Mingdao High School Model United Nations

If you need help...

2011-08-24T22:28:00.001-07:00

Here is my phone number (until Sunday). 0970-480-305

Mr. Gibson

POST YOUR RESOLUTIONS HERE

2011-08-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

Attention Delegates,

You should post your comments in the COMMENTS section below this post. I apologize for not making that clear.

加油

Mr. Gibson

PS - Follow what Niger did.

Niger

2011-08-24T20:53:00.001-07:00

Sponsors: Niger
Signatories: Turkey, Switzerland, Russia and Nigeria
Topic : Not enough water for Niger

What is the problem
Reminding Lots of developed country doesn’t have enough water for the people.
Encourages Any country that help the country who needed help, they will also get some benefits.
Having studied…
We’ve been contemplating about which country should we trade with, and we fully believing that some country will trade with us.
We have gold, uranium and oil.

What do we want to do
1.) endorses, Decreasing dams number.
2).Desiring to exchange water and oil.

Here's How we Write Our Heading

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Sponsors: For example: United States, Switzerland, and Japan (Who wrote this Resolution?)
Signatories: For example: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan (Who is going to sign and vote on this treaty?)
Topic: “Securing access to a large enough amount of safe, clean, sustainable water”

Writing Resolutions

2011-08-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

OK,

Again. You have done fantastic so far! Your debates are really lively and I can tell that most of you are enjoying this.

As of right now, you should have an idea of where everyone stands. I suggest this. Maybe you arte mad because someone is damming up your river. Don't ask for a caucus "on the topic of why ____(Name of Other Country)______ is building dams and preventing water from flowing dowm downstream to ___(Your countries' name)__ ."

Instead, try something like this. "We call for a blah minute caucus with blah second speaking times on the topic of countries AROUND THE WORLD building dams and preventing water from flowing downstream to other coutnries.

Hopefully, you have paid attention to everyone else and now you have started putting your heads together and coming up with some sort of plan for tomorrow. During tomorrow['s conference, you should be moving towards writing a Resolution. it will look something like this...

www.unausa.org/munpreperation/resolution/sample

Notice the way it is written. Resolutions tell us what the problem is in the first part. This part is called the Preamble. Then, in the second part, or Operative Clauses, some sort of plan to fix the problem is written.

NOTE: You must use the proper Preambulatory and Operative Clause Headings when you write your Resolutions. I know they are really hard words, but these words are very specific and will be very useful to you.

We will vote on your Resolutions at the end of the day.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

PS - Think up a strategy! Who are your friends? Who is on the fence. Why are they on teh fence? How can you get them off the fence and onto your side?

:)

The World Bank

2011-08-17T23:56:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Here is a quick overview of The World Bank. Peggy Huang (GCP 10) will be the representative from The World Bank.

The World Bank is where most of the money for UN projects comes from. If your solution includes building something or paying for a program, then you are going to need to get your money from The World Bank (Peggy).

However, if you get money from The World Bank, then you are going to have to do some things that The World Bank wants you too.

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTSITETOOLS/0,,contentMDK:20147466~menuPK:344189~pagePK:98400~piPK:98424~theSitePK:95474,00.html

Keep in mind that The World Bank is not universally popular. Many people do not like it. In 1999, anti-WTO protests lead to a big riot in Seattle during a WTO meeting. It is unpopular because many people believe that The WTO is more concerned with corporate profits than human and economic development.

Enjoy

2011-08-09T21:02:00.000-07:00

Why don’t people have access to safe, clean drinking water (or enough water at all)?

1.) We are overusing water

2.) We are polluting water.

3.) We are fighting over water

4.) We are privatizing water, which means that a company says it, not the people, own it.

5.) We are seeing less water in the hydrosphere and in our local water cycles due to climate change.

Position Papers

2011-08-09T20:40:00.000-07:00

OK,

All of your research from the background, country profile, and country specific research will eventually be used to write a Position Paper. A position Paper tells the following things...

A. Background of the Topic
- In your country's opinion, what are the main elements of the problem?
- What are the roots of those elements?
- What treaties already exist to help stop this problem?

B. Position taken by your delegation
- What are your national interests in the situation?
- What are your nation's policies on the topic?

C. Proposal and Justification
- What will you propose as a solution to solve the problem?
- What are your main reasons for supporting this position?
- What do you predict will be the main opposition to your proposals?

Here is a sample of what a Position Paper shouold look like. You must follow the format.

Sample Position Paper

Committee: Security CouncilTopic: Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia

Country: Bahrain

School: Mingdao High School

I. India and Pakistan have a history of conflict. Ever since the two states were partitioned and granted independence in 1947, there has been start-and-stop fighting, mostly of a religious nature. Pakistan is mostly Muslim and India is mostly Hindu, though each has a minority of the other religion. Shortly after independence, there were riots and fighting as millions of people who were now part of minority religious group sin the wrong country fled across the border. Since then, there have been many other wars, especially over the province of Kashmir. Conflict between India and Pakistan would not, however, be any more important than any other border fighting between countries except for their development of nuclear weapons. In 1974, India tested a small nuclear device of 15 kilotons (KT). Pakistan, lagging behind, announced in 1987 that it had acquired a nuclear bomb. In 1990, USA President George Bush imposed unilateral military sanctions on Pakistan for pursuing a nuclear program. Nevertheless, development continued in both countries, and on May 11, 1998 India tested large-scale nuclear devices. Two weeks later, Pakistan followed suit. Although the two countries have since then met to discuss, among other things, their nuclear situation, and both countries signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), they have refused to sign the NPT. Furthermore, both have worked on developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering their weapons to greater distances. Security Council resolution 1172--passed on June 6, 1998--condemned the two states for their tests, pointed out that under the NPT they could not legally become nuclear states, and urged them to disarm; no action has since been taken.

II. Bahrain is extremely concerned about the proliferation of nuclear arms in India and Pakistan. Its proximity to the region makes it a surety that if any nuclear exchange were to take place, Bahrain would be caught in the fallout. Bahrain is also concerned about the effect on the other nuclear powers--particularly China, which borders on India. This development could destabilize the world nuclear status, and that would be a disaster. Bahrain is, however, equally concerned about the mistreatment of its Muslim neighbor Pakistan. It is clear that in this situation India is the aggressor and Pakistan has trodden this fateful path only to maintain its national security through parity with its belligerent neighbor. As one traces the development of nuclear weapons in South Asia, one cant help but notice that at each landmark, India took the next step before Pakistan did. Furthermore, the imposition of sanctions by President Bush--and especially only on Pakistan--is quite uncalled for. Nevertheless, Bahrain believes that this situation can be defused--particularly since the Security Council (SC) has only issued one resolution dealing with this issue since the weapons tests, compared to many resolutions on such equally pressing issues as Kosovo or Iraq.

Bahrain recognizes the impossibility of adding India and Pakistan to the list of approved nuclear states. This would set the terrible precedent that the NPT is worthless, that any state which develops nuclear weapons can demand to legally keep them simply because they exist. Though this policy may be less than fair, it is the best way to maintain international peace and security--and that, after all, is the role of the SC.

Bahrain believes that negotiation is the first and best road to disarmament. Perhaps a coalition of nuclear states can by treaty formally declare that they will protect one of the two nations--preferably Pakistan, since it is the victim and will presumably disarm more willingly--in the case of nuclear attack. This would allow that state to disarm its weapons without fear of weakness. The opposing state would then be encouraged to disarm, as there is no longer any question of parity. Perhaps UNMOGIP--the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan--can be utilized to insure security and make the transition a smooth one. UNMOGIP currently has a force of only 45 observers; an enlarged UNMOGIP could be used to safeguard nuclear weapons as they are transported to neutral disposal sites. If this plan proves unworkable, perhaps stronger measures can be taken, although Bahrain is leery of imposing full economic sanctions due to the poverty of both nations.

III. Bahrain believes that this issue is one in which the normal conflicts among permanent members of the SC (P5) will not hamper effective action, as no P5 country is allied with India or Pakistan or has its interests directly entangled with theirs--in fact, it is in the interest of the P5 and all other countries to defuse this situation now. Although it has temporarily stabilized, nobody wants a South Asian Cold War--and the possibility that relations between India and Pakistan could destabilize is frightening. Bahrain believes that at this meeting the SC can really accomplish something significant by dealing with this problem. We must only be careful to understand India and Pakistans motivation in developing nuclear weapons and seek to work with them, rather than against them.

I expect everyone to have this by next Thursday!

Jia you,

Ask me for any help.

Mr. Gibson

Water Access Crisis Links

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Research Links

RIGHT NOW!!! = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXyqpkhu_ws

Directions: Follow these links. If you can not access them at home, let me know and I will print them out. After you read through these links and complete your Country Profile, you will be ready to create your Position Papers. Cool?

Basically, there are 5 major reasons why people do not have access to clean drinking water (or enough water at all). Below are links to articles or documentaries. They should give you an idea of how big this

problem is. This will help you for your conference.

FOR EVERYONE! Read the following links

1.) Overuse - (The population is increasing, but earth can not produce more water.)

(ア) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvkzjt3b-dU

2.) Global Climate Change

(ア) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

(イ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MY-i_kdwe0

(ウ) http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/

3.) Pollution

(ア) http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

4.) Water Wars and International Conflict

(ア) http://www.worldwater.org/conflictchronology.pdf

(イ) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2000/world_water_crisis/default.stm

(ウ) http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/OFORIAA/

5.) Privatization of Water/ Bottled Water

(ア) http://www.globalissues.org/article/601/water-and-development

(イ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related

(ウ) I forgot to show you this! Please watch these trailer! If you have time, watch the whole documentary.

① 1.) Tapped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4

(ア) FULL Documentary - http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/52817/Tapped/

② 2.) The Story of Stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0&feature=related

③ Nestle’s Bottled Water - http://www.nestle.com/Brands/BottledWater/Pages/BottledWaterCatalogue.aspx

(エ) What is manufactured demand? How does it work with bottled water?

Also, you should check these sources out.

Each of these is country specific.

*.) FOR EVERYONE

Here is an excellent source of information for Biology, Ecology, ENO, etc.

(ア) http://www.eoearth.org/

Find your country’s Water Profile below

(イ) http://www.eoearth.org/results/all/?group=6515&searchnext=true&q=water%20profile&all=0&site=6515

1.) USA

(ア) Aquifer Depletion

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion

(イ) Top US Companies - http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/27/forbes500.html

(ウ) US Invasion of Iraq - http://notenoughgood.com/2011/05/iraq-water-crisis/

(エ) Pre-Iraq Invasion and Post Iraq Invasion Infrastructure - Look at how the country was before and after the war. Note – What companies got contracts to rebuild the infrastructure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_in_post-invasion_Iraq#cite_note-Bolton-10

(オ) Halliburton Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Q-89tAV34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRDBn3CcPSI

(カ) Rising Sea Levels

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/

(キ) An overview of anti-globalization arguments (which specifically focus on Bolivia and The WTO)

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Water/Corp_Control_Water_VShiva.html

(ク) Bechtel Corporation’s Official Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVE_Stlrx18

(ケ) Bechtel Corporation (San Fransisco) vs. The Government of Bolivia and more on Iraq (Make sure you scroll down) http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_globalization38.htm

(コ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related

(サ) USA Cuts off Aid to Bolivia

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/21/why_is_the_united_states_cutting

(シ) How do the following companies, Bechtel, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi contribute to the problem of access to drinking water?

