December 8, 2010

Today in class we watched Slumdog Millionaire.

India- Not a Third World Country

India has the second biggest population in the world; they have approximately 1.17 billion people in their country as of July. 30.5% of people in India are between the ages of zero and fourteen, but people between the ages of fifteen and sixty-four is 64.3%. The smallest percentage of people are 65 years of age and older, they only make up 5.2% of the population. Even though parts of India are very poor and unsanitary, the life expectancy is 66.46 years which is pretty good for a country that has certain parts that are slum. The average of children born per women is 2.65 and in comparison to the world they are ranked eighty-one.  One fact that I found surprising about the population is that 2.4 million people are living with AIDS which makes India ranked fourth in the world. 310,000 deaths have been caused by AIDS. This is a lot of deaths just because of one disease; India is ranked second in the world for the number of deaths caused by AIDS. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire they show the little boy Jamal’s mother being killed because of religious beliefs. Hinduism is 80.5%, Muslim is 13.4%, and Christian is 2.3%, therefore the majority of their country is Hindu but they have been having disagreements for years about this particular topic. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

One of the major problems in India is human trafficking. Human trafficking is a type of slavery that exploits people, usually women and young girls. The government is trying to be more committed to stopping child labor. They are even making laws and plans such as the Legislative Action Plan and the Child Labor Act. Both of these laws are dealing with India becoming closer to the United Nations so they can lessen the amount of child labor occurring in India. In certain parts of the movie they show young women and adult women being exploited and used for sexual behaviors. India was put on a list in 2007 that has people keeping a close watch on them because they didn’t try hard enough to decrease the amount of human trafficking. http://labour.nic.in/

The movie Slumdog Millionaire doesn’t correctly portray how the country of India really is. Throughout the movie, they show the slums and the shantytowns, not the established neighborhoods and the nicer, more sanitary areas of the country. In one part of the movie they show the Taj Mahal and that is probably the only part this shows the beautiful side of India. At the beginning of the movie they show where they have to use the bathroom and how all of the waste drains into the water that they drink. Slumdog Millionaire makes India seem like a third world country, almost like Africa. They show murder, disease, and extreme contamination all throughout the movie. I don’t disagree with the producers of the movie though; the point was to show the viewers how poor the characters in the movie are.

In conclusion, I believe that India is a country that could use support. When Haiti went through the earthquake and when Hurricane Katrina hit many organizations set up funds and programs to help those people. Maybe an organization like the Red Cross or a sanitation company can set up a fundraiser for India so they can put towards keeping their towns cleaner and having medicine to cure the many diseases there. India is not a third world country but it is struggling to maintain clean water, keep disease out, and have enough money to prevent a lot of unhealthy and bad things.

Human Trafficking

India is not considered to be a third world country, but parts of India are very dangerous and poor. Human trafficking is one of the major problems in India. Human trafficking is the act of transporting or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. In other words, human trafficking is a form of slavery. In India women and young girls are trafficked for sexual reasons, while children are sent as beggars and workers.  India has been placed on a list called the Tier 2 Watch List because over the past few years they have not tried to decrease the amount of human trafficking in their country. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire it shows examples of trafficking among women and children throughout their country.  According to the national labor and employment website, there are plans being devised in attempts to reduce human trafficking among children by passing laws such as the Child Labor Act and the NCLP. There is a program called Unicef that tries to protect children from around the world from violence, exploitation, and abuse. Unicef has developed plans such as The Medium Term Strategic Plan, and Child Protection Strategy. The Medium Strategic Plan is a four year plan trying to protect children by strengthening their relationships with the United Nations and by building national capacities.  The Child Protection Plan basically states that they want to ensure as much protection as they can in numerous ways. Their main goal is to have good relationships with the United Nations and to have a strong and supportive government.

http://www.unicef.org/protection/index.html

http://labour.nic.in/cwl/ChildLabour.htm

www.unodc.org/.../human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html  

Questions for 12-2-10

1. The film making industry in India produces far more movies than the U.S does and they include many more musical pieces.

