Friday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Review for Exam
Review for Exam
Today in class we went over the test we took yesterday in order to prepare for our semester exam on Tuesday. I'm glad that Mr. Schick gave us a copy of the test so that we are able to use them to study and see what types of questions may be on the exam. Also I was able to correct the answers I got wrong, so now I will be able to study off of the that. We did get a little chatty in class so we had to stop a couple times for Mr. Schick to try and get us back on track. However, one thing that I don't particularly like is when people make fun of someone else for the grade they got on their test. To me, I think that is so beyond rude, and that person might laugh about it now, but you never actually know how that makes them feel. Anyway, tomorrow in class we are going to go over then unit test that we took before this test on Cultural Geography. But, I'm not going to be in class tomorrow because I'm going out of town, so I will just go over the test myself, over the weekend.
Today in class we went over the test we took yesterday in order to prepare for our semester exam on Tuesday. I'm glad that Mr. Schick gave us a copy of the test so that we are able to use them to study and see what types of questions may be on the exam. Also I was able to correct the answers I got wrong, so now I will be able to study off of the that. We did get a little chatty in class so we had to stop a couple times for Mr. Schick to try and get us back on track. However, one thing that I don't particularly like is when people make fun of someone else for the grade they got on their test. To me, I think that is so beyond rude, and that person might laugh about it now, but you never actually know how that makes them feel. Anyway, tomorrow in class we are going to go over then unit test that we took before this test on Cultural Geography. But, I'm not going to be in class tomorrow because I'm going out of town, so I will just go over the test myself, over the weekend.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Test
Test
Today in class we took a test on Slumdog Millionaire, Cultural Geography, and the Five Major Religions. The first part of the test was pretty easy, but once I got to where you had to tell where each statement was which religion it got a little tricky. Overall, however I think I did well. I did study and paid attention during class, however I think I could have studied a little bit more. This was probably the hardest a Human Geography test has been, at least for me because there was a lot to remember for each religion. After I finished the test, I went through the test again to check all of my answers and make sure that I answered them all. I did find that I answered one of them wrong and I fixed that question, and then I turned it in. Since we had enough time left in class Mr. Schick was able to grade the tests, and I got an 88. The class average was an 74.5%, which is the worst he have ever done, but we still beat the other classes. Tomorrow and Friday we will be reviewing for exams, and hopefully I will do well on those.
Today in class we took a test on Slumdog Millionaire, Cultural Geography, and the Five Major Religions. The first part of the test was pretty easy, but once I got to where you had to tell where each statement was which religion it got a little tricky. Overall, however I think I did well. I did study and paid attention during class, however I think I could have studied a little bit more. This was probably the hardest a Human Geography test has been, at least for me because there was a lot to remember for each religion. After I finished the test, I went through the test again to check all of my answers and make sure that I answered them all. I did find that I answered one of them wrong and I fixed that question, and then I turned it in. Since we had enough time left in class Mr. Schick was able to grade the tests, and I got an 88. The class average was an 74.5%, which is the worst he have ever done, but we still beat the other classes. Tomorrow and Friday we will be reviewing for exams, and hopefully I will do well on those.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Mr. Schick's Birthday and Test Review
Mr. Schick's Birthday and Test Review
Today was Mr. Schick's birthday so he gave everyone in class a cookie and he wanted to check and see if anyone posted "Happy Birthday" on his Facebook timeline. After that, we started to review what is going to be on the test tomorrow, and we finished Buddhism and Judaism. We learned that Buddhists follow The Four Noble Truths and The Eight Fold Path. Judaism is actually the ninth biggest religion in the world, and they follow the ten commandments and the ten principles of faith. We then went over all five major religions again( Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism) Some of the things that we need to know are what is the biggest religion which is Christianity, Information on the Five Pillars. which religions are monotheistic etc... I think I'm pretty well prepared for the test tomorrow, I have studied and been taking notes in class. So all we did today in class was review and then once we finished people asked questions about what was going to be on the test. The test will cover Slumdog Millionaire, Cultural Geography, and The Five Major Religions.
Today was Mr. Schick's birthday so he gave everyone in class a cookie and he wanted to check and see if anyone posted "Happy Birthday" on his Facebook timeline. After that, we started to review what is going to be on the test tomorrow, and we finished Buddhism and Judaism. We learned that Buddhists follow The Four Noble Truths and The Eight Fold Path. Judaism is actually the ninth biggest religion in the world, and they follow the ten commandments and the ten principles of faith. We then went over all five major religions again( Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism) Some of the things that we need to know are what is the biggest religion which is Christianity, Information on the Five Pillars. which religions are monotheistic etc... I think I'm pretty well prepared for the test tomorrow, I have studied and been taking notes in class. So all we did today in class was review and then once we finished people asked questions about what was going to be on the test. The test will cover Slumdog Millionaire, Cultural Geography, and The Five Major Religions.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Top Five Religions
Top Five Religions
Yesterday in class we talked about NATO ( The North American Treaty Organization) which is a group of countries that signed a treaty where if any of them got in trouble the other countries would come to help. After we viewed NATO, we started to review the top five religions in the world, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism. Christianity has 2.2 billions adherents and is the largest religion in the world. You call them Christians and they are located in Europe, the Americas, Southern Africa. There many different nominations of Christianity; The Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestants (Lutherans, Baptists, Anglicans....) And the Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, there is head of the protestant churches. Christians believe that Jesus is both human and divine- He is The Son of God and he lead a virtuous life, and he reigns with God in Heaven. Islam is the second biggest religion with 1.5 billion adherents, and they are referred to as Muslims. They are located in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. The denominations are Sunnis (75-90%) and Shiites ( 10-20%). There founder was Muhammad and the holy book is the Qur'an. Their beliefs are monotheistic, and Abrahamic, they believe in the five pillars and in a life of serving and submitting to Allah. The third largest religion is Hinduism with 1.1 billion adherents, and they are referred to as Hindus. Their geographic location is Nepal and India, and their holy book is the Vedas-the eternal truths revealed to ancient sages;composed in verse form. Their is no distinct founder- it is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of views, rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs. We will continue to learn about the other religions on Tuesday when we have class next.
Yesterday in class we talked about NATO ( The North American Treaty Organization) which is a group of countries that signed a treaty where if any of them got in trouble the other countries would come to help. After we viewed NATO, we started to review the top five religions in the world, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism. Christianity has 2.2 billions adherents and is the largest religion in the world. You call them Christians and they are located in Europe, the Americas, Southern Africa. There many different nominations of Christianity; The Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestants (Lutherans, Baptists, Anglicans....) And the Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, there is head of the protestant churches. Christians believe that Jesus is both human and divine- He is The Son of God and he lead a virtuous life, and he reigns with God in Heaven. Islam is the second biggest religion with 1.5 billion adherents, and they are referred to as Muslims. They are located in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. The denominations are Sunnis (75-90%) and Shiites ( 10-20%). There founder was Muhammad and the holy book is the Qur'an. Their beliefs are monotheistic, and Abrahamic, they believe in the five pillars and in a life of serving and submitting to Allah. The third largest religion is Hinduism with 1.1 billion adherents, and they are referred to as Hindus. Their geographic location is Nepal and India, and their holy book is the Vedas-the eternal truths revealed to ancient sages;composed in verse form. Their is no distinct founder- it is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of views, rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs. We will continue to learn about the other religions on Tuesday when we have class next.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Spatial Divisions
Spatial Divisions
We started class today with Mr. Schick playing guitar and listening to a remixed version of "Billionaire" that Mr.Schick and his daughter did but the lyrics were changed to parts of "Slumdog Millionaire" that we just recently watched. I was pretty impressed with the song, I have to say Mr. Schick's rapping was pretty good. He made the song to help us remember things that we will be tested on from the movie for exams which are in two weeks. After listening to Mr. Schick rap we got back to taking notes on Cultural Geography, but on the subtopic of Spatial Divisions. Spatial Divisions are how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic, and political control. You can be a member of more than one spatial group, and spatial division can also cause conflicts or cooperation. Some examples would be countries, economic alliances: European Union (EU) and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Mr. Schick then started talking about how back when he was a kid a gallon of gas used to be like $0.25 and then the OPEC raised the price of a barrel of gas and then gas price started to go up. People would then started hoarding gas and there would be tons of lines at the gas station because everyone was worried that the gas station were going to run out of gas. That was pretty much sums up the class today, besides talking about Mr. Schick's directing career.
We started class today with Mr. Schick playing guitar and listening to a remixed version of "Billionaire" that Mr.Schick and his daughter did but the lyrics were changed to parts of "Slumdog Millionaire" that we just recently watched. I was pretty impressed with the song, I have to say Mr. Schick's rapping was pretty good. He made the song to help us remember things that we will be tested on from the movie for exams which are in two weeks. After listening to Mr. Schick rap we got back to taking notes on Cultural Geography, but on the subtopic of Spatial Divisions. Spatial Divisions are how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic, and political control. You can be a member of more than one spatial group, and spatial division can also cause conflicts or cooperation. Some examples would be countries, economic alliances: European Union (EU) and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Mr. Schick then started talking about how back when he was a kid a gallon of gas used to be like $0.25 and then the OPEC raised the price of a barrel of gas and then gas price started to go up. People would then started hoarding gas and there would be tons of lines at the gas station because everyone was worried that the gas station were going to run out of gas. That was pretty much sums up the class today, besides talking about Mr. Schick's directing career.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Religion Discussion
Today in class we talked about Religion in Cultural Geography. Religion can be both a unifying or dividing force around the world. There are five major religions in the world today, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They all have millions of followers that all are believing the same thing. However, Hindus and Muslims fight in India, and there have been conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland. They have been slaughtering each other even though they are believe the same thing! They think that their religion teaches what is right, and is better than others when they believe the same thing, that is absolutely ridiculous. Then Mr.Schick told us about his experiences with religion from practicing Buddhism and now practicing Christianity. He told us about his beliefs about how he think that there is no Heaven or Hell, and that when we die, we die we don't go anywhere. Then Karson told the class about a story involving a medium, I think there is some truth to what mediums say but maybe not all. Mr. Schick then told us about a very creepy story about how when he was about to go on a green light and hand pulled him back, when there was nobody else in the car and a catering truck sped by and probably would have killed him if he went. That story actually gave me chills just listening. I believe that God has a plan for everyone, and that he had something planned for Mr.Schick, so that he didn't go on that green light.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Cultural Georgraphy Day 2
Cultural Geography Day 2
Today in class we continued the slideshow and taking notes on Cultural Geography. Today we talked about Language and Ethnic Heritage. Some of the facts we took notes on Language were, Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish they speak Portuguese. Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are their official languages. English is the official language of the world and the language of business. Some of the Ethnic Heritage facts were in Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country(Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians), then when the strong leadership died out, the different group fought a very bloody civil war and how they all have separate countries. The United States and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries. However, Korea and Japan have one primarily one ethnic group. Tomorrow we will finish with Religion.
