2 Links about the 99%

http://americainthe21stc.blogspot.com/2011/10/where-did-this-division-between-1-and.html

http://americainthe21stc.blogspot.com/2011/10/so-what-about-that-99-cbos-tables-dont.html

8 Apps to help you find Fair Trade products

http://www.maclife.com/article/gallery/8_apps_fair_trade_and_ethical_shopping

Any Spanish-speaker willing to post a translation so all can read?

This is an email I received from a friend who is currently living and working in Burundi, commenting on the basic everyday challenges of life there. Would you consider any of these challenges to be in some way an ongoing legacy of the colonial experience there?

Feel free to write to Eva if you're interested in learning more about her experiences there. She is fluent in English and French as well as Spanish.

PA
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From: Eva <eguerda@gmail.com>
Date: 27 juin 2014 15:18:20 UTC+2
To: Eva Guerda <eguerda@gmail.com>
Subject: Todos los dias

Todos los dias me levanto por la manana y me pregunto:

¿ a ver que es lo que no hay hoy? 

Trato de encender la luz: a sí eso es, no hay luz. Formo parte del 3% de la poblacion que sí que tiene luz pero sólo es en ciertas horas. Por el día ya veo que nunca la hay. Creo que solo la hay cuando se pone el sol. Entonces las autoridades dan la luz. Sin embargo en nuestros prefabricados de la ONU siempre hay luz. Generators todo el rato. Podemos trabajar.

Vuelvo del trabajo como hoy pronto, digo : no hay luz, entonces no puedo trabajar con mi ordenador. Son las 3 es demasiado pronto para salir con este sol. Pues voy a lavar la ropa  que puse en remojo esta manana. 

Entonces abro el grifo: no hay agua. 
Ya tengo las manos mojadas del agua enjabonada, ¿cómo las lavo?

Hay que esperar. Siguen habiendo libros, espacio para hacer yoga, una cama para tumbarse....

He cargado la bateria de urgencias de mi iphone por lo cual puedo escribiros como si nada. 

Así es en Burundi uno de los paises más pobres del mundo.

Un saludo a todos

Last Living Woman with Bound Feet - photos

http://us.cnn.com/2014/06/06/asia/gallery/bound-feet-china/?hpt=ob_articlefooter&iref=obnetwork

New evidence from Neanderthal poo

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27981702

RA #2

Student’s Name

World History, Andrews

Reading Analysis #2

June 24, 2014

            Evaluate the reparations proposal presented by CARICOM at the end of its March 2014 meeting. The relevant section of the document is titled “Reparations for Native Genocide and Slavery.” Some of the issues raised in this proposal are themes we have discussed this semester – slavery, genocide and European colonialism in the Americas. Please also review the Hallmarks of the SND de Namur.

            Is CARICOM’s proposal fair? Should all or some of its requests be granted? Why or why not? Be sure to ground your argument solidly in the historical record as it is presented in your textbook. In what ways would granting CARICOM’s requests be consistent with the values of the SND de Namur as stated in the Hallmarks?

            The CARICOM document can be found here:

http://www.caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/press_releases_2014/pres51_14.jsp

            Your paper must be three pages in length plus Bibliography. Please use standard font size and margins. In-text citations are required.

Genghis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0214_030214_genghis.html

Study Guide for Quiz 2

World History Summer 2014                                                                   Quiz 2 Study Guide

If you can write 6-minute answers on the following topics, you will do well on the quiz.

1) The Mongols got a bad rap. In fact, they were a significant civilization that made long-term contributions to the development of the Eurasian world. Discuss.

2) In what way does Islam highlight the reason why the entire period from 500 BC to 1400 AD should be considered a "Classical Era" from a World Historical point of view?

3) THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

4) How did Islam evolve during the Classical Era, and why is it of historical significance even to people who do not profess the Muslim faith?

5) How did Buddhism challenge the caste system in India?

6) What were the Sand and Sea Roads? Were they as significant as the Silk Road?

7) Discuss the shifting centers of power in the Roman Empire during the Classical era.

8) The 15th Century marked a period of rebirth in China that was just as significant as the Renaissance in Europe. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?

9) By attempting to control free communications over the internet, China has increased its isolation relative to other countries along these “cyber roads.” In continuing along this path, China is repeating one of the mistakes of her past. Discuss.

Some Images of the Boat, Tattoos and an Amazing Neolithic Deer from the Hermitage in Russia