Freedom of assembly

1) My right is the freedom of assumbly

2)People can meet to discuss religion, conteversial issues, petition the government. If this right were to be prohibited, not enough people could be gathered to discuss what they want. Also with this right, "the people have the right peaceably to assemble for their common good" (Missouri Constitution). This originated with the Magna Carta, where englishmen where given the right to meet for discussing the grevences of the monarch, but if they were seen by the monarchy to be a threat, then they would be punished by death. Therefore, with this being a secure right, the government can't undermine the conventions.

3)To excersise this right, one is able to convene or associate with fellow citizens to discuss whatever they want.

4)These meetings must be peaseful

5)Other rights such as life, liberty, proporty, happiness, free speech, and free press can be impinged if there were no limits to this right

6)If this right were to be abolished, then there would need to be a way for the individual person to communicate directly to the government to express their opinions.



Sources

http://members.mobar.org/civics/FreetoAssemble.htm

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=146

http://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/casestudies/20061003-Assembly.pdf

http://go.grolier.com/

http://k12subjectguides.suite101.com/article.cfm/understanding_freedom_of_assembly

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/fr/freedom_of_assembly.html

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/freedom+of+assembly

http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/assembly.php

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/assembly/topic.aspx?topic=freedom_association

http://law.jrank.org/pages/12433/Freedom-Assembly.html

Inconvenient Truth

Ice cores can tell temperature and CO2 levels of that years snowfall

http://www.gisp2.sr.unh.edu/MoreInfo/Ice_Cores_Past.html

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  Dansgaard, W., J. W. C. White and S. J. Johnsen. (1989). "The abrupt termination of the Younger Dryas climate event." Nature. 339: 532-533.
  Mayewski, P. A., W. B. Lyons, M. J. Spencer, M. Twickler, W. Dansgaard, B. Koci, C. I. Davidson and R. E. Honrath. (1986). "Sulfate and nitrate concentrations from a south Greenland ice core." Science. 232: 975-977.
  Lorius, C., J. Jouzel, C. Ritz, L. Merlivat, N. I. Barkov, Y. S. Korotkevich and V. M. Kotlyakov. (1985). "A 150,000-year climatic record form Antarctic Ice." Nature. 316: 591-596.
  Boyle, E. A. (1986). "Paired carbon isotope and cadmium data for benthic foraminifera: Implication for changes in oceanic atmospheric carbon dioxide." Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles. 3(3): 21 - 239.
• Authors of their own books
• Somewhat credible
• Ice cores can tell climate 20,000 years back
• Yes, all of these authors were in agreement that this was true

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/icecores.html

• C. Lorius et al., NATURE 316 (1985) 591-596. [2] F. Yiou et al., NATURE 316 (1985) 616-617. [3] J. Jouzel et al., NATURE 329 (1987) 403-408. [4] J.M. Barnola et al., NATURE 329 (1987) 408-414. [5] van Nostrands' SCIENTIFIC DICTIONARY [6] THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [7] E. Wolff, GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE 59 (1987) 73-77. [8] Julie M. Palais OCEANUS 29 (Winter 86/87) 55-60. [9] W. Dansgaard et al., SCIENCE 218 (1982) 1273-1277. [10] C.U. Hammer et al., NATURE 288 (1980) 230-235.
  
• All scientific authors
• Credible
• Ice cores tell temperatures, ph balance, oxygen levels
• Yes, these scientists are in agreement over these things

http://www.daviesand.com/Choices/Precautionary_Planning/New_Data/

• NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
• US gavernment agency
• Credible
• Provides data on temperature variations and atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane and other greenhouse gases up to 420,000 years ago
• Yes, NOAA supports this data

Yes, this fact is true. Scientists use ice core data like carbon dating to determine the climatic conditions of Earth.

Inconvenient Truth

Lake Chad was once one of the largest lakes in the world

http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/march/chad.htm

• Michael Coe and Jonathan Foley
• University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers
• Credible
• Shrunk from 30000 mi2 to 3000mi2 in the last 40 years
• Yes, they have researced this topic

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/geography/largest-lakes.htm

• Vaughn Aubuchon
• reference sheets of general knowledge facts
• somewhat credible
• Lake Chad is the 17th largest lake in the world at its present day size of 6300 km2
• not sure, even though they are a list of facts, I can't find any scientific study to back them up.

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html

• Pearson Education
• teaches 100 million people world-wide, world's leading school publishing and technology company
• Credible
• Lake chad is 9946 sq. mi and is 13th largest in the world
• Not sure, despite being edited by a leading corporation, their numbers don't match up with the other sources.

This fact is true, Lake Chad, which is surrounded by 4 countries is still one of the biggest lakes in the world but was once much bigger. This is true because there are many people attempting many projects to replenish the water that was once there.

Incovenient Truth

The 10 hottest years on record were in the last 14 years

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/2005_warmest.html

• James Hansen
• Director of NASA GISS
• Credible
• The hottest 5 were in the past 8; 2005,1998,2002,2003,2004
• Yes, he works for NASA

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901949.html

• Brenda Ekwurzel
• Climate Scientist with research done at University of Arizona and Columbia University on climate changes
• credible
• Every year since 1993 has been in the top 20 of record temps around the globe
• Yes, good credincials

http://homepages.wmich.edu/~karowe/UCS%20global%20warming%20fact%20sheet%20January%202006.pdf

• Union of Concered Scientists
• Refered to many major government agencies like NOAA, NASA, and DOE
• Very Credible
• 10 hottest years are 2005,1998,2002,2003,2004,2001,1997,1990,1995,1999
• Yes, they referenced many major agencies

This is not true, 1990 is not within the 14 year time frame Gore provides but the other 9 years do.

