Week 4 Photos && Learning Reflection

1.) Car Crash
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/ns/us_news-the_week_in_pictures

This is a picture of the Indycar World Championship race at Las Vegas. There was a horrific crash, which resulted in Dan Wheldon, an Indianapolis 500 champion, losing his life.

2.) Soldiers in Kunar
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

This picture is of several United States Infantrymen in Kunar. Over 130,000 soldiers of many different ethnicities are still there, fighting a war that has been going on for 10 years and resisting the Taliban. They are trying to help the Afghan troops regain control of Kunar.

3.) The Joy of Freedom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-15391289

This picture captures the happiness Palestinians felt when about 1000 of their prisoners were released in exchange for one captured soldier. The deal is called the Hamas- Israel deal, and has sparked a lot of controversy. Was one man really worth 1000 others?

4.) Paint and Protestors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-15383765

This is a picture of the Greek police that are trying to stop the protesters. There has been a 48-hour strike which severely hurt the country’s production. While the police have started using tear gas to control the protesters, they (the protestors) have been firing back with stones and paint.

5.) (Focus picture) Guns, Bullets.. Candy?
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

This picture is my “focus” picture and my favorite. It shows the reality of the life of a soldier that is fighting against the Taliban. They’re thousands of miles away from home, but they still find joy in small things from the US, like candy. The soldier’s name is Andrew Ferarra. This ties in with Human Geography because it shows how little things from countries can easily travel and be important somewhere else. Also, the picture is of the war in Afghanistan, which is a huge thing for us to think about when we are learning.

~~~~~Learning Reflection~~~~~
We started this week with our test, which wasn't too bad. I liked being able to take it online, but the clock counting down in the corner freaked me out sometimes when I was trying to think of answers. I like the cultural unit, and I really like that we're using twitter as a way to expand on what we are learning about. The project for this unit seems okay, but it's just more clicking and finding information. I think it would've been better if we could have chosen our countries, because then we would be looking at things that we are interested in and learning more about it. The only thing I didn't like about this week was that I think we went through the notes a bit too fast. I didn't have enough time to get everything down and to fully grasp the concept before we moved on.