Today in class we continued the slideshow and taking notes on Cultural Geography. Today we talked about Language and Ethnic Heritage. Some of the facts we took notes on Language were, Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish they speak Portuguese. Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are their official languages. English is the official language of the world and the language of business. Some of the Ethnic Heritage facts were in Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country(Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians), then when the strong leadership died out, the different group fought a very bloody civil war and how they all have separate countries. The United States and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries. However, Korea and Japan have one primarily one ethnic group. Tomorrow we will finish with Religion.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Slumdog Millionaire Day 2
Slumdog Millionaire Day 2
Yesterday in class we continued to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. A summary of what he watched yesterday is after the Hindu's attacked the Muslims, that left the slum also known as Jamal, and his brother Salim orphans. They also meet a girl named named Latika and they are taken to a camp/orphanage with other children. However, the orphanage teaches them to sing, and once they are good enough they make them blind, because blind singers make twice as much money. So when Salim is helping the orphanage owners make kids blind, he is told to go and get his brother Jamal. Long story short, they make a run for it and the orphanage owner are chasing after them and they jump on a train, but Latika doesn't make it because Salim let her hand go when she was trying to get on the train. Salim and Jamal then end up at the Taj Mahal giving tours to tourist to make money, however they end up getting caught and they go back to find Latika. They find her however the orphanage owner has made her into a dancer. Jamal and Salim are there to get her out however, the orphanage owner are there and where probably going to kill them. However, Salim has a gun and kills the owner takes his money and they all make a run for it. Meanwhile, in the present time Jamal has now won 2 million rupees on the game show. That is where we stopped in the movie; we will continue to watch it on Tuesday and we will probably finish.
Yesterday in class we continued to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. A summary of what he watched yesterday is after the Hindu's attacked the Muslims, that left the slum also known as Jamal, and his brother Salim orphans. They also meet a girl named named Latika and they are taken to a camp/orphanage with other children. However, the orphanage teaches them to sing, and once they are good enough they make them blind, because blind singers make twice as much money. So when Salim is helping the orphanage owners make kids blind, he is told to go and get his brother Jamal. Long story short, they make a run for it and the orphanage owner are chasing after them and they jump on a train, but Latika doesn't make it because Salim let her hand go when she was trying to get on the train. Salim and Jamal then end up at the Taj Mahal giving tours to tourist to make money, however they end up getting caught and they go back to find Latika. They find her however the orphanage owner has made her into a dancer. Jamal and Salim are there to get her out however, the orphanage owner are there and where probably going to kill them. However, Salim has a gun and kills the owner takes his money and they all make a run for it. Meanwhile, in the present time Jamal has now won 2 million rupees on the game show. That is where we stopped in the movie; we will continue to watch it on Tuesday and we will probably finish.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Slumdog Millionarie Day One
Slumdog Millionaire Day One
Today in class I had a shadow and we started to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I had heard of it before, but I didn't know what it was about. The summary of what he have watched so far is that a slum from Mumbai, India is on a game show where he can win 10 million rupees if he answers all the questions correctly. He had won the game show but now the police are interrogating him because they think he cheated to win the money. They had beat him, dunked his head in water, shocked him with batteries and all he says is "I didn't cheat." The movie goes back in time to when he was a little boy after each question. It does this because in each one the flashbacks it shows how he knew the answer to those questions. The police don't believe he could possibly know these questions because lawyers, doctors, etc... never make it though the show, the people they consider to be the smartest. This all ties back to Cultural Geography because it shows how some parts of India's living conditions are and how they live because of the their high population. Some of the cultural characteristics are poverty, and hindu vs. muslims, as well as having a corrupt police stations/officers. There are also so many other things to say about the movie so far, but what sums it up is I am thankful for everything that I have. We will continue to watch the movie tomorrow and I look forward to see how the movie unfolds.
Today in class I had a shadow and we started to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I had heard of it before, but I didn't know what it was about. The summary of what he have watched so far is that a slum from Mumbai, India is on a game show where he can win 10 million rupees if he answers all the questions correctly. He had won the game show but now the police are interrogating him because they think he cheated to win the money. They had beat him, dunked his head in water, shocked him with batteries and all he says is "I didn't cheat." The movie goes back in time to when he was a little boy after each question. It does this because in each one the flashbacks it shows how he knew the answer to those questions. The police don't believe he could possibly know these questions because lawyers, doctors, etc... never make it though the show, the people they consider to be the smartest. This all ties back to Cultural Geography because it shows how some parts of India's living conditions are and how they live because of the their high population. Some of the cultural characteristics are poverty, and hindu vs. muslims, as well as having a corrupt police stations/officers. There are also so many other things to say about the movie so far, but what sums it up is I am thankful for everything that I have. We will continue to watch the movie tomorrow and I look forward to see how the movie unfolds.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Class on 11/19/14
Class on 11/19/14
Today in class Mr. Schick wasn't in class today, so we went to Mr. Connolly's room, so he was our substitute. We had to work on the extra credit project with Spotify. Since I already did it over the weekend I spend the class working on other homework I had for my other classes. I went to my locker to get my English homework and my earth science project. For Engish I had to annotate A Midsummer Night's Dream Act One and Scene 1&2 from what we read in class today. After I finished that I started to work on my Brain Flex project for Mr. Perry, I was starting to look up definitions but I only got two done before class was over. Tomorrow hopefully, Mr.Schick will be back in class because I have a shadow tomorrow so she can get the full experience of one of Mr.Schick human geography classes.
Today in class Mr. Schick wasn't in class today, so we went to Mr. Connolly's room, so he was our substitute. We had to work on the extra credit project with Spotify. Since I already did it over the weekend I spend the class working on other homework I had for my other classes. I went to my locker to get my English homework and my earth science project. For Engish I had to annotate A Midsummer Night's Dream Act One and Scene 1&2 from what we read in class today. After I finished that I started to work on my Brain Flex project for Mr. Perry, I was starting to look up definitions but I only got two done before class was over. Tomorrow hopefully, Mr.Schick will be back in class because I have a shadow tomorrow so she can get the full experience of one of Mr.Schick human geography classes.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Cultural Geography
Cultural Geography
Today in class we started a new unit called Cultural Geography. I thought that we were going to go over the test that we took last Thursday, but maybe we will do that tomorrow. The first thing we did in class was look at the United States map to see which county's in certain states call a carbonated beverage. The New England region plus Pennsylvania and Maryland calls it soda. The south calls it Coke. Just about the rest of the country calls it pop. Which was all a part of cultural characteristics. Cultural characteristics are parts of a groups everyday life. They are the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members. These same characteristics can also link or divide a region. The main examples of cultural characteristics are language , religion, and ethnic heritage. That's really all we talked about today in class because the second part of class, Mr.Schick is putting in grades for everyone since mid-quarters are this Friday and people in class need to know what their grades are for sports.
Today in class we started a new unit called Cultural Geography. I thought that we were going to go over the test that we took last Thursday, but maybe we will do that tomorrow. The first thing we did in class was look at the United States map to see which county's in certain states call a carbonated beverage. The New England region plus Pennsylvania and Maryland calls it soda. The south calls it Coke. Just about the rest of the country calls it pop. Which was all a part of cultural characteristics. Cultural characteristics are parts of a groups everyday life. They are the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members. These same characteristics can also link or divide a region. The main examples of cultural characteristics are language , religion, and ethnic heritage. That's really all we talked about today in class because the second part of class, Mr.Schick is putting in grades for everyone since mid-quarters are this Friday and people in class need to know what their grades are for sports.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Japanese National Anthem
Japanese National Anthem
Lyrics:(English)
May the reign of the Emperor
continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand generations
and for the eternity that it takes
for small pebbles to grow into a great rock
and become covered with moss.
(Japanese)
月皇帝の治世
、いや、千のために8000世代を続ける
そして永遠にそれがかかること
小さな小石が大きな岩に成長するために
そして苔で覆わになる
The Japanese National Anthem is nothing like the National Anthem of the United States. The Japanese National Anthem is peaceful, with gradual pick ups and has nothing to do with war, blood, hardship.The lyrics show that Japanese are peaceful people and traditional. The United States National Anthem is about blood, and war, freedom and has a marching kind of tone to it.. This shows that Americans are strong, powerful and free people. I think both National Anthems capture who their citizens are.
Lyrics:(English)
May the reign of the Emperor
continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand generations
and for the eternity that it takes
for small pebbles to grow into a great rock
and become covered with moss.
(Japanese)
月皇帝の治世
、いや、千のために8000世代を続ける
そして永遠にそれがかかること
小さな小石が大きな岩に成長するために
そして苔で覆わになる
The Japanese National Anthem is nothing like the National Anthem of the United States. The Japanese National Anthem is peaceful, with gradual pick ups and has nothing to do with war, blood, hardship.The lyrics show that Japanese are peaceful people and traditional. The United States National Anthem is about blood, and war, freedom and has a marching kind of tone to it.. This shows that Americans are strong, powerful and free people. I think both National Anthems capture who their citizens are.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Test
Test
Today in class everyone took the test, except Veronica who is taking it tomorrow. The test was 30 questions long with a essay at the end. Overall I think I did really well on the test. I was well prepared between the slideshow presentations and just studying by myself. The multiple choice questions were fairly easy, some of the questions were on the quiz that we took two or three weeks ago, which was good because I only missed one question on that quiz. The essay was a little challenging, but I'm confident that I did a good job on that as well. I did finish early so therefore I am now writing this blog and after I finish the blog I will study a little for my next quiz on pronouns. Hopefully, I will get an A and that will boost my grade up from forgetting to blog a couple times, and maybe my class will get the highest overall average like usual and keep our unbeaten streak.
