Venuzeula
Hugo Chavez
Federal presidential
Constitution
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
10/24/12
Today in class Mr. Schick was not present. I don’t know
where he went because a couple minutes before class started I saw him walking
in the hallway. When I went to class we were re-directed to class 321. Then it
took over 10 minutes for class to start because the teacher that was coming to
our class was taking forever. When class finally started we were told to write
15 “identification” terms that we think will be on the test. As soon as I
started I zoomed through the assignment. Mostly because the assignment was
really easy. I wrote allot of stuff about the specifics about the 5 religions
we went over, mostly their main doctrines. After I was done writing my 15 terms
I decided that I was going to write my blog. Why not do it now instead of
waiting until I get home. So before I left class my Homework was done which is
really a relief. That is all I did in class today and I can’t wait until next
class. I wonder why Mr.Schick was gone.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Test Questions
1.Where was Hinduism founded?
2.Which country has the most Buddhists?
3.Does Judaism ideology support Jesus Christ as the lord and savior?
4.Is Christianity a religion or school of thought?
5. What is the world most popular name? ( This name is a male name , and this man is a prophet)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
10/18/12
Today In class, we continued to go over the top five most
influential religions in the world. We reviewed the Islam faith, which was
founded in the year 622 AD in the City of Mecca. Despite popular belief within
Islamic populations, Muhammad is the globally accepted founder of the Islam
religion. Islam is an Abrahamic religion meaning that the ideology that stems
from Muslim beliefs comes from “Abraham” just like Christianity and Judaism.
There are at least 1 billion Muslims and it is one of the fastest growing
religions in the world.
Then we talked about Buddhism, which was founded by
Siddhartha Gautama in the year 622AD. Buddhism is a way of life and not a “religion”
in the same sense that the “Western” perceives it. Then we talked about Hinduism,
which is apparently a religion that is not very understood by Mr. Schick. However,
what was funny is that Mr. Schick asked me if I was Hindu. I was like…”NO”. Anyway,
I do not think that there are ANY Hindu people in Africa never the less
Nigeria. That is a summary of my class period.
Monday, October 15, 2012
10/15/12
In class today Mr. Schick taught us key concepts and ideas
for our new unit through a PowerPoint presentation. First, we learned about
ethnicity heritage and how that can affect ethnic tensions in a country. For
example in Nigeria, before British colonization there were several different mini
countries with their own territories in Nigeria. Nevertheless, when the British
took over they put all these tribes into one huge country. There was peace until
the British left. After they left tension grew between several ethnicities.
Eventually the battle boiled down to the Christians in the South and the
Muslims in the North who despise each other, yet they are both in the same
country! (This is coincidentally the same case with Sudan) 1 country several ethnicities
that cause rift between each other. But the case in Nigeria is not as bad as others,
in countries like Sudan, The more powerful side completely dominates the less
dominate side. This means complete annihilation. In Nigeria, Both Sides are
equal so war amounts to nothing, But in others….
Saturday, October 13, 2012
10/12/12
Christianity was founded in the Levant region of the
Middle East in the mid 1st century. Christianity was a strange
religion when founded because it was the 1st monotheistic religion.
The holy book used in the Christian religion is the Bible. Christianity claims
around 2.2 billion followers, which is about a third of the world population.
The central figure of Christianity is Jesus Christ whom is believed to be the
Son of God. The largest concentration of Christians in the world is in the
Western part of the world. There are over 246,799,000 in America. This takes up
at least 30% of the Christians in the Western World.Also Jesus Christ is the founder of the Church , or by some accounts spawned 95% of all teaching.That is my summary of the Christian
Religion.
Islam was founded in the year 622 AD in the City of Mecca. Although many Muslims believe that Islam was founded before Muhammad, Religious historians believe he is the founder. Islam is a monotheistic religion just like the rest of its fellow Abrahamic religions. The holy book of the Islamic religion is the Koran. There are an estimated 1.2 – 1.57 billion Muslims in the World. The central figure in Islam is their most sacred prophet “Muhammad”. The largest Islam population is in South Asia with majority of Muslims living in Indonesia (204,847,000). That is my summary of the Islamic religion.