2. Jamal, Latika, and Salim.

3. Chai Wallah is a blend of spices made into a drink, somewhat like tea.
http://chai-wallah.com/about.html

4. The Taj Mahal is one of the 8 wonders of the world, built by the Mughals, houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal, took 22 years to build, makes an octagon.

http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/default.htm

December 1 Questions

What is Kaun Banega Crorepati? 
 Is and Indian game show based on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaun_Banega_Crorepati

List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).
A tropical climate.
Population is about 18 million people.
38% of the international air passenger traffic.
Money is country in rupees
Was renamed Mumbai in 1848.
http://www.mumbaiproperties.com/Mumbai_-_Fact_File/page_748140.html


What is Dharavi?
A slum or an administrative word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi
What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
A slum settlement of impoverished people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town 
About 20% of the world lives in a shantytown.
http://www.bookrags.com/research/shanty-towns-enve-02/

Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?
He is a famous Indian actor and in the movie Slumdog Millionaire he is brought up at the beginning.
(in class)

What is Bollywood?
The Indian Film Industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood
How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.)
$5371.62
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Rupees_250000_equals_US_dollars

What were the Bombay riots?
Damage was about 3.6 million dollars worth of damage. The Muslims and the Hindus were fighting about religion. Occur in 1992-1993. Babri Mosque demolition started this riot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Riots

5 interesting facts about Mumbai

1. Second most populous city in the world.
2. Was built on seven islands including: Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Little Colaba.
3. Some of the oldest catholic churches.
4. Has a tropical climate.
5. Schools are either private schools or municipal schools.

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

What is Dharavi?

It is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla, and Kalina. In the 18th century Dharavi was an island. Has huge sanitation problems, including water supply.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi

What is Bollywood?
The film industry based in Mumbai. Can also called Hindi cinema. Song and dance is a big deal in Bollywood and the films are multi- million dollar productions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood

Wednesday November 24,2010

Today we worked on answering 10 questions on India.

10 Questions about India

1,173,108,018 people as of July 2010
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html 

2.65 children born per woman

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

25 percent as of 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

Islamics attacked and bombed a small diner in India. Afghanistan set off a car bomb in India.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/terrorism/index.html?offset=25&s=newest

119th

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

Flooding is a huge problem, like the one in Surat that killed 120 people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/world/asia/01india.html

Raw sewage pours into the city through the river.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html

61%

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh.

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

Notes on India vs. China

1. Population for China is 1.35 billion people
2. Population for India is 1.21 billion people 
3. 40% of people on the planet live in China or India.
4. U.S., Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan are behind them but way behind.
5. China and India separate are much bigger than Africa and Europe or the entire Western hemisphere.
6. Every population measure, China is further along in its demographic transition than India.
7. China's life expectancy is 73 years and India's expectancy is 64.
8. China has more people settling into cities.
9. China and India try to ignore that there are immigrants coming into their country because they have bigger problems to worry about.

 

November 23, 2010

Today in class Katie, Kate, and I had to present in front of the whole class.

November 19,2010

Today in class we started to present our projects.

November 19,2010

Today in class we started to present our projects.

November 16,2010

Today in class we continued working on our coffee projects, and listened to latin music.

November 11,2010

In class today we got our new projects.

November 10,2010

Today in class I ate a coffee bean, it was gross.

Relationship Coffee Fair Trade Case Study

Terms:
1.  Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is traded by bypassing the coffee trader and therefore giving the producer (and buyer) higher profits.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/fairtrade.htm

2. Organic is produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones. 
http://www.organic.org/home/faq

3. Organic Certified Coffee is coffee beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm

4. Export means to ship to other countries or places for sale,exchange, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/export

5. Import means to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from aforeign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services. 
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/import

Questions:
1. What country is the biggest exporter of coffee?- Brazil
http://www.coffeedetective.com/top-coffee.html

2. Does Latin America's coffee exportation go all around the world?- Yes
http://www.ico.org/coffee_story.asp

3. What are some of the Dominican Republic's exports?-Tobacco, coca, sugar, coffee
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm

4. Is making coffee a hard job?- Yes, it takes a lot of hard work and they are not given enough credit for it.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/brewing.htm

5. Who are the largest per capita coffee?-Norway
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption

Notes:
1. Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
2. Coffee fuels the economy all over the world
3. The first thing people look for is quality coffee.
4. It is really hard for people who make coffee to survive.

November 4,2010

Yesterday in class Katie and I finished our magazine for the most part

November 3, 2010

Yesterday in class we continued to work on our magazines. Katie and I added pictures and a timeline.

November 2,2010

Today in class we worked on our Lost Boys newspaper's.

October 28,2010

Today we worked on our projects on Microsoft Publisher.

