Devon’s Blog

During today’s class I found out that Ra had many children and that Mut acutally formed into more goddesses than I thought.  I leanred when some of the great pharoahs lived and died, how some gods or goddesses were like each other, what some of the gods and goddesses did, and who wanted and built the pyrimids. 

If I could do this presentaion again then I wouldn’t have waited as long as I did and mabey have been one of the first few people because I kept getting even more nervous every time someone went.  I also would change my cotume so I could look more like my goddess, Mut by adding the royal crown of Upper and Lower Egypt or a vulture head-dress.  i would have changed how I said my soeech and gave it more enthusiasm and maybe have practiced a little bit more so I wouldn’t stumble with any of the sentences.

My speech:

Famous Egyptian Speech for Mut

  I am the great mother goddess, protector of mothers and the sky.  I am the Theban mother goddess.  I am Mut and my name means mother.  I am the queen of the gods at Thebes.  You will usually see me as a woman wearing a vulture head dress or the United Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt.  I am the most important goddess because I am the goddess who created all life and replaced many of the other Egyptian goddesses.

 I became an important goddess during the New Kingdom.  I came from the Nile Delta or Middle Egypt.  I am married to the creation god, Amen and we have an adopted son Khons, the moon god.  At first I was only a local goddess, but then I became a national goddess.  When Amen fused with the sun god, Ra, I became the “Eye of Ra.”  Many know me by my other names such as Isis.  I am such a powerful goddess, that my people erected great temples in my honor and I am still well known in the new millennium.

I am the creator of everything in the heavens and on the earth.  I am so mighty that I even created myself.  Because I created everything, people call me the great mother goddess and I am the Queen of the Gods at Thebes.  As my popularity spread, my people made a new festival called, “The Festival of Mut.”  My worshippers put a statue of me in a boat and sailed it around the lake at my temple, Karnak.  During wedding festivals people worship me so that I can bring fertility because I am the creation goddess.  My followers believe that I created and gave birth to everything.

  As my popularity increased, my name started to become one with many of the other goddesses.  I began to replace other goddesses such as Bastet, Nut, Sekhmet, Wadjet, Isis, and Nekhbet.  People merged me with some of the other great goddesses.  I became the new wife of the god Amen, the mother of the Pharaoh and I wear the royal crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.  I was worshipped from the time of the New Kingdom and into the Roman times.  My worshippers see me as the great all-in-one goddess. 

  Although I started out as a local goddess, I became the most worshipped and important goddess in all of Egypt.  As the creator of everything, I was able to replace many other goddesses.  My followers worshipped me for a long time because I am so great. I am the great mother goddess.

 

Mut

Title:  3 Deaths Blamed On East Coast Storm

 Link to website: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_on_re_us/spring_storm_65

The nor’easter hitting the coast.  link to picture

 

People evacuating the low lying islands.  link to picture

What is the issue?

The issue is that a nor’easter storm hit the East coast of the United States.  There were lots of floods because up to 5.5 inches of rain fell and the seas were up to 20 feet high.  Many homes, cars, businesses, boats and properties were destroyed by flooding, high winds and at least three tornadoes.  Areas from upstate New York to Maine are being threatened be heavy snow.  Some islands were evacuated because of coastal floods.  About 500 flights in and out of the North East were canceled or delayed for hours.  Three deaths are blamed on the storm on the East Coast and five more in the mid-West.

Who is involved?

• The citizens of the East coast
• the people who had to leave thier property and belongings
• the people who were on the canceled or delayed flights
• the airlines, car rental companies, hotels, etc.
• the relatives of the people who died
• the people who are trapped in their houses

Who is affected and how? 

The citizens of the East coast are affected because the nor’easter might have hit their part of the state.  The people who had to leave are affected because now they might not have a place to stay, their house or apartment might have been destroyed, or they might not have any relatives outside of the state.  The people who were on supposed to be on the canceled or delayed flights because the place that they were supposed to stay might not be there because it got destroyed.  The airlines are affected because they are losing money since nobody is on the canceled flights and the airlines won’t get money for the customers.  The car rental companies will lose money as well from the canceled flights because not as many people will rent cars.  Hotels will lose money also because some people who booked rooms won’t be there because of the canceled flights.  The people who are trapped in there houses are affected because they don’t know how long they have to be there and when it will be safe to come out again.  The people who had relatives die will be affected because they lost a family member and will miss them.

