FINAL PRESENTATION

THE MOST IMPORTANT VALUE IN VANUATU:

CULTURAL IDENTITY

MORE ABOUT KAVA

This video is about Kava, it`s a traditional coctel in Vanuatu....In this Blog you can find some things of Kava and its preparation...I hope to you enjoy it...

http://mefeedia.com/entry/vanuatu-kava/6120145/

Beliefs and Cultural identity in Vanuatu

Vanuatu`s people are native population and they feel very proud of thier customs and mysterious rituals. This feeling is expressed through cultural identity, for this, Vanuatu is community beliefs have made this values the most important in the country.

In the Island, there are many rituals in honor to their gods and what they can transmit that`s way, they make the Kava Ritual and they use this ritual to communicate with their ancestors. Also, they sing amazing songs and dance to praise them. Vanuatu`s people created " Eco-tours" and they allow to foreing people be a part of these astonishing moments, due to tourist have contact with Vanuatu land and for this they can transmit the Vanuatu Cultural identity to the world.

In addition, Vanuatu`s government has made laws to protect the precious beliefs. The principal objetive of laws are to conserve customs and beliefs through all young generations. For example, the school must teach to kids the pride that they must show in the moment that they praise the gods through rituals. All these, because the government thought that it is necessary to conserve and transmit their cultural identity.

Finally, beliefs are forming the cultural identity in a country. In vanuatu, they are directly related with this value. Besides, The Vanuatu`s community feel proud of this value and they try to conserve it.

VANUATU: Legend of Happiness in the south pacific ( Video)

This video show all amazing things about Vanuatu, for example it teachs you that Vanuatu is an island that has several permanently active volcanoes . Also, it shows you its people, its touristics places and its hotels...... For this reason Vanuatu is a unforgettable experience......enjoy it

http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/9017/Vanuatu-:-Legend-of-Happiness-in-the-south-pacific

VANUATU`S LEADER VIDEO

CHARLES MANSON A SERIAL KILLER

The values are moral and positive characteristics that people have, they help society to live in harmony and peace. But, there are some people called criminals that use these values to facilities their crimes and they affect other people with them.

Charles Manson is a dangerus criminal en Unitates states, he with great intelligence and his facility to do friends could win the confidence of a group of people that respected and admirated him; with these people he created “The Family” and they are a criminal congregation that under command of Manson they made innumerable murders. On the other hand, Manson thought that if he wanted his plans went out well , every members of “ The Family” should respected and collaborated between them. Besides, this group thougth that their leader ( Manson) was the bravest in the world because he did his crimes without care the risk neither the consequence of his actions and for this reason the Charles´s followers wanted to be similar to their leader due to they began to make a lot of crimes in publics places in where there were many riskes to be captured.

Some analyst doctors thought that the Manson’s thoughts was mental disorders instead criminal attitudes, however, one of the follower declared that Manson had a huge power of conviction and he induced to comite murders in order to had union, love and peace in the group where the belong. Besides, they said that Charles Mason taught and gave example about how to kill their victims. It’s that so, that in total the police found 50 deaths that Manson and his family committed.

Finally, Manson was a famous assassin and he used his values to killed other people and at the same time he influenced a group of people to committed crimes and with all these he harmed at all American society. If he had used his values to improve the community, he had been a good leader.

VANUATU´S GOVERNMENT

In this link, you will found anything about Vanuatu´s government, its economy and its industry.... For example, The president serves a 5-year term. The prime minister, who is the head of government, is elected by a majority vote of a three-fourths quorum of the Parliament. The prime minister and the Council constitute the executive government.....Check it out this link and learn more about this country....

http://www.investinvanuatu.com/vipa/policy.pdf....

ECO TOUR VANUATU'S VIDEO

This video show you all astonishing places that Vanuatu island have. Besides, Vanuatu's people make a ecological tour, in where you can practice kayak or you can do long walks in the forest, also you can swim in beautiful and mighty rivers.... This country has a lot of natural places and you can interact with differents animals and plants....Enjoy it

http://www.archive.org/details/Hardliner-VanuatuTVEcoTour328-2

SUMMARYS ABOUT CLASSMATES’ WORKS

1. ANGELA'S VIDEO CLIP:
http://angelaalbania.blogspot.com/2008/06/eagles-representative-animal-of-albania.html

The eagles are the most important animal in Albania because they live in Albania’ mountains and they change several times their body in their life. When they are young they hunt every animal but when grow they became in not productive birds because they don’t hunt and their body changes. The abilities of eagles are similar to Albania People.

