Today we had a discussion about India. For the last two days we are discussing what we learned. It will be out of 50 points so I hope i do well.

I have learned many things about India over these past few days. I have learned that India is the second populated country. In ten years they are excpected to pass China. Alot of India's population are poor and live in shanty towns. A shanty town is a slum settlement (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap material. Life in these towns are hard to live in. Everyday you face danger wether it be prostitution, labor, or lack of needed materials.

PDF

Today we watched more slum dog millionaire. My PDF finally worked. I hate that we only watched a little bit of the movie. Jamal found Latika but their love can not be for some reason.
I am having problems with my blog and my essay from the sub is not working

Human Trafficing

Despite the reported extent of the trafficking crisis in India, government authorities made uneven efforts to prosecute traffickers and protect trafficking victims; government authorities continued to rescue victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced child labor and child armed combatants, and began to show progress in law enforcement against these forms of trafficking; a critical challenge overall is the lack of punishment for traffickers, effectively resulting in impunity for acts of human trafficking.
It has seemed as if India is not trying to stop the problem. Kids are being exploited and that is not right. The kids in India are being stripped of their freedom and dignity. Little girls are being put on the streets and are being raped and doing sexual things.This is not the way these kids should have to live their lives. Billions of dollars are made each year from human trafficking. This is more than a problem. It has become a hard lifestyle that many in this world go through every day. Mostly kids from poor areas are taken to be used for trafficing. Some of the prostitutes are under the age of 18. Almost 200 women and young girls start prostituting each and every day. As a female you never know when u could possibly taken and forced to be a protitue. I am glad prostitution is not this bad in the U.S. We also need to stop this and I am glad our government tries to prevent our young women from living this lifestyle.

Compare the motion picture in india to united states
Hollywood produces 500 films per year on average and has a worldwide audience of 2.6 billion whereas Bollywood produces more than 1000 (not consistently) films every year and has a worldwide audience of 3 Billion. In terms of vieweship, Bollywood overtook Hollywood in 2004 and has been leading ever since.

3 main characters
jamal salim latika

what is a chai wallah
chai wallah is a tea maker

5 things about
The Taj Mahal costs in today’s money about US $100 million taj mahal
 It took 22 years to complete the Taj Mahal 
It took 22,000 people to complete it
Built as a grave for the kings third wife

Mmbai riots

An estimated 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots, and 250 people mostly Hindus died in the blasts.The riots started as a result of communal tension prevailing in the city. Many were killed. The riots were mostly caused by social indifference, government,or killings.

We watched more slum dog millionaire today. There was a riot and jamal's mother was killed during the fight. This helped jamal answer the question. while they were running they saw a god statue. The question was what was in the statue's right hand. The answer was a bow and arrow. We left off with the kids being hired as beggers trying to get money for a strange man.

Mumbai

population is 18million
total area 170 sq. miles
marathi hindi and english are the main languages
it was Bombay until named Mumbai in 1996
Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.

Dharvi is one of the biggest slums in the world
It is spread over .67 miles
Provides a cheap alternative where rents were as low as US$4 per month

Shanty town
made of scrap metal and other materials
do not have proper sanitation
 one-sixth of the world's population, live in shanty towns

Kaun Banega Crorepati

is an Indian reality/game show based on the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which offers a maximum cash prize of $1 million. This version's title literally translates to "Who will be a ten-millionaire?". The show first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. This was the first appearance of Bachchan on Indian television. The show was hugely popular in India.

Amitabh Bachchan

Film actor and producer

One of the most prominant actors of India

Has won major awards in his career

India

current population of India - 1,173,108,018 - CIA Factbook

total fertility rate of India? - 2.65 children born/women - CIA Factbook

percentage of the Indian population that lives below the poverty line - 25% of India - CIA Factbook

Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune , killing 17 people. Pakistan releases 100 Indian fishermen who had been jailed for three years; Prime Min Yousaf Raza Gilani orders authorities to hand over fishermen as goodwill gesture to India, more than year after ties deteriorated following Mumbai attacks. - The New York Times, Asia Pacific

The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty.  India’s rank is 119^th out of 169^th - The New York Times, Asia Pacific

The effects of the monsoons on India. Water brimmed well past the permitted level at 350-foot Ukai Dam. - The New York Times, Asia Pacific

The problems India has getting clean water to its people? Indians lack basic  water and sewage disposal. -New York Times, Video

What is the literacy rate in India? - 61% - CIA Factbook

What are the major religions in India? Hindu 10.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3% Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8% unspecified .1% - CIA Factbook

