How do you search for information on the internet?

Well... I guess it depends for me. Sometimes I just type what I need into Google and choose reliable websites to find information, other times I just key in the websites that I know are reliable and have the relevant information. I also just type in key words to make sure I don't get anything that is not related to the topic.

What is the difference between a factual and an interpretive question?

The difference between between a factual and an interpretive question is that a factual questions has only one answer and it must be a fact. An example could be: "What is your favourite drink?", or "How old are you?". Interpretive questions are questions that have answers which are interpretations, but must be followed by an evidence. Another example could be: "Why do people believe in aliens?". These types of questions will help us with our research and the presentation itself, guiding us along.

ELP Shirt Designs

This is the shirt designs we are planning to do.

The back part of the t-shirt that we are planning to use. This is what the person who tries to save the child soldier going to wear.

The front part of the shirt

This is the general and child soldier shirt that we are planning to use. It is going to be the same for both sides. If we can't buy a shirt then we would have no choice but to try and paint it.

What is a question and how do you come up with questions for learning opportunities?

A question is something you want to know the answer to in order for you to progress. It is something that you ask that usually includes the 5 W's and 1 H. Ermmm... there are several different types of questions, factual questions, interpretive questions, analytic questions and many more. These types of questions have different uses, and each will help you find out more about the topic that you are doing.

My group's and my success criteria

These are the learning intentions and success criteria of my group for the Restless Earth topic. We chose to make a presentation about volcanos!

Our whole Success Criteria and Learning Intentions!
Learning Intentions:
1) To be able to assign different teammates different jobs according to the Belbin Team Roles for Young People.
2) To be able to P.E.E.L. (Point, Evidence, Explain and Link) and use different learning skills to help with our research and the presentation itself.
3) To be able to answer questions regarding our topic successfully and in detail.

My Success Criteria
1) To be able to research independently and come up with a set of organised notes
2) To be able to finish a task before the set deadline

My Group's Success Criteria
1) To be able to work co-operatively and communicate
2) To be able to use the Belbin Roles to guide us with our research and the presentation

My Teammate's Success Criteria

Brainstorm and consider what items you want to include on the poster about your Belbin Role.

I think I would include maybe several historical figures that were a Shaper, perhaps include quotes by them, or maybe I could add in some pictures that will relate to a Shaper. We could also put in several facts and points that a Shaper has, for example liking to win and whether we suit that point or not, like comparing them. We could do that by drawing Spider Diagrams or Mind Maps. We could also have a description that will describe the role of a Shaper. We can also put in examples or experience where we fit in with the role of a Shaper, and by doing that we can P. E. E. L. (Point, Evidence, Explain and Link). We could probably have an advantages and disadvantages section where we list down the good and bad things of a Shaper and whether we are like them or not. Opinions of a Shaper could also be implemented on the poster. We could also have questions that we want to ask ourselves about the specific role.

Compare your Belbin roles to what other people thought of you.

Other students completely agree with the Belbin roles I set myself. Some of them I didn't completely agree with, such as the Shaper, they thought it fully fits me but after I told them how I didn't have some of its characteristics they were convinced. I think I set myself the correct roles according to the Belbin roles.

Belbin Results

1. Compare your actual Belbin results to what you thought you will be.

              I think the Belbin results is exactly what I planned out to be, except for the order. I thought that I would have Completer Finisher as my first rank but apparently, I have got Shaper as my first one. Other than that, it was completely as I expected.

2. Do you agree with the results.

              Completely, yes, except for the Shaper role which is the first. I would've planned it to be second or third but not the first. I agree with my Implementer role which is the third rank as I agree with almost all the points on there. For Completer Finisher, I think that I have all the points as clarified while I disagree with a few points regarding the Shaper role.

3. Discuss how your group balances its Belbin roles.

              I think that my group balances its Belbin roles because each of us specialises in the role that another one is not particularly strong at. If you look at the team wheel, all of ours fill in each team role so that we are kept balanced.

4. How can the team wheel help our group to complete our projects?

              I think the team wheel helps our group because by using the wheel, we know which area we expertise in and then we can only assign tasks which will be most effective if done by the right person. This also helps us to know and understand our teammates better.

