wednesday october 29

Today in class we worked more on our powerpoint presentation. I learned some new things about America and the government and Alayna and I went on the White House's website and signed some petitions.

tuesday october 28, 2014

Today in Human Geography, I worked on my google slideshow about America. I also talked to meredith on Facetime along with the rest of the class. Alayna and I think that we are finshed but we have to have Mr. Schick approve it. I have learned several things about the President and how we can get rid of him during the first two days of this quarter.

monday 27, 2014

Today in class, we did partner work on a country of our choice. I worked with Alayna and we worked on America. We had to make a slideshow that answered questions such as:
- What kind of government does this country have?
- What is the leader's name?
- If you wanted to overthrow or get rid of this president what could you do?
We made a slideshow answering these questions and then I went onto a White House Petition website and I signed some petitions about the country. One petition I signed was for Japan to stop killing dolpins. Another I signed was for patients traveling back from an area to be held in a hospital for 21 days until they are 100% clear of ebola and the doctors think and know this for a fact. I think that in this case, we would rather be safe than sorry. Just sending one person home from Africa to their home without ebola symptoms on that day could in the next few days spread to her entire family, and then to family friends and extended family. I think that this is the correct move.

friday october 24

Today in human geo we had a pop quiz. I was very upset about this because I hadn't gotten the change to study properly to get a good grade. I didn't do well on it at all, actually a shadow did better then me. I'm pretty sure my brain stopped working as soon as I looked at the questions. I am mostly upset because before the pop quiz, my grade was an 84 and then it went down to a 82. So even though it was originally bad, it dropped again. Next quarter, i'm hoping i learn how to study correctly so I can get an A in this class.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Today in class, we talked about different fun facts about the leaders of the countries that we did research on. One fact that I said was that Enrique Pena Nieto is the second most wealthy man in all of Mexico. His wealth doesn't beat a drug dealer though, who is the number one person in wealth in Mexico. Another fact I found is that Xi Jinping is a very strong believer... the the communist party. Another fact I found is that Xi Jinping is kind of confused as to how he ended up being president because in many of his speeches, he often says "since many of you put me here..." One more fact about him is that he like Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an "I have a dream" speech.

Tuesday October 21, 2014

Today in class, we discussed several facts about different country's leaders. One fact in particular was that Enrique Pena Nueto had several wives and children and also had many affairs. This is strange, because you wouldn't expect someone like that to be the president. It was also stated that the only reason that Enrique Pena Nueto only won because of his looks and personality...not his political views. This would NEVER happen in America.

Monday October 20, 2014

Today in Human Geogrpahy, we went over the homework from Friday becuase appparently a bunch of people had trouble on it. Some people didn't do the countries that we had to find out the information on, rather, they did countries of their chouce. We reviewed things about how to move the pictures on your blog, how to import pictures, and so much more. One blog in particular that we looked at was Luke's. Although I had already done my blog and done it correctly, I moved all of my pictures to the left hand side, so my blog looked more organized.

Countries Assignment

Countries Assignment

Mexico

Government: Federal Republic
President:Enrique Pena Nieto

China
Government: Communist State
President: Xi Jinping

India
Government: Federal Republic
Prime Minister:Nerendra Modi

Russia
Government: Federation
President: Vladimir Putin

Germany
Government: Federal Republic
President: Joachim Gauck

United Kingdom
Government: Constitutional monarchy and common wealth realm
Prime Minister: David Cameron

France
Government: Republic
President: François Hollande

Brazil
Government: Federal Republic
President: Dilma Rousseff

Syria
Governement: Republic under an authoritarian reign
President: Bashar al-Assad

Canada
Government: A parliamentary
Prime Minister:  Stephen Harper

Japan:
Government: A parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe

Israel:
Government: Parliamentary democracy
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu

Monday, October 14, 2014

Today in class a few people had to take their tests that they missed on Friday. While the few people taking their tests took them, the rest of us just did homework or played on our computers. I went and talked to Mrs. Strawbridge. When I got back, I did my blog and did some other homework.

TEST

Today we had a test. I think I did pretty well. I think I got a grade in the high 80's or low 90's. Overall, the test was pretty easy. The only hard part was the part where we had to rush to get all of the answers for the first page. After, the test we just waited and talked a bit about the test.

October 8, 2014

Things to know for the test: 

• life expectancy 
• crude birth rate - total births per thousand
• crude death rate - total deaths per thousand 
• developing nations 
• developed nations 
• rate of nature increase
• net migration rate - 
• immigration - coming into the country
• emigration - leaving the country
• push forces - something that forces you to leave a country 
• pull forces - something that make you want to go to a country
• total fertility rate 

If you know the crude birth and death rate of the country you know ____________. (the rate of natural increase) 

In japan, not as many people are being born anymore. There are more middle aged people and not as many old people and children. 

Japan - population growth rate is a negative number. 

Infrastructure - what a country needs in order to be connected to other parts of the world. 

US - #1 in most airports, roads, shipping

How do you find out the rate of natural increase? ____________. (crude death rate minus the crude birth rate) 

Tuesday, October 7

Today in class we talked about Spotify. This is a website we are going to be using to put music on a playlist that realtes to Human Geography. Mr. Schick is friends with a person doing a survey to find out some information having to do with Students using Spotify. We were given our code and most of us succesfully logged into Spotify. At the end of class, we were told that we could listen to music or do other homework and then at the end of class, Mr. Schick let us out a few minutes early.

Monday, October 6

Today in class we talked about several different things. One thing we talked about was the video we watched on Friday about Amercia not being the best country in the world. Another thing we talked about was freedom and hwo most women in other countries can't drive. Another thing we were asked is what is the best country in the world if we aren't? We talked about this and decided that maybe America isn't that bad. We talked about electricity. And then we discussed what could make our country better and this is what Mr. Schick thinks:

1. Our country would be better if we had more than just two political parties. 

and 

     2. Our country would be better if we had more people voting and not just a small percent.

Friday, October 3, 2104

Today in class we watched a video called "The Newsroom, First Scene."
In this video, several things were discussed but one of the most important of these things brought up was a question asked by a young college aged girl. She asked the man "Why is the United States the best country in the world?" At first, he didn't respond, but then he did and furiously responded "IT'S NOT." He also stated that "the first step to solving a problem is recognizing that there is one." He stated why he didn't think the USA is the best, and became very upset and used some bad words. Next, after the video we discussed Ebola and how one person has it in Texas because he got it in Africa. After we discussed Ebola, Mr. Schick asked us "Do you think that the USA is the best country in the world, and if so, why?" We discussed the ups and downs of the US. One of the downs we discussed was that we have quite a few poor people. We talked about how most poor people are lazy and content with being in the situation they're in but how some poor people actually have mental issues and are incapable of leading a normal lifestyle. Some people also complained about Obama and how it's his fault that our country is failing and isn't the best. We also agreed that our country isn't as united as it used to be. Several people don't vote when it comes time to vote but they complain about who was elected. We all agreed that we have the right to vote when you turn 18 and then it's your responsibility to do so. Another thing that came up is that too many people complain and sit around instead of getting up and taking a stand for your beliefs. We debated about the ups and downs and voted on whether the US is indeed the best. We voted that it isn't and instead said that the best may be Japan or China because they have better politics and such. The only reason why we decided as a group that the US is better then China and Japan is because we have better and cleaner air.

10/1/14

Today I was not in class. I was on the retreat.