Today in class everyone took the test, except Veronica who is taking it tomorrow. The test was 30 questions long with a essay at the end. Overall I think I did really well on the test. I was well prepared between the slideshow presentations and just studying by myself. The multiple choice questions were fairly easy, some of the questions were on the quiz that we took two or three weeks ago, which was good because I only missed one question on that quiz. The essay was a little challenging, but I'm confident that I did a good job on that as well. I did finish early so therefore I am now writing this blog and after I finish the blog I will study a little for my next quiz on pronouns. Hopefully, I will get an A and that will boost my grade up from forgetting to blog a couple times, and maybe my class will get the highest overall average like usual and keep our unbeaten streak.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Study Guide Correction
Study Guide Correction
Today we took the beginning of class fixing the setting of our powerpoints if you were in the grand powerpoint so everyone in every class can see them. After we finish that we continued to ask questions about the test and the information/important things we need to know for the test tomorrow. Adam and Mr.Schick sort of got into it, but overall Mr.Schick won. Mr.Schick was kind of on a roll today, it was pretty funny to witness. Anyway, we continued to go over the grand powerpoint study guide, and talk about the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We continued to discuss impeachment in those three countries, and the process of impeachment. Overall, I think I'm pretty prepared for the test tomorrow, I studied last night when I thought there was still going to be a test, and with the clarification today, I think i'm ready. I'm a little nervous about the essay though, since it's worth 10 points I have a feeling that it's going to be a pretty tough question.
Today we took the beginning of class fixing the setting of our powerpoints if you were in the grand powerpoint so everyone in every class can see them. After we finish that we continued to ask questions about the test and the information/important things we need to know for the test tomorrow. Adam and Mr.Schick sort of got into it, but overall Mr.Schick won. Mr.Schick was kind of on a roll today, it was pretty funny to witness. Anyway, we continued to go over the grand powerpoint study guide, and talk about the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We continued to discuss impeachment in those three countries, and the process of impeachment. Overall, I think I'm pretty prepared for the test tomorrow, I studied last night when I thought there was still going to be a test, and with the clarification today, I think i'm ready. I'm a little nervous about the essay though, since it's worth 10 points I have a feeling that it's going to be a pretty tough question.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Last Presenting Day
Last Presenting Day
Today we finished presenting our powerpoints on important countries. Paj and Alex did their presentation on Syria first, it was ok but they copy and pasted some of their powerpoint from CIA World Factbook. However, it was interesting to hear about some of the things going on in Syria, and how their leader Bashar al-asad is controlling their people. After Paj and Alex went, Steven and Trish presented the project on Israel. They had some technically difficulties, some of their slides disappeared but they fixed it, and they were able to continue to present. There presentation was very good and informative, Mr.Schick even suggested to go to their powerpoint in order to study for the test tomorrow. Rosemary and Megan went next and they presented Mexico, they also did a really nice job, and explained some dangerous situations that are going on in Mexico that I had no idea about, Mr. Schick also suggested to go to their powerpoint in order to study. After they were finished Mr. Schick showed a very recent situation in Mexico right now. The governor of a town and his wife, hired drug traffickers to murder students who were going to disrupt the wifes speech. Lastly, Ellee presented the country of Brazil by herself because she just changed classes. She also did a very nice job, however, I felt bad that she had to present by herself. After all the presentation were done, Mr.Schick started to show us a big presentation on all of the countries, that he is going to put up later to help us study for the test tomorrow.
Today we finished presenting our powerpoints on important countries. Paj and Alex did their presentation on Syria first, it was ok but they copy and pasted some of their powerpoint from CIA World Factbook. However, it was interesting to hear about some of the things going on in Syria, and how their leader Bashar al-asad is controlling their people. After Paj and Alex went, Steven and Trish presented the project on Israel. They had some technically difficulties, some of their slides disappeared but they fixed it, and they were able to continue to present. There presentation was very good and informative, Mr.Schick even suggested to go to their powerpoint in order to study for the test tomorrow. Rosemary and Megan went next and they presented Mexico, they also did a really nice job, and explained some dangerous situations that are going on in Mexico that I had no idea about, Mr. Schick also suggested to go to their powerpoint in order to study. After they were finished Mr. Schick showed a very recent situation in Mexico right now. The governor of a town and his wife, hired drug traffickers to murder students who were going to disrupt the wifes speech. Lastly, Ellee presented the country of Brazil by herself because she just changed classes. She also did a very nice job, however, I felt bad that she had to present by herself. After all the presentation were done, Mr.Schick started to show us a big presentation on all of the countries, that he is going to put up later to help us study for the test tomorrow.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Presentations 11/6/14
Presentations 11/6/14
Today in class we continued with the presentations. Parker and John went first today and their project was on Germany. I thought they did a really nice job and they pretty much have the best presentation so far. It was very informative and creative, and well put together. However, I felt bad for John because people were making fun of the things he was saying, and kept interrupting him. When someone is giving a presentation, your not supposed to talk and interrupt them, so I thought that was really rude. Anyway, after John and Parker went, Adam and I went. Adam wasn't very happy that I volunteered but, I really just wanted to get it over with. I thought the presentation went well, however I made some grammatical errors on the presentation. It was embarrassing, the last time I checked those slides they were not written like that, but I guess I just wasn't paying attention. We will continue to present our presentations tomorrow and continue taking notes for the test.
Today in class we continued with the presentations. Parker and John went first today and their project was on Germany. I thought they did a really nice job and they pretty much have the best presentation so far. It was very informative and creative, and well put together. However, I felt bad for John because people were making fun of the things he was saying, and kept interrupting him. When someone is giving a presentation, your not supposed to talk and interrupt them, so I thought that was really rude. Anyway, after John and Parker went, Adam and I went. Adam wasn't very happy that I volunteered but, I really just wanted to get it over with. I thought the presentation went well, however I made some grammatical errors on the presentation. It was embarrassing, the last time I checked those slides they were not written like that, but I guess I just wasn't paying attention. We will continue to present our presentations tomorrow and continue taking notes for the test.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Presentations
Presentations
Today in class we started sharing our presentations. Zach and Rory went first and they did their presentation on the French Government. I thought there presentation was nicely done, and they seemed pretty well informed on what they were talking about. The diagram they had in the slideshow was a little confusing, but we will not be tested on any of that so thank goodness. Then Alyssa and Veronica shared their presentation on the United Kingdom. I like the way that their presentation was set up, with the backgrounds, and even adding the national anthem "God Save the Queen". However, they did do a lot of giggling, and that made their presentation time longer, and I don't think you should be doing that when giving a presentation. That was all we had time for in class today but we are going to continue tomorrow. Adam and I are giving our presentation second tomorrow, I am a little nervous but really I just want to get it over with because giving presentations have never been my strong suit.
Today in class we started sharing our presentations. Zach and Rory went first and they did their presentation on the French Government. I thought there presentation was nicely done, and they seemed pretty well informed on what they were talking about. The diagram they had in the slideshow was a little confusing, but we will not be tested on any of that so thank goodness. Then Alyssa and Veronica shared their presentation on the United Kingdom. I like the way that their presentation was set up, with the backgrounds, and even adding the national anthem "God Save the Queen". However, they did do a lot of giggling, and that made their presentation time longer, and I don't think you should be doing that when giving a presentation. That was all we had time for in class today but we are going to continue tomorrow. Adam and I are giving our presentation second tomorrow, I am a little nervous but really I just want to get it over with because giving presentations have never been my strong suit.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Japan Project Continued
Japan Project Continued
Today we continued to work on our projects. I had to invite Adam to the presentation again, because the first time I typed the wrong email. After we figured that whole situation out, Adam was able to add some of the facts he found yesterday. He were able to make some really progress on the presentation, but of course there is still more to add/edit. I'm still not sure on how I want the presentation layout to be, but I will figure that out tomorrow hopefully. We have basically found all the information, we just have to put it in the slideshow and organize it. The only thing I'm having trouble finding is how long Japan has had a constitutional monarchy there are like three different things that I have read, so I will have to do more research. Towards the end of class we had a Justin Bieber jam session, Adam starting playing one of the songs and then we starting talking about him. Overall, though I think Adam and I are a little behind, I will continue to work on it tonight, but we really need to start getting more information in the presentation. Hopefully, we will be almost finished by the end of tomorrow's class, but I don't know when Mr.Schick wants this to be due, so I'm not entirely sure.
Today we continued to work on our projects. I had to invite Adam to the presentation again, because the first time I typed the wrong email. After we figured that whole situation out, Adam was able to add some of the facts he found yesterday. He were able to make some really progress on the presentation, but of course there is still more to add/edit. I'm still not sure on how I want the presentation layout to be, but I will figure that out tomorrow hopefully. We have basically found all the information, we just have to put it in the slideshow and organize it. The only thing I'm having trouble finding is how long Japan has had a constitutional monarchy there are like three different things that I have read, so I will have to do more research. Towards the end of class we had a Justin Bieber jam session, Adam starting playing one of the songs and then we starting talking about him. Overall, though I think Adam and I are a little behind, I will continue to work on it tonight, but we really need to start getting more information in the presentation. Hopefully, we will be almost finished by the end of tomorrow's class, but I don't know when Mr.Schick wants this to be due, so I'm not entirely sure.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Japan Project
Japan Project
Today in class we were told we were going to do a project with a partner on one of the 12 countries. Mr. Schick assigned me to be partners with Adam, and we picked to research the country of Japan. We have to use Google Presentations so I had to add Adam and Mr.Schick so they can edit the presentation too. We have to research what type of government Japan has, how long they have existed under their present government, how long their present leaders have been in power, how long they are expected to stay in power, and some ways their people can effect a change in leadership. Mr. Schick kept making fun of me for not putting a lot of information in the powerpoint, however I'm gathering all my information first, and then I will put it in the slideshow. I want to make sure I'm organized before I start completing the project. We continued working on the presentation, and I did finish one slide but I'm still working on the second slide. We will continue to work on the project tomorrow, and I'm not sure when the project will be do.
