Tuesday, December 28, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Friday December 17, 2010
Today in class, we had a party. People brought in food, for extra credit points, and if you brought in Indian food, you got extra points. I brought in Indian chocolate chip cookies that I made. We played Christmas music, and had a great time.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Thursday December 16, 2010
Today in class, we continued to try to finish our discussion about India that we didn't finish yesterday. The Internet was down, so we didn't accomplish much. We couldn't look things up, so we all went around the circle, and said what we wanted to be when we got older. There were some pretty funny answers, like a fireman, a professional dancer, and other funny things. I said that I wanted to work with kids, and be something like a speech therapist. Mr. Schick said that if I do that job, I shouldn't have much competition with people who are coming over from India, who are looking for a job.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Wednesday December 15, 2010
Today in class, we talked about some of the different questions that the groups had come up with for the India projects that were due today. We discussed as a class different points of views and ways to look at the situations. The groups presented their questions and answers and the class members could agree or disagree with what was said. We had an open discussion and many different points of view were talked about. Everyone did a good job coming up with interesting questions. I enjoyed hearing my classmates share their ideas. We did not finish our discussions so we will continue tomorrow.
Monday, December 13, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Monday December 13, 2010
Today in class we contined to work on our group project that is due on Wednesday. We have almost finished all of our reaserch and we are ready to begin working on the Prezi now.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Friday December 10, 2010
Today in class we watched some movies from the New York Times website about how people live in India. Some of the movies showed how building codes had been violated. Buildings were built too high and were thrown together quickly, and as a result they collapsed. People were killed or injured when the buildings fell down. Other movies were about the poverty in India and how the people aren't able to get the things they need for their basic needs. The movies showed how the people cope with being so poor and having so little.
Mr. Schick told us about a project that we have to do over the weekend. It is due on Wednesday. We formed groups of four people. The people in my group are Kamal, Alyssa, Christy, and me. Over the weekend, I will work on my part of the project.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Thursday December 9, 2010 (it was Mr. Schick's birthday today!!!!!!)
Today in class, it was Mr. Schick's birthday!!! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!) Christy brought in cupcakes for the class to eat, and we put some candles in the cupcakes, and we sang Happy Birthday to Mr. Schick. Mr. Schick lit all of the candles, and after we sang Happy Birthday to him, he blew all of the candles out in one breath. The cupcakes were vanilla and chocolate. They were very god. We finished watching the movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The movie ended with Jamal finding Latika at the train station. They were both very happy to have found each other after all that they had been through. Jamal won a million rupees on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and he was very excited. I really enjoyed the movie.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
India Paragraph
India is a developing country that has a very large population of over one billion people. There are so many people living in the country that there are not enough resources to go around, and many of the people live in poverty. Unemployment and starvation are major problems in India, and the people are taken advantage of because they will do almost anything to survive.
There are many people living in India who don’t have the basic things that they need to survive. Many people don’t have nice houses or healthy living conditions. They live in areas outside of the main cities called slums. The people make some sort of shelter out of whatever materials they can find. Their houses are made from a lot of different things, like scrap pieces of metal, old pieces of wood, pieces of garbage, and other miscellaneous things that they find. The slums do not have good sanitation or electricity, and diseases spread easily. India was already struggling to provide needed resources to the people before its population began to rapidly increase. There isn’t enough food, water, and other necessities that people need to survive. As the population continues to grow, the resources that are available for each person decrease even more. This forces more people into poverty, and many become beggars. They ask their own people and tourists for food, water, money, and other things that they need.
Another problem that the people of India face is unemployment. There are so many people living in the country that there are not enough jobs to go around. The people can’t find jobs, so they can’t make any money. This causes them to struggle to be able to buy food and other necessities that they need to survive. Many of the people who do have jobs don’t make enough money to support their families. Sometimes families make their children work because the family needs more money. Children often work in factories and in other harsh conditions that are very dangerous. Parents have many children because the death rate in India is so high. The more children they have, the greater the chance that a few will past childhood. Also, more children means there are more people who can work to help earn money for the family. The problem is that these families who keep having children are making the population of India grow even faster and this causes even more problems because resources are even harder to find as the population grows. It is a cycle that continues to make things worse and the problems continue to grow.