What would you do if you were directly involved?

If I were directly involved then I would try to send boats into towns once it is safe then rescue anyone who was stuck in their house or anywhere else and make sure that they got to a safer place.  I would also help to clean the town up after the flooding went down or the snow melted.

How does this affect the world?

This affects the world because a storm like this costs a lot of money in damage.  Many fishing boats were affected and the fishermen couldn’t go fishing which would affect the fish market.  Flights were delayed to and from New York City and other airports up and down the coast.  Due to connecting flights this affects air travel through out the world.  This makes the airlines, car rental companies, and hotels lose a lot of money.  Insurance companies will have to pay a lot of money for damages from the storm.  Fire fighting departments, police departments, emergency management and aid agencies will spend a lot of money and supplies for the storm.

Bastet the Egyptian goddess of life, fertility, love, war, protects pregnant women,and joy.

http://www.houseofegypt.com/index17/graphics/bastet11.jpg

Thoth the Egyptian go of scribes, knolage, and keeper of the sacred knolage and magic.

 http://depts.washington.edu/dmgmedia/0.Amanuensis/images.invis/thothscribe.gif

Osiris the Egyptian god of the dead he judges the dead.

http://www.egyptian-gods.net/images/osiris1big.jpg 

Matt the Egyptian goddess of law, order, and truth

http://porcelainimages.net/STATUES/Plague-GoddessMaat.jpg 

Links

My website: Most Bird Flu Victims Under 40, WHO Analysis finds

Ziye’s website: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007070244,00.html#haveYourSay

Ziye’s blog

What new information has emerged?

60% of the people who get H5N1 die and the other 40% recover (this is averaged). 44% of the people who got bird flu are under the age of 5 and 66% of the people are 30 to 39. Scientists are working to see if there is a way to see what diseases what.

What did you find interesting about this topic?

I found it interesting that 272 people in ten countries have gotten bird flu and that 166 of them have died and 106 people have lived trough it. Another thing that I found interesting was that most of the people who have gotten bird flu are under the age of 40.

What did you like about the initial posting?

I liked how Ziye explained everything clearly and made sure that everything made sense. I also liked that Ziye had pictures that helped you visualize the subject and that made it easier to understand.

This picture is from: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/12/bird.flu.victims.reut/index.html

This kid survied having bird flu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Citation: Most Bird Flu Victims Under 40, WHO Analysis finds, posted February 12, 2007

   

1.  What would you change about the final product (the wiki you created) if you were to do the assignment again? 

If I were to do this project again, I would change the amount of time that I worked on this wiki at home because I had to do most of the work at school and I didn’t finish my wiki page on time.       

2.  Look at some of the other wiki from any class and find a few that you think are done exceptionally well. Tell me the name of the empire and the block, and then explain what you like about their wiki.

The Ancient Songhai Empire-Block H

I like the way that they made it clear when they went to a different subtopic.

Ancient Zimbabwe - Block H

I like the way that this group used different font types and many pictures to show what they meant in the text.

The Ancient Kongo Kingdom - Block H

I like the way that this group explained everything in details and made everything clear.

1.     What did you learn from this task?I learned from this task that you have to make sure that when you are looking at a website that the information is constant and what the website address is.   If the website address has a squiggly line in it that means the information most likely is someone’s thoughts.

   2.    Did you find this difficult or easy?  Why?

I found this a little bit difficult because it was very hard to find information about Ancient Ghana.  I t was hard because there wasn’t that much information on the internet to use because most of the information was all the same.

3.    What would you change about the process you went through to complete the wiki if you were to do the assignment again?

If I were to do this assignment again I would change the process that I went through by doing more research at home, doing one page at a time instead of flipping back and forth, and researching more in general.

Citation:

Fox, Maggie.  Lab Mistake May Lead to a New Cancer Drug, publioshed Febuary 4, 2007.  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070204/sc_nm/cancer_drug_dc, Date I looked at it Febuary 5, 2007.

What is the issue?

The issue is that a cancer researchers think that they have found a new cure for different types of cancer.