(ス) How does the World Bank work? Why does it want people to privatize their resources and state companies?

(セ) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?

(ソ) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?

(タ) What former important US Politician also was the Former CEO of Halliburton Corporation?

2.) Bolivia

(ア) An overview of anti-globalization arguments (which specifically focus on Bolivia and The WTO)

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Water/Corp_Control_Water_VShiva.html

(イ) Bechtel Corporation’s Official Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVE_Stlrx18

(ウ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related

(エ) The Battle between Bechtel Corporation/ The WTO and Bolivia’s Revolution (lead by Morales) http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_globalization38.htm

(オ) The Political Response to Privatization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIp_oeD1RuA&feature=related

(カ) Interview with Eva Morales – I will help you make sense of it all. Watch it first by yourselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOdPP1ruHdk

(キ) USA Cuts off Aid to Bolivia

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/21/why_is_the_united_states_cutting

(ク) How do the following companies, Bechtel, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi contribute to the problem of access to drinking water?

(ケ) How does the World Bank work? Why does it want people to privatize their resources and state companies?

(コ) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?

(サ) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?

3.) Iraq

(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East

(イ) Pre-Iraq Invasion and Post Iraq Invasion Infrastructure - Look at how the country was before and after the war. Note – What companies got contracts to rebuild the infrastructure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_in_post-invasion_Iraq#cite_note-Bolton-10

(ウ) Halliburton Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Q-89tAV34

(エ) US Invasion of Iraq Lead to Water Crisis - http://notenoughgood.com/2011/05/iraq-water-crisis/

(オ) Angelina Joie in Iraq - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaGR9W9zMrk

(カ) Damming the Tigris and Euphrates - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/288183.stm

(キ) Damming and Over irrigation - http://water.org/content/middle-east/iraq/page/2/

(ク) Negotiations between Turkey and Iraq - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/turkey-iraq-and-syria-tus_n_276406.html

(ケ) Massive Drought - http://www.unesco.org/en/iraq-office/natural-sciences-in-iraq/water-in-iraq/

(コ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon? You must know these.

(サ) What former important US Politician also was the CEO of Halliburton Corporation?

4.) Turkey

(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East

(イ) Damming the Tigris and Euphrates - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/288183.stm

(ウ) Irrigation in Anatolia - http://countrystudies.us/turkey/58.htm This will help you the most!!!

(エ) Negotiations between Turkey and Iraq - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/turkey-iraq-and-syria-tus_n_276406.html

(オ) Damming and Over Irrigation - http://water.org/content/middle-east/iraq/page/2/

(カ) Syria-Turkey-Israel Agreement - http://www.is-peace.org/wnDispPage.asp?Item=481

(キ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon? You must know these.

5.) Syria

(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East

(イ) http://www.is-peace.org/wnDispPage.asp?Item=481

(ウ) http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion

(エ) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/turkey-iraq-and-syria-tus_n_276406.html

(オ) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/288183.stm

(カ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon? You must know these.

6.) Niger

(ア) Drought in Niger - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXtKCOuosmw

(イ) Lake Chad Could Dry Up – http://water.org/2009/10/lake-chad-could-dry-up-in-20-years/

(ウ) The Shrinking of Lake Chad

① http://earthshots.usgs.gov/LakeChad/LakeChad

② http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/04/0426_lakechadshrinks.html

(エ) World Bank Built a Polder in Niger

① http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder

② http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P001947

(オ) What is rain fed agriculture? How much of your agriculture is rain fed?

What is SCIP?

(カ) What is the Niger Basin Authority?

① What are polders? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder

7.) Nigeria

(ア) The Shrinking of Lake Chad - http://earthshots.usgs.gov/LakeChad/LakeChad

(イ) Niger River - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/nigerriver.htm

(ウ) Niger River basin: areas and rainfall by country - http://www.fao.org/docrep/w4347e/w4347e0i.htm

(エ) How Irrigation Helps Nigeria - http://allafrica.com/stories/201108081086.html

(オ)

(カ) Nigeria: Rising Sea Levels AND Drought…at the same time in the same country.- http://allafrica.com/stories/201105060223.html

(キ) What is the Niger Basin Authority?

What is SCIP?

(ク) What is rain fed agriculture? How much of your agriculture is rain fed?

(ケ) What are polders? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder

(コ) What is SCIP?

8.) India

(ア) PART I – India vs. Pakistan/Bangladesh

① http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty

② http://www.waterpolitics.com/2011/03/25/the-parched-tiger-india-and-pakistan-race-to-secure-priority-water-rights-on-the-indus/

③ http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion

④ http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=18564&topicID=69

⑤ http://www.agriculturetimes.com.pk/news-eng-detail.php?id=59

(イ) PART II – Pollution and Unsustainable Practices

① http://www.all-about-india.com/Ganges-River-Pollution.html

② http://water.org/projects/india/

③ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/56673/indias-ground-water-table-dry.html

④ http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/

9.) Bangladesh

① Bangladesh Water Crisis - http://water.org/2009/07/bangladesh-water-crisis/

② Ganges River Pollution - http://www.all-about-india.com/Ganges-River-Pollution.html

③ Rising Sea Levels http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bangladesh-in-dread-of-rising-sea-levels-687400.html

④ Bangladesh’s Height Above Sea Level http://www.google.com.tw/imgres?q=bangladesh+-+rising+sea+levels&um=1&hl=zh-TW&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=Xp3pUBqj7Z9B8M:&imgrefurl=https://confluence.furman.edu:8443/display/Lipscomb/Climate%252BChange%252Band%252BOcean%252BLevels&docid=c5PC6XGHekO7vM&w=450&h=518&ei=HahATrzUOqramAWA0OW4CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=143&vpy=73&dur=927&hovh=241&hovw=209&tx=141&ty=110&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=126&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&biw=1040&bih=732

⑤ Bangladesh’s most populated areas http://www.google.com.tw/imgres?q=bangladesh+-+rising+sea+levels&um=1&hl=zh-TW&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=4VBCtO_Z5fCozM:&imgrefurl=http://insideout.wbur.org/documentaries/heatofthemoment/segmentb.asp&docid=HClLRlefS2JKkM&w=364&h=468&ei=HahATrzUOqramAWA0OW4CQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=238&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=113&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=61&ty=54&biw=1040&bih=732

⑥ Why are two stroke engines? Do we have them in Taiwan? How do they contribute to Global Climate Change?

⑦ How much of Bangladesh do scientists estimate might go underwater if sea levels rise 3 meters?

10.) Pakistan

(ア) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty

(イ) http://www.waterpolitics.com/2011/03/25/the-parched-tiger-india-and-pakistan-race-to-secure-priority-water-rights-on-the-indus/

(ウ) http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion

(エ) http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=18564&topicID=69

(オ) http://www.agriculturetimes.com.pk/news-eng-detail.php?id=59

11.) China

(ア) Aquifer Depletion - http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion

(イ) China Improving its’ Infrastructure http://asiatoday.com/pressrelease/announcement-regarding-investment-chinas-water-utility-operator-china-water-affairs

(ウ) Damming on the Mekong River - http://www.itt.com/waterbook/Vietnam.asp

(エ) Dams on the Mekong River - http://www.google.com.tw/imgres?q=dams+on+the+Mekong&um=1&hl=zh-TW&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=GftNJt9QXMHWTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.internationalrivers.org/fr/southeast-asia/mekong-regional-initiatives/proposed-location-mekong-river-mainstream-dams%253Fsize%253D_original&docid=CueVMR64TbfN2M&w=460&h=522&ei=I30_TvT3JsSJmQXyp4GTCA&zoom=1&biw=1040&bih=768

(オ) For you to find out: What percentage of people in China has access to clean drinking water?

(カ) For you to find out: Why has there been so much drought in Northern China over the past 10 years?

12.) Switzerland

(ア) Overview of Water issues in Switzerland - http://www.swissworld.org/en/geography/rivers_and_lakes/water_sources/

(イ) Danube River Basin Management - http://www.icpdr.org/icpdr-pages/river_basin_management.htm

(ウ) International Commission for Protection for the Protection of the Rhine http://waterwiki.net/index.php/International_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_the_Rhine

(エ) Nestle Commercial in Arabic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEEZrW-C84A

(オ) Forbes 500 Companies in Switzerland http://www.economywatch.com/companies/forbes-list/switzerland.html

(カ) From Nestle’s Website - http://www.nestle.com/Brands/BottledWater/Pages/BottledWaterCSV.aspx

(キ) PS – You should watch the documentary “Tapped,” http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/52817/Tapped/

13.) Japan

(ア) This is all about some Private Japanese Water Companies. You should check each company out after you read this link - http://www.globalwaterintel.com/archive/4/9/general/japan-flirting-with-psp.html

Japan's environmental situation - http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=870&catid=26&subcatid=162

(イ) Japan Helping China Improving its’ Infrastructure http://asiatoday.com/pressrelease/announcement-regarding-investment-chinas-water-utility-operator-china-water-affairs

14.) Vietnam

(イ) UNICEF Overview for Vietnam - http://www.unicef.org/vietnam/wes.html

(ウ) Damming on the Mekong River - http://www.itt.com/waterbook/Vietnam.asp

(エ) Dammin in Laos - http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=12771

(オ) Dams on the Mekong River - http://www.google.com.tw/imgres?q=dams+on+the+Mekong&um=1&hl=zh-TW&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=GftNJt9QXMHWTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.internationalrivers.org/fr/southeast-asia/mekong-regional-initiatives/proposed-location-mekong-river-mainstream-dams%253Fsize%253D_original&docid=CueVMR64TbfN2M&w=460&h=522&ei=I30_TvT3JsSJmQXyp4GTCA&zoom=1&biw=1040&bih=768

(キ) For you to find out: What is the Mekong Water Commission?

(ク) What percentage of Vietnamese people make their living doing “subsistence agriculture” or “fishing?” How many million people is that?