2.OLGA'S VIDEO CLIP:
http://latviatutis.blogspot.com/2008/06/httpwww.html

The most important animal in Latvia are wolfs. They are amazing animals because they have a hug and fast body and beautiful eyes. On the other hand, wolfs live in the forest in a socials groups and they are compose for the leader of the group and its descent and everyone defend their territory and they mark it with urine. Wolfs are using like transport in all country and they are similar to the dogs.

3. OLGA'S ESSAY
http://latviatutis.blogspot.com/2008/06/wolrd-wide-values.html

The values are necessary quality in the world because people need it for a harmonica and peaceful life. They are divided in two groups: several values and moral values. The last ones are the most important. All population should practice the moral values because is not enough that people are beautiful and healthy if they don’t use the values like tolerance, respect, honesty and friendship.

4. PAULA`S ESSAY
http://level7pau.blogspot.com/2008/06/argumentative-essay-values-in-good.html

Khieu Samphan was a politic leader of Cambodia; he helped his community in some aspects like health and educations, but from my point of view Khieu wasn`t a good leader because he affected his population and he didn`t help his country because he was arrested for some crimes and he killed a lot of people.

5. ANGELA'S ESSAY
http://angelaalbania.blogspot.com/2008/06/albanias-leader-argumentative-essay.html
Ahmed Bey Zogu, was a Albania's president and he helped in the growth of this country. He created many strategies for increase the economy and cultural development. I think that a leader think in his population and this president did it and I think that though Bey had many problems in this government he tried to improve this country besides he introduced many influence of other countries and it contributed in the Albania's economy.

6. OLGA`S VIDEO
http://latviatutis.blogspot.com/2008/06/video-module-2.html
Valdis Zatlers is a president of Latvia, he is triying to improve to national industry, for this reason, he is doing a lot relationships with ohter countries because he wants that his country be a part of the globalization. I think that he recives donations of this patients, this doesn`t affects the Zatlers`s government because sometimes tha patients are thanksful with their doctors. Also, I think that doctors are excellents leader because they always think in the community and this president do it .

7. OLGA ´S ESSAY
http://latviatutis.blogspot.com/2008/06/although-nowadays-people-are-following_20.html

Kimun Asner is a Latvian´s criminal. His victims are kids and he prefers inoffensive children that don´t have parents. He deceived a lot of kids because he said a lot of lies and after he raped and killed them. In total, he murdered 146 children and he is waiting the death sentence because he abused tortured and assassinated them.

8. ANGELA´S VIDEO

Albania has had different leaders in its history, but the best leader was Ahmed Bey Zogu because he helped to improve the Albania´s economy with international relationships, for example, Italy introduced its influence in this country and it increased the economy in 65%.

9. PAULA´S ESSAY

http://level7pau.blogspot.com/2008/06/argumentative-essay-module-2-values.html

The values are very important in the family because they help to grow the society. There are some people didn’t have the family and they didn’t received love and values , for this reason, these some people became criminal. For example, in Cambodia is Fashan Camboshi, he is accused for illegal trafficking of women for prostitution. He deceived women and he promise better life, money and good reputation but when they arrived to other country they were prostitutes

10. OLGA´S ESSAY
http://latviatutis.blogspot.com/2008/06/most-representative-colombias-leader.html
Luis Eduardo Garzon was the Bogota´s Mayor, he was representative leader because he improved Bogota city, for example he had helped poor people and he built some school in marginal neighborhoods. For the other way, Lucho created “Education with dignity” program because he thought that children needed to have a good nutrition for study.

Vanuatu's Good leader

Vanuatu is a native island and it's trying to develops it in politics, economy and international relationships. Vanuatu has had some leaders that have contributed in this evolution. Ham Lini was primer minister of this island and he was a good leader because he was openminded and he helped to improve Vanuatu.

Han Lini was primer minister in 2004, he put in Vanuatu the Malinesa democratic because it tried to think in all community. Also, Ham Lini began to cultive in the Vanuatu's government the importance of culture identity and nowadays this value is the most importance in all country because Ham Lini created laws about this. On the other hand, this leader contributed about 20% to total exports. He improve the transport for travels of trade as well. Besides, he was doing excellents relationships with others countries like Cuba and Rusia because he thougth that Vanuatu needed the influence and money of developed countries for increase the economy in Vanuatu.