Today in class we were told we were going to do a project with a partner on one of the 12 countries. Mr. Schick assigned me to be partners with Adam, and we picked to research the country of Japan. We have to use Google Presentations so I had to add Adam and Mr.Schick so they can edit the presentation too. We have to research what type of government Japan has, how long they have existed under their present government, how long their present leaders have been in power, how long they are expected to stay in power, and some ways their people can effect a change in leadership. Mr. Schick kept making fun of me for not putting a lot of information in the powerpoint, however I'm gathering all my information first, and then I will put it in the slideshow. I want to make sure I'm organized before I start completing the project. We continued working on the presentation, and I did finish one slide but I'm still working on the second slide. We will continue to work on the project tomorrow, and I'm not sure when the project will be do.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
Yesterday in class we had a surprise pop quiz, even though it wasn't much of a surprise, because I had already heard about it. The quiz was on the world leaders and facts about them that we discussed in class. Everyone was pretty much finished in about 20 or so minutes but some people took like 30 minutes. After everyone was done Mr.Schick went to scan them to go and get everyone's grade. Our class had the best average out of all Mr.Schick's classes again. One person ended up getting a 100 and some other people got A's. I got a 93% on the quiz. I got one question wrong, and everyone was making fun of me for the question I got wrong because apparently it was the easiest question on the test. However, I wasn't in class when that question was discussed, so therefore it wasn't "the easiest question on the test." Overall though I didn't think the test was that bad, I was well prepared even though I didn't know much in advance.
Yesterday in class we had a surprise pop quiz, even though it wasn't much of a surprise, because I had already heard about it. The quiz was on the world leaders and facts about them that we discussed in class. Everyone was pretty much finished in about 20 or so minutes but some people took like 30 minutes. After everyone was done Mr.Schick went to scan them to go and get everyone's grade. Our class had the best average out of all Mr.Schick's classes again. One person ended up getting a 100 and some other people got A's. I got a 93% on the quiz. I got one question wrong, and everyone was making fun of me for the question I got wrong because apparently it was the easiest question on the test. However, I wasn't in class when that question was discussed, so therefore it wasn't "the easiest question on the test." Overall though I didn't think the test was that bad, I was well prepared even though I didn't know much in advance.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
World Leaders
World Leaders
Today in class we continued to discuss the 12 world leaders we have been for about a week. We shared some interesting facts about these leaders that some of us and occasionally Mr. Schick didn't even know. Parker shared that David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom recreationally smoked pot and did cocaine. He didn't deny it and yet he still was appointed to be the prime minister. Alyssa brought up that the prime minister of India Narendra Modi was forced into an arranged marriage at 17 years old and kept his wife a secret for 50 years. Dilma Rousseff the president of Brazil had cancer a long time ago and could that could have helped her campaign because of pity. But, it was also discussed that it also could have hurt her campaign because the people might have wanted a strong and healthy leader to take office. Lastly, Veronica brought up a very interesting point that Angela Merkel has a fear of dogs. Putin then knowing that knowledge perhaps brought his dog to a meeting to try an intimidate her. Theses were just some of the interesting facts that were shared in today's class.
Today in class we continued to discuss the 12 world leaders we have been for about a week. We shared some interesting facts about these leaders that some of us and occasionally Mr. Schick didn't even know. Parker shared that David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom recreationally smoked pot and did cocaine. He didn't deny it and yet he still was appointed to be the prime minister. Alyssa brought up that the prime minister of India Narendra Modi was forced into an arranged marriage at 17 years old and kept his wife a secret for 50 years. Dilma Rousseff the president of Brazil had cancer a long time ago and could that could have helped her campaign because of pity. But, it was also discussed that it also could have hurt her campaign because the people might have wanted a strong and healthy leader to take office. Lastly, Veronica brought up a very interesting point that Angela Merkel has a fear of dogs. Putin then knowing that knowledge perhaps brought his dog to a meeting to try an intimidate her. Theses were just some of the interesting facts that were shared in today's class.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
12 Countries Continued...
Leaders Background Information
Mexico
President Enrique Pena Nieto- He claimed to be a big fan of a book named "The Eagles Throne", but when asked who the author was, he didn't know. It turns out it was written by one of Mexico's most celebrated novelists, Carlos Fuentes.
Minister, Christopher. "Biography of Enrique Pena Nieto." About Education. Web. 21 Oct. 2014. <http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/presidentsofmexico/p/Biography-Of-Enrique-Pena-Nieto.htm>.
China-
President Xi Jinping- He is the son of revolutionary war veteran Xi Zhongxun, who was a founding father of the Communist Party.
"Profile: Xi Jinping." BBC News. 21 Oct. 2013. Web. 5 June 2013. <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11551399>.
India-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi- Narendra Modi uses to sell tea at the canteen of Gujarat State Road Transportation Corporation. So even though he started out at the bottom, he still made it to the top.
Chakravorty, Rishabh. "Narendra Modi." India.com. 20 May 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://us.india.com/top-n/narendra-modi-22-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-14th-prime-minister-of-india-61218/>.
Russia-
Vladimir Putin- In September 2001 following the terrorist attacks on the United States, Putin said that Russia was an ally of the U.S.. But soon after Putin expressed his opposition to the U.S. about the ridding of Saddam Hussien.
"Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Germany-
Angela Merkel- Accused the U.S. National Security Agency of tapping her cell phone, saying "spying among friends is never acceptable." Later reports revealed the NSA may have been surveilling Angela since 2002. Angela is also in the top 100 most influential people in the world.
"Angela Dorothea Merkel." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014
United Kingdom-
David Cameron- He was in his top academic class two years early and went to Eton College, one of the most famous independent school in the world at the age of 13.
"David William Donald Cameron." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
France-
Francois Hollande- He was dating Segolene Royal and had four children together, although they never married. Segolene ran for president and lost, after her defeat, Hollande and Royal announced their separation.
"François Hollande." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Brazil-
Dilma Rousseff- She was batting againist military dictatorship and she was put in prison. She was abused and tortured for three years with electric shocks. After she was released she pursed local politics.
"Dilma Rousseff." Infoplease.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/dilmarousseff.html>.
Syria-
Bashar al-assad- in 2011 Bashar blocked social media sites and human rights groups have reported political opponents of Bashar are routinely tortured, imprisoned and killed.
"Bashar Hafez al-Assad." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Japan-
Shinzo Abe- His father and grandfather were high ranking members of the Liberal Democratic Party, and his mother was a former prime minister.
"Shinzo Abe." Infoplease.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/shinzoabe.html>.
Israel-
Shimon Peres- He was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
"Shimon Peres." Encyclopedia Britannica. 24 July 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/451349/Shimon-Peres>.
Canada-
Stephen Harper- He is the first conservative prime minister in 13 years when he was elected in 2006.
"Harper, Stephen." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Oct. 2014<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
Mexico
President Enrique Pena Nieto- He claimed to be a big fan of a book named "The Eagles Throne", but when asked who the author was, he didn't know. It turns out it was written by one of Mexico's most celebrated novelists, Carlos Fuentes.
Minister, Christopher. "Biography of Enrique Pena Nieto." About Education. Web. 21 Oct. 2014. <http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/presidentsofmexico/p/Biography-Of-Enrique-Pena-Nieto.htm>.
China-
President Xi Jinping- He is the son of revolutionary war veteran Xi Zhongxun, who was a founding father of the Communist Party.
"Profile: Xi Jinping." BBC News. 21 Oct. 2013. Web. 5 June 2013. <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11551399>.
India-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi- Narendra Modi uses to sell tea at the canteen of Gujarat State Road Transportation Corporation. So even though he started out at the bottom, he still made it to the top.
Chakravorty, Rishabh. "Narendra Modi." India.com. 20 May 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://us.india.com/top-n/narendra-modi-22-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-14th-prime-minister-of-india-61218/>.
Russia-
Vladimir Putin- In September 2001 following the terrorist attacks on the United States, Putin said that Russia was an ally of the U.S.. But soon after Putin expressed his opposition to the U.S. about the ridding of Saddam Hussien.
"Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Germany-
Angela Merkel- Accused the U.S. National Security Agency of tapping her cell phone, saying "spying among friends is never acceptable." Later reports revealed the NSA may have been surveilling Angela since 2002. Angela is also in the top 100 most influential people in the world.
"Angela Dorothea Merkel." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014
United Kingdom-
David Cameron- He was in his top academic class two years early and went to Eton College, one of the most famous independent school in the world at the age of 13.
"David William Donald Cameron." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
France-
Francois Hollande- He was dating Segolene Royal and had four children together, although they never married. Segolene ran for president and lost, after her defeat, Hollande and Royal announced their separation.
"François Hollande." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Brazil-
Dilma Rousseff- She was batting againist military dictatorship and she was put in prison. She was abused and tortured for three years with electric shocks. After she was released she pursed local politics.
"Dilma Rousseff." Infoplease.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/dilmarousseff.html>.
Syria-
Bashar al-assad- in 2011 Bashar blocked social media sites and human rights groups have reported political opponents of Bashar are routinely tortured, imprisoned and killed.
"Bashar Hafez al-Assad." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
Japan-
Shinzo Abe- His father and grandfather were high ranking members of the Liberal Democratic Party, and his mother was a former prime minister.
"Shinzo Abe." Infoplease.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/shinzoabe.html>.
Israel-
Shimon Peres- He was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
"Shimon Peres." Encyclopedia Britannica. 24 July 2014. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/451349/Shimon-Peres>.
Canada-
Stephen Harper- He is the first conservative prime minister in 13 years when he was elected in 2006.