Inconvinent Truth

The first picture of plaet Earth from space came from Apollo 8

http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.html

• Air and Space Smithsonian
• Magazine published since 1986 on the topic of aerospace-Tony Reichhardt, who wrote the article grduated from the University of Virgina as a writer for topics that focous on science
• Credible
• The first picture of Earth beyond the atmosphere was from a camera on v-2#13 in 1946
• Yes I believe the source because the article provided the picture and was writen by an author who focuses on science

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo-8.html

• Jim Dumoulin
• 2 masters degrees in computer science and space technology and is senior engineer of internet services lab for NASA
• Credible
• Apollo 8 took pictures of Earth in 1969
• Yes, I believe this source; he has many credencials

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo8/Apollo8.html

• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/
• NASA funded institute dedicated to exploring the solar system
• Credible
• Apollo 8 took pictures of the Earth under higher resolution with different lighting and different angles
• Yes, this source provided multiple other resources that coroberated their info.

This is not true, the very first picture of Earth from space was taken in 1946, 23 years earlier than Apollo 8, even though it took pictures at a higher resolution with different affects.

Inconvinent Truth

Raising the water level around Calcutta India would displace 60 million people

http://www.popline.org/docs/0730/036183.html

• New York, New York, United Nations, 1986. vii, 38 p. (Population Policy Paper No. 1ST/ESA/SER.R/61)
• Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division
• Very credible
• There is only 10 million people in the city of Calcutta
• Yes, demographics done by the United Nations is meant to be trusted

http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/india/kolkata/kolkata-overview/kolkata-population.html

• AsiaRooms-TUI Travel PLC
• Leading international travel agency
• Mildly credible
• In the entire metroploitan area of Calcutta India there are only 14 million people
• Not so sure if I trust these people because they don't provide many credicals or explanations of how they got this info.

http://www.worldatlas.com/citypops.htm

• U.S. Census Bureau and Times Atlas of the World, tenth edition
• Department of US government that develops studies on population and other demographic info for the government
• Credible
• Calcutta is the 9th most populated city in the world with 12,900,000 people
• I do believe this source because it matches closely to the other sources I found

I believe that Gore streched this fact and even though displacing 12 million is still bad, it's not as bad as 60 million.

Israel

http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/israeli-palestinian_conflict.html
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/israel-palestine/occupindex.htm
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/111/palestine-and-israel
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/palestinianisraeliconflict1.htm
http://thesagejournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47
http://www.science.co.il/Arab-Israeli-conflict-2.asp
http://www.historyguy.com/arab_israeli_wars.html
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Modern+History/Centenary+of+Zionism/The+Arab-Israeli+Wars.htm
http://www.usip.org/arab_israeli/
http://www.juntosociety.com/monty/mrair.html
http://www.sixdaywar.org/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107652.html
http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/catagory/topic/isreal/palestine
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/
1)In 1947, after increased pressure to allow Jews to immagrate to their holy land Judah, the UN created 2 states, Palestine was for the Arabs and Isreal was for the Jews.
2)After the states were partitianed, the Arabs, who held the land for hundreds of years, wouldn't give the land back. Arab states Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebonon and Jordan declared war on Isreal in 1947, 56, 67, 73, and 82. Each time the Israelis won. During the Suniai War, Israel gained temporary control of Suniai peninsula. Then during the 60's many raids were launched by both sides on the West Bank, a region along the River Jordan, in which the Isrealis gained much territory. Then, starting in the 80's Israel invaded and occupied South Lebonon by crushing the Syrians, this continued until 2000. A second offensive was launched against Lebonon in 2006. Next, in 2004, Israel withdrwed from Gaza as part of the Oslco peace accord.
3)Every country, Egypt, Syria, Lebonon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine, with a islamic culture is our enemies because we took part of their holy land.
4)We have no friends in the Middle East, but the UN favors us after the Holocaust. After that, they no longer wanted the Jews to be oppresed so they gave us our own state.
5)We would like land in the West Bank and the demiliterization of Palestinian states along it. Also we need a supply of water from the Jordan River and the right to the ancient capitol of Judea and the Jewish Holy Temple.
6)We are willing to part with our confiscated lands, mainly in Gaza, and part of Jerusalem around your Al Aqsa mosque.
7) We demand that you recognise us as a free Jewish State. Also we must continue to have to water from the Jordan River and the territory of the West Bank is essential to our defence and therefore must remain in our possesion.

Reflection

1)I learned that as new technologies became available, that weapons changed along with it.
2)How have weapons changed throughout history
3)Weapons first started as sticks and rocks, then advanced to use bronze and then iron when it became available. Then, bullets were developed and now, weapons are becoming more and more electronic. However, the question also was how can weapons get more effective, more durable, and can they be made lighter.
4)Yes
5)The progression of the board helped to visualize the progression of weapons as time went along.
6)Our project was very organized
7)Some of the details of the project could have been ironed out sooner, creating less stress when the project was almost due
8)I think that we should not have waited as long as we did to finish the project
9)I like the assaignment as is
10)A+ because Aaron and I spent alot of time working on this and it covered the weapons of all the major time periods of history.