Digital Story Final Project

I created an iMovie and posted it to YouTube. 

Works Cited

"Anti-censorship Tools | China Digital Times (CDT)." China News, Current Events & Headlines | China Digital Times (CDT). Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

"Argentina Orders Google To Censor Suggested Searches « Censorship in America." Censorship in America. 19 May 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Beach, Sophie. "After Deadly Train Crash in China, Critics Claim State Cover-Up (Updated) | China Digital Times (CDT)." China News, Current Events & Headlines | China Digital Times (CDT). 28 July 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Branigan, Tania. "Anger Mounts as China Is Accused of a Cover-up over Train Disaster." Sydney Morning Herald - Business & World News Australia | Smh.com.au. 27 July 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"Country Profile and Demographics: Per Capita Income." Free Resources Provides Information on Lifestyle, Culture, Religion, Ethnic People, Language, Financial Calculators, Metric and Currency Converters, Education, Country Profile, Entertainment, Travel, Demographics, and Health to the General Public Worldwide. 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"February 2011." Dr. Sanity. 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Fernando, Vincent. "15 Facts About China That Will Blow Your Mind." Business Insider. 23 Feb. 2010. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"Food and Restaurant Franchises - Careers.org." Home Business Resources, Work from Home Jobs, Entrepreneurship - Careers.org. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"Internet Censorship Report." Web. 9 Dec. 2011. 

"Internet Marketing." Marketing Plan™. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"ITGS Triangle: China Defends Internet Censorship | ITGS Online." Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Keyes, Robert. "When Did the Internet Become Popular?" Sinister. Web. 12 Dec. 2011
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Kristof, Nicholas D. "Tiananmen Square News - Breaking World Tiananmen Square News - The New York Times." Times Topics - The New York Times. 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

Levey, Steven. "Inside Google's China Misfortune - Fortune Tech." Fortune Tech: Technology Blogs, News and Analysis from Fortune Magazine. 15 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

Marx, Groucho. "CSW Wonders How Much Corporate Welfare Accompanies "Big Announcement" Today in KC-KS." Capt. Spaulding's World. 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Ministries, True Christian. "Land of the Free? Does Technology Threaten Our Privacy, Morality and Freedom of Religious Expression?" A True Christian Ministry - Online Bible Study of Christian Religion - Teaching God's Word to the Church through the Holy Scriptures. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Mosher, Steven. "China’s One-Child Policy Toll Reaches 400 Million." Big Peace | Big Peace. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Nathan, Andrew. "The Memory Of Tiananmen | The Tank Man | FRONTLINE | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. 11 Apr. 2006. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. 

News, Michael BBC. "BBC News - Can Microblogs Change China's Rulers?" BBC - Homepage. 7 Aug. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Phillips, Ashley. "Social Networking for Social Justice at the US Social Forum." Jobs with Justice Blog. 8 July 2010. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

"Pictures of Tiananmen Square in the Evening of June 4, 1989." China General Information, China Information, the People's Republic of China. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"SaaS, Technology, Software and Internet Attorney - Attorney Brian V Powers - Corporate | Startups | PPMs | M&A." Indiana Corporate Attorney - Startups M&A - Attorney Brian V Powers - Corporate | Startups | PPMs | M&A. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"Social Networking Eating American's Online Time - Cool Gizmo Toys." Geeky Gadgets, Designs, and Technology - Cool Gizmo Toys. 13 Sept. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

Wagner, Meg. "Colleges Use Facebook to Recruit Students - ABC News." ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News. 1 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. 

"Weibo (similar to Twitter) from China Great Success » IT World." IT World. Web. 12 Dec. 2011
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Yisan, Wu. "The Epoch Times | Internet Censorship in China." 10 Nov. 2006. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

Cadmium Blog 13

1. Cadmium ore is not mined for the metal because more than enough is produced as a byproduct of the melting of other metals such as zinc, lead and copper. The main countries that produce this are Canada, USA, Australia, Mexico, Japan and Peru.

2. There are many environmental impacts of the mining of cadmium, which is usually with zinc. It harms the soil, harming the animals dependent on plants for survival. It is also a major threat tp aquatic ecosystems. Regulations limit the enviromental affect of Cadmium. The regulations only allow a little amount of cadmium to enter the water through disposal of wastewater from households or industries.

3.The human health concerns when used to manufacture consumer electronics are stomach pains and severe vomiting, bone fracture, reproductive failure, DNA damage, cancer development, and much more. Any animal or human who consumes cadmium is succeptible to gaining high blood pressures, liver disease and nerve or brain damage. This can lead to death. Smokers obtain cadmium in their lungs.

