bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: welcome to the review
I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you says: thanks.
Laura says: thanks
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: np
I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you says: hey Emily
Emily M says: hey
Stucki says: cut that out
Eric says: lol
I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you says: sorry
Laura says: so. . .
I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you says: ha!
Emily M says: The other day we tought about tourism was didn't show a difference in more developed countries and less developed countries. What are some other things like that?
Stucki says: That is really the only one I can think of.
Emily M says: k, thanks
Stucki says: People appear to have forgotten some of the ground rules.
I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you says: sorry
Whatshername (Hillary) says: why won't the dprk let other countries send them food?
Stucki says: Because they're stupid?
My name is Liana...darn review says: lol
Stucki says: It is a sovereignty issue with them. It also causes them to lose face because they can't feed their people.
Whatshername (Hillary) says: i see.
Whatshername (Hillary) says: because they spend too much already on military?
Stucki says: They have an almost failed economy
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: If their government would get their act together could they support themselves?
Emily M says: they'd have to make major changes though to do that.
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: yeah
Whatshername (Hillary) says: well, yeah. but don't they have a lack of arable land too?
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: thats what i thought
Stucki says: It is hard to know for sure what is going on there because their society/country is basically closed.
Christina says: closed to everyone..even other communist countries like china?
Stucki says: Yes, Albania was a good example of that as well.
Emily M says: why do they do this?
Stucki says: The Koreans and Chinese aren't always friends.
Stucki says: power
Eric says: power? how is that connected to closing the country?
Christina says: hmm how can they gain more power if N. korea's economy is failing?
Stucki says: Much of the power they are concerned with is power within their country. It is similar to the motivation behind building the Berlin Wall.
Eric says: I see
Laura says: wouldnt they be afraid of an uprising, though?
Stucki says: Not really, you can't beat tanks with rakes and shovels
Whatshername (Hillary) says: When did china become communist?
Christina says: was it before the cuultural revolution?
Stucki says: 1949
Stucki says: Mao started the cultural revolution
Whatshername (Hillary) says: i was just looking on cia.gov, and it says 'China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation'
Whatshername (Hillary) says: what happened?
Christina says: why?
Stucki says: imperial corruption, overwhelmed by European military technology
Whatshername (Hillary) says: i see. Stucki say
s: I think it was the Manchu dynasty was ready to be replaced
Laura says: how was it ready, exactly?
Stucki says: It was totterting
Stucki says: entrenched bureacracy, corruption, couldn't cope with European incursion
Whatshername (Hillary) says: If china has such a poor econemy, why is it expected to exceed the us as the largest econemy?
Laura says: can someone add elley? it wont let me
Stucki says: Their economy is growing. They have 5 times as many people as we do. That is a huge market.
Christina says: they are being influenced by western countries too
Stucki says: They have opened up their economy, they aren't truly communist anymore
Eric says: opened up a lot
Christina says: the chinese are being better educated too
Stucki says: compared to?
Christina says: the way they were educated during the cultural revolution
Christina says: and before that
Stucki says: During the Cultural Revolution, anyone with education was basically eliminated.
Eric says: burning books
Whatshername (Hillary) says: why was that?
Eric says: power
Stucki says: Mao thought China would be better off if they were a nation of peasants.
Laura says: but wouldnt burning books also in part affect the culture?
Eric says: yes, some of China's culture and history were destroyed
Eric says: They're currently trying to recover bits and pieces
Christina says: They have made a lot of progress with that..
Laura says: have any other countries tried that?
Chris says: have any other countries been driven to the point where the need to recover records?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: have any other countries burned books and tried to get rid of history?
Chris says: any one going to answer?!?!?!
Eric says: maybe
Techgeekster says: didn't Germany do that one time, i'm probably wrong though
Stucki says: Someone invite Elisabeth
Techgeekster says: i've been trying
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: me to
Laura says: me too
Laura says: it wont let her in
Whatshername (Hillary) says: anyways.....
Stucki says: o
Stucki says: ok
Samuel says: Let's go over the race/ethnicity/nationality thing again. Can I get an example of each?
Stucki says: I will just confuse you more.
Samuel says: i'm already confused. I never really got that part
Jonathon Pierce says: race is like black white, nationality is a group of people that are held together in culture language and such.
Stucki says: race is dna, nationality involves real estate
Whatshername (Hillary) says: but nationality is people tied together in the same area, so not neccisarily real estate
Whatshername (Hillary) says: tied together with beliefs and such
Eric says: its real estate
Stucki says: land = real estate
Samuel says: so where you live is part of it?
