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Paul Allison

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Haiti earthquake 2010 history opposing viewpoints

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  • Paul Allison on 18 Jan 10
     
    This is a history that compares the past with the present, looking for patterns. I think it is well worth our time to consider this history at this time.
Paul Allison

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  • Under French rule, Haiti's abundant sugar plantations made it perhaps the richest colony of the Caribbean. The slave rebellion began about 1790 and a leader soon emerged: Toussaint L'Overture. After years of fierce fighting, L'Overture was captured by Napoleon's forces and died in France.The rebellion lived on, and Napoleon's mighty forces were defeated. Haiti declared itself a nation on Jan. 1, 1804. For years to come, however, Haiti would pay reparations to France.The loss of Haiti's riches and strategic location was part of Napoleon's decision to sell the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States.In America, where blacks were still seeking freedom, there was pride and wonder that Haitians had seized their destiny. This left an indelible imprint on African-American culture.
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 17 Jan 10
       
      The history that is suggested here is very important. There's a lot of "looking the other way" racism in the U.S. response to the revolution that isn't mentioned here, too.
  • America occupied Haiti from 1915 until 1934, then supported a series of dictators until 1990. Today, Haitian refugees are treated differently than those from other nations, which many believe is partially due to race.
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 17 Jan 10
       
      I've been reading this wondering when America's more active role in Haiti would be mentioned. I pretty sure that the CIA was involved in the 1994 coup and that our Marines were involved in Aristede's kidnapping in 2004.
JackeyQ EWSIS

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  • I didn’t see a single aid worker or a single official aid convoy from the Haitian government or from an aid agency or from the peacekeeping force that’s here, the United Nations.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Well, where are they
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Really where are they these people need help to recover from this tragic event.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I don't see where these people could be? What are they doing and where are they?
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Where are they?
  • I think that some parts of the city do have electricity. Also phone service is really spotty, but occasionally it seems to work. I’ve been able to receive a few calls and, just on occasion, make a call out. But many times, there is no service.
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
      JonathanJ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I can't begin to express my horror as I picture these small children being crushed it is a terrible state of events
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  • And I talked to people there, and many of the children were just immediately crushed.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      When I heard this, I just wanted to cry. Little children, younger than I am, lost their lives in an instant. No one know what is going to happen in the future, but I just feel like I can't really do anything for these dead children and their families. I wish I could.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I...I really felt sad when I read this. It's unforunate that these children died at such a young age and so violently at that.
  • are still in the streets trying to stay away from houses and walls and buildings that can further collapse, buildings that are fragile.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Wow there are still buildings falling to the ground three days after the earthquake.
    • Rachel EWSIS
      Rachel EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I can't believe that the bulidings are still falling down. It must have been so strong and powerful earthquake.
  • There was just a state of panic in the streets, people screaming, people running every which way.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Were is everyone at where is the international help and they need it wether or not there is any central government there is still need and they are still people so there is a thing called caring and duty.
    • Rachel EWSIS
      Rachel EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I think that people will be running around and they will be panicing because, they are scared and they don't know what to do.
  • You’ve got the natural disaster of the earthquake and then the poverty of Haiti
  • So it’s an extremely sad situation. You have mothers outside, outside of these schools
  • They don’t know what they can do besides wait, because the Haitian government is so weak.
  • g I can say, for example, that’s a little bit striking is that the slum
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I guess the slums werent hit that bad.
  • I was down at the prison yesterday, as well. And, you know, people were concerned with the fact that prisoners escaped. There was a woman there whose son was inside the prison at the time of the earthquake, and he was gone. She was looking for him. The prison is entirely empty. The roof just seems to have disappeared, sort of collapsed in on the building. And I believe there was a fire there, as well. Parts of the building were charred. So I think it’s, you know, a state of chaos in really different parts of the city.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This can be scary for people because if a murderer has escaped, people would be scared to sleep at night. Peace would not be maintained and also saving lives can be harder because of this.
Alejandro EWSIS

