin of rough diamonds from sources which are free of conflict fueled by diamond production. (google define)
\n3.Research your retailers, interrogate your retailer, demand a written guarantee that your diamond is a conflict-free stone, buy only what your instinct tells you is fine. (http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_2095809_spot-conflictdiamond.html<\/a>)
\n4. they send it to the united states for polishing.","dateCreated":"1289595602","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"wcharlebois1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/wcharlebois1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1282334895\/wcharlebois1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115669","body":"1) A blood diamond is a diamond mainly used in Africa to pay for civil wars and terrorism. http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-a-blood-diamond.htm<\/a>
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\n2) Some places where these diamonds are found and used are Liberia, Angola, and Sierra Leone in Africa. http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-a-blood-diamond.htm<\/a>
\n3) The Kimberly process is when a country after a civil war or a terrorist attack will use blood diamonds to get money back for the country. http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/10307046<\/a>
\n4) The diamonds is cut a certain way and if you look very closely there are differences in real diamonds and blood diamonds. http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_2095809_spot-conflictdiamond.html<\/a>
\n5) Blood diamonds are traded in Africa and eventually gets to an American and he\/she thinks it is real. So they sell it to the public. http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/business-and-human-rights\/extractives\/conflict-diamonds\/page.do?id=1051176<\/a>","dateCreated":"1289595782","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"dmcshane1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmcshane1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1286395720\/dmcshane1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30115811","body":"1.A blood diamond is a pink stone that rebles sell to buy guns or to fund military actions."Blood Diamonds, also known as \u201cConflict Diamonds\u201d are stones that are produced in areas controlled by rebel forces that are opposed to internationally recognized governments. The rebels sell these diamonds, and the money is used to purchase arms or to fund their military actions."
\n2.some areas that a blood diamond comes from are areas that are conrolled by rebel forces.
\n3.the kiberly process is the govenment procdure of making sure that the dimonds were produced ligitmently by getting a certificate. "This procedure requires each nation to certify that all rough diamond exports are produced through legitimate mining and sales activity. All rough diamonds exported from these nations are to be accompanied by certificates".4. i can make sure i don't buy a blood diamond by making sure that they are certified. "Retail customers buying a cut diamond are encouraged to insist upon a sales receipt that documents that their diamond originated from a conflict free source."","dateCreated":"1289595960","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aperez1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aperez1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"30116007","body":"1. a blood diamond is a dimond that is found in area controlled by groups that appose government and they use them to fuel there military."Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council."
\nhttp:\/\/www.un.org\/peace\/africa\/Diamond.html<\/a>
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\n2.The Bllood dimands have affected Angola, Cote d'ivoire, Sierra leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo."The trade in these illicit stones has fuelled decades of devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone."
\n http:\/\/www.kimberleyprocess.com\/<\/a>
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\n3. It is a international group that has tryed to stop smuggling of blood diamonds."The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds"
\nhttp:\/\/www.kimberleyprocess.com\/<\/a>
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\n4.know the place where you buy the dimand."Research your retailers. Only buy from reputable retailers to reduce chances of purchasing a conflict diamond. Use the Internet and consumer guides to help evaluate sources."
\nhttp:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_2095809_spot-conflictdiamond.html<\/a>
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\n5.military groups sell the diamonds to people that can smuggle them out of the country."These individuals commonly deal the rough diamonds to violent organizations, who pay a small sum for the smuggled diamonds and then resell them to other organizations or groups who can successfully move the diamonds out of the country."
\nhttp:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-a-blood-diamond.htm<\/a>","dateCreated":"1289596185","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cwilliamson1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cwilliamson1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":2}]},{"id":"28069897","dateCreated":"1286387125","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sewen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sewen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256135246\/sewen-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ewenclass.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/28069897"},"dateDigested":1531975884,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Saving Venice","description":"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=saving-venice<\/a>
\nVenice is a great example of Human-Environment interaction.
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\n1. Please tell me in your own words how Venice was created.
