Friday, April 30, 2010

SIMUN

SIMUN experiences.


What did you think of SIMUN?

I enjoyed SIMUN very much and it was a great experience for me. I look forward to it next year. Even though I thought my country (China) was going to be very difficult it was worth all the time and effort I put in to researching it, it may have been tough at times but I just stuck through it and still did a really good job.

How did you do?

As I said in the last question, I did very well. The first day I was under a lot of pressure because the first scenario that was brought up was “China hacked a number of European Companies websites”, so I was kind of freaking out when it was brought up the first day of my SIMUN experience, but I got on my game a held my ground against all the other countries. Also the first day I basically had no allies and everyone was against China.

How did you prepare?

I prepared by following the research, since Mrs. B told us that they had a relationship with all the scenarios that were going to be brought up during SIMUN. This prepared me for each of the scenarios and helps me figure out who were my allies or opposed to my country. Also during the 23 hour caucuses’ over night I would go back and re-prepare myself for what I thought were the next scenarios. In fact the first one went through the first day plus a small portion of the next day so I went home and prepared for the questions that I would be drilled with the next day.

What will you do differently next year to prepare.

Next year I will most likely try and research my country and all the questions that we are given even harder than I did this year, just so I’m properly prepared to the best of my ability for any discussions brought upon me at any time by any other country. I will most likely attempt to help an other people, such as the upper classmen did for me. I my even attend MAMUN, depending on how much money I can get together so I can go.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Taliban Invading Pakistain

What would “CHINA” (my country) do if the Taliban entered and occupied Pakistan government along with there nuclear war heads/ weapons of mass destruction?


    First off my SIMUN country was China and china has high relationships with Pakistan, as an allied nation. If the Taliban were to enter Pakistan and occupy nuclear weapons, and essentially occupy Pakistan, china would most likely try to help and take back Pakistan from the Taliban. Both Pakistan and china help each other out and back each other up on there ideas and ways of government. Pakistan supports china on any thing such as the support from Pakistan towards Tibet and Taiwan, as well as China Supporting Pakistan on the opposition for involvement in Afghanistan. China and Pakistan also share a close military relation, with China supplying a range of modern armaments to the Pakistani defense forces, and there is also a free trade agreement between China an Pakistan. Due to the high relationship between China and Pakistan, China would be the first to get in Pakistan and attempt to get the Taliban out. China would most likely not start nuclear war or any war that involves high impact missiles because it would be firing on there own allies people and government. China and Pakistan may also call upon help from other countries, maybe from the United Nations to be specific. But as you can see China would be the first to act against the Taliban, but it would really depend on what the Taliban does when they were to take the nuclear war heads over, if they were to start war china would most likely improvise and have to start the flight of missiles to Pakistan. Being the decision of china I would follow these actions and be the first to go into Pakistan to control the Taliban and gain Pakistan back from the Taliban.

The Pearl

The Pearl By John Steinbeck


   I am reading the Pearl by John Steinbeck. In this book there are many cultural differences. Such as the fact doctors and more wealth people were usually a different race or had a different background. in the beginning of the book a less wealthy person that lives in a village of small huts. The son of the main character was stung by a scorpion. The doctor states that he doesn’t want to deal with poor Indian boys. Kino and his wife then realized they have to relay on hope. they go diving for pearls unlike people that work for money, this is another reason the doctor turns him down. he goes fishing for these pearls and find the biggest oldest pearl had ever seen, and the town started calling it the pearl of the world. once he had the pearl everyone thought he was rich and famous. people began to attack him and the doctor even decides to heal the child. This shows that money can change the way people live or think towards people with money. I recently finished the book and there was an unexpected ending for my self, and its also a fairly small book that doesn’t take long to read but there’s meaning behind the story and it gives the reader a good lesson on life. I recommend this book to readers, not for the fact that it’s a short easy read but for the facts I stated above, that it’s a good story and there’s a lesson behind the book.