Stucki says: for nationality
Samuel says: ok, what about ethnicity
Stucki says: physical characteristics
Samuel says: how is that different from race
Jonathon Pierce says: because ethncity is more specific
Stucki says: race is pure biology
Stucki says: ethnicity isn't necessarily
Samuel says: so where is the line of specificness that separates race and ethnicity?
Stucki says: I told you it would just confuse you
Samuel says: so it did.
Samuel says: i have nationality figured out though
Jonathon Pierce says: (change your names)
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: what?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Is race purely genetic?
Stucki says: yes
Chris says: what are examples of races?
Laura says: there
Jonathon Pierce says: black white
Stucki says: black, white, red, yellow, brown
Chris says: ok, thats what i thought
Chris says: examples of ethnicities?
Chris says: examples of nationalities?
Stucki says: german
Stucki says: kurd
Elisabeth says: why is german an ethnicity?
Chris says: it is a nationality
Jonathon Pierce says: culture
Elisabeth says: what's the difference between ethnicity and nationality?
Chris says: wait no
Chris says: nationality is land
Eric says: real estate
Elisabeth says: don't think so
Eric says: nationality is tied into land
Jonathon Pierce says: yes
Elisabeth says: okay, thought so
Laura says: why is everyone so set against the Kurds?
Stucki says: What do you mean?
Chris says: thats not nessecarily true
Elisabeth says: because they're a minority? maybe?
Chris says: the Kurds want their own state, which causes conflicts because no one wants to give it to them
Jonathon Pierce says: right
Elisabeth says: why does no one want to give it to them?
Eric says: its land
Samuel says: who wants to give up land?
Eric says: no one wants to give up land
Whatshername (Hillary) says: didn't they have their own state before?
Stucki says: territoriality
Whatshername (Hillary) says: kurdistan?
Christina says: yes
Jonathon Pierce says: why didn't the u.s. let the south go?
Elisabeth says: yeah, but if it would mean peace, couldn't they comprimise?
Stucki says: Not for a very long time.
Eric says: land issues jon
Eric says: you don't want part of a nation to leave
Jonathon Pierce says: right like the civil war
Samuel says: if they hate each other it's hard to live next to each other
Elisabeth says: obviously
Chris says: conflicts with the Kurds are civil wars. Turkey, Iraq, etc. dont want to give up land so the Kurds can be independant
Elisabeth says: but it's hurting all of them more right now!
Chris says: like the point i think jon was trying to make, for example the civil war in the us
Chris says: the south wanted independance
Chris says: but the north wouldnt give it to them
Stucki says: not exactly a civil war
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: right
Chris says: they fought
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: What religious and ethnic differences are there between the Kurds and their neighbors?
Elisabeth says: um.... not much religious, is there?
Stucki says: only ethnic - they are kurds rather than arab
Elisabeth says: or maybe so
Elisabeth says: oh
Bushra says: Kurds are sunni and iraq and iran are mostly shiite
Bushra says: im pretty sure
Stucki says: yes
Laura says: are there many advantages to being a microstate?
Dayna Rae says: Are there any?
Stucki says: Although Iraq is about 40% sunni
Elisabeth says: good question... less border to guard
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Um, could you not use script...
Eric says: that's why theres a split in the government in Iraq
Chris says: actually about 20%
Laura says: yes, but also less natural resources, right?
Elisabeth says: yeah, but it's good if you get a good piece of land
Chris says: the overwhelming majority of the shiites is the causing problems in Iraq..(excluding US stuff)
Stucki says: only if you only include the Arabs in the percentages
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: (micro- states have and advantage because there is less to manage so its easier)
Whatshername (Hillary) says: better communications
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: so is it good to be a microstate?
Dayna Rae says: and less boundaries to defend
Chris says: because of the division of ethnicities, it causes problems in elections and other pushes towards democracy, mainly the voting process
Elisabeth says: true
Elisabeth says: It means way less land
Stucki says: microstates don't really have advantages
shelbi says: no,cuz then its easy to invade
Elisabeth says: which is sorta important
Whatshername (Hillary) says: not nessicarily.
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Wouldn't microstates need the tolerance/protection of surounding country/ies
Stucki says: except self determination
Chris says: i think they would need some level of cooperation
Laura says: why do they break away then, instead of staying with more powerful countries?
Stucki says: self determination
Chris says: exactly
Elisabeth says: so they want to rule themselves?
shelbi says: like what, for example?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: yeah like the kurds
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: isn't it better to be part of a bigger country, for protection?
