More circle time :D

Today we "discussed" about India and then we got off topic and started playing music. Pretty fun class.

Circle time!

Today in class we made a circle with our desks because all discussions are better in circle form. We started talking about India and will continue our discussion tomorrow.

India Project

https://pod51000.outlook.com/owa/WebReadyView.aspx?t=att&id=RgAAAACz5t01zEU2Q5riVUdZqW%2b1BwA4SHdDo8q2QbgLTsqdsJsAAC0cOvN8AAA4SHdDo8q2QbgLTsqdsJsAAC1Nvtj9AAAJ&attid0=BAAAAAAA&attcnt=1&pspid=_1292424232491_171387799

Extra Credit :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5WznnJ4_Zg (Dance)
(Add in the music video for Jai Ho ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc5OyXmHD0w

so embarrasing....

Groups of 4

Today we got in groups of four to do a project on India

Happy birthday Mr.Schick!

Happy birthday Mr. Schick! :)
Today in class Christy Cream brought in amazing cupcakes for Mr.Schick's birthday.

We also finished Slumdog Millionaire in class today.

Today in class.... (12/8/10)

Today in class we watched the part inthe movie where Jamal found Latika (grown up). His own brother captured her again after hse met with him at the trian station. And the answer to the show was D not B.!

Monday 12/6 - class assignment.

India’s population is around 1,173,108,019. This could be the reason there are so many poor people living in unhealthy conditions.  Some of the poorest people are living in places called shantytowns. In the movie Slum dog Millionaire it shows how many kids are growing up washing themselves and their items in dirty, used water. The water has trash floating around in it and yet the kids still play. This shows how use they are to the unhealthy ways they live.

        The population in a shantytown is about 16,500 people per square mile. This is a rather dense population living under the poor conditions.  In about twenty years the population grew by 18% This is a rather large increase, about sixty percent of Mumbai’s population lives in the slum. That is an estimated 7 million people.

        Bollywood is India’s entertainment capital. Bollywood has produced many movies over the years. Each year there are approx. 2,000 movies being released.  A majority of the movies being produced in India are Musicals or have some singing in them.  Many of the citizens want to live in Bollywood one day and be a part of the movie making business, just like in the United States.

Slumdog Millionaire-Friday

-They find Latika and kill the guy who was keeping the children.

Homework:

Homework for 12/2/10

Today we watched some more of SlumDog Millionaire.

1)India's entertianment capital is Bollywood. It is the largest film industry in the world (it produces double the movies than the Unites States).Around 2,000 movies each year a large percent are musicals. They have In the Unites States our main entertainment capital would be Hollywood. America  makes about 600 films a year.

2) The name of the 3 musketeers in the movie are:

• Jamal
• Salim
• Latika

3) a Chai Wallah is a person who makes tea for people.

4) Taj Mahal -
-Is located in Agra, India
-Is a temple that was bult by the Mughals  (Muslim rulers of India)
-Was starting to be built around 1631
-Many tourists each year love to visit the garden and take tours
-It is located on the River bank of Yamuna

Slumdog Millionaire - Wednesday

(Went over homework.)

Watched movie:

-Their mother was killed because of a riot. So Jamal and his brother are on their own.
-Guy in the yellowe van (Who takes them in) - made salim the director of begging people to give them money.
-67% of Hindu's and 18% of Muslims


(4 facts) about Bombai Riots-
-Is when people attacked the Muslims.
-around 575 muslims died.
-Hindu's and Muslims were fighting agaisnt each other.
- Some hindu's believe that some Muslims captured their babies to sacrifice them to their God Allah.
- Took a masque of the Muslims and destoryed it.

Slumdog Millinaire/Homework

Main Charecter - Jamal Maliek
He was in a game show and was winning money.
Mumbai- 5 essential facts about it.:
1) Most popular city in India (Approx. 18 million)
2) Is the capital of India
3) Is built on the seven islands
4) Is the entertainment capital of India too
5) Has a tropical climate
6) 2 out of 3 people are hindu
7) The litercy rate is 85.7%
What is Dharavi?
- It is a cheap alternative where rents are very low.
How many people live in shantytowns world wide.?
-About half the worlds population.

What is a shantytown?
-Is a slumtown. People live in poor, narrow, and crowded conditions. Made of scraps.
How much is a Rupee worth in United States dollars?
-Ten Million Rupees are worth around $217,667
Who is Amitabh Bachchan and what does he have to do with SlumDog Millionaire?
-He is an Indian actor and producer. He has won many awards for best acting and producing. Amitabh was the producer of the movie.