15.) Uzbekistan

(ア) Aral Sea Disaster - http://orexca.com/aral_sea.shtml

(イ) Restoring the Aral Sea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUyddi_5j8

Uzbekistan's Environmental Situation - http://countrystudies.us/uzbekistan/17.htm

16.) WORLDBANK

(ア) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty - India/Pakistan

(イ) http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P001947 – Niger

(ウ) http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?Projectid=P000490&theSitePK=40941&piPK=64302789&pagePK=64330676&menuPK=64282137&Type=Implementation – Lake Chad – Niger

(エ) http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/ - Depletion of Aquifers leads to Rising Sea Levels

(オ) Bechtel Corporation (San Fransisco) vs. The Government of Bolivia and more on Iraq. Make sure you read all of them. All of these are World Bank and IMF Projects. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_globalization38.htm

(カ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related

j.) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?

k.) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?

While you do your research this weekend, you should be thinking!

Think...what would be some ways that we could fix these problems?

When you have an idea...think...how much will this solution cost.

Finally, ...think...who will pay for our solution and how will we make it happen.

Here is one idea. Check out this link. Would this help us fix the problem? Come up with some other concrete ideas that will help your country.

http://cascadedesigns.com/msr

加油

李笑龍老師

Country Assignments

2011-08-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Here are your country assignments and partners. If you have not signed up for blogger, do so immediately. Remember, you must create a gmail account to do this.

COUNTRY	9^th Grade	8^th Grade	8th Grade
Niger		Joanna Lai	Grace
Iraq	Sarah Lin	Charlotte
China	Leo	Joy	Ken
Turkey		David	Fred
Vietnam	James	Anthony
Pakistan	Jason Wu	Henry
Nigeria	Peggy Wu	Cindy
Switzerland	Kelly	Steffie
America	Angela	Angel
Syria	Joanna Smart	Veronica
India	Francis	Willy
Bangladesh	Andrew	Aaron
Japan		Arthur	Jason Fu
Uzbekistan	Rebecca	Anne :)
Bolivia		Jenny	Jasmine

N. America - 1

S. America - 1

Africa - 2

Europe - 1

Central Asia - 1

East Asia - 2

South Asia - 3

SE Asia – 1

1^st World – 3

Developing and Big – 4

Developing – 4

Undeveloped – 4

2011-08-07T19:40:00.000-07:00

Now that you have your Country Assignments, you can start your Country Profile. A Country Profile is just a collection of statistics that will help you understand your country.

HERE IS HOW TO DO A COUNTRY PROFILE

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

1. Official name of country: You must get the OFFICIAL name. For example, the official name of Libya (at least as of 8/8/2011) is The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. You can not only put Libya.

2. Climate (major types of climate, rainfall, vegetation):

3. Map

a. Location absolute (latitude and longitude) and relative (in relation to physical features

and other nations)

b. Physical features (what would one see in the country in the way of mountains, deserts,

plains, major rivers, coast lines, etc.)

c. In the map key, state the size of the country in square mi/km

d. Who are your countries neighbors (Ex: to the north of the U.S. is Canada,

etc.)? Is your country bordered by waterways (oceans/major rivers, etc.)

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

4. Type of government, names of government officials, and political parties. This is important, especially in democratic or republican governments because the government will change what it says and does if a new party comes in power. Think of how different Taiwan was when Chen SHui-Bian was President vs. now, with Ma Ying Jeou. After you find out who the main political parties are, you must then find out who is in power and what they want to do about your problem.

5. Capital

6. International Organization affiliations

There are many International Organizations that discuss military, political, economic, human rights, etc. issues. Some of the most important ones are The World Trade Organization

7. Size of armed forces

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

8. Official language, other languages spoken, ethnic composition and major religions

9. Population, population growth rate, and population distribution

10. Major cities

11. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy

12. Teachers and Doctors per population

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

13. GNP or GDP (total and Per Capita)

14. % of land that is arable used for agriculture

15. Natural resources – What minerals, raw materials, etc. does your country have?

16. Major agricultural and industrial products

17. Major exports and imports (very important, this basically states who some of

your best allies are)

18. Currency (include current exchange rate – Use xe.com to put it into USD or TWD)

19. Balance of Trade (include amounts in US currency of Total Exports and Imports)

20. Historical events (Time line format ONLY since 1980)

Here are the two best places to find information for you Country Profile

1.) The CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

2.) World Atlas - http://www.worldatlas.com/

Weekend Assignment

2011-08-04T22:12:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

Those of you in the class have already recieved your assignment. Those of you who haven't come back will have to make this up later.

Here are the links and the questions...

a.) What is the water cycle? Draw and explain each part of it below.

b.) What is climate change? Please give an answer (in your own words J) that is based off of a scientific definition.

c.) Give me three ways in which humans can pollute the water. Explain each below.

d.) How do scientists think climate change may affect the water cycle? HINT: Use the epa.gov website here. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/impacts/index.html

*** You will need to go to the bottom right and clik the forward button a few times before you get to the section on aquifers.

e.) What is an aquifer?

f.) What are the two types of aquifers? What is the main difference between each one?

(g.) What do you think happens when two countries both think that they have the right to use water in a river, lake, aquifer or canal? Why do you think that?
http://www.spokaneaquifer.org/kids/vftm/aquifer/_tourlaunch1.htm

i.) What do you think happens when a corporation (like Coca Cola, Pepsi, or China Water Affairs) says that they own the right to use water froma river, lake, or aquifer, but people who live near that same river, lake, or aquifer can not? Why do you think that?

FOR EVERYONE! Read and look at these. We will need them for next week.
1.) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
2.) http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/
3.) http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/OFORIAA/

ICC TRIBUNAL VERDICT IS IN...

2011-08-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

International Criminal Court/ Cour Pénale Internationale

Muammar Qadaffi (ALIAS: Fang Hao) (ALIAS: Darren Fang)

Charged with...

Crimes Against Humanity
War Crimes
Genocide

Found - GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS.

Sentencing done by: Honrable Judge Matthew Gibson of the International Criminal Court
Sentence will be carried out at: The Hague

Saif Al-Islam Qadaffi (ALIAS: Hsieh Min-Han) (ALIAS: Murielle Hsieh)

Charged with...

Crimes Against Humanity
War Crimes
Genocide

Found - NOT GUILTY

Khamis Qadaffi (ALIAS: Chen Fan-Yu) (ALIAS: Christine Chen)

Charged with ...

Crimes Agasint Humanity

War Crimes

Genocide

Found - NOT GUILTY

Our Last Class :(

2011-06-19T00:32:00.001-07:00

Ni hao,

Tuesday will be our final. The final will go like this...

1.) We immediately begin our trial. All of your prep work should be finished before you come into class.
2.) Finish where we left off, with Mr. Qadaffi on the stand.
3.) After the Defense Team has finished calling witnesses to the stand, each side (Prosecution first) will make their Closing Statements.
4.) The judge and jury will retire to their chambers (which means go to a special room and debate).

HINT: Often times, trials stop when the debate becomes focused on a very difficult or technical thing. The trial stops in order for the jury, judge, defense team and prosecution team to go do research. I suggest that you all do research on any technical issue.

HINT: Defense Team, you basically have 1:30 hours of time left on the clock. Use it wisely.

HINT: Make sure you understand the Rome Statute! Ultimately, that is what the Prosecution is using to bring the Qadaffi's to trial. If whatever you are talking about doesn't somehow line up with the Rome Statute, then your case will fall flat.

HINT: Refocus...what is this trial about? What are teh formal accusations? Remember those for your last day of questioning and Final Statements.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

PS - Witnesses, you will have a special role on Tuesday. This will require you to be aware of what the trial is all about. I will have a special Final Exam for you (but I won't tell you what it is). As long as you understand what has been going on in the trial, then you are OK.

Libyan News of the Day

2011-06-08T01:37:00.001-07:00

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/06/libya.rape.case/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

June 7th Class

2011-06-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

Because the 10th graders won't be here today, we will postpone our trial. Here is what I would like for us to do today.

1.) Try out the OrgSync Software.

2.) Organize our thoughts for MDMUN. Please bring ALL IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. Get them from the tenth graders before they leave!

3.) Pre-conference with all witnesses. The Prosecution must be finished by next week. I'm sorry. I know that's puts a lot of pressure on you, but without this week and because you 9th graders will leave early, we actually lose two entire weeks that I did not anticipate.

Mr. Gibson

P.S. - Here is the interesting story of the day. It's about Egypt's revolution. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/06/egypt.gallup.survey/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Interesting Videos about 天安門廣昌大屠殺

2011-06-05T00:03:00.001-07:00

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/04/gotta-watch-tiananmen-square-protests/?hpt=hp_c2

THIMUN OrgSyng

2011-05-30T19:17:00.001-07:00

OK,

Here is the link to OrgSync.

http://mun.orgsync.com/

We will spend some time registering and I will walk you through it the best I can. There is a pre-debate about Food Security this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. If you don't have any plans for Dragon Boat Festival, I suggest you get online and take a look. There is a full on debate on June 12th about Food Security. Don't worry about the issue. the main point of this excersice is to get you all familiar with using OrgSync. it's basically a mix between Facebook and Google Docs.

Mr. Gibson

Fresh off the Presses

2011-05-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

This week's top Libya story: Jacob Zuma, on behalf of the AU (African Union), meets with "Brother" Qadaffi in order to negotiate a ceasefire.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/05/30/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1

How to Make Objections

2011-05-24T01:30:00.000-07:00

HERE ARE THE DIFERENT OBJECTIONS

Speculation – Don’t ask the witness to give their opionoins
Vague as to Time - You should ask specifically “when and where."
Hearsay – It’s better to get primary sources as opposed to secondary sources.
Non-Responsive – The witness isn’t specifically answering the question. They are talking about things unrelated to the trial.

Fresh off the Presses

2011-05-16T22:42:00.001-07:00

ICC and Qadaffi (in the real world)

http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/05/16/qaddafi_arrest_hague_prosecutor_asks_for_arrest_warrant_for_crim.html

http://www.economist.com/node/18682044

Week One of the ICC Tribunal

2011-05-15T00:19:00.001-07:00

Ni hao,

Sorry to email you so late, but here is the game plan for Tuesday.We will first do Opening Statements. This means that the prosecution will first all make some sort of speech which summarizes the case that you are making against the defendants. Look at the video "The Trial of Milosevic" to that British gentleman who was the Chief Prosecutor for an idea of what your speech should look and sound like. After that, everyone in the Qadaffi family needs to get sworn in, then take the stand, and finally actually make some sort of statement. Look no further than Slobodan Milosevic himself for an example of what to do. Witnesses, you will not go on Tuesday.However, you will be expected to document our case. More on that tomorrow or Tuesday. Witnesses also need to prepare all of their testimonies with the prosecution team. After Tuesday,the prosecution will call witnesses to the stand and get evidence admitted. That requires you to look over those videos we watched two weeks ago and prepare accordingly. After next Tuesday, the prosecution will make their arguments based upon their witnesses and evidence and the defendants will do all the cross examination.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

Qadaffi and the Jasmine Revolution

2011-05-11T01:54:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to the Mingdao High School Model United Nations blog!

