2008 Summer Olympics (25)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOC
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: none
Info: Beijing, Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka all bid (presented plans on how they'd showcase the Olympics) to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC chose Beijing as the best candidate for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Yes, I believe my source because it's a fact.

2008 Summer Olympics (24)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214068253.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: none
Info: "One World One Dream" fully reflects the essence and the universal values of the Olympic spirit -- Unity, Friendship, Progress, Harmony, Participation and Dream. It expresses the common wishes of people all over the world, inspired by the Olympic ideals, to strive for a bright future of Mankind. In spite of the differences in colors, languages and races, we share the charm and joy of the Olympic Games, and together we seek for the ideal of Mankind for peace. We belong to the same world and we share the same aspirations and dreams.
Yes, I believe my source b/c it's an official site and a metaphor can have whatever meaning; no wrong answer.

2008 Summer Olympics (23)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214070081.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: none
Info: It is a symbol of trust and an expression of self confidence, standing for the solemn yet sacred promise that Beijing - the host city of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - has made to the world and to all mankind. "Dancing Beijing" is a kind invitation. The open arms in the emblem say that China is opening its arms to welcome the rest of the world to join the Olympics, a celebration of "peace, friendship and progress of mankind."
Yes, I believe my source because it is an official website.

2008 Summer Olympics (22)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: none
Info: A Hukou refers to the system of residency permits which dates back to ancient China, where household registration is required by law in People's Republic of China and Republic of China. A household registration record officially identifies a person as a resident of an area and includes identifying information such the name of the person, date of birth, the names of parents, and name of spouse, if married. **Refering back to previous post, this probably would interfere with migrant construction pay because they move around and aren't a resident necessarily of one particular area.
Yes, I believe my source b/c Wiki is usually credible and a definition is a fact.

2008 Summer Olympics (21)

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/03/11/china-beijing-s-migrant-construction-workers-abused
Source: Human Rights Watch
Credentials: none
Info: Migrant construction workers, people who moves from place to place to get work, were denied proper wages by the Chinese government in the Beijing Olympics. Either under paid or not paid at all. Denied medical insurance and gov. expose the workers to hazardous working conditions. To protect migrant workers, get rid of hukou system, (?)
Yes, I believe my source b/c it sounds like a credible source and I think I remember hearing something on the news about this.

2008 Summer Olympics (20)

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/beijing-olympic/venues.htm
Source: travelchinaguide.com
Credentials: none
Info: An additional six cities, namely Hong Kong, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin, co-operated with Beijing to run the Equestrian, Sailing and the Football Preliminaries for the Olympics.
***List of all venues and there location and games held there
Yes, I beleive my source b/c it's a fact that there are venues outside Beijing.

2008 Summer Olympics (19)

http://sydney.chineseconsulate.org/eng/zt/Beijing2008Olympics/t448407.htm
Source: Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney
Credentials: none
Info: All the venues and what games they held
*** Many pictures
I can't really believe my source on this one because this is just a post on a lot of venue pictures I will use in my power point. But it is a credible source because the picture are all of the real venues.

2008 Summer Olympics (18)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/venues/headlines/n214242001.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: none
Info: There were 31 competition venues and 45 training venues. The budget for the venues was 13 billion yuan (about 1,800 U.S million dollars).
Yes, I believe my source b/c it has been correct so far.

2008 Summer Olympics (17)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_over_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
source: Wikipedia
Credentials: none
Info: During the games in Beijing, the city was also under a high alert because of security concerns following civil unrest in Tibet and terrorist attacks by Xinjiang separatists. Also, the gymnastics caused major woldwide controversy b/c some Chinese gymnists were accused of being too young, but were cleared after investigation.
Yes, I believe my source b/c I saw this all on the news.

2008 Summer Olympics (16)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: none
Info: Ma Lin, Zhang Yining, team of (Wang Hao Ma Lin Wang Liqin) and team of (Guo YueWang NanZhang Yining) won four gold medals for China in table tennis. These games were held at the Peking University Gymnasium.
Yes, I believe my source b/c it's a fact that they won the gold medals.

2008 Summer Olympics (15)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/boxing/n214582216.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: none
Info: China wonit's first ever gold medal in boxing. Gold medalist was Zhang Xiaoping and he won not one, but two gold medals in one day!
Yes, I believe my source, because it's a fact!

2008 Summer Olympics (14)

http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/countries/country=chn/medals/medalists/index.html
Source: msnbc.com
Credentials: none
Info: Xiangxiang Zhang won the gold medal in weightlifting for China.
Yes, I believe my source, b/c it's a fact.

2008 Summer Olympics (13)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/23/content_9648749.htm
Source: www.chinaview.cn
Credentials: none
Info: Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun of China compete in the men's canoe double (C2) 500m final at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. They won the gold medal.
Yes, I believe my source b/c i saw the act for myself.

Summer Olympics (12)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/11/content_9169763.htm
Source: www.chinaview.cn
Credentials: none
Info: Chinese divers Lin Yue (L) and Huo Liang compete during the men's synchronised 10m platform final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. Chinese team won the gold medal in the event.
Yes, I believe my source b/c I saw the act for myself.

2008 Summer Olympics (11)

http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/
Source: New York Times
Credentials: Magazine publisists
Info: Qi Shun of China, won the gold medal for the T12 marathon (track) in the Paralympics.
Yes, I believe my source b/c it's a fact that he won.