The need for employment forces some people to make choices they might not otherwise make. Human trafficking is a huge problem in India. In addition to being forced by their families to work at an early age in unsafe conditions, children are often sold into slavery. There are also many orphans in India, so they don’t have any family to protect them from being exploited. In order to survive, they have to do whatever they can to get their basic needs met. They are taken from their homes and moved to other areas or countries where they are made to work dangerous and unpleasant jobs. Adults are also victims of human trafficking. The people are so poor and have so little that there isn’t anything they can do to prevent these things from happening to them.
What We Did in Class Today Wednesday December 8, 2010
Today in class, we continued to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. We still haven't finished it, so
we will continue to watch the movie tomorrow. Today in the movie, Jamal was very happy that he found Latika. She seemed happy to see Jamal, but she had a black eye and was acting a little weird. When Jamal asked Latika what had happened to her, she didn't answer. She told him nothing was wrong and that she was fine. Jamal won even more money on the game show. The host of the game show tried to trick Jamal by giving him the wrong answer to a question. When Jamal was in the bathroom, the mirror fogged up. The host wrote the letter B with his finger on the mirror. Jamal saw what he had written. When the show came back from commercial, Jamal had to answer the question. He chose letter D, and not B. D was the correct answer, so Jamal knew that the host had tried to trick him.
Monday, December 6, 2010
What We DId in Class Today Monday December 6, 2010
Mr. Schick was sick today, so we had a substitute. We were told to look on Mr. Schick's website, and the directions for what we had to do in class were on it. We had to write a couple of paragraphs about what we have learned so far about the conditions in India. For homework, we had finish our essay. Here is my essay about what I have learned about India so far, and how these things are related to each other.
India is a developing country that has a very large population of over one billion people. There are so many people living in the country that there are not enough resources to go around, and many of the people live in poverty. Unemployment and starvation are major problems in India, and the people are taken advantage of because they will do almost anything to survive.
There are many people living in India who don’t have the basic things that they need to survive. Many people don’t have nice houses or healthy living conditions. They live in areas outside of the main cities called slums. The people make some sort of shelter out of whatever materials they can find. Their houses are made from a lot of different things, like scrap pieces of metal, old pieces of wood, pieces of garbage, and other miscellaneous things that they find. The slums do not have good sanitation or electricity, and diseases spread easily. India was already struggling to provide needed resources to the people before its population began to rapidly increase. There isn’t enough food, water, and other necessities that people need to survive. As the population continues to grow, the resources that are available for each person decrease even more. This forces more people into poverty, and many become beggars. They ask their own people and tourists for food, water, money, and other things that they need.
Another problem that the people of India face is unemployment. There are so many people living in the country that there are not enough jobs to go around. The people can’t find jobs, so they can’t make any money. This causes them to struggle to be able to buy food and other necessities that they need to survive. Many of the people who do have jobs don’t make enough money to support their families. Sometimes families make their children work because the family needs more money. Children often work in factories and in other harsh conditions that are very dangerous. Parents have many children because the death rate in India is so high. The more children they have, the greater the chance that a few will past childhood. Also, more children means there are more people who can work to help earn money for the family. The problem is that these families who keep having children are making the population of India grow even faster and this causes even more problems because resources are even harder to find as the population grows. It is a cycle that continues to make things worse and the problems continue to grow.
