December 6,2012

Today in class, we watched the 3rd part to our video. Its called The Peoples Capitalism of China. During the video, the computer we were watching it on kept playing ads in the background.  Then we switched to someone else computer so that's good. No wonder a lot of people are mad about how our products we buy are made in China.!!! This video has taught be a lot about China's economy. 

Definitions

 Capitalism- a economic and political system, characterized by private corporate ownership of capital goods 

Communism- a revolutionary socialist movement to create a class less and stateless social order 

free enterprise- a system with few restrictions are placed on ownership and business activities. 


free market- a economic system where prices and wages are determined by the companies, not regulated by the government. 

November 26, 2012

Today in Human Geo we got our tests back. I didn't do as well as i thought i would. I will try harder for the next test. We also started watching a movie on economy and are taking notes in our notebooks. We have 3 more full weeks of school left and then we have mid terms and then Christmas break! I need to start studying Human Geo so i can get an A on this Mid- Term !!!

Country's 2

Afghanistan

Declared independence on August 19, 1919.

They declared independence from Britain after the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919. The British fought three wars with Afghanistan. The first was fought in 1839-1842 and led to the massacre of the whole British force in Jalalabad. The second one was in 1878-1880 and the British won bringing  the Afghan rebellion to an end. The third in 1919 led to the independence clebrated every year throughout all of Afghanistan.


Brazil
Declared independence on September 7, 1822.

On September 2, 1822 a new decree with Lisbon’s demands arrived in Rio de Janeiro. Princess Matia Leopoldina met with the Council of Ministers and decided to send a letter to her husband telling him to proclaim Brazil’s independence. The letter reached the Prince on Septermber 7, 1822 and 322 years of colonial dominance of Portugal over Brazil ended.

France
Declared independence on July 14, 1790.

On July 11 the people of Paris stormed the Bastile, a prison in Paris which had often held people jailed on the basis of lettres de cachet. Shortly after the storming of the Bastile, on August 4 feudalism was abolished and on August 26, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen proclaimed.

Germany
Declared independence on October 3, 1990.

Into the 1980’s, the Soviet Union experienced a period of economic and political stagnatoin, and they correspondingly decreased intervention in Eastern Bloc Politics.


India
Declared independence on August 15, 1947.

India attained freedom fdue to an independence movement for large peaceful nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress.   Iran- Iran achieved independence on October 24, 1979. Before Iran was independent it was called Persia.   

Countrys

Iran- Iran achieved independence on October 24, 1979.                                                                                 Before Iran was independent it was called Persia.                                                                                          

Mexico- Mexico achieved independence on September                                                                                               16, 1810. It wasn't recognized until September 27, 1821.                                                                                        Mexico used to be owned by Spain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Saudi Arabia- Saudi Arabia was founded on September 23 1932.        

The United Kingdom- The United Kingdom was first                                                                                    brought into union on May 1, 1707. There latest treaty                                                                                           was on April 12, 1922.

Venezuela- Venezuela was colonized by Spain in 1522.                                                                                It was the first Spanish American colony to gain independence                                                                        in  1811 but was not established until 1821-1830.

November 12, 2012

Today in Human Geo we got our tests back! I got an 44/ 52. 3 people I know had a  birthday today! We went over the answers and that took up most of the class considering we had an assembly today.

2 facts about the presidents

Enrique Peno Nieto
               1. He was the governor of Mexico 2005-2011
               2. He has a book and in the book he says Mexico needs broaden its economy because they need more jobs

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
               1. He is trying to bring up more rights for women. Some still criticized that he isn't trying
               2. He is also criticized for his religious freedom rights.

Angela Merkel
               1. She is the first women to become head of Germany
               2.

Dilma Rousseff
               1. She was in jail for her political beliefs.
               2.

Queen Elizabeth
               1. Shes lived through 12 U.S. presidents
             
Hu  Jintao
                1.  Hes a communists - they've never have done well in the long run
                2.
Barrack Obama
               1. was a civil rights teacher and lawyer before becoming the president - collage professor
               2. The Senator of Illinois
               3.

November 1, 2012

Today in Human Geo we reviewed are test that we took. I didn't get a good enough grade. I got a 73 ! I had to get moved in class for today because I  was laughing at something I was drawing. I will be better next class

Intro to Political Geography part 3

Brazil 

Dilma Rousseff

Federal Republic









Venezuela


 Hugo Chávez


federal republic





Saudia Arabia 



monarchy

Intro to Political Geography part 2

Israel


 Shimon Peres


Parliamentary Democracy 















Germany 




Joachim Gauck


 two-chamber parliamentary democracy





United Kingdom

No president 

parliamentary constitutional monarchy





France 

François Hollande

Unitary semi-presidential republic

Into to Political Geography

Mexico

Felipe Calderón  

Federal Constitutional Republic

China


Hu Jintao

Single Party Communists Group

India


Pranab Mukherjee

Representational democracy










Afghanistan



Hamid Karzai    


 Islamic Republic

Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad


Islamic Republic

5 Questions for the test!!!!????

These are my 5 questions :

1. What does Christianity and  Judaism have in common? they both share the old testament
2. Is Buddhism a monotheistic ,  polytheistic , or neither religion? neither
3. Is Hinduism a way or life or religion? a way of life
4. True or false- Judaism worships the same God that Muslims and Christians do. - True
5. True of false- Christianity is a polytheistic religion - false

October 12th 2012..part 3 ..