Belbin Team Roles for Young People

From the list of the Belbin Team Roles, I think that I am some parts of a Shaper but I don't agree to certain parts such as "They don't mind upsetting people, as long as the task gets done" and "they like to win" because I do mind if I upset people, and I will immediately apologize, even though I like winning, it is not a matter of great importance because I believe our aim is trying the hardest, and not to win. I don't mind if things aren't going as I expected, because that is probably because my teammate has a better idea. I used qualities like this in several group projects where I tend to try and get my teammates to do as I plan out, like a Science project where we have to advertise our type of energy. This could be something I would change.

I know for a fact that I am definitely a Completer Finisher as I always panic slightly when I am scared that the work I am doing won't be finished before the deadline. I usually don't need any motivation for me to do my work and I always try my hardest to produce good quality work for any activity. An example of me being a Completer Finisher is during the Humanities biography. During that time, I made sure that I finished my work before the deadline and I went through it several times and edited some things to make sure that it has good quality.

I think that I am a bit of all four Monitor Evaluator, Implementer, Coordinator and Specialist. I think I am a bit of the Monitor Evaluator because I always go through all the factors and will only come up with a judgement if only I am sure that it is correct and there are no better ideas. I use this in a lot of group and individual projects like the English Film Festival by making sure that I will use the most interesting storyline in order to pique the audience's interest.

I think I am an Implementer because when I work, I usually do it in a systematic way. I am often also seen by others as "dull" and "hardworking". When I do my work, I usually plan everything out before doing it and make sure that it is not messy. I am also often loyal to my group. An example of me being an Implementer is when I was doing the Humanities Child Soldiers biography. I planned everything out carefully, including my storyline and the outline of my work itself, then only carried out the work itself.

I think I am a Coordinator because I always make sure that everyone in my group is doing the work that they are assigned in order to achieve our goal. An example of me is during the MUN CCA, where I was chairing a meeting and before that meeting during the preparations, I help the others to make sure that they reach their goal.

I feel that I am a Specialist sometimes because I often remember information that I researched in the past. I happen to participate in a wide range of activities and I usually gain a lot of experience and knowledge from those tasks which I would use in work that I am currently on. An example of me being a Specialist was when I researched a lot about Child Soldiers in MUN last year, and used the knowledge that I gained from there to write about a Child Soldier's biography in Humanities this year.

In the end, I feel like I'm a part of many things, sometimes beneficial, sometimes disadvantageous. But these characteristics often help me through all types of work, whether group or individual.

Look at the learning intention: - re-write it in your own words.

Original Learning Intention: To plan and undertake and enquiry into the causes, impacts and management of natural hazards.

My Version: To organise and plan your research/questions about the causes, influences and the patterns of natural disasters.

What questions did you identify for your title page?

The questions that I'm interested are including, but not limited to:

1. Why does Earth keeps changing? What is its purpose?

2. How does everyone (people, animals, plants) adapt to these situations when the Earth changes?

3. What are the aftermaths of these changes?

4. Are the changes beneficial or disadvantageous towards humanity? If so, how?

5. What is the cause for the changes?

I'm interested in these questions because I feel like I can grasp more information of what the world really is. I find it quite interesting that a lot of the things we see today are linked directly to the history of Earth right back to the creation of itself, for example, volcanoes.

Movie: What does this tell you about our "restless planet"? Why do you think it is called a "restless Earth"?

The movie tells me that our planet, the Earth, is constantly changing since the creation of itself. This tells us that our "restless planet" has been changing in many different ways, and volcano is one of the most important factors when the Earth was created since the volcano's source of heat is actually from the Earth's core. It has changed from just a collision of several rocks in space to a huge planet with wonderful places scattered all over the place. I think it is called a "restless Earth" because it has changed in so many various different ways throughout the whole history of Earth.