Buddhism was founded in 460 B.C in modern day India.
Which is strange to me is that Buddhism is not a religion in which “God or Gods”
are involved in. “Buddhism chooses to focus upon
practical ways of life that can lead to a blissful state of being
(enlightenment) that includes compassion for beings.”(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Buddhism_monotheistic_or_polytheistic).
Therefore, it is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic. In the Buddhist
religion there is no one single book that is used. However, a book may help
when trying to reach enlightened states of mind. This book is called the “Trip
taka” “The Pāli Canon also known as the Tipitaka is the standard
collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81li_Canon)Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. There is an estimate of 489,807,761 Buddhists
in the world with almost all of them living in Asia. The largest group of Buddhists in the world
is in China (105,748,151-277,588,986). The central figure of the religion “Buddhism”
is Buddha .That is my summary of the Buddhist religion.
Hinduism was
founded in 1500-500 BC in modern day India. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion.
There are many Holy books in the Hinduism faith but the main one is the “Vedas”.
The Vedas are the common Holy Scriptures that all Hindus share. There are 950
million Hindus in the world. With most of them residing in Asia, (India). The
most central figure In Hinduism is “Brahman”. “Braham is the ultimate essence of material phenomena
(including the original identity of the human self) that cannot be seen or
heard but whose nature can be known through the development of self-knowledge” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman).
That is my summary of the Hindu religion.
Abraham founded Judaism in 1800 BC in the city of Ur
in Babylonia. Judaism is a monotheistic belief. The holy book in Judaism is the
Torah. There are currently
13,000,000 Jews in the world. The central figure in Judaism is Abraham. Most
Jews in the World live in the United States. That is my summary of The Jewish
faith.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
10/11/12
In class today, I finished my group’s presentation
on Christopher Columbus. The Class was surprised to know that Christopher
Columbus is not as big of a hero as every makes him out to be. Chris
Christopher Columbus came to America in the year 1492. The first place
Christopher Columbus landed was in the Caribbean islands. He landed somewhere
near the Bahamas in the Caribbean. He was aiming for India when he ran into the
islands and discovered America. Columbus
was unaware that he had landed in America. He died without knowing of his
"discovery." He had believed he was in India the whole time. Christopher
Columbus did not respect the land of the new world after landing and being
accustomed to the area. He started to settle on the land and overthrow the
Native Americans
control. Christopher Columbus soon conquered the Natives land by building and settling in the new world. Mr. Schick went over some more information with that and us was went we did in class today.
control. Christopher Columbus soon conquered the Natives land by building and settling in the new world. Mr. Schick went over some more information with that and us was went we did in class today.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
10/10/12
In
class today, we showed the classroom our Presentation on Christopher Columbus. The first presentation that was
presented to the classroom was the Native American power point. I learned that
Native Americans came to America almost 17,000 years ago.
I also learned that slowly migrated to America over a course of several
thousand years. They moved mostly because of search for food and other means. Then
I watched a presentation about the Vikings. The Vikings came to North America
by mistake. They were trying to get to Greenland. However, when they got to
America they did not see anything fruitful in North America. A large percentage
of the Viking Economy was based on pillaging other countries. Therefore, when
they got to Canada it was just a cold place that yielded very little produce
with very hostile Native Americans. Then my group and I did our presentation on
Christopher Columbus. However, we did not even get to the third slide before
class was over. That is what happened today in class.