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\n2. Then tell me the problems Venice is currently facing and how they might be able to fix them or if they can even fix them at all.
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\n3. Last, please tell me how you think we might be able to use the technology they used to build Venice here in the United States.
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\n4. After you have replied to this message, please read some of your classmates replies and then reply again, this time picking a specific classmate and telling them why you agree or disagree with part 3 of their answer.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"28079565","body":"1.Venice was built on small islands, which were held up by stilts, with water surrounding it.
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\n2. Then tell me the problems Venice is currently facing and how they might be able to fix them or if they can even fix them at all. Venice is a city on stilts. It was built on 117 small islands in the middle of a lagoon that flows into the Adriatic Sea
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\n3. Last, please tell me how you think we might be able to use the technology they used to build Venice here in the United States. I think we might be able to use technology here by building, by using them as our guiding tools to help us complete our product and use them in our everyday lives. Just like in Florida, they use a lot of tools to help them for shelter, when a hurricane slams into the east coast, people have to find shelter.","dateCreated":"1286395582","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"kdagel1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kdagel1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079567","body":"i agree with brad that would be pretty cool to build cities on top of the water becaus you always have water around you. We could also use water for free water for the city.","dateCreated":"1286395583","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"dmcshane1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmcshane1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1286395720\/dmcshane1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079569","body":"1. Venice was created on small islands and stilts which probably makes it the weakest in Italy. Their culture goes back to when Attila the Hun attacked in 452. It was also used for refuge and protection for settlers.
\n2. Right now Venice is sinking a half inch every century which is a result of tectonic plate shifts from Africa that are heading north causing the Alps to rise and South Italy to sink. The solution is Mo.SE. The plan is to build 79 flood gates that will separate the city from the the sea to prevent any water reaching it.
\n3. We could use somewhere like Louisiana and build it there because it\u2019s just like what Venice was built on. Maybe our technology today could make it better.","dateCreated":"1286395585","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079575","body":"1.It was built in a lagoon on stilts
\n2.in resent years there have been some major floods due to the city sinking and global warming. they could raise the city as they have sugesterd or they could build walls around the city to protect it from floods.
\n3.We could use the technology to build on swamps and other unbuildable spaces.","dateCreated":"1286395590","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cwilliamson1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cwilliamson1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079609","body":"1) It is built on islands built on a lagoon that flows into the sea.
\n2) they are faceing the land sinking abut half an inch each centery, and they have flooding problems getting worse. they want to build a a project called moses that raises the land and when flooding starts to happen the flood gates go up.
\n3) we can use that technalogy to build more places over islands, wetlands and we can help the flooding ares by useing vences moses idea.","dateCreated":"1286395610","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jstre2241994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jstre2241994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1294417366\/jstre2241994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079627","body":"1. Venice was created on small islands and stilts which probably makes it the weakest in Italy. Their culture goes back to when Attila the Hun attacked in 452. It was also used for refuge and protection for settlers.
\n2. Right now Venice is sinking a half inch every century which is a result of tectonic plate shifts from Africa that are heading north causing the Alps to rise and South Italy to sink. The solution is Mo.SE. The plan is to build 79 flood gates that will separate the city from the the sea to prevent any water reaching it.
\n3. We could use somewhere like Louisiana and build it there because it\u2019s just like what Venice was built on. Maybe our technology today could make it better.","dateCreated":"1286395619","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079657","body":"1. Venice was created on small islands and stilts which probably makes it the weakest in Italy. Their culture goes back to when Attila the Hun attacked in 452. It was also used for refuge and protection for settlers.
\n2. Right now Venice is sinking a half inch every century which is a result of tectonic plate shifts from Africa that are heading north causing the Alps to rise and South Italy to sink. The solution is Mo.SE. The plan is to build 79 flood gates that will separate the city from the the sea to prevent any water reaching it.
\n3. We could use somewhere like Louisiana and build it there because it\u2019s just like what Venice was built on. Maybe our technology today could make it better.","dateCreated":"1286395642","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079705","body":"1. Venice was created on small islands and stilts which probably makes it the weakest in Italy. Their culture goes back to when Attila the Hun attacked in 452. It was also used for refuge and protection for settlers.