If biography done: 2) Reflect on Entire Project

I find the entire project extremely helpful and it really helped me understand and grasped a better understanding of the world. In this topic, I realised that some cruelties are actually very painful, both mentally and physically, yet not a lot of the people in the world know about this. I felt that this topic really made me challenge myself by putting my emotions and predicting consequences so I would make this as realistic as possible. In the end, I felt that I learnt a lot of things and achieved a lot of goals that I set.

Here is my mind map of the Thinking Skills that I used! You can zoom in if it is hard to see!

You Zhen 9X Reflection

These are the self reflection questions and answers:

Humanities Self Reflection    What was the key question of this topic?                I think that the key question of this topic is "What are Human Rights?" In one paragraph write an answer to the question, thinking about what you have learned.                I think Human Rights are something that everyone should be entitled to since birth, but unluckily, not everyone in this world has that entitlement. There are so many issues in the world right now that are caused by people taking away certain rights away from people. People suffer everyday because rights are taken away from them and certain people will take advantage of them. Why do you think this topic is important?                I think that this is topic is important because after all, Human Rights are something we are entitled to. These rights are one of the most basic necessities of every human being. We also learnt which people don't have these certain rights and why. This is important because people have been taking away other people's rights and they need to know that all humans are born equal. If everyone was educated about this, the world's issues would drop by a lot. Which learning opportunities did I most enjoy doing?  Why?                I enjoyed writing the biography a lot because well, I enjoy writing. I also find that I use a lot of thinking skills when I'm writing. I was able to use my imagination to write stories, and used a lot of empathy. I found that when I wrote the biography, I was learning a lot and was able to understand more about my issue and how the person feels. Which learning opportunities did I least enjoy doing?  Why?               I didn't find anything that I least enjoy doing, but if I had to choose one, I would choose the part where we were analysing the History of Human Rights. Partly because, well, I find it a little boring. But that is it, I found the rest extremely informative. What skills have I used? Include 3 examples of work that show these skills.                Refer to the mind map I made! How can the learning in this topic help me in the ‘real world’?                I think that it can help me by showing me the rights from wrongs. Human Rights is a very important topic as people who caused genocides weren't taught about Human Rights and how everyone should be equal. What key idea do you think people should be aware of about this topic?                I think that people should be aware of how many people are suffering in the world right now because of loss of Human Rights. It is also an extremely good idea to teach them right from wrong and tell them that everyone deserve equal rights and everyone should be treated equally. Rate from 1-5 (with 5 being extremely happy and 1 being very unhappy):                Level of Knowledge & Understanding: 5                Progress:                                                   5                Enjoyment:                                                4 What targets could I set to help make progress in my learning? Try to link them to your humanities learning and the key skills you want to develop.  E.g. Try to use key terms in my answers, try to ask my own questions. 1. To P.E.E.L. (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link) more in my work. 2. To plan and organise my time and work so that I can do it accordingly and not mess it up so easily. 3. To co-operate and communicate with other students to create success criteria more often.

This is my self-reflection and I learnt a lot during this topic!

If biography done: 1) Reflect upon your group individual success criteria

I feel that I have successfully achieved my group's and my success criteria because I have managed to do all of those. Even though I find some bits challenging, such as to be able to predict a consequence upon a certain action, I have successfully managed to pull it off. I find others easy, such as to be able to research independently and come up with a set of organised notes to put inside the final biography, because I have done a lot of planning before and I know how is is structured. I managed to achieve all of the group success criteria except to P.E.E.L. (Point, Evidence, Explain and Link) because I find it slightly hard to P.E.E.L. when you are writing a biography.

I managed to achieve all my individual success criteria and I found it pretty easy because I have used these skills in a lot of my projects. I also found that they were extremely useful when I used them with my writing. These success criterias have helped my by guiding me with various different ways. All in all, I feel that I have achieved most of my success criteria and I will work to develop on the others the next time.

Reflection After Biography: How has your biography connected you to this issue?

I feel as if I connected to it because I feel the difference of my life compared to theirs. We often complain about our daily lives but in reality, there are a lot more children in a lot worse situation than ours. So when I wrote this, I felt really lucky and I used empathy to make me feel more connected to the main character, and I keep asking myself, what would I do in this situation? This always helps me put myself in their shoes and I find it easier to do. Even though I put empathy, I still find it a little hard to believe how cruel can people be.