4. The documented health impacts that are associated with its demanufacturing are the fumes that arise from the manufacturing. It is similar to the manufacturing, for both obtain the fumes that harms the lungs and can lead to death.

eWaste Action Blog

Electronic companies need to make their products safe, long lasting, and be returnable to the company which they originally came from. The reason to this is that people's old products are being transported to where people think they are being recycled, but really there not. They are being transported to just a big pile where the toxins are released into the air, polluting the air, and hurting the people. Some expensive parts are being taken out of the products which is injuring the workers who are taking the pieces out. If unwanted products are recycled backed to the companies then they will not be polluting the air. A major problem in today's generation is that people are getting rid of old electronics because they are out of date and buying new ones, but old electronics have more toxins in them and piling them up in landfills are just releasing the toxins into the air we breathe. Many people are unaware of these problems, but need to be aware so they can help recycle their old electronics. If companies make products recyclable it may cost more, but in the long run your hospital bills from becoming sick from the toxins in the air from electronics will be much more expensive than the increase in price from unhealthy electronics to healthy electronics. If companies do not want to make their products safe by being recyclable or returnable then they need to make them last. They can use the same cords as they progress in making new models. For example more companies should do what Apple and Verizon. Apple uses the same cords for charging and transporting music from a computer to an ipod as Apple comes out with new models. Verizon is using the same charging cord for their different cell phones. I noticed this when I got a new cell phone over the summer and was able to use my old charger for it as well. This is good because both companies are making their products reusable and long lasting .he goal of companies is to make their products safe, long lasting, and recyclable. 

Comparative Revolutions Question #3

Works Cited:

"Financial Trouble Threatens Green TV and Website with Shutdown." The Green Voice of Freedom. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <http://en.irangreenvoice.com/article/2011/nov/08/3366>. 

ZUCKERMAN, Ethan. "The First Twitter Revolution? - By Ethan Zuckerman | Foreign Policy." Foreign Policy - the Global Magazine of Economics, Politics, and Ideas. 14 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/14/the_first_twitter_revolution>. 

WebLog 11

My Twitter account name is: kandrushko15

Here are my tweets for the #fysswarm and completed pictures of the ant simulation:

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Barber, Benjamin. "Jihad vs. McWorld." The Globalization Reader. By Frank J. Lechner and John Boli. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 21-26. Print. This article is about globalization. Jihad represents the old world which consisted of wars. McWorld represents todays technological advance and companies spreading all around the world. As McWorld expands cultures are being brought together and cultures want to be independent and not be forced to accept other culture's beliefs.  This article will help my paper because it shows how cultures are being forced together and cultures not wanting this. As a result, a war occurs because cultures are not accepting of one another's beliefs. My digital story is about globalization and cultures not wanting to be forced together and therefore this article will help. 

Johnson, June. "Behind Digital Divide." Global Issues, Local Arguments: Readings for Writing. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. 424-28. Print. This article is about how wealthy people do not know or realize what it is like to have little money. They do not know how it is like to live on a dollar or .75 cents a day. In this article a person responds, “It has no connection to my life” when someone was saying about how other countries are less wealthy than America. People blame people like Bill Gates for distraction other citizens from problems in the United States, such as people living on only a dollar a day. This article also questions people’s priorities. This article is relevant to my digital story because it shows how some countries are advancing faster than others. As a result, the slower advancing countries people can only live on .75 cents a day or only a dollar. Either financial issue is very difficult I believe because I live on at least twenty dollars because I have the benefits of electricity, college education, food, clothing, etc. This is an important article in my digital story to show examples of what countries are less advanced and how they have to survive. 

Johnson, June. "In Defense of Globalization: Why Culture Exchange Is Still an Overwhelming Force for Good Globalization." Global Issues, Local Arguments: Readings for Writing. Boston: Longman, 2010. 430-35. Print. This article will be used as my naysayer. This article is defending technology by saying it does not separate cultures. From other articles and my own personal experiences I have noticed media and technology are bringing cultures together. Quotes like the following from this article are what is used to form my opinion, "Cross-cultural exchange can spread greater diversity as well as greater similarity: more gourmet restaurants as well as more McDonald's outlets." This statement is defending globalization. This article is also about how losses of diversity are a good thing. I know though that losing diversity is a bad thing because it takes aways different cultures beliefs, traditions, and unique qualities. The purpose of different cultures is for their unique qualities and if they were taken away then cultures would blend which is not good. I can use facts from other articles to defend my reason against this article. Using this article will show two sides of my digital story. 

Packer, George. "When Here Sees There." Global Issues, Local Arguments: Readings for Writing. By June Johnson. Boston: Longman, 2010. 421-23. Print. This article is about how developing countries are satisfied with what they have until they see on television what other countries such as the United States have. After this, the developing countries are jealous and want it. The article will help my digital story because my digital story is partially about how countries are happy with what they have until they see what other countries have and that is one of the main focuses in this story. This article is also about how countries such as America read something in the newspaper about something bad in another country and then two days later they are onto something else and forget what just happened. This is showing how the world is coming apart when it should be coming together. This article will help my digital story by showing how the world is falling apart due to technology such as the television. 

WebLog 10

I believe Facebook and its users constitute a superorganism. This is because Facebook is run by it's makers and then under them are people who have pages on Facebook. Having a group of people controlling Facebook is what makes it a superorganism. Facebook is currently changing to keep up to date. This is important because or else it would die. Facebook needed to have an app for ipods and smart phones because that is how people these days use the internet and keep in contact with others. Most people always have there cellphones on them and are continuously checking them. Having a Facebook app on your phone, ipod touch, etc makes it easier and faster to check Facebook whenever you want. Without the millions of users on Facebook, Facebook would not exist. The users are what makes up Facebook.