October 11, 2013

Today in Human Geography, we had to take a quiz. I think I did ok on it, but I did not know we were going to have one. One of the questions I did not know was what RNI stood for. I found out the RNI means rate of natural increase. I also learned to solve for rate of natural increase by subtracting the death rate by the birth rate and then dividing it by 10. The easiest part of the quiz was matching the definitions with the word. The graphs were also very easy. I understood the graphs so it made plenty of sense to me. I did not know what country had the best net migration rate. I am pretty sure it was Canada. I wish I would have known about the test because I feel that I would have done better. I am excited to see what class gives the most money for the website.

October 9, 2013

Today in Human Geography class we got our test back. I was really happy with what I got. I did better then I thought I would. Then we went over our test and answers. Some of the questions were very hard though, but it was not just me to get tem wrong. After that we started to discuss more about population pyramid. It was cool to see that the population of ages of people can be so different in different cities. In Florida, for example, they had a lot more older people living in it because that is usually where older people go when they retire. In Manhattan, there were more people between the ages 20 to 40 because there are many jobs there for people to work in like the fashion industry. I am enjoying looking at these different drops because it makes us see how some of the cities in our country are developed and some are developing.

October 8, 2013

Today during Human Geography we took our test on God Grew Tired of Us. I thought I did ok on the test, but there were some problems I did not know the answer. My favorite part of the class was that Angelia brought in Dunkin Donut munchkins. They are my favorite. After we took the test we started to discuss population pyramids. We learned the different types of population pyramids. When the pyramid is shaped like a Christmas tree it means that it is a developing country. When it is a block or a cup shape it means it is a developed country. When a country is developing it means that they are having more babies then they are with older people. When it’s a developed it means that they are not producing as many children and there are older people in the country. I really enjoyed class and I hope to learn more about population pyramid.

October 7, 2013

Today in Human Geo class, we finished watching the movie. My favorite part of the movie was when John was finally got to see his sister and mother. He has not seen them in 17 years. That is just crazy to me. I would be thinking about my family all the time. I liked that John’s mom was singing in the airport. It just should us what their culture does when they celebrate. In the end, John started his foundation to get a medical clinic in his home town. Panther left and went to Africa to get married. He came back and got his bachelor’s degree. Panther wants to open a school in his home town. Daniel has not been able to locate and contact his family members. He is taking classes at a community college. This movie does show me that I should be thankful for what I have because you never know when it is going to be taken away.

October 5, 2013

In Human Geography class on Friday, we checked our test. I was kind of surprised at the grade that I had gotten because I thought I did better than that. We also went over the answers and what you were looking for in our essay answers. Then we watched the movie. I have been really enjoying this movie. It shows us a different culture and a story that I have never heard of before. In the movie, it was really important for John Dal to keep his culture and not Americanize. You can tell when the Lost Boys had there reunion that some of them had become more American by the way they dressed. They were also talking about how they had bought cars too. John was telling them that we should not do that. I really hope in the movie they talk about how John’s cause was started too.

October 2, 2013

Today we continued watching the movie the Lost Boy. In the movie, they have been in America for a year now. They all have jobs now. John has two jobs. He works in the factory and at McDonalds. It was cool that he finally found out that some of his family was alive. If I was him I would want to go back or do something just to help them. It is crazy to think that he was 13 years old when he left his and years later he is finding out where they are. I do believe that putting the boys in big cities like New York and Pittsburg made it harder for them to fit into society. I would have such a hard time adjusting. In the movie, the lost boys were saying that people are not as friendly as they thought they would be. I can understand that. I remember being in New York and they were some very rude people.

October 1, 2013

Today in Human Geography, we watched the movie about the three Lost Boys that came to America. It was funny just to see their reaction about electricity and especially the escalator. It just shows us how much our country is so much more developed then others. One thing that touched me was when John Bul Dau was thinking about the lost boys he had left behind in Kenya. I cannot believe the huge adjustment they had to make. It was still pretty cool though that they were still celebrating their own customs from their country. They should be able to not completely become Americanized. I am really enjoying this movie so far. I am curious to see if they stay or go back to the camp in Kenya. It is so different from there so I can understand why they would do that, but I would not want to leave America because we have it so good.