Humanities

Humanities myp2.wikispaces.com/Maria

Reflection
My map of Barbados has the approximate location of my house,(some) of my friends' houses, surf spots i go to, my school (Codrington), the school 'bus stop', the route i take to go to school and other places to go for fun or well known places. I found it hard to locate the places. My map of the world has the approximate location of where I've lived, where i've been and where my friends live. I found it hard to remember the shape of the continents. I was born in South America and moved to the U.S. when I was very young, which is why I've never been across the Atlantic Ocean. I've mostly gone to international schools which is why i have friends all over globe. media type="custom" key="6871667"

Reflection on Personal History
The fact that I was born in Peru enabled me to speak spanish, and I learnt english in the US. Since I spent my late primary years in an american school I know more about the US than I know about Peru.

Reflection on Family Tree
I asked my mom for my family information. I learnt that my dad, my dad's dad, and his dad were all called Victor Huapaya.

Which person was the most important in determining where I am now?
My great uncle's job enabled my dad to go to medical school and my dad wanted me to learn english at an early age. In the US, my mom strated working with PAHO and that is why we moved to Uruguay and Barbados

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http://maui100.glogster.com/Simon Bolivar HW/

media type="custom" key="7563121" Fine Maria - but imagine being given the chance to be Head of the UN, surely you can say more than .. give them water and food... how, why, what about education etc etc. Depth please 6/10

- excellent homework - well thought out. Crit B - Concepts - 9/10

Good work Maria. Lots of clarity regarding why we should get involved with fair trade, but there could be a bit more on what are the various issues relating to unfair trade. Careful with layout as there are too many blank spaces. Could use a frame for each page. There are one or two spelling errors also. However generally great.

Term 2

//Home//: Film Documentary
Home Trailer



//Home// Film Summary
"Home" is a French documentary by Yaan Arthus-Bertrand. It describes the history of earth, how we have affected it and especially focuses on the perfect balance on earth.

The whole documentary is broken up into 4 main sections. The first section focuses mostly on how the Earth was created, the development of algae and more specifically on Cyanobacteria, blue green algae, which is proved to be the first life form on the planet. The second section, and the longest, focuses on how humans affect and have affected earth with agriculture, and business in general. It also explores our dependence on fossil fuels. The third section focuses on how we are causing global warming and if we don't stop we will wander into unknown territory of devastation. The fourth and last section is gives the story of the earth a nice twist. After describing all the horrible consequences there will be if we don't reduce green house gases, it dictates what we can do and what we are doing to decrease global warming. The documentary has a positive ending, but the idea that we have to be careful is still very much present.

//Home// Film Review
Home can be viewed from different perspectives: factual content and image content. The script has been written using simple vocabulary which made the whole film easier to understand and remember, which is definitely a bonus because it would be a pity to spend that time watching it and not remember anything afterward. The information is not written but spoken, by Glenn Close. Her voice is calm and clear, and not similar to other voices informational videos usually use. The facts are relevant and simple: "Greenland's ice contains 20% of all freshwater on the planet. If it melts, sea levels will rise by nearly 7 meters.", "1/6 humans lives in an unhealthy environment without access to daily necessities". There is also a very intelligent connection made to the Rapa Nui, the former inhabitants of Easter Island, and how they wasted all they resources, which is why they became extinct. The images were taken by Yaan Arthus-Bertrand, a French photographer famous for his pictures from bird's eye-view, which is definitely proved in the film. The pictures help us see our planet from a different perspective that we might have never seen it from. The textures shown in the images don't seem like they could come from earth, yet they do. There is a saying; "a picture speaks a thousand words", this is definitely shown in Home. The combination of the information and the images is what makes this documentary one of the best I have ever seen, if not the best. It is frightening and shocking, yet enlightening and motivating. Motivating us to start acting as soon as possible, or we might lose the world as we know it.

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MYP4

Summa Theologica:

Reflection: I think I did well and my grade reflects it. I spent time planning out the format, and it paid off. I found it hard to start writing but once i started, it got easier. It was fairly easy to write and i kept referring to my notes from class.