Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Ken Burns Video


The facts: 

Ken Burns proved that 2% of the American population died in the civil war. (600,000 carcasses) The carcasses were found in diverse locations. The war was fought in varied places of America. (10,000 places all around America) The economy was touched; money was harder to gain.

Veterans of the Civil War would be respected through the whole country. The oldest veteran who ever lived was around 115 years old.

Abraham Lincoln was recognized as the greatest President that the United States has ever had. He was a leading figure of the U.S. He was a great abolitionist, and was model for some abolitionists.

 Abolitionists weren’t a superior political party, but they had leading ideas in their party. The most famous female abolitionist was Harriet Tubman, who served a spy for the government, but also as a nurse, and saved many lives in the civil war.

 Nat Turner led the Nat Turner revolution after himself. Rebel slaves for equal rights leaded this revolution for all. These slaves killed 55 white people, the highest number of killed in the South.

 

 

Monday, November 23, 2009

Northern and Southern advantages


North:
The North was more industrial than the the South. There are many more industries in the North than the South. The South had 110,000 industries compared to the North who had 20,000 industries. The North was more technology wise than the South. The North had 70% of the railroads of the whole nation. North was more abolitionist than the South, which favored them in the Compromise of 1850. The North had more military weapon supply; guns, ammunitions, etc...
The North was wealthier than the South, because they had more banks, and more money invested in the economy. Increased population

South:
The South had a good reputation for it's military colleges. These colleges formed generals and captains for war. Most of the war declared by the South were won. The war strength of the South was that they wouldn't declare war, but defend themselves. But the South was known for a major activity; raising cotton. They made over 70% of world wide cotton, and were the nation with the strongest exports of cotton.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Moroccan Political Parties

We have four political parties in Morocco which  are: the right, the left, the center and the Islamist.
The right parties ensure connection between religion and throne, and they are more of government wise part, only actions including the economy. 
The left parties are more of a social party. They work with the people in topics such as integrity and the people's life.
The center parties focuses more on the standards of life within a society. They want more integration and more wealth for the society.
The Islamist parties is a bit more on religion. It's focused on religion and society.

Events leading the civil war


1) The Missouri Compromise
 a. The Louisiana purchase was lead by slavery which was agreed by the state.
 b. There was northern large population which affected the settlers.
2) The Abolinist Efforts
 a. Took roots of the 1830s
 b. They tried to free slaves immediately, for equal rights.
 c. Other basic reasons; no corporeal punishment, morally wrong, banned by religion;
 d. The leading figures are: Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman
3) South and slavery
 a. 80% of white people had no slaves, 19% of  white farmers had slaves, and 1% of large plant white farmers owned 50 or more slaves.
 b. No taking care of. They don't consider the slave as human beings. They served the people and that's it.
 c. Average price is 1000-1800$ per field for slaves.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Google News-Morocco


Moroccan arts increased gigantly in the couple of years that passed. Most of the arts are concentrated in the foods and the dresses. Many "souks" are famous in Morocco. Jamal Efna is one of the most famous in Morocco. The Jellaba is the most famous Moroccan dress. The Kaftan is for the women. Another branch of Moroccan art is the food. Tajin is the best example. Mosques and buildings are really artistic and traditional in Morocco. The last example of moroccan art that I can think of is paintings. In modern Morocco, many painters have created tremendous pieces of work.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Compromise


Compromise means an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. In order for Compromise to work, you're supposed to have two people or nations agreeing on certain conditions for peace. In a teenager's life, compromise won't work if the agreement is negative, and is a draw back to his society. Compromise won't work politically if two nations talk about destruction or negatives in the world.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Emigration h-work


If I were to emigrate someplace, my destination would fit the EPRAT +G standards.

My favorite places would be Los Angeles California, U.S., Montreal Quebec, Canada, Dubai, U.A.E.