ELP

I can finally post my ELP! Here is my section A and B! Click on the picture if you want to zoom in!

You Zhen_9X_ELP Section B

Humanities Child Soldiers Biography

This is my child soldiers biography. There might be some minor errors here and there but all the events that happened are true, just pieced together from different sources and times. I hope you enjoy it!


You Zhen_9X_Humanities Child Soldiers Biography

How can a peer review of work be helpful?

I think a peer review is extremely helpful because it can be beneficial to both ourselves and the other students. We get to have constructive criticism on our work to improve where we missed out anything or where we need some clarification on. I have done quite a lot of peer reviews using and realised that I often miss out somethings and have some vague parts which my peer will always point out to me to make my writing clearer. We can also help the others by giving comments for where they might need to improve on. All in all, I think peer reviews are extremely useful to everyone since it'll give us a sense on what we need to improve in our writing.

Describe your progress on your ELP due November 15.

I'm in the midst of finishing Section A. I've listed almost all the things I know that relates to human rights. I have a clear intention of which issue I will be focusing on. I would most likely be working with the issue of child soldiers since I have done a lot of research on it and I have a basic idea of what I would like to do. I'm moving on to Section B where I have to find clothes that make a statement and why.

Discuss your biography/post your plan/talk about how you will present your individual.

I will write my biography in a first person diary style to make it more realistic and have more empathy for the protagonist. I will separate my story into several different sections, to show how different the life was when each event happened. Each event is going to be separated by a few days so it wouldn’t be too repetitive. My character’s name is going to be a boy in Myanmar called: Khine Chankrisna (translated to mean “Firm Tree”). His dad’s name is: Hla Thet Myaing (translated to mean “Beautiful Calm Forest”). His mum’s name is: Thant Kyi Nanda (translated to mean “Clean Clear River”).

Part 1: Life in Peace.

Here we find Khine Chankrisna telling his normal daily life with his family. His family are farmers, where they live poor, but peaceful and happy. We find him telling about farming and his normal chores where he help out his parents.

Part 2: The Unexpected Turn.

This time, we find how Khine Chankrisna gets captured and how his parents died. He will tell how his sister and himself got captured by the army and how he got into servitude. This part will be a bit violent as the army will burn down houses and kill off their parents. They will be locked up by the army until they want to join the army. He then was forced to make a pact that he will do the best he can otherwise the army will kill him.

Part 3: Training in Hell.

Khine starts his army training and he gets treated very atrociously. He gets treated as an adult even though his body structure is not as developed yet. In this part, he also learns that his sister is a servant and a slave for the army and this builds up his anger.

Part 4: The Recruitment.

This part Khine will be forced to start recruiting more child soldiers and killing off parents. Here the face the fear by "drinking the victim's blood", a tradition by the army to make them not afraid of killing.

Part 5: The War.

Khine participated in a war against an opposition army in Myanmar called the Shan State Army and he loses one of his leg when he stepped on a mine. No-one stops to help him and he ended up dragging himself towards the opposition, hoping that they will accept him. But it wasn't his lucky day, the Shan State Army got captured while some of them got killed. Khine was caught trying to co-operate with them so he got re-captured by the Burmese army. While they were in jail, he swore to exact revenge on the Army. While in jail, he found a piece of paper and found out the jail was actually built by other slaves. They hid the paper which shows the secret exit. He then starts to formulate a plan and decides to exact vengeance on the army.



By showing how Khine was treated, I can link to how many Human Rights were broken. I also might put in how his father has previously told him the lives of other people on the planet, which may lead Khine to think how come they have things like freedom and justice while he doesn't. I will look back to my research and see which Human Rights I can put in there that were violated.



By the way, this is a rough plan. I might deduct and add somethings while I'm writing.

Discuss your impressions of yesterday's refugee assembly.