  India achieved independence from Britain on August 15th, 1947

NOTES for today

the populations of india and china are billionaires
China and India contain 2 out of 5 people in the world
The two countries stand alone when it comes to population no one comes close
China is bigger than all of Europe India is bigger than all the countries in africa
China'a life exsectancy is 10 years
In the near future the countries could have some of the top schools
China's population is dropping
India's population is still rising
India's population is growing almost twice as fast as china


      

Google doc

Today in school we did some more research and worked on our google doc

Absent

Was not at school

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

NOTES: most heavily traded crop in the woCoffee is the most traded crop in the word
A lot of coffees compete on price
When producers are having problems with selling their coffee quality goes down

QUESTIONS:George Washington invented instant coffee
Originaly African tribes mixed fat with coffee beries to make edible energy balls
Hawaii is the only state in the US that grows coffee
Coffee grows on trees
The bean is a seed in the bright red berry cover

VOCAB: Fair trade-The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards.

globalization-the process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade

Social Effects Publisher Project

Today me and vinny worked on the magazine in publisher. I think we got a lot of work done. We will be ready to turn it in tomorrow.

John Dau's site

Today we did research on our topic for the magazine. I checked out some thing on John Bull Dau's site and I found some really good information.

The End

Today we watched the end of the movie. John has reunited with his family and is still supporting them. He has started a non profit organizion and is helping raise money for the Sudan. Panther is going back to Africa and marying his wife. He also reunited with his brother. Daniel is working and trying to get an education at a community college.

Movie Today

The lost boys are starting to feel lonely. They still think about their brothern. Some of the lost boys are starting to lose there culture and dress and live like Americans. John finds out his family is alive and gets a note that he has relatives. He also finds out a lot of his relatives are dead or sick. John gave up school and descided to get three jobs to raise money for his family

Lost Boys

In 1987 there became a civil war in the Sudan. The North and the South were fighting. It was ordered that all males should be killed. a group of boys from all over the Sudan fled for their lives to Ethiopia. Ethiopia's government crashed so the boys fled to a refugee camp in Kenya. In the camp the boys get food and other needed supplies. Life is better than it was but it is still a hard life in the camp. When the food rations are low all the "Lost Boys" meet in a place they call the white house. In the whie house the boys sing, tell joke, and have fun until more supplies comes in. The war came to an end in 2005 when the two sides signed a peace agreement

On Friday we watched some of the "Lost Boys" trips to the US. The government paid for the Lost Boys trip to the US, but after three months the boys will have to pay it back. They get jobs at local factories to raise money. Church members and voluntiers help out and give them transportation. After the three months the boys need to do everything on their own. This should help jumpstart their lives as citizens of the US. Even though things are going great, the boys keep think about their brotheren back home in kenya. They continue to think of them and keep them in their prayers.

In-migration- to migrate into a place
Out-migration-to migrate out of a country into another place
Forced migration- coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or displacement
Net Internal Migration- crossing into a country or state and staying there for a long time
Movers from abroad- A mover from over seas
Internaly displaced person- a person who is forced to flee but stays in their countries borders

Lost Boys

The Lost Boys ran away from Sudan because there was war and the government was killing all males
They couldnt saty in Etheopia because the Etheopian government collapsed
Life in the refugee cams were hard but it was better than living in the Sudan

Test

today we reviewed the test. my grade was good but I can do better. Im going to do better next time.

Heritage

Today we looked at some of the places our classmates were from. We also mapped the voyage our ancestors took to get to MD.

Who I am and What I will be

After college my dream would be to play in the NBA. I know this dream will take hard work and dedication for it to be a success. There are 60 picks and I want to be one of them. I am hoping to get an academic scholarship to the University of North Carolina (UNC). I am a two sport athlete. If I was to get a sport scholarship in basketball I would want to go to UNC. They have produced many NBA players. For my second sport football I would want to go to the University of Miami. Miami has a great football program and produced Raven players Ray Lewis, Ed Read, and Willis Mcgahee.

 I would live in whatever city my team is located. That way I can make it to the stadium in no time. I would never want Coach to be mad, or not give me any playing time because I was late. A house near the stadium would defiantly pull me in because I could also go there and work out. There can never be too much practice. Also, I could ride a bike or maybe even walk. That would cut down on the use of gas and pollution.

