Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
pros/cons of the US Health Care system and Universal Health Care
US health care:
Pros-One of the most advanced healthcare systems in the world, with a low mortality rate. Can't refuse anybody medical treatment.
Cons- Doctors are payed more for the amount of work, not the efficiency of it. High taxes due to people not being able to pay for their own procedures. It is a life saving business, but the only one that costs money, unlike policemen and firemen.Insurance is expensive, and many people can't afford it.
Universal health care:
Pros- free health care will allow people to be motivated to ask for help before the incident becomes serious. Much less money will be spent by businesses and people on healthcare.
Cons- Health care will still be payed for by taxes. Healthy people will have to pay for unhealthy people. Since the government could possibly be blamed for health problems, they could increase prices on unhealthy items. Government could change policies depending on who has power. People could be subjected to long waits for treatment.
Pros-One of the most advanced healthcare systems in the world, with a low mortality rate. Can't refuse anybody medical treatment.
Cons- Doctors are payed more for the amount of work, not the efficiency of it. High taxes due to people not being able to pay for their own procedures. It is a life saving business, but the only one that costs money, unlike policemen and firemen.Insurance is expensive, and many people can't afford it.
Universal health care:
Pros- free health care will allow people to be motivated to ask for help before the incident becomes serious. Much less money will be spent by businesses and people on healthcare.
Cons- Health care will still be payed for by taxes. Healthy people will have to pay for unhealthy people. Since the government could possibly be blamed for health problems, they could increase prices on unhealthy items. Government could change policies depending on who has power. People could be subjected to long waits for treatment.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Current event 03-21-13
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/21/politics/obama-mideast-visit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Monday, March 11, 2013
Cold war notes activity
Brief notes outline:
Berlin Blockade- (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) Soviet Union blocked off the allied forces railways and canals. Their aim was to make the allied forces stop giving Berlin food and supplies. This way, the Soviets could take over that duty, effectively giving them control over the entire city.
Korean War- (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) A war between North and South Korea due to the splitting of the county by the allies.
Sputnik- 4 October 1957A soviet union satellite that was the first satellite launched into space, and triggered a rivalry between the soviet union and the United States.
Bay of Pigs- 17–19 April 1961The landing site of the United States attack on Cuba to overthrow its dictator, Fidel Castro in 1961.
Cuban Missile Crisis- October 16–28, 1962The soviet union was weak compared to the U.S, so they shipped nuclear warheads to Cuba which fostered them because they were angry at the U.S for the failed pay of pigs invasion. Although the U.S and Cuba were both threatening to wage nuclear warfare, no missiles were actually fired. The U.S also had missiles kept in Turkey and Italy.
Berlin Wall- 13 August 1961 A wall set up by Germany splitting up the city of Berlin. The wall was built to stop massive emigration from Germany.
Vietnam War- 1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 Vietnam is no longer controlled by the French, and is divided into north and south sections. When the communist north attacks the south, the U.S enters and leaves several years later. All of Vietnam is converted to communism.
Iranian Hostage Crisis-November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 52 American hostages were held in a U.S embassy in Iran, while 6 secretly escaped due to help from the Canadian government. The others were released after 444 days of being held hostage.
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan- December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989 S.U invaded Afghanistan and waged war against Afghanistan to gain natural resources and access to the Indian ocean. They justified it by telling their soldiers they were saving the Islamic "extremists" from their own ignorance.
Star Wars- 1984-1993 A defense initiative by president Reagan that would protect the U.S from missiles by shooting them down with space satellites.
Fall of Berlin Wall- November 9, 1989 East Germany mad a decision to open barriers, and eventually the wall was torn down
Soviet Union dissolves- 1991 political, economic, and social structure was rapidly dissolving. Along with this, many countries in the Soviet Union were declaring their independence from the Union, eventually causing it to dissolve into separate countries. With a weakened government, the Soviet Union was no more.
