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.

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.

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.

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:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/sudan.htm>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/analysis/84927.stm>

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:

http://mw1.m-w.com/dictionary/out-migrate?show=0&t=1287939940

http://mw1.m-w.com/dictionary/in-migration

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

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

http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/barone/2007/3/26/the-latest-on-net-internal-migration.html

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

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g912/migration.html

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.

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."

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.

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.

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 10^th 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.

My Future

It’s hard to believe that in less than eight years I will be a college graduate and will have to make important decisions about what I want to do for a living and where I will live.  Two places that I might want to live are Florida and New York City.  I have been to both of these places several times in my life, so I know a lot about both locations.   I enjoy being in both places very much, but they are very different.  The reasons I want to move there are different as well. 

 I really like warm weather, so Florida has a year round climate that I would enjoy.   I like to swim, boat, fish, and relax on the water.  Florida has many beaches and warm water, so there would be plenty of things for me to do in my free time.  In the Orlando area, there are many attractions, like Disney World and Universal Studios.  If I get married and have children, it would be a great place to live because there would be many fun things to do as a family.  As far as a job goes, I am thinking about a career as a speech therapist.  If I want to work with older people with speech problems, Florida would be a good place to get a job because a lot of retired people live there.  If I decide to work with children who have speech delays, it might not be as easy to get a job in Florida because there are fewer children living there than in other United States locations (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3651000.html).   Florida doesn’t charge a state income tax, and the cost of living is lower than many states in the U.S., so you can live there for less money.    Of course there would be disadvantages to living in Florida.  I would not be able to see my family very much, and I would miss them.  I have a good relationship with my parents, so I want to be able to visit them regularly.    Even though I like warm weather, I do also like snow.  If I lived in Florida, I would not have a chance to see snow.  Also, Florida gets hit with a lot of hurricanes and it floods easily.  It is very humid in Florida and it does rain almost every day, even if it is just for a little while. 

Another place that I might want to live when I graduate from college is New York City.   I like the hustle and bustle of the city, and there are many job opportunities in New York.  If I decide to work with children with speech delays, there are more children in New York City than in Florida, so job wise the city is a better choice.  New York City has lots of entertainment, social, and cultural opportunities.  The city also has great shopping and fabulous restaurants.  If I lived in New York City, I wouldn’t have to buy a car because the public transportation system is good.  This would save me money.  New York is closer to my where my family lives, so I could visit them more often than if I lived in Florida.   New York is one of the most well–known cities in the world, and it would be very exciting to live in a famous place.  Some disadvantages to living in New York City are the high crime rate, the high cost of living, the congestion, and the crowds that are always on the streets.

What We Did in Class Today October 11, 2010

Today in class, we took a pop quiz. We were allowed to use our blogs, any notes that we took, Mr. Schick's blog, The CIA Factbook, Mr. Schick's powerpoint, or anything else that we used. Mr. Schick found out that my birthday was on last Friday, and made me and my class rice crispy treats, made my class sing Happy Birthday to me, and made me wear a funny hat the whole class!

What We Did in Class Today October 8, 2010 (My Birthday!!!)

TODAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! Today in class, we talked about the crude birth and death rate of different countries. We talked about how this effects us, and how it will affect us in the future. We also talked about the total ferterlity rate of different countries, and how the rate of some countries will affect us when we get older. Mr. Schick said that when we get older, we might have a water shortage, and water will be very expensive. Also we might have a shortage on food, and other things that humans need to survive. I took lots of notes on everything that we talked about in class today.

Here are all of my notes:

90% of the world's population growth takes place in the development of countries

14,000 births per hour

Increasing by over 80 million per year

By 220,980 per day (in 2009)

Over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now

In about 12 or 13 years, there will be another billion people on the planet

We have enough food in the world, to feed everyone in the world, but the problem is getting it to them

As the population of the world increases, we might have a shortage of water, food, and other things that people need to live

High: Japan: 82.6 total……. 79.0 men…… 86.1 women …..  Life expectancy

United Stated… ranked #38… 78.2 total……. 75.6 men……. 80.8women…..Life expectancy

Low: Swaziland:…..31.9 total…. 31.6 men……… 32.2 women…..Life expectancy

Rate of natural increase: subtracting the death rate from the birth rate, then divide by 10

This gives us the annual natural growth rate - in percentage form - for a country or region

Crude death rate: number of deaths per 1000 of the population

Crude birth rate: number of births per 1000 of the population

Net migration rate: the difference between the number of people entering and leaving a country during a year

An excess of people entering the country is net immigration

Written as a positive number

An excess of people leaving a country is net emigration

Written as a negative number

Push forces:   civil war, environment degradation, unemployment, religious or ethnic persecution

Pull forces:     better economic opportunity, better health services, religious freedom, political freedom

TFR: average number of children born per woman

For a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1

Higher than 2.1: population raises

Lower than 2.1: population falls

World TFR: 2.54

US TFR: 2.05

Europe's TFR: 1.45

Africa's TFR: 5.14

What We Did in Class Today October 7, 2010

Today in class, we reviewed everything that we have talked about for the last couple day, like the total fertility rate of different countries, life expectance and death rate, positive and negative migration, and why people would want to move to other countries, for freedom, and a better life. We talked about different things that have affected people over the years, and what it's affects have done to the world today. We also talked about the baby boomers, and how that affected our country then, and how it is affecting our country now. I took lots of notes.