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: and such
shelbi says: yea, but the Kurds don't have a STATE
Dayna Rae says: good point
Elisabeth says: and they're spread out
Stucki says: Some of you are thinkging too much from a military point of view.
shelbi says: so whats a better example of a microstate?
Stucki says: San Marino
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: and don't they have a big ecconomic benifit if they stay part of a bigger country? and military advantages, too?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: Monaco does pretty good economically and their a micro state
Stucki says: Microstates are generally neutral and ignored in larger conflicts
Elisabeth says: that might be nice sometimes
shelbi says: is tawain a good example?
Stucki says: no
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: it's not a state
Eric says: taiwan is not a state.
Eric says: still part of China
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: tawain is a part of China, right?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: (name)
Dayna Rae says: so china says
shelbi says: what is it, then?
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: it is?
Elisabeth says: uh, huh
Eric says: yup
Whatshername (Hillary) says: it's an island
Liana's evil twin sister says: it is, but it is
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Depends on who you ask
shelbi says: island?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: government people fled there
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: aren't they independent?
Liana's evil twin sister says: yes, of course
Stucki says: no
Liana's evil twin sister says: kind of, bu tnot
Stucki says: not exaclty
Whatshername (Hillary) says: until they could overthrow communists
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: they're still part of china
Stucki says: Taiwan will just confuse you if you don't understand it
shelbi says: ok. new state example please
Stucki says: What do you want?
Eric says: Taiwan is part of China. They are currently having negotiations to give taiwan more freedom, but still part of China...
Whatshername (Hillary) says: they are?
Liana's evil twin sister says:
Eric says: Yup
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Little tiny country
bless_the_beast@hotmail.com says: i'm confused now
Chris says: why is it that until recently, Switzerland was neutral on most issues, and why did they decide to join the UN? is it the need to get involved? recongtion?
shelbi says: yea. new example please
Elisabeth says: good question
Eric says: agreed, we should move on
Stucki says: A new example of what?
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: and why isn't Tiawan part of the UN? becasue they're still a part of China?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: yes
Whatshername (Hillary) says: (NAME_)
shelbi says: of a microstate
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: they are represented by china in the UN
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: oh, ok
Whatshername (Hillary) says: NAME
Eric says: they pulled out when China came in
Stucki says: It isn't important to know names of microstates, so much.
Whatshername (Hillary) says: no.. her name
Whatshername (Hillary) says: sorry
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: ?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: I think a name may help her with the concept
Elisabeth says: Mackenzi, name please
Dayna Rae says: what do you mean "name"?
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: yeah, name?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: i mean change your name
Elisabeth says: put mackenzi
Whatshername (Hillary) says: so people know who you are
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: i do have Mackenzi
Eric says: That is her name...
Dayna Rae says: instead of that cheesy line
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: ?
Elisabeth says: cheesy?
Laura says: no its not
shelbi says: OFF TOPIC
Chris says: okay, lets move on.....why is it that until recently, Switzerland was neutral on most issues, and why did they decide to join the UN? is it the need to get involved? recongtion?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: it doesn't MATTER
Dayna Rae says: it is too
Elisabeth says: I agree, back to the subject
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: i'm confused
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: never mind
Stucki says: If you don't have people added as contacts, their name change won't register creating this wasted 3 pages.
Chris says: why is it that until recently, Switzerland was neutral on most issues, and why did they decide to join the UN? is it the need to get involved? recongtion?
Chris says: ANSWER THE DANG QUESTION!
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: I think Switzerland wanted a voice - power
Stucki says: I'm not sure of their motivation. They finally realized that neutrality didn't require them to be out of the UN
Liana's evil twin sister says: but I need to go
Liana's evil twin sister says: whoa*
shelbi says: just leave, member?
Laura says: why is that one microstate not part of the UN?
Liana's evil twin sister says: wrong convo!
Farandole says: what microstate?
Stucki says: States aren't forced to join the UN
Whatshername (Hillary) says: did they think they could be more independent?
Do not forget the wing...and do forget the magical story that has been woven before your very eyes tonight says: why do states join the UN? just for cooperation and...
Farandole says: which microstate are you talking about?
Stucki says: yes
Dayna Rae says: but it's in their best interests to be in the UN, isn't it?
Samuel says: a place to talk about political issues
Laura says: hold on, let me check
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: the U.N. was made to try and stop wars like World war 2 they do economic aid and also help after natural disasters other then that they don't do much
Elisabeth says: I'm getting lost... what are we talking about, Switzerland?