I felt sad and sorry for them. When they told their stories, I finally realise the hardships and pain that they have to go through to escape from their country and live in another. I also realise how many cruel people can take advantage of these refugees so they can gain profit. Their stories made me want to do something to help every one of them. I feel as though I have not done enough and should do more to help them through these things. Their stories touched me as each story was different yet equally sad, and they have the same will, to survive. I find them very brave to be able to say these things when I know that it is very hard to tell people the bad things in their life. I also feel that they remain extremely strong and resilient no matter what happens to them, that they can still look at the bright side at the worst of times. I now realise that how lucky we are, able to get a good education and live a happy life while there are people out there suffering all the pain the society throw at them. I feel angry at the people who take advantage of them, thinking how cruel all their actions are, and not thinking about how the refugees feel. I can't imagine myself leaving my family and everything to try and escape my home country, and finding the place I escaped to was not what I expected at all. I also felt disturbed by the fact that they are still not treated well and were looked down even though they moved to another country. In the end, I realise what is happening in this world, and that every little action can change one person's life.

Decide on success criteria for this assignment -individual -group.

My group's and my own's Success Criteria and Learning Intention

Our group's success criteria:
1. To understand a specific person's feeling under certain conditions and consequences.
2. To describe events realistically.
3. To PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explain and Link to Human Rights)
4. To use our thinking skills to help with our research & writing.
5. To work co-operatively as a group.
6. To be able to research independently and come out with a set of organised notes to put inside the final biography.

My individual success criteria:
1. To be able to predict a consequence upon a certain action.
2. To be able to skim and scan through large documents to find essential information.

My teammate's Success Criteria.

My teammate's Success Criteria.

Our issue: Child Soldiers.

Our full poster.

Our group's Learning Intention:
1. To emphatise.
2. To construct an understanding of a Human Rights issue.

Now on to more researching and starting the biography.

When you choose your issue blog: -What is the issue? -Why have you chosen it? -Add pics/links.

I chose to write a biography about child who was forced to be in the army in Myanmar. I chose this issue because I want to know why the children are badly treated and want to understand the feelings of a child soldier. The children are constantly abuducted and forced to be in servitude. I have looked through several websites and I found the Human Rights Watch extremely useful: http://www.hrw.org/news/2002/10/16/children-war
http://www.hrw.org/news/2002/10/15/testimonies-my-gun-was-tall-me-child-soldiers-burma
http://www.hrw.org/news/2002/10/15/burma-worlds-highest-number-child-soldiers
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_25184.html

I downloaded several files from other websites. I also looked a bit at the Lord's Resistance Army from this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Resistance_Army

What is/are the issue/s that you think you would like to focus on? Why?

My first choice would be the child soldiers. I would like to investigate upon the issue of child soldiers since I feel that the issue is one of the most cruel upon the topic of Human Rights. I find it hard to believe that governments would force a child to step on a mine just to ensure the safety of other elder soldiers. I find that burning down the parent's houses to force a child to be in the army an act of atrocity. Many children have died because of these armies without conscience. I want to find out how many children are being mistreated and in what ways. When I write a biography about a certain person, I would write a fictional biography about a child who was forced to join the army in either Uganda or Myanmar. If it was in Uganda, the army is called "Lord's Resistance Army" which is an opposition of the government. If it was in Myanmar, I would choose the government itself as almost 20% of the army are made from child soldiers.

Share 3 things that you learned from Monday's presentations.

I learned that some people, for example Julian Assange uses the right for Freedom of Expression and Opinion to their own advantage to post classified government files on the internet. By doing this he is using rights to leak a lot of secrets thus breaking the rights for privacy. I also learned that many people try to protect other people who acted with conscience. The Amnesty International has over 3 million supporters and they want to protect people who were prisoned for their conscience. I also realised that many countries can come to force one country to do a certain deed, for example, releasing Nelson Mendela. The world created pressure to force South Africa to free Nelson Mendela by not trading with them and not letting anything to go to South Africa.

Share 3 things that you learned from Thursday's presentations.

I learnt that peace and equality can be achieved just by confidence and words. Mahatma Gandhi used non-violent ways which succeeded in achieving equality for the Indians. I also learnt that the Holocaust was created by just one person's vision. Just by one person, he can achieve in creating such a massacre in the history. I learnt that previous times where the countries tried to unite to achieve peace failed quite some times.

