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In class we presented our projects.  Our project was the greatest.  Matt didn't do much and made a poster with about every word spelled wrong.  We probably got a b.  They were others that were not that good.  A few forgot a poster and were boring.  

vocab

Capitalism

 is an economic and political system in which investment in and ownership of theme ans of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations,especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.

Communism
A theoretical economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members. (classless)

Free market
is an economic system in which prices andag wes are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.

Free enterprise
The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation.

ha

In class we watched the movie, we learned a lot about Lifan car company.  Like, three fourths of the metal and parts are imported from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Maryland.  The Pittsburgh Steelers are not called the Steelers because they steal things its because they made a big steel company there.  China now is the biggest steel manufacture in the world.  A weird fact is nine out of ten people in china that buy cars use cash.  

cars

  In class we got back our essays.  Evan and I got a 86% which is okay:/  I thought we did better but, we made to many stupid mistakes.  We continued our video and looked at cars in china.  The cars in china are increasing rapidly and it would be a good idea so get rid of them.  I would just make more lanes in the roads. 

no class

I was steminggg!

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During class today we watched the video and a big part of it was on the Chinese bought Mal-Mart because the workers in china get paid less than people in the U.S.  In the U.S, we have a minimum wage and in China they don't so they could work for one dollar a day when people in the U.S get pain around eight dollar minimum.  People in china don't care how much they get paid, they only care about getting paid something.  You were saying that your money is kinda voting where you get your food from.  So if you like having less jobs in the U.S , shop at Mal-Mart.

post

    The Garry Sandusky was very good and funny at the same time.  Honestly this was one of the only presentation I enjoyed a lot!  It was very good how he takes having having the worst name in all of the world!  He was so funny and cool about the whole thing that happened.  

football

In school we watched a video about the people republic of china.  In China in a city called Chouqping construction workers make only two dollars per day (if your a women) and four dollars per day (if your a man).  This city is the "Biggest city you haven't heard of".  They stole car engine making for the U.S and they have Walmart    

Test

We had a test today  in class.  It was on matching world leaders to their county's and the maps and what the leaders look like.  The first two sections of the test were review and we went over it in class.  The other stuff we had to study.  I think i did well on this test lets wait and find out!

ha

In class Maddie had a shadow.  He name was Logan and i think you did your in creeping her out haha!  Anyways you went over out project before break.  My partner is Evan and is doing Venezuela and I am doing Afghanistan.  We are going an A you watch!

Countries

Germany

On January 18, 1871, Otto von Bismarck, the Minister-President of Prussia, unified independent German states into a nation-state.

Germanic tribes moved further south-west.

They were ruled by the Saxons and Slavs.

India

 India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.

Buddha was central to the beginnings of recorded history in India.

 the southern peninsula was being ruled by the Cheras, the Cholas, and the Pandyas

Iran

1 April 1979

Hinduism in Iran has a history stretching back to the Middle Ages.

ruled by the ancient Parthians and Sasanids.

 

Afghanistan gained their independence on 19 August 1919. Before it became independent, it used to be made up of many small tribes. The British occupied Afghanistan 3 separate times but they couldn't keep a hold on it.

 

 

The Independence Day of Brazil was officially announced on 7th September 1822. They use be run by the Portuguese.  For ages Brazil has represented the great escape into a prehistoric, tropical heaven, igniting the Western imagination like no other South American country.  

             

   France gained their independence on the 14th of July 1789 to commemorate this day.  It used to be ruled by Germany before WWII.

Mexico

 

 Mexico declared independence September 16, 1810 the oldest things in Mexico are stone tools that are 23,000 years ago. Its oldest people are the Aztec. Before they became independent they were captured by the Spanish Hernán Cortés he arrived at the port in Veracruz with ca. 500 conquistadores, and later moved on to the Aztec capital. On his search for gold and other riches, Cortés decided to invade and conquer the Aztec empire killing thousands of people. They were subjects to Spain.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has never been colonized, so the independence day is actually the day when the kingdom was created, which celebrated in 23 of September. Apart from a small number of urban trading settlements, such as Mecca and Medina, located in the Hejaz in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, most of what was to become Saudi Arabia was populated by nomadic tribal societies in the inhospitable desert. They have been subjects of another country. A communist party was formed in 1975

Settlement by anatomically modern humans of what was to become the United Kingdom occurred in waves beginning by about 30,000 years ago. By the end of the region's prehistoric period, the population is thought to have belonged, in the main, to a culture termed Insular Celtic, comprising Brythonic Britain and Gaelic Ireland.