Who is involved?

Katherine Schaefer and her colleagues

Who is affected and how?

The people who have had or do have cancer are affected because now they have a chance to be cured of cancer.

What would you do if you were directly involved?

If I were directly involved, I would continue researching and try it on different types of animals and not jsut mice.  It may affect other animals with bad side effects.  I would continue researching until it was safe to use on humans. 

How does this affect the world?

This affects the world because there may be cure for cancer.  Cancer affects every race and nationality.  If it really cured cancer the whole world would benefit from it.  People would live happier and healthier lives. 

Iran Deffends Holocaust Conference

What is the issue?

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran held a conference in Iran to discuss the extent of the holocaust and whether 6 million jews actually died.  Iran’s foriegn Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki defended the conference saying that it was held to for people who wanted to express their feelings about the holocaust freely.  It is illegal in many European countries to deny the holocaust.

Who is involved?

Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian Foreign Minister,

The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Australian Fredrick Toeben, jailed in Germany for incitement and insulting the memory of the dead.

Robert Faurisson, convicted in France for denying the Holocaust

Georges Thiel, convicted in France for denying the Holocaust

American David Duke, former Klu Klux Klan leader 

Jewish Rabbis

Who is affected and how?

Jewish people are affected because it disgraces them by denying their history and the horrible genocide that occured.  It will affect the deniers because it could make them think that their thoughts are the same as others.  This will affirm their thinking that the holocuast was a myth. 

What would you do if you were directly involved? 

If I was directly involved I would allow the conference to be held because it is people’s thoughts and not a denial or acceptance if the Holocaust really happened.  I would attend the conference and give my opinions about the Holocaust and to say never let it happen again!

How does this affect the world?

Everyone in the world will be affected by this conference because people will have different thoughts about wether it is a good idea to hold the conference.  Some people think the conference is wrong and others say it is okay.  The conference will show how people really think about the freedom of speech.

 

This is a photo of the foreign Prime Minister.

 

Link to map of Iran

This is a map of Iran.

Iron Technology’s Impact on West AfricaI learned that iron made a huge difference in
West Africa after it was discovered.  After iron was discovered trading became more popular in West Africa, the food supply went up, farming was easier, the
Niger River became a big trading zone, and trading made people wealthy.  The

Kingdom of
GoldSources of
Ghana’s UnityI learned that the kingdom of gold’s real name was Ghana, Ghana was a safe place to live in that time, everyone in Ghana was treated fairly, and
Ghana was a safe place to live because of its military forces.  Sources of
Ghana’s Strength (800-1500)
Ghana’s strength had lots to do with the amount of iron they had, their king, and they had a strong army.  The king in
Ghana thought that everyone should be treated equally.  Islam
Ghana kept away from Islam because they did not believe in the Muslim religion.  The Africans did not mix with the Muslims.  The Muslims had twelve mosques in the town.  Indigenous ReligionThe Africans worshipped ancestors and they only believed in one god.  They would always pray to stop natural disasters from happening.  The

Kingdom of
Mali under Mansa MusaFight

• There was a fight in the town of
  Kiriana. 
• Only one house survived this battle. 
• Mali had power for two hundred years and wanted to seize
  Ghana. 
• There was a bigger pilgrimage in Kiriana than in other towns. 
• The king was generous with his gold.  Europeans invaded
  Mali to gain its wealth. 
• Duga and tigis were kings who ruled.
• Legend says that battle leaders used magic in their fight.
• The leader of Sosso was Sumanguru.
• The leader of
  Mali was Sundigtu.
• Sosso failed to succeed in taking over
  Mali.
• Mali’s army grew after their victory against Sosso.

How the
Songhai Empire Grew to GreatnessSonghai Gains Independence from
Mali

• Songhai was under the control of
  Mali until the 15th century.
• Sunyi Ali Ber gained independance from
  Mali in the 15th century.

The Empire Under Askia Muhammad

• Askia Muhammad rose power and declaired Islam a state religonm.

Songhai Empire at its Heiight

• Songhai empire was larger then
  Mali ans was made from fisherman
• ununified
• largerst trading empire in
  Africa
• Unity of the royale family coused Songhai to be substututed for
  Mali to be one of major areas.