2008 Summer Olympics (10)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/artisticgymnastics/n214560145.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: None
Info: Zou Kai of China won a gold medal for his Men's (individual) gymnastic floor routine.

2008 Summer Olympics (9)

http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/swimming/n214540043.shtml
Source: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Credentials: None
Info: Liu Zige won the first gold medal for China in the women's 200m Butterfly.
Yes, I believe my source because it's a fact that she got the medal.

2008 Summer Olympics (8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: None
Info: 9-year-old Lin Miaoke to lip-sync over the singing voice of Yang Peiyi for the opening ceremony song Ode to the Motherland. Miss Yang, 7, had reportedly won a "grueling" competition to be chosen as the performer, but was considered to be insufficiently photogenic, and a member of the Politburo who oversaw the final preparations ordered that Miss Lin appear in Miss Yang's place.
Yes, I believe my source because this was all over the news!

2008 Summer Olympics (7)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: None
Info: Fireworks representing the Olympic rings. Extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, following a recitation of the 16 days of Olympic competition. Raising Chinese flag, lowering Olympic flag. Many song performances.
Yes, I believe my source because I saw it all for myself.

2008 Summer Olympics (6)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: None
Info: The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture. Organisers claim that the stadium was full to its 91,000 capacity.
A trail of 29 fireworks, another of the great Chinese inventions, in the shape of footprints were let off marching along Beijing city's central axis into the national stadium.[23] The firework footprints were set off at the rate of 1 every second, each represented one of the 29 Olympiads, signifying the Beijing Olympics as the XXIX Olympiad of the modern era.
Fou drums and their glowing drumsticks were lit up by the drummers.
Yes, I believe my source because I saw all this for myself.

2008 Summer Olympics (5)

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK2135020080828
Source: Max Duncan, Writing by Ian Ransom; Editing by Nick Macfie and David Fox
Credentials: partner in company
Info: Four days after 2008 Summer Olympics, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch and had a ceremony at the ancient temple for the Sept. 6 Games.
(pictures)
Yes, I believe my source because the games were on tv.

2008 Summer Olympics (4)

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/full_story_uk.asp?id=2887
Source: Official website of Olympic Movement
Credentials: None
Info: The organization of the Olympic games are entrusted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the National Olympic Committe (NOC) of the country of the host city. The NOC forms an Organizing Committe for the Olympic Games (OCOG) who employ all the Olympic competetors and organize the games. The OCOG must follow the Olympic Charter, a contract with the IOC, NOC, and host city.
Yes, I believe my source because the info. was on the official website of the Olympics.

2008 Summer Olympics (3)

http://www.china.org.cn/olympics/news/2008-09/27/content_16547667.htm

Source: Xinhua News Agency
Credentials: editior
Info: Observation from spaceborne, airborne and ground remote sensing was done for the Olympics to insure a nice environment and watch out for pollution. The observation was financed by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology funds. The sensing images are still used today.
Yes, I believe my source because they have a good credential.

2008 Summer Olympics (2)

http://www.china.org.cn/olympics/news/2008-09/11/content_16436088.htm

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Credentials: editor

Info: Due to the Olympics, Chinese people used the Internet a lot more. Websites with Olympic content grew more popular as well. "Based on the number of Chinese netizens, there were about 27 million people who were hardly reached by any other media except the Internet," the report said. But the radio came in second.

Yes, I believe my source because they agency has credentials.

2008 Summer Olympics (1)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics
Source: Wikipedia
Credentials: none
Info: It was the 22nd nation to hold either the Summer or Winter Olympics. A total of 11,028 athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports. (picture-all part. countries).
Yes, I believe my source because Wikipedia is usually a relaible source and this information was give on tv during the event.

Rights Assignment

1. My right is the freedom of speech- Liberty to express opinions and ideas without hindrance, and especially without fear of punishment. *http://www.answers.com/topic/freedom-of-speech
2. My right exists because it is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It also exists because people couldn't partake in public decision-making if they couldn't express their views freely. *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech *http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=147
3. Exercising freedom of speech means to express your opinions, even if they differ from others'. It also means speaking up for what you believe and what you want, and possibly trying to persuade others to follow in your beliefs and footsteps as well. *http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/04/lieberman_exercises_freedom_of_speech.php *http://www.duluthcitizensblog.com/
4. There are no specific limitations to freedom of speech, however, it is said to avoid unnecessary danger. *http://www.hrcr.org/chart/limitations+duties/limits_specific.html

FALSE! After looking more into depth, I found that there are limitations! They are defamation (harmful words to one's reputation), causing panic (fake emercency), fighting words, incitement to crime (incite someone else to commit crime), sedition, obscenity, offense, and establishment of religion. *http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/freedom1.html *http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/06.html

5. I took this first article to mean that freedom of speech has no interference. If there were, it would violate Article 19. *http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/opinion/articles1920_iccpr/docs/experts_papers/Schmidt.doc

The limitations from #4 exist because they are consistant with the harm principal. This way everyone can be happy! *http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/freedom1.html

6. If I had to give up the right to freedom of speech, I would want, in return, freedom of the press. If I couldn't express my opinions by word of mouth, I'd at least want to express them by writing.