Venezuela- It is found in South America. Scientist believe that the earliest sign of Humans in Venezuela was 15,000 years ago. Than in 1522 Spain started to colonize the area. It became part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.After a series of unsuccessful uprisings, Venezuela was under the leadership of Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan soldier who had fought in the American Revolution and the French Revolution declared independence on 5 July 1811. This began the Venezuelan War of Independence. Though right after they got their independence their 1st and 2nd attempts for a government failed. It wasn't until a new General came to the fight, that they finally one their Independence. They were than part of Gran Colombia until that fell, and they formed their own country just after.

                                                               

Not in school

I was not in school because I went to my grand-mom's funeral.
Rest In Peace grand-mom

test

We had another quiz in class that I didn't know of.   It was my fault that i didn't check your website.  I thought I did okay and I checked on power school and i got a 81% which isn't great but better that most of my test lately.  I know that I have to take time to check you r website everyday to make sure I am prepared  for the next class.

Obama

On February 17, 2009, Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
On November 7, 2009, a health care bill featuring the public option was passed in the House.

Leaderss

In class we went over the facts about all of the countries leaders.  In our last assignment we went has to search to get two facts for each leader.  My partner did nothing to help me.  I just did it by myself because he didn't help.

leaders

Mexico-Enrque Pena Nieto- Member of the institutional Revolutionary Party was the Governor of Mexico before he got elected president.

China-HU Jintao- President of the people Republic of China since 2003, currently the paramount leader of the people of China

India-Pranab MUKHERJEE- was the Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012, was awarded the second highest civilian award of India.

Afghanistan-Hamid KARZAI- On 22 may 2005, received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Boston University 

Israel-Benjamin Netanyahu- lived in the U.S between 1956- 1958 and again 1963-1967, studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Germany-Angela Merkel-In January 2008, Merkel was awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, On 15 February 2011, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama.

France-Francois HOLLANDE- Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of the Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit.

Brazil-Dilma ROUSSEFF- First women in office, supports abortion

Venezuela-Hugo CHAVEZ- has cancer, tried to override the government out of power

Saudi Arabia-Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud-n 1963, Abdullah was made commander of Saudi National Guard, and He is the first Saudi monarch to visit the Pope.

class

In class jake another shadow.  His name was nick and sadly he know more than I did on the test ! That text went terible.  I forgot to study because I didn't feel good the night before.  That isnt an excuse but, I should do better next time and I will prove it to you.

Political Geography

United States

Constitutional-based federal republic

President Barack Obama

Mexico

federal republic

President Felipe CALDERON 

China

communist state

President HU Jintao

India

federal republic

President Pranab MUKHERJEE

Afghanistan

Islamic republic

President Hamid KARZAI

Iran

theocratic republic 

President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD

Israel

parliamentary democracy

President Shimon PERES

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Germany

federal republic

President Joachim GAUCK

Prime minister Chancellor Angela Merkel

United Kingdom

constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm

President Queen ELIZABETH 2

France

republic 

President Francois HOLLANDE

Brazil

federal republic

President Dilma ROUSSEFF

Venezuela

federal republic

President Hugo CHAVEZ

Saudi Arabia

monarchy

King and Prime Minister abdullah bin abdulaziz al saud

bomb

I wasn't in  class today because i didn't want to die from the bomb.

shark boy

   Our class was fantastic today October 23, 2012.  We wend over what was going to be the test.  Which is the slide show thing and the religion thing.  Then Matt was calling me "catfish".  Honestly do you think I look like a catfish?  But anyways we learned about shark boy.  He got bit by a shark at the age of four which is really scary.

I hate the texans

  In class we went over the the religions we had for a homework assignment.  Franco was help us understand it better becaus ethat what he just did in religion.  He did know his stuff really well, I was kind of inpreessed because at one point I had no idea what he was talking about. But anyways, Franco was a cool cat, and did not look like me (which everyone thought I looked like him).

hats

    Today in class we went over the project that we had to do over the weekend.  We went over in class how Muslims and Christians live they lives over the world.  The Muslims live a live that is very protective.  Girls wear clothes that cover everything but there eyes because they want to guy to like the girl wants the guy to the girl to love her for her personality.

ethnic Heritage

  In class we went over a few more slides to the power point.  Strong leadership died out the different group fought a very bloody civil war and how they all have separate countries. Rwonda and Burundi in Africa have two ethnic groups that are dominate and they are tutsis and the hutus.  Hutis are dominate in one and persecute the Tusis.  The Tutsis are dominate in other one and they persecute the Tutsis.  Tutsis led almost constant war between the groups.  The U.S and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries. Roman killed Christianity because they could.

