What is Power?

Power is the control that a country, a person, or an organization has on another country, person, or organization. On a global level power can be a number of things. Politically power is important to the society.

Country Power

For a country, the power of military is important for defense or to end something that could harm the country, or the world.. The leader has the control of the military which can defend the country or attack another country to prevent more threat

Economic power allows countries to influence others by giving aid or economic cooperation, or by building a strong military.

Knowledge, information and technology gives power to a country by building a big industry with modern technology run by computers and fast machines etc. The country can have sophisticated weapons.

Some countries have natural resources such as oil that give them power over other countries.

Person Power

Individuals also have power. Person power comes from one or more of many factors.

Position power comes from a persons rank or title in an organization or country. The examples are like the head of the military, head of state, and director of a big company.

Network power gives a person his power. Network power comes from the influential and powerful people a person knows.

Knowledge and special training gives people power because they have unique information and skills that are needed by many. Such people are like astronauts, scientists, or doctors.

Political power comes through the support of people and nations. Political power is when a person leads a country and has the support of everyone in the country. The people believe that the leader of a country will protect them.

Use and abuse of Power

Power can be used for general good or it can be abused for evil purpose. Power for good purpose includes when a country sends its military to protect another country, or a country provides economic aid and cooperation to another country.

At a personal level, some people have a charismatic personality and power of persuasion to guide people to the right direction. They can make people feel that they are worthy and help people out of hardships. The person can declare war or make peace with another leader to prevent any terror in the world. The people in power are usually well known and acknowledged.

Evil use of power is for example when a powerful country invades and colonizes another country to gain control of its resources. Within a country power can be abused through strong political systems like communism and capitalism.

Abusive use of power by a person is seen when a powerful person becomes greedy for popularity, wealth, and happiness. They use Their power to get what they want or destroy what they hate. The person is usually a cruel person and is only afraid of losing his power.

Example of a Powerful Country

America is a powerful country because of it’s strong economy, a large and strong military, modern technology, knowledge, and information, and its strong political system. All of this allows America to have influence over many countries.

Example of a Powerful Person

Gandhi was so powerful that he made the British leave India. His source of power was his moral authority, his message of non-violence, his charisma, and his large public following and support for his politics.

Technology is the help of machines in people's life. Technology helps people stay alive, discover new things, and get people's work done. Technology is very important to me because almost my whole life depends on it. The use of technology in schools help people but they can go wrong because some people tamper with them. The computers in this school are very slow and really frustrate people. The five most important technologies today are: computers, hospital beds, cars, phones, and USB pen drives. The least important are: iPods, noise-canceling headphones, Mp3 players, gas killers, and guns.

Importance Of Population Project

The three most valuable things about the population project was the way you learn the things and they stay in your head forever. You won’t forget them at all. The data analysis shows the number of polio cases, number of gas killers, whatever but they help you think about the future for you career. The field trip showed the actual things that happen. The experience and the importance.

Same or Equal?

Lois Lowry uses these words showing that people are much different than what they are here. This is because these words are not used too commonly here. The difference between sameness and equality is that equality is having the same rights and choices. Sameness is when the looks are the same or exact same attitude. People could do the exact same actions at the same time. Equality is like black and white people who have the same rights even though they seem like different people.

Adulthood

1. The age for becoming an adult is 18 (technically 21 due to drinking) because at that age you are ready for college and that is the sign for adulthood. They are free to make their own reasonable choices.
2. An adult is someone who is responsible for their own life and can do whatever he wants. They like to make reasonable choices but they can go crazy sometimes. They not only have to help themselves but they need to help others in need.
3. People don’t get useless at all because their family still values them and loves them. They could be useless if they don’t have family and are the age of 98. They die and people don’t really care.

Is Vonnegut Right or Wrong?

I'm sure that Vonnegut is wrong. This is because it doesn't make sense the way he mentions the nuclear submarines. It is true about the computers because they do cheat you and could turn into something other than what you want. You do have to change yourself.

Cold War Simulation

My simulation group was the Latin America. We really didn't do that good at all, because we didn't buy any countries. We only sold countries and got all these items we needed to declare war (even though we didn't declare war at all). But we got a lot of things by selling our big countries. We got a lot of those little cards all for nothing. I'm sure we didn't win at all. I think the U.S.A. won because we gave them the most countries along with the U.S.S.R. but we gave more to the U.S.A.

VC

I had an ok experience Visual Communicator because I had a lot of trouble on my own part. The first time I recorded it sounded like that I had ten heads speaking at the same time. We tried it again but the same thing happened. The second time it sounded like I had 100 heads speaking. So I moved to another computer and it worked fine there. There were problems with the versions. At one point I used VC WEB but that caused problems. Some of the effects on PRO (which I originally had designed background, music etc.) weren't on the WEB which I first recorded on. So I move on to a computer with PRO on it. Everything went fine on that one.