An Invonvenient Truth- Fact #5

Fact 5: It is projected that in less than 50 years there will be enough CO2 to kill the Earth.
Source 1: http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/scarewatch/6_billion.html This source is by a group of Climate Research which makes it credible. The source says that CO2 levels will raise the overall degree fahreheit by 7. This will kill all but 1 billion of Earth's population over the next century (100 years..NOT LESS THAN 50). I agree with this article because it is credible and less than 50 years seems to short to kill Earth.
Source 2: http://www.co2science.org/articles/V5/N12/EDIT.php This source is from an encyclopedia so it is credible. It says that coral reef production decreased by 11% in 1880 and could reach 35% in 2100 (100 years..not 50 years). The coral production decreased due to increased CO2 production. I agree with this source because it is credible and I can infer that the Earth could be killed in the next 100 years (if no action is taken now) due to the continuation of CO2 production.
Source 3: http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/carbon-dioxide-might-cause-deaths/670 This source was written by Mark Jacobson, a Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at Stanford which makes it credible. It, too, says that Earth's population will die when temperatures rise due to CO2 levels rising due to global warming. It said this will occur over the next century (NOT LIMITED TO LESS THAN 50 YEARS). I agree with this article because it is credible and it's the third proof I've had to support that the Earth won't necessarily die in less than 50 years.

An Inconvenient Truth- Fact #4

Fact 4: The U.S. is responsible for most of global warming, more than any other country.
Source 1: http://www.articlemyriad.com/global_warming_united_states.htm This source is not credible at all because no names are given and a writer tried to "sweet talk." The source said that greenhouse gases have risen 70% from 1970-2004 and that the U.S. uses non-renewable resourses way out of proportion to our population. I do know that the U.S. should use more eco-friendly products, but I have a hard time believing we are the worst in the world! As much as I would like to believe this to improve our world, I can't because the article is not credible and I want to see examples.
Source 2: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/oil.html This source is credible because it was produced by the energy administration. It states that the U.S. uses a high quantity of petrolium products, which are non-renewable. These oils and gases are a leading cause in global warming. I agree because this is a fact, it just states that the U.S. uses these products and I've seen it for myself.
Source 3: http://ecologicalproblems.blogspot.com/2008/02/usa-mainly-responsible-for-global.html This source is an Ad by Google which makes me think its not too credible. This article says that the U.S. produces 25% of greenhouse gases and is only sadly 9% of Earth. It also says that we are to be blamed for global warming and yet we are the least affected by it. I agree and diagree with this. There are other countries way worse affected by the effects of global warming the the U.S. (like hurricanes). However, Katrina hit the U.S. pretty hard.

An Inconvenient Truth- Fact #3

Fact 3: When Earth is on its axis and faces the Sun (summer), CO2 levels rise (= increasing global warming b/c CO2 traps the Sun's rays in the atmosphere), and when if faces away from the sun (winter), CO2 levels drop.
Source 1: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Astronomy-1360/earths-axis-global-warming.htm This source is by Philip Stahl. I'm not really sure how credible it is because it says he has experience in science, but only a degree in physics. Stahl says that there is no evidence that Earth's axis plays any role in global warming; it's all due to "man-made greenhouse gases". *This source goes against Fact 3. I personally don't agree with the source because it's not very credible and I believe that global warming is affected by both man-made gases and the CO2 levels that trap the Sun's rays (due to Earth's tilted axis).
Source 2: http://books.google.com/books?id=s2lkQiXo3pMC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=CO2+levels+%2B+Earth's+axis&source=bl&ots=ZLRiwLs5-n&sig=fLvLbIC-sMPIicjSUFrhGl81iyU&hl=en&ei=2HPmSdKBOeT8nQe_l4SUBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPP1,M1
This source is a book by Thomas L. Friedman, an expert on political science and I think it is a credible source. The source says that Earth has a lot of Co2 in its atmosphere. It also says thatover long periods of time, the Earth's tilt changes about two degrees which increases or decreases the sun radiation in different places according to seasons. *This source agrees with Fact 3. I agree with the source because increase or decrease in radiation + Co2 = trapped heat.
Source 3: http://www.topnews.in/rising-atmospheric-co2-levels-affecting-stability-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-2141674 This source was written after data was collected by a team of 56 scientists which I believe make it very credible. *The source agrees with Fact 3. It directs the rise of CO2, as a result of global warming and Earth's tilt, to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (and how its in danger of melting). I agree with this because its a credible source and I realize global warming due to CO2 levels is dangerous.

An Inconvenient Truth- Fact #2

Fact 2: Records for hurricanes were set in 2004 and 2005 due to global warming.

Source 1: http://www.marklynas.org/2006/6/22/record-hurricane-season-was-fueled-by-global-warming The source by Mark Lynas quotes men and women from the Nation Center of Atmospheric Research on how global warming affects hurricanes. I belive the article is credible. The article says that more hurricanes occurred due to the heated water (due to global warming). It also says that global warming increases the risk of many more hurricanes in the future. I agree with this source because global warming increases Earth's overall heat, which would lead to more and more hurricane which thrive off of heated waters.

Source 2: (research what heated water has to do with hurricanes happening) http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm The source was created by Meteorologist Crystal Wicker so I believe this source is credible. I read earlier that hurricanes need warm water to occur and this article told me why. It told me that warm water gives the hurricane energy and power to occur. I agree with this source because I learned in science that warmth gives off energy.
Source 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season The source is by Wikipedia which is usually a reliable source so I think it is credible. The source said that the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since recorded history. This broke many records. I agree with this because for records to be broke, the temperatures in 2005 had to have been record hot as well, leaving only global warming as the result.