If I wasn’t a professional sports player I would like to be a sports commentator. I would live in California or Florida. I love the beaches and warm weather. Also, I wouldn’t have to worry about snow or shoveling out my driveway. The only push force would be hurricanes and other natural disasters. I would have to find another house to live in during hurricane season. Now thinking of the expenses, I might not want to live in Florida. Also, if I live in California I would have to worry about earthquakes and landslides. I think I would rather be safe than have warm weather.  Maybe I can make a choice when I’m older.

I come from a very different background. My mother’s side of the family is from Harford County. It’s funny because I am literally related to almost half the people of Harford County. My mother grew up in Church Hill Bel Air. It is not that far from the Harford Community College. Now my Aunt lives in the house they grew up in as kids. When I go to visit my Aunt I just think this is where it all started. I can picture my mom and her brothers and sisters running around having fun.

The most interesting thing about my heritage is that I am part Indian. My dad’s family resides from a tribe called Haliwa-Saponi. My Dad’s family is from Virginia and North Carolina. These two states are where the Haliwa-Saponi lived. I had always known I was Indian but not the exact tribe I belong to. I asked my grandmother for some background information. She called our relatives and I did some research.

Here is some information I found. The Haliwa-Saponi are located in eastern North Carolina, United States, one of eight Native American tribes recognized by the state. The Haliwa-Saponi hold membership on the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs. The name Haliwa is derived from the two counties: Halifax and Warren, which are the ancestral homelands of the Haliwa-Saponi. They were recognized by North Carolina in 1965. In 1979 the tribe added Saponi to their name to reflect their descent from the Saponi, Tuscarora, and Nansemond peoples of present-day Virginia and the Carolinas.

The tribe’s annual pow-wow was instituted in 1965 to celebrate state recognition of the tribal nation. The Haliwa-Saponi pow-wow is held the third weekend of April and is funded in part by ad sales, donations, corporate funding and gate receipts, in addition to grants from the North Carolina Arts Council. More than 100 volunteers and staff make the pow-wow happen. Attendance for the three-day event ranges from 9,000 to 10,000. Net profits for over the last three years have ranged from $18,000 to $35,000.

Since 1972, the tribe has also operated a cultural retention program funded by the North Carolina Arts Council and private contributions. Classes for tribal members of all ages are held twice weekly at the tribe’s multi-purpose building. The program includes instruction in pottery, beadwork/regalia design and construction, dance/drum classes, and Haliwa-Saponi history, as well as day trips to culturally relevant locations. I am so amazed by the history and culture that lies in my heritage.  

POP QUIZ!!!!!!!!!!

today we had a pop quiz. i thought it was pretty easy. thankyou mr. schick for letting us use our notes. I think i did well so cnt wait to see the grade.

Notes of the day

theres over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now
there is no other being in the world that can reproduce as we humans do
there is 14,000 births per year
we increase by 80 million per year
over 90 % of population growth takes place in developing countries
a developing country is where everything stinks there like a bunch of people are getting sick there isn't enough hospitals or they just dont have it together yet. it wasn't until 1804 before the population hit a billion we got to 2 billion in 1927 there was a few hundred million people in the time of Jesus the united states and European countries arnt growing as fast   we dont have the population density problems like some other nations

MORE NOTES

today we took more notes on the middle east and looked at nuclear bombs. we also looked at the population pyramid which was very interesting

Dicussion

Today we discussed the terms from the middle east. Im ready for the next test I need to get my grade up

TEST

we discused the test and went over it. Need to do better next time

A lot of work

Life Expectancy-
is the expected (in the statistical sense) number of years of life remaining at a given age.

• Japan- 82.12 years
• france-80.98 years
• kenya-57.86 years
• cuba- 77.45 years
• united states-78.11 years
• Afghanistan-44.4 years

Crude birth rate-
 is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year

• Japan: 7.64
• Kenya: 36.64 
•  Ethiopia: 43.66 
• United States: 13.83

Rrate of Natural Increase-
  is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population


Total Fertility Rate-
 the average number of children that would be born to a woman
Niger: fertillity rate 7.68 children born / woman, #1 in the world
Afghanistan: 5.5 born woman # 13 in the world
Japan: 1.2 born woman # 218 in the world
United States: 2.06 children born woman # 126 in the world
Germany: 1.42 children born woman # 196 inthe world
Net migration rate-
is the difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time

• Mexico: -3.61
• United States: 4.32
• United Arab Emirates: 22.98
• Argentina: 0
•  Saudi Arabia: -7.6
• Uganda: -8.83

A population pyramid-
 is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population

push and pull factors make people migrate
www.wikipedia.org/  https://www.cia.gov