ENJOY!...

OK, the last month has been INCREDIBLE in the Middle East. It has been a domino effect of revolutions since a guy named Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire in order to protest corruption, injustice an poverty in Tunisia. Since then, almost half of the Middle Eastern countries have faced riots, protests, and absolute revolutions. Take a look!

Mohammed Bouazizi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHw_auqod6Y from Aj-Jazerra News

Tunisia Begins to Protest - http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=BPyvrWblA0I from Al-Jazerra News

Tunisia's President Ben Ali Steps Down -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou6Oqnz4O4I of State News of Tunisia

President of Tunisia flees the country - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOlqZYrcTM from CNN

Egypt - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWiBCIxjIk from a protesters camera phone

Mubarak Says He Will Not Seek Re-Election -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsIBw199b5Q&NR=1

WATCH THIS ONE FOR SURE!!! Mubarak Steps Down Completely and People React in Tahir Square- Tahir Square is like Egypt's Tinammen Square.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGLgjTc8UQ

Bahrain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6RCBOC-MAM from Al-Jazerra News

Iran - There are few foreign journalists in Iran and media is heavily restricted. Iran's story goes back to 1979 and last year. In 1979, the had a pro Islamic and anti American Revolution. (They didn't like America because America was supporting a dictator who was stopping them from having any freedom of religion or assembly, etc.) Since then, Iran's new leaders have become very corrupt and unpopular. Last year, they had an "election" in which the person who probably won was told that he actually lost by the Supreme Leader. Since the rest of the Middle East has risen up, Iranians have started to rise up.

This was Iran last year during the elections of 2010 -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHT8-ps64w from the BBC

This is Iran right now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSI8dTjB_yk

Yemen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb-lEEOAnKE&feature=relatedfrom Al-Jazzera News

Libya - There are few foreign journalists and many restrictions on media in Libya (much like China and Iran). However, we do have a speech from Qaddafi's sonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12520586 from BBC News which got the film from the State Media of Libya

NOTE: This is where the Civil War began. Take a look at any and all research you can to give you an idea of what happened with the Civil War. I would suggest using the following news organizations...

Al-Jazeera

BBC

CNN

Question - Why are so many people answering questions in English?

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ROME STATUTE

Here is the actual resolution which entered into force (meaning people could actually use it) on July 1, 2002. If you haven't read this text, read it, cite it, and use it to plan your defense, prosecution, or testimonies.

http://untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm

JIA YOU!

The Trial of Milosevic

2011-05-02T18:18:00.001-07:00

Yo,

OK, we have two goals for today. First, we go over how the trial will actually work along with some key terms that you will need to get familiar with over the rest of the semester.

Next, we will watch the film "Milosevic on Trial." It should give us a good idea about how the trial will work and it might give you a few more ideas in terms of what to do for strategy.

Check out the links below for homework. I posted the 1st chapter of "Milosevic on Trial" as well as some links to key vocabulary terms. Most importantly, I also posted some "how to" videos which will explain how to...

* make testimonies

* bring evidence into a trial

* make objections (and get them sustained)

* behave properly in court

In order to prepare for our trial, which starts next week, you must read all of the links below.

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson

Milosivec Trial

2011-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

Here is a webpage from BBC detailing the Tribunal for Solobodan Milosivec. Remember, his trial was supposed to set precedent for how the ICC tries leaders of countries accused of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, etc.

Also, keep in mind that he died during his trial, so we (as well as the actual ICC) have an incomplete precedent set.

I suggest that both the defense and prosecution uses this to get ideas as how they plan their defense and attack strategies.

We will start our trial next week! So, today, the defense team needs to meet with me and the prosecution and witnesses can just prepare.

Mr. Gibson

PS - If The Magic are playing the Suns, would they put all their big guys in or all their small guys? Why? Who would they focus on? Vice versa for the Magic (sorry football fans...I don't have any good analogies about Man U or Arsenal).

Pictures from Libya and Egypt

2011-04-24T07:03:00.000-07:00

Check this out...

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/04/20/a_life_less_ordinary_the_photographs_of_chris_hondros?page=0,0

War journalism is a dangerous business. This is the final work of Chris Hondorus, a journalist for Foreign Policy Magazine.

Mr. Gibson

The Latest on Libya

2011-04-18T05:38:00.001-07:00

From the New York Times - It gives a good idea of what's going on with the case against Qadaffi and complications to it. Notice the correction at the bottom. Even the writers at The New York Times are unsure about what exactly is happening. So, keep your heads up! This is a difficult project and so far you all are navigating treacherous waters very smoothly with little help from me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/world/africa/17rebels.html?_r=1&hp

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7Rvz-u9LGwByfYfspxhxi-8lY2w?docId=d91b063acd1d4fbb862ab9102e4cacc8

Taiwan's Nuclear Energy

2011-04-18T03:29:00.001-07:00

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/04/17/coren.taiwan.nuclear.plants.cnn?hpt=C2

BEGINNING OF OUR TRIBUNAL

2011-04-11T20:21:00.000-07:00

Good morning,

As of today, we will spend the remainder of class time working on our ICC Tribunal. Please read the following...

Rules: The Rules and Procedures used in our tribunal will be based off of Article 15 of the Statute of the Tribunal, which went into effect on 14 March 1994 and was amended 25 July 1997.

Statute: Our Statute is based of the Rome Statue, which entered into force 1 July 2002.

http://untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/index.html

Tribunal: The official name of our tribunal is "The International tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Human Rights Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Libyan Arab Jamahirya since 2011, established by Security Council Resolution 1925 of 12 April 2011.

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson

PS - Overview of Libya so far - http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/eCache/DEF/12/377.html

PS 2 - UN Law links (Rome Statue and ICC) - http://www.un.org/law/icc/index.html

PS 3 - I made the UN Security Resolution up. They haven't actually made it that far yet for various reasons that relate to the conflict. I can explain more during class if you are curious.

Propaganda, PR, and Politics

2011-04-07T22:29:00.000-07:00

Interesting article about Qaddafi, Propaganda, Politics and PR: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/06/libya.gadhafi.image/index.html

Latest News out of Libya: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/07/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1

PS - Have you been paying attention to Libya lately? You might get some good stuff if you are.

Midterm Exam

2011-04-07T22:27:00.001-07:00

Ni hao, Seeing as how we will miss next weeks' class, it's time to start thinking about our Midterm. Our Midterm will have two parts. One will be done as a group and must befinsiehd two weeks from today on April 13th.

1.) On April 15th, you must present your MUN Proposal to Teacher David, me, and any other administrators who need to know. This is not for a grade. However, if you are not ready, there will be no MUN. You have two weeks to cross all the t's and dot all the i's.

2.) On the day of the Midterm, you must do the following things either as a group or as an individual. This is for a grade.

Defense - Mr. Gibson will pretend he is your "Lawyer." You must present your defense to me. Your defense must be based upon the Rome Statute and the amendments and information found herehttp://www.icty.org/sections/LegalLibrary/Defence. Also, I suggest you come up with a strategy and then look through what the court can and can not do to strengthen your defense. This will require you to look through everyone else's information.

Prosecution - Mr. Gibson will pretend he is the "Judge." You must bring formal charges to me and an explanation of who will do what during the trial. See Part Four "Investigations of Rights and Subjects," Part Five "Pre-Trial Proceedings," and Part 6 "Proceedings Before Trial Chambers" here http://www.icty.org/x/file/Legal%20Library/Rules_procedure_evidence/IT032Rev45_en.pdf in order to have an idea of what you should get finished before our trial.

Witnesses - Mr. Gibson will be the "Grand Jury." You must tell me your story. If I can verify it, then you will be admitted as a good witness to the trial. This requires you to read Part Three "Organization of the Tribunal" Under Rule 34 here at http://www.icty.org/x/file/Legal%20Library/Rules_procedure_evidence/IT032Rev45_en.pdf. After that, just make sure that you can verify your own testimony.

PS - You can come up with extra witnesses. You all need at least two. This requires all of you to do research, write papers, and prepare to make an oral presentation to me.

I will check your work during class time, so it's in your best interest to finish this before you come to class in two weeks. That way, if you are unsure of what to do, you can ask me before Midterms.

On the day of Elective Midterms, all you will do is turn in your paper and present your defense to your lawyer, formal charges to the judge, or testimony to the Grand Jury. As always, email me if you need some help.

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson

"Listening Points" Video

2011-03-29T01:58:00.000-07:00

Here is the video from Al-Jazeera that we watched today on media. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/2011/03/20113121012263363.html#

2011-03-29T00:31:00.000-07:00

Classwork and Homework

2011-03-21T22:29:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

OK. Here is this week's homework...

1.) Fix up any mistakes from last week's homework.

2.) Each of you will be assigned a country or influential media organization. Your job is to look at how that country/organization is reacting to the news that is coming out of Libya. We will gather next Tuesday and, during first period, collaborate.

Here are your country assignments...

Darren: Al-Jazeera (Qatar/ Middle East)

Murielle: La Monde (France)

Christine: Russian Times (Russia)

Catherine: Media Indonesia and Antara (Indonesia)

Peggy: NBC and Fox News (United States)

Eve: The Times of India and NDTV (India)

Sarah: El Universal and El Mundo (Venezuela)

Sabina: Xinhua News (China)

Junior: The Punch, and The Nigeria Tribune (Nigeria)

You need to find at least five different news articles (not editorials) that deal with the topic. Give a one paragraph synopsis of those articles and be prepared to share them. Your synopsis should also include a brief explanation of who the author is. Also, be prepared to answer this question...

"How does (your country/ organization) seem to feel about the attacks in Libya?"

3.) Start preparing your defense, prosecution, or testimonies. They will be your midterms.

Mr. Gibson

Rome Statute to the International Court

2011-03-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

http://untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm

Mr. Gibson

HUGE NEWS!!!

2011-03-19T08:21:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

The situation in Libya keeps getting more and more interesting. It appears there may be military intervention by The U.S. and other Security Council Members. Qadaffi has apparently broken the ceasefire. Check out the video, the links, and the other news clips.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704713004576209740422465736.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Mr. Gibson

BIG NEWS IN LIBYA!

2011-03-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

Whoa!

It seems the scenario we proposed for the ICC Tribunal, which sounded kind of far fetched last week, now may actually happen. Check the following links out below nad feel free, as always, to leave a comment.

Mr. Gibson

PS - Don't forget to check out the other links in the post from last week.

FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

2011-03-16T17:39:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

In case you are all interested in what's going on with the Fukushima Accidents in Japan, I suggest you take a look at the following websites.