The need for employment forces some people to make choices they might not otherwise make. Human trafficking is a huge problem in India. In addition to being forced by their families to work at an early age in unsafe conditions, children are often sold into slavery. There are also many orphans in India, so they don’t have any family to protect them from being exploited. In order to survive, they have to do whatever they can to get their basic needs met. They are taken from their homes and moved to other areas or countries where they are made to work dangerous and unpleasant jobs. Adults are also victims of human trafficking. The people are so poor and have so little that there isn’t anything they can do to prevent these things from happening to them.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Friday December 3, 2010 and India Paragraph Homework
Today in class, we continued to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. We still haven't finished watching the movie, so we will continue to watch it on Monday. For homework, we had to write a paragraph about some problems that India is facing. Here is my paragraph:
The people of India are facing many problems right now. They are struggling with things such as child exploitation, human trafficking, and forced labor. These issues are related to each other and violate the basic human rights of millions of adults and children in India. Child exploitation is a term used when children are abused or taken advantage of through forced labor, child trafficking, child prostitution, or any other way that involves physical, verbal, or sexual mistreatment. Children are often forced to do hard and dangerous labor in unacceptable working conditions. Often, they are forced to work because they were trafficked into slave labor. The trafficking happens within their country and throughout the international community. Human trafficking is when people are recruited, transported, transferred, and harbored against their will by force or threat. They are generally forced to work at extremely dangerous jobs in places that put a person’s health and safety at risk, such as underwater, underground, and in cramped spaces. Sometimes they are forced into prostitution or the drug trade. It isn’t just children that are the victims of human trafficking. Men and women are also forced to work in harsh and dangerous conditions. Unfortunately, India participates in human trafficking by allowing the country to be a source of labor and a destination for those being trafficked from other countries. India greatly contributes to the problem because it allows men, women and children to be held against their will and forced into labor. They are made to work in brick kilns, rice mills, embroidery factories, and agriculture. Women and girls are trafficked for the purpose of forced marriages and are sexually violated. Children are forced to work in factories, agriculture, as household servants, beggars, and forced to serve in the military. The Indian government does not seem to be doing enough to stop these injustices. Traffickers are not punished when caught, so there is nothing to make them stop.
Sources that I used:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Thursday December 2, 2010
Today in class, we continued watching the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
For homework, we had to look up the answers to the following questions:
Sources
For homework, we had to look up the answers to the following questions:
Compare the motion picture industry in India and the United States.
The motion picture industry in India compared to the United States is that the United States has the oldest motion picture industry, and India has the largest motion picture industry. The U.S. has historically dominated the motion picture industry; however, in recent years India has passed the US in number of films produced. The Indian industry also produces its films for much less per movie compared to the US.
What are the names of the three main characters (the "three
musketeers") in Slumdog Millionaire?
The names of the three main characters in the movie Slumdog Millionaire are Jamal, Latika, and Salim
What is a “chai wallah”?
A chai wallah is a person ho provides tea, either by selling or bringing it.
Tell us five things we must know about the Taj Mahal. Include a fantastic photo.
- The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- The Emperor Mughal Shah Jahan wanted the Taj Mahal built in memory of his dead wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
- The Taj Mahal is made out of white marble.
- Approximately 1000 elephants were used to transport the marble to the construction site of the Taj Mahal.
- The word Taj means crown, and Mahal means place, so the Taj Mahal means crown place.
- Construction of the Taj Mahal started in 1632 and lasted for 16 years, ending in 1648.
- About 20,000 people worked on the Taj Mahal every day to complete it.
Sources
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Wednesday December 1, 2010
Today in class, we continued to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I took the following notes on what we talked about in class:
18.56% of people in India are Muslim
about 67% of the people in India are Hindu
about 67% of the people in India are Hindu
Mumbai is the richest city in India
The literacy rate for women in India is 82% and for men it is 90%
For homework, we had to find information on the Bombay riots.
On February 18, 1929, there was a conflict between Hindus and Moham-medans that resulted in people stoning, slashing, and disemboweling each other. 106 people died and 600 were wounded over a seven day period. The riot began because some Hindus believed a group of Moham-medan from Afghanistan had kidnapped Hindu babies to sacrifice them to Allah. The local police were unable to control the violence because people were so out of control.
On February 18, 1929, there was a conflict between Hindus and Moham-medans that resulted in people stoning, slashing, and disemboweling each other. 106 people died and 600 were wounded over a seven day period. The riot began because some Hindus believed a group of Moham-medan from Afghanistan had kidnapped Hindu babies to sacrifice them to Allah. The local police were unable to control the violence because people were so out of control.
