I hope you got out on Friday night. Here's a few phone camera shots I got from Kin Beach
Now for Today's blog consider the questions below (about Scooby Doo in general including Scooby Doo Where are You?, The Scooby Doo Show, Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, What's New Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Be Cool Scooby Doo):
Huffington Post article on Beauty Stereotypes in Scooby Doo
The current government of Canada passed legislation to make cannabis legalization a reality in Canada on October 17, 2018. The revocation of Schedule II in the Controlled Drug and Substances Act [Repealed, 2018, c. 16, s. 204] includes:
Don't forget the three major universalizing religions of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism diffused from specific places of origin, or hearths, to other regions of the world, while most ethnic religions have generally remained clustered in a defined area. Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism all originated in Asia and diffused the world over from there. You'll have a chart to fill in and then some questions to answer about about the diffusion of Christianity and Islam...From Bridging World History (Annenberg Media)
Environment Canada Synoptic Weather Charts
Envrionment Canada: Weather Office Comox
The Weather Network Courtenay BC
A Block Criminology - Rey Raggy...rit's Rooby Rooby Rooooo!
Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated S01 E23 A Haunting in Crystal Cove
We'll also watch the old school "Scooby Doo Where are You?" episode Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro (it may help with question #4 below)
- What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content?
- How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product?
- How does the commercial purpose (it's made for a profit right?) of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated?
- Who and what is shown in a positive light? In a negative light? Why might these people and things be shown this way?
- Who and what is not shown at all? What conclusions might audiences draw based on these facts?
- "How does Scooby Doo explain crime and gender roles to young people"?
Huffington Post article on Beauty Stereotypes in Scooby Doo
Now although Scooby Doo is fun, we need to look at it through a more critical eye. So, take a look at the elements of Media Literacy...Not only are media constructions (made by humans) but that the receiving audience interprets the meaning of the message themselves. Remember, Scooby Doo is media and media are constructions - Media products are created by individuals who make conscious and unconscious choices about what to include, what to leave out and how to present what is included. These decisions are based on the creators’ own point of view, which will have been shaped by their opinions, assumptions and biases – as well as media they have been exposed to. As a result of this, media products are never entirely accurate reflections of the real world – even the most objective documentary filmmaker has to decide what footage to use and what to cut, as well as where to put the camera – but we instinctively view many media products as direct representations of what is real...now I know Scooby Doo is a cartoon, but for the questions above please Feel free to use the TV Tropes sites on Scooby Doo characters and Scooby Doo Analysis or read through the following too
CNN ‘Scooby-Doo’ wasn’t just another cartoon. It was a reaction to the political turmoil at the time
B Block Legal Studies - Today we'll look at the Controlled Drug and Substances Act in Canada. We'll examine the legal definition of a "drug" (with the LeDain Commission explanation) and discuss what depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens are. Drugs can be categorized by the way in which they affect our bodies The Drug Wheel classifies drugs as part of seven general categories: Stimulants, Depressants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, Opioids, Dissociatives and Empathogens.
Depressants slow down the messages between the brain and the body — they don’t necessarily make you feel depressed. The slower messages affect your concentration and coordination and your ability to respond to what’s happening around you. Small doses of depressants can make you feel relaxed, calm and less inhibited. Larger doses can cause sleepiness, vomiting and nausea, unconsciousness and even death.
Stimulants speed up the messages between the brain and the body. This can cause your heart to beat faster, your blood pressure to go up, your body temperature to go up – leading to heat exhaustion or even heat stroke, a reduced appetite, agitation and sleeplessness. You can feel more awake, alert, confident or energetic. Larger doses can cause anxiety, panic, seizures, stomach cramps and paranoia.
Hallucinogens (Dissociatives & Psychedelics) change your sense of reality – you can have hallucinations. Your senses are distorted and the way you see, hear, taste, smell or feel things is different. For example, you may see or hear things that are not really there, or you may have unusual thoughts or feelings. Small doses can cause a feeling of floating, numbness, confusion, disorientation, or dizziness. Larger doses may cause hallucinations, memory loss, distress, anxiety, increased heart rate, paranoia, panic and aggression.
A drug may be legal to consume, illegal to consume, or legal to consume only for specific people in specific circumstances. Examples of drugs that are usually or always legal to consume include alcohol (depressant), caffeine, and nicotine (both stimulants). Examples of drugs that are usually or always illegal to consume include cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. These latter drugs are listed in the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.
We'll examine schedules I - VIII in the act that prohibit and restrict substances (Opium Poppy, Coca, Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Anabolic Steroids, and a host of others that I can not spell or pronounce). You'll have seven questions to complete:
- What is the legal definition of a drug?
- What are the elements of a charge for possession?
- Describe two situations in which someone may be charged with possession while not physically possessing the drug.