1.) CNN - It gives a pretty good explanation with 3D animations: http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/interactive.nuclear.japan/index.html?hpt=C1

2.) The IAEA's homepage - It has been focusing on the accident since it happened: http://www.iaea.org/

Mr. Gibson

Homework for Week 5

2011-03-15T01:13:00.000-07:00

Hello, مرحبا , and Здраво,

Here is this weeks homework...

1.) You need to relay this week's decisions about the schedule, logistics, and topics to the Student Union. I will relay the information to Teacher David. We'll go from there. let's plan to iron out (that means "to finalize") everything next Tuesday.

2.) Finish last week's homework. Everyone except for Sabina will have points taken off (Thank you Sabina :)). Please turn those into me before Wednesay night at 10:00 p.m. or more points will be taken off

3.) Read the links that are listed below. They deal with the Rome Convention, the jusrusdiction of the ICC, current tribunals that are taking place, some information regarding the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and some relevant questions about the role of the UN and the ICC.

4.) Complete the following research in MLA format and turn those in by Monday, March 21st by 10:00 p.m.

DEFENSE

Darren: How did Qadaffi rise to power? What has he done in office economically, dilpomatically, militarilly, etc. Which of these actions have angered the world. How has the UN and other nations responded to his actions over the last 42 years?

Murielle: How has the International Criminal Court developedinto what it is today? What is the Rome Convention Statute of the International Court? Give all teh details behind when, why, how, etc. it was founded.

Christine: What is the jurisdiction of the ICC? What are its' shortcomings? Mores epcifically, what can and can't it do. Give some historical examples (especially from the Milosivec trial).

WITNESSES

Junior: What atrocities have been commiteed by the Armed Forces of Libya? Who from Libya is willing to testify against Qadaffi? What did Obrahim Dabasshi and the former UN Delegates to the UN from Libya do that has raised eyebrows? Why did they do that?

Sarah: What Human Rights atrocities have been committed in Libya? WHo can testify that these have happened?

Sabina: What is teh general background of all the chaos in Libya? Why is the ICC looking at getting involved?

PROSECUTION

Eve, Peggy, and Catherine: What does each of your respective jobs entail? What do you actually do for the ICC? Also, what formal charges have you brought up against Qadaffi and why? HINT: You are going to have to look at teh formal charges brought up in other tribunals and base your indictment on those.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

M2UN

2011-03-12T19:52:00.001-08:00

Hello MUN Class and Student Union,

Please put your two cents in below in regards to the M2UN. We need the following things to be sorted by tomorrow...

1.) When are we going to hold this conference?

2.) Who will we invite?

3.) Where will we hold this conference?

4.) Where will the delegates sleep?

5.) Where will the delegates sleep?

6.) How will the delegates be fed?

7.) How much, if anything, will we charge delegates in order to break even?

8.) How many conferences will we have?

9.) What will be the topic of our conferences?

10.) Why are we having our conference? What is our Charter? Please see the real UN's charter and come up with some ideas of what we should put in our Mingdao Model United Nations Charter. We will vote on that Tuesday afternoon.

Teacher David needs to have a schedule and an outline which he can show all the heads of the department by tomorrow afternoon. I need the same thing so I can send something out to any other perspective schools. By the way, I met another teacher who is teaching Model United nations in Taichung, so we may have another school that would be able to send some kids.

Feel free to use the comment section to debate and discuss. Pop into it like you would pop into facebook for updates.

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson

ICC ASSIGNMENTS

2011-03-11T01:21:00.000-08:00

Ni hao MUN class,

For the ICC assignment, instead of doing a Country Profile assignment to get the ball rolling, we are going to do Personal Profiles. Your task is to research the following people and create a biography about them. Look for a rubric below. Your assignments are...

Defendants

Darren: Muammar al-Qaddafi

Murielle: Said al-Islam Qaddafi

Christine: Khamis al-Qaddafi

Witnesses

Junior: Ibrahim O Dabbashi

Junior: Defected Air Force Commander *

Sarah: Head of the International Red Cross in Libya

Sarah: A woman who has been improsoned by Qadaffi *

Sabina: Mustafa Abdul Jalil

Sabina: A citizen who has been harmed (you decde how) directly by Qadaffi's forces *

Legal Team

Eve - Deputy Prosecutor: Fatou Bensouda

Peggy - Head of the Jurisdiction, Complementarity, and Cooperation Division

Catherine: Head of Investigations: Michael De Smedt

Here is what you need to complete your Personal Profile.

Background (Paragraph One)

1.) Place of birth

2.) Year of birth and approximate age as of today

3.) If they have any important family ties, please list them.

4.) Education (If none, put none. Otherwise list their Primary, Secondary, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate Degrees, where and when they graduated, plus any Technical Institutions - like military school.)

5.) Work Experience

Role in The ICC Tribune

6.) Why are you hear at The Hague? This requires you to research how an ICC Tribune works.

* For the witnesses, your job is to pick someone who fits my vague outline. It can be anyone who fits that criteria who has been affected by this incident. Eventually, you will be called to the stand (meaning you will have to speak in court) because of your experiences. So, you have some creativity in terms of creating your character. Find someone and "become" that person for the trial.

NOTE: Information about Libya is limited since the media is tightly controlled. However, you are still expected to do proper research and cite your sources. Furthermore, you are also expected to turn this assignment in MLA Style. Both GCP 9 and 10 have just completed assignments that required them to write a paper in MLA Style. Therefore, there are no excuses for turning in assignments that are not in MLA Style.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

PS - Check the link below for some of the latest information regarding Libya.

Fresh of the Presses (03/01/2011)

2011-03-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

Here is today's top story from the UN Wire. It deals directly with what we are talking about in class. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/world/africa/27nations.html?_r=1

Mr. Gibson

THE MIDDLE EASTERN REVOLUTIONS

2011-02-20T19:18:00.000-08:00

Mohammed Bouazizi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHw_auqod6Y from Aj-Jazerra News

Tunisia Begins to Protest - http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=BPyvrWblA0I from Al-Jazerra News

Tunisia's President Ben Ali Steps Down -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou6Oqnz4O4I of State News of Tunisia

President of Tunisia flees the country - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOlqZYrcTM from CNN

Egypt - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWiBCIxjIk from a protesters camera phone

Mubarak Says He Will Not Seek Re-Election -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsIBw199b5Q&NR=1

WATCH THIS ONE FOR SURE!!! Mubarak Steps Down Completely and People React in Tahir Square- Tahir Square is like Egypt's Tinammen Square.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGLgjTc8UQ

Bahrain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6RCBOC-MAM from Al-Jazerra News

This was Iran last year during the elections of 2010 -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHT8-ps64w from the BBC

This is Iran right now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSI8dTjB_yk

Yemen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb-lEEOAnKE&feature=relatedfrom Al-Jazzera News

Question - Why are so many people answering questions in English?

PS - There are some early reports that Muammar Qaddafi, the dictator of Libya, has fled the country for Venezuela. Watch the news tonight to see if it's true or not.

PS 2 - Again, I know that you don't understand the gravity of the situation of this yet, but it will certainly be important for the future.

2nd Semester

2011-02-14T22:12:00.000-08:00

Yo,

As I just mentioned, our goal for this semester is to do at least two things...

1.) Have another Mini MUN Conference. The only thing I am going to say is that this conference must pertain to the International Court of Justice or International Criminal Court。http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php

2.) Come up with some sort of community service project. The idea here is that we take our administrative and problem solving skills and create some sort of project. Here are some charities that operate in Taiwan and/or internationally. You may be able to create a project in conjunction with them. You may also create a project for something completely unrelated.

*In Taiwan...
- http://www.terracycle.net/
- http://www.taichungpaws.org/word/
- http://www.iwat.org/
- http://www.worldvision.org.tw/en/
- http://www.tzuchi.org/
- http://www.humantrafficking.org/organizations/208
- http://www.tima.org.tw/tima2009/
- http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!cfiHE3yGER759KmSvb9FXdJy5EZCE_YuDY2LKYQWoI1Bh8M-/photo?pid=15

* International
- http://www.oxfam.org/
- http://www.unicef.org/
- http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
- http://www.msf.org/
- http://www.projecthope.org/
- http://www.tuftsdaily.com/tufts-performance-of-vagina-monologues-raises-money-for-global-charity-girls-leap-1.2149843 - Vagina Monologues donates money from its' performances to rape victims in the D.R.C.
- http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/
- http://www.wwf.org/

Whatever project you create, I will expect you to fisrt ask a question such as "How can we fix...?" Then, I expect you all, as a team, to create a gameplan for solving this problem with concrete steps. Whatever your gameplan is, I encourage you to look for help from your families, classmates, fellow Mingdao students, fellow citizens of Taichung and Taichung county, fellow countrymen and women, etc. The bigger the better. Remember, MUN itself started out as a student project by some Harvard undergraduates in the 1920's. Do you think they knew that kids all across the globe would be participating in it a mere 90 years later?

You may create more than one charity project, but you may not create any more than three.

***.) Create an inter-school Model United Nations Conference. If you want to do this, we can do it! It has been mentioned by some of your classmates that we would like to set a High School MUN Conference run by you, the Mingdao students (with me helping of course).

Welcome back to school and MUN! I am hoping that we can create some practical, hands on projects that not only help you, but also help your community.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

2011-02-13T22:10:00.001-08:00

Grading Rubric

1.) Is your paper formatted correctly? Does it have…
5-7 pages?
double spacing?
size 12 font, Times New Roman?
a proper Works Cited Page (more on that below)?
a proper heading?
correct grammar and punctuation?
a good flow?

35 points total

2.) Does it have a section on…

important places and buildings of the religion
how the religion began?
the main beliefs of the religion?
the main rituals of the religion?
who are its' most important leaders and people?
the history of the religion?
where people practice this religion?
How many people practice this religion?

40 points

3.) Citation: Do you have…

proper in-text citation (use the OWL for that)?
a Works Cited Page (use the OWL for that template)?

25 points

!!?? MUN guys...Why is Mohamed ElBaradei under house arrest???!

