D Block Social Studies 11 - Today in the library you'll work to finish your research and then compile your infographic poster on the commodity / resource / monoculture crop that you researched yesterday. Don't forget that you're trying to tie this topic to a country that depends upon your commodity. Take Ethiopia...coffee is its largest export crop and the staple of its export economy (some estimate that 60% of its economy is based on coffee exports). 15 million of its 75 million people in Ethiopia depend on the coffee industry for work. The problem is that on the UNDP Human Development Index Ethiopia ranked 170th out of 177 countries and the quality of life for those in the coffee industry is low. If the price of coffee goes down, then so does the amount of money that Ethiopia can generate. This is one example so try to make a connection with your industry and a country that depends on it. I'll have smelly felts and coloured pencils for you to work with.
C Block Crime, Media & Society 12 - Today we'll start by finishing the "To Catch a Con Man" Dateline episode that we began yesterday.
Through hidden camera investigations, the investigators
identify and attempt to detain con men who attempt to extract money from victims in
advance fee fraud scams. 419 scams are called so because the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that makes it illegal
to obtain money under false pretences is section 419. Millions of Americans and
Europeans are being targeted by scammers from Nigeria with
very few being arrested or suffering any consequences.
419 is a modern day version of the 1500's Spanish Prisoner con when after the English defeated the Spanish armada in 1588-89, there were still a lot of English sailors who didn’t make it home. Letters began arriving to wealthy English families using the same idea, "if you can give me a small amount of money, then I can free this English prisoner.” In the same way then as today, the con man keeps squeezing more money and eventually begins threatening the victim. Canadian author Will Ferguson received the Giller Prize this year for his book 419 - the tale of an email scam and a woman who sets out on a wide-ranging search for those she believes responsible for her father's death.
After watching the episode I'll have you answer the following:
Phishing and Scamming are two high profile property crimes that have received a great deal of media attention Why?
Use the following:
419 is a modern day version of the 1500's Spanish Prisoner con when after the English defeated the Spanish armada in 1588-89, there were still a lot of English sailors who didn’t make it home. Letters began arriving to wealthy English families using the same idea, "if you can give me a small amount of money, then I can free this English prisoner.” In the same way then as today, the con man keeps squeezing more money and eventually begins threatening the victim. Canadian author Will Ferguson received the Giller Prize this year for his book 419 - the tale of an email scam and a woman who sets out on a wide-ranging search for those she believes responsible for her father's death.
After watching the episode I'll have you answer the following:
Phishing and Scamming are two high profile property crimes that have received a great deal of media attention Why?
Use the following:
Facebook Scams You Need to Know (Huffington Post)
Top Scams of 2012 (Global TV Calgary)
B Block Geography 12 - Today we'll continue our look at resources, resource use, and management issues. We'll talk about renewable and non-renewable resources along with the four ethical views on resource use (economic/exploitation; preservationist; balanced-multiple use; and ecological or sustainable). Our focus will be on water consumption (Don't forget I'd like you to track your water consumption for the week). After, we'll watch the first few sections of the Human Footprint DVD we previewed yesterday. We'll get through scenes 1-6 today (from birth up to early 20's) and this will take about 45 minutes of class time. When the DVD is over I'd like you to answer the following:
- Why do different cultures use and consume things at different rates? What do the numbers and facts in the video say about North American society?
- In some areas of the world people are already in conflict over a limited amount of natural resources. How will a growing population affect people’s access to food, potable (safe drinking) water, and fuel? What affect might the population increase have on pollution and encroachment on wildlife habitats?
A Block Law 12 - Today we'll begin watching the black comedy of The War of the Roses, based on a book by Warren Adler. From the "All Movie Guide" by Hal Erickson:
The War of the Roses can best be described as a slapstick tragedy concerning the decline and literal fall of a marriage. After 17 years, Oliver and Barbara Rose want a divorce. Not for this couple is there anything resembling a "civilized understanding": Barbara wants their opulent house, and Oliver isn't about to part with the domicile. Barbara nails the basement door shut while Oliver is downstairs, Oliver disrupts Barbara's fancy party by taking aim at the catered dinner, Barbara lays waste to Oliver's sports car....and so it goes, culminating in a disastrous showdown around, about and under the living room's fancy chandelier.
We will watch this movie today and next Tuesday in class.
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