DrJ_CPUSHblog_S19

https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuela-military-sets-up-blockade-on-bridge-to-stop-aid-from-colombia Summary: In Venezuela, following the "inauguration" of their new president Juan Guaidó, actual president Nicolás Maduro sets up Blockades on a bridge along the border between Venezuela and Colombia to stop any help from entering Venezuela. President Maduro does not want any help going to Guaidó, who is backed by around 40 countries including the US, from entering the Country. President Maduro aims to end the revolution in his country by stopping any kind of aid going in. President Maduro also denies any kind of claims that his country is in need of help. Connection: I can connect this to the US prior to World War 2 in a way. I believe I can make this connection because before the War, the US wished to remain neutral and not join any side of the conflict. The US chose to separate itself by not getting into foreign affairs, but this all change...

Huge gas line explosion in San Francisco ignites inferno source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-francisco-explosion-huge-gas-line-explosion-in-san-francisco-creates-inferno-2019-02-06/ image: Summary: Recently, a  construction site gas line exploded in a San Francisco neighborhood and set off an inferno,  burning five buildings.  No one was injured in this explosion.   The incident happened in the city's Jordan Park neighborhood.  Police and fire department  evacuated people.  The fire department mentioned,  "I saw this spew of gas coming out of where they were working, 'That's a gas main,' "And within probably five seconds, all of a sudden it ignited and the flames just shot, like, straight up the air, probably 20, 30 feet up in the air. It was crazy."  The smoke in the area was thick and the flames were reaching close to the buildings. A shelter was set up in a cathedral for evacuees who needed somewhere to stay. Reflection: M...

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/northam-yearbook.html By: Gabby Mangano Summary/Reaction: This article written by John Eligon sheds light on old images showing the prejudice at the Northam Medical School during African Americans at the time. When I first read the article and saw the images, I thought it was inappropriate to include such racist images in a yearbook even though there was still segregation. However, when I realized this yearbook was published in 1984, 20 years after segregation was put to an end, I was astonished by how images like these were allowed to be put in the yearbook let alone taken without complaints. The article goes on to explain that after another form of prejudice was published in the school yearbook in 2013, Northam Medical discontinued its publication of yearbooks. Historical Connection: This article can be connected to so many historical events in the US because there have been countless incidents of prejudice and racism towards Af...

by Brian Lau | Link to Article Summary : Lately, there has been tension stirring between the US and Venezuela. This happened after a politician named Juan Guaidó campaigned to become the "interim president" of Venezuela by rebelling against Nicolás Maduro, the president at the time. Guaidó felt strongly that Maduro's re-election was unfair. So President Trump and the US decided to speak out in support of Guaidó's cause. The US also imposed sanctions (trade bans) with Venezuela on oil as an attempt to stop the Venezuelan economy from growing and give Maduro less control over the economy. All in all, the US ended up Guaidó to a successful election as an interim president of Venezuela on January 5, 2019. In the following weeks, many people who were loyal supporters of Maduro were very angry at Guaidó's election. Viewing the US as an enemy due to their support of Guaidó, Venezuela began to assault and detain large numbers of Americans, even those who were ...

"[Enslaved Africans] would come on ships right on the edge of the water," Egunfemi says. "Then [slave traders] would march them in the middle of the night because the wealthy Richmonders did not want to see people that have just come from a three-month journey from Africa. Barefoot. The smell was unbearable." Link By: Carolina Lopez Summary: Free Egunfemi, founder of Untold RVA and independent historian, shares Richmond's untold stories.  Gabriel, in the drawing, was a "hero" who tried to hold the governor of Virginia hostage in 1800 to bargain for freedom for slaves. Gabriel's rebellion failed after someone reported the plot. Gabriel and his conspirators were discovered and hung. Since 1600, the first enslaved Africans arrived in the English colonies. Because white Virginians used African slavery to expand the tobacco industry, they became the most powerful colony in the New World. Slaves like Gabriel fought back as white Virginian...

Snow Squalls bring Near-Whiteout Conditions to Northeast article link here summary by Camila Krause A series of snow-squalls are ripping through the Northeast cities - New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc. There has already been 9 reported deaths. The storms have brought near-whiteout conditions,  making driving on roads a dangerous task. Officials in the Midwest are warning people of almost instant frostbite as temperatures reach farther below zero .Thousands of flights and trains have been canceled - mainly in and out of Chicago. Nearly 70% of the continental United States are continuing to see temperatures at or below freezing. The weather has been described as the "coldest air in a generation." Connection: I can connect this to the rising sea levels around the world. These winter storms are a weather phenomenon, which many scientist believe could be linked to global warming - just like the rising sea levels. Questions: 1. Do you believe that global war...

China helps build Wealth! URL:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/29/magazine/china-globalization-kazakhstan. html by: Nick Lee  Summary: In the world today, we are faced with the ideas of expansion; to the moon or spreading out to areas of desolation in Eurasia. The specific spot is near Kazakhstan and it was an area in which the Soviet Union had used to farm and drill oil from the ground. This is Chinas main goal of getting and gaining this land, the total profit would be $30 million from being able to connect the oil pipes with China's. Also by gaining and using this land properly, China would be able to use seaports for excessive trade. But not all of the land is used for good. There were around $130 million dollars found in the smuggling ring. There is high corruption and very few people who live here are wealthy. Opinion: My opinion on this article is that there are many factors contributing to securing land and its uses carry a history go...