2011-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:00

For Peggy and Catherine

2011-01-04T00:45:00.000-08:00

Here's an article about America, France, and Japan's Central Bank Ministers...

http://www.newsweek.com/2008/12/19/economic-triumvirate.html

Resolution

2010-12-27T23:29:00.000-08:00

Resolution
Signatories: Kenya, Pakistan, Chile, Suriname

The Security Council,

Recognizing the need to solve the issue of NDM-1 that has been affecting many countries and influencing people’s health,

Expressing our concern over the expansion of NDM-1 from countries that have cases already;

Accounting for policies that will help solve the issue;

Requesting the UN to cooperate based on following resolutions;

1. Strongly urges high developed countries to help developing countries based on the prevention of NDM-1’s expansion;
a. Requesting countries with advanced skills of medication to support countries that are lack of medical equipment
i. May send well-trained doctors and medical staffs to those developing countries’ medical centers;
ii. May provide more advanced medical equipments to those developing countries;
b. Asking high developed countries to provide funds for hospitals and medical research centers to improve medical technology in order to prevent the increase of NDM-1 patients;
c. Strongly urges high developed countries to help improve the environments of developing countries;
i. May provide facilities for sanitization in order to clean public areas;
ii. May contribute cleaning equipments and hygienic appliances to poor areas;
2. Calls for responsibilities of developing countries to set policies to keep in check with their own countries’ precautionary measures;
a. Propose for building some departments to keep NDM-1 patients inside and inspect and observe their health condition;
b. Be sure to isolate NDM-1 patients in a place and prevent them from going outside;
c. Governments should improve hospitals’ facilities and build separated rooms for patients doing surgeries individually;
d. Announce to the public to prevent traveling to infected countries, especially receiving cosmetic and other surgeries;
e. Governments should publicize and educate citizens how to improve individual cleaning and avoid doing unnecessary surgeries;
i. Teach residents about the basic knowledge by making public advertisement;
ii. Government should check each public places’ hygiene;
f. Establish rigid procedure at airports to examine every passengers that travel each country;
i. Measure each passenger’s temperature;
ii. Investigate each passenger’s record of traveling in recent months;
iii. If a passenger doesn’t pass one of the examination, he or she should leave personal information;
3. Suggests for building a big research centre in New Zealand for doing NDM-1 studies and develop NDM-1 vaccines;
a. Each country should send one small group of experts to the laboratory
i. A group include 2 chemists, 2 surgeons, and 2 biologists;
ii. Each group should cooperate with other countries at the lab to do experiments;
b. Each country builds one research centre in their own country and keep in contact with each country’s experts in New Zealand;
c. In the NDM-1 building, establish rooms for each country to contact their own country and report any results from experiments;
d. Establish rigid administration for the building; make sure only appointed experts enter the building, and any information from the research centre shouldn’t be spread out;
e. Only affirmed result that will help solve NDM-1 problem could be currently published;
f. Each country should provide funds for the NDM-1 building at a rate;
i. GDP above one trillion countries provide 70 percent of the funds;
ii. GDP lower than one trillion countries provide 30 percent of the funds;
g. Developing countries provide certain amount of natural resources in exchange of their medical support;
4. Encourages the UN to cooperate with CIDRAP (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy).
a. Share studies and experiments with them, but privately;
b. Internet-based infectious disease reporting and publishing when the result is justified and should tell the people;
c. Making current information widely available to educate and inform healthcare providers, public health professionals, and people across the nation and around the world;

MUN resolution

2010-12-27T23:16:00.000-08:00

MUN resolution
Security council
Signatories: Germany, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Finland and Japan
Preamble
Aware of the spreading speed of virus with NDM 1, which might cause global panic

Determined that it’s crucial to solve this problem as fast as possible

Emphasizing that the cure for this virus isn’t found yet

Fully believing the patient acquire NDM 1 when travel to countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh for cheaper surgeries

Having heard the extravagant use of antibiotics in India is the main reason that cause the formation of NDM 1,

Observing that it’s also spreading towards the world quickly, and if we don’t stop it all at once, it will be invincible

Noting with great concern that it’s not a time to be selfish but to work together as a team to solve this problem

Emphasizing the importance of vigilance in every country and public, especially the affected area,

Welcoming the efforts of UN, WHO and other humanitarian organization on prevention of NDM 1 spreading,

Expressing our concern that the situation is most serious in poorer countries, thus putting out focus on those areas

Operative clauses

1. Calls for all the countries to ensemble and work together and come up with a solution, since the NDM-1 disease is reported as the most serious disease ever.
a. requests the security council to gather power such as human resources and financial supports
2. Draws attention to the countries that have poorer health conditions, and help ameliorate the situation
a. it’s been reported that this virus is spreading quickly throughout southeast and east Asia. It’s where the Security Council should focus on
i. health improvements are still to be continued in all countries, but wish the countries to provide doctors to send to the poorer countries to help cure the patients
ii. the payments for doctors is given by the countries that those doctors come from, and all responsibilities are on their own country
3. requests all the cooperating countries help build a lab in an area isolated from the infected area in order to create a cure for this new virus
a. proposes that the laboratory to be built in New Zealand because it’s geographically isolated, but of course it’s also important that we get approval from the New Zealand government.
i. to save financial budgets, we suggest that we rebuilt a lab in New Zealand and make it suitable for further researches
ii. the security of the lab must be very strict. It’s very critical that we don’t let another country get infected
iii. the choice of this country is also because of it’s advantaging location. It’s the quickest route to send the cure
b. the ownership of the laboratory goes to the New Zealand government. In order make up to the risk they took to transport NDM-1 samples to their country
4. Concerning about the financial problems, we came up with a way to distribute the money
a. noting again that payments for doctors are given by the countries the doctors come from
b. countries such as Germany, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Finland and Japan with more advanced developments pay 70% of the total cost
c. rural countries such as Pakistan, Chile, Kenya and Suriname with less advanced developments pay 30% of the total cost
d. in order to create a balance of financial support among all the cooperating countries, the rural countries should provide certain benefits
i. rural countries should provide tax-free for every trading and no visa should be required when visiting the countries
ii. this contract (both conditions) should be formally signed and last for 30 years
iii. if the problem of the NDM-1 virus isn’t solved in the next 30 years, then another contract will be signed.
5. draws attention to the post-NDM-1. Many rural countries may need supports to rebuild their countries.
a. within the 30 years of our previous contract, these developed countries will help the rural countries with basic infrastructures .
i. the building of these infrastructures only start when the problems are over, because we have to focus on this issue first.
ii. The developed countries will only help with the start of these infrastructure, it’s also important that these countries know how to do it themselves.
iii. such as hospitals, and medical equipments (isolation rooms included)
iv. Transportation such as railways and roads in these countries will also be built.

2011 NCCU TMUN Model G20 Time Table

2010-12-27T21:31:00.001-08:00

2011 NCCU TMUN Model G20 Time Table is coming!

各位代表所期待的活動流程出來囉!

我們將安排三天緊張刺激的模擬高峰會、G20國際遊戲讓您代表各國外交官馳騁世界舞台!

晚上安排了精彩可期的國際危機之夜帶代表進入真實的國際世界，體驗臨場感!

以及讓代表們體驗真實的外交場合的外交晚宴，女孩們將穿著小禮服與男孩們共進一場國際饗宴!

PS.再次提醒大家，委員會分為元首高峰會(單代表)、財政部長與中央銀行行長會議(雙代表)以及環境與能源部長會議(雙代表)。營運委員會保留議程變動的權利。

1/22(sat.)

1/23(sun.)

1/24(mon.)

早上

morning

報到與入住

registration and Check in

會議報到

registration

會議報到

registration

開幕式

opening

專題演講

speech

議程【四】 .

Agenda 4

議程【二】

Agenda 2

議規說明會

briefing

午餐

下午

afternoon

議程【一】

Agenda 1

國標舞教學

Ballroom Dance class

議程【五】

Agenda 5

議程【三】

Agenda 3

G20
樂透

G20
Lottery

G20
大富翁

G20 Monopoly

晚上

night

休息

Break

外交晚宴

party

團體拍照

Group photo

晚餐

dinner

閉幕式

Closing Ceremony

危機之夜

Night of the crisis

賦歸

End of the activity

決議文撰寫

Resolution Writing

就寢

bed time

就寢

bed time

*營運委員會保留議程變動的權利。

12-28-10 Homework

2010-12-21T00:39:00.000-08:00

Ni hao,

OK,

You guys still need some more time. You are not ready to vote yet. We need each of the main draftees (Murielle and Christine) to post each resolution later (you are still amending now and we only have three minutes of class at this very moment in which I am writing) once you finish writing and amending them on the blog. Everyone's homework this week is to read over them, make some notes, and prepare on having another (In)formal caucus, or making a Final Speech. You can pick the legnth of time for each delegate next Tuesday. After making the Final Speeches, we will vote and that will be it. As for today, nice work by most of you. We are in good shape to finish up next Tuesday.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

12-7-10 Homework - Writing Resolutions

2010-12-06T23:23:00.000-08:00

Ni hao,

OK everyone. We're at a point and time in which we should have a good idea where the other delegates stand. It's now time to start drafting resolutions. Remember, a resolution is a list of reasons why this a problem followed by a list of ideas for solving this problem. You will recieve a sheet that explains the proper format and language of resolutions before you leave today. These assignments are due in my gmail by 10:00 p.m. this Sunday evening.

Xie xie!

Mr. Gibson

P.S. Nice job again to everyone who applied for Taipei!

BEGINNING OF CONFERENCE

2010-11-15T21:30:00.000-08:00

OK,

Here is the outline

1.) Opening Ceremony (with Sabrina receiving something important)

2.) Opening Remarks (Each delegate reads his/her speech

3.) Caucusing

4.) Suspension of Debate (I don't think we will get that far today)

* Make sure you have your opening remarks, caucus outlines, and position papers handy. I have given you an outline, I recommend that you use that to keep notes with. Let me know if you need more!

Mr. Gibson

Oct. 19th and Oct. 26th Homework

2010-10-19T01:43:00.000-07:00

Ni hao again,

Oct. 19th Homework - Make sure you send your Final Drafts of your Position Papers and Caucus Outlines by 10:00 p.m.

Oct. 26th Homework - Turn your Opening Remarks for the Conference into my gmail by 10:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24th. Remember, your Opening Remarks must be a two to three minute speech on the topic of "How to Prevent the Spread of NDM-1."

Enjoy,

Mr. Gibson

Oct. 12th Homeworkut

2010-10-05T01:36:00.000-07:00

Ni hao Ya Taiba fans,

It's Mr. Gibson again with another friendly reminder about your homework! Both your Country Profiles and Caucus Outlines are due at the end of class. But remember, I am only extending the deadline in order for you to use classtime to have me check your papers. Here are some hints...

Position Papers - See last weeks post

Caucus Outline - Make sure it is organized, has lots of substantial information, and addresses diverse areas of the topic.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

Wonderful and awsome blackboard of history

2010-09-29T05:33:00.000-07:00

as u guys can see, blogger will compress this worderful image to something much more useless.

BTW, this is the blackboard of human history, enjoy!

is there a way to upload image files directly instead of posting?

Position Papers

2010-09-28T01:10:00.000-07:00

Position Paper

After you create a country profile and research your issue, you and your other group members will meet and create a position paper.

- A position paper is your countries' response to the topic.

- A position paper is a paper that is 3 TO 4 PAGES LONG that...

gives some background information on the problem (1/2 page).

How has the problem developed?
Why is it important that the UN fixes the problem?

talks about past United Nations Involvement (1/2 page).

