Human Geo 9/26/12

In Human Geo we did not do anything but watch the move. It is getting very interesting and funny. it is very inspiring and kind of sad. we get to see how they adjust to america and some of them were just eating butter. I hope the other people in Kenya get to come over too. One of the guys was using shaving cream as soap. they all did not know how to work everyday appliances such as a shower, stove and lights. The people have to get social security numbers and they have 3 months to do so. then they have to start to pay back the government for air fare. this movie is sad but moving. 

Mid Quarter Day

Today was a good day. In Human Geo all we did was go over the test that we took yesterday. I did not do so well on this. I hope the rest of the year will be better. It was also Mid Quarters and that is to determine if you are eligible for sports. If you have a 70 or below you are not eligible. Also in Human Geo we watched more of the movie called "God Grew Tired of Us". It is about the Sudanese boys who fled a long time ago because of the civil war in Africa. It is very interesting and some of the boys, after so long, get to come to America and live normal lives in the US. One of the boys leaving sold all of his corn rash-ens and bought candy for the children of the refugee camp. This was a fun day but the last two classes i was very tired.

JC Action Plan

• First comes the grades you cant have a good high school career without good grades. If i do not have good grades all the following steps will just crash.
• Next, is the sport i am planing on wrestling for the JC team. like i said in the past post if i do not have good grade i cannot play. 
• Third, is working hard, if i do not work hard i will not get good grades and will be kicked of the wrestling team. if i do my best i will succeed and pass.
• Fourth, is paying attention in class. class is the most important resource i have and no one can take it away from me. 
• Finally, is choosing the right friends. I do not want bad influence friends that encourage me to make bad decisions and get in trouble at home. if i choose the right friends all the other steps will fall into place.  

Elbert Hubbard & Socrates Time Travel (Essay #2)

If Elbert Hubbard and Socrates time traveled to present day America they would be very confused. they would thing every thing was too complicated and would not like it here. they would not want to stay and explore, although they would be curious they would also be very much confused. they would also think our society is very spoiled and all the kids were brats. it would also be interesting to talk to them about all their experiences in the their time period. if Socrates and Elbert Hubbard visited the present day world they would be very confused. 

9/20/12

In human geo today some groups presented their power points on different countries. The first one was about Italy and it was very interesting. The next one was about Nigeria and that one was not as interesting but I still enjoyed it. My group did not go but we are probably doing it tomorrow. My group is doing a power point on the United States of America, we could not find very many facts about it at first, but in the end we looked really hard and found the facts we needed. We were given different terms that we had to incorporate into our power points.  Today’s class was one of the most educational and interesting one yet. 

First Day of School Post

This is a little late but here is my first day of school. It started out by me being a little scared but confident. I was not in Mr. Schick's class but I still had fun. I did not know many people but when I met people I was more confident. A lot of my friends are in my classes and I am very thankful of that. I made so many friends, now I know many people. I did not know what to expect from the kids and teachers but now I'm very comfortable with them and try to make new friends every day. My friends from Saint Margaret are at this school to but not all of them.  

World Fact Book Q&A

The population of the US is 313,847,465.

The five largest countries in the world are China, India, United States, Indonesia and Brazil.

The population of Pakistan is 190,291,129.

The US has a constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition government.

The unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is 95%.

The largest country in the world by area is Russia.

The country with the third greatest amount of airports is Mexico.

The country with the greatest number of exports is the European Union.

The country that exports more oil then any other is Saudi Arabia.

The country that imports more oil than any other is the US.

The country that consumes more oil than any other is the US.

Women can serve in the Chinese army.

GDP means Gross Domestic Product.

Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per capita, it is $141,100.

The US is not in the top ten.

The 11 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in Africa.

The other country in the top 10 is India.

The US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths is 18.

No, the US is not number 1 in Cellular Phones.

23.9% of the US is Roman Catholic.

76.5% of Mexico is Roman Catholic.

The Net Migration Rate is the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons.

No, the US does not have the greatest Net Migration Rate in the world.

The current population of the Earth is 7,021,836,029.

Notes On Notes

Today in class we learned to take notes. Crazy, right. We actually took notes on taking notes. We heard a story about Illinois and had to take four or more notes on it. After we took the notes the class was told to write a brief blog post about it, using our notes. We were given approximately five minutes to complete it. After that some of us read them aloud. One student wrote about the wrong thing and it was pretty funny. The class also got off subject a lot; we were talking about capitols, which was completely off subject. This class is probably my favorite class of all. At the end of the class we learned that the lesson, that we had learned the entire class, was for fourth graders. We all thought it was pretty funny! The lesson was actually challenging for other people, but not for me.

Human Geo 9/4/12

Today's class was both fun and educational. I learned how to determine if a website is the real deal, or not. We saw this website that looks like some sweaty guy, in his mom’s basement, made it. It was not very thought out and not exciting. We also disused Wikipedia and how it can sometimes be true, but you have to be careful of the sources. We also learned that ".gov" means it is a reliable site, or ".org." You should always research the author of the site to tell whether or not to use it’s a reliable site. If it is not a reliable site you should never use it. If you do not know about a site then you should still not use it.         

Greek Words Defined

Arête- in its basic sense means excellence of any kind. In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the perception of the fulfillment of purpose: the act of living up to one's full potential.

Polis- this is an ancient Greece city-state, it also means citizenship and body of citizens.   

Socrates- was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He was one of the founders of Western philosophy. Through his interpretation in Plato's dialogues, Socrates has become well-known for his impact to the field of ethics, and it is this Platonic Socrates who also lends his name to the ideas of Socratic irony and the Socratic Method.

The death of Socrates- Socrates was sentenced to death by a deadly poison, hemlock, which made it a fast but painful death for him. He had the chance to go into exile but he refused. He also had the chance to take back what he said but he did not want to take back his beliefs.  

The date 508 BC- after the three-year in 508 b.c. a man named Klisthenis came to power. He placed the basics of Athenian democracy. The most notorious was the acceleration of races.   Agora is the chief marketplace of Athens, center of the city’s civic life. The word means “gathering place” or “Assembly.”  

What the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot- in ancient Greece if you did not vote for someone you would be publicly marked as an idiot.