In the story, Rabbit Proof Fence, the author talks about the injustice that the European settlers were doing to the Aboriginal people during that period of time. In the story “[an European settler] stole [an Aborigine’s] wife, Nella, [and the Aborigine] was given a bag of flour and told to go home,” (15). The Aboriginal people had harsher punishments compared to the European settler when given punishments by the government. The government was also “removing part-Aboriginal children from their families and transported them hundreds of kilometers down south,” (40). The Aboriginal people were denied the right to life, liberty, and personal security by taking children from their home because the child was born of part-Aboriginal. The part-Aboriginal usually happened when the father was white and the mother was Aboriginal. This Aboriginal “teachers and keepers of the traditional Law were prevented from practising it,” (16). The government forced the Aboriginal people to stop practicing their traditional laws and changed their cultural to become more European. The Aboriginal population faced many injustices at the time but we the same thing in another parts of the world.

Even though the injustice the Aborigines dealt with we know that they were not the only ones that faced the same fate. In the 1840s, Americans started to expand and move west across the North America because they believed they had the right to the entire continent. This movement across the North America became known “Manifest Destiny”. Many Native Americans were forced out of their homes and land this forced them to move elsewhere. The Native Americans were treated similar to the Aborigines as both societies had to learn new cultures and traditions in order to survive.

In conclusion when people are forced to leave their home and move this is a breach to their right to live where they want, liberty, personal security and equality before the law as well as the freedom of belief and religion. When we relocated people against their will we are taking control of their lives, which takes away the idea/belief that they are free to choose their own rights. The Aboriginals or the Native Americans are not the only people that this has happen to hopefully it will be the last.

The Cane Toad is one of many invasive species that live in Australia. Originally native to South America, Cane Toads were brought to Australia in 1935 and were used to take care of crop destroying Cane Beetles. But instead of helping Australia it is ruining it, by reducing the population of native animals with its poisonous glands and bottomless appetite. The Cane

Toads have a high reproduction rate

making their population explode. But scientists are using a common parasite called the lung worm and putting it in the Cane Toads, scientists believe that the parasite well reduce the reproduction rate by 30%.

While the Cane Toads effect Australia there is a dangerous species that lurks in the waters of the U.S. and its called the Snakehead fish. With no natural predators the snakeheads are able to exp

and and kills the wildlife the lives here. They are brought from Asia into U.S. local fish markets and accidental released into the lakes of the U.S. In 2002 local officials poisoned the waters to kill the fish, but it did not work. Now, Officials have decided to give up killing them and decided to track them keep them from spreading.

Invasive species are a dangerous threat and should be taken likely, for example the rabbits in Australia, they can’t kill people but they can cause massive damage and

cause both environmental and economical problems in Australia. That is the same in theU.S. if we are not carful that what is happening to Australia can happen her

e. Also remember that it is easy to put the species in a new environment but it is impossible to get them out.

Blog #1: Watch the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbNeIn3vVKM

Answer the following questions in numbered form (1, 2, 3 etc.)

1. The Great Barrier Reef is considered the “largest living structure on earth”.
2. What compound does coral extract from the ocean to make solid tentacles? Coral extract calcium carbonate from the ocean to make solid tentacles.
3. How does red algae impact the structure of a coral? Red algae acts like a pink glue by binding things like shells, sand, and coral together impacting the structure of a coral.
4. What year did the Great Barrier Reef become a national park? The Great Barrier Reef became a national park in 1975.
5. What percentage of the reef is protected from fishing? 33% of the reef is protected from fishing.
6. How old do scientists believe the CURRENT reef is? The ANCIENT reef? The CURRENT reef is said to be 20,000 years old, but the ANCIENT reef is said to be half a million years old.

Blog #2: The Marine Park Authority of the Australian Government has created several videos to educate the public on what they can do to help conserve the Great Barrier Reef. Watch the videos below and answer the following questions in numbered form (1, 2, 3 etc.)

Video #1: What is “Coral Bleaching” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW8nCALx5iA&feature=related

1. What is a polyp? What does a polyp need to be considered “coral”? Polyp is the stage before it becomes a coral and it turns into a coral when small algae called zooxanthellae move into the polyp and multiple.
2. What types of things are coral sensitive to in the ocean? Coral are very sensitive to the temperatures in the ocean.
3. When does coral bleaching occur? Coral bleaching occurs when the oceans temperature is too high for too long.
4. Why do scientists think that coral bleaching is occurring more now than ever? Scientists believe that coral bleaching is occurring more now than ever because of the rapid climate change and increasing temperature.
5. List three ways people can reduce their impact to climate change? We can reduce climate change by; Saving energy by turning off unneeded lights and appliances, Avoid unneeded car use, and reuse and recycle.

Video #2: Why should we care about climate change/destruction of coral reefs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcoyj2VPCOM

1. How many species of: 1500 species of fish, 360 species of hard coral, 1/3 species of soft coral, 22 species of sea birds, and 32 species of shore birds.
2. What is responsible for warming our oceans? The responsibility for warming our oceans is climate change.
3. How does increased flooding affect the reefs and the fish that birds that live there? Increased flooding pollutes the reefs, fish then move to cleaner and cooler waters reduces the birds food sources.
4. List three additional ways (not listed above) that people can reduce climate change: We can reduce climate change by; using environmentally friendly products, opening windows instead of using the air conditioner, and drying clothes on lines.

Video #3/#4: Educating children about the effects of climate change

Watch the following two videos that are aimed at teaching children about the effects of climate change. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnqJMInH5yM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEdoizgeNJk&feature=related

1. List two benefits and two drawbacks to using this kind of media to teach this information.
1. Benefits
1. It appeals to young viewers and children
2. It is easier to make sense
2. Drawbacks
1. It may not give you the full information
2. It may over exaggerate
2. After watching these videos, use YouTube to find and POST LINKS to videos that you feel would be more beneficial to teach the following types of people and WHY!

• Adults from Australia
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLyqOrnwZc&feature=fvwrel
• It explains and gives you a better understanding on what is happen to the reef.
• Foreigners not from Australia
• http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=5539
• It explains what is happening at this minutes.
• Tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KmFJu1yPA&NR=1
• It explain the human effects on coral and how much we are effecting it every day.