\n2. Right now Venice is sinking a half inch every century which is a result of tectonic plate shifts from Africa that are heading north causing the Alps to rise and South Italy to sink. The solution is Mo.SE. The plan is to build 79 flood gates that will separate the city from the the sea to prevent any water reaching it.
\n3. We could use somewhere like Louisiana and build it there because it\u2019s just like what Venice was built on. Maybe our technology today could make it better.","dateCreated":"1286395674","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079773","body":"1 Venice was a city created on stilts and bulit on 117 islands in the middle of the lagoon.
\n2 Venice is currectly facing industrial pumping underground problems for manufactoring and agricultural purposes caused water level issues due to flooding.
\n3 Placing a waterproof clay membrane under the square to stop water raising through the soil and the moblie gates will protect the city of floods from one to two meters.","dateCreated":"1286395726","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jsparks1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsparks1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079831","body":"john streicher.
\non your number three i agree with it but I also belive we could use the mose tecnology to help places like new orleans.","dateCreated":"1286395771","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cwilliamson1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cwilliamson1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28079839","body":"cody williamson i agree on your idea of building over swams and unbuildable areas. it is a good idea and would be a smart investment!","dateCreated":"1286395772","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jstre2241994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jstre2241994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1294417366\/jstre2241994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"28101067","body":"1~venice is basically a city on stilts, and was built on 117 islands that is located in the middle of a lagoon which the Adrictic sea flows through.
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\n2~the current problem with venice is that the city is sinking due to tide water levels raising to high, to fix this problem is 79 moblie floodgates that separate the lagoon from the sea when the water levels get one meter about average water height.
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\n3~in america we could use these floodgates to help stop flooding in the major rivers throughout the united states.","dateCreated":"1286416478","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aperez1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aperez1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":22}]},{"id":"26429237","dateCreated":"1282931471","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sewen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sewen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256135246\/sewen-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ewenclass.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/26429237"},"dateDigested":1531975886,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Where would you travel?","description":"Please think of 3 educational "trip of lifetime" destinations around the world. Find a tourist website for each one. Take some time to look over each site and then paste the website addresses into the top of your reply. Under each website you paste, write a sentence about what part of the website interested you most and why.
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\nNarrow your choice down to one of the 3 above and then answer the following questions. You may combine the answers into paragraph format.
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\n1. Where would your educational "trip of a lifetime" be to?
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\n2. Why would you go to this location?
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\n3. What are some things you might expect to learn from this trip?
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\n4. How might this trip change your life?
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\n5. What are 3 or 4 of the specific things you would see or do on this trip?
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\nremember to copy your answer before you post","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"26433995","body":"Rome
\nhttp:\/\/www.italyguides.it\/us\/roma\/rome_italy_travel.htm<\/a>
\n
\nThis interested me because there is so much history at the colliseum and other famous landmarks.
\n Nagasaki
\nhttp:\/\/www.japan-guide.com\/e\/e2162.html<\/a>
\nNagasaki would be a good place to visit because our culture is very different than there\u2019s and it would be cool to learn more about it.
\n Paris
\nhttp:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/france\/paris<\/a>
\nParis would be a good place to visit because I would like to know why the Eiffel tower was built.
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\nIf I had to pick one, I would pick Rome. I would pick Rome because I look like it has the most history. It also has so many beautiful sights to see. It has a great landscape with lots of mountains and is by the sea. It has nice weather and good food.","dateCreated":"1282939052","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"eyork1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/eyork1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434007","body":"Dublin Ireland, http:\/\/www.visitdublin.com\/seeanddo\/dublin.aspx<\/a>
\n Tasmania http:\/\/www.australia.com\/destinations\/states\/tas.aspx?channel=paid%20search&country=us&tacampaign=usa%20global%20sem%20fy11&campaign=destinations&website=google&adgroup=tas&tkeyword=tasmania%20tourism&matchtype=broad<\/a> Tasmania would be my trip of a lifetime because of the spectacular scenery the mountain ranges, the plains, and the dense forest. I would go there for the history and the fun of it. I would expect to learn the history of Tasmania. It might make me want to become a biologist from all of the distinct and bizarre wildlife and maybe a historian or even an explorer. On this trip I would like to see the Willington Bay, The nut in Stanley Tasmania and finally Cradle Mountain.