An Inconvenient Truth- Fact #1

Fact 1: India could reach 122 degrees Fahrenheit due to global warming.
Sources 1: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/northeastern-india-may-sizzle-at-50-degree-celsius-by-end-of-21st-century_10083387.html The sourse has information from Scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute so the source is credible. They use a statistical method to suggest that by the end of this century, temperatures may reach 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees F) in northeastern India. I believe the source because I think global warming is continually making Earth hotter and hotter.
Source 2: http://www.onthebrink.org/evidencewea.html The source has information from a movie team called On The Brink (read to find out more). I believe it is a credible source because of all the school degrees and studies the team completed. The article tells us that the increased heat waves are due to doubling CO2 levels expected in the future from industry. It also said this is what will cause India to rise in heat. I believe the source because CO2 traps a lot of heat, which is what global warming is.
Source 3: http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/31/when-can-we-expect-extremely-high-surface-temperatures/ The source has information from The New York Times which makes me uneasy about whether or not it's credible. The source tells us that "extremes rise faster then the means in a warming climate." It also says that these extreme temperatures would be threatening to many countries, like India and possible allow it to reach 122 degrees F. I agree with this source, however, I can't fully belive it because I don't know how credible it is.

Middle East Conflict- Egypt

1. Egypt got involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict when Palestine was divided into one Jewish and one Arab land. Egypt, and other nations, declared war on Israel in 1948 saying the land was Arabian, not Jewish. http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly/writings/nonfiction/history/hist18.html



2. Between 1948 and the present, Egypt closed straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping and dismissed UN peacekeeping force(1967), Egyptianair force destroyed by Irsael(1967), retook Suez canal from Israel(1973), signed peace treaty withIsrael(1979), Egyptian President assassinated(1981), Israeli/Lebanon terrorist war- rocket damages one Egyptian ship(2006), President Bush visited MIddle East and Hamas "brokeout" into Egypt at Rafah Crossing(2008). http://www.zionism-israel.com/zionism_timeline.htm


3. Israel is our enemy in the Middle East because they are trying to expand their territory and we don't like that, especially since we are Arab, not Jewish. (enemy-France and Great Britain b/c just recently got independence from them http://www.historyguy.com/suez_war_1956.html) The U.S. is our enemy, too, because they are in an alliance with Israel. http://samsonblinded.org/titles/Israel_war_resolve.htm


4. Our friend in the Middle East is Palestine because they help us fight Israel and we allow them to attack Israel from Egyptian territory. Syria is also our friend because they are Arab. http://www.historyguy.com/suez_war_1956.html
5. Out of the conflict, our country wants to keep the land we believe is rightfully ours and should stay Arabian. We also want peace, but UN peacekeepers were removed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War
6. We are prepared to give up free passage to Israel for the Suez Canal to get the peace treaty we wanted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Egypt_Peace_Treaty
7. We are not prepared to give up our land just to make Israel happy and end the war to make peace. http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/03/200932341410342402.html

**Note: I already have seven cites, so please start here and add on these new cites to equal the 15 that I need:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arab-Israeli_conflict

http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/middle_east.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/arab-israel-war-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War (war started with surprise attack by Egypt and Syria on Yom Kippur)

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/print.php?template=C05&CID=3033

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Arab-Israeli+wars

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/31439/Arab-Israeli-wars

http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=376&PID=0&IID=1795

Reflection Post

1. I learned that there are different types of concentration camps. I also learned how life was like in all of these camps (including treatment, categorization, etc.).
2. My research question was: What was life like in concentration camps during the Holocaust?
3. The answer to my question was that life was terrible. Prisoners were starved, beaten, killed, experimented on, and women were often raped. The camps were very unsanitary as well.
4. Yes, my final product did answer that question.
5. How? Because I made a scrapbook with pictures and all the research information I found on my topic.
6. On the project, I believe I did well on getting good pictures and very detailed information.
7. I could have improved the sizing and the way the printings fit into the scrapbook.
8. On my project, I don't believe I would change anything other than what I said in number seven.
9. On the assignment itself, I wouldn't change anything. I loved how we got to choose our own topic! I was much more involved and interested this way, I think!
10. I think I deserve an A on the project because I worked very hard inside and outside of class. I met all of the requirements for the project. I was creative, too! I also gave detailed information and made the project "pop" with pictures.

Daily Progress Post #15

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue working on my scrapbook.
• Today I added some additional pages to my Word document. I'm almost finished, so I can print it out soon and start putting my final scrapbook together soon!
• What I did today didn't really answer my researsh question, but it got my very close to my final project product!
• My Next Action is to come to class and work on my scrapbook and hopefully finish it Wed. or Fri.

Daily Progress Post #14

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue working on my scrapbook at home and at school.


• Today I continued to work on my scrapbook by adding more pages to my Word document before I print the final project for my scrapbook.
• What I did today didn't really answer my research question, but it again got me closer to my final project being finished.
• My Next Action is to continue working on my scrapbook and hopefully finishing it this week!

Daily Progress Post #13

• My Next Action entering into the day was to start my scrapbook.