Lost Boys of Sudan Notes

The Lost Boys are parts of the tribe of Nuer and Dinka.
They left Sudan because of the Sudanese war in 1983
Many Lost Boys were given the opportunity to come to America, they were scattered among cities.
Many Lost Boys are in Omaha, Nebraska.
John Bul Dau lives was sent to Syracuse, New York.
Panther and Daniel were sent to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
They went from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya.
One of the boys worked in a factory making gaskets, one worked at McDonald's, a grocery store, a bank, a hotel restaurant, and one even went to college and got his Bachelor's degree.
When they escaped they went to refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
They were sent to the Kakuma Refugee camp.
Panther opened a school, John Bul Dau opened and organization, Daniel went to community college.

October 27,2010

I was not in class today, I left sick.

October 26, 2010

The lost boys have been in America for 3 years now and are adapting pretty well. One them is even getting their bachelor's degree.

Lost Boys Definitions

In-migration-migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)


Out-migration- migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

Forced migration- refers to the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region.

Net internal migration- a structural factor impacting on unemployment, involves people moving from rural to urban areas seeking employment.


Movers from abroad- people migrating from one country to another.

Internally displaced person (IDP)- people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders. 

France to Germany to America

If I left Bel Air and walked 1,000 miles west I would be somewhere around Chicago.

Sudan to Ethiopia to Kakuma

The Lost Boys walked around 1,200 miles from Sudan to Kenya.

The Lost Boys

The lost boys had to run away from their homes because their country was having a horrible civil war. They moved from Sudan to Ethiopia, but unfortunately, shortly after they got to Ethiopia their countries government corrupted and they were forced to leave. The boys say that the refugee camp was horrible, in the movie it shows there is barely any food and they are so skinny that you can see all of their bones. Not only did they not have food, but life was just all around hard, especially since almost all of them did not have parents

October 19,2010

Today in class we went onto Google Maps and Google Earth.

Fixed.

I found more information that I added below.

Part Two

My mom's side of the family came over to the United States from Germany in the 1800's. My mom was born in Baltimore, Maryland  and my dad was born in Gainesville, Florida. My grandmother on my mom's side was born in Cumberland, Maryland and my grandpa was born in Keiser, West Virginia. My grandma on my dad's side was born in Oklahoma and so was my grandpa. My great grandparents on my mom's side came from West Virginia also. Then finally on my mom's side somewhere along the line they lived in France. When my mom was younger she lived in Baltimore but when she turned 10 she moved to Bel Air right down the street from St. Margaret's. My dad was born in Florida and moved to Maryland when his sister was born. When they met they moved to Pylesville which is right by North Harford, which is also where I was born. When I was in 4th grade we moved to Bel Air in the neighborhood Glenangus. My mom says moving is one of the hardest things because of the house hunting, the planning, the packing, and finally settling in. One of our families really close friends moved to Germany because their dad was in the army. They said that in Germany it is such a relaxed lifestyle and they really enjoyed it there. They were all really sad when they had to move back to the United States. My grandpa's brother has a book that describes his ancestor's and how they were immigrants from France. They were kicked out of France and sent to Germany where they lived until the 1800's. In the book it also talks about how their last name was originally Lahott but changed over time and they shortened it to Hott. After the 1800's our family settled in America.

Part One

In eight years I will be 22 years old and just graduating college. I will probably be dating someone and ready to start a family, therefore I will be looking for a place to live. One country I would like to live in would be the United States. I would want to live in the United States for many reasons such as there are many job opportunities here that pay well and would allow me to support a family. Another reason is because there are a lot places to live in America, and many nice communities. Finally, I would choose America to live in because it is the most technologically advanced country in the world. There are many pull factors but there are also a few push factors such the U.S. is experiencing problems with their economy. Also, the United States is going through a war and that means that supplies such as oil are lacking.  Another place I would want to live in the world is Europe. Some pull factors are Europe is not experiencing a war, they have a lower crime rate then the U.S., and it would be a new experience since I have lived in America for all of my life. I feel as if moving to Europe would be a nice change, possibly a more relaxed life style and a fresh start. Although moving to Europe could open new opportunities it would be hard to leave al of my family behind and not knowing anyone in Europe could be hard. Another push factor is the government system in Europe. In the U.S. the government system is a democracy but in Europe the system is a monarchy. I feel that this would be  a big change since I would not get the chance to vote for who would rule my country. Overall, I would choose to live in the U.S. rather then any other country.

October 12,2010

Today we are taking a quiz but we can use our blogs!

