Ciani

=Week 1=

=TIGER CRISIS!!! = Out of 8 subspecies of tiger 4 have become extinct. These wildcats are not only beautiful creatures but are also needed to keep populations down (as they are at the top of the food chain). It is completely immoral to sit back and watch these endangered species and others alike die off. We have to promote sustainability of these wildcats otherwise before we know it...they will be gone.



[|The world's tiger population has dropped drastically since the 1900s. This article provides more statistics showing this change.]  = = __[|A closer look at the industry...] __ __[|Why are tigers so apt to abuse? There are some cultural reasons...] __ [|How are politics involved in a not so positive light?] = = __[|Many wonder what we are doing to help the tigers. This article explains some of the measure being taken, but is it enough?] __ __[|What is the government doing to help? Here are some answers...] __ =media type="custom" key="9517014" =

Week 2 Help Is On the Way Many issues plague developing countries around the world. To further the progress of the human race and get rid of the unequal distribution of wealth that exists, these developing countries must receive support from more advance countries. I was inspired by a video we saw in class about technology helping developing countries catch up with the rest of the world. I found one man in particular who has taken this to a new height: Vestergaard Frandsen. This Danish man builds high tech devices to improve the living condition of these countries in need, including the famous LifeStraw. Here are some of his inventions: [|The LifeStraw] [|ZeroVector] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|The CarePack] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|This video gives a closer look to what Vestergaard's business is up to.]

Week 3 =<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 500%;">DARK MATTER...WHAT YOU DON'T SEE... = =Most of us think if we can't see something it doesn't exist, but what makes up empty space? When we look up at the night sky what are we really looking at? This articles tells you...= media type="custom" key="9673252" =This dark matter is simply not within the electromagnetic spectrum so we cannot see it. So then how do we know it is there? It has its own gravitational pull. Stars, galaxies, etc, are embedded in dark matter. This space is also infinitely expanding. Space is growing faster now, than ever before. The force behind it? - dark energy.= =[|This article goes into both dark matter and dark energy.]= = = =[|The amount of dark matter is just right for sustaing life...]= =...if it keeps expanding do you think life will be sustainable?=

=*Normal matter= =what is visible to us== =

Week 4= <span style="color: #ff007b; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 500%;">Girls <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 500%;">and <span style="color: #1315c1; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 500%;">Boys <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 500%;">: Blurring the Lines... <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">It all comes down to XX and XY, right? Well what about those caught in the middle? Many cases of apparent males with ovaries and females with testes are becoming more. They are called "intersex". It turns out, the sexual spectrum is not as black and white as everyone thought. media type="custom" key="9748494" <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">This video goes into the issues behind our society which is so gender driven and what might happen now that this whole basis of "girl vs. boy" is being challenged. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">This is Hida an intersex individual. [|Here is her biography, which is very interesting.] How do you think the concept of intersex individuals becoming more common benefits society? Or do you think the effects are more negative? <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">[|This is another interesting article on the topic.]