Chinese students need to remember that they should be preparing an oral report for the class and a written one for me. The report should be on someone's daily schedule. It should include:
一。 这个 人 几点 起床？
Zhege ren jidian qichuang?
二。 这个 人 几点 上学？
Zhege ren jidian shangxue?
三。 这个 人 几点 睡觉？
Zhege ren jidian shuijiao?
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
History Notes for May 12, 2010
Origins of World War One
Big Problems in Three Big Empires and Problems in smaller states:
(I) Unhappy minorities in three important European Empires:
A. Austria-Hungary: Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians, and Romanians did not like being ruled by
German-Austrians and Magyars (Hungarians).
B. Russia: Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians, Finns, Ukrainians, Jews, and Central Asians dislike being ruled by
Great Russians
C. Ottoman Turkey: Greeks, Armenians, Arabs, Kurds, and Jews do not like being ruled by Turks;
Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq and Nosairis in Syria do not like being ruled by Sunnite Muslims.
(II) Economic Problems:
A. Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Turkey are largely agricultural in an industrial age.
B. Most rural people are poor.
(III) Political problems:
A. Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Ottoman Turkey are traditional monarchies.
B. Other groups want political power:
1. Socialists in Russia and Austria-Hungary
2. Young Turks in Ottoman Turkey
The problems of the Balkans show how small states also had big problems.
Balkans--"Mountain Range" in Turkish. These were states of Southeastern Europe formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire (Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece).
Balkanization -- A state fragmenting into smaller states and warring communities.
Otto von Bismarck said, "The spark that will ignite all of Europe will be touched off in some d_____d place in the Balkans."
This was to warn the German government against getting involved in the problems of the small states that became independent of Ottoman Turkey between 1818-1912.
Minority problems in the Balkans:
(I) Is a nation defined by language?
Turkish. Greek, South Slavic, Albanian (Sqip)?
(II) Is a nation defined by religious traditions?
Eastern Orthodox?
Roman Catholic?
Muslim?
Jewish?
Are the Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks one nation, because they all speak South Slav; or are they three, because they are Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim respectively? What about the Jews? Are they part of the nations among which they live, or should they be cut off to form a nation of their own?
(III) What about minorities living in other states:
A. Muslims still lived in Eastern Orthodox Serbia and Greece.
B. Eastern Orthodox still lived in Muslim-majority Turkey.
C. People who spoke Greek remained in Turkey
D. Slavic-speakers (Slavophones) lived in Greece
E. Serbs lived in Austria-Hungary.
Many politicians believed that minorities in other countries should be incorporated into their states. Thus, Greeks believed that they should get Turkish lands where Greeks lived; Serbs believed that the South Slav-speaking parts of Austria-Hungary should be joined with Serbia. Drawing the border between Hungary and Romania on the basis of language and ethnicity was also difficult.
If you have a question, email me at peter.herz@pgcps.org
Big Problems in Three Big Empires and Problems in smaller states:
(I) Unhappy minorities in three important European Empires:
A. Austria-Hungary: Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians, and Romanians did not like being ruled by
German-Austrians and Magyars (Hungarians).
B. Russia: Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians, Finns, Ukrainians, Jews, and Central Asians dislike being ruled by
Great Russians
C. Ottoman Turkey: Greeks, Armenians, Arabs, Kurds, and Jews do not like being ruled by Turks;
Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq and Nosairis in Syria do not like being ruled by Sunnite Muslims.
(II) Economic Problems:
A. Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Turkey are largely agricultural in an industrial age.
B. Most rural people are poor.
(III) Political problems:
A. Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Ottoman Turkey are traditional monarchies.
B. Other groups want political power:
1. Socialists in Russia and Austria-Hungary
2. Young Turks in Ottoman Turkey
The problems of the Balkans show how small states also had big problems.
Balkans--"Mountain Range" in Turkish. These were states of Southeastern Europe formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire (Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece).
Balkanization -- A state fragmenting into smaller states and warring communities.
Otto von Bismarck said, "The spark that will ignite all of Europe will be touched off in some d_____d place in the Balkans."
This was to warn the German government against getting involved in the problems of the small states that became independent of Ottoman Turkey between 1818-1912.
Minority problems in the Balkans:
(I) Is a nation defined by language?
Turkish. Greek, South Slavic, Albanian (Sqip)?
(II) Is a nation defined by religious traditions?
Eastern Orthodox?
Roman Catholic?
Muslim?
Jewish?
Are the Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks one nation, because they all speak South Slav; or are they three, because they are Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim respectively? What about the Jews? Are they part of the nations among which they live, or should they be cut off to form a nation of their own?
