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.