Dear Nick Fahey,
That Prezi looks quite spiffy. There is a template that gives you a colorful background of the world instead of that bland white one you are using.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
To Nick Fahey
Dear Nick Fahey,
I like your idea of using Prezi for this project. I think I will also use Prezi as well.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Progress on Crusades Project 2
I did not do any work on the crusades project yesterday because I was preparing the CCOT essay on Africa.
However, today, I decided that I will be doing the First Crusade (1096), the Third Crusade (1182-1192) and the Peace Crusade. The reason why I choose these specific three is because each of these crusades result in contact with Muslims rather than some of the other crusades which failed to even make any contact with Muslims whatsoever or had no impact on them.
I have not decided on the medium I will do my project through but I am considering either a Prezi presentation with a map of the Mediterranean region in the background while the pathing follows the same path of the crusade or some form of a rage comic. Or I could combine both . . . I have visited a few blogs and I have seen a that Nick Fahey plans on using Prezi while Matt Martin and Tim Sunnerberg plan to use memes. Harsh Dedhiya informed me that he will be using storytelling software from xtranormal.com which is something I may do as well.
In terms of information gathering, I plan on using Google and Bing and perhaps different language versions of each to get a different perspective on the crusades. I also plan on taking advantage of the ancient historical databases provided by the library.
However, today, I decided that I will be doing the First Crusade (1096), the Third Crusade (1182-1192) and the Peace Crusade. The reason why I choose these specific three is because each of these crusades result in contact with Muslims rather than some of the other crusades which failed to even make any contact with Muslims whatsoever or had no impact on them.
I have not decided on the medium I will do my project through but I am considering either a Prezi presentation with a map of the Mediterranean region in the background while the pathing follows the same path of the crusade or some form of a rage comic. Or I could combine both . . . I have visited a few blogs and I have seen a that Nick Fahey plans on using Prezi while Matt Martin and Tim Sunnerberg plan to use memes. Harsh Dedhiya informed me that he will be using storytelling software from xtranormal.com which is something I may do as well.
In terms of information gathering, I plan on using Google and Bing and perhaps different language versions of each to get a different perspective on the crusades. I also plan on taking advantage of the ancient historical databases provided by the library.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Critique on Map of Africa
Why did the textbook company omit these details from its map?
The textbook company omitted these details from the map in order to simplify the map. The map would be too cluttered if they were to include all of our additions. Perhaps the textbook company was trying to make Africa look more primitive, isolated, and presented as an importer only on purpose.
What is the impact of those omissions and your additions?
The impact of those omissions makes the reader believe that there are no existing city-states outside west Africa. Also, they make the size of city-states or land features unknown as well as not showing the existence of trade routes going out from Africa and what is being traded on those trade routes. The map also does not tell the reader about the religions in Africa. The additions add the city of city-states such as Zimbabwe, Kongo, and Axum. It also labels the major religion of the region and shows that not all of Africa is Islamic. It also shows the goods being traded in both directions.
The textbook company omitted these details from the map in order to simplify the map. The map would be too cluttered if they were to include all of our additions. Perhaps the textbook company was trying to make Africa look more primitive, isolated, and presented as an importer only on purpose.
What is the impact of those omissions and your additions?
The impact of those omissions makes the reader believe that there are no existing city-states outside west Africa. Also, they make the size of city-states or land features unknown as well as not showing the existence of trade routes going out from Africa and what is being traded on those trade routes. The map also does not tell the reader about the religions in Africa. The additions add the city of city-states such as Zimbabwe, Kongo, and Axum. It also labels the major religion of the region and shows that not all of Africa is Islamic. It also shows the goods being traded in both directions.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
How I would want my story to be told
I would want my story to be told as a riveting tale or as a song instead of a list of bullet-points or plain facts in a textbook. The reason why is because more people would remember me if I they knew my personality behind my name. Also, people are more inclined to remember oddities in my story or a catchy song.
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