 

ESPRAT+G Standards

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A

E: Economics

Los Angeles’ economy is driven by international trade, entertainment, and technology. It is the greatest place for manufacturing in the western U.S. A significant number of companies have selected LA as their location, which gives more enthusiasm to the society. LA economy is based on a capitalist system. Like most of the US cities LA has suffered from the latest financial crisis.

S: Social

Los Angeles has a very open society. It is also a multi-cultural society where everyone has the choice to choose his/her religion and his/her partner.

P: Politics

LA politics is based on the U.S. federal system.

LA politics is also based on California state rules.

U.S. is a democracy where state is independent from religion.

 

R: Religion

Most of the people that lives in LA are Roman Catholics. As said earlier, LA is a free society. They have many churches, temples and many religion holy places.

A: Arts

Los Angeles is a great artistic city. There are couple of areas where LA is worldwide known for art; Cinema, Photo, Music, Painting and many others.

T: Technology

LA has the largest digital imaging companies. LA port is one of the largest logistic center in the world.

+G: Geography

LA weather is quite pleasant and its temperature is between XX in winter and XX in summer.

LA is located by the Pacific ocean.

 

 

ESPRAT+G Standards

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

E: Economics

Montreal is an active city in the French speaking state in Canada. It is concentrating most of the French speaking industries. Montreal economy has grown fast in the latest years. Montreal’s economy is based on a capitalist system. The main areas of the industry are aeronautics, telecommunications, and engineering. Unlike most of the countries, Canada has not been hit by the financial crisis.

S: Social

The society is multi cultural and multi racial, which means that a lot of people immigrated to Canada. Some for business, others for a new life.  It is a land of emigration, where structures are in place to welcome the immigrants.

P: Politics

Montreal politic system is based on the Canadian federal system.

Montreal politics is also based on Quebec state rules.

Canada is a democracy where state is independent from religion.

 

R: Religion

Montreal is multicultural society like Los Angeles.  There is no dominant religion in Montreal, all religions are equally practiced.

A: Arts

Montreal is famous for couple of art manifestations. The Jazz festival, The Laugh festival.

T: Technology

Montreal is famous for its good aeronautics, software engineering, and electronic goods plan.

+G: Geography

Montreal weather is extreme and its temperature is between XX in winter and XX in summer.

Montreal is located on the Saint Laurent river.

 

 

ESPRAT+G Standards

Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E

E: Economics

Dubai was built in the back of oil industry, and has had a very fast growing economy. To prepare the future (and of fossil energy) Dubai’s economy is now based on tourism, real estate and financial services. It is based on a capitalist system. Dubai, like many other countries, has been seriously hit by the financial crisis.

S: Social

Even though Dubai has a cosmopolitan population, it is not as open as it seems. People’s freedom is subject to some limitation due to some traditions and religion rules, to be obeyed by all Dubai residents. The Dubai immigration is usually for a short period compared to the ones in North America.

P: Politics

Dubai politic system is based on the U.A.E. federal system.

Dubai politics system is also based on Dubai Emirates state rules.

U.A.E. is a kingdom, and Dubai is a Emirate. 

R: Religion

Dubai is a Muslim country and all habitants have to make sure to not offend the local traditions and believe. 

A: Arts

Dubai’s architecture can be considered as being a modern art. Some of the giant real estate projects required great inspiration, thinking, and engineering to express the Dubai people vision of the future.

T: Technology

Dubai authorities have created many centers of excellence for IT. Most of the great actors of IT are present there.

+G: Geography

Dubai weather is extreme and its temperature is between XX in winter and XX in summer. Beside of the heat Dubai is a very humid city in Summer.

Dubai is located on the Persian Gulf


 

ESPRAT + G Standards

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.

E: Economics

6

6

6

S: Social

6

7

5

P: Political

7

7

3

R: Religion

7

7

4

A: Arts

5

3

4

T: Technology

6

6

6

+ G: Geography

5

2

4

Average score:

42

38

32

 

According the score here above the ideal place to emigrate to would be Los Angeles based on the ESPRAT + G standards.

 

The score could be re evaluated by putting weights to its values to express the importance of each standard for each individual.