What is Bollywood?
-Bollywood is a film industry in India

10 Questions about India

1) What is India's population?
-1,173,108,018   (CIA Factbook)

2) What is India's TFR?
-2.65 children born/woman (CIA Factbook)

3) What percentage of India live below the poverty line?
-25% (CIA Factbook)

4) Two Terrorist attacks inside of India:
- 18 people wer killed by suicide bombers on Friday, November 26th. It was inside of the Afganistan's capital.
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Map of coffee countries

Group 1
Part One-
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19vH6hKVijVh97mD4mF_BX4l3WPKOcWxmAWqXSlXtyFg/edit?hl=en#
Part Two- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrBr8LHeyx40mwA62uoklJ_fPFBhOd7_GoeKPh5gX_0/edit?hl=en#

Black Out

Today in class Caitlin and I found a map for our project and then the power went out. We lost the map that we had agreed on. :(

Group Project- Coffee

Today we got to choose our groups for the coffee project. Our project is on The World of Coffee.

Coffee Websites

These websites can help us find answers to our questions about coffee.

1) Coffee Growing Seasons
2)Coffee Caffeine Levels
3) Coffee Facts
4) Coffee History, Production, Economy Facts
5) StarBucks

Coffee Trade Part 1. (Notes, Terms, and Quesions)

Notes:

• Coffee is the most heavily traded agriculture crop in the world.
• The United States grows barey any coffee beans because it needs to grow in the tropics. (In Hawaii)

Terms:
Fair Trade Coffee- Is coffee which is purchased directly from the grower or producer in order to help little company often in devoloping countries.
Flavored Coffee- Coffee beans that have been mixed with flavors. (Such as vanilla or chocolate)
Sustainability- Able to grow this crop year after year. If possible without fertilizer or other chemicals.
Organic Coffee- Coffee that has been grown without pesticide and other chemicals.


Questions:
What is the difference from quality coffee and nonquality coffee? And who decides it?
-
How are coffee beans produced?
-
-They are grown on a tree and picked.
How many coffee beans make one cup of coffee?
- 42 beans

Is coffee addicive?
- yes because of the caffine

How long does it take to grow coffee beans?

Newpaper Project with Caitlin Wolfarth

Yesterday and Today Caitlin Wolfarth and I have been working on our project.

Final Notes for the movie quiz.

• Ethotiopia's gov. fell. Then they went to Kenya.
• Daniel ran the refugee camp (Kakauma) also known as "nowhere"
• They walked 1,000 miles to get there.
• John boul dau was away from his family for 17 years. He was reunited with his family.
• They had to leave Sudan because of the Civil war. ( Muslims on the North, Christian Animist are on the South.
• Sudan before the war was peaceful, they were making a living and had enough to eat.
• John Dau went to Syracuse, Ny
• Panther went to Pittsburg with Daniel.
• John Dau went to the Medical Clynic.
• Panther got married and he is trying to get help on schools in Kenya.

Magazine

Today in class we started to work on our magazine project. Caitlin and I's subject is British colonization and African independence.

"God Grew Tired of Us"

Today we finished the movie God Grew Tired of Us. My favorite part of the movie was when John's mom and sister were reunited with him. It was funny how his mom was skipping and singing in the airport. I felt that this movie really shows people how life in Sudan is and how we should be thankful for what we have.
(They walked 1,000 miles)

God Grew Tired of us (Movie)

Yesterday in class we watched how the men were doings after two years. One of the men (daniel?) found out his family was still alive. Heis now working hard to send money over to them to help cloth, feed, and shelter them. Another man (John?) started college. He wanted to learn moreso he could get better jobs. Two years after theycame from Kenya I believe that they have made real progress. Atleast they know not to eat the butter or jelly.

We are all sprinkles on the great donut of life ( Movie Definitions)

In-Migration- Is when a person moves to a country he or she is not familar with.

Out- Migration- To leave a community in order to settle in another.

Forced migration- The movement of a person away from their home by force. ( Usually because of violence and fear)

Net internal migration - Is when a person crosses a state boundry and stay in the host state for a minimum length of time. (number of people who have made their way into another country).

Movers from abroad- is when someone moves from another country.

Internally displaced person (IDP) - Is a person who is forced to flee their country.

The war in Sudan:
It was started shortly after their independance from Britian.(1983) Many lives were lost from people killing one another. Sudan was quickly becoming a war zone. The guys were often killed and their women raped. Many children were rounded up into huts, that would be set on fire. Although many people have made it to refugee camps, many have been injured or murdered on the way to the refugee camps. Many people still go to bed hungry and need our help throughout the world. Their are two different religions in Africa. Muslims and African Christians. Muslims live in the North and African Christians in the South.

Today in class we watched how the men from Kenya were doing in America. So far some of them don't like how they are treated. For example, they were told not to go places in groups because it scared people. You can not also ask or talk to a random stranger. They also don't understand how to cook or eat proper meals. It is difficult for them to adapt to our style of life. Missing their friends has also been a huge problem. Many of the men feel bad that they are in America and miss their freiends at home.Although they are learning about jobs and their schedule I can imagine how difficult this must be for them.