• Today I started my scrapbook. I got the coverpage and a few additional pages written in a word document. From there I will print them and put them in my scrapbook.


• What I did today doesn't realy answer my research question, but it certainly gets my closer to being finished with my project for Exhibition Night.
• My Next Action is to continue working on my scrapbook at home and in class.

Daily Progress Post #12

• My Next Action entering into the day was to finish my project plan, do any additional research if needed, and work on my scrapbook.
• Today I finished my Project plan, did some additional research, and got some additional pictures.
• What I did today didn't really answer my research question; however, by finishing my Project plan, I am prepared to start my scrapbook.
• My Next Action is to start my scrapbook and get ready for Exhibition Night.

Nazi Symbol

http://peoplegetready.jockamofeenanay.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/nazi_flag_375.jpg
Summary: Picture

Skulls and Bones

http://www.bilderberg.org/nazidrum.jpg
Summary: Picture

POW camp

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/nazioccupation/images/Soviet%20POW%20camp%20pn%20Shurokaya%20St%20in%20Minsk.jpg
Summary: Picture

Daily Progress Post #11

• My Next Action entering into the day was to make my project plan for my scrapbook.
• Today I made a Word document on what I plan to do on each page of my scrapbook. I cited each page, too.
• What I did today didn't really answer my research question, but it certainly got me prepared to organize all my information that does answer my question.
• My Next Action is to finish my project plan over Spring break, do any additional research if needed, and work on my scrapbook.

Daily Progress Post #10

• My Next Action entering into the day was to finish my Index Cards.


• Today I did finished my index cards so I can move forward with my project. I also found a lot more pictures.


• What I did today helps answer my research question because I found out what goes on in extermination camps with workers and prisoners.
• My Next Action is to organize my scrapbook project plan next class for Exhibit Night.

"Night" barrack

http://www.zebrabot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/003-concentration-camp.jpg
Summary: Picture

Labor Camp

http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/images/Sachsenhausen%20prisoners%20at%20forced%20labor.jpg
Summary: Picture

Memorial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Auschwitz-Birkenau_memorial.JPG
Summary: Picture

Jews Arrive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:May_1944_-_Jews_from_Carpathian_Ruthenia_arrive_at_Auschwitz-Birkenau.jpg
Summary: Picture

Extermination camp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extermination_camps
Summary: Extermination camps' main purpose was genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. After prisoners were killed, the Nazis would take their money, diamonds, and even gold teeth. Workers would smoke on the job (even in crematoria), workers would act as if nothing happened if saw dead relative or even wife!!!! Terrible scream occurred led by being shot, some people revealed others in hiding and still were taken away to be killed.

Quotes: Captain Wirth said: “See for yourself the weight of that gold! It’s only from yesterday and the day before. You can’t imagine what we find every day—dollars, diamonds, gold. You’ll see for yourself!”

Daily Progress Post #9

• My Next Step entering into the day was to continue researching and find more pictures.
• Today, I accomplished both. I found out all the different types of concentration camps and found pictures as well.
• What I did today helps answer my research question because there are multiple types of concentration camps and today I found out what went on in all of them.
• My Next Action is to finish my Index Cards and Daily Progress Posts next class so I can move on to finish my project.

Life in a Concentration Camp

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/ns_camps_p7.pdf
Summary: Barracks helds beds stacks 3-4 with little room to move. "Children that survived
did so because they were hidden in homes, basements and convents (religious community)
or lived with Christian families who concealed their identities."

Holocaust-Concentration Camps

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/nca/nca-01/nca-01-11-camps-03.html
Summary: Every escaped captured prisoner of war was sent to the extermination camps to be killed. These two rules were to be followed: 1. All captured escapees were to be turned over to th Chief of the Security Police whether it was a large group or individual. 2. No one on the outside must be informed of the POW's capture.

Transit Camps of the Holocaust - Vught - Holocaust Research Project ...

http://www.zimbio.com/Holocaust+Research+Project/articles/241/Transit+Camps+Holocaust+Vught
Summary: Transit camps of the Holocaust were camps for political prisoners as well as some Jews. There were working and living barracks, watchtowers, and barbed wires just like in concentration camps, forced labor camps, extermination or death camps, and prisoner-of-war camps. The living conditions of all camps were brutal.

Picture

Holocaust Timeline: The Camps

http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/TIMELINE/camps.htm
Summary: "In the beginning of the systematic mass murder of Jews, Nazis used mobile killing squads called Einsatzgruppen.The Einsatzgruppen consisted of four units of between 500 and 900 men each which followed the invading German troops into the Soviet Union."
"There were concentration camps, forced labor camps, extermination or death camps, transit camps, and prisoner-of-war camps. The living conditions of all camps were brutal."

Pictures (of Einsatzgruppen, and concentration camps, etc.)

Daily Progress Post #8

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue researching daily life in concentration camps.
• Today I completed 22 Index cards and now I'm working on my 8th daily progress post. I found many pictures for my scrapbook and I found out a little more about daily life as well.
• What I did today helps answer my research question because I found out that there are not only camps where people went to work and die, but also camps where people were sent and released if the disagreed politically with the Nazis.
• My Next Action is to continue researching and looking for more pictures. Also, I need to prepare to be almost finished with my index cards and daily posts.