Laura says: Vatican
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: names don't matter
Samuel says: Who decides if the UN Peacekeeping forces enter a country? Is it a majority vote? Also, is there a set of conditions that have to be present?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Vatican City is unique because of its religious foundation - probably awkward to be part of such a political organization
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: security council
Elisabeth says: I've been wondering that too
Dayna Rae says: has Switzerland joined the UN? our book is outdated
Stucki says: That is generally the perview of the securtiy council
Samuel says: yes
Elisabeth says: yeah, duh
Elisabeth says: books are old
Dayna Rae says: why didn't we get an updated version?
Samuel says: so it's up to the security council. Are there prerequisites that have to be met before they go in or before it goes for a vote
Stucki says: $
Elisabeth says: what if they don't want them there?
Samuel says: MONEY???
Elisabeth says: would they fight them?
Samuel says: wow
Elisabeth says: pretty silly
Samuel says: that's a good reason
Ian O says: back to topic
Mackenzi says: what does it take for the UN to start considering helping a country? and do you have to pay for help?
Stucki says: My money comment was in reference to the book question
shelbi says: oh, that explains a lot
Dayna Rae says: oh
Dayna Rae says: thanks
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: and is the way that the U.N. works going to be a question on our AP test. lets keep it relavent
Stucki says: it may be
Laura says: vatican city is religiously founded?
Dayna Rae says: it is?
Dayna Rae says: cool
Elisabeth says: laura, where are you finding this?
Mackenzi says: yes, i think
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: That's where they keep the Pope when he's not roaming around.
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: it's the capitol of the catholic church end or story
shelbi says: duh... isn't that the head quarters for Catholics?
Dayna Rae says: is that in the book?
Stucki says: yes
Mackenzi says: Vatican is where the Pope is
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: YES
Mackenzi says: i know, i was making a statement
shelbi says: new question: what could the AP test potentially talk about concerning development?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: development
Liana's evil twin sister says: really?
shelbi says: no, really
Bushra says: shelbi he doesnt know what gonna be on the test
shelbi says: i kinda figured
Whatshername (Hillary) says: probably something about sub-saharan africa
Samuel says: but we can guess - talk about big ideas that might answer the individual questions on the test
Whatshername (Hillary) says: if there is anything
Stucki says: There have been 2 CRQs from development
Dayna Rae says: ugh
Mackenzi says: what were they regarding?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: William Ross Model
Stucki says: ONe was a core-periphery question, the other was Rostow's model
Hannah Thompson says: you mean two in the last year, or ever?
Elisabeth says: development confuses me
Stucki says: ever
Elisabeth says: phew
Liana's evil twin sister says: oh
Liana's evil twin sister says: how many AP test have there ever been
Elisabeth says: don't ask that!
shelbi says: irrelevant
Stucki says: Why is development confusing? It is just improving a country
Liana's evil twin sister says: ?
Samuel says: its not
Dayna Rae says: I'd like to know how many tests there have been
Elisabeth says: just the stuff in the chapter and so forth
Whatshername (Hillary) says: because just how certain countries are so developed while africa isn't
Samuel says: yes, what happened with Africa?
Stucki says: Development requires stable governments
Whatshername (Hillary) says: they didn't come up with their own technology
Elisabeth says: and africa doesn't have those?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: they got it from europe
shelbi says: does that mean africa doesn't qualify?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: a stable part of africa like south africa could
Elisabeth says: yeah, but other places got tech from other places, and still were fine Stucki says: You are confuisng the demographic transition with development
Samuel says: did they stayed in individual tribes instead of forming empires?
Elisabeth says: oh
Elisabeth says: that might explain it
Samuel says: like one group was better than the others so it became an empire
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Africa's climate, diseases, and physical geography has made it difficult to settle in the same way Europe and the U.S. was settled
Elisabeth says: but Africa still isn't very developed
Samuel says: except it never happened
Stucki says:
Stucki says: Africa has had numerous empires in its history, Egypt anyone? Africa's main problems can be blamed on European colonialism.
Samuel says: So they were fine before?
Stucki says: yes
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Sorry - I was thinking central
Mackenzi says: and the problems started when the Europeans drew the borders, like that question on the test?
Stucki says: yes
Stucki says: sort of
Elisabeth says: why did that hurt it so much?
Elisabeth says: because it was fragmented?
Samuel says: 'cause they all started fighting? maybe
Laura says: does development go backwards as much as forwards, or is it tipped one of the ways?
Elisabeth says: did the borders make them fight?
