January 14th notes

Today we went over the test a little bit , including Mr.Schick talking and the class taking notes

- Kim Jun ill is probably the most succesful person in cultive personality
- Everybody praises the great leader
- camp 22 is a concentration camp in North Korea for people who North Korea thinks they don't deserve to live there.
- Lisa Lueng was the journalist who went over to North Korea with the goverment knowing.
- we started talking about Oprah , which was very random.

January 13th test day

All we did in class today was take the test.

January 10th

Today in class all we really did was go over the test with Mr.Schick . We needed to prepare for the test because  I think this is the last grade for the quarter so it is important.

January 7th

Well today everybody was kind of late , but it didn't matter because the office said excuse whoever was late. Then we started to watch the movie on blind people and north and south korea. Today was fun and interesting.

January 6th

Today in class we went back into our two groups. we were suppose to do some of the questions for homework the night before , so it was easy to go over the questions in class.  we took notes in class on what Mr.Schick talked about. Also we started to watch a movie.

January 5th

Today in class we worked on our questions. We went worked on seperate sides of the room because the Dmz was the middle desk. we worked on the south side like we have been doin that week and the other side was north side., We had to take some notes too on some information that Mr.schick talked about.

Today in class 1/3/10

Today in class we got into groups of two , with five people in each group. We researched either north Korea or South Korea. When learned about The DMZ , which is the border like area that keeps the North away from the South in Korea. We learned about they head of each sode of Korea and the North's leader is a weird type of guy , but they praise him like he's lord.

Today in class 12/13/10

Today in class we went over the project that we worked on over the weekend. We didn't have our fourth person in our group so we oovoo'd him and we all sent our questions to Zach and he put it on his blog. Today was fun.

12/9/10

Today in class we finishe dthe movie "Slum dog milionare". This movie was intense and intersesting. i think i am going out to buy it , its a great movie , with a great ending! I was shocked.

12/8/10

Today in class we watched more of "Slum dog Millionaire" this movie was very intense and i was shocked at all most every part in the movie. Especially what his brother Salim did to him.

India

India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area. In addition the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. Also is the most populated democracy in the world. India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,700 mi).
 India is a Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and a region of old trade routes and many empires. The Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism were originated here. India became an independent nation in 1947.
India is a federal constitutional republic with a parliamentary democracy with 28 states and seven union territories. India is also home to many wildlife in a lot of protected habitats. The Indian economy is the world's eleventh largest economy by nominal GDP and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity. India has become one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. India also continues to face several poverty, illiteracy, corruption and public health  challenges. India is a regional power in South Asia.
It is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the World Trade Organization, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and the East Asia Summit. That’s basically Asia.

Today 12/2/10

1. The idian film and motion picture industry is the Largest motion picture industry in the world. Bollywood shows 600 more films than The united states.
2. Jamal , Salim , and Latika.
3. Someone that makes tea for people.
4.  A mausoleum located in Agra, India.  It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love.

1. 1.     The Bombay Riots usually refers to the riots in Mumbai.
   2.      Around 900 people died.
   3.     As soon as the news of the demolition of Babri Masjid got around, Muslims in many areas of Bombay came out on the street and started  attacking buses and other public property.
   4.     Interviews with a large number of affected people in Govandi, Most if the attacks were in  Bombay with a considerable Muslim population,
   5.    

The main character name is Jamal Malik.
People beat him and tortured him because they thought he cheated on the Kaun Banega Crorepati.(who wants 10 million)
His childhood was rough and hard.
He jumped in poop to get an autograph.

1. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay , is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
2. It is the most populous city in India.
3. The second most most populated area in the world.
4. Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India.
5. As of 2009, Mumbai was named an Alpha world city.

Dharavi: is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, Indiau.


A shanty town: is a slum settlement  of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials.
Over two million people live in a thousand shanty towns in the surrounding.
10,000 rupee's equals $409 U.S dollars.