Life in the Dachau concentration camp - photo of first prisoners

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauScrapbook/KZDachau/DachauLife.html
Summary: Not all prisons in camps had to wear the striped uniforms, just the classification. Where prisoners are held and sleep are known as barracks. Prisoners who didn't politically agree with the Nazis were sent to Dachau; once they were "rehabilitated, their belongings were returned and they could leave. Food was a little better here than in extermination camps, but not treatment.

Gas Chamber

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/AuschwitzScrapbook/2005Photos/GasChamber2005.jpg
Summary: Picture

Crematorium

http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/wesley/images/maj-crem8.jpg
Summary: Picture

Holocaust Encyclopedia

http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/photo/lc/image/80/80136.jpg
Summary: Picture

Status Report

1. So far on my project, I've accomplished 18 Index cards (before today's research), a daily progress report each day (7 so far). I've also accomplished learning a lot of new information about life in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
2. For my project, I still have to get a total of 30 Index cards, a total of 10 daily progress posts, and I have to complete my scrapbook neatly and creatively for Exhibit Night.
3. Finding websites that don't have repeatative information is harder than I thought it would be.
4. Finding survivor reports is easier than I thought it would be.
5. I don't think I would do anything differently if I could start my project over again. I like the way everything has worked out so far.
6. Before Spring Break, I need to have all of my Index cards and Daily Progress posts finished. I also need to have all my scrapbook materials gathered to be able to work on my project over Spring Break. Lastly, my research information and pictures need to be organized into the order I want them to be in my scrapbook.

Daily Progress Post #7

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue researching my topic and to get survivor accounts if needed or wanted.
• Today I got a total of 18 Index cards. I found a few pictures, new information about clothing worn in the camps, and survivor accounts about daily life.
• What I did today helps answer my research question because I again got a factual, survivor account. Also, since I found pictures, that with help me with my end project which is a scrapbook.
• My Next Action is to keep looking for more pictures for my scrapbook as well as continuing my research.

Holocaust survivor dislpays camp collection

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/archive/x156011381
Summary: People in the camps saw cold-blooded murder and most were separated from family. To stay alive during inspections, some would sufficate themselves with rope to rush blood to their heads (hiding yellow skin discoloration). Laundry workers would sometimes find valuables in inmate's striped clothing (diamond rings, gold watches and large emeralds).

Quotes: " [Hack] saw cold-blooded murder, smelled the gas chamber and saw babies burned. He was given a number, 73,688, which is still visible on his left arm."

"I was a piece of meat. I was not human. I had no feeling. I have no sense, no enjoyment," he said. "You are like a robot. I didn't have any sympathy. I know through and through what they can do to you. I wanted to save my life."

Internment/Concentration Camps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buchenwald_Slave_Laborers_Liberation.jpg
Summary: Picture

WW2DB: Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust

http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=136
Summary: Men's and women's clothing, glasses, and dentures were taken from them upon arrival into the camps. Women's hair was taken. Clothing consisted of burlap cloth (also what they used to cover up with when cold) and wooden shoes.

Nazi concentration camps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camps
Summary: "Prisoners were often transported in inhumane conditions by rail freight cars, in which many died before reaching their destination. The prisoners were confined to the rail cars, often for days or weeks, without food or water. Many died of dehydration in the intense heat of summer or froze to death in winter. Small subcamps were set up near factories to provide forced labour. A synthetic rubber plant in 1942, at Monowitz concentration camp (Auschwitz III); other camps were set up next to airplane factories, coal mines and rocket propellant plants. Conditions were brutal and prisoners were often sent to the gas chambers or killed, if they did not work fast enough. Near the end of the war, the camps became sites for horrific medical experiments. Eugenics experiments, freezing prisoners to determine how exposure affected pilots, and experimental and lethal medicines were all tried at various camps. Female prisoners were routinely raped and degraded in the camps."

Daily Progress Post #6

• My Next Action entering into the day was to find any other research info., whether it be survivor accounts or not.
• Today I found a total of 14 Index Cards with information from survivors and websites and I posted them on my blog and on delicious.
• What I did today helps answer my research question becuase I found more factual survivor accounts and I found out that the prisoners in camps were categorized.
• My Next Action is to continue researching during class and at home if necessary.

CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-1939

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005263
Summary: SS men had to wear symbols in everyday life as a way of showing their assigned camp people who they were. "Although all SS units wore the Death's-Head symbol (skull and crossbones) on their caps, only the SS Death's-Head Units were authorized to wear the Death's Head Symbol on their lapels." These people were most likely in charge of most murders.?

Nazi Camps

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005144
Summary: In the camp Birkenau, up to 6,000 Jews were gased a day as a way to make it more impersonal for the person doing the job.

Holocaust Survivors-Encyclopedia

http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/cgi-bin/data.show.pl?di=record&da=encyclopedia&ke=19
Summary: To determine treatment of the people in camps, they categorized the people. The Jews wore yellow triangles. Guards and kapos could be bribed (for food I guess) with cigarettes, food, or gold, if prisoners could get these items from camps jobs or connections. Roll calls took up a lot of time and sometimes selections accompanied them for exterminations. Food consisted of coffee, bread, and cabbage soup. Although some survived the Holocaust, they suffered from what today has become known as post-traumatic shock syndrome. Survival might depend on augmenting the standard food rations by bribery or by "connections" or by holding a special job in the camp kitchen, in the camp hospital, or in camp administration. Many camps did not provide adequate fresh water and the water was polluted.