Berlin Blockade- (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) Soviet Union blocked off the allied forces railways and canals. Their aim was to make the allied forces stop giving Berlin food and supplies. This way, the Soviets could take over that duty, effectively giving them control over the entire city.
Korean War- (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) A war between North and South Korea due to the splitting of the county by the allies.
Sputnik- 4 October 1957A soviet union satellite that was the first satellite launched into space, and triggered a rivalry between the soviet union and the United States.
Bay of Pigs- 17–19 April 1961The landing site of the United States attack on Cuba to overthrow its dictator, Fidel Castro in 1961.
Cuban Missile Crisis- October 16–28, 1962The soviet union was weak compared to the U.S, so they shipped nuclear warheads to Cuba which fostered them because they were angry at the U.S for the failed pay of pigs invasion. Although the U.S and Cuba were both threatening to wage nuclear warfare, no missiles were actually fired. The U.S also had missiles kept in Turkey and Italy.
Berlin Wall- 13 August 1961 A wall set up by Germany splitting up the city of Berlin. The wall was built to stop massive emigration from Germany.
Vietnam War- 1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 Vietnam is no longer controlled by the French, and is divided into north and south sections. When the communist north attacks the south, the U.S enters and leaves several years later. All of Vietnam is converted to communism.
Iranian Hostage Crisis-November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 52 American hostages were held in a U.S embassy in Iran, while 6 secretly escaped due to help from the Canadian government. The others were released after 444 days of being held hostage.
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan- December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989 S.U invaded Afghanistan and waged war against Afghanistan to gain natural resources and access to the Indian ocean. They justified it by telling their soldiers they were saving the Islamic "extremists" from their own ignorance.
Star Wars- 1984-1993 A defense initiative by president Reagan that would protect the U.S from missiles by shooting them down with space satellites.
Fall of Berlin Wall- November 9, 1989 East Germany mad a decision to open barriers, and eventually the wall was torn down
Soviet Union dissolves- 1991 political, economic, and social structure was rapidly dissolving. Along with this, many countries in the Soviet Union were declaring their independence from the Union, eventually causing it to dissolve into separate countries. With a weakened government, the Soviet Union was no more.
What is the cold war?
The U.S was under the threat of nuclear weapons being fired at them from either Turkey or Russian warheads in Cuba i believe. There was no actual warfare, and it was all either reconnaissance or spying on other countries.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Political cartoon analysis
Cartoon #2- I believe that the cartoon represents that the U.S. is giving their leader too much power. The cartoon shows the president, who I believe is Theodore Roosevelt, wearing luxurious clothes and smiling, while looking at an even fancier crown, labeled "imperialism". The cartoon likely symbolises that the president is taking a liking to British forms of government, where the government is ruled by a king. He also doesn't pay any attention to the older hats, like Abraham Lincoln's, showing that he is disregarding what the U.S. government is already being ruled by, democracy.
http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/drseusswartime16.jpg
This cartoon shows a creature, drawn by Doctor Seuss, who is wearing a star spangled hat to represent the U.S, who is reading a book on respectful fighting. It seems to be confused or injured, which means that it has taken a beating from the bricks thrown at it by stereotypical Japanese and German people. These bricks have notes on them which are named after attacks by the Germans and Japanese, like Pearl harbor. The caption above the picture says that the U.S should stop being hesitant, and take action to fight against the attackers, so it will stop being abused by the other countries.
http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/drseusswartime16.jpg
This cartoon shows a creature, drawn by Doctor Seuss, who is wearing a star spangled hat to represent the U.S, who is reading a book on respectful fighting. It seems to be confused or injured, which means that it has taken a beating from the bricks thrown at it by stereotypical Japanese and German people. These bricks have notes on them which are named after attacks by the Germans and Japanese, like Pearl harbor. The caption above the picture says that the U.S should stop being hesitant, and take action to fight against the attackers, so it will stop being abused by the other countries.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
World War 1 DBQ answers
1.- The countries are France, Germany, and Great Britain
1. B- With countries spending more and more money on weapons, they probably sparked suspicion and distrust between them and their neighboring countries.