\n, Crete http:\/\/www.explorecrete.com\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1282939091","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"dmcshane1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmcshane1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1286395720\/dmcshane1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434015","body":"Jamacia: http:\/\/www.visitjamaica.com\/<\/a>
\nHas great beaches and many things to do! It has a a big culture from when settlers visted jamacia it has a rich history and hertiage with many great things to see like the nautral lands.
\nTokyo: http:\/\/www.digi-promotion.com\/tokyo-info\/info-attractions.html<\/a>
\nTokyo has many cool things to offer. It has an awsome amount of cool buildings like the tokyo tower and has many ancient facts going back far in history.
\nSydney, Australia: http:\/\/www.australia.com\/index.aspx<\/a>
\nSydney has a great city and has a mazeing watters with some bays where you can do many things and have fun and whatch the amazeing scenery.
\n1. I would go to sydney australia for my trip of a lifetime
\n2. Sydney has amazeing scenery and has history and fun things to do. So it would be a trip of a lifetime that would be awsome.
\n3. I would learn about there culture and why the watter is so blue. I would also learn about there world famous harbour.
\n4. This trip would change my life by some of the amazeing stuff I would see and learn. Like how the city sydney is made up and the worl famouse harbour would make all the othere harbours I have ever seen look small.
\n5. I woulld see sydney the city, I would see the worl famous harbour, learn the history of sydney, go to the cobblestone streets, and go to the famous harbour bridge.","dateCreated":"1282939101","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jstre2241994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jstre2241994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1294417366\/jstre2241994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434129","body":"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/japan\/tokyo\/sights\/396249<\/a> its a museum thats about animation and japanese anime is good.
\nhttp:\/\/travel.yahoo.com\/p-travelguide-2761166-great_wall_the_beijing-i;_ylt=ApULkmvtxSp.ih7pEDqmTT4zFWoL<\/a> the great wall of china.
\nhttp:\/\/www.edinburgh.org\/<\/a> ediburgh is a good place because scotland is a nice place
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\n1) my educational "trip of a lifetime" would be to Beijing china.
\n2) this place beacause of all the tourism spots.
\n3) i would learn alot about the chinese culture and visit alot of the museums and the great wall of china.
\n4) i would look at there culture differntly if i went there learn a lot from them.
\n5) I would go visit the great wall china, lama temple, the forbidden city and temple of heaven","dateCreated":"1282939337","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"imartinez1991","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/imartinez1991","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1289594927\/imartinez1991-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434143","body":"1. Where would your educational "trip of a lifetime" be to?
\nIf I planned an educational trip of a lifetime somewhere, I would pick Sydney, Australia because I would like to learn more about what type of sea life I would find in the Great Barrier Reef.
\n2. Why would you go to this location?
\n I would like to learn more about what type of sea life I would find in the Great Barrier Reef, such as sea turtles, and it also supports the diversity of life.
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Barrier_Reef<\/a>
\n
\n3. What are some things you might expect to learn from this trip?
\nI would expect to learn how fish live on there own after they are fully grown fish, and not babies.
\n4. How might this trip change your life?
\nThis trip might change my life by learning the diversity of life, and going more in depth on what else I would find there, besides fish.
\n5. What are 3 or 4 of the specific things you would see or do on this trip?
\nI would like to take a tour of Australia, just sightseeing, and maybe go scuba diving, to see all the undersea life. Then I would like to go see a concert at the Sydney Opera house for my amusement. And lastly, I would love to see fireworks on the fourth of July, going right above the opera house. This would be my most exciting trip of a lifetime.","dateCreated":"1282939356","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"kdagel1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kdagel1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434153","body":"Hiroshima,
\nhttp:\/\/www.japan-guide.com\/e\/e2160.html<\/a>
\nIt tells when the bomb was dropped which was on August 6th 1945.