Im ready

Today we checked our grade on powerschool and went over the things for the quiz.
Im ready for the test and looking forward to raise my grade

religions

Jerusalem is one of the main holy citys
God spoked to Abraham and is the father of the 3 religions
3500 year old religion
monotheistic 14 million jews
God's chosen people

Islam Mecca is the Holy City
Holy book is quaran
1daily prayer
2give alms
3fast during ramadan
4have to go to Mecca
5Testomony of faith
imam muslim preist
Christian
2.1 billion in the world
believe in Jesus
leader of the cathlic church is the pope
biggest religion
believe in muhammad

Prezi

Today we worked on our prezis. I feel we got a lot of work done. The difference in religions was really interesting.

Not here

was not at class because i was sick

Oil

Today we talked about middle eastern countries. It surprised me how valuable oil was to these countries. Without oil people in the middle east would die.

Middle East

In Iraq in most people must be able to read at age 15
literacy rate

Men: 84.1%
Women : 64.2
Total: 74.1
GDP: 110.1 billion
Main Religion: 97% muslim 3% christian

Saudia Arabia:
100% muslim
male are first class citizen
38% people die 0-14
11.57 infint mortality rate per 1000
oil rank:2ND

Iran:
airable land less than ten
unimployment rate 11.8
age 19 you have to join the army
import twice as much as they export
The government will provide anything needed for people wanting to do terrorist acts
trying to build a nuclear reactor

Israel: very good education
literacy: 97% men Women 95%
3/4 jewish
hebrew is the official language
focus of a lot of conflict

Egypt:
over 78million
less than 3% arable land
83%men 71% women
top 3 infant mortality
90% is muslim
18-30 age male compulsary service
9.4 umiployment

Identifying Countries

1.  United States-North America
2.  France-Europe
3.  Iraq-Asia
4.  China-Asia
5.  Saudi Arabia
6.  Haiti-South America
7.  India-Asia
8.  Japan-Asia
9.  Venezuela-South America
10. Iran-Asia
11. Russia-Europe
12. The United Kingdom
13. Israel-Asia
14. Germany- Europe
15. Tibet-Asia
16. Afghanistan-Asia
17. Brazil- South America
18. North Korea-Asia
19. Egypt-Asia
20. Kenya-South America
21. Pakistan-Asia
22. Vietnam-Asia
23. Mexico-South America
24. Cuba-North America
https://www.cia.gov/
 

Today

Today we learned how to use cia.gov

9-11

Today we talked about our research papers and worked on them.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1uns_c611rPzeeNEF2mo_ewfM00a5H6wukl2C109WYxk
here is my link.

6,768,181,146 (July 2010 est.)

1China
2India
3United States
4Indonesia
5Brazil

1Chrisanity
2Islam
3Seculer
4Hinduism
5Chinese traditional

http://www.cia.gov.com/
http://www.adherents.com/

Home work

geography- the study of this science

globalization- to extend to all parts of the world
population- the total number of people that inhabit a country, city, or any district area

immigration- the act of immigrating

industrialization- to introduce industy to an area on a large scale

culture- the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts letters manners scholarly pursuits

religion- the act or practice a person or nation
dictionary.com

The Life and Future of Eric Watson

Eric Watson

September 3,2010

Section 3

The Life and Future of Eric Watson

Waz up fellow classmates you have just entered Eric's blog. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 5'11 freshman from John Carroll. I enjoy playing basketball and football. It just seems like the swish of the net, or the feel of the terf under my cleets just gives me excitement. I am not just an athelete. I am a student athelete. I believe school comes before sports because you can not make it to college with just talent you need the academics.

I also believe that with a John Carroll education i will have a bright future ahead of me. I look to improve my writing and keep an A in english. For this year i would like to be an honoral student and win a championship in a sport. I know this will be hardwork but i am looking forward to a challenge and ready to defeat it. Once i complete my four years at John Carroll I would like to be involved with sports. I would love to play college ball but if that is not the case i am hoping to become a sports caster and give my thoughts on NBA and NFL players. Well I am hoping that all goes well and that i can live my future as planned. This is Eric signing out suscribe to my blog and have a nice day.

did you know

facebook has 50million members in 2 years if a country it wud be the third largest country the country is becoming more social and using technoligy
 India has almost 400 babies in about four minutes is the earth gettin to populated?
how will the future be 4 the next generation?
 life will be different and changes will be made. The new changes maybe helpful but may damage the future of the children

humangeo

to love after it is taken