These are my notes:

The United States has a life expectancy of about 78.11 years

Japan and Germany have the highest life expectancy

Afghanistan has the lowest life expectancy

To find the rate of natural increase (RNI) you subtract the birth rate, and death rate

Afghanistan' total fertility rate is  5.5

Japan's total fertility rate is 1.2

United States' total fertility rate is 2.06

Net migration rate

If more people are coming into the country, they have a positive net migration rate, and if you have more people leaving, you have a negative net migration rate

When you get to some place, you are an immigrant, and when you leave a place, you are a emigrant

United States' net migration rate is 4.32 per thousand

Canada's net migration rate is 5.63 per thousand

Mexico's net migration rate is -3.61 per thousand

Push factors means you want to leave a place

Pull factors mean you want to go to a place

The United States is a free nation, and have the freedom of speech and religion

What We Did In Class Today October 6, 2010

Today in class, we when over our answers to our assignment from Friday. We talked about what differen't conrtries, and their crude birth and death rate was, and what they is compared to the rest of the world. I didn't have any internet, so it was hard for me to answer some of the questions that Mr. Schick asked me. I took lots of notes on what we talked about.

These are my notes:

Life expectance is the amount of time that people usually live to.

Japan has good life style, good eating habits, great life style spend time with their families……..has the greatest life expectancy

Afghanistan has the lowest live expectancy

Some countries don't have good life expectancy

Crude birth rate…. Number of births that are successful...the kid lives

Japan 7.64 births…..crude birth rate

Crude death rate in Ethiopia…..8

Crude death rate in Japan…..9

Everyone is born, and everyone will die

Every country has a positive number of natural increase

Rate of natural increase in china is    .655

China is  ranked 148 in natural increase in the world

China has more boys than girls (babies)

2.1 babies need to be born to be born 2 be equal

What We Did in Class Today October 4, 2010

Today in class, we got our first test of they year back. We talked about our test, went over all of the answers, and what Mr. Schick was looking for in the essays.We all got a piece of candy after we answered a question.

What We Did in Class Today October 1, 2010

Today in class, we worked on an assignment that Mr. Schick put on his bolg. We had to define terms and look up different things about different countries.

Defining Terms

Life expectancy: is how long someone is expected to live in a country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
Crude birth rate: is how many people are expected to be born in a country a year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_birth_rate
Crude death rate: is the expected ammount of deaths in a country a year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_death_rate
RNI: is the crude birth rate of a country minus the crude death rate of a country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_natural_increase
TFR: is the average number of children that a woman will have over her lifetime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate
Net migration rate: is the number of emigrants  in a country over a period of time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_migration_rate
Population pyramid: shows the different age groups in a place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_pyramid

Life expectancy in:
Japan: 82.12 years    3rd
France: 80.98 years   8th
Kenya: 57.86 years    189th
Cuba: 77.45 years    55th
United States: 78.11 years   49th
Afghanistan: 44.4 years   219th

Crude birth rate in:
Japan: 7.64 births/1,000 population  222nd
Kenya: 36.64 births/1,000 population  29th
Ethiopia: 43.66 births/1,000 population 7th
United States: 13.83 births/1,000 population  154th
Germany: 8.18 births/1,000 population 220th

Crude death rate in:
Afghanistan: 17.83 deaths/1,000 population 7th
Kenya: 9.72 deaths/1,000 population  67th
United States: 8.38 deaths/1,000 population  99th
Japan: 9.54 deaths/1,000 population   69th
Mexico: 4.8 deaths/1,000 population   192nd

TRF in:
Niger: 7.68 children born/woman  1st
Afghanistan: 5.5 children born/woman 13th
Japan: 1.2 children born/woman  218th
United States: 2.06 children born/woman  126th
Germany: 1.42 children born/woman  196th

Net migration rate in:
Mexico: -3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population 153rd
United States: 4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population  25th
United Arab Emirates: 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population  1st
Argentina: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population  73rd
Saudi Arabia: -7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population  171th
Uganda: -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population  173rd