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\nSingapore
\nhttp:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/country\/250\/general_information\/South-East-Asia\/Singapore.html<\/a>
\nIn Singapore when you enter a private house or temple you must remove your shoes. Also there is no gum-chewing aloud.
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\nBerlin
\nhttp:\/\/www.justberlin.org\/<\/a>
\nBerlin was founded in 13th century and they also host the 1936 olympics.
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\nI chose to go to Singapore. I chose this location because I think since it is the cleanest city in the world it would be a very interesting place to visit. I would want to learn about and visit the Petronas Towers. I would also like to go to the luxurious malls and have a dazzling nightlife. This trip will change the way I look at things in america since Singapore is so clean and beautiful compared the United States. The things I would like to do would visit the Petronas towers and go across the middle skywalk. I would also shop in the luxurious malls and live the dazzling nightlife.","dateCreated":"1282939384","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"rong1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rong1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1269025161\/rong1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434253","body":"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attractions-g303631-Activities-c5-Sao_Paulo_State_of_Sao_Paulo.html#TtD<\/a>
\nThe pictures on this website interested me the most because they were breath taking.
\nI would travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil. This city to me is the city with the richest culture. People from all over the world from Europe to Asia have migrated to this capitol city. I expect to learn why it is that many nationalitys came to Brazil specifically. This trip will help me hacve a different perspective of life because a lot of people live with few resources over there. When I\u2019d go on this trip I would visit the Banespa building which is modeled after the Empire State Building. Another thing I would do is try top expand my horizons by trying lots of the different foods in the culture. I would visit Pinacoteca do Estado because it is a beautiful building built many many years ago and many people from all walks of life have been to.
\nhttp:\/\/www.iexplore.com\/dmap\/Cuba\/Where+to+Go<\/a>
\nI like the different cities that are in Cuba like Havana. They offer a lot about the insights on the communist governemnt.
\nhttp:\/\/www.cape-town.info\/south-africa-tourist-information\/<\/a>
\nI liked the list of attractions in Cape Town, Africa. Such as the beautiful Table Mountain where tribes have gathered over many centuries.","dateCreated":"1282939604","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Sarellano1993","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Sarellano1993","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1282334903\/Sarellano1993-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434263","body":"Dublin irland
\nhttp:\/\/www.viator.com\/dublin-tours\/d503-ttd?pref=02&aid=g1818<\/a>
\nOne thing that interested me about this web site was Limerick, Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway Bay Rail Tour from Dublin.
\nNagasaki japan
\nhttp:\/\/www.ngs-kenkanren.com\/eng\/<\/a>
\nThe Shimabara Castle and Museum of The Disaster was one thing on this web site that I found interesting.
\nCairo egypt
\nhttp:\/\/www.iexploreegypt.com\/?gclid=CKL_osm32qMCFQpV5wodSxd47g<\/a>
\none thing that interested me here was the nilel tours and the pyramind tours.
\n1. I would go to Cairo Egypt
\n2. I would like to go see the pyramids and some ancent egyption temples.
\n3. I would learn about the history and culture of the ancient egyptions
\n4. It would expant my knowledge on the ancient egyptions
\n5. I would like to go to the Pyraminds of giza, nile river tours and the egyptian museum","dateCreated":"1282939635","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cwilliamson1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cwilliamson1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434289","body":"http:\/\/www.discoverireland.com\/int\/about-ireland\/<\/a>
\na lot of my family is Irish so going to Dublin Ireland would be a really cool to get to see some of the things that helped shape my families history.
\nhttp:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/cityguides\/beijing.htm<\/a>
\ni would like to go to bejing china because ive heard that the great wall of china is really cool and sounds like something I would like to see at some point in my life in my life.