Monday, November 29, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Monday November 29, 2010 and Terms to Look Up
Today in class we watched the movie Slum Dog Millionaire. It is about a boy named Jamal Malik who is a contestant on an Indian game show similar to the American game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Jamal does extremely well on the show and is accused of cheating. No one believes that he is smart enough to know all the information that he used to answer the questions correctly, so he is tortured in an attempt to force him to admit to cheating. He keeps saying that he just knew all of the answers and that he did not cheat. This is all we have seen so far of the movie. We will continue to watch the movie on Wednesday because we don't have class on Tuesdays.
Five essential facts about Mumbai are:
Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
The total area of the city is 440 sq. km or 170 sq. miles.
The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.
Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.
Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla, and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east
About one billion many people live in shanty towns world wide.
A Shanty town is a slum settlement (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of poor people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which are usually built on the outskirts of cities, often do not have proper sanitation, electricity, or telephone services.
One Indian rupee is worth about 0.0255 U.S. dollars.
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor and producer.
Bollywood is the film industry of India.
Bollywood is the film industry of India.
Today in class
Today in class, we finished watching the movie God Grew Tired of Us. We saw one of the men get reunited with his mother and sister. The women were flown in and met him at the airport. The man's mother was so excited and happy to see him that she fell to the floor. As they left the airport, she started jumping up and down, skipping, and singing a song because she was so happy to see her son. She had not seen him for over 17 years. Mr. Schick liked that part so much that he played it twice. We also learned how the man started charities and organizations to help the people who are still suffering in Sudan. He helped raise money to send them and gathered supplies like clothing that the people in Sudan need to live.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Wednesday November 24, 2010
Today in class, we worked on answering questions that Mr. Schick put on his blog. We worked in groups, and we split up the questions. Here are the questions and answers:
1. What is the current population of India?
The current population of India is 1,173,108,018. (www.cia.gov)
2. What is the total fertility rate in India?
2.65 children born/woman. (www.cia.gov)
3. What percent of India is below the poverty line?
12% percent of India’s population lives below the poverty line. (topics.nytimes.com)
4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks in India.
On February 13, India was attacked by Islamic terrorists. They bombed a restaurant in the
northern city of Pune, killing 17 people. On the same day, New Delhi was attacked. Terrorists
bombed a small bakery, 9 people were killed and 57 were wounded. (www.nytimes.com)
5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the
world by poverty. Where does India rank on this list?
India ranks 119th of 169 countries on the list. (www.nytimes.com)
6. Briefly describe the effects of monsoons on India.
In India, monsoons have flooded villages, cities, and farmlands, causing many deaths among
people and animals. Fallen buildings and lost homes are also the negative results caused by these monsoons. (http://www.nytimes.com/)
7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and
Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. (video.nytimes.com)
8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and
over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census).
(www.cia.gov)
9. What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the
next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and
unspecified at 0.1%. (www.cia.gov)
10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)
Monday, November 22, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Monday November 22, 2010
Today in class we started a new unit about India. We read an article that compared India and China and gave a lot of interesting facts. Here are some notes that I took:
Population billionaire…….India….. 1.21 billion people in India
40% of the world's people live in either China and India
Life expectancy in China is 73 - 64
Life expectancy in India is 34 - 25
There are a lot more boys/men in China than girls
Men are treated better in China than girls
In China abortions are prohibited, but they still happen
By the year 2020, it is estimated that China's boy population will be significantly higher than the girl population
By the year 2028, India will probably become the most populated country in the world
China and India are both very populated countries
Sunday, November 21, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Friday, November 19, 2010 and Our Coffee Project Links
Today in class we got into our coffee project groups, and each group presented their project to another group. The groups graded each other on how good the project was and how well it was presented. Christy and I didn't finish, so we will continue presenting our project on Monday.