Never the less, others Vanuatu's presidents thougth that Ham Lini was the worst leader in archipelago's history because he was a corrupt person and he lost a lot of money in his government. Besides, they said that Line introduced the influence to intimidate countries and they affected the culture of Vanuatu, however, native people of island loved Ham Lini because he helped them and he cultivated the culture identity and free speach values in their community.

To sum up, Ham Lini is a huge leader because he tried to improve his country and he introduced some values that today Vanuatu`s are preserving.

VIDEO ABOUT THE PENTECOSTES JUMP: THE BEST RITUAL IN VANUATU

Vanuatu's natives have a important ritual, The Pentecostes Jumps. They realice this event all years and it represent the fortune that the gods bring them in their crops. The history say when something is wrong it this jump, for example the jumper die, native believe that in this year all their croaps will be affected.

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/videos/video_vanuatu_vanuatu_landdiving.html

VANUATU`S LINKS

In this link you can teach anything about Vanuatu because there are a lot information:The Location, the history, the politics and the most beautiful place and amazing animals in the island.... I hope you enjoy it...

http://www.themagicsea.com/Destination5.html

Alvaro Uribe: Colombia's Leader

Leadership is a quality that some people have and a leader help to increase the harmony and security in the society. A good leader in a country tries to help community in all aspects: Economy, Education and health. For this reason, Alvaro Uribe is consider the best leader in the Colombian History because he is changing the Colombian environment positively.

In the Alvaro Uribe’s government, Colombia has improved in many ways: The unemployment has decrease in 15 percent because the jobs opportunities getting better and people can be prepare for a good jobs in the companies also, he has created small places where poor people can work. Besides, Alvaro Uribe helps in education because he gives a lot of money and instruments to schools and he build some houses for people that lost everything in natural disasters. In the other hand, Uribe is a tolerance person because when others governments insult him, he doesn`t fight back and he tries to be very peaceful and he doesn’t created wars with others countries for example Venezuela. Due to above, our president created may health programs, for example he installs some health centers in poor neighborhoods and it received money and tools from Alvaro Uribe’s government.

Nevertheless, few people say that Alvaro Uribe isn’t leader because they think that he’s a corrupt man and he wastes the Colombian money in guns for the war between Colombia and illegal groups. However, Alvaro Uribe has been the unique president in the history that had been winner twice in the president elections because most people think that he’s a excellent president.

Finally, Alvaro Uribe is a good leader because he helps Colombia society development with his actions and his changes in the country.

FREEDOMEECH IN EUROPE ( CLASS ASSIGMENT)

The freedom speech is a value that is known around the world and its use for the development of society. Europe’s population needs it to improve the human relationship.

Europe’s government said that the free speech can be expressed physical, political and religiously but it ca be use if it doesn’t offend other people. For this reason, all people can use any clothes if it covers their intimate parts because they can be absent to the respect some persons. Also, Europe`s inhabitants have political rights, in where they can choose their leaders and they most have privacy in their vote of election, in order to have the right to participate in political laws and they don’t fight with other people for injustice. Due to above, society could have expression religious and they have religious freedom and this allows that everybody show their religion interpretation and other people must respect them and their beliefs.

However, old people think that inhabitants pass the limits of liberty and they exaggerate in their actions because sometimes young people use clothes that doesn`t dignity and they disrespect society. For the other way, this people don`t understand why there are religious leaders that insult and attack other people because they aren`t like this leaders and occasionally people kill for religious beliefs. For all this, European elders said that free speech is an excuse change the world and they disagree because they think that Europe`s society don`t do anything and it doesn`t punished.

In conclusion, free speech is a value that is necessary in the society because it improve the tolerance in its, but this value should be practice without offend nobody and their beliefs because it decrease the human relationship and the harmony in the community.

Bibliography: VON, Rintelen Fritz Joachin. Values in Europan Though I. Editions: Navarra University , Pamplona, Spain, 1972. Chapter I.

Dugongs' Video

This video explaint you about the dugongs, a very important specie of the animal kingdom inVanuatu.

Bibliography:
http://www.unep.org/dewa/reports/dugongreport.asp

CUSTOMS' VANUATU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FWGsNYr2fg

In this short video you can see some costumes and beliefs about Vanuatu country also, you can observe some inhabitants and their clothes, rituals and other activites...I hope you will enjoy it.

