Star Power Game Reflection

1. What makes you follow the rules?

       - I followed the rules because the squares had the most money and could create laws that we had to follow. That gave them an unfair amount of power and I couldn't really do anything about it, but just follow them.
   
     2.  Is there anything wrong with the idea of wanting to be in the highest social class in a society?
     
       - I think it is quite wrong for everyone to be in the highest social class. I think it's wrong because this will cause conflicts among those people as they all want the same thing, but they will probably not get it. There has to be a balance and having everyone be in the highest social class is not it.

     3.  How is it possible to limit the government's power?
     
       - It's possible to limit the government's power by having people protest against them. They can create as many laws as they want, but if no one follows them and everyone protests against the government, their only choice would be to repeal those laws.
 
     4.  Where does the power come from?

       - In my opinion, the government's power comes from people. If they make good laws that would make everyone follow them, then they would still have the power. However, they could also have power by controlling the military force or the police, but if they send the police or the military to arrest anyone who would oppose them, then they would basically lose their position as being in the government.

    5.  What are some negative effects of all people constantly competing against one and other for a spot in the highest class?

      - One of the negative effects would be that there would be a lot of tension and anger built up inside every person and if they got to the highest class, they would let the anger out and make even more unfair laws. Also, for the lower class people, their anger would first show through deciding not to follow the laws, but eventually, this would turn to violence. There would be a civil war between the people in the highest class versus the people in the lowest class. There would also be the constant making of new, unfair laws because once someone gets the power, greed takes over them. All this would create an unstable society with no good government to lead its people forward to make better choices as everyone would be power hungry and greedy.

1) What physical geographic features have aided the development of the United States?
     - There are many rivers in the US, such as the Mississippi River. These rivers allow people, animals, and plants to survive there by providing both food and water. The US is also surrounded by two oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Both of these can be used for trading by ships with the foreign countries. The landscape in the US is also very suitable for farming, therefore, allowing people to farm various fruits and vegetables there. The US also has forests with trees which allows people to do logging and therefore do many things with the wood.


2) What physical geographic features have aided the development of Vietnam?
     - There are also many rivers in Vietnam which usually flood, therefore providing the land with plenty of water to grow crops, mainly rice. Vietnam is also near the ocean which lets it trade a lot of things with the foreign countries. The soil in Vietnam is very suitable for growing rice, which is what Vietnam is known for. 

3) Compare the similarities and differences.

     - In both, US and Vietnam, there are rivers which allow people to do the same things, survive. The oceans in both areas also serve the same purpose which is to trade things between countries. However, because of the different landscape and climate in US and Vietnam, different crops are being grown. For example, in Vietnam, mainly rice is being grown and watery fruits. However, in US, they often grow wheat and different fruits and vegetables because the climates vary throughout the year.

Sources Sheet for PSA

My Group's PSA - Jessica, Sofia, and Me

Photos of Squatter Settlements

Migration and Immagration

This is a picture of a shop in Cho Lon. As you can see in the background, they sell Chinese dragon costumes and the owners of that shop are of course, Chinese. The shops surrounding it and the people who live near there are probably also Chinese as people of the same nationality tend to gather at the same place.

This is a picture of Parkson in Hung Vuong. Many foreigners or Vietnamese people who came back from America live there because it's a nice shop and it reminds them of their home. Also, it's an apartment and many people from America live in apartments, big apartments.

This is a picture of Mr.Paul, a math teacher who used to teach here. He moved to Vietnam to get a job since it's easier here and to travel. AIS is a spot for foreign teachers to gather and teach others, and most are here in Vietnam for similar reasons.

My Water Cycle Poem

What is the water cycle you may ask?

It’s in charge of a very important task

The water we drink every day

Doesn’t come from the bay, as you might say

The water cycle does it for you

So go ahead and yell “woo hoo”

Evaporation comes first

It reliefs clouds of their thirst

The water flies up to the sky

It then becomes a cloud

It’s gas now, so it’s proud

The water just went through condensation

After condensation comes precipitation

In which the raindrops fall down in a swift motion

After the dripping

The raindrops go tripping

The surface run off is what it’s called

Going down peeks, are you not appalled?

All the water then gets absorbed into the ground

It’s infiltration, it’s not as bad as it sounds

Discharge is what comes last

So they keep moving together as a crew

Until they finally reach the ocean blue

The water cycle keeps repeating though

Although sometimes it may be a bit slow

This water cycle poem for Social may be over

The water cycle will never ever be whatsoever!

THE END

Assignment #1

This summer was the most fun and exciting one I've had since I came to Vietnam. I went to the north of Vietnam to visit my grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins I haven't seen for about four years. It was great to see them again, although they didn't change much, but it was the countryside, so it was hot and boring since there wasn't much for me or my brother to do. While I was there, I visited the Ha Long Bay with my cousins and uncle. The caves were pretty amazing and I also saw one of the World's Seven Wonders. I also went to Nha Trang for the first time. We went to different famous sites in Nha Trang with another family that was traveling with us. We went to a pagoda, the beach, Vinpearl, and a resort with mud baths and massages. It was was awesome and fun, but also very tiring. The other days that I've sent in the summer were at home, playing on the computer or watching TV, and at my grandma's house, eating dinner with the whole family.

I'm looking most forward to learning about the history of different countries and also debating in this year's Social Studies class. The reason why is because I find the history of other people very interesting because you get to know about what the people in the past did or what it was like back 1000 years ago. Debating is also very fun, because it causes arguments between two different parties with different opinions which is fun to do because sometimes you get to yell to express your opinion.

The thing that I'm least forward to is homework because usually, Social Studies requires you to do a lot of projects and research which I'm not very fond of if the topic doesn't interest me.