Monday, October 8, 2012
10/8/12
On
Monday, We started a group assignment on Christopher Columbus. However, before
that I re-met the new student in our Class “Mike”. Mike is a Nigerian kid who
is 6’11.Tall huh? I really like Mike, but sadly everyone keeps on asking me,
your Nigerian right, why aren’t you tall? Anyway, when it was time to work in
small groups I quickly volunteered to work with Mike. Mike, Alice, Danielle, Maria,
Matt, and I started to work on our presentation. Initially we had trouble
getting everyone the e-mail but eventually we got it. We started to assign
questions and I then started to help mike with his. He did not have a computer yet,
so I let him use mine. Mike seems very smart, and got the hang of things
quickly. I was going to set up his blog for him but I did not get the chance.
When we finally got the chance to really get things going in our group the bell
rung. However, I had a great Day. That is how my class went , and I can’t wait until
tomorrow.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
10/5/12
In Human Geography Class Today we took a test. Prior to the
test I was uncomfortable. I didn’t take good notes on The Lost Boys after they
moved to America; So I wasn’t sure how I was going to effectively Study. But thankfully,
Parker let me look at her notes. When we started the test I realized how easy it
was and despite 2 tricky fill in the blank questions I think I aced the test. Also,
when Mr. Schick was going over the test answers I think he was reading mine
because Of a specific word I used that was recited. The word I used was not a
common word, but I could be wrong. Sadly Mr. .Schick said that test was almost
100%, So If it was mine I didn’t get a 100%. And I really want a 100% because
that would boost my grade. Right now I have a 99% in Human Geography So if I
get 1 more percent , I have a 100% grade , which would do wonders for my GPA.(Every
percentage point counts). That is how my class period went.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
10/4/12
In
Human Geo we went over different links that People Found. I really like the
TOMS one, because at least we know it’s legit (I think). But there two that I
really liked. One, Maybe we should collect blankets and pillows and teddy bears
and donate to these kids. This one and the TOMS are kind of alike but they both
have the same drawbacks. For one, Kids are starving and crying about dead parents
and you give them shoes to wear. Doesn’t sound like a nice person to me? (I
know this is harsh but this is the reality). Another thing I saw was “Project
Education Sudan Project
Education South Sudan is a US 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization, a registered NGOwith the Republic of South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, andregistered with the Jong lei State Ministry of Education was created as apartnership of Sudanese and Americans in response to the destruction thatresulted from the twenty-year civil war between northern and South Sudan.” http://www.projecteducationsudan.org/.
This organization is another great charity we should donate to. That is what we
did this class period.Wednesday, October 3, 2012
10/3/12
On Wednesday I found a great organization. This I a brief
summary of what they are about “Wadeng Wings of Hope is a Canadian registered
charitable society dedicated to raising funds and implementing projects in
support of children’s education and wellbeing in South Sudan. We have our
charitable tax status with Canada Revenue Agency, and issue tax receipts for
all donations. The organization meets regularly, as meetings are called by the
chair, and the annual meeting for the election of the Board of Directors as
well as the presentation of the previous year’s financial statement takes place
early in the New Year.” It’s a great organization that I think should be
considered for use in the “Class project that we are doing. In class Schick
wanted us to find organizations that could help Sudan, or Sudanese Lost
Children. We used an Open-Sourced Document to write out our information. This
is just one great organization I found.
Monday, October 1, 2012
10/1/12
Today In class we finished the movie “God Grew Tired of Us”.
I was amazed by what these hard-working Sudanese guys accomplished. John Doe
got his high school diploma and his Associative degree. He made an organization
for Helping Sudanese lost boys and girls. Also, he was reunited with his mother.
Panther got his bachelor’s degree and is stilling looking for his mother and
father. He moved back to Sudan temporarily so that he could marry his
girlfriend. He also plans to build a school in Sudan. The third Sudanese lost
boy is still living in the Job Corps. I don’t
think that the Job Corps was a good idea for john. I feel as if all the other
Sudanese youth did better than John because they didn’t join the job corp.
Anyway I really enjoyed the movie and in summary every one life was better.
That is my summary of today’s class.
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