BP2 QTR3: Project Reflection

1. What is your final project going to be? What led you to choose this idea for your project?

    Our final project will be a video on goanimate.com for project #2. We put the script on a Google doc. We chose this because one group member had a lot of experience with it and because we all wanted to use it for the project.

2.How is the project unfolding for you?

   The project is unfolding for me pretty good. The script is going well and soon we will be applying it to the goanimate movie. We all know how to use goanimate now and we have already started to make the movie.

3. How are you gathering the required information?

    We are gathering the info required by searching on Google and reading what we find. We then put the answer on the Google doc mentioned in #1. From that we transfer it to the script in our own words.

 4. What's happening that you didn't expect? In other words, how has your project changed over time?

      Well for one i was sack three days this week and got to this post a little late and my teammates accidentally deleted a portion of the script.

BP 1 QTR3: T-Shirt Travels Reaction Paper

      This movie called T-shirt Travels was an extremely good film and was very educational. The film talked about how our old t-shirts that we donate end up being sold to Africa. Some of the things I will explain are what Zambians think of Americans, how all of the cloths deal with big money, and how the people of Zambia are doing in the present day. There are interesting ways that the Zambians think of us Americans.
       Lets start by saying that Zambians have mixed opinions about Americans. Businesses usually think that Americans only talk money, even if that is partly true we don't all talk about money(only the adults & rich kids talk about money). Other people think of the US as a good place because they just don't know any better. I am not saying that the US is a bad country but some situations here we would rather be elsewhere because we Americans think we live in a utopia and are the best in the world at everything, but most of the rest of the world knows that is not true.
       You may be wondering how lots of money ties into all of these common t-shirts. Well lets start by explaining the process of how they get to Africa. First we donate our old clothes to charities who then sell most of the donations to private businesses who mark them up by about 600% then sell the marked up clothes to Zambian shopkeepers who sell them to the Zambian public. Secondhand clothes are the number one from the US to Africa. In this process the private businesses make the most money. The reason that Zambia does not make its own clothes is because the rest of the world gives them cloths so it drove the local clothing stores out of business.
      We now come to how the people of Zambia are doing in the present day. The truth is that over 70,000 children are homeless and the life expectancy there is only 43 years old. These things prove how bad conditions are there. The main character in this movie named Luka feels grateful because he picks the clothes with pride and looks in each bundle to see the quality of the clothes. Some experts are worried that if Zambia ever recovers from debt that almost all of the work force will be uneducated because the schools are only for the rich now a days.
      That is the all of the things that one t-shirt goes through from when it is donated to when someone in Africa buys it and wears it. As you have seen the conditions in Zambia are not good. The private owners make the most money in the secondhand clothes business. Also what the Zambians think of us Americans. In conclusion this movie was a very educational and interesting movie called T-shirt Travels.

Current Events QTR 2 Week 8: Endangered Sea Turtles Head Home For Holidays

Endangered Sea Turtles Head Home For Holidays
More than a dozen endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were scheduled to head home for the holidays. The 20 turtles were headed to SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla. Crews from the Massachusetts Audubon at Wellfleet Bay rescued the cold-stunned sea turtles within the past six weeks from beaches on Cape Cod after they were washed. The turtles are being rehabilitated right now and will be released into the Atlantic just in time to head home for the holidays.


I think that this is very good because Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are an endangered species. In the wild there are not as many as there used to be so saving them is almost always a good thing. The rehabilitation of these beautiful creatures because if they get injured in the wild they almost always die. In conclusion all of the saved sea turtles  will most likely live and that is a very good thing.

Current Events QTR 2 Week 6: Adopt sustainable practices

TUI Macuata Ratu Aisea Katonivere has urged people to adopt sustainable management strategies to help protect the marine environment. As a result World Fisheries day was December 1st, 2010. Ratu said Fiji was rich in marine diversity and that people should become proactive to protect the gift of nature for future generations. More than 100 people joined a march to mark the occasion.

 Of course this is good news because it is a whole day just for protecting the marine environment. Other good effects are that is helps preserve the serine beauty of Fiji's marine ecosystems.

Current Events QTR 2 Week 5: New Fisheries decree expected early next year

     In Fiji a new fisheries decree is expected in early 2011. The fisheries Pacific islands leader is doing this to protect even the restricted areas of Fiji's waters. They are also taking into account the modern aspects faced by the sector. Some non-government organizations are part of the review process too. In conclusion Fiji is decreeing an act for new fisheries.

     In my opinion this is good because it helps save some of the most beautiful places in Fiji. I am glad that the non-government is getting involved because they probably go boating every day for their jobs. This is good because they most likely know the waters better that anyone else.It is a good thing that they are taking into effect all of the modern factors because if not then who knows how much trouble they would be in they didn't do that. In conclusion for the most part I think this is a good thin and it will greatly benefit them in the long run

Current Events QTR 2 Week 3: Inquiry in Fiji over grocery price reductions

In Fiji prices for food are drastically being cut. Some of  the countries largest supermarkets removed important grocery items in protest at their price reduction. Many customers are fumed at this and are complaining about the removing of the products, because most of the products are essential items. The supermarkets are going to put the items back on the shelf but they say "the mandatory price reduction has made the items uneconomical to sell."

This in my opinion is not very good because the price is so low that if they sell a lot then their economic state will be horrible. That is bad because if that happens then their economy in Fiji will drastically go down and the entire country will probably have to raise the price maybe by 300% (but probably less). This in turn will affect the whole country and put it in a state that the US is in right now with debt and high prices. So in conclusion this drop in prices has grocers fumed and customers mad because some products are not being put on the shelves.

http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201011/3059601.htm?desktop

Current Events QTR 2 Week 1: Report of plot to remove Fiji leader

In Fiji Commodore Frank Bainimarama is saying the two have been told to take a holiday as they have accumulated substantial amount of leave days over the years.Late last year, there were moves to send Fiji's contingent of troops working for the United Nations in Iraq a new general. He was rejected for the position, with the UN citing accusations of human rights abuses. The army took power in December 2006. It was the fourth military coup in Fiji since 1987. However Commodore Frank Bainimarama subsequently declared himself interim prime minister of Fiji.

There are many reasons that i think this is bad. Personally I think that this is an example of poor leadership. This is bad for this country because is does not give them a good reputation. The country is basically falling apart piece by piece. All of this is not doing any good for Fiji and will not do any good for the future of this country.