Stucki says: Europe imposed their technology, culture, and politics on Africa
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: so they didn't like it?
Elisabeth says: and they weren't ready for it?
Stucki says: Africa already had those things, except technology
Elisabeth says: or what?
Elisabeth says: oh
Elisabeth says: so it messed them up, very badly
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: It just plain didn't work
Samuel says: i could see a future question on the test. What is Africa's future? How and how soon will it recover?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: so doesn't the demographic transition tie in to development?
Stucki says: NO, that is speculative
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: and no
Stucki says:
Samuel says: so what about Africa's future
Stucki says: The Demographic Transition Model is a descripiton of the transition in demographics from a traditional society to a post-industrial society.
Elisabeth says: how are they different?
Elisabeth says: and
Stucki says: Somebody forgot what the devil sign means
Eric says: apparently
Stucki says: development is an improvement in material conditions
Hannah Thompson says: what does it mean?
Elisabeth says: don't type
Stucki says: the devil means stop typing until I do
Laura says: have conflicts over water boundaries been resolved for the most part?
Stucki says: for the most part
Mackenzi says: example...
Elisabeth says: how have most of them been resolved?
Stucki says: by treaty
Elisabeth says: no, in the middle, or on one side, or what?
Mackenzi says: what's an example of a water boundary conflict?
Stucki says: it depends
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: can development be linked to the spread of popular culture?
Stucki says: Iraq-Iran 1980
Stucki says: no
Hannah Thompson says: why not?
Stucki says: They aren't related.
Stucki says: You guys can't put everything in to patterns, it just doesn't work that way.
Elisabeth says: that'd be too easy XD
Hannah Thompson says: is development related more to the economy or resources? -from cheyenne
Stucki says: development is an improvement in material conditions
Stucki says: look up HDI
Elisabeth says: so both?
Stucki says: again
Stucki says: no
Elisabeth says: kind of?
Elisabeth says: resources are a part of economy
Stucki says: development isn't necessarily economic
Elisabeth says: oh
Elisabeth says: okay
Taylor says: So it's just about the resources? So development EFFECTS the economy?
Liana's evil twin sister says: we can't invite Elizabeth Keith
Stucki says: no
Samuel says: you can have resources but not use them just as you can not have resources but still do well in secondary and tertiary sectors
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: so the most important thing to development is a stable government?
Stucki says: yes
Mackenzi says: because when you have a stable government, doesn't everything else kind of fall into place? sort of?
Stucki says: yes
Laura says: why are the countries in the northern half more developed than the southern ones?
Hannah Thompson says: the northern half of what?
Stucki says: stablilty
Taylor says: the world.
Laura says: the world
Stucki says: Europe controlled the world due to superior military technology, that enabled them to dominate the world economic system because they controlled the sources of wealth
Samuel says: what's unstable about Africa's governments?
Laura says: why were they so much farther ahead?
Elisabeth says: good questions
Stucki says: gunpowder, steel, domestication of horse, sailing technology
Stucki says: Sam - corruption
Whatshername (Hillary) says: is there a limit to how many poeple are invited? it won't let me add anymore
shelbi says: ya, same with me
Liana's evil twin sister says: yeah, same
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: The tropics provided a barrier to land-expansion - and the best grains grow in the temperate zones.
Stucki says: perhaps
Liana's evil twin sister says: Elizabeth can't get added
shelbi says: nor steph
Taylor says: Neither can Ryan, don't worry about it guys
Elisabeth says: no, cause i couldn't get added till I got into a different account
Stucki says: wasted space
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: I can read all this later I'll exit.
Elisabeth says: so, what kind of corruption?
Taylor says: Racism has a lot to do with it
Elisabeth says: in Africa, that is
Stucki says: no
Elisabeth says: like when there were no blacks in South Africa? oh
Mackenzi says: Arpethied? isn't that right?
Stucki says:
Stucki says: Corruption has nothing to do with racism, racism has to do with racism
Taylor says: I stand corrected.
Stucki says: Corrupition means that people in the government are taking bribes
Elisabeth says: so people are very influenced by money?
Stucki says: no, greed
Elisabeth says: or other bribes?
Elisabeth says: oh
Taylor says: Could it also mean that all they want is power? (Such as happened with communism corruption)
Stucki says: that is part of greed
Laura says: there are so many more african americans than whites, couldnt they have gotten power? Or are thier disagreements between tribes to big to have allowed them banding together?
Stucki says: sticks v. tanks
Elisabeth says: so, the governments are greedy, and so they become corrupted, and THAT'S what's stopping them from developing?