Describe 3 things you learned from yesterday's presentation.

I learned how each small conflict can make such a huge impact on history, ranging from originating from a tiny thought and war at a huge scale. I also learned that whenever I present, I need to speak slower and clearer so that the audience can understand me. I learned that if you have too many information, the audience will get bored easily. I also figured how each part of the history impact the Human Rights.

Is your presentation finished? Explain.

I feel that my presentation is pretty much finished, unless I can think of any other things to add to it. In my presentation, I have explained what the War of the Sixth Coalition is, how it happened, who caused it, why did it happen, where did it happen and when did it happen. I also explained how this war linked to the History of Human Rights. I think I included sufficient information and I think my presentation is understandable. I also made a script to go along with each slide to add in more information about the War of the Sixth Coalition. I also put in the bibliography of every source that I took information from. I also used pictures to help the audience visualise the scene. I feel that my presentation is good to go.

Why is a bibliography important?

A bibliography is important because when you keep track of every website or source you take information from, a teacher can check if you copied and paste. This will make sure that you learn as that is the main priority of being a student. You can also go back and check if your sources are reliable and see if there are any mistakes. If a website changes over the time, you can go back and see the time where it changed, and state that what you took was true. You can also go back and add more information when you think that what you have is not sufficient.

Describe how you organised your research process: sources, notes from sources, focus question

I organised mine so that I'll keep track of each website I'll go to. I also want to make sure my sources are reliable so I'm going to check it with other websites to make sure. I'm going to record some information on the presentation and more detailed information when I speak with the presentation. If I do this, the audience won't have to read the board and listen to what I say because it's the same thing. By telling the audience more detailed information, they will know the basics which is more important. I organise my notes in sections and timelines so it's easier to put down. Before I put in the timeline though, I like to answer the most basic 5 W's and 1 H. Hopefully, that will make the presentation more interesting and informative.

Which historical aspect/s of Human Rights are you interested in focusing on? Explain.

I chose the War of the Sixth Coalition and the rise of the Lord's Resistance Army since I was quite interested to see how the countries united to protect their own rights and I've done some surface research about the Lord's Resistance Army in MUN. I chose one current problem and a problem that has been solved in the past so I get a good idea of both. I want to know how these problems form. Hopefully, I will learn and understand the reason why these problem surface and how did it get solved.

How do you think we should tackle learning about the History of Human Rights?

Well, since the History of Human Rights started from way back before, I think that we should split into different groups. I think that assigning each group a specific part of the timeline would make each group's learning more detailed, than if we study together it will either take a very long time or will be very vague. Then after we gathered our research and everything, we can present it in any format we want, as long as it educates the other students each part of the timeline. If we do it like that, each group can teach all the students the specific part and everyone learns. This is my suggestion.

Are you happy with our ranking of Human Rights? Explain why or why not.

I'm extremely happy with the ranking of the human rights because it fits exactly where I want it to be. It shows which ranking is most important. We all debated and decided which ranking is most crucial for our living and most of us agreed to the order, if not all of us. We also managed to narrow 13 to 6 by combining rights we think can fit together. With this accomplishment, I feel that we all did very well.

Describe how you felt working in our circle yesterday.

I felt that some of us, including me, are speaking a bit too much and should give more chances to other people. The others are not speaking very much and are (I think) shy. I think that some people should talk more so they can discuss and contribute their ideas and arguments. That way, it would be easier for everyone since we can hear everyone's ideas and vote on the Human Right we think best.

Why do you think that we could not agree on the ranking of Human Rights yesterday?

I think that it is because some of us have different opinions from another, and if one can convince the other to think it his/her way, the group will start to scatter. When the groups start to scatter, it becomes harder and harder to decide on the rankings because more and more different opinions begin to surface. Another reason is that some of these rights are equally important since all the rights listed are among the most important ones, which makes it even harder to decide.

Describe the ranking and why you chose this order.