October 8,2010

Over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now.
Increases over 80 million a year.
14,000 births per hour.
90% of the population growth comes from Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Japan has the highest life expectancy and Swaziland is the lowest.
U.S is the #38 on the life expectancy list.
crude birth rate-number of births per 1,000 of the population
crude death rate- number of deaths per 1,000 of the population
more people entering= immigration
more people leaving= emigration
push forces: civil war, environmental degradation, unemployed, religious persecution
pull forces: better economy, better health services, religious freedom, political freedom
TFR: the total fertility rate is average number of children born per woman
The TFR must be 2.1 in order to remain the same.
World TFR: 2.54
U.S.- 2.05
Africa- 5.14

October 7,2010

Today in class Katie and I had to catch up on what we did yesterday.

October 7,2010- Make up

1. Life expectancy- an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical problems
2. Birth rate- the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area
3. Death rate- the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
4. RNI(rate of natural increase)- the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population
5. TFR(total fertility rate)- how many babies are born per women
6. Net Migration rate- the difference of immigrants of an area over a period of time
7. Population pyramid- a graph showing the age structure of the population
8.  4.32 is the net migration rate for the U.S.
9. Pull factor- factors that make you want to move to a country
10. Push factor- factors that "push" you away from a country because there is something that you don't like
11. 1.8 people die per second
12. The baby boom happened after World War 2, it was the time in which many babies were born.

October 6,2010

Today I was not in class because I had a soccer game.

October 5,2010

Today in class we went over the test and I got the 2nd highest grade in the class.

October 1,2010

Today in class we talked about life expectancy and I am taking the test for human geography after school today.

September 30,2010

We did not have class today because the storm was really bad.

September 29,2010

I was not in class today because I had a soccer game.

September 28,2010

Today in class we found out we have a test this week so we reviewed what could possibly be on the test.

September 28,2010

Today in class Caitlin, Jordan, and Morgan didn't hand in their papers so Mr.Schick had to take class time to grade them, then we studied.

September 24,2010

Today we presented and watched each other's Prezi's for the mod.

September 23,2010

In class today we continued to worked on our Prezi and I researched Jewish food and Anne Frank.

September 22,2010

Today in class we started to make a Prezi, I am researching Judaism for the presentation!

September 21,2010

In class today we saw Mr.Schick's office and Jordan called it a man cave. It was very cold in there but looked like a fun place to have an office!

September 16,2010

Today in class we used different websites on the Internet to figure out which countries belonged to which continents. It was pretty easy for 50 points which is good.

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/Europe
12. The United Kingdom-Europe
13. Israel-Asia
14. Germany-Europe
15. Tibet-Asia
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

To find these I used: Google Earth and CIA-The World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/

September 15,2010

I was not in class today because I had to leave early to go to the doctors.

September 14,2010

I finally finished the 9/11 report, Amir helped me post it! Mr. Schick was not happy that only 8 people turned it in on time.

9/11

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=18XLnx8HaDZzf53U80REFLbt88HSe8ZXu597s49GWlBg&hl=en

September 9,2010

Its really shocking that over 2,000 people died in total during 9/11. The people on Flight 93 were so brave and deserved to be remembered and honored this Saturday on the 9th anniversary of 9/11.

September 11 Project

On September 11 many people remember exactly what they were doing. I was in kindergarten and I remember my grandma picking me up from school and taking me home to watch pbs kids for the rest of the day. September 11,2001 was almost 9 years ago. One of the biggest tragedies and economic upsets in my lifetime.

September 7,2010

I am very shocked atheist is the third largest religion in the country! Thats insane!

Did You Know?

Did you know that there are over 500 million users on Facebook?!
An on average, every user has about 130 friends!

End of Week One

Geography- The science dealing with the Earth's surface as shown in characters, and an arrangement over the world of such elements such as climates, elevation, vegetation, soil, and population.
Globablization-To extend to all or other parts of the globe; to make worldwide.
Population- The total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district area.
Immigration-The movement of non-native people into a country to settle.
Industrialization- To convert ideals and methods of industrialism.
Culture- The quality in a person or society that arises from concern for what is regarded as excellence in arts, letters, and manners.
Religion- A set of beliefs concerning the cause and nature of the universe, usually involving devotional and spirtual observences.
http://www.dictionary.com/

5 Largest Countries:
1. China- 1,338,612,968
2.India- 1,156,897,766
3.U.S-307,212,123
4.Indonesia-240,271,522
5.Brazil-198,739,269
http://www.cia.gov/

The Current Population:
310,184,787 people
http://www.census.gov/

5 Largest Religions:
1. Christianity-2,039 million
2.Islam-1,570 million
3.Hinduism-950 million
4.Atheist-775 million
5.Chinese Folk Religion-390 million
http://www.religioustolerance.org/

6 words.

My life is revolved around lacrosse.