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.