User talk:Stevenarntson/group spaces/2009summeranalytical/group 1

Week 8 Assessment
As we discussed, I'd like to see further fleshing out of content before editing begins. Here's the recap of what we talked about yesterday:


 * 1) Open with some of the personal reflections we discussed--I thought Chad's piece sounded especially strong.
 * 2) Move the section on Africa up, and include some discussion of why the birth rate there is less of a concern than it might first appear. Check out NationMaster to see if any good statistics can be found.
 * 3) Add a personal story to the section on China.
 * 4) Fill out the source list at the end.
 * 5) Complete the global solutions section, which currently contains no content.

Once these items are finished, you'll be ready to start editing. Please work as fast as you can at this point on finishing up the content, as time is running short.


 * Best, Stevenarntson

MIDTERM GRADES
Hello Analytical Writing groups, Just a note to let you know I posted midterm grades today. These grades are not based on accumulated points,and have no permanent affect on anything, but I wanted to give the groups a heads up in terms of where I feel everyone is at. On week 7, your group will meet with me according to the following schedule. Please post all materials you can on your main page before that, so I can talk to you about it during our meeting.


 * Group 1: 12:30-1
 * Group 2: 1:10-1:40
 * Group 3: 1:50-2:20
 * Group 4: 2:30-2:50

All group members should be present and prepared to discuss what they're researching and writing.

Best, Stevenarntson

Hi guys, sorry about the absent today, my stomach has been really sick during the whole weekend till this morning. It just too painful to get out of my bed. Sorry about that. Also, I did write something and posted on here last friday. Please let me know what did you guys did today and what should I do for next week? I am appreciated.

Sandychao

To Do List for week 3: best, steve.
 * read previous group's essay
 * divide and conquer technique
 * start writing.

Hello Team Death! Just a few things to keep in mind...our topic is on Population Control. So lets do a little digging on:


 * History of P.C.
 * How they did it
 * Why we need it now
 * Methods of P.C. in our day
 * Watch Gattaca

Borakim

population article though this article was pretty interesting talking about population with different countries. It also gives other sites as well that talk about population control. JessicaRussell


 * Hi group 1,

I think I mentioned in class that once upon a time I had a group look into this topic, and I wanted to let you know where their paper resides, which is here. Take a look at their conclusions and sources, and use them as you see fit (but do cite them) as the quarter continues!
 * Best, Stevenarntson

Since I am doing the China part, I found some article on how china control their population. A big part of it is "one-child" policy.
 * China Population Control
 * China's One Child Policy
 * the government has advocated a onechild limit for both rural and urban areas
 * this policy is not worked on minority nationalities (people there can have two children per couple)
 * no limit for ethnic groups with very small populations
 * the goal of this policy is: to keep the total population within 1.2 billion through the year 2000
 * also talked about: this rule has caused a disdain for female infants

Sandychao

Here's some of the info I've got for Africa

Africa’s population is being controlled by disease, war, poverty, lack of education, and natural deaths. ‘With the birth rate at 38 births per 1,000 people and the death rate is 14 deaths per 1,000 people,’ which means there population is going to grow a good amount with in the next few years. The panel on growth on population in Africa says by 2050 that Africa’s population will reach 1.7 billion people and as of 2006 Africa’s population was 767 million people. Africa has only 11% of the world’s population and with a 75% of HIV and AIDS of the world’s populations it is one of things that is killing off their people at a going rate. Which has already killed over 25million people and counting since November 2000. The first dated records from 1502 Africans have been taken from their homelands and being shipped all over. Of course not all of them had made it to where they were sold. Which had an impact on Africa’s population. War has another part of Africa’s population control with men and young boys fighting the wars, and wars within the country. A man said that he “could just begin to fight and shoot down and killed civilians because they weren’t his people.”

JessicaRussell

I haven't got much on Europe, but here's what I have so far:

Not every country has issues with population control. Most of the countries in Europe are more concerned with the global populaiton control issue than with their own countries. The one exception is the UK. The politicians there are considering the possibility of enacting a two-child policy, like the one-child policy currently in place in China. This is due in part to the drastic increas in the population in the South East of England.

Jasontraversie

Like most of the world the Middle East saw a rise in population growth in the 1950’s following WW2. The population of the entire region grew from 92 million to 349 million people over the course of 50 years. This increase was promoted by the rapid decline of death rates, better infant and maternal care, and a higher ratio of physician to population. In 2000 we saw a shift and the rate of growth slowed greatly. This transition is a factor of easier access to contraceptives and further educating the public.

Borakim

Hello everyone, here is my rough writing on China part!!!

In 1950 The China government attempted to prevent China from being overpopulated. The attempt at controlling the population did not succeed as no one followed the policy. In mid-1970, the Chinese government had a policy for all family in China, stating that each family or each couple could not have more than two children in urban areas and three to four in the rural areas.

The population rose incredibly in 1979, Deng Xiaoping of China established the one-child policy and the policy was able to control China's population growth. The one-child policy applied to all Chinese citizens living in rural and urban areas. As of 1986, the policy formally allowed two children per couple and three in special circumstances. Ethnic groups with small populations are not being confined with the one-child policy.

Under the one-child policy, the Chinese government rewarded those who appreciated the policy. For instance, a family that was given a "one-child certificate" issued by the government was entitled to some cash bonuses, longer maternity leave, better child care, and preferential housing assignments. As a whole, the rural population constitutes 60 percent of the population in China. Success or failure of controlling the problem of over-population depends highly on the rural population. On a lighter note the urban population tends to follow the one-child policy even without state intervention because of economic and time constrains.

Although the one child policy is very successful in contolling overpopulation in comparison to the 1960s and 1970s, but the one-child policy degrades females in general. Within Chinese traditions, older generation favors male more than female. They see females with less ability in all kinds of work and they would eventually marry and move out of the family.

Sandychao

hey group! i still have some stuff to write about africa. hopefully i will be able to get done before monday. -jessica