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toc ** Subject: History Supervisor: Mr. Conway ** =March 25 2009= I flicked through history in dispute to get ideas for thesis statements. Mrs. Gourley showed me research materials that I can use. Concord Review (?) and Student Resource Center Gold.

=April 8=

READ Advice to students (and following it) [] Details of your specific subject [] Assessment criteria []

- The topic should provide an opportunity for critical analysis of source material. - research question that is not of a trivial nature but focus on the human past - show awareness of the value and limitations of the main sources used - analyse (that is, consider the meaning and importance of) the relevant factual evidence/data produced
 * 1. I have carefully read the IB description of my selected subject and the criteria and these are the main points I need to consider (list them).**

Previous IST student essays : Online or hard copy examples from the Concord Review (history ): I briefly looked at the examples from the subject essays (IB) (Public>Library>extended essays): - The Role of Emile Zola's "J'accuse" in The Dreyfus Affair - The Failure of the German V-Weapon Program 1943-1945 - Colonialism and the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 - Continuity and Change in Japanese policy Towards Jewish Refugees in Shanghai, 1938-1943 Extended essays from Subject notebooks found in the library: - Why does the role of women change in western society in the 1960's? (U.S. and U.K.) - Life in Bavaria during World War 2 - The Aftermath of the Suez Crisis of 1956: A New Era of Superpower influence in the Middle East Other: In addition there should be comments about the essays read--pitfalls/strengths?
 * 2. I have read some extended essays:**

I have tried these search strategies and this is what I found:
 * 3. I have tried some google search strategies (e.g., intitle:, fitetype:, link:, related:, other advanced**):


 * 4. I have explored these other search engines--and list which ones you tried--strengths and pitfalls?**


 * 5. I experimented with Google Scholar and found some of these book titles**

I tried some of these subject directories -- as found at the bottom of the page on http://researchstory.wikispaces.com/Tuning+In

6. I have begun searching for ideas/questions--I am tuning into my subject. These are some of the strategies I have tried: e.g., I have tried these examples of Google searches (and other search engines) and these are some of my results These are some of my encyclopedic searches and these are my results I have searched these databases--results I have begun looking at these journal searches (as found in this database/site) and these are some of the journals I am browsing --subject journals for biology/history/literature/geography (see [] )--examples? I have started these google alerts--examples? I have looked at these blog searches--examples?

I am interested in Chinese and Korean History at the moment. Starting from here, we discussed and brainstormed some interesting topics or ways to approach the topic. Ideas Brainstorming - look at Chinese history by different dynasties? -an shi zhi lun? - too broad at the moment - need a little interest to write about it. Will I be able to endure the long readings? INTEREST - i need to read lots of things - mongol empire? possible topic because it was comparatively short period of time. easier to focus. - islams and chinese? Ibn Battuta? early muslims in china. - shan. the custom in China of changing the contents of the books when they read it - early traveler's descriptions of China (Chan's great continent) changing views.
 * First Consultant with the Supervisor ( Mr. Conway)**

=April 15= //Remember that we have to create our own pathfinder by the end of this school year.// I created personal account for Noodletools. I thought over the week more about the possible topics. I went to ABC-clio and looked at the discussions and analyze sections of different time periods.

Some of the ideas that I am thingking of are as following: - the creation of Hangul (Korean alphabet)- is it authentic? or adapted from different languages? - why does Korean name themselves Dan Il Min Jok (purely one blood race)? - Qin Shi Huang Di's obsession with immortality.

Some broad topics: - Maya, Inca, Aztec - Mummification, mummies - the most ruthless women in world history (eg, Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary) - studying Chinese and Japanese textbooks with the wrong information about Korea's history (claiming that we are their minority group)

I received a book and a magazine(Calliope) about Ibn Battuta from Mrs. Gourley.

=October 5=

Extended Essay Outline
__ An Investigation on Explanations of Ancient Aztec Flower War __  Introduction -  What I will explore in this essay  Brief info. -   an overview of the war itself. -  Address all the different explanations existing today  explanation/perspectives <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">I <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Diego Duran said: a great famine that occurred during the reign of Moctezuma I <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: 바탕;">– <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> people believed that it could be only assuaged by human sacrifice -> treaty signed to engage in ritual battles <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">II <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">a war where two opposing states would plan battles just to satisfy the religious needs for war captives to use in sacrificial rituals <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">III <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">to train young worriers and enable social mobility <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">IV <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> secular and imperialistic purposes: trade, economic reasons, ( ethnohistorical sources) <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Aztec Flowery War- A geopolitical explanation by Barry L. Isaac <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">V <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Ecological Basis for Aztec Sacrifice by Michael Harner <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Growth of population pressure on natural resources <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Evolution, natural selection <span style="font-family: 바탕;"> <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Conclusion <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Evaluating all the sources briefly <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: 바탕; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: 바탕; msohansifontfamily: 바탕; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: 바탕;">-  <span style="font-family: 바탕;">Assess which explanation seems more valid