November 28, 2012

Today in class we continued watching the video, People's Republic of Capitalism.
 China's citizens are working/taking jobs from United States citizens for a fraction of what they would make in America.
The earthquake struck in Southwestern China
Chonqing- city were reporting, on river-coast
Kids are being trained at an early age for work- being taught English and technology
Chinese Paradox- poor people of china is their strength and weakness
Cheap reliable labor
2007 Nov- tore down frontier casino and hotel- debris toward landfill
30 million people in Chongqing
Briggs and Straton moved to China

November 26, 2012

As I had expected, I got a 100% on my Pop Test. Mr. Schick handed out all of our tests today and he rung a bell if you got a 90% and two bells for a perfect score. I was not positive I was going to get one, but I had most of the information either on my blog or in my head. I knew the answer to every question so I was expecting a good grade. This is helpful because I am starting to do better in all my classes because I am focusing more and it is really starting to show. We discussed a lot about a man named Gerry Sandusky who is going to speak to us for an assembly tomorrow because of the difficult hardships he has to go through because of his name, which is alike Jerry Sandusky's, a sex offender. We also began to watch a video about the economy mostly in China. I am planning on posting my notes when I get more written down since there was not a lot of time left in class.

November 15, 2012

Today was our never ending class, however it did not seem as long as it usually does. Last night we had a choice to work with a partner or alone on an assignment where we had to research the political geography on the countries we are learning about. In class we went over each of the countries and listed the information that is necessary to know for a quiz on Monday.  We went through it all so everyone would have the correct facts and check their work to study for.

Political Geography Research

United States

Declared independence on July 4, 1776

From the 1500s through the 1700s, they were settled and colonized by the Spanish, British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and other European nations.  The original thirteen colonies were held by Great Britain until the Revolutionary War, after which they became the first thirteen states.  There are now 50 states in the United States.  The United States is considered the last true superpower, with the world's largest military and the world's largest economy.

Israel

Israel became an independent state on May 14, 1948

Following World War Two, the newly-formed United Nations drafted a treaty dividing up some of Palestine's land.  They established an independent Arab state and an independent Jewish state.  Many Jews emigrated to the new nation of Israel post WWII.  Creation of this new Jewish state was not universally accepted by Arabs, even though Israel was officially admitted to the UN on May 11, 1949.  There is still controversy surrounding Israel's very existence in the Middle East.

China

China's official date of independence is October 1, 1949.

China is one of the world's oldest civilizations.  As long ago as 221 BC, China was unified as a nation during the Qin dynasty.  They formed a republic on January 1, 1912.  The current Communist government, officially called the People's Republic of China, was formed in 1949.  

Afghanistan- Studies have shown that Afghanistan had begun civilizing around 3,000 to 2,000 BC. Afghanistan had developed through several wars that make it what it is now. Archaeologists have found areas of proof where Afghanistan had begun that is connects to Central Asia. Was part of British Empire, independent in 1919

Brazil- Brazil gained independence in September 2, 1822. Before Brazil had been invaded by Napoleon and become free, Brazil was a colony of Portugal since 1500. It is now bordering on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and France.  

France

France does not have a specific day of independence. There are several in its category such as 1789. France is the largest country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe. France is a developed country ranking fifth in the world and the second largest economy and the wealthiest nation in Europe. France borders Spain, Italy. Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Suriname, and Brazil. Conquered by a number of people. 

Germany:

Germany has never been under colonial rule. However , in 1871 Germany unified as one country. This is when modem-day Germany formed.


Before Germany was unified , they were the center of the Holy Roman Empire.

At one point in time Germany was controlled by another country.In this case, a group of countries.These people were called "The Allies". After World War II , The Allies controlled Germany for a period of time.
Split into east and west Germany


India:

India became an sovereign nation on the 15th of August , 1947.

Prior to India becoming an independent nation , they were part of the British Empire. This means that they were ruled by the British.There were ruled for over 200 years.

Yes , they were ruled by another country "Great Britain".


Iran:
Iran was always a independent nation. How ever there nation has made some radical changes in it's history.

Iran's first dynasty developed around 2800 BC.This is when Iran first formed.

