Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
VoiceThread Review
It is much more difficult to use the app compared to the PC. Also, while playing the VoiceThread, it is difficult to determine who says what and when. One large problem is that I could not add comments or voice in the "creation" process in which I could only add the pictures. I could only add such things under "editing" mode which was confusing. Also, my fellow students and I have had trouble sharing VoiceThreads through the app and have had to resort to using the PC version in order to share our Voice Threads. Also, the search bar never was able to work. Our group even added obscure tags to our presentations and we still could not found ours. Aside from the negative, the app works with no crashing or other technical bugs.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Changes and Continuities in the Early Modern Era
2) Reflect on the contents of the essay. What will be new/change about the path of history in this coming era? What do you think will continue/stay the same?
One thing that will stay the same in this coming era is the transportation networks. From before, there was trans-Saharan trade, the Silk Road, and Indian Ocean trade. While this would continue into the next era, a change is the expansion of transportation networks. There would be new transportation networks in the form of sea lanes linking the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. Another change is the exportation of slaves to the western hemisphere. Another change is that Europe will begin to play a more prominent role in world affairs compared to their ancestors.
One thing that will stay the same in this coming era is the transportation networks. From before, there was trans-Saharan trade, the Silk Road, and Indian Ocean trade. While this would continue into the next era, a change is the expansion of transportation networks. There would be new transportation networks in the form of sea lanes linking the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. Another change is the exportation of slaves to the western hemisphere. Another change is that Europe will begin to play a more prominent role in world affairs compared to their ancestors.
Christopher Columbus
Why is there a myth about Christopher Columbus, and why do we have a holiday for him?
The reason why there is a myth that Columbus discovered the Americas was possibly to give credit to Spain over somebody else. Also, the myth of there being a difficult journey was probably created to create that sense that it was not an easy task to 'discover' the Americas. In addition, by making it seem like everyone else thought the world was flat whereas Christopher Columbus believed it was round, it makes it seem as though he was challenging established beliefs and trying to prove something but instead, his calculations on the size of the world was wrong. Based on some research, it is apparent that the United States wanted to identify Columbus over John Cabot, who discovered Newfoundland under England's name, as the one who discovered the Americas because United States was fighting against England.
The reason why there is a myth that Columbus discovered the Americas was possibly to give credit to Spain over somebody else. Also, the myth of there being a difficult journey was probably created to create that sense that it was not an easy task to 'discover' the Americas. In addition, by making it seem like everyone else thought the world was flat whereas Christopher Columbus believed it was round, it makes it seem as though he was challenging established beliefs and trying to prove something but instead, his calculations on the size of the world was wrong. Based on some research, it is apparent that the United States wanted to identify Columbus over John Cabot, who discovered Newfoundland under England's name, as the one who discovered the Americas because United States was fighting against England.
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