\nhttp:\/\/www.world66.com\/europe\/italy\/veneto\/venice<\/a>
\ni like the thought of Venice and have always thought it would be relly fun to visit I also think it would be interesting to learn about there culture and history.
\n1) My trip would be to Dublin Ireland.
\n2) My family is very Irish and I would like to see what its like in Ireland.
\n3) Some of the past history and culture of the people who live there and to help get a better understanding of where my family is from.
\n4) Is trip could change my life because it could help me to appreciate my heritage more and not think of it as an unimportant thing but as something that means a lot to me.
\n5) On my trip to Dublin Ireland I would like to visit the Dublin castle, the Dublin zoo and the St. Stephen\u2019s green","dateCreated":"1282939676","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"nickdugan1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nickdugan1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256238653\/nickdugan1995-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26434291","body":"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/sweden\/stockholm<\/a>
\n- I would go to Stockholm because its supposed to be a very beautiful city with alot of history. Places like the Gamla Stan and waterways attract many people each year.
\nhttp:\/\/www.rome.info\/<\/a>
\n- Rome is famous for its art and design. It would be interesting to see all of it in person.
\nhttp:\/\/parisfrance.ca\/<\/a>
\n- Paris would be the last place i would want to go because it has famous buildings and alot of history behind it.
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\n1. My trip would be Rome, Italy.
\n
\n2. It has many famous buildings and art. It is aslo close to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
\n
\n3. I would learn alot about the past culture and much about their religion too since it is the Vatican City.
\n
\n4. It would give me a better understanding of European culture and it would just be a trip I wouldnt forget.
\n
\n5. I would see the Colosseum and The Vatican. I would also want to go to the Mediterranean coast.","dateCreated":"1282939676","smartDate":"Aug 27, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"t.-smith","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/t.-smith","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26462751","body":"-Paris, France
\nhttp:\/\/parisfrance.ca\/<\/a>
\nIt's a city full of attractions and I'm interested in seeing their art galleries because I love art.
\n
\n-Rome, Italy
\nhttp:\/\/romeitaly.ca\/<\/a>
\nI'm mostly interested in the Colosseum. I've always wanted to see it in person.
\n
\n-Athens, Greece
\nhttp:\/\/www.athensguide.org\/<\/a>
\nI want to go to the numerous beaches they have there
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\n1) My trip would be Paris, France
\n
\n2) Because it seems like a beautiful place to be at.
\n
\n3) I would learn that people in Paris live different than us. And that there's many things you haven't seen in the world.
\n
\n4) It would change my view of life.
\n
\n5)I would go to the art galleries, museums, see their beautiful parks and gardens, and look at all the sculptures and foundations.","dateCreated":"1283103382","smartDate":"Aug 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jsparks1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsparks1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26474293","body":"http:\/\/touritaly.org\/tours\/venice\/venice01.htm<\/a>
\nThis website tells you about when the city of Venice, Italy was found and it tells you about what the canals were used for.
\nhttp:\/\/touritaly.org\/pompeii\/pompeii-main.htm<\/a>
\nThis site tells you about what happened in Pompeii, Italy and it tells you when the time period it was when the eruption occurred. Picked this website because Venice is one of my favorite places in the world and I think it's interesting how the streets are made of water.
\nhttp:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/australia\/sydney<\/a>
\nLastly this site tells you a little bit about Sydney. Like how Sydney is one of the oldest cities in Australia. I chose this website because it tells you what the city is about.
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\nI would go to Venice because I think it\u2019s interesting to use water as your transportation to everywhere you go. I would expect to see the voting hall and the senate hall because those places look very interesting. It might change my life because that would be one of my accomplishments in my life time. I would go on this trip because of the art work and the historical museums there. I would also go to Venice because of the interesting food there. I also think it would be interesting on how their money system works too.","dateCreated":"1283134415","smartDate":"Aug 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"mcurtis1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mcurtis1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283134699\/mcurtis1994-lg.jpg"}}],"more":4}]},{"id":"26261409","dateCreated":"1282333258","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sewen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sewen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256135246\/sewen-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ewenclass.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/26261409"},"dateDigested":1531975887,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Welcome!","description":"Welcome to Geography and my website. Today you will start your first web assignment. Please read all of the following instructions before beginning:
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\n*Always copy everything before you post!!