Mr. Schick asked us to put the links to our coffee project Google Documents on our blog.
https://docs0.google.com/document/d/1EY0kjd5P4ZNLDFGu_y5ZocMdcin2OhZ-oCgDkm71aNI/edit?hl=en
Monday, November 15, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Monday November 15, 2010
Today in class, we continued to work on our coffee projects with our partners. Mr. Schick moved the due date back from Wednesday to Thursday because of the funeral for Mrs. Moeser. Christy and I are making great progress on the project, and we are almost finished.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Friday November 12, 2010
Today in class, we worked on our coffee projects with our partners. I am in the play Peter Pan, so I had to leave class early. Since I was only in class for five minutes, I don't know what we did in the rest of class. I am planning to work on my group's coffee project over the weekend to get caught up.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Thursday November 11, 2010
Today in class we all were given a new seat assignment. We talked a little more about coffee, and then we were assigned a project about coffee that is due on Wednesday. There are two parts to the project. For the first part we have to work alone, but for the second part we are able to work with someone else in the class. Christy and I are working together on the second part. We chose our topics for the project by picking numbers out of a hat. Whatever number was on the piece of paper was our assigned topic. Christy and I got topic number six which is called From Crop to Cup. We have to research the physical and technological processes of growing, harvesting, “washing,” roasting, grinding, and brewing coffee. We have to be able to describe the key steps involved in processing coffee and how the processing affects the flavor of coffee. We also need to know what accounts for the flavor in different varieties of beans and how flavor can be enhanced or altered. I hope that it will not be too difficult to find information on this topic.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Wednesday November 10, 2010
Terms to look up:
Sustainability
Small companies that produce coffee cannot compete with the large companies
Brazil is the country that exports the most coffee in the world
Organic coffee is grown as naturally as it can be without growth hormones, chemicals, and other things that aren't natural
Today in class we continued talking about coffee. Mr. Schick threw coffee beans at me. We talked about different types of coffee. We also talked about the how coffee beans are made into liquid coffee that people can drink.
Helpful websites:
Monday, November 8, 2010
What We Did In Class Today November 8, 2010
Dark Roast
A general term describing any roast of coffee darker than American Roast.
Aroma
An important category used by professional tasters in judging coffee; a fine coffee should have a pleasant fragrance when hot and freshly brewed.
Flavored Coffee
Coffees that have been mixed with flavoring agents while in their roasted whole bean state.
Froth
Also known as foam, froth describes milk that has been rendered thick and foamy by aeration with hot steam.
Organic Coffee
Coffee that has been certified by a third-party agency as having been grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or similar chemicals. Buying organic supports a safe environment for the farmers and their families as well as for the ecology of the earth.
Source of terms: http://www.coffeeserviceplus.com/gl-o.html
Questions:
What is the process to turn a coffee bean into a drink? The beans have to get ground up, and then you put the ground up coffee in the coffee pot, in a filter, and than the water runs through the ground up beans, and than it makes coffee.
How much caffeine is in an average size cup of coffee? 40-150 mg
How much profit did Starbucks earn last year?
Which countries export the most coffee beans? Brazil
How are coffee beans harvested? When a coffee fruit changes from a greenish to a reddish color, this means the seeds – a.k.a. beans – are ready to be harvested. The pulpy heap is then separated from the beans through a special procedure (either wet or dry). Nasty beans are disposed of throughout this stage.
Today in class we talked about coffee. We talked about the different kinds of coffee drinks that people enjoy. We also discussed how expensive a cup of coffee can be, especially a special coffee drink. Mr. Schick told us what kind of coffee he likes to drink and how ridiculous he thinks coffee prices are. Then we watched a video about coffee production. It showed how coffee beans are processed from a plant to a drink.