VANUATU: Their national Identify and mystical beliefs

Vanuatu is a set of islands in Pacific Ocean, this archipelago is conformed by 83 islands in “ Y” forma. These country is known as a Eternal Land for their customs and cultures. But, their first characteristic is the people cultural identify and the way they show their life-style.


Vanuatu’s pristine population fell very proud of its customs and mysterious rituals, that’s why they promote their traditions between the tourist that visited them. They have a Pentecostes’ jump that if you are lucky enough of being in Vanuatu, you will have an unforgettable experience. On the other hand, the people of this country live in such a nice way that they transmitted the harmony to the foreings, for this reason, natives teach the real magic of the island: Happiness. Due to the above, in 2006 year these countries were declared as the happiest place in the world.


Also, when there is a huge tourist’s group in the island, the natives try to act what they think is the magic meaning. They do rituals where they dance and sing amazing songs and they do delightful sculptures for their ancestors’ spirits and they sell these sculptures to visitants and they can take a souvenir home. The Vanuatus’ inhabitant realice these rituals with foreings because they want to teach them about the impressive connection between the spirits and Vanuatu’s aborigine and in this way, show their culture to the world.


In addition, Vanuatu’s government is formed by tribues’ bosses forms each one 83 islands of the country and they have been concern to protect their precious customs, for this, they have created laws political tools, for example the native groups have all liberty to perform all their beliefs except the cannibalism (this exist until 1980). Into these politics methods have been search wonderful strategies in order to, since they are kids, the natives can continue the oral traditions and the natural customs would not extinguish by the external influences like christianism.


In conclusion, Vanuatu’s people are proud of their beliefs and they are no afraid of show them to the people that come for a trip. They use representations similar to an occidental play. Also, to protect this values, the government has created different laws to continue the tradition. For this reason, cultural identity of the Vanuatu’s people is an enormous and one of the principal characteristics of this country.

Biblography:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2815.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108132.html

READING STRATEGIES

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/reading%20strategies%20index.htm

In this web page you can find some strategies for the read.....enjoy it and practice with its.

Class assigment

ACTIVITY 1:

LVING WHIT MOTHER

Check the best summary of the text :
I choose the option number 4, because the text's author by using the Tseta Dashi's family as an example shows how the marriages of the Mosuo village live with the mother's family even after the relationship is declared. And in this option , the sentence talks about it.

ACTIVITY 2:

HOUSE A:
1. Tseta Dashi
2. Tseta Dashi's Mother
3. Tseta Dashi's Brothers
4. Pizuchuma, Tseta Dashi's sister
5. Pizchma's two daughters
6. Tseta Dashi's mother's brother

HOUSE B:
1. Tseta Dashi's wife
2. Tseta Dashi's daughter

HOUSE C:
1. Tseta Dashi's older brother's children
2. Tseta Dashi's older brother's wife

HOUSE D:
1. Pizuchuma's husband
2. Pizuchuma's in law

HOUSE E:
1. Tseta Dashi's father
2. Tseta Dashi's father's mother

objectives

This blog has the objective to:

1. Show to my classmates and anyone that log into this blog, a little something about an archipelago that exist in the south pacific call "Vanuatu".
   
2. Make a small research about its culture, customs, geography and some other things about this country.
   
3. Give some tips to the people that would like to travel to this group of islands, about what they can do or see during the trip.
   
4. Improve my communications and relationship with my classmates by having this kind of works.

(Introduction) A little bit about "Vanuatu"

"Land eternal", a sentence that take us back to the story of "peter pan" or to the never ending story. Well, this is the translation of the native word from an archipelago "vanuatu", this word is also the name of a number that was given to a group of 83 islands with "Y" form in the south pacific, near to Australia.

Vanuatu is a country that was British-French colony that proclaimed its independence in 1980. This free land has a very mixed culture, with many natives that have different customs. The estimated population is about 218.000 people, speak languages like: Bislama (Pidgin), English, French and over 100 tribal languages, but the official’s ones are the French and English because they were colony of this two countries. The touristic activities that are able to do in those islands go from the simple ecological hikes, kayaking or adventure plans, all the way to the wildest nights in some downtown clubs. The culture of the country can be divided in three: the north, the center and the south, each one of them very different one another because de foreign influence and the local regional variations.

This blog is going to show a few things about the country and is going to develop the ideas that I have announced above to give people some information tools so they can travel to meet the land or just for their knowledge.