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  • A desperate search for survivors continues, but rescuers lack heavy lifting equipment and are often using their bare hands.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 15 Jan 10
       
      this will takee way to long to try to help people get from under buildings and help them live, something has to be done.
    • Allesia EWSIS
      Allesia EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is a tragedy. Bodies in the street just lieing there and no equipment to get them off the street. i know that we all have our diffrences but they need help and we need to help them.
    • Jose EWSIS
      Jose EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      bare hands will not get the job done. This is a horrific event and i hope things will begin to get better for them.
    • Yanira EWSIS
      Yanira EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I think that there should be more first aid kit sent to them because it seems like they are also dying do to the lack of supplies
    • Dylan EWSIS
      Dylan EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is crazy as if the country wasnt already in enough trouble, then this happens. These people need every sort of aid they can recieve whether it be prayers or money donated or food and supplies.
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Jan 10
       
      i hope many people under the ruins can be saved
    • Raymond EWSIS
      Raymond EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      poorness+earthquake wow. Thats just bad luck. They need help quick.
  • Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
    • corey stanley
      corey stanley on 15 Jan 10
       
      The people of Haiti will not survive if something is not done quickly, with no water, no hospitals its impossible to survive.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      There are many agencies and people trying to send donations, giving money, and trying to help. This poor country was not prepared for this damage and people will help.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      However other countries are hastly trying to get there and aid the people. It's not just hundreds of people that we are talking about, its over thousands. Agencies are desperately trying to get there and give out help. I really hope they make it through. God bless
  • We had one nurse at our hotel, so he was out front helping people who were coming in who were injured. When word got out that there was a nurse at our hotel, people just started bringing their injured family members to the hotel. I was deputized by the nurse to help in whatever way I could. So he would tell me where a broken bone was, and I had to learn on the sly how to make a splint.
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  • HAITIAN MAN 1: Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
  • What’s really eerie is the sound of just screaming, which is constant. I can hear it right now. It’s just people either singing and praying or just really loud screams.
    • Alexis EWSIS
      Alexis EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This part really striked me because there is all this screaming of people how need help, but no one has the resouces or skills to help them.
    • Jessica =D
      Jessica =D on 15 Jan 10
       
      I could never imagine a scene like this. It's really heartbreaking.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I tried to imagine this scene and all I can do is flinch. It's really heartbreaking to hear that these people are screaming for help and praying for their lives.
  • The World Health Organization said it had sent specialists to help clear the city of corpses, and the International Red Cross was sending a plane loaded mainly with body bags. Medicine, food and water are in short supply. And Haitians are desperate for aid.
  • The injuries just kept coming all day long—head injuries, people with multiple broken legs, people catatonic who couldn’t speak. Everybody is asking for medicine. You know, we don’t have basic—we don’t have Advil.
  • It’s hard to describe. I was working on a boy who his father was there speaking in Creole, so we were trying to get a good translation, but basically what he explained was that their house collapsed, and he got out, but his son was trapped under the rubble. But he could—his son could still yell, and they spent all night trying to find him, and finally they dug him out, and they brought him to our hotel, because there was one nurse at our hotel.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      It is important to hear from someone who was at the site him/herself. Jesse describes how horrific it is to see the victims lying there on the streets.
  • The situation is increasingly desperate, with no coordinated rescue plan so far and aid only trickling in.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This just makes me even sadder. I feel like even though different countries are trying to do something, whether it's giving aid, providing food and water, or medicine, it's still not enough. I can't imagine what the death tool will be.
    • Franklin EWSIS
      Franklin EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I feel bad for the people of Haiti because they have nothing now.
    • Edgar EWSIS
      Edgar EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is horrile that it has been 3 days now and people are still just getting help, there should be much mor ebeing done, and it makes me very sad to hear they are getting very little help in such a devastating situation.
    • Rachel EWSIS
      Rachel EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      i think this sucks because, the people here have nothing and that they probably don't even know if they are going to sere the next day because of the conditions there.
    • Alexa EWSIS
      Alexa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      i dont think that thisis fair to hatians because they are a very poor country and on top of that, this occured. This was their worst earthquake in 200 years. I deffinetly want to help out
    • Alexa EWSIS
      Alexa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      isnt*
  • Much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince has been leveled, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I think it is a big problem for Haiti gov. that there have too much is homeless, and they need resources, and they want a place to live.
  • Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies are said to be on the way from the European Union, from Canada, Russia and Latin American nations. Two US aircraft carriers are also expected to arrive soon.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This sounds like a decent start to trying to help them recover...
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      At least this shows that people are attempting to help out .
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      its nice to hear that other countries arent just standing by with their arms folded. Its great to know that they are contributing to the Haiti people by giving them aid and support. The people there right now need as much support and aid possible.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      its good that other countries are stepping up to help them
  • but he died right there today in front of us and had to be just carried off.
  • It’s just people either singing and praying or just really loud screams. And there’s been a lot of tremors over the last two days, so when the earth shakes again, much more mildly, people start to scream again. So it’s a really eerie sound.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      The people must be very devastated.
  • Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I agreed with this because Haiti just happen earthquake, and they didn't have time to prepare the food,water,or place for the people homeless.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Where is everyone they need help and THEY NEED IT wether or not they there is a strong government now.
  • The injuries just kept coming all day long—head injuries, people with multiple broken legs, people catatonic who couldn’t speak. Everybody is asking for medicine. You know, we don’t have basic—we don’t have Advil. We didn’t have gauze. We don’t have hydrogen peroxide. Like, it was one nurse and me, who happened to be a guest at this hotel because my wife is doing HIV work in the country. I happened to be there to help this nurse, but I have no medical training, and I just had to do whatever he explained to me to do.
    • Munaza EWSIS
      Munaza EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is very sad that there is not enough medicine there to help the injured. The other thing is that Mr. Jesse Hagopian was brave enough to stay and help out the victims, its sad yet one thing remains alive humanity, meaning to say people are selfless when helping people.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is really sad no medidcine and one nurse that can help. I want to help badly but theres nothing one teen can do so i would do the best i can to help them
  • With communications largely down, it’s been very difficult to reach people on the ground in Haiti.
  • We need help. We need help, international help. We ain’t got no help.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I think that people should really help out in any way possible. I mean even if its just donating a few dollars.
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      They need international help. It is the only way of recovering from this disaster. We as Americans have to send as much aid as possible.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      They really need help you can see by the photos and the and the peoples cries for help.
    • Mei EWSIS
      Mei EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      People need help, any help. I think we should donate anything because they need everything,
    • qixun cai
      qixun cai on 15 Jan 10
       