2. Triple entente- Russia, France, and Great Britian
Triple alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
2. B- The alliance system made other countries turn on each other and join others. With this, if one country was attacked, not only would they retaliate, but they would also have backup from the allied conutries, resulting in a much larger and widespread battle, leading to war.
3.- The Austria-Hungary government said that the Serbian government allowed their citizens too much freedom of speech, as they used it to speak negatively about the government
3. B- The Austria-Hungary government demanded Serbia limit their citizens freedom of speech and also to and to allow Austria Hungary representatives to enter Serbia and stop the citizens from spreading anti-government propaganda.
4. - The treaty says Germany is responsible for starting the war.
4. B- Germany had caused a lot of damage in the war, and their was a unanimous agreement by other countries to blame Germany, especially since they feared it could start another war.
5.- The president of Germany said that it alone was not responsilble for the war, but did play an active part in it.
5. B- He blamed the leader of the Austria-Hungary empire for starting the war, because he had no regard for international relations.
6.- The author believes that all the European countries were responsible for world war 1.
6. B- He believes that all the leaders of the countries did things to start the war, and didn't do things to stop the war.
7.- Archduke Van Ferdinand's death acted as a martyr for people, and gave countries someone to blame for previous
7. B- The alliance system allowed certain countries to band together, but with this, certain groups felt excluded or distrusted from other. This also meant, as shown above, that when one country attacked another, the attacked country would have backup to fight the opposing country, leading to much more widespread battles.
8. I belive Serbia was responsible for the beggining of World war 1. A serbian terrorist assassinated Archduke Van Ferdinand. This caused Austria to declare war on Serbia. Although Austria declared war first, they were tempted to do so by the Serbians. When Russia joined Serbia, Germany declared war on them, which most people believe to be the start of the war, but it was already in progress at that point in time.
1. B- With countries spending more and more money on weapons, they probably sparked suspicion and distrust between them and their neighboring countries.
2. Triple entente- Russia, France, and Great Britian
Triple alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
2. B- The alliance system made other countries turn on each other and join others. With this, if one country was attacked, not only would they retaliate, but they would also have backup from the allied conutries, resulting in a much larger and widespread battle, leading to war.
3.- The Austria-Hungary government said that the Serbian government allowed their citizens too much freedom of speech, as they used it to speak negatively about the government
3. B- The Austria-Hungary government demanded Serbia limit their citizens freedom of speech and also to and to allow Austria Hungary representatives to enter Serbia and stop the citizens from spreading anti-government propaganda.
4. - The treaty says Germany is responsible for starting the war.
4. B- Germany had caused a lot of damage in the war, and their was a unanimous agreement by other countries to blame Germany, especially since they feared it could start another war.
5.- The president of Germany said that it alone was not responsilble for the war, but did play an active part in it.
5. B- He blamed the leader of the Austria-Hungary empire for starting the war, because he had no regard for international relations.
6.- The author believes that all the European countries were responsible for world war 1.
6. B- He believes that all the leaders of the countries did things to start the war, and didn't do things to stop the war.
7.- Archduke Van Ferdinand's death acted as a martyr for people, and gave countries someone to blame for previous
7. B- The alliance system allowed certain countries to band together, but with this, certain groups felt excluded or distrusted from other. This also meant, as shown above, that when one country attacked another, the attacked country would have backup to fight the opposing country, leading to much more widespread battles.
8. I belive Serbia was responsible for the beggining of World war 1. A serbian terrorist assassinated Archduke Van Ferdinand. This caused Austria to declare war on Serbia. Although Austria declared war first, they were tempted to do so by the Serbians. When Russia joined Serbia, Germany declared war on them, which most people believe to be the start of the war, but it was already in progress at that point in time.
Friday, March 1, 2013
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