Avatar

1.The story in Avatar is really based on the age old story of colonization. Describe why Jake's colleagues want to destroy the tree the Navi live in. Do they realize that destroying the tree essentially destroys the Navi's habitat? Why or why not?
Jake’s colleague want to destroy the tree where Navi live just because of one thing: money. There is a really expensive rock in it, and they want to sell it. Only for this little things (money) people can kill without pity, and destroy the environment. I think they realize they will destroy Navi’s habitat, but they don’t care. They only think of themselves.
2.Describe a similar conflict from history.
This story remember me the discovery of America. Native american where really smart, advanced, and powerful. But they did not have strong arm to fight. And then, when European came to America, they kill them, steal their wealth and their land.
3.Describe a similar conflict that is happening in the world today.
Some people does not want to realize that we CAN’T live without all the things made by the Earth. All of those thing that surround us, are necessary to human survive. Trees give us oxygen, animals give us food, ocean give us rain, and then water to drink, we need them. And some people think they can polluting our Earth. Only for one reason, always the same, money. That exactly the same as Avatar, but this time, we kill us.

Haiti

Haiti is an island, situated on the Caribbean countries. Haiti share the island with the Dominican Republic. Haiti was a french colony, even if they get their independence, french language stay the official language of the country. IN 1685, France King Louis XIV create the Code Noir (Black code) The Code Noir defined the conditions of slavery in the French colonial Empire, and restrict the free activity of slave. Also, the Code Noir forced slave to be catholic. Then, people fought to get their independence and the 1 January 1804, they declare a new country, independent, named Haiti.
Two weeks ago, an earthquake destroy Haiti, but also turn the country into a diplomatic battlefield for Taiwan and China.

Ceramic field trip summary

With my school, we went a ceramic workshop. First, they explain to us, how they use their ceramic (mostly, it was used to contain the wine). Also, we immediately notice that owl was the mascot of the site. We continue our visit, and we arrived in front of a giant kiln. This kiln was impressing. I think we could put 50 persons in it. Also, they explain to us how this work was hard. There is many step, first you have to take the clay (the main material of pottery) and then you have to work on it. You can also paint it. In the last step, you have to put it on the kiln for many hour. At the end of our trip, they invite us to discover their job; we could make anything we want in clay. Sure, we had a lot of creativity... I think it was a really good trip, and a learn a lot about ceramic.