At one point in time Alexander the Great a Greek Ruler invaded and conquered Iran.



Mexico:
Even though some sources say "1810" , Mexico achieved it's independence in 1821.

Before Independence Mexico was called New Spain. As you may has have assumed from the name  , Mexico was controlled by Spain.

Yes they were the subjects of Spain.

Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam. The modern country of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932. The Saudi Arabian king is a decent of the founder of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest exporters of oil in the world.


The United Kingdom has played a leading role in the developing parliamentary democracy. In the 19 century the 19th century the UK stretched over one fourth of the world. 1707 independence-two treaties since then 

what are the four countries in UK_ wales, Scotland, England-great Britain, northern Ireland



Venezuela was one the three countries that came out of the collapse of Gran Columbia in 1830. For the beginning of the 20th century Venezuela was under military rule until Hugo Chavez was elected in 1999.
subjects of Spain

United States

Declared independence on July 4, 1776

From the 1500s through the 1700s, they were settled and colonized by the Spanish, British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and other European nations.  The original thirteen colonies were held by Great Britain until the Revolutionary War, after which they became the first thirteen states.  There are now 50 states in the United States.  The United States is considered the last true superpower, with the world's largest military and the world's largest economy.

Israel

Israel became an independent state on May 14, 1948

Following World War Two, the newly-formed United Nations drafted a treaty dividing up some of Palestine's land.  They established an independent Arab state and an independent Jewish state.  Many Jews emigrated to the new nation of Israel post WWII.  Creation of this new Jewish state was not universally accepted by Arabs, even though Israel was officially admitted to the UN on May 11, 1949.  There is still controversy surrounding Israel's very existence in the Middle East.

China

China's official date of independence is October 1, 1949.

China is one of the world's oldest civilizations.  As long ago as 221 BC, China was unified as a nation during the Qin dynasty.  They formed a republic on January 1, 1912.  The current Communist government, officially called the People's Republic of China, was formed in 1949.  

Special Day

Today is my birthday as well as Wilfred's. The class sung a tone death version of happy birthday to the both of us and we shared the happy birthday hat for wearing if for half the class and then we switched. We did not learn anything new today because Mr. Schick handed out the "pop quiz" that we had. It was not that much of a pop quiz since everyone new about it by the time class came. I knew I was going to fail, but surprisingly I did not. For every A, Mr. Schick wrong the bell and we had very few A's in the class, but at least I was one of them, which is good.

November 8, 2012

Today, I had a shadow. Most of the time we only have one shadow in our class, but today Austin Ross had a shadow too. We had our four hour long class as we do every Thursday, and I feel it was quite successful. We talked about what was needed to talk about and we finished our facts on the ten world leaders relative to the United States. We talked a lot about Obama mostly. Mr. Schick also explained why the United States doesn't bomb all of the cruel countries because they are also our biggest trade services. If we were to bomb Saudi Arabia because of the way they treat woman, we would have no main source for oil and almost everything in the United States is made from China.

November 7, 2012

Barrack Obama 
The one good thing I would say about Barrack Obama is that he is the first African American United States President and I give him respect for that. He is also in favor of homosexual rights and I agree with him on that.
I do not think Barrack Obama is a good leader cause he was not even born in the Uni ted States and his Obama Care campaign is unfair and unconstitutional. 