AF Movie vs. AF Book

In the movie there was no Beasts Of England, and Jessie the dog got her children turned into the guardians of Napoleon. Old Major was shot. In the book Old Major died of old age. In the book there was no Jessie. There is no Clover in the movie. Napoleon didn't die in the book. Farmer Jones blew up their windmill. There is no Muriel in the movie. The animals executed didn't give the reasons for what they did wrong. There is an added five minutes in the movie which wasn't in the book. In the end Napoleon says that all animals are free. In the movie the farm gets new owners.

Script For Persian Gulf War

Persian Gulf War vs. World War I

Thank you Ju, This is Zain Jafari speaking from .New Delhi, India

The reason for Iraq's invasion (1991) of Kuwait was similar to the start of WWI in the way nationalism was used to take over another country. Nationalism is the belief that you have the right to take land because it is historically yours. Iraq always considered Kuwait as one of its provinces because Kuwait was originally part of Iraq in the Ottoman Empire. Another similarity between the Gulf War and WWI is formation of alliances of countries to protect their interests.The Persian Gulf War was between allied forces of U.S.A., several European countries like Great Britain, and Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia against Iraq to free Kuwait. Back to you Ju.

Who Am I?

I think I’m more like Moses the raven because I am kind of lazy and just take it all in. I am always given a small amount of work in group projects because they say I am undependable. I always tell resemblances of what people talk about with TV shows, plays, movies, books, and events in your life. Lots of people want to get rid of me but sometimes they need me and I am back.

Becoming Soldier

In my country (U.S.A.) this is not a problem. I would join if a country does attack America (especially India because their military has such crappy guns). I would also join if my father, grandfather, and other generations of my family had been part of the army. If i got a good gun (like an M16a1) I would definitely join the army. Not an AK-47 because they have a very wobbly performance which the M16a1 does not. Well enough about guns, I will mainly join if there are really harsh conditions happening in America.

King Coyle is Dead! :)

King Coyle (booo!), made us follow these rules.

A proclamation from his most formidable majesty King Coyle of Grade 8 unto his subjects in the land of M1.

1.All Indian Rupees are now worthless. Only History dollars, issued by the Royal Mint, shall be used to pay Royal Taxes and Fees.

2.All classroom documents and technology, such as homework, journals and hand-outs must bear a Royal Stamp, which shall be purchased from King Coyle, for $10 History Dollars or they will not be considered legal and will not be allowed to be turned in.

3.King Coyle shall approve all books, newspapers, and pamphlets, for appropriate content. It shall be forbidden to bring reading material that is not approved by King Coyle in class.

4.The King shall appoint all public officials, including the Mayor and Sheriff, and all Judges for court cases, to insure their loyalty to King Coyle of M1.

5.There shall be a curfew in M1 of 8:25AM, and nobody is permitted to leave unless attending an activity approved by King Coyle.

6.All citizens of M1 shall attend the Church of King Coyle, Sundays, at 10:00 AM. in M1 of the Middle School. All other churches shall be closed.

7. No citizen of M1 is permitted to own a gun, rifle, or weapon of any kind.

8.Those who speak out against King Coyle or any of his policies shall be guilty of Treason and given 30 minutes of after school detention.

It was injustice that he made us pay taxes without our permission. He took all the rights we had and made us pay for them. It was funny to see people complain about the amount of money they had to pay or the amount they got to receive. Those people went under Treason, or to Georgia. some people had a whole lot of money but then they complained and got all of it taken away.

The Forty-Third War-- By Louise Moeri

The novel The Forty-Third War takes place in a country in Central America. I know this because the language that is spoken in the novel is Spanish.(Moeri 36) To be more specific, the novel takes place in Guatemala. I know this because Guatemala contains many tropical areas, and part of the novel takes place in a tropical jungle. Plus, there are a few volcanoes in Guatemala, and the novel shows that there are volcanoes there too.(Guatemala) Lastly, the story of Joaquin in the novel shows that he traveled through Mexico, and on the way back, he stopped at Stockton, a city in California. (Stockton) For all of this to be true, the novel has to take place in Guatemala.
Louise Moeri does not tell the reader about where the novel takes place because child soldiers are all over the world.


"Guatemala." The CIA World Factbook. 24 Jan. 2008. 28 Jan. 2008 .

Moeri, Louise. The Forty-Third War (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

"Stockton, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 28 Jan. 2008.

Thirteen Colonies

• The main visual elements are the pieces of the snake divided into the names of the thirteen colonies, and the “Join or Die.”

• The issue is that Ben Franklin is telling most people to join the thirteen colonies.

• The cartoonist’s opinion is that you should join the thirteen colonies.

• The “Join or Die” in big wording.

• Put all the colonies on the snake especially GEORGIA!!!!.

The trustworthy of "To Be a Slave"

To trust the reality of what people say in this book. People say their personal experiences which history books might not say. Like the overseer asking them for their initials and age which of course they didn’t know.

Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. Broadway: Scholastic, 1968.

The former slaves talk about when they did one little thing wrong, they would whip them and beat them up. In the history books that they give to people, have so far not said anything about this.

Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. Broadway: Scholastic, 1968.

Great Powers Game

The Great Powers Game was fun because we all were different countries and were declaring war, buying armies, and other stuff. This was conflict because everyone was very competitive and doing their best to win. Our country Russia won because we won wars and bought things our country needed.