      Help.How impotant word. They need help.From all over the world. we should try our best to help them
  • people who were coming in who were injured. When word got out that there was a nurse at our hotel, people just started
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
      JonathanJ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      It must be hard to help with limited suplies
  • It almost certainly will reach into the tens of thousands but could possibly be 100,000 or more. Bodies lie in the streets and collapsed buildings, and the cries of people buried beneath the rubble continue to ring out.
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Its horrible to hear about things like this. So many people were lost.
    • Edgar EWSIS
      Edgar EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      It is really sad to hear that there are bodies just laying there and very little things done to get them on another place or relocate them. Its sad to hear that so many people died, people that had no idea what was going to happen.
  • The city’s infrastructure took a blow of incalculable proportions as hospitals, schools, hotels and markets have crumbled.
    • Dylan EWSIS
      Dylan EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This is crazy these people have no way of contacting family who are worried on the other side of the world, and cannot even help themselves to try and feel better.
    • Alejandro EWSIS
      Alejandro EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      well i feel really sad about whats happening in Haiti,because some people dont knoe where their rest of their family at. and they really wan to know hoe their health is. And i am really worried mostly about the children.
  • There are not agents.
  • Yeung Shing EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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  • JonathanJ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    "we don't have Advil. We didn't have gauze. We don't have hydrogen peroxide."
  • Reasat EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
  • MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
  • Mei EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
  • Ammy EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    After watching the video, I was utterly speechless. It's really sad to know that another country is in desperate help of need, especially when they weren't in a good state before.Having a massive earthquake hit a city that;s already in poverty is really devastating. The situation is almost similar to that of the tsunami that happened just a few years ago. Other countries are contributing by sending over aid and people to help revive the city and help the people. Most of the buildings have collapsed and many of the few buildings had cracks. It's very interesting to hear about different people who were visiting Haiti speak about their experience during the disaster. Over thousands of people in Haiti are currently homeless and injured. A person walking by would be able to witness bodies being crushed by concrete and bodies covered by a sheet of blanket laying on the floor. The country is now short in water supply, food, money,and many important factors. People are desperate for aid and money. I think it's great that other countries aren't just standing by and not doing anything. I hope in the future, they will be able to revive most of the damaged buildings and maybe the people there will find jobs and homes again.
Tian EWSIS