- What is "Intent to Possess"? Is intent necessary for a charge of possession?
- How does the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act define trafficking?
- What two points must the Crown prove to obtain a conviction for trafficking?
- Who has the onus in a trial to prove that an accused person possessed a controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking? What evidence can prove this?
NOTE: British Columbia was granted an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) by federal government in November 2022 which will run until 2026. Under the exemption, up to 2.5 grams of the following four drug types can be legally possessed:
- Cocaine (crack and powder).
- Methamphetamine.
- MDMA.
- Opioids (including heroin, fentanyl and morphine).
In BC, illicit drug toxicity death is the second-highest cause of years of potential life lost (only cancer was higher), and the highest cause in the 19-39 year age group. The impacts of decriminalization are monitored by the Province of BC and through a federally funded evaluation. So, to that end effective immediately, it's illegal to consume hard drugs in public in B.C. Police will enforce the law against drug use in all public places, including hospitals, restaurants, transit, parks and beaches with the ability to compel the person to leave the area, seize the drugs when necessary or arrest the person, if required. This change does not recriminalize drug possession in a private residence or place where someone is legally sheltering, or at overdose prevention sites and drug checking locations.
- A minimum age of 18 to buy marijuana, though provinces and territories will have the option of setting a higher age limit.
- Allowing Canadians to grow four marijuana plants per household.
- Licensing of producers, as well as ensuring the safety and security of the marijuana supply, will be a federal concern.
- Provinces and territories will set the price for marijuana and decide how it is distributed and sold.
From the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Critical Terminology Guide
C Block Human Geography - Today we move on to our next key question, "Why Do Religions Have Different Distributions?" Universalizing religions have diffused from specific places of origin (or hearths) to other regions of the world, while most ethnic religions have generally remained clustered in a defined area. Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism all originated in Asia and diffused the world over from there. So we'll try to find out how and why religions spread the way they do. To help:
Don't forget the three major universalizing religions of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism diffused from specific places of origin, or hearths, to other regions of the world, while most ethnic religions have generally remained clustered in a defined area. Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism all originated in Asia and diffused the world over from there. You'll have a chart to fill in and then some questions to answer about about the diffusion of Christianity and Islam...From Bridging World History (Annenberg Media)
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam alike were proselytized by their followers, adapted to different cultural settings, and used to provide religious sanctions for rulers. Unlike Buddhism, however, both Christianity and Islam used military power to conquer and convert peoples and created their own governments.
From its origins in sixth-century B.C.E. India, Buddhism was transmitted through central to east Asia by the beginning of the first millennium C.E. to become one of the great proselytizing, universal religions of world history. Emerging from the Sumerian and Judaic traditions of early West Asia, both Christianity and Islam were, by the close of the first millennium C.E., institutionalized universal religions with large populations of adherents in lands that stretched from northern Europe to North Africa and from the Mediterranean to East Africa and the Himalayas. As all three of these religions were introduced into different cultures and societies, they underwent significant adaptations to indigenous belief systems at the same time that they dramatically altered the religious ideals and values of peoples around the globe.
All three early universal religions—Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—were further expanded by those who held the reins of power in the areas where they took root. Although Buddhism interacted with political authority in various cultural settings, lending its sanction to some rulers, it did not become the engine of empire that Christianity, and especially Islam, did. Just as political forces shaped the growth and spread of these religions, so Christianity and Islam both played powerful roles in legitimizing political authority.
Your questions are:
- How was Hinduism's origin different than universalizing religions? When did it originate? Where did it originate? What two ancient peoples’ beliefs blended to form Hinduism?
- Complete the chart describing the origins and branches of the major universalizing religions (Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism)
- Give three explanations for the diffusion of Christianity. Identify the type of diffusion of each explanation.
- Give three ways in which Islam spread.
- What does the term diaspora mean in the context of the migration patterns of Jews?
D Block Physical Geography - Today we'll begin looking at Albedo, energy distribution, and the greenhouse effect.
We'll understand the three temperature scales (Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius).
NASA has a good website (Earth Observatory Global Warming) that tries to explain the concept of climate change and global warming without a biased political viewpoint for or against the subject. Check it out. You could also look at the Hyper Physics website from the department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University. We will pay more attention to global warming and climate change later on in the course (in June).
Your questions are:
- List several types of surfaces and their albedo values. What determines the reflectivity of a surface? (p. 37 in Geosystems Core)
- Define the energy concepts of: Absorption; Diffuse Radiation; Conduction; Convection (p.35 in Geosystems Core)
- What are the similarities and differences between an actual green-house and the gaseous atmospheric greenhouse? Why is Earth's greenhouse changing? (pages 38-39 in Geosystems Core text)
Don't forget, every day we are going to start by looking at the synoptic forecast along with weather maps.
Envrionment Canada: Weather Office Comox
The Weather Network Courtenay BC
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