Friday, September 04, 2009

BCS 121X, People and Cultures I

This autumn semester 2009, my course is BCS 121X, People and Cultures I. I have ten modules as my homework and I plan to do it finish by one module every weekend. Last weekend I was not able to do it as my plan. I just can’t. Sometime it is very difficult to do something even though you have pretty of time. I don’t mean I have pretty of time. I just have time to do my homework, but I can’t. Fortunately, I finished my first module last night. I spent 5 hours to do it. I started 22.00 hrs. and ended it at 3.00 hrs. It took long time although I had read module 1 text /8pages already 5 times. Let see the question “What evidence of glaciations do you see in the affected areas nearest you?” Module 1 is about Post–Ice Age Geography and the Initial Peopling of the Arctic and Subarctic. I hope I can do it better and faster for the next module.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

An introduction to the circumpolar world (continue)

I just continue to write about “An introduction to the circumpolar world” to make it complete. Because last archive, I mentioned about the exam result. I am coming with my grade, it is ”A” which I knew it in June, I was so glad. The former semester; Fall 2008, I got grade “B” for "Contemporary issues of the circumpolar world" I was extremely glad. I suppose I was more glad than I got A! Anyway, everyone knows A is better than B. I will try my best to get “A” again in the next semester. This is the exam open question including my introduction answer.

Present the different approaches to rights and self-determination for indigenous people in the Circumpolar North. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of separating out the land of indigenous peoples as autonomous areas.

There are the different approaches to rights and self-determination for indigenous people in the Circumpolar North. As we know that indigenous people are those that have historically belonged to a particular region or country, before its colonization or transformation into a nation state, and may have different or often unique cultural, linguistic, traditional, and other characteristics to those of the dominant culture of that region or state. Although indigenous people may be similar and have a lot in common, they have also great variation of peoples, histories and population distributions.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

An introduction to the circumpolar world

After I got the unexpected good grade from last semester, I decided to continue my studying. I am now still a student. This spring semester I take "An introduction to the circumpolar world. I try harder and spend more time for my homework.I hope I can get a good exam result again. To be continued...

Yesterday 16 Feb. I handed in my 5 answers, I think they are quite good and better than those answers for last semester. Theses are 5 questions exclude my answers:-
1.How would you distinguish between the words "Arctic", "North" and "Circumpolar"?
2.What is the importance of ice, its formation, persistence, and melting in the physical processes of the North?
3.Describe, in general terms, the unique environmental conditions that govern life in the Circumpolar World.
4.Give a definition of the term "culture". Why is it important for Indigenous peoples in the circumpolar world to maintain a subsistent lifestyle?
5.Discuss who was responsible for exploiting the natural resources. Was it the people who demanded the furs (British, French or Russian), or was it the people (Aboriginal or Natives) who extracted the furs?