1. Right to Live
2. Right to Have Shelter

3. Right for Health Care
4. No Discrimination

5. Right for Education

6. Right to Have Freedom
7. Freedom of Religion

8. No Torture/Unusual Punishment

9. Equal Pay for Men and Women
10. Right for Protection/Security

11. Right for Privacy

12. Freedom of Speech

13. Both Genders Have the Right to Vote

          This is my list, and of course I have some specific reasons for it. I'm only going to explain my first three main points. Firstly, we have the right to live. What are the use of anything else if we cannot live? What are the use of health care or shelter if we don't even exist. So that is my first point. My second point is the right for shelter. Shelter is one of the core items we need to survive. We cannot live if we are bombarded by rain, lightning and hails. My third point is the right for health care. We are always going to get sick at one point in life, and if we don't have proper health care, we can die from viruses which we can cure everyday, such as flu.

How does the story Freedom River connect to Human Rights?

I think the story of Freedom River is talking about humans metaphorically. With too much freedom, we're destroying everything without realising it. We're misusing the term freedom to act without conscience. With too much freedom, we are spoilt. While others try to tell us what's right from wrong, a lot of us dismiss them as an obstacle to more "freedom". We used to discriminate people and grew proud of ourselves. When it said that we were polluting the Freedom River, I think that what it is saying in real life is that we're misusing freedom. With human rights, we have freedom, but we are under widely accepted law. This controls us and tells us right from wrong. This is what I think, and it may be wrong.

What do you think is the most important Human Right?

I think that the most important human right is no discrimination against any gender or race. Many of the conflicts us humans experienced through history were caused by racism. Violence and massacres erupted through America, Britain and a lot of Western countries. In many Arabic countries, women were treated a lot worse than men. In many recent cases in China, baby girls were dumped in rubbish bins. These actions are because of beliefs that aren't true. Without equality, violence is a common action taken by a lot of people.

Empathy.

We were given a task to put yourselves in this boy's shoes. He feels sad, angry and frustrated at times. You can see this because he is hoping that he can pay football, instead of just making tons of footballs. And typically, if you don't get what you want, you would feel angry upon the people who can. His hopes are just to play football with his friends. But all he can do right now is to sew millions of footballs for very little profit or salary. This could also take on a metaphorical way, where he dreams that everyone could be equal, in the form of playing football. We could stop child labour. We could also give money to charity, where they would get a bit of money. There are many things that we lack of, and this is the first step to letting them achieve their dreams.

One of the Hardest Games Ever.

Today, we discussed about a topic called 'Slavery Today'. We voted on a poll if we think that slavery in the modern world still existed and I voted that 'Slavery still exists today but in a different form' or something along those lines. :P Then we wrote on a forum about what we think about slavery today. I said that I think maids are still considered slaves, just with better living conditions and has a pay. So I wasn't sure whether they are still considered slaves.

We then played a game with a storyline about life in Haiti when there is extreme poverty. It was extremely hard to succeed. I played it two and three times which failed in succeeding the game. On the third go when I was going to fail, I had a lot of debts and very low health, so I decided to try and start a new game, but when I tried to make them die, they survived, and here are the results.

I then gave up and started to see how high I can go in debt. This is the result:

I've learnt that when we think that parents that send their children to work are horrible people, they are actually not since they had no choice. All of us sent our children to work in the game because money was rapidly decreasing and going into debt. I also learnt that a lot of people die from very simple diseases because of lack of safety. They die from the most basic things in life, like mosquito nets and normal medicine. I also learnt that education is extremely hard to afford in places like that. All in all, life is pretty hard for people over there.

Slave Diary Entry 5

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Slave Diary Entry 5

Slave Diary Entry 4

Please read the earlier ones to know the full story (well some of the full story) :)

Slave Diary Entry 4

Slave Diary Entry 3

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Slave Diary Entry 3

Slave Diary Entry 2

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Slave Diary Entry 2

Slave Diary Entry 1

          We had to make several diary entries of being a slave during the British Empire in Humanities! It was kind of a bad time to live as a West African... But anyways, here it is!

Slave Diary Entry 1