The Religions

Christians geographical concentration

  This paper is going over Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism. Christianity was founded around 30 AD and first century in Palestine by the disciples. Christianity is a monotheistic religion. Christianity has the bible. Christianity has 2+ followers in its religion. Christianity’s center figure is Jesus Christ.  Islam was founded in the 7^th century AD. Islam is monotheistic a religion. Islam’s holy book is called the Qur'an. .Islam has 1.4 to 1.67 billion followers. Islam’s center figure is Allah, which is "God" in Arabic

Islam's geographical concentration

.  Buddhism was founded in approximately 460 B.C. It was founded by a prince named Siddhartha Gautama.  Buddhism is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic.  Buddhism does not depend on the existence of a God who created the universe. The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tipitaka.  Buddhists that are in the world is between 230 million and 500 million making it the world's fourth-largest religion.  The number of Buddhists per capita is, appropriately, in Tibet..  Hinduism was founded in 1500-500 BCE and this era of Hinduism is known as historic Vedic Hindu religion, while modern Hinduism started from 1700-1100BCE.  Hinduism has given much freedom to people in worship.  Hinduism says God has as many forms as there are trees, animals, etc.  The main Hindu scriptures are the Vedas.  Number of followers may range anywhere between 860 million to 1.4 billion.  Hindu is a geographical definition used for the people living beyond the river Indus or those living in India. Judaism was founded by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob about 3800 years ago. Judaism is monotheistic.  The Torah is the most holy book of Judaism.  There are between 12-14 million known Jews throughout the world today.  Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel are called the Patriarchs they are the center figures for Judaism.  The geographical concentration for Judaism is 6,500,000 Jews in the U.S.. 

Cultural Geography

We went over a power point today called Cultural Geography.  We learned about language and ethnicity. ( we didnt get to religion yet.  We learned that Canada has two major french and English.  I don't remember where in Canada it was but, they wanted to become a new country because they want not be more french then English.  We also learned that Switzerland has 4 major languages.  But surprisingly enough, they manage well together and with very little conflict.  English is language for the word.

Power point

Our group of the presentations was terrible.  There was some many mistakes on it it was embarrassing.  All we had to do is look up one or two questions and give the answers to Nick.  Some people didnt look it up and just winged it witch is unacceptable. 

Christopher Columbus

    To begin class, we got back our test.  I honestly forgot that we had a test.  That was my fault for not beginning ready for the test.  I should have studied and should have done my blogs right.  Anyway, we went into our next topic.  We have Christopher Columbus.  I answered my question I had to do and sent it to Nick.  I guess you will see our progress tomorrow in class.

test

   The test would have been easy if i was doing my blogs right.  I didn't have like any notes on my blog like I was told to.  I now know DO YOUR BLOG HOW YOUR TOLD!  I will make it easier in the long run.  I was stupid not to do it correctly but, i know now you never know when something will pop out like this.

claaaaasssssssss

        I think Red Cross is a legit fundraiser. They mission statement is "The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors."  It is basically a group of volenters that help everyone. It is very easy to help and will help the Sudan people making money.

Our plan

    One Foundation that our group got together were Red Cross.  Red Cross mission is connect people from all over the world together.  A reason they might help if so a mother had to go to America and never came back, they would bring the whole family back to America.  They Also help with blood issues.  Anther foundation we used was The lost boys foundation of Nashville.  This helps with the Sudan people getting jobs in America.

the end of the movie

    At the end of the movie all the men had jobs and making money for the people still in Sudan.  By the way, I just friend request John Bul on Facebook.  But anyways,  John Bul is the president of the John Dau foundation (his foundation) for raising money for his people still in Africa.  He has become very successful in America and made a huge difference to his people in Africa.

class without you :(

  Class without you was less cheerful.  It was good but, not as good as when you are there.  The movie is getting better and better.  I am really enjoying the movie.  It is really getting good and serious.  They starting to get more serious about jobs.  I dont get it!  Who would hire people that only have been in America for  3 mouths ??

test

  In class to today wasn't the best.  I didn't worse on my test then I thought i did.  I did really bad compared to what I'm capable of.  I really didn't study enough as i should of.  I am telling you now that I will do better on every test this whole year.  It's a promise!  Okay it was so painful looking at my grade today.  That will never happen again.