Judaism:

Judaism is a monotheistic religion. It was founded in 1500 BC. It has 13.4 million followers. They believe in God. They have a holy book called the Torah. Judaism and Christianity are similar because they both believe in and use the old testament of the bible.



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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100916181942AAxXGnx

October 12, 2012 (continued)

Buddhism:

                Buddhism was founded in 6th century BC. It is neither monotheistic or polytheistic. Buddhism doesn't believe in one God or many gods. They have a holy book called the Tipitaka. They have 350–500 million followers, mostly in Asia. There prime figure is Buddha. 

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Sources:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Buddhism     

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080921115748AAcFUAX

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080514150203AAwYUv9

                

Hinduism: 

Hinduism is the 3rd largest religion in the world. It was founded in 5500 BC. It is a monotheistic religion. Its holy books are called Vedas. They are guidelines of the ways of life. They believe that there's a spirit inside of them that is eternal. 

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Sources: 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_Hindus_have_a_Holy_Book_like_the_Bible_or_Koran

October 12, 2012

Christianity:

Christianity was founded around the 1st century. Its a Monotheistic religion and  Christians use the bible. It has 2.2 billion followers around the world and is the largest religious group. They believe God. Christians are found all around the world mostly in North and South America, and Europe. The least about is found in the Middle East and China.



http://sites.google.com/site/mideastp6geogrphyhistory/concentration-of-religions

Sources :

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081102183619AAni76I

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity

Islam:

Islam is a monotheistic religion that was started in 610 BC. It is the 2nd largest religion in the world with 1.7 billion followers. Muslims believe in God. They believe that there holy book is the Qur'an  was sent to them. 

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/muslim-population-concentration-geography

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

October 8th 2012

Today in class we started working on a group project. Our topic was the vikings. We have to present tommorow.

October 1, 2012

Today in class we finished watching the God Grew Tired of Us video. I'm happy that two of them got to reunite with there family's. I can't imagine what its like living in the situation they lived in, in Sudan.

September 27, 2012

Today is class we watched more of  the God Grew Tired of Us video. Its very sad but some of the boys got sent to the U.S.A. It was neat and funny how when the man was explaining things to them they were so amazed at simple things like electricity and the toilet. It makes me appreciate what i have.

September 24,2012

Today in Human Geo we started watching a video the war in Sudan and a huge group of boys. Its sad to see what the boys have been through. They started of with 26,000 then in the end it got down to 12,000. Many died from hunger and animal attacks. Looking at those boys was so sad because they are very skinny and it makes me feel bad that i get meals and food everyday and they were starving.

September 19 2012

Today in human Geo we got into groups and started working on our projects. The projects are power points about an assigned country. My group was assigned Brazil and i'm doing the slides for immigration and migration.

September 17 2012

Today in class we took notes. Mr.Schick did some of his funny voices and we learned about birth and death rates. I think were gonna have our first test in Human Geo Friday!? hmm i think I'm going to get an A+

September 12th 2012

Today in Human Geo we reviewed the questions we had for homework. We had discussions about all the questions!  Mr.Schick told us that the terrorist who hijacked the planes on 9-11 trained in the United States. I found that so weird and my face was in aw.

25 Questions

1. What is the population of the United States?   313,847,465

2. What are the five largest countries in the world, by population? China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil

3. What is the population of Pakistan? 190,291,129

4. What kind of government does the United States have? Federal republic

5. What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe?   95%

6. What is the largest country in the world by area? Russia

7. What country has the third greatest number of airports? Mexico

8. What country has the greatest number of exports? China

9. What country exports more oil than any other? Saudi Arabia

10. What country imports more oil than any other? United States

11. What country consumes more oil than any other? United States

12. Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military? yes

13. What is GDP? Gross domestic Product

14. What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it? Liechtenstein

15. Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita? No

16. Most of the countries with the highest birth rates can be found in what continent? Africa

17. 11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in which continent? Africa

18. What other country is in the top ten? india

19. Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths? 18

20. Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones? no
21. What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic? 23.9%

22. What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic? 76.5%

23. What is Net Migration Rate? the number of people leaving and entering a country

24. Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world? No  

25. What is the current population of the entire planet? 7,021,836,029

I found the religious questions very interesting. I thought more people in the united states were roman Catholic

Septemeber 6, 2012

Today in class we talked about good  note taking. We  took notes and learned about Illinois! Illinois is nicknamed the prairie state because outside of Chicago its all planes and very flat.  We also learned that Mr.Schick is originally from Illinois. Human Geo is fun with all the stories. Today's class seemed longer because it was in the morning. Also Mr.Schick told us there are many forms of note taking that can help us through out high school.