Naomi Klein Issues Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again - 0 views

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  • Crisis in Haiti
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
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  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • Heritage Foundation website. “Amidst the Su
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • Tian EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    "Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti's long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region." This part made me feel very warm. While a country encountered some disaster, we provided aids and support, which revealed the global cooperation. Moreover, this scene brought me a lot of warmth.
JackeyQ EWSIS

2010 Haiti earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Strong shaking with intensity VII–IX on the Modified Mercalli scale (MM) was recorded in Port-au-Prince and its suburbs. It was also felt in several surrounding countries and regions, including Cuba (MM III in Guantánamo), Jamaica (MM II in Kingston), Venezuela (MM II in Caracas), Puerto Rico (MM II–III in San Juan), and the bordering country of Dominican Republic (MM III in Santo Domingo).
  • As one of the poorest nations in the world, Haiti's construction standards are remarkably low, and engineers have stated that it is unlikely many buildings would have stood through any kind of disaster.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      I wonder would they reconstructed new buildings and learn from what happened here.
  • The top executive of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, The Reverend Dr Sam Dixon is in Haiti with two others from UMCOR. There has been no word on their location or safety. [86] Also, one student and two faculty members from a 13-person student group from Lynn University in Florida are still missing.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      http://www.lynn.edu/alert I check this at this site.
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  • The Argentine Air Force field mobile hospital, already deployed at Port-au-Prince, was the only medical facility still open [95] while Argentine helicopters from UN flight are helping evacuate the "gravely injured" people to Santo Domingo
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      This is basically saying tat argentina deployed their helicopters to help save the people who are trapped inside the earthquake hit region.
  • All hospitals were destroyed or so badly damaged that they have been abandoned.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      This is important since you need hospitals to help cure and heal people as well as helping them.
Jose EWSIS

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Zombies film horror

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  • Jose EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
     
    Interesting post on the zombie phenomenon
Luis EWSIS

Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind's Evolution : NPR - 0 views

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  • These days, some Darwin skeptics are focusing on the human brain. They say a higher power must be involved; otherwise, how could a bunch of cells produce such complicated mental processes as consciousness or subjective experiences? How could something like free will be the result of evolution?
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      Here, a great problem concerning the mind has brought great debate. Questions about the human mind and its capacity has overwhelmed humanity for many years. Yet, there is still no answer. Many theories attepmt to take a view on the issue but they are too ofeten criticized with things that are still unexplainable.
  • "If you change the brain, you change the mind. If you damage the brain, you damage the mind. If you turn off the brain, you turn off the mind," he says."And now with more sophisticated tools, when we're looking at brain function with functional MRI, for example, we can see that brain activity precedes mental activities — and that makes sense, because causes come before their effects."
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      The fact that brain activity comes before mental activity is a very interesting evidence that our rationale is the effect of nerves and cells and thus provide an insight to the physical quality of conciousness rather than just assuming that consciousness is separate from our physical body as if the body were to be possesed by a conscious soul.
  • "I'm a neurosurgeon. I realize how closely the mind and the brain are related," Egnor says. "But the question is, is there something else, in addition to the material properties of the brain, that we need to invoke to have an adequate explanation for the mind? And I think there is."Egnor says that an intelligent designer was involved in producing not only the brain but all living things and certain features of the universe. Without this designer, the brain would be just a meat computer made up of brain cells, he says."There is nothing about neurons that scientifically would lead you to infer consciousness from them. They're masses of gelatinous carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen and oxygen, just like other kinds of flesh. And why would flesh have first-person experience? So, even logically, it doesn't hang together."
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      Here is the argument for creationism, a way to push the question to a supreme being as the only explanation of something we are ignorant of. I do not mean to say that it is wrong; in fact it "might" be true, but this answer is as good as a simple "I don't know." There was a lecture on psychology I saw and it says that the idea of creationism is just "unsatisfying and unhelpful" which means a lot when we're trying to find a solution that can really help us understand the workings of our mind.
Reasat EWSIS