Notes from the movie:
Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world
Coffee grows in hot tropical places
Place were coffee grows in the united states: Hawaii
Big difference between regular coffee and specially coffee
Lots of African countries that produce coffee
Sunday, November 7, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Friday November 5, 2010
Today in class we finished working on our magazine articles which were due by the end of class. When we finished writing and editing our articles, we had to email them to Mr. Schick. He will grade them and put all the articles together to make a class magazine. I am really looking forward to seeing the finished magazine. I hope it turns out nicely.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Thursday November 4, 2010
Today we had class in the tv production studio. We continued to work with our partners on our magazine articles because they are due tommorow. Since Christy and I were finished our articles, Mr. Schick asked us to create a cover page for the class magazine. We had a lot of good ideas for the cover. We were able to get most of the work done in class, but we have a few things to finish up for homework. I think the magazine is going to be great, and I can't wait to see what the final product looks like!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Wednesday November 3, 2010
Today we had class in the tv production studio. We continued to work with our partners on our magazine articles that are due this Friday, November 5th. Christy and I are working together on this project, and our topic is the incredible journey of the Lost Boys. We feel like our articles are in pretty good shape and we are happy with how our project looks. We finished up our articles in class today, and for homework tonight we will make our final revisions.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
What We Did In Class Today Thursday, October 28, 2010
Today we had class in the TV production room because people were installing a ceiling projector in our normal classroom. We talked about our magazine projects that are due next Friday. We decided who our partners will be and which topic we will cover. We started to work on our project by gathering information and finding good sources of data. We also found out that we are going to have a test on God Grew Tired of Us in class tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
What We Did in Class Today Wednesday October 27, 2010
Today in class, we finished watching the movie God Grew Tired of Us. We saw one of the men get reunited with his mother and sister. The women were flown in and met him at the airport. The man's mother was so excited and happy to see him that she fell to the floor. As they left the airport, she started jumping up and down, skipping, and singing a song because she was so happy to see her son. She had not seen him for over 17 years. Mr. Schick liked that part so much that he played it twice. We also learned how the man started charities and organizations to help the people who are still suffering in Sudan. He helped raise money to send them and gathered supplies like clothing that the people in Sudan need to live.
Monday, October 25, 2010
What We Did in Class Today October 25, 2010
Today in class, we reviewed our homework assignment from the weekend. We talked about the different problems that the people who live in Sudan are having and how their civil war was caused by religious conflict. We talked about the vocabulary terms that we had to define for homework and how they relate to the movie that we are watching called God Grew Tired of Us. Then we continued watching the movie. We learned how the men from Sudan who relocated to the United States adapted to their new lives in America. We also learned how they tried to send money and products back to Sudan. They wanted to try to help their friends and family and other people who were still there.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Civil War In Sudan
The country of Sudan has two separate cultures. Muslim Arabs live in the north while African Christians live in the south. These two groups do not get along with each other. There are hundreds of ethnic and tribal divisions and many different languages used, so this makes it hard for everyone to communicate, agree, and get along. The people who live in the south of Sudan have been tortured, murdered, and mistreated by the people in the north. Many of the people from the south have been forced to leave their country so they would not be killed. Many of them have seen their family members get killed. They have very little food or water and their living conditions are very bad.
Sources:
Defining Terms
- In-migration: to move into or come to live in a region or community especially as part of a large-scale and continuing movement of population; people moving into one place from another place within a nation.
- Out-migration: to leave one region or community in order to settle in another especially as part of a large-scale and continuing movement of population; people moving out of one place to another place within a nation.
- Forced migration: the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region, often in a violent way.
- Net internal migration: the number of nonimmigrants moving into or out of major countries; the difference between in-migration and out-migration.
- Movers from abroad: movers are people who were living in a different house at the end of a period than at the beginning and on category of movers is those who have moved into an area from overseas; people coming into a nation from another country or part of the world.
- Internally displaced person (IDP): is someone who is forced to flee their home but who, unlike a refugee, remains within their country's borders.