"Harper, Stephen." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Oct. 2014<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
Monday, October 20, 2014
12 Countries
Kendall Boone
10-20-14
Assignment 1
Mexico
- Federal Republic
- President Enrique Pena Nieto
China
-Communist State
-President Xi Jinping
India
-Federal Republic
-President Pranab Mukherjee
Russia
-Federation
- President Vladimir Vladimirovich
Germany
-Federal Republic
- President Joachim Gauck
United Kingdom
-Constitutional Monarchy and Commonwealth realm
-Queen Elizabeth II, and Prime Minister David Cameron
France
-Republic
-President Francois Hollande
Brazil
-Federal Republic
-President Dilma Rousseff
Syria
-Republic under an authoritarian regime
-President Bashar al-asad
Canada
-A parliamentary government with an constitutional monarchy
-Queen Elizabeth II, and Prime Minister Stephen Joseph Harper
Japan
-A parliamentary government with a constitutional democracy
- Emperor Akhito, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Israel
-Parliamentary Democracy
-President Shimon Peres
10-20-14
Assignment 1
Mexico
- Federal Republic
- President Enrique Pena Nieto
China
-Communist State
-President Xi Jinping
India
-Federal Republic
-President Pranab Mukherjee
Russia
-Federation
- President Vladimir Vladimirovich
Germany
-Federal Republic
- President Joachim Gauck
United Kingdom
-Constitutional Monarchy and Commonwealth realm
-Queen Elizabeth II, and Prime Minister David Cameron
France
-Republic
-President Francois Hollande
Brazil
-Federal Republic
-President Dilma Rousseff
Syria
-Republic under an authoritarian regime
-President Bashar al-asad
Canada
-A parliamentary government with an constitutional monarchy
-Queen Elizabeth II, and Prime Minister Stephen Joseph Harper
Japan
-A parliamentary government with a constitutional democracy
- Emperor Akhito, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Israel
-Parliamentary Democracy
-President Shimon Peres
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Class 10/14/14
Class on 10/14/14
Today in class lots of people had to make the up the quiz since they missed it on friday because of the freshman retreat. So, the rest of class had a whole mod to work on homework, or study for quizzes coming up. I went to my locker to get my english homework that was due today because I forgot to do it. I had to make flashcards for my week 2 vocab words and then I filled out a story map for a short story. After the test was done, started listening to music and I played 2048 for a little bit after I was done my homework. Then one of Mr.Schick's former students came in to visit him. After his student left he started showing people there test scores and I got an 104%!!! After he showed me my score he continued showing the other students their scores, but I don't think we was done when the bell rang and class was over.
Today in class lots of people had to make the up the quiz since they missed it on friday because of the freshman retreat. So, the rest of class had a whole mod to work on homework, or study for quizzes coming up. I went to my locker to get my english homework that was due today because I forgot to do it. I had to make flashcards for my week 2 vocab words and then I filled out a story map for a short story. After the test was done, started listening to music and I played 2048 for a little bit after I was done my homework. Then one of Mr.Schick's former students came in to visit him. After his student left he started showing people there test scores and I got an 104%!!! After he showed me my score he continued showing the other students their scores, but I don't think we was done when the bell rang and class was over.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Test
Test
Today we had a test on Population and Migration. We started the test by going to www.cia.gov. We had ten minutes to answer 12 questions about certain countries population, total fertility rates, etc... Thankfully I was able to finish all 12 questions with three minutes to spare. I got a little nervous because I thought I wasn't going to finish in time, but thank goodness I did. Then I shut my computer and started the rest of the test, which was definitions with a word bank , push and pull factors, population pyramids, and then two bonus questions. Overall, I feel pretty good about the test, I felt like I was well prepared for what was going to be on it and I was able to answer most of the questions confidently. The only thing I'm unsure about is my examples for the push and pull factors. I know what push are pull factors are, but I'm not sure if my examples for descriptive enough. Everything else though I feel pretty good about. Hopefully, when we get our test back Mr. Schick will give me a "ding" from the bell, telling me that I got an "A."
Today we had a test on Population and Migration. We started the test by going to www.cia.gov. We had ten minutes to answer 12 questions about certain countries population, total fertility rates, etc... Thankfully I was able to finish all 12 questions with three minutes to spare. I got a little nervous because I thought I wasn't going to finish in time, but thank goodness I did. Then I shut my computer and started the rest of the test, which was definitions with a word bank , push and pull factors, population pyramids, and then two bonus questions. Overall, I feel pretty good about the test, I felt like I was well prepared for what was going to be on it and I was able to answer most of the questions confidently. The only thing I'm unsure about is my examples for the push and pull factors. I know what push are pull factors are, but I'm not sure if my examples for descriptive enough. Everything else though I feel pretty good about. Hopefully, when we get our test back Mr. Schick will give me a "ding" from the bell, telling me that I got an "A."
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Test Review Continue
Test Review Continue
Today in class we finished going over the last two terms that we should know and we went over the population pyramid again.
Total Fertility Rate- The average number of children born per woman in a country.
Replacement Rate- 2.1 children per woman for the population to stay the same.
Then we went over the population pyramid and what kind of ones were on the test. We know that when a largest number of people is in the youngest years and a very low percent of people are 60+ age then it is most likely a African Country. We also talked about how a country like Japan or Germany a high percent of people who live past 60+ years and a very low percent of people ages 0-15. We also talked about the testing conditions, we are only allowed to use our computer for CIA World Factbook and then we won't be able to use them. At the very end of class everyone went on death clock.org and it calculated what day I will die. I am Supposed to die on Monday April 29, 2086.
Today in class we finished going over the last two terms that we should know and we went over the population pyramid again.
Total Fertility Rate- The average number of children born per woman in a country.
Replacement Rate- 2.1 children per woman for the population to stay the same.
Then we went over the population pyramid and what kind of ones were on the test. We know that when a largest number of people is in the youngest years and a very low percent of people are 60+ age then it is most likely a African Country. We also talked about how a country like Japan or Germany a high percent of people who live past 60+ years and a very low percent of people ages 0-15. We also talked about the testing conditions, we are only allowed to use our computer for CIA World Factbook and then we won't be able to use them. At the very end of class everyone went on death clock.org and it calculated what day I will die. I am Supposed to die on Monday April 29, 2086.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Test Review
Test Review
Today in class we went over some vocab term that we need to know for the test on friday.
Life Expectancy: The average number of year to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. It is measured by country.
Crude Birth Rate: The number of births per 1,000 in a country
Crude Death Rate: number of deaths per 1,000 in a country.
Rate of Natural Increase: the growth of population based solely on births and deaths.
Developing Nations: has a lower living standard and underdeveloped industrial base. Their infrastructure is bad.
Developed Nations: has a higher living standard and developed industrial base. Their infrastructure is good.
Net Migration Rate: the increase or decrease of migration in a country
Immigration: people who move to a country to obtain citizenship
Emigration: people who leave a country to obtain citizenship in a different country.
Push Forces: things that make you want to move away from where you live
Pull Forces- things that make you want to move to a certain place.
That is where we stopped we will continue tomorrow during class.
Today in class we went over some vocab term that we need to know for the test on friday.
Life Expectancy: The average number of year to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. It is measured by country.
Crude Birth Rate: The number of births per 1,000 in a country
Crude Death Rate: number of deaths per 1,000 in a country.
Rate of Natural Increase: the growth of population based solely on births and deaths.
Developing Nations: has a lower living standard and underdeveloped industrial base. Their infrastructure is bad.
Developed Nations: has a higher living standard and developed industrial base. Their infrastructure is good.
Net Migration Rate: the increase or decrease of migration in a country
Immigration: people who move to a country to obtain citizenship
Emigration: people who leave a country to obtain citizenship in a different country.
Push Forces: things that make you want to move away from where you live
Pull Forces- things that make you want to move to a certain place.
That is where we stopped we will continue tomorrow during class.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
CIA World Factbook Practice
Today in class in order to prepare for the quiz on friday, practice continued to practice on CIA World Factbook. We had to find facts about the United States on how it is or isn't the best country in the world. Some of the facts that went in favor of the United States were, the U.S. has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $49,800. Both female and male literacy rates are 99%. We also have the most airports in the world with 13,513 which is a good thing because that means we can stay interconnected with other countries with traveling. We are also ranked number two in the world with the number of cell phones which also means we can stay connected with each other and people around the world. Some of the bad things about the United States is we are ranked number 9 in the world with people living with HIV/AIDS which is really bad. The United States is ranked number two in oil production but we are ranked number one in importing oil. Which means that me use a ton of oil, even though we produce a lot it still isn't enough. Lastly, the United States is ranked number 193 is how much we owe other countries, which is the worst in the world. The United States is $360,700,000,000 dollars in debt, that is absolutely horrible. Therefore I think that the United States is not the best country in the world, the facts against the United States are much stronger than the facts for the United States.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Video Discussion
Video Discussion
Yesterday in class we watched a video of the first episode of The Newsroom. One of the questions in the video that was being answered was, why is the United States the greatest country? Two of the three people on in the video answered the question, but the last man just kind of went off on why the United States isn't the greatest country. I think that man could not be more right. The United States is not a perfect country, although many people think it is. We don't lead the world in basically anything, education, per capita GDP, life expectancy. One thing in the video that really stuck with me was one of guys on the show said that the United States was the greatest countries because of freedom. The other man responded with, 170 other countries have freedom as well, which is also true. My opinion about what the United States needs to do is, first we need to keep our noses in our business and the countries that we protect like Japan and South Korea. Even though back in the 1940s we interfered and had World War II and stopped Hitler. That's not a bad thing but still, we need to mind our own business. I'm not saying not making allies, but to the point where we don't interfere with countries battles, unless it has something major to do with us. Also, we need to pay back our debt to China, having a 7 trillion dollar debt is unacceptable. I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for somethings if that means we can at least try to pay back out debt.
