D Block Physical Geography - Today you'll start with time to work on yesterday's time zone, latitude/longitude/GPS/GIS questions and then we'll start with some Topographic Mapping skills (area, distance, direction, slope, and symbols).
Aaaand...
How to Read a Topo Map from REI
Topographic Maps: The Basics from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
How to Read Topographic Maps from GAIAGPS
For free digital topographic maps of the Comox Valley use the Toporama Link HERE
Block 92F is us...
And the subdivisions for the Comox Valley are...
- 92F10 is Comox (incl. most of Denman, Hornby, Union Bay, Royston, Minto, South Courtenay, Downtown Courtenay, Courtenay East, Sandwick/Huband, Little River and all of Comox)
- 92F11 (West Courtenay, Cumberland, Dove Creek, Grantham, and Mount Washington)
- 92F15 (Kitty Coleman and Seal Bay)
- 92F14 (Grantham, Merville, Headquarters, Black Creek, Williams Beach, Saratoga Beach, Miracle Beach, and Oyster River)
C Block Human Geography - Today we'll talk about the arrangement of people and activities found in space and try to understand why those people and activities are distributed the way they are. We'll figure out what density, distribution, concentration and pattern have to do with people an activities on the Earth's surface. Along with this we'll look at connections, diffusion, interaction and hearths in order to see how people and activities impact and are impacted by each other (through spatial interaction and networks).
Consider the Cultural Diffusion of Hip Hop...from Icon Collective
Hip hop is a subculture and an art movement that emerged from the Bronx in New York City during the early 1970s. Its development reflected the negative effects of post-industrial decline, political discourse, and a rapidly changing economy. The global influence of hip hop culture has shaped music styles, fashion, technology, art, entertainment, language, dance, education, politics, media, and more.
So the cultural hearth of Hip Hop is NYC in the 1970's...as exemplified by kickin' it old school with Grandmaster Flash
Hip Hop as a musical artform diffused hierarchically throughout the United States (originally in New York and LA) then through a stimulus diffusion throughout Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Memphis, Detroit, D.C., Philadelphia, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, New Orleans where it was changed by the adopters to reflect their local cultures.
The History and Geography of Hip HopB Block Legal Studies - To start, today, I'll give you time to work on the questions from yesterday:
- Do you think there should ever be limits to Charter rights? Why or why not?
- Describe a situation where an infringement of a right would be justified.
- Describe a situation where an infringement of a Charter right would not be justified?
- What do you think about the courts’ role in deciding whether an infringement of a right can be justified?
- What happens if the government cannot show that a Charter infringement is justified (i.e. it does not satisfy the elements of the s. 1 analysis)?
Remember the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has three sections that limit your individual rights (Reasonable Limits, Notwithstanding Clause and Where the Charter Applies).
Next, we'll identify what our fundamental freedoms are (section 2 a-d of the Charter).
So, what about what happened with the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Federal and Provincial Government restrictions and mandates including the Ottawa protests from January 22, 2022 to February 23, 2022)?
It's pretty clear that some aspects of the pandemic response infringed upon rights (including our Fundamental Freedoms). But, because the charter allows for limitations on rights, that does not mean the policy or law or regulation is unconstitutional. It goes back to the Oakes Test and is a question of proportionality..."Is the rights-restricting policy or law doing more harm or more good on balance?” It's a balancing act between individual rights and freedoms versus our responsibilities to society. The interests of society must be balanced against the interests of individuals to see if limits on individual rights can be justified. Serious threats to Canada and Canadians, like a national public health crisis, obligate the government to ensure our safety and security during an emergency. That is why the government is authorized, with Parliament supervising, to take special temporary measures that may not be appropriate during normal times. So yes, our rights have been limited, temporarily because of proportionality, but they will end because at some point the proportionality issue will swing the other way.
NOTE: A week ago Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley ruled that Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to use the Emergencies Act was “unreasonable.” He said that it violated one of the rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which allows groups of people to gather and protest. The federal government disagrees with Mosley’s ruling and plans to appeal.
Lastly, I'll have you complete on your own questions 1-5 on page 40 of the All About Law text.
A Block Criminology - To start today, you'll need to take one act from either list (Deviant but not Criminal or Criminal but not Deviant) and explain why it should be criminalized or why it should be decriminalized. This should be based on an evaluation of harm...in other words how deviant or not is the action? If the action would cause great social harm then perhaps we should criminalize that behaviour. If the action causes minimal social harm then perhaps we should decriminalize that behaviour. Remember, what is deviant in many cases is subjective. What is criminal is the codification of what a society as a whole deems as deviant.
From the 2020 Model United Nations activity regarding the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
As shown above, “the varieties of deviance” (i.e. actions that violate social norms) are considered on three interacting variables: evaluation of social harm, agreement about the norm, and severity of societal response. Homicide is criminal because as a society we believe that taking another life is unacceptable and deviates from the accepted cultural norm that we wish our country to be like. Through law creation these actions are codified, public opinion and society’s morality are expressed, and avenues for social control and the prevention of activity society deems inappropriate are provided.
This will help us understand the Conflict, Interactionist and Consensus views on crime.
Relationship between Deviance and Crime (Jlaw)
Cliff Notes Theories of Deviance
Today's Fit...
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