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\n1. Find 1 online news article that has to do with geography...then copy down the web address.
\n2. Next, find a website that covers the five themes of geography...copy down that web address.
\n3. Next, click reply to this message and paste in the two web addresses you have found. Explain what both are in a brief sentence or two.
\n4. Last, write a short paragraph about what you expect to get out of my class this year.
\n5. Then post to the board!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"26261801","body":"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/08\/100820101356.htm<\/a> http:\/\/www.una.edu\/geography\/statedepted\/themes.html<\/a>
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\nThe first website is an article about how in September the ice will be at it's annual thinnest and people are now wondering when the ice will completely melt away. The second website is the five themese of geography which is location, place, human-inviromental interactions, movement, and region.
\n I expect to learn where different countries are and what they think of as normal. I expect to find out about different world cultures and religions. Something I really expect to learn is how the countries work, for example the type of govenment different countries have and how it is used. Maybe the leadership and the history of the different countries.","dateCreated":"1282334680","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"B_Munson","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/B_Munson","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261823","body":"http:\/\/channel.nationalgeographic.com\/episode\/gulf-oil-spill-5488\/Overview#tab-facts<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_themes_of_geography<\/a>
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\nThe first wedsite address is about the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and how it effects the rest of the world. As many people know, it is a major crisis that has put on large impact not only on the people that live on the coastlines, but on our nation as well.
\nThe second webstie address explains the five themes of geography; region, human-environment interactions, location, place, and movement. Allm of which help us better understand the concept of geography.
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\nThis year i hope to achieve a good grade in your class. More importantly, i hope not to turn in any late work. Last year i had a problem with homework being in on time and thats what brought my grade down. I also want to learn more about different places like Asia and Africa and how there cultures came to be what they are today. This class sounds like it could be very cool and interesting.","dateCreated":"1282334791","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"t.-smith","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/t.-smith","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261827","body":"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2010\/08\/100818-energy-savings-earth-institute-survey\/<\/a>
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\nThis is an article abou going green. t endourages people not just to shut of the lights but purchase technology that uses less energy.
\nhttp:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/teachgeography\/a\/5themes.htm<\/a>
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\nThe 5 themes of geography are location, place, human environment interaction, movement and region.
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\n In this class I expect it to be fun and educational. I also expect to learn about a wide variety of cutures. last, I also expect to learn about the Earth.","dateCreated":"1282334808","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"eyork1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/eyork1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261829","body":"The first news article is about how in the Middle East there could be possible talks of peace between the palestinians and the israelites.
\nThe five themes of geography were made so teaching geography would be easier in the classromm through the examination of five ideas.
\nI expect for this class to be interesting and teach me alot about different parts of the world. Traveling is beautiful and it would be nice to learn about places one might want to see someday. Also learning about other cultures makes you more understanding to societies these days.","dateCreated":"1282334810","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Sarellano1993","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Sarellano1993","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1282334903\/Sarellano1993-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261845","body":"www.nationalgeographic.com
\nhttp:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/teachgeography\/a\/5themes.htm<\/a>. These websites show how geography helps us and other people how we get around.
\nWhat i expect out of geography this year are the types of culture other countries use and compare it to our society today.","dateCreated":"1282334857","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"kdagel1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kdagel1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261847","body":"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/release\/2010\/08\/100820101.htm<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/teachgeography\/a\/5themes.htm<\/a>
\n
\nscience daily had an article about ice melting up north. The other stated the 5 themes of geography.
\nI expect to learn more about different perspectives about other countries just like that activity we did in class Thursday.","dateCreated":"1282334867","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aharrop1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aharrop1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256231887\/aharrop1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26261859","body":"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/08\/100818131555.htm<\/a>. This website explains about the earthquake that hit Samoa on August 18, 2010. It also explains how the earthquake concealed two other quakes inside itself.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.una.edu\/geography\/statedepted\/themes.html<\/a>. This website explains what the five themes are about and what they are. It also tells you what the five themes serve as and how it can be taught.
