D-Day- The Invasion of Normandy: April 2009

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Rights Questions

The right to assembly

Our right exists because its a way that citizens can peacefully protest and influence their governments and leaders. It is a human right and you can basically get with whoever and talk whatever.

Someone can get together with others in an assembly, they can talk about whatever they want and protest. They can do all this as long as they are peaceful and not causing trouble.

It must be peaceful and you can't cause trouble.

Because if assembly isn't peaceful, then it can get out of hand, and one group can take another groups right away by using violence. If it is a right then everyone has the right to practice it.

Then there would need to be a way for the people to express their opinion to the government. I would want another right simular to it or i would want money and less taxes.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Truth Fact #5

When there is more CO2, the temperature gets warmer.

1. http://www.coalitionforcleanair.org/air-pollution-global-warming-faqs.html

Shankar B. Prasad, M.B.B.S. and Tim Carmichael
Coalition for Clean Air
Creditable
It says the CO2 is mainly the reason for the natural warming of the Earths temperature
Yes
Because it makes sense, when you have a bunch of people in a closed room and the start talking and breathing, the temperature warms because of the CO2

2. http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/environmental/200611CO2globalwarming.html

Roberta C. Barbalace
Environmental Chemistry
Creditable
It says since the CO2 has increased the natural temperature is increasing.
Yes
Because it has studyed and tested information from scientist with special degrees.

3. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/globalchange/global_warming/03.html

James Tyndall
NASA
Very Creditable
It says Earth's temperature is higher than ever because of the amount of CO2.
Yes
Because it say the same thing on all the sources, and it is said by scientists.

Yes i believe this fact because of all the creditable sources that say its true and because it makes sense, when you have a bunch of people in a closed room and the start talking and breathing, the temperature warms because of the CO2.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Truth Fact #4

The first picture o the earth was taken on 1968 christmas eve.

1. http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.html#

Tony Reichhardt
Energy Innovation; air and space magazine
I think it is a pretty reliable source, i don't really know of any of the credentials
It say the first picture of earth was taken in 1946 by rocket-borne cameras.
Yes
Because I think there would have been a picture before that. In 1969 I believe the first man went to the moon, so i would think they would of had a picture before that, more than a year before that at least.

2. http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/earth/spacecraft.html

I could not find a specific source besides the Planetary Society as a whole
NASA
reliable enough because its from NASA
It says the first picture was taken on December 24, 1968. Which is christmas eve.
I dont know what to believe
I mean NASA is reliable but i would think the first picture would be taken way before this.

3. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/quirks-blog/2008/12/earth_from_apollo_8_our_first.html

Bob McDonald
CBC News
I think its creditable because its from the a news site.
It say on December 24, 1968 Apollo 8 made a trip around the Earth and captured the first picture of the Earth
Yes
I now believe this because traveling around the earth is different than landing on the moon and i believe it after two sites say it

I believe this statement because there is like famous quotes from the astronauts from that day about them traveling around the earth and taking the first and famous picture.

Truth Fact #3

2005 hottest year ever?

1. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/2005_warmest.html

Rob Gutro
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Very Creditable source because its from NASA.
It says 2005 was the hottest year in over a century
Yes but it was the hottest year so far
I think it was the hottest year so far, I think the years after were just as hot, if not hotter. But it says since like the 1800s so there might have been hotter years back then.

2. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2008-01-15-global-temperatures_N.htm

National Climatic Data Center
USA Today
Very creditable, but USA Today is a reliable newspaper.
It show a chart of the top ten hottest years and 2005 was the hottest, and 2007 was like fifth so, maybe it was the hottest year
Yes
Because it show a chart and the years after were still under 2005

3. http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive2005/december/2005_hottest_year_on_record_north.htm

Richard Black
BBC News
Very creditable, BBC News is reliable
It says 2005 was the hottest year on record
Yes
Because its a reliable source and all the other sources say the same thing

Yes, i believe it but i think these upcoming years will be hotter.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Truth Fact #2

Every year the, CO2 level goes up and down

1. http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/

Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends)
Earth System Research Laboratory
very credible from a science laboratory
it show a graph how every year the level of CO2 goes up and down
Yes
Because it can be measured, its a fact.