Stucki says: It isn't the goverments, it is the family of "presidents"
Elisabeth says: eh? explain
Stucki says: It is the family of dictators who take the bribes, or you can't move the bureacracy without greasing palms, that sort of thing
Elisabeth says: oh
Elisabeth says: so they won't change without bribery?
Stucki says: ?
Samuel says: so what were they bribed for
Stucki says: slow down
Stucki says: Imagine if everytime you needed anything from the local governemnt, you had to pay a bribe to get anything done, on top of normal fees.
Elisabeth says: urg... *shudders* nothing would get done!
Ryan Gregerson says: hence-not much develpment in africa
Laura says: and it would be hard to afford for most of the population
Laura says: so the only way to start making progress would be to get new government officials?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: it seems like they need to redraw the boundaries first.
Stucki says: NO, you have to change the culture of governemnt
Laura says: oh
Samuel says: More on country cooperation
Samuel says: So what's the situation with DPRK and Iran etc. We think they have nuclear bombs or at least ways to make them. What countries are involved and how do we pressure them into changing?
Stucki says: That isn't exactly relevant
Elisabeth says: how would re-drawing the boundaries make the government better? and how do you change the culture of government?
Stucki says: Imprison bribe takers
Mackenzi says: how does that change the culture?
Stucki says: redrawing the borders would remove some ethinich pressrues
Caylen says: will this ever happen?
Ryan Gregerson says: re-drawing the boundaries wouldn't so much help make the gonvernment better as to help solve internal conflicts
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Redrawing isn't the issue. The culture is the thing.
Elisabeth says: but if they're so powerful, than how would you imprison them?
Caylen says: exactly
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Coup!
Stucki says: If you know you will go to prison for taking bribes, that would make you think twice, right?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: coup
Elisabeth says: what's that supposed to mean?
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: overthrow the government
Caylen says: yeah, but if everybody is so powerful over there, how will that work without causing a World War
Caylen says: ?
Hannah Thompson says: over where?
Elisabeth says: In Africa
Samuel says: they're only powerful in their country not necessarily in the world
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: bribes area problem everywhere
Elisabeth says: so, should someone else go in there and arrest them?
Elisabeth says: or what?
Mackenzi says: can't the UN do something? or is this not a situation in which the UN can interveine (spelling?)
Laura says: wouldnt having someone else involved just make it worse?
Stucki says: The UN has a corruption problem itself
Elisabeth says: that's one of the topics
Mackenzi says: like what kind?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Besides, the U.N. isn't the principal of a school of nations
Mackenzi says: what corruption is there in the UN? this wasn't my topic
Elisabeth says: it doesn't really have that kind of authority
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: oil for food
Elisabeth says: not mine either, some one should know
Elisabeth says: oh
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: If you think of the UN as a gang of otherwise independent countries, it almost makes sense
Elisabeth says: because that's basically what it is
Mackenzi says: yeah, ok
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Complete with gang symbols
Caylen says:
Elisabeth says: XD
Laura says: is it even possible to have anything without some form of corruption?
Stucki says: in theory
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: not when humans are involved
Mackenzi says: but not likely
Elisabeth says: extremely not likely
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Sorry, I'll stop being glib for a minute
Stucki says: it fit
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: IT's a human nature problem magnified into whole countries
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Random question - when a major water supply goes bad, does the urban center die from the inside out? Like urban decay?
Elisabeth says: I'd hope not... but wouldn't they at least try to find something better?
Whatshername (Hillary) says: i'm leaving.
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: if a major water supply went bad I think that you would have a scamble for the good water. and probably like forced emigration
Elisabeth says: and maybe fights over water?
Stucki says: NO, people would just boil their water
Elisabeth says: that could get ugly
Elisabeth says: what if it was really bad?
Samuel says: like radiation?
Samuel says: no
Samuel says: i don't think it could get that bad
Samuel says: if it did the city would die from radiation
Elisabeth says: yah, but still
Samuel says: if it was they would pipe it in
Stucki says: BAck from Alas Babylon
Joel says: heh heh
Elisabeth says: what if it was something else besides radiation?
Stucki says: Anyway
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Sorry 'bout that. What factors cause urban decay, and does urban decay parallel growth patterns?
Stucki says: They don't know anything abou that yet
Hannah Thompson says: sorry, but what do you mean by urban decay?
Samuel says: what exactly is urban decay?
Elisabeth says: eh? like as in opposite?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Oh. oops
Elisabeth says: shrinks the way it grew?
Samuel says: like when a city declines in development or quality?
