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.

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.

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.

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.

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>.

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

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)