2. http://www.vets.ucar.edu/vg/seaice/index.shtml

Marika Holland, CGD/NCAR, Cecilia Bitz, U. Washington, Bruce Briegleb, CGD/NCAR, Elizabeth Hunke, LANL, Bill Lipscomb, LANL, Richard Moritz, U. Washington, Julie Schramm, CGD/NCAR
UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
Very credible from a university specialized for atomospheric research
it says how the trends of the CO2 levels vary throughout the year.
Yes
Because it was shown by a whole bunch of scientist and UCAR is a credit

3. http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-dioxide-levels.htm

Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL
Carbonify.com by Michael Bloch
I don't know how credible this is but it has the same answers as the previous sources, he doesn't really have credentials.
It shows a graph and talks about why it is zig-zaggy on the graph and thats how it goes up and down yearly
Yes
Because it shows the same information as the previous sources.

Yes, i believe this fact because all these sources said the same thing and it kind of makes sense.

Truth Fact #1

Today's CO2 concentration is higher than it ever was

1. http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/temperature-and-co2-concentration-in-the-atmosphere-over-the-past-400-000-years

J.R. Petit, J. Jouzel. et. al. Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420 000 years from the Vostok ice core in Antarctica, Nature 399 (3June), pp 429-436, 1999 is the source
the UNEP which is the Environmental knowledge for change.
Very Credible
It has like a graph and ever since 1950 the C02 concentration has been going up.
Yes
Because it is credible.

2. http://greengrasscutters.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/id2.html

Jay Wilson, president of the Green Grass Cutter
DCR (Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation)
Credible enough to get into magazines like Vanity Fair
It show the CO2 concentration has been going rapidly since about the 1950s now its higher than it ever was.
Yes
Because it was directly measured. 3

3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/13/carbonemissions.climatechange

David Adam, environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk
Very credible its like world online news
It directly says the CO2 concentration is higher than it ever was.
Yes
Because CO2 concentration can be measured

I believe this fact because all these sources said it was true and it can be measured.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Middle East Conflict Questions

The land that is now present day Israel, used to be the land of the Palistinians. The UN created two states: one for Palestine and one for the Jews. Most Middle Eastern nations are trying to take that land back from the Jews for Palestine. To restore them with the rest of their land.
After the states were separated in 1947, the conflict escalated and Palestinian Arabs began attacking Jewish convoys and communities all throughout Palestine. The Arab League openly declared that it aimed to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state by force. Arab states decalared war on israel 5 times: 1947, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982. Everytime, Israel was victorious. Arab countries refused to accept the existence of Israel. In the 60's manty raids were launched by both sides on the west bank, the bank of the Jordan River which goes along the north, west and the south borders of Israel. The Six Day War in 1967 brought one million Palestinians under Israeli rule. During this time Israel gained much ground. In the 80's Israel invaded South Lebanon, continued until 2000. They launched another invasion in 2006.
Every country in the Middle East with an Islamic culture are our enemies. Including Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine. They are our enemies because we took their holy land.
We have zero friends in the Middle East, we just have the UN on our side.
Our country would like more land, supply of water from the Jordan River, religious freedom, the removal of enemy troops from the West Bank area, the right to be part of Jerusalem (ancient capital of Judea and the Jewish Holy Temple) and Israel wants to be recognized as a Jewish state.
We, Israel are willing to part of our confiscated land, mainly in Gaza and part of Jerusalem (around the Al Aqsa mosque
We will not give up our water supply, the land in and around the West Bank, our religion as Jews and our freedom to be a Jewish State.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

REFLECTION POST QUESTIONS

1. I learned more detail about what D-Day looked like.
What did D-Day look like?
The answer was the allies c0ming from the beach up to the cliff on d-day, doing this trying to take out german soldiers. Germans were on the cliffs in their forts and bases shooting at the allies.
Yes
It showed a replica of what the beaches of Normandy looked like on D-Day.
We were creative, and we used multiple colors and resources.
We could have spent more time getting things together.
I would not have waited to start the project and I would have used more detail.
Nothing. I like the idea of the project.
A because worked hard to get it finished and looking good. We were creative and it answer the research question very good.

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