Concentration Camps/ Holocaust: An End to Innocence

http://www.rossel.net/Holocaust08.htm
Summary: SS men called Einsatzgruppen would dig huge graves in forests, then line Jews up and shoot them. They were given lethal injections with what was called euthanasia, or "mercy-killing" until Zyklon B gas was made. Jewish police were known as "kapos" and they shot anyone in the camps who disobeyed. Many people committed suicide, liking throwing themselves into electric wres. If anyone escaped, everyone in their 'group' was instantly killed.

Quotes: In the late nineteenth century, the British historian Lord Acton observed, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

The sanitary conditions were indescribable. There was one bathroom, always out of order, for a hut of four hundred people. ... From time to time we would get what they called "soup." Then they almost cut off the food supply altogether. ... Dead people lay outside on the paths of the camp. ... Women fought in the gutter for scraps of food garbage. [Testimony given at the Eichmann trial]

A shooting competition was begun between [two Nazi officers]. They would shoot out of their windows at the people marching back and forth loaded with stones, aiming at the tip of a nose or a finger. The injured people were "no good" any more and they would finish them off with a shot. [Testimony given at the Eichmann trial]

Daily Progress Post #5

• My Next Action entering into the day was to research survivor accounts on how life was in the concentration camps.


• Today I found three new websites, one on daily life for children, one on survivor accounts and one on how people managed to or tried to survive during the Holocaust.
• What I did today helps answer my research question because I got factual answers from survivors and I got information from a variety of age groups (children-adults).
• My Next Action is to continue researching whatever information I can find, whether it be survivor accounts or not.

The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy - Eyewitness Accounts

http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/survivors/witness.html
Summary: In the camps there were posts of barbed wire with a huge sign that read, EXTREME DANGER, HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WIRES. There were tall guard towers and men with machine guns were inside them. The bunks people slept in were in three tiers, lower, middle, and upper with a burlap mattress filled with straw. The food was terrible, there was never enough, and potatoes were the main ingredient. Played cards for something to do. People were shaved and lucky if they got a shower. Some had lice. Then they were tattooted numbers on their arm. Summer: heat was unbearable. Winter: steel workers froze to steel and tore skin off. Got beat if didn't finish work. No water and no bathrooms in barracks (living quarters in camps). Had to get up at 5 am every morning. Lost a lot of weight. Women's work typically easier than men's?

The Holocaust-Children During the Holocaust

http://www.humanitas-international.org/holocaust/children.htm
Summary: Children were categorized into three groups, (1) infants and toddlers up to age 6; (2) young children ages 7 to 12; and (3) adolescents from 13 to 18 years old. The older children usually had a higher survival rate becuae they could do labor work. There were usually four fates of Jewish children in concentration camps: (1) those killed immediately on arrival in concentration camps and killing centers; (2) those killed shortly after birth (3) those few born in ghettos and camps and surviving; and (4) those children, usually above the age of 10, utilized as prisoners, laborers, and subjects for Nazi medical experiments. Some Jewish children survived by being part of an underground partisan resistance (against Nazis) as messangers, smugglers, and runners.

Daily Life During the Holocaust-www.praeger.com

http://www.praeger.com/catalog/GR5308.aspx
Summary: Non-Jews in concentration camps included Gypsies, gays, clergy who protested or protected victims, Communists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the mentally ill and handicapped. In order to survive during the Holocaust, inmates had to avoid the infirmary, ration food, and utilize the "market" system to trade for goods and clothing.

Daily Progress Post #4

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue researching what life was like in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
• Today I only got two new websites with new research. I was limited for time because of a counselor visit for the Plan test results.
• Today I found a website of a Holocaust survivor. This really helps my research question becuase I know the information given is credible.
• My Next action is to come to class next time and try to find more information from Holocaust survivors.

Coping with Life in a "Concentration" World

http://www.questiaschool.com/read/28643434
"He defines the concentration world as follows:
Life in ghettos, and in labour, concentration and extermination camps, life in the underground, life of those whose existence out­side the ghetto boundaries depended on their forged "Aryan" pa­pers, of those who hid with the peasants, and of those who lived in the constant expectation of imminent deportation . . . all forms of life-conditions during the Nazi reign of terror and mass-murder.( Dvorjetski 1963, 194)
The main purpose of forcing the Jews to live in such conditions wasto cause them to die."

*An article written by Marc Dvorjetski (holocaust survivor and directorof the Tel Aviv Institute for the Investigation of the Pathology of theHolocaust when his findings were published)

The Holocaust

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215466/the_holocaust.htm
Summary: At the camps, the treatment was extremely harsh and cruel. Everyone was either sick, starving, dying, or a slave laborer. They would die in many types of ways, like starvation, sickness, a machine gun, overworking your body, or gas chambers. There was even a firing wall in Auschwitz.

Daily Progress Post #3

• My Next Action entering into the day was to continue researching.
• Today I found three new websites for my Index Card Posts and saved them on delicious.com. I learned a lot of new information, too.
• What I did today helped answer my research question because I found what happened specifically to children in the camps as well as what happened to twins (this is just a sample of what I found today).
• My Next Action is to continue researching next class and keeping up with the grading system.