Today in class :
What is the current population of India?
             a. The current population of India is 1,173,108,018

What is the total fertility rate in India?
             a. The total fertility rate of India is 2.65

What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?
             a. The percentage of the Indian population that live below the poverty line is 25%.

Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.
             a. The first terrorist attack inside India was an India train cash. This was tied to Maoists. At least seventy one people were killed after the train derailed. An Indian passenger train and sent it flying into the path of a freight train. The second terrorist attack was a bomb explosion in a bakery in the western Indian city of Pune. There were nine people killed and fifty seven people wounded. The suspected terrorist group was Lashkar-e-Taiba.

The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?
              a. The rank of India on the list of poverty is 119.

Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.
             a. Monsoons cause floods in India. Floods are already a perennial and costly affair. For example the southwest monsoon killed 2,545 people in less than four months this year. It is just causing major havoc in the India area with all the floods and such. 

What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
             a. One of the major rivers, the Yamuna River, has a lot of pollution. In Hindu mythology the river was known as the water from the heavens. Now, the water is so disgusting no one wants to drink from it. The Indians are lacking the necessity for sewage disposal. The government is having trouble supplying water to their country because they have a population of over 17 billion people.

What is the literacy rate in India?
             a. The literacy rate of the total population of India is 61%. The total male rate is 73.4% and the female rate is 43.8%.

What are the major religions in India?
              a. The major religions in India are Hindu (80.5%0, Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Other (1.8%).

When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
               a. India received independence  in 1947, and it was from Britain. 

today in class 11/22/10

Today in class :
40% of the world live in India and China.
There is a bilion more people in china then the U.S.
China's and India's demographic size may also be appreciated by nothing that each of their populations is larger than those of africa , europe , or the entire western hemisphere.
China is a rural area about to be a urban area.
North korea spends most of its money on its army  , and doesnt do wellfeeding his people and doing things for them.
The family average of India and China is about 6 kids per family.
China has a policy , for one child a family.
In china they dont like having girl children.

today in class 11/15/10

Today in class we watched some pretty interesting videos on YouTube about John Carroll or an event that took place in the the school. Also we were to work on our coffee project due Thursday.

Today in class 11/12/10

Today in class we worked and worked hard on our coffee projects.  We gained progress , Kamau and I hope to be finished by this weekend. Today was productive and crazy because the lights and stuff went off. That was crazy.

Today in class we went over the questions and answers that we were suppose to post on our blog for homework. There were a lot of good questions between all the kids in our class. There were some I didn't even think of. In addition a lot of terms I didn't know about coffee beans. In addition a dude came in to take pictures and Colby posed for it. Today was a fun class.

1. The ladies are picking up anything that's not suppose to be in with the beans and any bad beans.
2. It takes 42 beans to make one cup of coffee.
3. Fair trade coffee is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee.
4. Brazil exports the most coffee.
5. The first step in the process of coffee making is picking up every cherry carefully. The picking of cherries has to be very precise because if the cherry is picked up to early it will lack of essential sweetness, but if the cherry is picked up to late it will be sour. The second step is the process in which they take out all the soft juicy fruit of the cherry and leave the coffee bean pealed. This is called “despulpado.” During this process the coffee is separated the by altitudes, and quality.

The next step to follow is fermentation, in this process they leave the coffee beans in long tanks for the coffee to release all the honey left from the pulp. The third step washing the coffee beans. During this process the beans are placed in large tanks filled with water pressure, which leaves the beans with no honey leftovers. It also separates the coffee beans by quality, the beans that float are the low quality beans and the ones that are in the bottom of the tank are the good quality beans.

During the drying process all the beans are arranged in a patio outdoors, the wind and the sun are in charge of drying the beans. The last step roasting the coffee, in this process is where the roaster will decide the taste of the batch of coffee being roasted. All these steps to follow are the steps coffee beans go through before consumers can actually drink it. It is important to have knowledge of things that are involved in our lives like coffee.

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