CLASSSSSSSSSSS

  In class we took a test on what we have done so far.  I didn't study that much but for the most part it wasn't that difficult.  I stated remembering thing as the test went on .  The hardest part of the test was the country matching exercise.

hi

            In class today we went over the rest of the peoples presentations that didn’t go in the last two days oh class.  We went and our country was the United States of America.  Our presentation was really fast because we didn’t have much time left in class.  This project was fun and very simple.  I like projects are short and sweet.  I really like this class and look forward to having class on Monday. 

slidesss

    In class yesterday, we went over some people presentations.  We didn't go over mine but the ones that went yesterday weren't really good.  I really enjoyed Nigeria because Matt C did a really good job on presenting it.  He explained it really well and got help from the people in there group at there seats.  I cant wait to show u mine.

class

            In class today we started our presentation thing today.  Our country is the United States of America.  I am the person that is setting the whole thing up.  I am the presentationer.  I am not really sure if we are supposed to do this blog but I’m doing it anyway!  I was really tired today for some reason, of course it is Wednesday tomorrowL.  That is my worst day.  

SLIDES

            In class today, we went over a boring power point (no offence).  It was about mainly rate!  Everything had to do with rate.  I didn’t realize that the population of the U.S is increasing rapidly.  If the number of people gets too high it could be really bad!  We (meaning the U.S) will run out of water and food and everything.  I hope they make a rule about how many kids you can have.  Everyone should only have only 2 babies each.  The U.S needs to get a hold of it before it gets really bad.  That’s  what I believe in.

gunman drill

  Today in class we started off talking about if there was a gunman in our school and how we would evacuate.  We changed how to do that today.  Know instead of going to the benches with our addvisor  we go to the football field, parking lot, or somewhere else i cant remember.  We would rather be safe than sorry to do a drill ahead of time.  Than at the end of class, we went over the video and how technology is growing. That was my class of human geo.

class and video

    In class as I told you in the other blog we finished the questions.  We talk about what question were the most important to us.  It wasn't a right or wrong answer it was your opinion.  That video was so spectacular. It really touch on how much the world has grown in everything in the last years.  I thought that the thing where it was saying while watching this video 67 baby's were born in the U.S and it went on and on with countries increasing.  I thought that the facebook number were rediculus.  50 million users in a year wow!

hi

   In today's class was went over the world factbook questions.  I think we only got have of them checked  today but I'm sure we will get them all checked tomorrow.  The world factbook is a very good website for finding data on any country.  There so much on world popularity to HIV/AIDS.  I know now if I have a project on a country i will go directly to this website.  Today we had a good class overall.  A lot of people of rose there hand and today i felt we got a lot done and have a very good class tomorrow.

world factbook

1. The population of the U.S is 313,847,465
2. The five largest countries are 1. China 2. India 3. U.S 4. Indonesia 5. Brazil
3.  The population of Pakistan is 190,291,129
4.  U.S has a Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
5. The unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is 35.9%
6. The largest country in the world by area is Russia
7. The country with the third number of airports is Mexico  
8. China has the greatest number of exports
9. The country that produces the most oil is Suburbia 
10. U.S imports the most oil.
11 .U.S consumes the most oil
12. Women can be in the china military.
13. GDP is gross domestic product
14. Liechtenstein has 141,100 has the most gdp
15. No the U.S is not in the top 0 in gdp
16. Africa  is were the top births are.
17. Africa is were there are the most aids
18. India is the other country .
19. U.S is 19th is aids
20. U.S isnt # 1 in cell phones
21. 23.9%  is roman catholic in the U.S
22. The amount of people that leave and come
23. 76.5% of mexico is roman catholic
24. U.S is 26th in net migration
25. the entire world population is 7,021,836,029
The two question i thought were important were:

#2 because people need to know if the country is quiet or not
#25. Because its good to know how many are in the U.S

Taking Notes

   Taking notes is a very important tool to know.  If you can take notes you can be successful anywhere!  I'm glad you are teaching us how to take notes.  In college there will be hundred of students in a lecher hall where for an hour they talk straight for an hour.  It's very difficult to pass a class id you can't take good notes.  There are certain tactics to taking notes the right way.  Thank you for teaching us the right way to take notes!