(III) What about minorities living in other states:
A. Muslims still lived in Eastern Orthodox Serbia and Greece.
B. Eastern Orthodox still lived in Muslim-majority Turkey.
C. People who spoke Greek remained in Turkey
D. Slavic-speakers (Slavophones) lived in Greece
E. Serbs lived in Austria-Hungary.
Many politicians believed that minorities in other countries should be incorporated into their states. Thus, Greeks believed that they should get Turkish lands where Greeks lived; Serbs believed that the South Slav-speaking parts of Austria-Hungary should be joined with Serbia. Drawing the border between Hungary and Romania on the basis of language and ethnicity was also difficult.
If you have a question, email me at peter.herz@pgcps.org
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
FOR GOVERNMENT STUDENTS!
This site has much information on the US Congress. Please take a look and tell me what you think.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/
Dr. Herz
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/
Dr. Herz
Thursday, February 4, 2010
In case of snow: 如果下雪
History Students: Review what you can about the following (in the textbook):
Revolutions
Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Nationalism in Europe during the 19th century.
Know these people:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Klemens von Metternich
Duke of Wellington
Lord Castlereagh
Charles Talleyrand
Simon Bolivar
Jose San Martin
Agustin de Iturbide
Aleksandr of Russia
Friederich Wilhelm (Frederick William) of Prussia
Know these events:
Partition of Poland
Greek War for Independence
Congress of Vienna
Battle of Waterloo
GOVERNMENT STUDENTS:
Be sure to read through the handouts on the executive branch. Also, read Article II of the Constitution, Amendment 12, and Amendment 25.
Understand these items:
Presidential succession
EOP
cabinet
budget
commander-in-chief
CHINESE STUDENTS:
Be sure you memorize:
床前明月光
疑是地上霜
举头望明月
低头思故乡
Revolutions
Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Nationalism in Europe during the 19th century.
Know these people:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Klemens von Metternich
Duke of Wellington
Lord Castlereagh
Charles Talleyrand
Simon Bolivar
Jose San Martin
Agustin de Iturbide
Aleksandr of Russia
Friederich Wilhelm (Frederick William) of Prussia
Know these events:
Partition of Poland
Greek War for Independence
Congress of Vienna
Battle of Waterloo
GOVERNMENT STUDENTS:
Be sure to read through the handouts on the executive branch. Also, read Article II of the Constitution, Amendment 12, and Amendment 25.
Understand these items:
Presidential succession
EOP
cabinet
budget
commander-in-chief
CHINESE STUDENTS:
Be sure you memorize:
床前明月光
疑是地上霜
举头望明月
低头思故乡
Friday, January 8, 2010
One other thought, dear students and colleagues:
Around 500 B.C., the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi (Lao Tzu, if you use Wade-Giles Romanization rather than Pinyin) wrote:
千里之行始于足下
（qian li zhi xing shiyu zu xia)
="A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
The words translated "single step" might also be translated as "putting your foot down".
So, let's put our feet down and go forward, determined to study and accomplish great things.
Around 500 B.C., the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi (Lao Tzu, if you use Wade-Giles Romanization rather than Pinyin) wrote:
千里之行始于足下
（qian li zhi xing shiyu zu xia)
="A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
The words translated "single step" might also be translated as "putting your foot down".
So, let's put our feet down and go forward, determined to study and accomplish great things.
Dear LSN students:
We will have a final exam next week, as well as HSA. Here are the things we will cover:
(1) Powers of Congress
(2) Congress aqnd the President
(3) Investigations and Oversight
(4) How a Bill becomes Law
(5) Influencing Congress
(6) Helping Constituents
(7) Taxing and Spending
(8) Powers of the President
(9) Presidential Office and Succession
Many of the things related to Congress will also be on the Quarterly Assessment.
Our final exam may be take-home and open-book--but it will be long and have some difficult questions!
Dr. Herz
Dear History Students:
Our World History exam will cover early modern science and the enloightenment--plus a little about the countries where the enlightenment started revolutions. Be prepared for a lot of review!
Dr. Herz
Dear Chinese Students:
Our exam will cover lessons 11-14; plus the poems 两只老虎 and 宽宽一条河.
Remember, on Monday, I'll expect to hear 宽宽一条河 recited--10 points!
何培德老师 敬上。
We will have a final exam next week, as well as HSA. Here are the things we will cover:
(1) Powers of Congress
(2) Congress aqnd the President
(3) Investigations and Oversight
(4) How a Bill becomes Law
(5) Influencing Congress
(6) Helping Constituents
(7) Taxing and Spending
(8) Powers of the President
(9) Presidential Office and Succession
Many of the things related to Congress will also be on the Quarterly Assessment.
Our final exam may be take-home and open-book--but it will be long and have some difficult questions!
Dr. Herz
Dear History Students:
Our World History exam will cover early modern science and the enloightenment--plus a little about the countries where the enlightenment started revolutions. Be prepared for a lot of review!
Dr. Herz
Dear Chinese Students:
Our exam will cover lessons 11-14; plus the poems 两只老虎 and 宽宽一条河.
Remember, on Monday, I'll expect to hear 宽宽一条河 recited--10 points!
何培德老师 敬上。
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