Blog 3 week of 9-26-11

Once everyone was told to evacuate, did those who were unable to evacuate blame the government? Did they blame them for evacuating  themselves and not helping or saving their own people? Was it their responsibility? I wonder how many people during the actual hurricane saved others before themselves. Leadership is always something that plays a role in situations like these.  Is there a perfect leader? If there were better leaders, would this not have happened? Who were the scapegoats in this catastrophe? Citizens leadership skills really showed through in this situation. There were those who were pessimistic, and there were those who calmed everyone down. How do you define a leader? Does it depend on the situation?

Blog 2 week of 9-26-11

Not only did the environment affect people during Katrina, but it affected people in other ways as well. First of all, it gave the rest of the world this responsibility to donate, to give, and to help. It was an automatic obligation because we are all part of the United States, hence the word "United." I think it was great how people helped and funded, yet we can still help more today. It also affected the government during the time of Katrina and after because they were forced to make decisions. George Bush's skills were tested during this time. It was a major event in history, and the President's decision making played a big role. Hurricane Katrina obviously effected the individuals, the families, and the communities- especially those who were already in poverty. It affected them majorly because they were the ones who did not have the resources to evacuate, so it was another slap in the face for them that they were truly economically doomed; and mentally. It was an unfavorable realization of many people's unshift-able placement in society. Katrina effected people in literally countless ways.

Blog 1 week of 9-26-11

What really stands out to me throughout everything in hurricane Katrina, is what people were thinking while the hurricane was actually going on. To me it is like suffering slowly- watching everything you worked for in life get destroyed instantaneously, or seeing your home become nothing from something, or spotting your community and your friends drown. All the possibilities unfortunately happened, and to see some of those things through your own eyes is something I am still unable to fully comprehend. Those who were unable to evacuate and those who were literally part of the hurricane had many decisions and thoughts spiraling through there minds almost as fast as the hurricane was spiraling. Some woman in the video we watched said, "The end of our lives was inevitably in sight", and another man said, "It was as if a train was in your ear all day." Whether the affects during Katrina were physical or mental, I feel sympathetic for all who went through the tragedy of that day.

9-24-11 Blog 3

I want to address the topic of 9/11 and the impacts it had, which appeared in epoch five. First of all it strikes me that people would end their lives just to crash planes into the world trade center. Moreover, I think that 9/11 was a horrific and sad day, but I definitely think the world learned from that day and from the permanent marks it left of people. Without 9/11 would we have the same safety and protection that we do now? Airports are significantly more strict now, and the common citizen is more alert and aware when it comes to traveling. Without tragedies in history we would never learn.  These flaws and these glitches in history, only make us stronger.

9-24-11 Blog 2

I think that the internet, computers, and more technology were definitely some of the most important inventions and advancements throughout these epochs. The internet helps us to become more connected to the world around us, it is a fantastic communication device, and it basically makes our lives easier. I began to think about the cons of the internet, but then I realized it is not going to disappear, so I should just take advantage of it and not complain. Technology is going to keep progressing, and it will be even more integrated into our lives than years past. With that said, as I read the other epochs I learned how they used to use printing presses to make bulk copies of a text, and now we simply have a printer that does pretty much whatever we want. I think that we need to stay old school in some situations and not let this technology drown our lives, and pull us into a whole new world. What if the internet was never invented? How would life be different? What if the internet took over our lives and everything imaginable was based off of technology? What if people didn't walk anymore, and everyone had their own electric vehicle and way of getting around? These answers to these questions may possibly discovered one day...

Blog 1: 9-20-11

In my small group in class today we collectively proposed three questions in which people in society were probably thinking during events from the fourth epoch. I found this interesting because it is both scary and fascinating to think about yourself being a part of World War Two or a major event like that. We are in some major dilemmas and advancements right now, yet we can't see them as clearly as we will be able to see when we look back on them in several years. I wonder if people during the wars or major events, knew they were in a historical moment. I am fairly certain that in thirty years when I look back to my childhood, I will truly realize the major questions I was faced with and the significant things that happened. How did people in society back then really feel and think? How will I feel looking back on my past?

Epoch 3 Blog 3

In epoch 3 I read a lot about revolutions such as the industrial revolution and the scientific revolution. These events impacted and affected countless people. Therefore doesn't that make it history not past? A main difference in my opinion between past and future is that the past is anything that happens whether it is significant or not, whether it impacted anyone or not, etc. Historical events however are very commonly known, and in history there are "revolutions" where things drastically change. In these revolutions there was lots of change and competition. Was all this constant change for the better or for the worse? Along with change comes a little competition. While change is occurring there are always people trying to get on top, people trying to invent the next great thing, and people trying to be the center of the change. For example, once the amazing printing press came out, immediately it seemed like tons of people were trying to top that and invent something even more extraordinary. That is a good thing on one hand because if there was no competition then no would try to create more and better things. Who determines a revolution...

Epoc 1 Blog 2

In the Greek culture is where government started to evolve and where a monarchy and dictatorship slowly turned into a democracy where the people were more involved. The Greek culture impacted our lives now, therefore I was imagining what life would be like if a democracy never happened. Right now we have a president, however it is still a democracy where people have a voice. What if there was a king or a ruler, where the people had absolutely no say. What if life way back then had taken a different route, a different path; how different would each society be? It is interesting to think that everyday life was not the same back then, and how it will continue to keep changing.

Epoch 1- Blog 2

One way to look at history is "a culmination of all the events in every place in the world throughout time." It is quite useful and helpful to define the word history. However, I wonder WHY it is important to learn about history. We know what history is, but why bother learning about it? We can learn the facts of our history and our ancestors, but how is that significant and meaningful in our lives? I think it is valuable to learnI because we should be educated on not only what happened in our country, but in other countries as well. Therefore we can prevent the things that did not work out for people, and continue the things that ran smoothly. Also, it helps us have a better view and approach to life if we learn about others and learn about our environment, so we are more knowledgeable and accepting to more things around us, rather than never learn anything besides what you know about yourself. The word history is rather easy to define, although why it is important to study is something I will continue to discover and also wonder about.

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