Yesterday in class we watched a video of the first episode of The Newsroom. One of the questions in the video that was being answered was, why is the United States the greatest country? Two of the three people on in the video answered the question, but the last man just kind of went off on why the United States isn't the greatest country. I think that man could not be more right. The United States is not a perfect country, although many people think it is. We don't lead the world in basically anything, education, per capita GDP, life expectancy. One thing in the video that really stuck with me was one of guys on the show said that the United States was the greatest countries because of freedom. The other man responded with, 170 other countries have freedom as well, which is also true. My opinion about what the United States needs to do is, first we need to keep our noses in our business and the countries that we protect like Japan and South Korea. Even though back in the 1940s we interfered and had World War II and stopped Hitler. That's not a bad thing but still, we need to mind our own business. I'm not saying not making allies, but to the point where we don't interfere with countries battles, unless it has something major to do with us. Also, we need to pay back our debt to China, having a 7 trillion dollar debt is unacceptable. I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for somethings if that means we can at least try to pay back out debt.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
CIA World Factbook Population Pyramid
CIA World Factbook Population Pyramid
Today during class we spent time roaming CIA World Factbook on different countries population pyramids. I looked at many however Qatar's population pyramid was especially interesting. It was so thrown out of balance there were a lot more men and all bars had no pattern to them. Qatar's pyramid is like that because men become pouring into Qatar so they can work with oil, and make huge sums of money. Another reason their pyramid is so off balance because women are treated like dirt, therefore there are less women. The United Arab Emirates all basically the same way, their population pyramid is very wacky because men want to work with oil, to make huge sums of money. Greece also a weird looking pyramid, it is skinny at the bottom but it gets really wide towards the middle. 0-14 years is 14.1% of the population, 15-24 is 9.8% and 25-54 is 43.2% of the total population.Nigeria however, is basically a perfect pyramid. 0-14 years is 43.2% of their total population, that's almost half! That's really all we did in class today, searching CIA World Factbook for population pyramid's was really interesting, I'm glad we spent a class doing that.
Today during class we spent time roaming CIA World Factbook on different countries population pyramids. I looked at many however Qatar's population pyramid was especially interesting. It was so thrown out of balance there were a lot more men and all bars had no pattern to them. Qatar's pyramid is like that because men become pouring into Qatar so they can work with oil, and make huge sums of money. Another reason their pyramid is so off balance because women are treated like dirt, therefore there are less women. The United Arab Emirates all basically the same way, their population pyramid is very wacky because men want to work with oil, to make huge sums of money. Greece also a weird looking pyramid, it is skinny at the bottom but it gets really wide towards the middle. 0-14 years is 14.1% of the population, 15-24 is 9.8% and 25-54 is 43.2% of the total population.Nigeria however, is basically a perfect pyramid. 0-14 years is 43.2% of their total population, that's almost half! That's really all we did in class today, searching CIA World Factbook for population pyramid's was really interesting, I'm glad we spent a class doing that.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Spotify
Spotify
Today Mr. Schick told us that he is apart of this education with Spotify thing. So we are able to use Spotify for class assignments and projects, we are also allowed to use it for our own personal music. So, all during class today we were playing music and trying to set up our spotify accounts on our computers and phones. In order to set it up we all had to get personal codes from Mr. Schick to get our subscriptions. We were all supposed to get a year free premium subscription, but when we put our codes in it said we only had three months on it. I had some troubles loading spotify and downloading it on my computer, however it did eventually get it set up. With the remaining time during class I was making playlists and adding music to each of them. So far I have made five playlists, one for my favorite songs, and four for the twilight saga. (My favorite series)
Today Mr. Schick told us that he is apart of this education with Spotify thing. So we are able to use Spotify for class assignments and projects, we are also allowed to use it for our own personal music. So, all during class today we were playing music and trying to set up our spotify accounts on our computers and phones. In order to set it up we all had to get personal codes from Mr. Schick to get our subscriptions. We were all supposed to get a year free premium subscription, but when we put our codes in it said we only had three months on it. I had some troubles loading spotify and downloading it on my computer, however it did eventually get it set up. With the remaining time during class I was making playlists and adding music to each of them. So far I have made five playlists, one for my favorite songs, and four for the twilight saga. (My favorite series)
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Population Pyramid
Population Pyramid
Today we watched the population pyramid and discussed what it was about. Some facts about the population pyramid are, they are divided by male and female, the youngest age starts at the bottom (0 to 4) and the oldest age is at the top (100+). We also talked about having a population of mostly younger means in the future your population will grow, for example Rwanda's populations is made up mostly younger aged people so as time goes on their population will grow. We also talked about how almost all African countries have a high percentage of people who are young, so their population will grow as well. Two important definitions we discussed are;
1. Industrial Society- makes their economy on machines, makes things like cars, washers, dryers. They make lots of money and buys lots of stuff.
2. Pre-Industrial Society- makes living off plants and crops, does not make lots of money.
Continuing on with class we talked about when population goes up, life expectancy goes up and child mortality goes down. We also looked at Japan's population of pyramid and talked about how most of their population is older therefore when time goes on population will decrease because there will be few percentage of people producing children. Then we answered four questions on the population pyramid.
*4 factors that can alter a trend represented by a population pyramid are:
- Industrialization
-Natural Disasters
-Education of Women
-War
*As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid will become more rectangular
*A population pyramid gives you information about birth rates, actual number of people, and death rates.
* If your in an advanced a state of industrialization the characteristics would be low birth rate, low death rate, stable population, good living conditions and long life expectancy.
Today we watched the population pyramid and discussed what it was about. Some facts about the population pyramid are, they are divided by male and female, the youngest age starts at the bottom (0 to 4) and the oldest age is at the top (100+). We also talked about having a population of mostly younger means in the future your population will grow, for example Rwanda's populations is made up mostly younger aged people so as time goes on their population will grow. We also talked about how almost all African countries have a high percentage of people who are young, so their population will grow as well. Two important definitions we discussed are;
1. Industrial Society- makes their economy on machines, makes things like cars, washers, dryers. They make lots of money and buys lots of stuff.
2. Pre-Industrial Society- makes living off plants and crops, does not make lots of money.
Continuing on with class we talked about when population goes up, life expectancy goes up and child mortality goes down. We also looked at Japan's population of pyramid and talked about how most of their population is older therefore when time goes on population will decrease because there will be few percentage of people producing children. Then we answered four questions on the population pyramid.
*4 factors that can alter a trend represented by a population pyramid are:
- Industrialization
-Natural Disasters
-Education of Women
-War
*As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid will become more rectangular
*A population pyramid gives you information about birth rates, actual number of people, and death rates.
* If your in an advanced a state of industrialization the characteristics would be low birth rate, low death rate, stable population, good living conditions and long life expectancy.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
CIA World Factbook
CIA World Factbook
Yesterday in class people in the class shared the interesting facts that they found on the CIA World Factbook site. Some of the countries that were discussed were Timor Leste, Russia, United States, North Korea, Syria, and Japan. The first fact that was shared was about the percent of people in certain countires that have HIV/AIDS. We found that the top 20 countries with the highest percent were from Africa. We had a class discussion about why that was and we said overall it was because Africa doesn't have lots of present technology and there people are not educated on the subject. One of the other facts that was presented was about the country of Timor Leste. We found that about 1,000,000 million people are living in Timor Leste and we also discussed their land use. There is 10% arable land and 4% permanent crops. Which means about 85% of their land is unable to be used. One of the facts that I found was that the country of Cambodia has a 0% percent unemployment rate, which is very interesting. These are only some of the interesting facts that were found on CIA World Factbook and I'm sure there are many more to be found.
Yesterday in class people in the class shared the interesting facts that they found on the CIA World Factbook site. Some of the countries that were discussed were Timor Leste, Russia, United States, North Korea, Syria, and Japan. The first fact that was shared was about the percent of people in certain countires that have HIV/AIDS. We found that the top 20 countries with the highest percent were from Africa. We had a class discussion about why that was and we said overall it was because Africa doesn't have lots of present technology and there people are not educated on the subject. One of the other facts that was presented was about the country of Timor Leste. We found that about 1,000,000 million people are living in Timor Leste and we also discussed their land use. There is 10% arable land and 4% permanent crops. Which means about 85% of their land is unable to be used. One of the facts that I found was that the country of Cambodia has a 0% percent unemployment rate, which is very interesting. These are only some of the interesting facts that were found on CIA World Factbook and I'm sure there are many more to be found.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Class on 9/25/14
Class on 9/25/14
Today we started our class off with Mr. Schick and Cody in a rap battle. Mr. Schick tried to rap but forgot what he was going to say and Cody attempted while others in the class tried to create a beat. After we all finished laughing we started class. We finished going over the last two short answer questions about Socrates trial and death, and globalization and tried to catch up the people who were absent because of the freshman retreat yesterday. While people were taking notes on the things they should have included in their response, Mr. Schick talked about Socrates and his trial. He said that Socrates was so smart he probably could have said something(lying) that would have gotten him charged not guilty. After we finished talking about Socrates and his death and trial we talked about the last question on globalization. It especially helped me a lot going over these questions in great detail so I know what I can do better next time.
Today we started our class off with Mr. Schick and Cody in a rap battle. Mr. Schick tried to rap but forgot what he was going to say and Cody attempted while others in the class tried to create a beat. After we all finished laughing we started class. We finished going over the last two short answer questions about Socrates trial and death, and globalization and tried to catch up the people who were absent because of the freshman retreat yesterday. While people were taking notes on the things they should have included in their response, Mr. Schick talked about Socrates and his trial. He said that Socrates was so smart he probably could have said something(lying) that would have gotten him charged not guilty. After we finished talking about Socrates and his death and trial we talked about the last question on globalization. It especially helped me a lot going over these questions in great detail so I know what I can do better next time.
Class on 9/24/14
Class on 9/24/14
I forgot to post this yesterday, so I'm posting it today.
Yesterday in class we got our unit one tests back. When Mr. Schick gave them back if you got an A you got a ding(on his bell) and if you didn't get a ding you didn't get an A. We went over the answers to the unit one test and corrected all of the questions we got wrong, so we can study them in the future for the semester exam because there is no way we are going to be able to remember the things we learned from the beginning of the semester. We had a little discussion on each of the questions so that we knew why a certain answer was the correct answer which really helps, especially for me to know why I got a question wrong. We also carefully went over the first two short answer/BCR questions, so we know what needed to be included in each of the responses in order to get a perfect score. Towards the end of class we were informed that out of all Mr. Schick's classes we had the highest test average, which was great to hear.
I forgot to post this yesterday, so I'm posting it today.
Yesterday in class we got our unit one tests back. When Mr. Schick gave them back if you got an A you got a ding(on his bell) and if you didn't get a ding you didn't get an A. We went over the answers to the unit one test and corrected all of the questions we got wrong, so we can study them in the future for the semester exam because there is no way we are going to be able to remember the things we learned from the beginning of the semester. We had a little discussion on each of the questions so that we knew why a certain answer was the correct answer which really helps, especially for me to know why I got a question wrong. We also carefully went over the first two short answer/BCR questions, so we know what needed to be included in each of the responses in order to get a perfect score. Towards the end of class we were informed that out of all Mr. Schick's classes we had the highest test average, which was great to hear.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Class on 9/19/14
Class on 9/19/14
I was not in class yesterday due to the Freshman Retreat, so I was unable to take notes and complete today's blog.