How, When and Why did the UN become involved with this problem?
What did the UN and other NGO's do when they became involved?
How successful was their solution?
How did the world respond to the solution?
Avoid making a statement such as "The UN did ___________ and this led to ____________."

explains your countries' policy and past actions in regards to the issue (1 - 1/2 page).

Explain your policy on the topic.
Explain why your country is involved with the topic?
What actions has your country done in the past to solve the problem?

proposes at least two to three solutions (1 - 1/2 page).

Before you propose your ideas, ask yourselves these questions.
Is the solution feasible? Will it cost too much money?
Has the UN tried this solution before?
What will NGO's do to carry out your solution?
What will happen if we implement your solution?
Will there be any unexpected problems because of this solution? If so, how will we fix them?
Is this solution in you countries' best interest?
Is this solution in the world's best interest?
Do not pick a solution that your country will not like.
Do not pick a solution that the world will not like.
Most importantly, BE SPECIFIC! Exactly what will happen with your solution.

An excellent position paper will be...

3-4 pages, double spaced
It's sources will be cited MLA style and it will have a bibliography.
It will follow the correct format
See Sample Position Paper (example B).
It will have background on the problem, UN involvement on the problem and two or three solutions.
There can not be NO PLAGARISM.
PLAGARISM WILL GET YOUR TEAM DISQUALIFIED!

After writing a position paper, you are now ready for the actual conference. Your position papers will be used to frame your countries position. In the conference you will make SPEECHES and have DEBATES based upon you position paper.

Your Position Papers are due Tuesday, October 10th, at the end of class.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

Your Works Cited Page Should Look LIke This...

2010-09-21T01:22:00.001-07:00

Follow the link...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

It shows you what a Works Cited Page should look like.

In Text Citation Should Look Like This...

2010-09-21T01:13:00.001-07:00

Follow the link...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/

It also comes from the OWL at Purdue.

*** Go to Electronic Sources to learn how to cite on-line articles.

MLA Research Paper's should look like this...

2010-09-21T00:39:00.000-07:00

Follow the link...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

It was pulled from the OWL at Purdue University on 21 Sep 2010.

September 21st Homework - Country Profiles

2010-09-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

You know the drill for Country Profiles. I want you to cite your sources. Your two best sources, as always, will be worldatlas.com and The CIA World Factbook. Make sure that you underline and make bold any information that is especially pertinent to our conference, which will deal with NDM-1.

Here are your assignments!

India - Murielle

Pakistan - Christine

New Zealand - Peggy

Suriname - Eve

Finland - Junior

Tunisia - Sabrina

Kenya - Darren

Chile - Catherine

Mexico - Sarah

Germany - Chris

Japan - Sabina

Your Country Profiles are due to me by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday evening.

Email me if you have any questions.

Mr. Gibson

MUN Homework - Week 2

2010-09-14T01:42:00.001-07:00

Ni hao again,

OK. Our homework for this week is for everyone to do research on NDM-1. From here on out, our class is a small research team. Each person is responsible for doing a small portion of the research. Therefore, if one person fails to get their homework finished, we will all suffer.

Your task is to do research on the following topic/ question…

Catherine: How fast could NDM-1 spread across the world? How fast has it spread already? How is it spreading (by boat, by mail, etc.)?

Chris: What kind of symptoms might we find after getting the virus? What do doctors recommend to do if we have those symptoms?

Christine: How can we stop the spread of NDM-1? What medicines are available to stop the spread of the virus? How fast could NDM-1 spread across the world? How fast has it spread already?

Darren: What is an enzyme? NDM-1 is an enzyme. Why is it so dangerous? Why doesn’t it work like a normal enzyme?

Eve: How much do we estimate it will cost to stop the spread of NDM-1? What might we spend the money on to stop the problem?

Junior: How many people have died because of the virus? How many people could die because of the virus? Who made that that estimate? What are they basing their estimate on?

Murielle: How fast could NDM-1 spread across the world? How fast has it spread already?

Peggy: How does NDM-1 spread? How does it attack an individual person’s immune system? How does it travel from person to person?

Sabina: How and when did people find out about the virus? Who found out about it first? Where did they find about it?

Sabrina: What is the origin of NDM-1? How many countries now have confirmed cases of NDM-1? How many people have NDM- in each of those countries?

Sarah: How can we prevent ourselves from getting the NDM-1 virus? Can we stop the spread of NDM-1 by making the bacteria dormant?

How can we stop the spread of NDM-1? What medicines are available to stop the spread of the virus? How fast could NDM-1 spread across the world? How fast has it spread already?

*** As an added bonus, we need to find at least three different sources of information from three different continents who speak three different languages. All of them must confirm your information.

As we mentioned in class, you need to cite your sources of information. As we research, we need to ask ourselves the following questions…

- “Where am I getting my information?”
- “How old is my information?”
- “Is my information reliable?”

Every time you find a new source of information (ex: book, newspaper article, website, scholarly journal, youtube video, etc.), you need to cite the source in the text (the writing) of your paper. We call this in-text citation. For an example and explanation, follow the link to The Purdue University OWL.

1.) The Purdue University OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/
The OWL also helps explain how to cite sources, how to write a research paper, and gives sample research papers.

At the end of the paper, you should include a Works Cited. The Works Cited should be put on a separate piece of paper. Each source of information that you use should be included in the Works Cited. The OWL has a sample Works Cited page here…

2.) OWL Works Cited Sample Page (Your Works Cited should look like this!)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

If you are confused as to how to cite sources correctly. Check out link #3. It is from easybib.com, which helps us cite our sources properly for our Works Cited.

3.) easybib.com
http://www.easybib.com/

Last, but certainly not least, we need to discuss plagiarizing. Plagiarizing is when we take research, speeches, news articles, music, or any writing that was done by another person and use it as if it were our own. If you copy and paste from the internet, this is plagiarizing. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT PLAGIARIZING, YOU WILL RECEIVE A 0% AND HAVE TO DO YOUR WORK AGAIN!!!

You wouldn’t like it if someone stole your wallet. Researchers, musicians, artists, journalists, professors, and authors consider their work just as important as most people consider their money. Please remember this!

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson

MUN Homework - Week 1

2010-09-07T01:22:00.000-07:00

Ni hao all,

Your first homework is to find something interesting that you would like to read about, research, and have an MUN Conference over. You need to do three things...

1.) find something interesting!

2.) Write a proposal. Your proposal only needs to be about one paragraph long, but it should answer the following questions...

- What is the issue?
- Which countries are involved in the issue?
- Why does it interest you?
- Why would it be important for us to study it in MUN Class?

3.) Think of something that we can do as a class for Tina.

*.) Your homework is due as a comment to this post by Sunday night at 10:00 p.m.

Zai jian,

Mr. Gibson

WELCOME TO MUN CLASS!

2010-09-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Yo,

You are all already familiar with our blog. This will serve as our virtual homework board, communication board, and the place where we can collaborate when we do our research. First thing's first...before we tackle some interesting, and important global issue, we need to actually find an interesting/important global issue. So, why don't we play around with the following websites...

1.) The Economist (U.K.)
http://www.economist.com/

2.) Time Magazine (U.S.A.)
http://www.time.com/

3.) Newsweek Magazine (U.S.A.)
http://www.newsweek.com/

4.) Der Spiegel Nachrichten (Germany)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/

5.) Le Monde Diplomatique (France)
http://mondediplo.com/

6.) Xinhua News (State News Agency of P.R. of China)
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english2010/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/
* The top link is in English and the bottom is in Chinese. Notice any differences? :)

7.) China Post (Taiwan)
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/

8.) Taipei Times (Taiwan)
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/

9.) Japan Today (Japan)
http://www.japantoday.com/

10.) Pravda (State News Agency of Russia)
http://english.pravda.ru/

11.) Al-Jazeera News Organization (#1 Arabic News Organization)
http://english.aljazeera.net/

12.) O Globo (Brazillian Newspaper)
http://oglobo.globo.com/

13.) The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

14.) The Wall Street Journal (Business News - U.S.A.)
http://asia.wsj.com/home-page

MOST IMPORTANT

1.) Charts Bin - THE place to find interesting graphs and maps.
http://chartsbin.com/

2.) TED Talks - You already know from Teacher Rony
http://www.ted.com/

3.) Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

Enjoy,

Mr. Gibson

Tonight (Thursday, August 25th's) Homework

2010-08-25T21:07:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

OK, here is tonight's homework...

1.) Translate the MUN Draft Resolution Vocabulary. Remember those are the words from your Preable (Preambulatory Clause) and your Proposal (Operative Clause) which begine each clause.

Some examples from the Preamble include Emphasizing, Recognizing, Seeking, Welcoming, etc.
Some examples from the Proposal include Declares, Demands, Endorses, Notes with Interest, Proposes, Suggests, Urges, etc.

HINT: Remember what we talked about yesterday with "spin" and "flowery language." When a reporter asked the head delegate from China about the genocide in The Sudan, his answer discussed "providing stablitity to the region" and "creating mutually benificial relationships which date back to the 1960's between the P.R. of China and The Sudan."

Here is my point...You must translate and use the MUN Draft Resolution Vocabulary words in order to be specific about what you want to do, or (like the delegate from China) in order to be evasive. And you must be able to identify someone if they try to do that.

2.) Come up with a new Strategy for tomorrow's caucuses. Your strategy should also be evident in your Draft Resolution.

3.) Write your Draft Resolution. You must turn it in by 10:00 p.m. tonight to mtgibby@gmail.com.

Draft Resolutions

* What are they?

A draft resolution is a plan to identify the problem and come up with concrete plans to fix it which each country writes down.

* What's in it?

The first part is called the Preable (or Preambulatory Clause). This section explains what the problem is and why it is a problem. This section is usually very broad in its' scope.

Example: The U.S. Preamble to the Constitution

(http://www.aclassicpainting.com/Graphics/Preamble/preamble_large.jpg)

The second part is your Proposal (or Operative Clauses). This section includes concrete plans that articulate (look it up in the dictionary) what will be fixed, when it will be fixed, where it will be fixed, how it will be fixed, how much it will cost to fix it, and who it will be fixed by. Generally, the Proposals are very specific.

Example: The Magna Carta

(http://vi.uh.edu/pages/bob/elhone/Magna.html scroll down)

OK everyone,

JIA YOU!

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

P.S. If you want to see how not to do your proposals, take a look at what you guys did during first semester of last year. Go to "December" on our blog. Do you remember our "UN Conference on H1N1?"

Tonight's Homework

2010-08-24T19:40:00.000-07:00

OK,

One more time, here is the homework

EVERYTHING MUST BE EMAILED TO ME BY 10:00 p.m. at mtgibby1985@gmail.com

1.) If you haven't finished or fixed your Country Profile or Position Paper, do so and email me.

2.) Print out the Final Drafts of your Country Profile and Position Paper.

