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The Mexican Warzone

After the revolution, many things changed. For example, Obregon, who was the president after the Mexican Revolution, retained presidency for 8 years. Compared to presidents like Madero and Huerta who were presidents during the revolution, they only served for about a year, that was a pretty big leap. Also, Obregon returned stolen land to peasants, improved their working conditions, and didn’t rule by extreme force, compared to Diaz who did exactly the opposite-he made working conditions harsh, took peasants’ land for his own benefit, and killed anyone who opposed him.

In contrast, things also stayed the same. For example, presidents still tried to force who they wanted as president. During the revolution, Carranza tried to force his successor as president, which caused Obregon to retaliate, winning the battle and becoming president. However, four years later, Obregon wanted Calles to become president, but de la Huerta also wanted to run for president, and in the end Obregon won the battle, making Calles president.

To add on, important people in the revolutionaries were still assassinated after the revolution. For example, during the revolution in 1919, Zapata was assassinated through a betrayal from Carranza’s army. Similarly, after the revolution in 1923, Obregon ordered Pancho Villa to be gunned down in his car.

Blood and Violence for Peace and Liberty

March 29, 2024 / Andrew / 0 Comments

A revolution was stirred up when the president of Mexico, Porforio Diaz, refused to give up his presidency despite saying so. Many people hated him and wanted to replace him with someone new, which succeeded. It seemed like the revolution However, this wasn’t the case. From wanting to divide land equally to create a new type of government, many revolutionary leaders had different ideas. This led to many bloody battles from them to fight for what they each wanted and how in the end the Mexican Revolution finally ended.

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Soccer Team Rescued From Cave, Thought They Were All Dead

January 29, 2024 / Andrew / 0 Comments

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team, written by Christina Soontornvat describes how thirteen boys and their coach were rescued. The books takes place in Thailand, near and inside the Tham Luang Cave. In this book, thirteen boys and their coach explore a cave which soon floods, trapping them. As a result, many rescuers are determined and try to free them from the cave. The boys might be found, but will they make it out alive? Two themes that I found in my book are that the courage to live is sometimes the key to survival and beauty can be dangerous.

My first theme I found describes how something that is beautiful, attractive, and sometimes seemingly harmless can be dangerous but have danger that can bring severe consequences, and it is shown many times in the book.

My first central idea I found was that people were being very generous to help rescue the boys from the cave, coming from many different places and backgrounds, and is shown throughout the book.

The second theme I found was that the courage to survive even in uncomfortable conditions is better than not having hope at all, and the boys experience this inside the cave.

The argument that I could make was that people in tough situations should use mental strength and physical strength, and is evident in the book as the boys try to stay alive and rescuers try to save them.

In conclusion, you should read the book, as it is very interesting. Thank you!

How Humanist am I as a human?

October 22, 2023 / Andrew / 0 Comments

Hook: Have you ever wondered how humanist you can be as a human? My infographic shows the key points of humanism, as well as how similar I am to a humanist. You can also grade yourself according to the infographic!

By Andrew!

App Proposal

September 18, 2023 / Andrew / 0 Comments

Here is the link to my PPT. It shows my app proposal

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The video below my ppt shows my app reflection.

The video below is me showcasing my app.

Fate of the Razor

August 29, 2023 / Andrew / 0 Comments

The found poem I chose was taken by the book Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez. The conflict it shows is man vs. self conflict between the barber, the protagonist and himself, the antagonist. The conflict in the story is the barber shaving Captain Torres, and deciding whether to kill him or not, since he is an enemy of the barber’s people. In the excerpt of the story, Captain Torres enters his shop to get a shave, and struggling to decide whether to kill him or not. The barber is depicted in this passage as nervous and scared, but ultimately makes the decision to spare him since he thinks to himself, “But I don’t want to be a murderer… You came in to be shaved. And I do my work honorably…You are an executioner; I am a barber. Each one to his job.” (Tellez, 41) The conflict was resolved, but maybe in the future when they meet again the barber might have different thoughts.

Our Cardboard Basketball Game

November 2, 2021 / Andrew / 0 Comments

We made a cardboard basketball game. We almost didn’t finish our project, but Mr. Layman gave us more time to complete our project.

One of our biggest obstacles during our project was people playing our games while it wasn’t finished. When we were working on other parts of our game, people would often and secretly play our it. Additionally, when we were hot glueing our game, people would just come to our game and play it like it was okay. However, we managed to work hard and finish our game in time.

One concern that was shared with me was to make more parts of our game in case some of it breaks. I took the advice and started to build backup parts so we could easily replace them when the game actually breaks. Sadly, I did not have time to finish my backup parts and we had to publish our game.

Overall, I think this project was successful because a lot of fourth graders played our game. They usually took two or more turns to play our game. Also, I saw some fourth graders sharing the game with their friends, and I was sure glad. Additionally, the fourth graders that scored a lot of points in our game were very happy and exited, and that was additional evidence to me that our game was successful.

Welcome to Your New Blog!

August 3, 2021 / Andrew / 0 Comments

When you blog you create posts and posts are categorised according to your subject. Some categories have already been set up for you. If you need more categories you can add them as needed. It’s important that your posts have the following:

An engaging title – this should not include the name of the subject since this is referenced in the category.
Body – this is where you share your learning. This can include text, images, embedded videos from Dragons’ Tube or elsewhere. You should always consider how your post looks to your audience. Is it engaging? Do they want to keep reading?
Category – select one that has been set for you or add a new category. Posts can have more than one category e.g. Humanities and Myself as a Learner

Click on the images below to learn more about blogging:

: How do I make a Post?

: How do I upload media?

: How do I embed Media from Dragons’ Tube?

: How do I add new categories?

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein