How does ethnocentrism cause conflict?

When the British came to colonize Australia, they looked at the way the Aboriginals lived in an ethnocentric manner causing conflict between the two cultures. The British viewed the First Australians as savage tribes and uneducated because when the British first came to Australia, and saw the aborigine not wearing any cloth and they had less technology than the British. So the British thought they were uneducated and not superior. Such views of the First Australians showed ethnocentrism of the British because the ways of the First Australians were different to the British, they were seen as inhuman, uncivilized and foreign. From this ethnocentric viewpoint, conflict resulted between the British and the First Australians. The British brought many things to Australia. They brought small pox, animals and food, and war. Small pox killed many aborigine. They also brought animals and food which caused problems to the aborigine which made them sick. Additionally, when the British came to Australia, they tried to force them out of their home and this resulted an war. When the British forced the aborigine and changed the crops to theirs, the aborigine burned them as a payback and fought back. By doing this, the aborigine tried to protect their land. The British also tried to kill all women and children to destroy their race. As you can see, the British only thought for themselves and not for aboriginal point of view and cultures. This, British ethnocentrism triggered conflict between the groups.

Act2 Scene 3, Line 1~13

Artemidorus: Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius; come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna; trust not Trebonius; mark well Metellus Cimber; Decius Brutus loves thee not; thou hast wrong'd Caius Ligarius. There is but one mind in all theses men, and it is bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal, look about you: security gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods defend thee! Thy lover, Artemidorus. Here will I stand till Caesar pass along, And as a suitor will I give him this. My heart laments that virtue cannot live Out of the teeth of emulation. If thou read this, O Caesar, thou may'st live; If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive.

Context: Artemidorus wrote a letter to Caesar to warn him about the plans about conspirators and he is naming the names of the conspirators which Caesar have to worried about. Also, he is waiting for Caesar to come to the Capitol to show the letter.

Significance of the passage: I think this a important passage because this can tells you there is still people who is on Caesar's side. Also, he is warning Caesar to beware of the conspirators. This tells he is worrying about Caesar.

Learning Profile

Learning Profile

Kyung Tae Cho

Few weeks ago, Mr. Whiting came into our class during humanities class and explained about what a "Learning Profile" program is. When I first heard the word "Learning Profile", I was very familiar with it because during trimester 1, in humanities support Mr. Whiting came in to explain learning profile and to find out our learning profile. Mr. Whiting told us learning profile program give us important information 'how to study'. He began to show us how to find our learning profile. I was slightly surprised about my profile result because my previous result and the result I took in humanities class were different. But then, Mr. Whiting said it doesn’t matter.

There were many different types of “learning profiles” and each everyone had different learning profile, and I was defined as “Profile G.” While I was testing what profile I am, I found out that most of my friends are all focus on one sides but I was focused on both sides.

Profile G is a logic dominant which means the body parts are focused on both sides. As a result, I learn best when I am visually focused and analyze the details of information. Also I prefer structured learning and appreciate sequencing of information. I think this results give accurate information to me because when I am focused at someone speech, I know and understands what that person is saying but when I lose my focus, I naturally don’t hear anything and does not know what they are saying. Because of this, I lost some important messages or directions from teachers in school. So I often ask my friends what teacher said. Also, I learn and understand easier when teacher writes a note on the board rather than speaking because I lose my focus well so I don’t get to hear what teacher said. Also I prefer teachers to write today’s plan on board to understand better.

Thing that I want teachers to know about me is that I may have feasible challenge with reading or writing languages (essays) that moves from left to right because my left eye scans from right to left. This means that this result makes me harder to learn English and write than other people. I think this result also gives me accurate information to me because when I solve problems like math and quizzes in class, I do silly mistakes because my eye automatically go to right and do not completely read the left side. To get away with this, I have to sit in the front of the room on the left hand side and being allowed to doodle or manipulate clay while reading.

How does art mirror society?

Sunday, October 24, 2010

The School of Athens

The Renaissance painting I chose is titled "The School of Athens" or "Scuola di Atene." In Italy, it was one of the most famous oil paintings created by the Italian Renaissance artist, Raphael. It was painted for Pope Julius II and between 1510 and 1511 as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The fresco of Raphael's School of Athens is a masterpiece of art. However, over the centuries it has posed many problems to know all details of the persons who are depicted. Unfortunately, Raphael did not leave any personal notes on this work but some of the persons can be identified. It was painted for Pope Julius II.

In this fresco, Raphael depicts the great philosophers and mathematicians (like Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates) of ancient Greece as colleagues in a timeless academy. The Renaissance was a time of asking questions and learning new things. Raphael's painting mirrors the ancient studies that were important to the people of the Renaissance.Raphael drew Socrates and Plato which are the philosophers. They looked the world with curiosity and they inquired about the world by asking questions. The result of asking questions was successful. The philosophers began to get more knowledge. Because of their knowledge from the hard work, people in the Renaissance were able to discover and invent new things. Raphael also drew Pythagoras in the painting which is philosopher, mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He discovered the Pythagorean theorem. This discovery made the great development in math during the Renaissance.


I think Raphael wanted show the people that these people made the world in better life with great discoveries. I think Raphael made this painting to show people these are the people who made successful new discoveries.

Driving Forces of the Renaissance

Map of Italy during Renaissance

I think trading was the most crucial driving force during the Renaissance because the trading between the city states brought new ideas of ways to develop their city sate and they were able to discover the new land while they were trading and because of trading, they were able to build a country like we are here today.