1. In chapter three, the author explains the background that the aboriginal people had with the Europeans. The author explains how the land of their ancestor's was taken by the Europeans, and how they were unjustly treated. Unjustly treated is a really general way to say the absolute torture and pain that they had to go through. Two boys killed sheep, as a sort of way to rebel and they were in "prison...Their elderly parents wept and wailed...their legs [were put] in irons, into a boat and sailed down the river, out to the open sea. They were never seen again" (14). Which is a perfect example of how they violated human rights laws:
1. Right to Equality, after all, the only thing that these boys did was kill shee while the Europeans were brutally killing their families.
2. Freedom from torture and degrading treatment, these boys were put on ships so it was clear to see for many people that they were under society, and they were never seen again, so obviously not very important.
3. Freedom from slavery, these boys would have been put to work right away. Unfortunately, they never made it home, so who could imagine the pain that they must have endured.
2. "Civilizing" the Australian people was another way to tell the people that the Europeans' were not going to accept them, as a culture or as a people. They believed that they were so superior that they would assimilate people into their culture through something called a degrigation ceremony, someone is stripped of their identity and is given a new one to put in place. In the United States I don't believe that we went exactly that far, but we did segrigate people. We left them from society, and it had such an impact on people that when people tried to prove that segrigation was wrong they went to children with dolls-one black one white. They asked them two simple questions, "which doll is pretty" and " which doll is ugly". The children all said that the African American doll was ugly and the White American doll was pretty. Now, Australia is dealing with the children, who are now adults in "the lost generation". The suicide rate is high, and many of them have emmotional problems.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Blog 8: Invasive species
The Cane Toad is described as a "super invader". As the years go on the cane toad population is getting bigger and better at spreading it's way around the country. The cane toad made it's way to Australia in 1935 to control some sugar cane pests. Not only did they not control the sugar cane pests, but they also became one of the top 100 invasive species. These toads have been proven to have longer legs now that they can jump with causing them to be able to spread faster. Unfortunaltely, leaving diseases behind them. Cane Toads made many populations to reduce by a signifigant amount. Also, Cane Toads are known for causing things such as salmonella, intense pain, temporary blindness, and inflammation, and that's just for humans? Imagine what the Cane Toad popultaion is doing to the ecosystem. One of the things that Australia has tried to do to control their population of Cane Toads is release a pheromone that kills baby Cane Toads, and nothing else, in this way the slowly get rid of the population, in hopes for help. Unfortuneately, some of the Cane Toads lived and the number of Cane Toads increased once again.
Even in the United States we have problems with invasive species. We pass some of them everyday without even noticing. Every year my family and I go to Arkansas, and one day we would go fishing. Down there, there is a ton of rainbow trout. Little did we know that we were fishing for invasive species. It appeared in the late 1800s, and many people continued to stock for this species because it was used a lot for sport fishing. Rainbow trout is responsible for the near extiction of the Lahontan cutthroat in Lake Tahoe. Also, it has been found to negatively affect species in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and California. Also, the stocking of Rainbow trout has led to dieseases. Also, these trout are know to eat other native fish. Leading to the decline of salomids, to name one for example. Many other fish species are affected ny this one native species. So far, there is no known way of people trying to get rid of this species.Blog 7: What's going on with The Great Barrier Reef
Video 1: "What is coral bleaching"
1. A coral larve that plants itself into the ground is called a polyp. To be considered a "coral" it must multiply into several polyps.
2. coral are sensative to change-like water temperature, even the slightest bit of temperature change effects their food supply.
3. coral bleaching occurs when the temperature of the water rises, and the coral lose most of their food, which gives them their color.
4. Due to climate change coral bleaching is happening now more than ever.
5. to reduce the impact of climate change we can use less energy by turning off lights that we aren't using, aviod unneccessary car exhaust, and reusing/recycling our stuff as much as possible.
Video 2: Why should we care:
1. The Reef is home to 15 hundred species of fish, 360 species of hard coral, 1/3 of the worlds soft coral, 22 species of sea birds, and 32 species of shore birds.