Sources used for definitions:
What We Did In Class Today October 22, 2010 / What We Watched In Class
In class today, we continued to watch God Grew Tired of Us. We watched some of the men who were allowed to come to The United States and saw how they had to learn a new way of living. The men were given a new place to live, but they didn't know how to use some of the things in their rooms. Their country is so poor, they did not know anything about the modern conveniences we have in the U.S. They were taught how to use electric lights, how to use a shower, how to flush the toilet, where to throw their trash away, and how to use a refrigerator. They also were taught what things they could eat, what food they needed to cook, and how they could apply for jobs.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Lost Boys of Sudan
- The lost boys ran away from home because civil war broke out in the Sudan between the Arabs in the north and the African Christians in the south. Non - Muslims were being killed for no reason at all. Women were being raped, and people were being made into slaves. The goal was to kill all male children in the south. Boys had to flee from the country to avoid being killed. They were separated from family members and had to try to find a safe place to live.
- The boys couldn't stay in Ethiopia because the government toppled in 1991. This time they had to flee to Kenya.
- The refugee camp that the boys lived in did not have enough food. It gave them a safe place to stay, but it was not their home. They gave the boys clothes, an education, books, and security.
This is a map of the lost boys journey
The lost boys' journey was about 1,000 miles. Here is a map of a 1,000 mile journey from Bel Air, Maryland to Mississippi
What We Did in Class Today October 21, 2010
Today in class, we watched a movie called God Grew Tired of Us. It was about what happened to 27,000 boys who had to leave their home in Sudan because their country was in a civil war. We talked about what the refugee camps were like. We talked about what their lives used to be like and how their lives changed when they came over to the United States. We talked about the horrible things that were done to them just to make people scared. Also in class, we learned how to properly hold a door for someone when they are trying to come into a room. We also learned that when someone says, "Thank you," the proper response is, "You're welcome." It is not appropriate to say , "No, thank you" or "No problem."
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
What We Did in Class Today October 20, 2010
Today in class, we got our tests back that we took a couple of days ago. We went over our tests, and taked about the answers, and got any questions that we had answered. We also talked about some common mistakes that kids made, and why they were wrong.
Monday, October 18, 2010
What We Did in Class Today October 18, 2010
Today in class, we talked about our ancestors, where they came from, where theimmagrated from, and where our parents were born, and raised. We put on a map, where our ancestors used to live, and were we live now, and drew a line from both places on a map.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Investigating My Past
My family’s history and how my ancestors first came to the United States is very interesting. My mother’s side of the family are descendants of the Hoopers, a family that originally founded part of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. In the mid 1600’s, a man named Henry Hooper I was given a grant of money by the King of England to come to America and start a colony. Henry Hooper I was my 10th great grandfather. The Hoopers were wealthy and influential sea merchants in England. Henry Hooper I decided that the inlets of the Chesapeake Bay would be a good place to start his colony because he could easily get ships in and out of the area. There were Native Americans already living there, so he traded blankets with them in exchange for about 100 acres of land on the Eastern Shore of what is now called Maryland. Later, he claimed another 400 acres for his colony. He called the area Hooper’s Island, and it still exists today. It is considered the oldest settled area in Dorchester County. In 1658, Henry Hooper was appointed the Captain of the Militia and Justice of Calvert County. The Hooper family was very respected and influential on the Eastern shore from the mid 1600’s through the early 1800’s. They were very wealthy, and they owned slaves. The first Hooper in my family line moved to Baltimore in 1806. Every descendant from that point forward, including my grandmother, my mother, and me were born in the Baltimore area.
As far as my family knows, all of my ancestors on both sides of my family have come from European countries. Most of my ancestors on my mother’s side of the family came from Germany, Poland, or England. We have the original paperwork from several of my ancestors that shows on which ships they entered the United States. Many of my ancestors first entered the U.S. through Ellis Island in New York City. It is very interesting to look at their naturalization papers and to realize that I am an American citizen because of these brave ancestors.
We don’t know a whole lot about my father’s side of the family. Most of his ancestors came from Italy or England. We do know that the Bynions owned a pub in England and that they immigrated to the United States in the early 1800’s by coming through Canada. When they got to the United States, they settled in Baltimore and worked as lace makers. My grandparents and my father were born and raised in the Baltimore area.
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