Poll shows fans want to dump Bowl Championship Series, get playoff - ESPN - 0 views

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    One of the most discussed issues in American sports today is the current bowl system in college football. Majority of the Americans, especially fans, favor on having a playoff, just like in every other sports leagues, to determine a National Champion, rather than having multiple Bowl games. According to survey conducted by Quinnipiac University, 63 percent favor a playoff system while getting rid of the current system. Only 26 percent favor on keeping the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) system. Even the President of our nation, Barack Obama favors a playoff system in college football. This issue was even involved in the U.S. Congress. The House was planning on passing a legislation to remove the current BCS system and implement a playoffs to decide a National Champion. However, 48 percent of the fans do not think it's a good idea for Congress to get involved with this, while 45 percent do. The Congress hasn't done anything yet. I personally believe that the Congress should stay out of this and worry about much more important government issues
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  • Reasat EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
     
    One of the most discussed issues in American sports today is the current bowl system in college football. Majority of the Americans, especially fans, favor on having a playoff, just like in every other sports leagues, to determine a National Champion, rather than having multiple Bowl games. According to survey conducted by Quinnipiac University, 63 percent favor a playoff system while getting rid of the current system. Only 26 percent favor on keeping the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) system. Even the President of our nation, Barack Obama favors a playoff system in college football. This issue was even involved in the U.S. Congress. The House was planning on passing a legislation to remove the current BCS system and implement a playoffs to decide a National Champion. However, 48 percent of the fans do not think it's a good idea for Congress to get involved with this, while 45 percent do. The Congress hasn't done anything yet. I personally believe that the Congress should stay out of this and worry about much more important government issues. What exactly is the BCS? It is a selection process that creates five bowl games that matches up the top 10 ranked teams in the nation. The Number 1 and 2 ranked teams in the nation are matched up for the BSC National Championship game. The other teams are subjected to other BCS bowl games which are, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. From the season when the BCS was created, the National Championship game rotated among the 4 bowls. But starting from 2007, the BCS made the Championship Game as a separate match up from the other 4 bowls. How are teams selected to a bowl game? There are two types of qualifications, which are automatic qualifications and at-larger berths. The top 2 ranked teams automatically qualify for the National Championship Game. In college football, there are many confere
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Bowl Championship Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Reasat EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
     
    One of the most discussed issues in American sports today is the current bowl system in college football. Majority of the Americans, especially fans, favor on having a playoff, just like in every other sports leagues, to determine a National Champion, rather than having multiple Bowl games. According to survey conducted by Quinnipiac University, 63 percent favor a playoff system while getting rid of the current system. Only 26 percent favor on keeping the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) system. Even the President of our nation, Barack Obama favors a playoff system in college football. This issue was even involved in the U.S. Congress. The House was planning on passing a legislation to remove the current BCS system and implement a playoffs to decide a National Champion. However, 48 percent of the fans do not think it's a good idea for Congress to get involved with this, while 45 percent do. The Congress hasn't done anything yet. I personally believe that the Congress should stay out of this and worry about much more important government issues. What exactly is the BCS? It is a selection process that creates five bowl games that matches up the top 10 ranked teams in the nation. The Number 1 and 2 ranked teams in the nation are matched up for the BSC National Championship game. The other teams are subjected to other BCS bowl games which are, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. From the season when the BCS was created, the National Championship game rotated among the 4 bowls. But starting from 2007, the BCS made the Championship Game as a separate match up from the other 4 bowls. How are teams selected to a bowl game? There are two types of qualifications, which are automatic qualifications and at-larger berths. The top 2 ranked teams automatically qualify for the National Championship Game. In college football, there are many confere
Chris Sloan

Our Courts - Homepage - 0 views

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  • Chris Sloan on 14 Jan 10
     
    Spearhead by Justice O'Connor, Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civics learning inside and outside the classroom.
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The ReDistricting Game - 0 views

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  • Chris Sloan on 14 Jan 10
     
    The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. Currently, the political system in most states allows the state legislators themselves to draw the lines. This system is subject to a wide range of abuses and manipulations that encourage incumbents to draw districts which protect their seats rather than risk an open contest.
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Alcohol Abuse Effects - 5 Physical Effects Of Alcohol Abuse | Health,Health problems,he... - 0 views