2. Climate change is responsible for warming our oceans
3. Storms break up coral reefs, floods pollute the reef, the fish move to other waters, and then the sea birds get less food.
4. To reduce climate change we buy enviormentally sustainable products, use windows instead of air conditioners, and donate things instead of sending them to a landfill
video 3/4: education about climate change:
1. I think that it benfited the class by learning this online instead of in class because it uses less of our class time talking about this when we can do it home. Also, we can learn the material on our own time. Unfortuneatly was busy with sports and other homework that I put this homework off until the day of, and it was relatively easy to do because it was due a month later.
2.For tourists I think they should watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVA-exmXfHE
because it has relayxing music, but it is sad and to the point, and I think a tourist would get the idea
For Foreigners not from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvsaWYFm1_A&feature=related
because it is a cartoon, so even if people don't speak English they would still be able to tell what they are trying to tell them by looking at the pictures.
For Adults from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhT59NUnjs
I think that it is important to show the Australian's a little bit more a serious video clip to show them an idea of what even they are doing to a natural wonder of the world in their home land, also adults are more mature and can handle something a little more difficult.
1. A coral larve that plants itself into the ground is called a polyp. To be considered a "coral" it must multiply into several polyps.
2. coral are sensative to change-like water temperature, even the slightest bit of temperature change effects their food supply.
3. coral bleaching occurs when the temperature of the water rises, and the coral lose most of their food, which gives them their color.
4. Due to climate change coral bleaching is happening now more than ever.
5. to reduce the impact of climate change we can use less energy by turning off lights that we aren't using, aviod unneccessary car exhaust, and reusing/recycling our stuff as much as possible.
Video 2: Why should we care:
1. The Reef is home to 15 hundred species of fish, 360 species of hard coral, 1/3 of the worlds soft coral, 22 species of sea birds, and 32 species of shore birds.
2. Climate change is responsible for warming our oceans
3. Storms break up coral reefs, floods pollute the reef, the fish move to other waters, and then the sea birds get less food.
4. To reduce climate change we buy enviormentally sustainable products, use windows instead of air conditioners, and donate things instead of sending them to a landfill
video 3/4: education about climate change:
1. I think that it benfited the class by learning this online instead of in class because it uses less of our class time talking about this when we can do it home. Also, we can learn the material on our own time. Unfortuneatly was busy with sports and other homework that I put this homework off until the day of, and it was relatively easy to do because it was due a month later.
2.For tourists I think they should watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVA-exmXfHE
because it has relayxing music, but it is sad and to the point, and I think a tourist would get the idea
For Foreigners not from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvsaWYFm1_A&feature=related
because it is a cartoon, so even if people don't speak English they would still be able to tell what they are trying to tell them by looking at the pictures.
For Adults from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhT59NUnjs
I think that it is important to show the Australian's a little bit more a serious video clip to show them an idea of what even they are doing to a natural wonder of the world in their home land, also adults are more mature and can handle something a little more difficult.
Blog 6: Great Barrier Reef
1. The Great Barrier Reef is considered the "largest living structure on Earth".
2. Coral extracts calcium carbonate from the ocean to make solid tentacles
3. Red algae acts structures coral by "cementing" calcium carbonate and sand together
4. The Great Barrier Reef became a natural park in 1975
5. 33% of the Great Barrier Reef is fully protected from fishing
6. The Great Barrier Reef appears to be 20 thousand years old, but scientists have found evidence of ancient corals that are a half million years old.
2. Coral extracts calcium carbonate from the ocean to make solid tentacles
3. Red algae acts structures coral by "cementing" calcium carbonate and sand together
4. The Great Barrier Reef became a natural park in 1975
5. 33% of the Great Barrier Reef is fully protected from fishing
6. The Great Barrier Reef appears to be 20 thousand years old, but scientists have found evidence of ancient corals that are a half million years old.
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