2nd Essay

If Elbert Hubbard and Socrates could time travel to the present day I think they’d have mixed feelings about our world. They would be amazed by the technology. People are constantly finding new things about technology every day. They both had this common belief of thinking out side of the box and being the best you can be. One thing they wouldn’t like is the way some people work. Elbert Hubbard was mad about how lazy people were and it’s still true today. It’s almost half and half. There are some people who give their full potential and work hard on everything they do. Then there are people who don’t even see how much potential they have. Overall, they would be impressed on much our world has accomplished. 

1st Essay

Arete is a virtue that basically means excellence and being a strong person. I think that it means you give your full potential. Socrates demonstrated arete. Socrates was excellent and the best he could be when it went to his method of teaching and thinking. The Socratic Method changed the way a lot of ancient Greeks thought. It encouraged people to think differently, to ask questions and come to a conclusion.  Socrates was arete when he was accused of disrupting the children’s learning in ancient Greece. He drank the poison that killed him with strength. Arete is something we should all try to be. 

3rd Essay

The next four years at John Carroll are very important to me. My five point plan is something that I should always look to as my goal. I want to become the best student I can be with these five crucial things to remember. First off, I’m going to always do my homework and projects on time. I want to show my teachers that I respect them and take time to put what they teach me to practice. Second, I’m going to listen and think critically during class. If I don’t pay attention then why am I even there in the first place! Third, I’m going to be involved all I can which includes sports and clubs. Fourth, I want to always keep my grades up. I can’t slack off the whole quarter and the last few days try to get my grades up again. Finally, I’m going to think positively.  Sometimes having so much homework and a lot of other things to do I can get lost and give up. I’m going to remember that it’s all worth it in the end when I get to graduate proud of myself and what I’ve accomplished over the last four years. 

Friday's Class

Friday, in class, we reviewed a lot. We went over the terms we had to define Wednesday night for homework. Those terms were interesting because Mr.Schick made it tie into A Message to Garcia really well. We had a discussion on that too!  We talked a lot about Socrates! We learned that he wasn't the most attractive man but he was very smart. He had his beliefs and when he had the chance to apologize for trying to change Athens, he didn't. He told the people that Athens was a horse and he was the horse fly. He was buzzing around biting the horse until it started moving instead of the horse just sitting there lazily. That was a really cool thing he said. The death of Socrates was very interesting too. He died by drinking a awful poison that made him paralyzed and die. It was a good class.

A message to Garcia

Today in Human Geo Mr.Schick read us A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard  and asked us to write notes in our copybooks about it.  He started reading and I wasn't really fully paying attention but then it got interesting.  It talked about President McKinley wanting to send a message to General Garcia who no one knew where he lived. President McKinley asked a messenger named Rowen to go and deliver the letter. Rowen didn't ask questions and went on a journey to deliver the letter even though he had no directions on where Rowen was. The whole message here is that you just have to do your best in whatever your told and give it your all without asking questions.

2nd Day

Today in class we really didn’t do much.  I talked with the kids around me which was interesting..


Definitions:
Arête:  A sharp edged ridge of a rock that is caused by glaciers

Polis:  Greek, mean “city”

Socrates:  a Greek philosopher that is known for finding western philosophy

The death of Socrates:  a painting by a French painter that pictures Socrates being condemned to die by drinking poison

The date 508 BC: Cleisthenes changes the government of Athens

Agora: Means “assembly” or “gathering”, it was the spot in the middle of the Greek city states where people came

What did ancient Greeks mean when thy called you an idiot?  In ancient Greece  it meant civilian.

Day 1

Today was my first real class of human Geo. Mr.Schick gave the class new seats where I sit in the back near the air conditioner :) We went over a lot of things. We read through the class syllabus.He explained lateness,homework, and his grading system. I like the idea of writing a blog every night after class too! I think that its a neat way to use technology, English (spell check and writing), and also discussing the days topic and what we learned. I like the whole going green thing too. Using less paper really does help the environment!  I think I'm really going to like Human Geo !

First Day of High School

My first day experience at John Carroll went very well.  I started out nervous the night before not getting very much sleep. I didn't know what to expect, even though I've heard so many stories from my older brother and have been to the campus many times. I first went to the cafeteria where I saw my friends from St.Margaret's having the same nervous faces that I had. Then everyone went to the auditorium for an introduction. Next it was advisory! Mr. Gaudreau is my advisor! He is really cool! Being in the art wing for advisory is nice because it has air conditioning and its not like a normal classroom feel. Mr. Gaudreau showed me my locker where getting it open was a struggle! It took me five tries! From that point on the whole day happened so fast! It was honestly a lot of fun! Starting school in a new place with so many new people is great! I got my picture taken for the yearbook and student I.D. , ate lunch and then began my mini schedule of classes.  My favorite class was math because well who doesn't love math!? Orientation was a very good experience and on Monday I will already know my way around the school like a pro. I'm excited to spend my next four years as a patriot!