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= B'S SOCIAL STUDIES PAGE =

Freedom of Speech in South Korea
Our constitution gives the citizens of South Korea the freedom of speech, press, petition, and assembly. There is one exception though. When an action shows favorism of North Korea or communism, the person that did the action will be punished by the National Security Act. Korea also limits free speech on the internet. The National Assembly amended the Electronic Communication Business Law and created a new regulation called the regulation of dangerous communications. The regulation blocks websites such as anti-military movements, homosexual rights, and school dropouts.

Opposing Viewpoints
Just because there are laws on gun control doesn't mean guns can't be obtained. People could easily steal guns. Also, people could have guns handed down from their fathers or their grandfathers. Even though there are laws on gun control that doesn't mean all the guns go poof and no more guns for people. Why not just remove the dealers so that no guns can be property except for the army. Removing the dealers would just increase the gun smugglers and probably increasing the crime rate. Furthermore, studies have found **NO EVIDENCE** of gun controls reducing crimes. In 11 studies, 2 have mixed results and 9 have results that no reduction of crime due to gun control.
 * I Don't Like Gun Control** (Thumbs Down)

People say they need guns for self-defense. What is the point of defense when there is a whole army protecting the people. When there are air forces, naval forces, and hundreds of thousands of men with guns to protect their country. Do people need guns then? No, not really. Even though there are gun control laws, there is not much enforcement of the laws. There are not many cases against gun crimes anymore as they used to be. However, with less cases against gun crimes that means people are over looking the gun control laws and not doing anything to stop and enforce the laws. Instead of more gun control laws, more enforcement of gun control should come first.
 * I Like Gun Control** (Thumbs Up)

**Declaration of Independence Worksheet** :


 * 1) The invention of maritime technologies that allowed sailors to master treacherous and unfamiliar ocean environments is what really allowed for the Age of Exploration to occur. If you wanted to extend the Age of Exploration into outer space, what new space technology would need to be invented so that human beings could travel to other planets and solar systems? Technology such as highly developed rockets that do NOT blow up before they even leave the ground. Also, enough oxygen and food must be in the rocket for the humans to live on. Also, the rockets must be extremely fast or it would take years to get to that planet. Also, we would need to be able to build some shelter on the planet because humans cannot live on a planet that's temperature is able to freeze or fry us to death.
 * 2) Think of some of the fears that existed amongst people during the 15 & 16th century when it came to sailing the open seas (monsters, boiling waters, falling off the edge of the Earth). Identify some of the fears that other people might have today if you had to convince them of traveling into the far reaches of outer space. What would you have to say or do to convince people that their fears are unwarranted and that they will be safe? Some fears that other people might have today if I had to convince them would be safety and what the people would be able to there because doing things on a planet that's temperature is 300 degrees would be limited. I would have tell these people that this new experience would be rewarding because the government is paying for it and it is expense free. Also, I would tell them that they would be rewarded immensely when the colonization is successful.
 * 3) Both Columbus and Magellan had a hard time finding someone to pay for their trips. If it wasn't for the Spanish monarchy, these men would never have been able to afford the financial cost of their adventures on their own. Finding someone to pay for your space expedition is going to be tricky too. Where would you go to gain the funding you need to pay for your space exploration trip? What would you say to the leaders of that nation to convince them of the benefits your expedition would have for their country. I would ask Canada funding my exploration. Although I have never been to Canada, NASA and the United States are in a worse financial situation than Canada. Even though, Russia is much more advanced and know more about Space, I do not necessarily want to be supported by Russians (kind of feels uncomfortable). I would say to Canada that if this colonization succeeds, they would be on the top in the race to get to the new planet. Hopefully there are no aliens there. And there

Discussion 4 Life on Mars

__Would you volunteer for the mission? Yes or No? Why or why not?__ //I would not want to volunteer for this mission because nobody has yet seen what the organisms due. Also, being the first ones, there may be unknown dangers out there.//

__What sort of people do you suppose would volunteer for this kind of mission?__ //Only extremely eager scientists would go on this mission. Those crazy scientists these days... They are so crazy they don't think before they even start their lab. The eager scientists will probably go on this mission and experiment and see what it is like out there on mars with those hideous creatures.//

__What would they have to gain?__ //The scientists would gain immense revolutionary knowledge and could change our world by giving us information about Mars.//

__What, if anything could go wrong?__ //The eager scientists could get eaten up by those ugly creatures and we would never know what happened to them. Or, their technology might have problems and they could die of lack of oxygen.//

__What technological advances would have to occur before this could actually happen?__ //Technological advances such as space ships able to go at the speed of light would need to happen or else it would take FOREVER to get to Mars. Also, there has to be some protection device and communication device in Mars. Also, how would the scientists store enough food and water for the trip and the life on Mars?//