Auschwitz, Nazi death camp

http://www.auschwitz.dk/auschwitz.htm
Summary: Auschwitz-Birkenau became the killing center where the largest numbers of European Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Zyklon-B gas began at Auschwitz. Children were killed upon arrival (burned or gased). Mengele (Angel of Death) loved to experiment on twins and then he'd kill them. Clauberg injected women's wombs and they exploded in pain. October 1946 Nuremberg Medical Trials-some defendants found guilty of lethal experiments in camps and put in jail.

Quotes: Lucie Adelsberger describes the life of the children:
"Like the adults, the kids were only a mere bag of bones, without muscles or fat, and the thin skin like pergament scrubbed through and through beyond the hard bones of the skeleton and ignited itself to ulcerated wounds. Abscesses covered the underfed body from the top to the bottom and thus deprived it from the last rest of energy. The mouth was deeply gnawed by noma-abscesses, hollowed out the jaw and perforated the cheeks like cancer". Many decaying bodies were full of water because of the burning hunger, they swelled to shapeless bulks which could not move anymore. Diarrhoea, lasting for weeks, dissolved their irresistant bodies until nothing remained ....."

One twin recalls the death of his brother:
"Dr. Mengele had always been more interested in Tibi. I am not sure why - perhaps because he was the older twin. Mengele made several operations on Tibi. One surgery on his spine left my brother paralyzed. He could not walk anymore. Then they took out his sexual organs. After the fourth operation, I did not see Tibi anymore. I cannot tell you how I felt. It is impossible to put into words how I felt. They had taken away my father, my mother, my two older brothers - and now, my twin ..."

Life in the Concentration Camps-Associated Content

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/90220/life_in_the_concentration_camps.html
Summary: The disease, typhus, spread by lice in the constant traffic with the east, was actually the first cause of death in camps. It was passed by through rapid expansion of the camps in Poland, in 1941-1942. Since they couldn't be used for labor, extermination procedures were carried out--food taken away/starved, "showers", separated families.

Quotes: "Man's inhumanity to man." (by Robert Burns) "...there is no more horrific example of that...than the systematic herding together, then disposing of million s of Jews, Poles, Russians, Gypsies, homosexuals and those physically impaired." (by Werner Haas)

Tool Bar/The Camps

http://library.thinkquest.org/13915/gather/frame.htm
Summary: At first, camps were very chaotic. Methods of murder were inefficient and technology took awhile to develop. Larger gas chamber were made to hold more people, more efficient gas was used, body fat was used as a fuel to burn other bodies faster, and bone-crusher machines were made. These were all ways to dispose of bodies.
*Big Nineteen- the primary nineteen concentration camps.

Daily Progress Post #2

My Next Action entering into the Day was to start my research and keep track of everything on deleicious.com and blogger.com.

Today I found two websites that helped answer my research question about how life was in camps during the Holocaust. I did a Research Index card for each of the websites and I did a bookmark for each website on delicious.com.

What I did today helped me answer my research question because I found how Jews, blacks, Gypsies, and others were treated and how they lived in the camps during the Holocaust.

My Next Action is to come to class next time and continue to find information for my research question. I also need to keep writing daily posts, research index card posts, and bookmarks.

The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy- The Camps

http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/camps/
Summary: Jews' lives were characterized by fear, mistretment, and suffering. In 1939 as WWII began, Hitler ordered the killing of handicapped people in concentration camps b/c incurable and a mass-killing of Jews and Gypies in the death camps called "euthanasia."

Life and treatment in death and concentration camps

http://www.ujf.net/page.aspx?ID=148359
Summary: Hitler blamed Jews for the defeat of WWI and decided to carry out what he called the 'Final Solution'. Jews, blacks, Gypsies and others unworhty of being pure Aryans were tricked or arrested and sent to death or concentration camps. Here they were shot, killed in gas chambers/vans, or forced to become laborers (usually died b/c harsh treatment). Auschwitz-Birkenau was a camp with both concentration and death camps built in Poland 1941.

Daily Progress Post #1

• My Next Action entering into the day today was to set up delicious.com and blogger.com.


• Today I listened to the directions for our new project, I set up my pages on Delicious.com and blogger.com, I wrote my Product Prospectus and now I'm in the process of writing my Daily Progress Post for homework, and I saw my grade for my World History Test (96%).
• What I did today does not help answer my research question. However, making my blog page and delicious page was the first step to starting my research since I will be using each page to contain research information and homework posts.
• My Next Action is to have all the materials I need ready for next class in order to begin researching the Holocaust.

Product Prospectus

1. research question: What was life like in a concentration camp during the Holocaust?
2. description of form of final product: I plan to make a scrapbook of pictures along with the information I find in my research.
3. justification: I chose this particular form because my mom was putting summer pictures in an album when the idea just came to me. I also had to make a small version of an album for an english project last year as well and I enjoyed it.
4. definition: My project will be finished when I feel my research question is fully answered and my scrapbook is complete with lots of detail and creativity.
5. justification: My finished product will demonstrate mastery as long as I do my best, use my time wisely, and take my time to do my work neatly and creatively.
6. breakdown/flow: I plan to research my question in class, take good notes, save my sources to delicious.com, organize all of my research once I have it all, make my scrapbook, and prepare my project so it's perfect for Exhibition Night!
7. next action: my next action for the project after today is to come to class prepared to research my question and be able to take good notes.