Assignment 2a

A) Definitions of "Interdisciplinary Studies":

a) "Interdisciplinary Studies" is the study of two or more different academic disciplines, such as history and art.
b) "Interdisciplinary Studies" is a course where students need to understand how an idea can be applied to different fields of study.


B) Definitions of "Latin America":

a) A definition of "Latin America" is part of the American continent where the Romance languages are spoken; Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
b) Latin America is a blend of different cultures, some from which immigrated there from Africa and some which were natives of this land. This mixing of cultures makes Latin America different from the Latin-derived cultures of Europe.

C) Countries that Make Up Latin America:

Belize, Cosat Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

D) Countries that Make Up the Caribbean:

Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

E) Fact:
In 1751 George Washington went to Barbados for six-weeks with his half brother who was sick with tuberculosis because the island was thought of as a "cure for the vapours".

F)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary_studies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America
http://www.latinamericans.com/index.htm
http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries/
http://www.barbados.org/history1.htm

Most of the websites I used to find my information are credible. They are dictionaries or encylopedias with copyrights. I was also able to find terms of use in which they stated they were responsible for the information on their website. Many of the websites gave addresses and ways in which you could get a hold of the company. The only website that is not totally accurate is wikipedia. I'm sure a great deal of the information is credible, but this website allows anybody to access and edit the information, therefore it is not completely true and accurate.

G) Past Week's Assignments:

A common thread I noticed throughout many other students blogs was that they have the same ideas about the Caribbean and Latin America. A majority of the students are also taking this course to fulfill GE requirements.

I went to Dana Johnson's blog and something that we have in common is that we are both planning on going in to the Nursing Program.