Class

  Today in class, we learned how to prove if the resource we use are legit or not.  My websites may look real but they aren't.  You have to go look at the website very fluently.  If you do at ten page on the ancient Greeks and the website isn't legit than you will fail.  But if you look fluently for a real website then you will get a better grade. A way you can tell if it is real, you can look if it was .gov.  Most of the time .gov is real.  Mr. Schick  http://schickhumangeo.blogspot.com/ is not a good website to use as research. 

essay 3

  My five point action plan would have to start with getting comfortable with everyone around me and with the teachers. After that is done, I need to get organized!  If I'm not organized will be very cranky and not be able to concentrate.  The third thing i will have to do is no procrastination.  I really don't tend to do that but, if i start then it will not be a very good year.  My forth thing has to be realize school is more important then sports.  And last but not least is not commit stupid mistakes because one stupid mistake may become anther and another mistake.  That is my five point plan to survive my four years at John Carroll School.

essay 2

  If Elbert Hubbard and Socrates time traveled back to the present i think the would believe how technological everything was.  I think they would be excited  at  first but later realize everywhere and everything relied on electricity.  So when they went back they would be so upset to not be able to use everything we use.  I think they wold think we were become very lazy.  I think for the most part they would be very disappointed in us and think it just going to get worst.

essay 1

    To me arete means excellence always.  Arete was used as excellence in ancient Greece.  When u were considered an arete you had the vultures of making a good character.  Socrates and the ancient Greeks showed show this quality by being at the best at being Athenian philosopher.  The ancient Greeks were good at being landowners.

Vocabulary

  In class on Friday, we went over all of the vocabulary on ancient Greece.  Arête is the making of a good character.  Polis is a city state in Greece.  Socrates was a  Athenian philosopher. Socrates died by getting poisoned by hemlock.  The Socratic Method was teaching students by asking question after question.  The date 508 B.C was when the Cleisthenes grated full right to the free men of Athens.  Agora was the main spot in ancient Greece.  When the ancient Greeks called you an idiot it wasn't the same as if they called you it now.  

...

    In class what we did was helping the new students.  Matt had no clue how to do anything!!  So my and Jake had to take over, and help Matt.  All he had to do was make a Gmail, make a blogger and that's it.  Matt some how made some trouble.  Honesty this going to be the boring blog ever from me.  We didn't do much today at all.  My favorite part was eating a donut.  Well why did we get more people in our class??  Can you tell me in class.  We don't have class tomorrow :(.  Okay well that's how our class went today.  Okay so bye.

class

   A message to Garcia for me was very different and hard to understand.  It was about the letter to Garcia.  At first i was like umm what in the world is this.  It was about the Spanish american war, it was main about the cuba people tring to gain there freedom.  I  thought the lines that spoke to me today were "The survival of the fittest and "Culling the Herd".  It really explains life in a new way!  It is saying who ever is t sharpest  will be successful or ever survive longer.  It really made he thing!  Culling the herd is what weeds out the less able.  I really enjoyed this class and can't wait for the next class

Ravens

       Today in human geography, first we got our assigned seats.  Then We went over the syllabus.  Which is the one thing you should read first to be successful in this class.  It has everything from what we need for every class to the grading system.  At first when Mr.Schick said the blog will be worth two point and eight point a week I was like, the guy is terrible at math we have five days a week wouldn't it be ten point a week not eight.  Then when i got home i found out we only have class four times a week.  That is how my first human geography went.

John Carroll- Daniel Bonsack

      My day at John Carroll was very exciting but, also frightening! I was so excited to see my friends i knew but, also looking forward to meeting new people.  I was frightened because it was my first day of high school! I knew I was going to be fine but, there was always a doubt in my mind I was going to something wrong.  I found at least one person in each class that i knew which is a good thing! I met a lot of new people today, and that's all I could ask for.  Today was really overwhelming but, I really hope I can remember most of things everyone has told me today.  I'm so excited for high school and hope I can do my best because this is where it all starts to matter for my future. I thank John Carroll school for excepting me into your school and making me welcome.