Works Cited:

Connolly, Sean. "Countries in Crisis: Sudan." Countries in Crisis: Sudan Rourke Publishing. 01 Jan 2008: n.p. SIRS Researcher. Web. 24 Oct 2010.

Things that annoy Mr. Schick and notes on the movie.

Today in class we learned that 2 things really annoy Mr. Schick.
1. When people don't fully hold the door open for someone
2. When people say "no problem" or "no, thankyou" after you say thankyou.

Homework:
1)Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes?
-The boys had to run away from their homes because they were under attack and being killed. If they didn't leave they would have died or severely hurt. 

2) Why couldn’t they stay in Ethiopia? - They couldn't stay in Ethiopia because its goverment was taken over. They ha no choice but to move.


3) What was life like in the refugee camp?
- Life inthe refugee camps were very poor. It was sad to see how skinny these people were because they don't have enough food. Some of the men still go to bed hungry some nights.

Test Review

Yesterday we went over our tests. I got a 92%

Ancestor History

             My mom, Tina Graziano was born on November 13^th, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Her Mom, Thelma Graziano was also born in Baltimore on October 28^th, 1942. Frank Graziano (Thelma Graziano’s husband) was born on March 1^st, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland. Frank’s mother and father, Angelina and Jack Graziano were also born in Baltimore, Maryland. Angelina’s mother, also named Angelina (Garbo) was born in Cefalo, Sicily. Angelina Graziano’s father, Frank Garbo was born in Cefalo, Sicily as well. Jack Graziano’s parents, Maria and Alfredo were born in Naples, Italy.  Thelma Graziano’s parents, Laura and Samuel Wade were both born in Baltimore, Maryland. Laura’s mother Mary Hoffman and her father George Hoffman were both born in Baltimore as well. Samuel Wade’s parents, Samuel and Harriett Wade were both born in Ireland. This is my mom’s side of the family.

             My father, Daniel Carson was born June 20^th, 1966. His father, Robert Carson was born December 17^th. Robert Carson’s parents were Omer and Ella Hamilton. Omer was originally from Ireland. He moved to Illinois with his family and then later on moved to Selma, California. Ella (Omer’s wife) was also a decedent from Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of treasure.  Ella Hamilton’s mother and father were John and Matilda Smith. They lived in Aberdeen for a while and then moved to another city.  Alden Carson (Daniel Carson’s mother) was born in Maryland on June 7^th. Her parents were Georgia Amus and Mark Hopkins. Mark Hopkins mother and father were Georgia and John Hopkins. Both of them also lived in Maryland. Georgia’s fathers name is Tom Scarf and his wife (unknown) lived in Maryland.  This is my dad’s side of the family.

          These are both my mom and dad’s side of the family. My mom’s family originated in Italy and my dad’s side was from Ireland.

If I could live anywhere...

  If I could live anywhere in the world, one of the places I would live in is Australia. I would live here because of how beautiful the country is. I would love to go see the Outback and go on camping trips. I would also be interested in their lifestyle and how they live. Another reason I want to go to Australia is because they speak English. If I went to France I feel that I would have trouble picking up their language.  If I were to move to Australia I would miss my friends and family. I feel that Facebook or Skype would not help me. I would always be thinking of them and wondering how they are doing. A good thing about me moving to Australia is so that I can learn about their culture. I have always wanted to go to another country and learn different things. I think if I moved to Australia I would miss my family and would have to move back to Maryland.

            Another place I would move to is Italy. I have always been interested in the Italian Lifestyle and how they live near so many famous places and statues. For me, I feel that if I moved there it would be a blessing to see where my ancestors lived. A pull factor for living there would just be in general all the things I would get to experience. The push factor is once again my friends and family. I would miss them and feel that I would be too far away. If an emergency happened I want to be close so that I can help and comfort my family. I would love to learn Italian one day and visit Italy. I feel that it would be a great experience and I would learn so much.

Population

Over 6.8 Billion people in the world. The population is increasing by 80 million per year.
90 % of the population growth takes place in the developing countries such as Africa, South & East Aisa, and Latin America.

Women are expected to live longer than men because men tend to do dangerous & harder work.
RNI ( Rate of natural increase)
- Produced by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate then dividing it by 10
-this gives us the annual natural growth rate
( Dont forget about immigrants & Emmigrants)

Net migration Rate- the difference between the # of years persons entering & leaving a country during a year
Entering the country = immigration
exiting the country = emmigration
Push & Pull forces-
Push - things that make you want to leave a country
pull- things that make you want to come to a country

Push examples-

• Civil wars
• Health care system
• unemployment

Pull Examples-

• Religious freedom
• political freedom
• Better ecomony
• Health care is better

TFR = the average number of children a woman has
To keep the population the same the TFR must be 2.1

10/6/10- Class work

Today we went over our class work on looking up information about different contries.

