Stage 5- the Final Essay is Due December 3rd, anytime after this will be docked 5% per day late, with a final closure date of December 10th, at which point this will be considered a zero.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Phase due dates, zeros and lates PLEASE READ
If you have not completed your Stage 3 (annotated Bibliography) before the due date of the next stage (Stage 4- Due Thursday Nov. 29th), you may no longer hand it in and it will be considered a zero. Keep in mind this is worth 40 marks.
Stage 5- the Final Essay is Due December 3rd, anytime after this will be docked 5% per day late, with a final closure date of December 10th, at which point this will be considered a zero.
Stage 5- the Final Essay is Due December 3rd, anytime after this will be docked 5% per day late, with a final closure date of December 10th, at which point this will be considered a zero.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Due Date Changes
Please refer to the due dates to your left. Essay Stage 4-Rough Draft should be done Thursday Nov. 29th and FINAL ESSAY DUE DATE: DECEMBER 3rd!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Speaking about Colonialism...
Captives from the colonized countries were often taken back to the colonizing country and put on display. Read this interesting article about this woman who was put on display for her butt size, as an object to be ridiculed!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sovereignty and Colonialism PP
Not sure if this was posted, but it was being asked for... so here it is!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Geo-Poitics Review
Definition of
Geo-Politics
Examples of a
Geo-Political issues
Shake Hands with the
Devil
-United Nations- role
of the UN, organs of the UN
Classifications of
political systems
-supranational
political system (leagues, confederations (EU), empires, federations(USSR), UN
as a voluntary association of nation-states)
-national political
system (Unitary Nation-States- France, Belgium, Great Britain- single tear of
government, & Federal States-Canada,
India, US, Germany, etc.- divided between two autonomous sets of governments)
Ways of classifying
governments (type of rule, structure, levels of government, branches of
government)
Colonialism defined
& Pros and Cons
E.U.
Sovereignty
Borders (physical,
theoretical borders, arbitrary, real, perceived, superimposed, political exclaves
Boundary disputes
Terminology from
homework readings
IMF and Life and Debt video- what happened after independence
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Life & Debt
Read more about the film here to better understand the issues that Jamaica faces after independence.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Who's it Gonna Be?!?!
Your guess is as good as mine! Make your predictions for the US Election! I've placed a poll at the side of the webpage to your right!
Got Somethin' to Say!?
Here's an opportunity to start your own discussion regarding a world issue, if you've got a topic that hasn't been brought up or discussed, feel free to add a discussion thread to this message with your own ideas!
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