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
     
    Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been Alcohol. I remember my Uncle drinking Beer at a party. And I remember him telling people that Beer is the best thing to drink. At that time, I didn't know what he meant by that. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people feel that Alcohol is not really bad for men and women. From what I have heard, Alcohol is bad for people.For example, I heard that alcohol damages your body and brain. Now that's just what I've heard, it may or may not be true. One thing that I know for sure about Alcohol is that it's really harmful for Teenagers. Now I've studied my share of Medicine, and I believe that Alcohol is bad for everyone that drinks it every day in their life. It affects their brain and body. I also know that if your drink a lot of alcohol like beer, you have a great possibility of getting fat. And this is true because my Uncle got fat throughout time. And Why? Because he kept drinking beer. Personally, it's funny to me how people know the effects on alcohol and they keep on consuming it. Alcohol wasn't important to me in the past, because I'm not suppose to be learning about Alcohol when I'm only six years old. What I know about Alcohol is that it makes you act in a bad way. It damages your body. Alcohol makes you feel like in pain. Being that I didn't have a lot of background information on Alcohol, I chose to do some research on the topic. As I searched for blogs and news articles on Google, I came across this one article: http://howdoigetoffdrugs.com/2010/01/negative-effects-of-excessive-alcohol-consumption-on-the-body/. This article provided a lot of information and opinions on Alcohol .Some people felt that alcohol dependency is a chronic illness that can destroy a person's career and their family. It can also be fatal to their health if left untreated. And that substantial alcoholic substances drinking on a common basis causes chemical changes to a indi
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Learning Styles - Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic: Use a Needs Analysis to Maximize Under... - 0 views

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  • They learn best from visual aids like the following: Illustrated text booksDiagrams/ChartsVideos/PicturesSlidesDraw illustrations to use with notesUse colored highlighters for information
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      CorrineA EWSIS on 13 Jan 10
       
      I'm learning more about Visual Learning Styles right now, and in particular what I'm wondering is: What would a person who learns visually need to help them comprehend a normal lesson?
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The Henricus » Multiple Intelligences or Strategic Teaching? - 0 views

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  • Marlene EWSIS on 13 Jan 10
     
    I'm learning more about multiple intelligences right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about what are the different types of intelligences?. I was researching this question online and this blog post caught my attention because it tells what are the different intelligences and it talks about them. "instead of matching your teaching style to a learning style, match your teaching style to the content. " The quote I chose here is basically saying that teachers should teach in a way that it'll match the content. For example if they are teaching about math they should use the method of logic, also use visualize to teach the kids so they can see it step by step. I think is explaining a lot about multiple intelligences because it tells how teachers should teach students since everyone has a different learning style. It makes me wonder if there is a way that teachers can teach everyone and everyone will be able to understand it with no problem.
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  • Each student is uniquely different and learns in a variety of different way. So you will find that many of the top tier private preschools and child care centers will recognize this on a daily basis. Many of these best schools will let each child learn at their own pace and steer them into smaller groups for learning. The student will do more reading if it is shown that they have more advancement in linguistic stimulation. Or if he or she show advancement in reasoning, mathematics, or creative arts, then the student will be lead in the direction.
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      CorrineA EWSIS on 13 Jan 10
       
      I'm learning more about Howard Gardner right now and in particular what I am wondering now is: What made him want to write about these eight intelligences?I was researching this question online and this blog post caught my attention because the background is very eyecatching and the summary was very vague but I thought about it and I figured out what the writer had meant. The quote I chose was basiacally the answer to my question because it states the reason that he wrote the book with those learning styles, he says that the best schools focus on your individual talents so you succeed in your life to your best ability
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Multiple Intelligences - 0 views

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    I'm learning more about the multiple intelligences right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: What do other people think of it? I was researching this question online, and this twitter post caught my attention because it was a person's simple opinion, not some long thought-out piece. "It is not how smart you are but how you are smart. That's the basic premise of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI)." The quote I chose here is basically saying that the intelligence is all about where you excel, not if you can. I think this is a perfect explanation because it's quick and from this person's own experiences. It makes me wonder if there is some truth to this theory despite some valid opposing views. I suppose it's all what you make out of it.
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