Mr. Schicks Tests

Yesterday we went over the tests and the answers. We went over all of the questions and the essays. On the next test I will know what to expect and will study for those types of questions.

Population Studies

Life Expectancy- Is the the average of years a person lives in a country. Wikipedia Definition
Afghanistan- 44 years
Cuba- 77 years
France- 80 years
Japan- 82 years
Kenya- 57 years
United States- 78 years  CIA Factbook Life expectancy

Crude Birth rate- Is the estimated amounts of child births per 1,000 people per year Wikipedia Definition
Ethiopia-  43 births/1,000 population
Japan- 7.64 births/1,000 population
Kenya- 36 births/1,000 population
Germany- 8.18 births/1,000 population
United States- 13.83 births/1,000 population CIA factbook Crude Birth rate

Crude death rate- Is the total number on average of people who die each year per 1,000 Wiki Definition
Afghanistan- 17.83 deaths/1,000 population
Japan- 9.54 deaths/1,000 population
Kenya- 9.72 deaths/1,000 population 
Mexico- 4.8 deaths/1,000 population
United States- 8.38 deaths/1,000 population

 RNI (rate of natural increase)-  is the birth rate minus the death rate of a population Wikipedia Def.

TFR (total fertility rate) -  is the rate of how many kids a women would have in her lifetime. TFR wiki
Afghanistan- 5 children
Germany- 1.42 children
Japan- 1.2 children
Niger- 7.68 children
United States- 2.06 children                      CIA Factbook

net migration rate-  is the difference between emigrants and immigrants wikipededia
Argentina- 0 migrant /1,000 population
Mexico- -3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population
United States- 4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population
United Arab Emirates- 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Uganda- -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Saudi Arabia- -7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population                CIA Factbook

population pyramid- it is a graph  that shows the populaiton of the different  age groups in a human population.     Wikiepedia

Test Today :(

Today we took a test. I think I think I failed.

Test Review

Today in class we went over what will be on the test on Wednesday.
Notes:

Things to study:
 The 3 religions

9/11

• Saudi Arabia
• Iran (Islam)

• Why are they a threat to Israel, They're building a nuclear bomb.
• It's bad because they would use the bomb on Israel. They're different because they're the Jewish homeland.

• Israel
• Egypt

3 religions

• Judaism

-Torah  (Religious Book)

• Islam <Muslim>

• Qur'an (Religious Book)

• Christianity

• Bible (Religious Book)

• Abrahams  religions

9/11 Summary

Terrorists hijacked 4 planes.

2 of them into the twin towers

1 of them into the pentagon

1 of them was probably going to the capitol if the passengers did not stop them.

Identifying Countries

1.  United States- North America
2.  France- Europe
3.  Iraq- Asia
4.  China-  Asia
5.  Saudi Arabia- Asia
6.  Haiti- North America
7.  India- Asia
8.  Japan- Asia
9.  Venezuela- South America
10. Iran- Asia
11. Russia- Asia
12. The United Kingdom- Europe
13. Israel- Asia
14. Germany- Europe
15. Tibet- China
16. Afghanistan-Asia
17. Brazil- South America
18. North Korea-Asia
19. Egypt- Africa
20. Kenya- Africa
21. Pakistan- Asia
22. Vietnam- Asia
23. Mexico- North America
24. Cuba- North America
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html)

9/11 Essay

https://docs0.google.com/document/edit?id=11PxLsWdltHbw_qz9brJEFfSl6Hogy9qCPddjapYudCU&hl=en#

The end of week one-vocab

Geography- The science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.

Globalization- To extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry.

Population- the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.

Immigration- is the introduction of new people into a habitat or population. It is a biological concept and is important in population ecology, differentiated from emigration and migration.

Industrialization- to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.


Culture-  to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

Religion- the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions


http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Population of the world - Estimated about 6,866,400,000

Population of the largest countries:
China- 1,339,270,000
India-1,187,130,000
America-310,152,000
Indonesia- 237,556,363
Brazil-193,453,000

 Largests Religion-
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Folk Religions
Buddhism

Did you Know?

     It took 2 years for FaceBook to reach 50 million subscribers. Instead of getting work or homework  most people are on Facebook. It's unbelivable how Facebook grew in numbers over a short amount of time.
     Another thing is that in a few years China will have more English speaking people than the United States.  This means that Americans' will loose their jobs and will be replaced with people who will work for less money.

6 Word Memoir

School all day, Homework all night.