November 5, 2012

Enrique Pena- Mexico
Good leadership
He wrote a book saying he wants to broaden economy of mexico because they need more jobs
Hu Jintao-
I feel that Hu is a rather decent leader for China from reading a very long list of his political experience in office because he has been a part of China's government since 1964.
 A way I do not feel he is a good leader is that is lists he is reserved and bland. This could mean that most of the time China is unaware of his decision making and he is not open with what is going on or what might happen.
President Shri Pranab Mukherjee
He appears to be a desired leader in India from his record of his five decades of service in government and his many elections from his people. Each time he is elected a higher leader and it was continuous so obviously he is very well liked by his people.
A reason for him to be a bad leader is his background of his father's term as a congress leader. His father had been sent to jail for his poor role in India's struggle for Independence. This could mean Mukherjee will follow in his foot steps.
President Hamid Karzai
Karzai would be a world leader I do not want to be apart of the United States since there has been numerous American troops over in Afghanistan for several years and if he was a good leader towards our benefit, the war would have been over by now or it would not have been started in the first place.
He may be a good president for his country alone because he was elected in office for a two terms in office.
President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad
You would think Ahmadi-Nejad was not the most favored since he was removed from election and lost his first run, but he became the mayor and later on president for two terms.
Mahmoud seems to be a promising leader from the fact that he wished to stay in his home and denied the VIP seat on the Presidential plane. This shows he is not in office for money.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
I feel that Netanyahu would be considered a good representative for Israel because he had fought for Israel and he was even shot.
Another reason for Netanyahu to be a good leader is that his brother was the commander of Israel forces therefor they both must be good Israelites to be two important leaders.
Angela Merkel
From reading Angela's profile, she seems to be a remarkable leader since she is the very first woman to become the Chancellor of Germany.
Knowledge is also a very important thing for a major leader of any sort to have and Merkel had been a Physical Chemist before running which is a difficult study to master.
Prime Minister David Cameron
Cameron is apart of many rolls in office such as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. I would seem almost obvious for a man to be noted as so many important rolls for a country that he is beneficial. If he were to be a negative leader, the smart thing for a country to do is vote him out or not vote in the first place.
I would not have a problem with David Cameron becoming an alliance with the United States because of his experience and loyalty and desired leadership in the UK.
President François Hollande
Hollande was the first President to be elected without having prior experience as a Minister and / or Junior Minister since 1920. This statement could lead to trusting issues of whether the fact is a good or bad thing.
Hollande supports same sex marriage which would lead to conclusions that he has good rights and meanings.
President Dilma Rousseff
Dilma is the first woman to hold office in Brazil as well as the first woman to become Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil. To become the first woman of a country leadership is a major compliment as it would take more than a man's run for office as it is a woman since a country had only been ran by men in history.
I would like Dilma to become an ally to the United States because it would be beneficial to our country to show that women can do the job just as well as men and encourage other women to stand up towards equality.
Hugo Chavez
I think Chavez would represent as a good leader because of his action to go for what he believes in. He was unhappy with the Venezuelan political system, and therefor he did something about it.
Chavez is an enemy towards the United States and therefor it could lead to negativity towards his country because of the beliefs he does have and what he will do to get what he wants. I do not agree with things our country does, but there are numerous things that are beneficial to our citizens that Chavez may not see.
Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz
I think he would be a good leader towards Saudi Arabia because of his family heritage in leadership. Since he is a king, he is part of a monarchy and he is one of the many sons of the founders of Saudi Arabia. 
I would not like for Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz to be a part with the United States because of his poor leadership. Saudi Arabia has next to no valuable rights such as no religious freedom and women are treated unfairly. This would only lead to controversy with the United States.

November 2, 2012

Mr. Schick is back! The reason he was not here was because he had a sore throat. I wonder if he was sick because of Sandy. There are a lot of people absent just like Mr. Schick and I am actually very jealous. In class Mr. Schick handed out the test we took last Friday and we went over the assignment we had to do after we completed our test. We talked about exams and the overall agenda for the next few weeks. We went through all of the right answers for the Political Geography assignment where we had to find ten of the most relative leaders of countries towards the United States. Most of the names were foreign, obviously, and very funny and difficult to pronounce. Michael Imbierowicz also had a shadow and his name was Will. Our other Will was absent and that was very depressing.

November 1, 2012

Today is the very first day of November and it is the first day we have been to school this entire week because of the hurricane. It took me forever to get out of bed this morning because I was so used to the luxury of sleeping in. I did not have to do any of my homework because I had first mod off this morning for an hour. It was shortened because we had a mass for All Saints Day. I believe all of our classes are shortened now because of it. We had Human Geo second and third mod and we skipped advisory. Mr. Schick was not here today so we went to room 104 with Mrs. Hugo. I have never had her as a teacher, but she is one of the moderators in STEM. In class, we looked over our test we took the last time with Mr. Fendryk and after going over it, we were assigned to finish our Political Geography. I had already finished mine for homework so that is why I am doing this blog right now.