3.) Create a Caucus Outline. Print one copy for each delegate in your group.

4.) Write an Opening Speech. Practice your speech. The louder, clearer, more confident, and more natural it sounds, the better it will sound to the judges. Each delegate must speak for at least one minute, and the speeches must last from 2 to 3 minutes. DO NOT READ STRSIGHT FROM YOUR POSITION PAPER!

5.) Create some sort of Strategy. What are your goals during the conference? How will you accomplish them?

6.) Make sure you are dressed in Business Attire. Boys, this means, dress pants, collared shirts, dress shoes and ties. Girls this means blouses, no gaudy earrings, no makeup, and dress shoes (they don't have to be heels).

Feel free to email me with any questions as always. I hope you guys are as excited as I am!

Mr. Gibson

Position Paper Outline

2010-08-24T01:39:00.000-07:00

OK everyone,

Here is the template and outline for your position papers. You need to have three sections. Each section can have as many paragraphs as you need. However, you must have all three of those headings (Description, Past UN Actions, and Country Policy/ Solutions).

Position Paper: Most conferences will require a position paper. The following is a generic outline to a position paper, however, specific conferences or committees may have different requirements, so be sure to check the conference's website for details.

Format: 2 to 3 pages, 12 pt font, Times New Roman font, double spaced, typed, stapled (no covers), correct spelling and grammar.
Outline:

Country: _______

Committee: ______

Topic: _________

I. Description of the Topic (What is the problem? Who, what where, when, why, and how.)

II. Past UN Actions (What has the UN already done)

III. Country policy and solutions (What does your country want to do?)

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Conference

2010-08-19T21:58:00.000-07:00

OK,

I apologize for taking so long to tell you what is happening. Here are your partners and country assignments...

Uganda - Murielle and Kelly
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Danny and Junior
Republic of South Africa - Gini and Heather
Sudan - Catherine, Peggy and Joanna
Central African Republic - Dean and Jason
Kenya - Tiffany and Allison
Zimbabwe - Sebastian and Joseph
U.S.A. - Darren and Sean
U.K. - Christine and Jenny
France - Rebbecca and Heather
Russian Federation - Max and Benny
People's Republic of China - Sabina and Angel Wu
India- Kenny and Jerry
Brazil - Chris and Roger

This weekend, you must do the following things...

1.) Talk with your partner. get their telephone number and email.

2.) As a group, you must complete a Country Profile. I recommend that you use worldatlas.com and The CIA World Factbook.

3.) As a group, you must research the topic. Who are the Child Soldiers of the LRA? Why are they there? Who do they affect? How can this problem be fixed?

4.) As a group, you must answer this question; "How does this problem affect my country?" I will give you a hint. If you are The U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Russia, China, India, or Brazil, then you are on the Security Council. Learn what that means (ask Anne, Annie, Eric, and Sabrina). If you are not, you are a country from Africa which is more directly affected by the LRA.

HINT: Some of your teachers are actually from these countries. Perhaps you should ask them what they know about the Child Soldiers of the LRA.

5.) As a group, you must write a Position Paper. See the attachment below for more.

*.) Anne, Annie, Eric, and Sabrina, can you please email me pronto!!!

*** OK everyone, now that you have your homework, I expect you to turn them into me by Monday, August 23rd (Taiwan time) before 20:00.

Email me at mtgibby1985@gmail.com please.

I look forward to seeing all of you very soon!

Mr. Gibson

P.S. "pronto" is Spanish for 很快. We use it in English too.

MUN Topic

2010-08-03T23:38:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

How is camp going? We can not wait any longer for your classmates who have not voted. "Child Soldiers of the LRA" is the most popular choice. Therefore, this will be our topic for the summer's MUN Conference.

Since it is already August 4th, we will change some dates around. Your 2 page summary of the topic and 1 page of pictures will be due on Monday, August 9th. Email it to me at mtgibby1985@hotmail.com before 10:00 pm on Sunday, August 8th (this will be 9:00 am in St. Louis).

Your country profile will also be due on Monday, August 9th. Check the blog this weekend to see which country you have and to see who your partner is.

Good luck to everyone!

Mr. Gibson

PS - Remember, CIA World Factbook is the best source in order to complete your country profile, but you need to highlight the most important pieces of information. Highlight information that you think are most important for your country.

Interesting Website

2010-07-19T08:35:00.000-07:00

Ni hao all,

Do you like maps? Do you like learning new information about Taiwan? Do you like learning new information about other countries in the world? If so, I suggest you check out www.chartsbin.com because it has thousands of interesting graphs that deal with all sorts of social, economic, political, religious, athletic, musical, and environmental issues. Do you want to see a graph about how many endangered species each country has? How about how many times they won the World Cup? Or, how about how many computer per person? All of it is at chartsbin.com.

Enjoy!

Mr. Gibson

P.S. - REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR OUR MUN TOPIC PLEASE!

2010-07-07T03:54:00.001-07:00

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2010-07-03T02:53:00.000-07:00

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Voting

2010-07-03T01:13:00.001-07:00

Ni hao,

OK, here are our options for the MUN Conference. Everyone can vote one time. Whichever option gets the most votes will be our MUN Conference Topic. Remember, no matter what we vote on, everyone will research and debate this topic.

A.) Child Soldiers of the LRA in Uganda
B.) The Prevention of the Spread of HIV/AIDS
C.) Women's Rights: Female Circumcision
D.) Rights of Refugees
E.) Trades and Tarriffs between Developed and Devloping Countries
F.) Protecting Endangered Species (pick which endangered species you would like to protect)

OK, I look forward to seeing what you want to study! After you vote, please read the next blog. It has our schedule for the summer and the MUN Conference.

Zai jian,

Mr. Gibson (AKA Lee Xiao Long lao shi)

P.S. - I beg you...play outside this summer!!! Please do not sit inside in the A/C everyday playing computer games! You will feel much better if you don't.

Summer Homework and MUN Schedule

2010-07-03T01:03:00.000-07:00

Niiiiiii hao everyone!

Here is our schedule for the Summer. It has all the due dates for each portion of the MUN Conference. If we all check the blog regularly, then everything should run smoothly.

Monday, August 2nd - Your Summer Assignment is due. Your Summer Assignment is to write a two page, double paged summary of the MUN Topic. I also want you to attach one page of pictures. Each student, even if you are not coming to Summer Camp, must turn in their Summer Assignment to me, by August 9th.

Thursday, August 5th - Your Country Profile is due. In order to complete a country profile, you must research any and all important information about your country with your partner. GCP 8, please ask GCP 9, GCP or me for help. Remember, you should highlight anything that will be very important for the conference.

Thursday, August 12th - Your Position Paper is due. You and your partner must write a 2-3 page position paper and turn it into me before midnight (Taiwan time) on Thursday, August 12th. Anne, Annie, Eric, Sabrina, and myself will be more than happy to help you with any questions, and I will give you some more specific directions for that later.

Thursday, August 19th - Your Caucus Outline and Opening Remarks are due. Again, I will give you more specific directions later.

Tuesday, August 24th to Friday, Augsut 27th - We will have our MUN Conference. I hope you all will have a good time doing it! It can be a lot of fun or very boring, but that all depends on you!

:)

See you after the summer!!!

Mr. Gibson

Model UN Conference Topics

2010-06-29T17:10:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

Please write something underneath the "Comments" section. As you do, please write down something that you find interesting that you would like to study.

Zai jian,

Mr. Gibson

Turtles are cute!

2010-06-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

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Final Resolutions

2010-06-23T23:45:00.001-07:00

OK,

Now you have worked together and ironed out a lot of the problems that you had before and you now have two "Super Awesome" resolutions. Good luck on your vote.

Mr. Gibson

Draft Resolutions

2010-06-23T23:30:00.001-07:00

Ni hao,

Check out the comments for all five of your draft resolutions in their original forms.

June 22nd, 2010

2010-06-22T01:09:00.000-07:00

Ni hao,

I don't want to interrupt you, but I would just like to let you know that you are doing an excellent job! Keep up the good work. I like what I'm hearing (except when you start speaking in Chinese about Kaka, Ronaldo, and Rando).

- Mr. Gibson

Security Council Approves Sanctions on Iran

2010-06-09T17:10:00.001-07:00

Remember our conference on Iran's Nuclear Program? Well, in the real UN, the Security Council finally passed sanctions. Even China voted for it. If curious, follow this link and you will learn more...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704575304575296450656111536.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Mr. Gibson

June 1st Mini MUN Conference Info

2010-05-30T23:22:00.000-07:00

We will begin our Mini MUN Conference tmorrow, June 1st. I will be the chair (since we don't have enough people and because giving you 5 countries AND the responsibility of chair would be really cruel). You all have five countries. You should know your countries position by the time of this conference. For today, June 1st, we will focus mainly on how to use proper procedures during the Speaker's List, Moderated Caucus, and Unmoderated (Informal) Caucus. Next week we will write, draft, and amend resolutions and then vote on them.

Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

P.S. Your homework is to...1.) write a Caucus Outline which includes a list of topics you would like to discuss.2.) write your Opening Speeches. Make them 30 seconds to one minute long. The information should come from your position papers. 3.) fill out your Entrance Fee and return it to Mr. Gibson before 3:10 P.M. on the day of the conference.

Writing Resolutions

2010-05-09T17:35:00.000-07:00

We start writing rough Draft Resolutions (literally, resolution rough drafts) after we have a couple rounds of General Debate and Informal Caucus. At this point and time, you should be aware of two things...

1.) What is my countries position and objective?
2.) Who agrees with my countries' position and objective?

At first, you only write a Draft Resolution. It is highly unlikely that your Draft Resolution will work as your final draft. Later on, while you are caucusing with other delegates, you will begin Resolution Amending. More on that later. However, this is the first step towards writing your final, official Resolution which will then be voted on (and hopefully, passed).

For more help, follow this link. it has some good tips and extra advice about how to write a resolution.

Resolution Amending

2010-05-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

OK, now you should have finished your resolution. Unfortunately, your resolution only works for your respective country. It is highly unlikely that your resolution will work for 50% + 1 of the countries. Therefore, you will need to amend your resolution. Amending means changing a legal document. The best strategy is to find other delegates and look for ways to make compromises so that you will have more people supporting the amendment that you want to see passed. At the same time, you don't want to compromise so much that your country does not want.

Voting

2010-05-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

Once resolutions are finished being amended, they will be brought up to the chairs in order to be voted upon. At this point and time, there should only be two, or maybe three, resolutions to vote on. (The more resolutions there are, the harder it will be to get one passed.)

At this point, it's pretty simple. Each country gets one vote. You either vote for your favorite resolution or you abstain (meaning you don't vote for anything). Make sure you know ahead of time which resolution you want to vote for. If a resolution gets 50% of the delegates + 1 then it passes.