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