I was not in class yesterday due to the Freshman Retreat, so I was unable to take notes and complete today's blog.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Class on 9/18/14
Class on 9/18/14
Today in class we started a new unit called Population and Migration. We learned that over 7 billion people live on the planet, that is about 73 million people per year. 90% of this population growth takes place in developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. We also learned that developing countries mean countries are still developing their economy and technology etc... Some of the statistics that we learned were it took 10,000 years to hit 1 billion people. It took 33 years to hit 3 billion people. It took 13 years to hit 5 billion people, and 12 years to hit 7 billion people. We also talked about life expectancy and why women have a higher life expectancy then men. Women have a higher life expectancy then men because men hold tougher jobs. For example lumberjack, military, professional football player etc... It was found that in the U.S. men have an average 76.05 years and women have 81.05 years. Overall it was a productive class today.
Today in class we started a new unit called Population and Migration. We learned that over 7 billion people live on the planet, that is about 73 million people per year. 90% of this population growth takes place in developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. We also learned that developing countries mean countries are still developing their economy and technology etc... Some of the statistics that we learned were it took 10,000 years to hit 1 billion people. It took 33 years to hit 3 billion people. It took 13 years to hit 5 billion people, and 12 years to hit 7 billion people. We also talked about life expectancy and why women have a higher life expectancy then men. Women have a higher life expectancy then men because men hold tougher jobs. For example lumberjack, military, professional football player etc... It was found that in the U.S. men have an average 76.05 years and women have 81.05 years. Overall it was a productive class today.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Class on 9/17/14
Class on 9/17/14
Today in class we took are Chapter Test. Considering the amount of time we were given yesterday to prepare for the test I felt pretty prepared. I really liked the fact that we could use our blogs for the test because there was one or two questions I got stuck on and my blog saved me. I thought I took good notes, however I think I need to take more notes during class discussions and be more detailed with my notes. Although it wasn't planned I think the marching band helped as well, as they were practicing, because music helps me focus. After I finished the test, I got Mr. Schick to sign my Freshman Retreat form and worked on my blog for today.Even though it was an overall stressful day taking four tests, I am glad I was able to finish and feel confident about it.
Today in class we took are Chapter Test. Considering the amount of time we were given yesterday to prepare for the test I felt pretty prepared. I really liked the fact that we could use our blogs for the test because there was one or two questions I got stuck on and my blog saved me. I thought I took good notes, however I think I need to take more notes during class discussions and be more detailed with my notes. Although it wasn't planned I think the marching band helped as well, as they were practicing, because music helps me focus. After I finished the test, I got Mr. Schick to sign my Freshman Retreat form and worked on my blog for today.Even though it was an overall stressful day taking four tests, I am glad I was able to finish and feel confident about it.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Class on 9/16/14
Class on 9/16/14
Today in class we had a sub because Mr. Schick had a meeting, so we were allowed to study for our test tomorrow. I made a quizlet account and made flashcards, took multiple tests, etc... I am very glad we had this time to study because I feel like this helped me better understand what the test was going to be on and prepare for it. It was also good to have time to study because it helped me know how I might do on the test tomorrow. The test is on a message to Garcia, ancient Greece, Did you Know 3.0 and globalization. Everyone was working quietly and was on task from what I could see, which made it much easier to study. Overall I thought it was a very productive class, and helpful to prepare for the test tomorrow.
Today in class we had a sub because Mr. Schick had a meeting, so we were allowed to study for our test tomorrow. I made a quizlet account and made flashcards, took multiple tests, etc... I am very glad we had this time to study because I feel like this helped me better understand what the test was going to be on and prepare for it. It was also good to have time to study because it helped me know how I might do on the test tomorrow. The test is on a message to Garcia, ancient Greece, Did you Know 3.0 and globalization. Everyone was working quietly and was on task from what I could see, which made it much easier to study. Overall I thought it was a very productive class, and helpful to prepare for the test tomorrow.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Class on 9/12/14
Class on 9/12/14
Yesterday in class we talked about Globalization, globalization is the connection of different parts of the world. Globalization results in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities. For example Japan has the highest life expectancy rate, because of globalization that has gone down because places like McDonalds and KFC are showing up and causing more health issues. Another example would be The Silk Road. The Silk Road is used for the transportation of goods and is still used today but, because of globalization it is used less because now we can use a mailing system and send what ever we need to around the world and faster. Lastly we talked about the picture of the Kenyan on the cell phone. We discussed what kinds of things we need in order to operate a cell phone and that would be cell phone service, electricity,money, a place to buy the cell phone etc... so globalization is in effect there with getting cell phones and being able to operate them. Therefore these examples so that globalization is expanding all over the world and rapidly.
Yesterday in class we talked about Globalization, globalization is the connection of different parts of the world. Globalization results in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities. For example Japan has the highest life expectancy rate, because of globalization that has gone down because places like McDonalds and KFC are showing up and causing more health issues. Another example would be The Silk Road. The Silk Road is used for the transportation of goods and is still used today but, because of globalization it is used less because now we can use a mailing system and send what ever we need to around the world and faster. Lastly we talked about the picture of the Kenyan on the cell phone. We discussed what kinds of things we need in order to operate a cell phone and that would be cell phone service, electricity,money, a place to buy the cell phone etc... so globalization is in effect there with getting cell phones and being able to operate them. Therefore these examples so that globalization is expanding all over the world and rapidly.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Class on 9/11/14
Class on 9/11/14
I came at the very end of class today and missed the discussion. I was not there due to an doctor's appointment.
I came at the very end of class today and missed the discussion. I was not there due to an doctor's appointment.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Did You Know Reactions
Did you Know Reactions
Fact: If Facebook were a country it would be the third largest country behind China and India.
My initial reaction to what I saw was is there really that many people on Facebook? Since both China and India have over 1 billion people living there. These changes are manifesting in my personal life because Facebook is how I connect with my friends that live in another country, so it's just crazy to think that are about 1 billion possible people that could friend me on Facebook. Technology plays an important role in my life because that is how I communicate with friends that live far away or people that I don't get to see as often. Of course there are other ways of communicating with them but using technology like cell phone or a computer just make it easier.
Fact: There are 31 billion searches on Google every month.
My initial reaction to what I saw was I absolutely believe it. I cannot count how many times I hear someone say "Just Google it," in a day. These changes make an impact in my life because instead of going to the library and doing research on something to answer a simple question, you can just type your question in and within two seconds you can find and answer. It is very helpful and makes projects sometimes much easier than going to the library to research something.
The number of text messages sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet.
My first initial reaction to this was to figure out how many people there are in the world. There are about 7.046 billion people in the world which means that more then 7.046 text messages are sent and received, that is a huge amount of text messages. But at the same time I also believe it because I have seen my friends send the most pointless text messages, or send texts to someone who is right next to them. This impacts my life because text messages is how I communicate with my parents to pick me up from practice, or my friends if I need help with homework, so to me text messaging is important and greatly effects my life.
Fact: If Facebook were a country it would be the third largest country behind China and India.
My initial reaction to what I saw was is there really that many people on Facebook? Since both China and India have over 1 billion people living there. These changes are manifesting in my personal life because Facebook is how I connect with my friends that live in another country, so it's just crazy to think that are about 1 billion possible people that could friend me on Facebook. Technology plays an important role in my life because that is how I communicate with friends that live far away or people that I don't get to see as often. Of course there are other ways of communicating with them but using technology like cell phone or a computer just make it easier.
Fact: There are 31 billion searches on Google every month.
My initial reaction to what I saw was I absolutely believe it. I cannot count how many times I hear someone say "Just Google it," in a day. These changes make an impact in my life because instead of going to the library and doing research on something to answer a simple question, you can just type your question in and within two seconds you can find and answer. It is very helpful and makes projects sometimes much easier than going to the library to research something.
The number of text messages sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet.
My first initial reaction to this was to figure out how many people there are in the world. There are about 7.046 billion people in the world which means that more then 7.046 text messages are sent and received, that is a huge amount of text messages. But at the same time I also believe it because I have seen my friends send the most pointless text messages, or send texts to someone who is right next to them. This impacts my life because text messages is how I communicate with my parents to pick me up from practice, or my friends if I need help with homework, so to me text messaging is important and greatly effects my life.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Class on 9/5/14
Class on 9/5/14
On Friday in class we finished talking about the last two vocab words, The Death of Socrates and What it meant if someone called you an idiot.
The Death Of Socrates-
500 people voted on his verdict
Guards and Friends had set up an escape plan, but Socrates refused saying he was a citizen of Athens and he would respect the decision.
Socrates was viewed as on of Greece's great heroes, he talked the talk and walked the walk.
What it meant if someone called you an idiot-
It meant someone who does not participate in politics and someone who lacks professional skill. If you were called an idiot that was a big insult.
We also talked about a famous quote by Socrates, "The unexamined life is not worth living."
That means that nothing else in the world has the mental capacity that humans do so we should use that gift that we were given.
After that we had an interesting discussion on Hitler. We talked about it how it was a shame his body could not be recovered because it would have been interesting to see if he had any mental disabilities. We also wondered if he had gotten into art school, if he would not have killed all those Jewish people. All good questions but unfortunately none of them could be answered.
On Friday in class we finished talking about the last two vocab words, The Death of Socrates and What it meant if someone called you an idiot.
The Death Of Socrates-
500 people voted on his verdict
Guards and Friends had set up an escape plan, but Socrates refused saying he was a citizen of Athens and he would respect the decision.
Socrates was viewed as on of Greece's great heroes, he talked the talk and walked the walk.
What it meant if someone called you an idiot-
It meant someone who does not participate in politics and someone who lacks professional skill. If you were called an idiot that was a big insult.
We also talked about a famous quote by Socrates, "The unexamined life is not worth living."
That means that nothing else in the world has the mental capacity that humans do so we should use that gift that we were given.