Samuel says: no, not development
Samuel says: sorry
Stucki says: We will talk abou that later
Mackenzi says: i'm confused!
Elisabeth says: when's later?
Elisabeth says: it's interesting!
Stucki says: a coupel weeks
Elisabeth says: yay
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Someone who isn't clueless ask a good question.
Mackenzi says: what's happening with the Eritrea-Ethiopian conflict right now?
Stucki says: They haven't completely decide onthe border, but I'm really not sure
Elisabeth says: I did a CEL on this one...
Elisabeth says: I can't remember
Samuel says: Lets talk about migration. How would we answer a question asking for examples of forced migration?
Stucki says: the middle passage, ethnic cleansign, the trail of tears
Mackenzi says: what's the middle passage?
Laura says: trail of tears?
Samuel says: i may sound dumb but what's the middle passage
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Slave trade
Joel says: Would the Baton Death March be an example?
Mackenzi says: oh
Stucki says: no
Elisabeth says: I used to know these! ugh.. *brain cells dying*
Stucki says:
Stucki says: The trail of tears was when the Cherokee of Georgia were moved to Oklahoma
Elisabeth says: oh, yes
Elisabeth says: I remember now
Samuel says: and what about the middle passage
Elisabeth says: yesh
Mackenzi says: slave trade
Mackenzi says: right?
Ryan Gregerson says: yeah
Elisabeth says: that sounds right, but how would I know
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Yes - part of the triangular trade routes of the colonies and Europe and Africa
Elisabeth says: yeah! I got it right!
Mackenzi says: with the molasses and rum and bibles and things
Samuel says: when the irish had their potato famine and moved to the US is that classified as voluntary or forced?
Elisabeth says: and forced migration is in someother places
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Fewer Bibles than slaves and rum.
Elisabeth says: that might me forced
Elisabeth says: be*
Stucki says: not sure
Elisabeth says: since they have to move, or they'll starve
Ian O says: forced
Hannah Thompson says: thats more like centripetal and centrifugal forces, isn't it?
Mackenzi says: is it?
Hannah Thompson says: i thought forced migration was forced by people...
Ian O says: people dont run the world
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: it's a push factor
Elisabeth says: yeah, but if they stayed, then they'd die
Ian O says: yeah
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Stucki, is the Irish potato famine considered a forced migration?
Elisabeth says: seems a bit more vital to me
Stucki says: It wasn't forced
Mackenzi says: but they kind of had to, didn't they?
Elisabeth says: XP then it was...
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: How about natural disasters, like majorfloods?
Stucki says: They could have stayed, but they weren't forced at gunpoint or antyhign
Stucki says: somewhat gray areash
Mackenzi says: oh, ok
Elisabeth says: but those people in africa were? right?
Stucki says: yes
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: generally, forced migrations are forced by other people?
Ryan Gregerson says: forced is usually a cultural thing including people, right?
Hannah Thompson says: yeah, that's what i thought
Stucki says: no
Stucki says: Forced means literally forced
Mackenzi says: but isn't that usually becasue of culture
Mackenzi says: or ethnicity
Elisabeth says: like *pushes at gunpoint*
Ryan Gregerson says: book says "Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors."
Stucki says: for forced migration?
Ryan Gregerson says: yeah
Laura says: permanent?
Stucki says: hmm
Laura says: is anything ever permanent?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: That sounds like people are forcing other people - nothing is ever permanent, though some things last longer than a generation or two
Laura says: then what would be the definition of permanent in that sense?
Ryan Gregerson says: so under that deffination we can say for sure the the potato famine isn't a forced migration right?
Stucki says: THat is a difficult question
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: "...compelled USUALLY..."
Mackenzi says: good point
Elisabeth says: like Stucki said, it's gray, so something else now, maybe?
Ryan Gregerson says: ah..don't me just love the opritive word?
Ryan Gregerson says: ^we
Samuel says: Its been 16 years since Poland switched to a federal government. Did it work well? Improve the country overall or did the inexperience cause more problems than it created?
Elisabeth says: and that means...
Elisabeth says: opritive, i mean
Ryan Gregerson says: doesn't matter
Elisabeth says: operative, do you mean?
Ryan Gregerson says: move on
Stucki says: I would have to research that
Samuel says: maybe i'll look. It would be good to know if they're able to make the change easily
Joel says: Is there a reson that the MDCs tend to be in the Northern Hemisphere? Exccept Australia
Stucki says: but not important for this probably
Stucki says: yes
Joel says: Why?
