View the following video at least twice. As you view it, note any questions, thoughts, or Aha! moments that you may have. There is a great deal of information shared. As a comment to this video, indicate your thoughts in a brief few sentence response.
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**EMMA**
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this video alot! It was very interesting especially by the way it was portrayed. When the video began I wasn't quite sure how it was going to be explained. When I saw the graph with all these little bubbles on it; it seemed strange at first. But when Hans Rosling pointed out that the dots were the different countries 200 years ago and that their color represented their continent and their size had to do with their population size it finally clicked for me. My first observation I had after Rosling explained what the different points on the graph meant was that our world 200 years ago (1809 in the video) had a life expectancy of less han forty years and an income of less than $3,000 dollars. (So we basically all started equally in the same spot.) When Rosling started the clock, some of the bubbles bagan to move whether it was jumping up and down (life expectancy) or side to side (income.) The graph showed in about five minutes that during the 200 year period (as we began to move up in the times) the world began to make a gradual increase to a better income and a better life expectancy. By the time we reached 2007, the world was over the age expectancy of forty years where we had began, but we seemed scattered when it came to income (alot of countries decreased as well as increased.) My end conclusion to this video based on my final observation- After 200 years, the world has become healthier and richer but the difference between the richest and poorest countries is enormous!
Thank you for your reflection, Emma. Your insights were similar to mine. Something I wondered about was how are the countries working together to make those gains? Are they? I'm curious about how large a community we are. (I'm not looking to you for answers,but I am trying to have you reflect as you progress through your independent study.) As you continue your studies, think about the role community plays in the literature you read and the history you study. If you think of The Tao of Pooh, what kind of community was established? Did it work or not? How or how not?
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your future class writing.