\n
\nWhat I expect to get out of this class is hopefully learn more about civilizations that I haven't heard of before. I also plan to learn more about what the civilizations do\/did in their time. I hopefully learn more about how they adaped to their location (s) and how they survived on their land.","dateCreated":"1282334885","smartDate":"Aug 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"mcurtis1994","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mcurtis1994","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283134699\/mcurtis1994-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26273109","body":"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-pacific-11036698<\/a>. This article is about 58 stranded pilot whales diying on the northern coast of New Zeland, the Karikari beach.
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\nhttp:\/\/una.edu\/geography\/statedepted\/themes.html<\/a>. this website shows the five themes of geography.The website also shows where you can find them and has information about them.","dateCreated":"1282418850","smartDate":"Aug 21, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"aperez1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/aperez1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26273785","body":"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/20\/opinion\/20iht-edkaplan.html?_r=1&ref=geography<\/a>
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\nChina's geography is very powerful, but it sometimes gets overlooked when the country gets dicussed. There is oil, natural gas, copper, and iron ore are found in the soil. Also there are mountainous areas that contain iron ore and copper. China has influenced many of the bordering countries but some of the bordering countries no one expects China to influence at all.
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\nhttp:\/\/maps.unomaha.edu\/workshops\/career\/fivethemes.html<\/a>
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\nThere are five main themes of Geography. One of the five main themes is location, every place in the world can be pinpointed in an exact spot. Next is place, this can have physical and human characteristics that them what they are. Then there is human\/environment interactions, the landscape of earth is no longer the only physical feature. The fourth theme is movement, the movement is geographic whether it is by ship or telecommunications. The final theme is region. A region is any space that is unified by the presence of some characteristics.
\n This year i hope to learn about different cultures and how they do things differently then the United States.","dateCreated":"1282424773","smartDate":"Aug 21, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"kborders1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kborders1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26285733","body":"http:\/\/blogs.nationalgeographic.com\/blogs\/news\/chiefeditor\/2010\/08\/seedlings-yield-honey-and-hope.html<\/a>
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\nAfter many Armenians lost their home in a political conflict they have been planting orchards to get some money and to help their country create a better environment.
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\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_themes_of_geography<\/a>
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\nThis website briefly describes the five themes of geography.
\n
\nIn this class I expect to get a lot out of it. One I want to learn about the cultures and traditions people around the world. I also would like to how each culture adapted to the land around them. Last I would like to learn the location of each country.","dateCreated":"1282514593","smartDate":"Aug 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cwilliamson1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cwilliamson1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26318465","body":"Article: http:\/\/www.newgeography.com\/content\/001110-the-white-city<\/a>
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\nThe population of Africa is increasing and decreasing.
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\nFive themes: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_themes_of_geography<\/a>
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\nThis explains what the five themes of geography are and how they work.
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\nI want to have a better understanding of geography and learn how it can be interesting. I want to learn more about different cultures, countries and their point of view of the world.","dateCreated":"1282620556","smartDate":"Aug 23, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jsparks1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsparks1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"26330425","body":"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/08\/100820101400.htm<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maps.unomaha.edu\/workshops\/career\/fivethemes.html<\/a>
\nThe first website looks to see if the ice level in the arctic is getting any thinner and explains how the salinity of the Arctic is changing and causing the thickness of the ice to change as well. The Second website explains the five themes of geography which are location, place, human\/envirment interactions, movement, and regions.
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\n A few of the things I would like to get out of geography class this year is having a better sense of the globe and where different countries and oceans are located. I would also like to be able to look at the many different cultures of the regions we study and see how the people who live there act and the traditions they have.","dateCreated":"1282669007","smartDate":"Aug 24, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"nickdugan1995","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nickdugan1995","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1256238653\/nickdugan1995-lg.jpg"}}],"more":7}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}