Elisabeth says: Sam- I'm looking
Elisabeth says: not finding much
Stucki says: Joel, how well do you know world history?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Temperate regions allow many of the disease-carrying bugs to die, while allowing for sufficient food to feed the peoples. Temperate regions rock.
Stucki says: That explains it
Stucki says: and what lowe said
Joel says: I know it deccently
Stucki says: Then you should no that answer
Hannah Thompson says: well, i know world history well enough, but i can't really figure it out.. besides the temprate climate thing
Stucki says: superior military technology allowing for domination of the world economic system
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: spears against guns doesn't work to well
Mackenzi says: yeah
Samuel says: its like stucki said in 2nd period. Since they had the guns they could take stuff from other countries and sell it back to that country for a profit
Elisabeth says: that's dumb
Samuel says: its what happened
stressed=desserts, dont you think that means something. says: who took the stuff out in the first place
Elisabeth says: :/ and mean
Stucki says: no, its brilliant
Elisabeth says: not for the people
Samuel says: for the people with the guns it is
Elisabeth says: they're spending money for things they already had
Elisabeth says: but still...
Stucki says: no
Shell L. says: who?
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Europe was a pressure cooker for military strength. It had so many warring factions that they had to out-technology each other to survive. By the time they started encountering other regions in earnest, they could wipe the floor with them.
Stucki says: yes
Samuel says: I found a little bit in answer to my previous question: "The Polish economy grew rapidly in the mid-1990s, but slowed considerably in 2001 and 2002." - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2875.htm
Samuel says: as far as I can tell the switch did them good
Stucki says: I don't care, Am
Stucki says: SAm
someone special says: Some of us do
Hannah Thompson says: okay... how are NATO and the warsay pact related?
Hannah Thompson says: -warsaw
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: uh they were opposit powers in the cold war
Stucki says: THe Warsaw Pact was formed as a reaction to NATO
Joel says: NATO was Europe and America and them and Warsaw was the USSR and the other countries associated with them right?
Stucki says: yes
Taylor says: So NATO still exists, correct?
Stucki says: yes
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: but they don't do much anymore
Taylor says: What do they do?
Samuel says: try to prevent another world war i think
Stucki says: NATO is all about European security
Stucki says: no
Stucki says: that is the UN
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: They were big during the cold war
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: because Nato was capitolism and Warsaw was Communism
Taylor says: So they just protect each other?
Stucki says: not exactly
Taylor says: Who all is in it?
Taylor says: In NATO that is
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: Warsaw Pact is dead
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: and Nato is western europe and some other euorpean countries and the United States and Candada
Joel says: is Australia in NATO?
Stucki says: no
Taylor says: Did the USSR break up because of internal affairs or external?
Stucki says: yes
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: both
Samuel says: was it bankrupcy?
Stucki says: sort of
Samuel says: so a combination of things? including bankrupcy? What contributed to it and does this even matter?
Stucki says: no
Samuel says: Is there a possibility that western europe will agree on a single language?
Stucki says: not any time soon
Joel says: Doubt it, countries wil feel wronged because their language wasn't picked
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: And Esperanto is dumb.
Samuel says: unless one language was clearly the one to be chosen
Hannah Thompson says: who's esperanto?
Samuel says: Esperanto???
Taylor says: irrelanant
Taylor says: irrelivant***
Hannah Thompson says: well, not if you're trying to understand the conversation...
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: Sorry - old attempt to make a universal language. Obviously, you see how well it worked.
Laura says: english is kind of going that way though
Laura says: not all out
Laura says: though
Laura says: right?
Stucki says: I am tired, let's wrap this up.
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: sorta
Hannah Thompson says: good plan
Laura says: k
Taylor says: What days are people allowed to come into homeroom to ask questions?
Laura says: bye everyone
Stucki says: The next review will be Sunday, I have a meeting on Saturday so I probably won't be available.
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: k
Hannah Thompson says: sunday when?
Shell L. says: ok sounds good
Samuel says: 6-10
Taylor says: 6-10ish
Joel says: Just to answer sams wuestion real fast. Part of the USSRs dissolving was social reforms started by. Mikhail Gorbachev
Zub Pressure makes diamonds and cracked pots says: same time?
Stucki says: I don't care what days that happens, anytime until the end of 3rd qtr
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: LET'S GO AGGIES
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: !!!!!!!!!
Taylor says: Lol, this should be a USU convo now
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: HOORAY
Taylor says: Have fun with that, I'm goin' to bed, LOL!
Jonathon Pierce (remember to change your name to your actual name) says: cya