After that we had an interesting discussion on Hitler. We talked about it how it was a shame his body could not be recovered because it would have been interesting to see if he had any mental disabilities. We also wondered if he had gotten into art school, if he would not have killed all those Jewish people. All good questions but unfortunately none of them could be answered.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Revised Vocab Terms
Revised Vocab Terms
Today we went over the vocab words we did last night for homework to better understand what they mean.
Agora- A voting area in the town where people meet and discuss ideas.
(Greece had the first democracy)
Arete- The act of living up to ones potential.
Polis- An ideal ancient Greek city state where people hold citizenship
508 B.C.- The year when the Greek overthrew the tyrant that was controlling their government.
(This was the first time people rose up against their leaders.
Socrates- Was the founder of Western philosophy and was the teacher of Plato.
The Death of Socrates- He had disrespected the Greek Gods and corrupted the youth of Athens. He was charged with both crimes and was forced into suicide by drinking poison hemlock.
That was all we had discussed in class today, we will finish with The Socratic Method and what it meant if the ancient Greek called you an idiot tomorrow.
Today we went over the vocab words we did last night for homework to better understand what they mean.
Agora- A voting area in the town where people meet and discuss ideas.
(Greece had the first democracy)
Arete- The act of living up to ones potential.
Polis- An ideal ancient Greek city state where people hold citizenship
508 B.C.- The year when the Greek overthrew the tyrant that was controlling their government.
(This was the first time people rose up against their leaders.
Socrates- Was the founder of Western philosophy and was the teacher of Plato.
The Death of Socrates- He had disrespected the Greek Gods and corrupted the youth of Athens. He was charged with both crimes and was forced into suicide by drinking poison hemlock.
That was all we had discussed in class today, we will finish with The Socratic Method and what it meant if the ancient Greek called you an idiot tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The Ancient Greeks and Excellence Terms
The Ancient Greeks and Excellence Terms
I was absent during class today due to going to my field hockey game.
Agora-a place where such an assembly met, originally a marketplace or public square.
Website URL- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agora?s=t
Arete-the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character. Means "excellence" in Greek.
Website URL-http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arete?s=t
Polis- a ancient greek city state.
Website URL- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polis?s=t
508 BC- was the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
Was the year of Consulship of Poplicola and Tripitinus
Website URL-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/508_BC
Socrates- a Greek philosopher who was one of the founders of Western philosophy.
Website-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
The Death of Socrates-
Was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock.
Website URL- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Socrates
The Socratic Method- to question continually until finding the truth
Was a very important contribution to philosophy
Website URL-http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospectives/lifeofthemind/socraticmethod
What the ancient Greek meant if they called you an idiot- It means someone that lacks professional skill.
Website URL-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot
I was absent during class today due to going to my field hockey game.
Agora-a place where such an assembly met, originally a marketplace or public square.
Website URL- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/agora?s=t
Arete-the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character. Means "excellence" in Greek.
Website URL-http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arete?s=t
Polis- a ancient greek city state.
Website URL- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polis?s=t
508 BC- was the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
Was the year of Consulship of Poplicola and Tripitinus
Website URL-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/508_BC
Socrates- a Greek philosopher who was one of the founders of Western philosophy.
Website-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
The Death of Socrates-
Was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock.
Website URL- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Socrates
The Socratic Method- to question continually until finding the truth
Was a very important contribution to philosophy
Website URL-http://www.law.uchicago.edu/prospectives/lifeofthemind/socraticmethod
What the ancient Greek meant if they called you an idiot- It means someone that lacks professional skill.
Website URL-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
What We did in Class on 9/2/14
What We did in Class on 9/2/14
To start off class today Mr. Schick took attendance and then helped anyone that still needed help with their blog. We then talked about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and watched Mr. Schick's video. After that we talked about A Message to Garcia. Back during the Spanish American War, President McKinley need to send a message to a man named Garcia who was in Cuba at the time. A man Rowan was called upon to deliver this important message to Garcia. The moral of this story was to "Just do it," Rowan did not ask any questions about delivering this message he just got it done. Now, if you asked someone to do something for you they would ask a lot of questions instead of just getting it done. After we discussed A Message to Garcia we added it to are links section of our blog. The last 5-10 minutes of class we just talked with the people sitting around us.
To start off class today Mr. Schick took attendance and then helped anyone that still needed help with their blog. We then talked about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and watched Mr. Schick's video. After that we talked about A Message to Garcia. Back during the Spanish American War, President McKinley need to send a message to a man named Garcia who was in Cuba at the time. A man Rowan was called upon to deliver this important message to Garcia. The moral of this story was to "Just do it," Rowan did not ask any questions about delivering this message he just got it done. Now, if you asked someone to do something for you they would ask a lot of questions instead of just getting it done. After we discussed A Message to Garcia we added it to are links section of our blog. The last 5-10 minutes of class we just talked with the people sitting around us.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
My Five Point Plan
My Five Point Plan
1.Study for Test and Quizzes
The first thing that I think will make me successful at John Carroll is studying for test and quizzes. Setting aside time when you know a test or quiz is coming up and really studying.
2.Doing Homework and Turning Assignments on Time
Doing homework and turning in assignments will also make me successful at John Carroll because even though a homework assignment does not sound like much, those grades pile up and can make a difference in your grade. Turning in assignments on time is also important because you should always want full credit on assignments and not get a late grade because you forgot it in your locker.
3. Staying Organized
Staying organized is also important in assuring my success at John Carroll. Keeping a planner and having a folder for each will help me to stay on track of assignments and not lose them.
4.Being Engaged in Classes
Being engaged in class will make me successful at John Carroll as well. I find that when you participate in class you get a lot more out of it, and that could come in handy for assignments, tests and quizzes
5. Making New Friends
Making new friends could contribute to a successful year at John Carroll. When I have to leave class for a sports game, it is good to know that I can count on someone to help catch me up on what I missed.
1.Study for Test and Quizzes
The first thing that I think will make me successful at John Carroll is studying for test and quizzes. Setting aside time when you know a test or quiz is coming up and really studying.
2.Doing Homework and Turning Assignments on Time
Doing homework and turning in assignments will also make me successful at John Carroll because even though a homework assignment does not sound like much, those grades pile up and can make a difference in your grade. Turning in assignments on time is also important because you should always want full credit on assignments and not get a late grade because you forgot it in your locker.
3. Staying Organized
Staying organized is also important in assuring my success at John Carroll. Keeping a planner and having a folder for each will help me to stay on track of assignments and not lose them.
4.Being Engaged in Classes
Being engaged in class will make me successful at John Carroll as well. I find that when you participate in class you get a lot more out of it, and that could come in handy for assignments, tests and quizzes
5. Making New Friends
Making new friends could contribute to a successful year at John Carroll. When I have to leave class for a sports game, it is good to know that I can count on someone to help catch me up on what I missed.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
What We Did in Class on 8/28/14
What We Did in Class on 8/28/14
Today in class the first thing we discussed is what Water Polo is. Water Polo is a team water sport. The point of the game is to score on the opposing teams goal by throwing the ball in their net. The next thing we did in class is meet Rosemary who's first day at John Carroll was today. While Mr. Schick was checking everyone's blogs to make sure everything was right I helped Rosemary set up a blogger account. After I was finished helping Rosemary, Mr. Schick checked my blog and everything was good. After Mr. Schick was done with me he moved on to the rest of class that still needed their blog checked. While Mr. Schick was checking blogs some of the other girls and I introduced ourselves to Rosemary and asked how her first day was going, we also compared schedule's with hers to see if we had any of the same classes. Once Mr. Schick was done checking everyone's blog it was time to dismiss for our next class.
Today in class the first thing we discussed is what Water Polo is. Water Polo is a team water sport. The point of the game is to score on the opposing teams goal by throwing the ball in their net. The next thing we did in class is meet Rosemary who's first day at John Carroll was today. While Mr. Schick was checking everyone's blogs to make sure everything was right I helped Rosemary set up a blogger account. After I was finished helping Rosemary, Mr. Schick checked my blog and everything was good. After Mr. Schick was done with me he moved on to the rest of class that still needed their blog checked. While Mr. Schick was checking blogs some of the other girls and I introduced ourselves to Rosemary and asked how her first day was going, we also compared schedule's with hers to see if we had any of the same classes. Once Mr. Schick was done checking everyone's blog it was time to dismiss for our next class.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
What We Did in Class on 8/27/14
What We did in Class on 8/27/14
Today in class we started by taking role and reviewing what we wanted to
be called in class. For the next 20 minutes in class Mr. Schick checked to make
sure that we had all sent him are URL address to blogger.com, and if we did not
he helped those who still needed to. After we had all done that, Mr.Schick
cleared up all our questions/concerns about using blogger.com, like instead of
typing in Word we could just type in blogger to make it easier for ourselves.
In the second half of class we reviewed the syllabus and learned about the
lateness policy and grading policy. We also reviewed the schedule for this
year, and found out when the semester exams are and what kind of topics we
would be covering. After that we all just waited until the bell rang for us to
go to our locker and dismiss from school.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The First Day of School
The First Day of School
My first day at John Carroll was a little nerve racking, I have never been to a private school before, so things were a little different. However, the teachers, students, and staff were welcoming and helpful which made my day go smoothly. Playing field hockey at the school really helped me a lot, because I was already a little used to the school and knew lots of people. One of my favorite things about John Carroll so far is having off mods, so you can do your homework and catch up with friends. Another thing I also like sense of community and togetherness at John Carroll, in public school you get lost in the numbers and are basically on your own. I am still going to have to figure out my way around, and get used to my schedule but those things take time. Overall, I was very impressed, and I am very excited about attending John Carroll this school year.
My first day at John Carroll was a little nerve racking, I have never been to a private school before, so things were a little different. However, the teachers, students, and staff were welcoming and helpful which made my day go smoothly. Playing field hockey at the school really helped me a lot, because I was already a little used to the school and knew lots of people. One of my favorite things about John Carroll so far is having off mods, so you can do your homework and catch up with friends. Another thing I also like sense of community and togetherness at John Carroll, in public school you get lost in the numbers and are basically on your own. I am still going to have to figure out my way around, and get used to my schedule but those things take time. Overall, I was very impressed, and I am very excited about attending John Carroll this school year.
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