Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Question to research

I would like to research concerns. I think the concerns are very important because people need to know what will happen as a result of some of their actions. Also telling people what their actions might cause is very important for getting people to stop things that are contributing to the bad climate change.







Research:

        I started of my research by going to a website called climatehotmap.org. This website is made by people who are trying to prevent climate change. They website talks about all of the negative effects climate change would cause. It also talks about all of the ways to help prevent climate change. In addition to that it has a map of all the places that are undergoing climate change. This is a great source because it is written by an a organization that is focused on preventing climate change, and shows all of the concerns.
       The next source I found was similar to the first one, this one is a website called grace links.org. This website is centered around helping people become more aware of their impact on the environment. They offer calculators to calculate your water footprint, and international water footprint. They focus not only only on the long term concerns but also the short term concerns. They talk about how all the little everyday actions people do all contribute to climate change more that people think. This is a great source because it is not only focusing about the very distant future, but also the near future.
       The third source I found was Epa.gov. This website is for the US Environmental Protection Agency. They have by far the most information about climate change compared to all of the other sources. They also talk about the laws to protect the environment and reduce climate change. This is the best source I have found so far, because the amount of information they have on climate changed is unparalleled by any website I have found yet.















Sources:
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/water-supply.html
http://www.gracelinks.org/2380/the-impact-of-climate-change-on-water-resources
https://www3.epa.gov

Monday, April 25, 2016

Climate

Temperature- When I think of what kind of climate a place has I think of if the place is hot, cold, rainy, sunny, ect.
weather- Climate is basically weather in my opinion.
forecast- Climate makes me think of what the forecast will be and how the weather will be.
clothing- Climate makes me think of wearing appropriate clothes for different temperatures.
Location- Diffrent places climates vary and when I think of climate I think of what a places weather is like.

My Question: How should we stop climate change?







Who is to "blame" those who created climate issues, or those stood by?

Are humans to blame for the drastic changes in the climate? 

How do meteorologists predict the climate and how accurate are these predictions?

Are the humans affecting the climate or is it just natural?Or a combination of both?

Is climate predictable?

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Reading Questions

According to this article, what was wrong with President Hoover's response? 
He believed that the great depression would only last 60 days and that it would soon be over. Hover also believed that it was not the governments job to solve the great depression. 
Why did people blame themselves when things went wrong, and how valid or invalid was this response?
Some people were too embarrassed to ask for help, so they were unable to support their family.
. How would you have felt if you'd been there on that day?
I would have lost some hope and  I would be sad. I would also be very worried how to fix what happened. 
 What kinds of fears, concerns, or questions would be going through your mind during, and after, the event described?
I would be worried about the food supply. I would also be afraid it would happen again. 
 What areas were affected by it?
Eastern part of the country 
  What caused it. 
Not enough farming and misuse of the land. 
 The author ends this article with a pithy quote.  Do you agree or disagree with this historian's perspective? Why or why not?
I agree that the US was not in its best time, but it was also after a war, and it was more unstable than usual. 
  Were does the migration of people out of the Dust Bowl rank in terms of other migrations in US History? 
It was the largest migration in US history. 
 What made life hard for people once they arrived in California?
People were having a hard time making money because many of the farms were corporate owned. The crops that were grown there were also different. 

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

how radios work

             Radios have two parts they need in order to work, the transmitter and the receiver. First the Oscillator creates a alternating current at the frequency the transmitter will transmit. Then the modulator adds information to the wave caring it. There are two ways to add information, amplitude modification aka. AM, frequency modification aka. PM. The amplifier then amplifies the wave and makes it more powerful. The antenna then converts the signal to radio waves.
             Then the receiver, at the opposite end uses a attenna that captures a small alternating current. Then the RF amplifier amplifies it so that it can be processed. The tuner then extracts signals with a certain frequency. Then the detector extracts the audio information from that. Then the audio amplifier makes it loud enough to hear.

Monday, April 11, 2016

ch. 24 speach

While reading Chapter 24, I found that it mainly focused on change. The change that was occurring was not all good, and in order for their to be good change, it also brought bad change with it.
The US was undergoing great economic expansion. The economic expansion brought in more money for the US, and it supplied jobs to people. The economic expansion also helped accelerate technological advancements, such as computers, radios, and more efficient trains. With the US undergoing so much prosperity, it made more people want to come into the US, and changed the Culture of the US.
The economic growth in the US caused a more urban and consumer-oriented culture.
The amount of purchasing going on in the US went way up and people were more focused on money and power. The thirst for money and power was so great that some people started interpreting the bible in a different way to be more successful and not be inhibited by the bible.  The change in culture changed the way people lived their lives to focus more on power, therefore making education a necessity.
The want to be educated caused the attendance in schools to increase drastically.
High School attendance went from 2.2 million to 5 million. Schools also started to offer modern classes, in addition to the traditional classes. Everywhere there was change in order to accommodate the growing US economy.
The changing culture in the US was threatening many traditions, and religious beliefs and practices. The modernists were either not affected by the changes in culture or realized that the benefits of the changes outweighed the negative things. The majority of the US where modernists, so the US continued to change even more. The group that opposed the modernists where the fundamentalists, who did not want any of the new change.
The fundamentalist wanted to stick to their traditions. The fundamentalist did not like the changes that were going on such as the religion changing because of scientific findings.
They also did not like the amount of foreign immigration that was going on. The dislike of foreign immigration led to the formation of the klan, which led to violence and conflict.
Economic Expansion, cultural change, and the improvement of education where all either great or bad things, depending if you were a modernists or a fundamentalists. All of the change if it had accepted by everyone would not have caused that much bad change, but the fundamentalists were not okay with the change and that created conflict and some violence, both of which are bad changes.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Book Review

This book is well written. The use of old slang is amazing, and flows well with the book. There are very few illustrations in the book. I feel like the book would be a lot better if there were more illustrations. I was able to learn all of the topics that Mathew discussed. 

A very short and sweet story. Gets all of the information across in a very condensed well written short story. The illustrations go along with the story and are well drawn. The usage of the slang was amazing. It did not seem like the words were just placed in the story, they entire writing style was adapted to fit the 1920s. Good job Kaisey.

Technology and Economic Growth Book

I made a book about the Technology and Economic Growth in the 1920s.