No Mr. Schick

Mrs. Stathes subbed for us today but we got still watched the movie.  In the begging we talked about what the movie was about and told Mrs. Stathes what happened.  That took about twenty minutes, and she told us to write some things down, so once she found the movie we put it in.  In the movie the three men are full U.S citizens and are on their own.  All of them have found jobs, but sadly Panther went missing one time and then was placed in a mental hospital.  But besides that John was going to college, realized his family is alive, dropped out and it working three jobs.  I forget where we ended but all we did Friday was take some notes and watch more of the movie.

More Movie

We watched more of the video about Sudan and its civil war.  We started at the part where Panther, Daniel and John Bul Doa got on the plane with others and left for America.  They took a small plane to I forget, and then a big plane to I forget also, then America.  It was kind of funny how they acted in the plane, especially since they didn’t know how to work electricity, what they should eat, and how to shut the bathroom door.  When they were served their food on the plane they didn’t know that the butter and mayonnaise go on things so they ate everything separately, EW.  They even thought that it tasted really bad.  When they got off the plane and had to use the escalators they had no idea what to expect and how to walk on it, so they were all anxious to get off.   When they were taken into their houses to show them around they had to be shown to use the electricity, toilets, refrigerators, soap, shower, etc.  When they were interviewed they all talked about how they really missed their family brothers back home and it’s hard for them to be happy when they know their family is not living the life they are.  Also they have to pay the government back for the air travel when they get their jobs in three months.

Cookies

When we walked into class we each got a cookie!  Apparently his advisory at 37 or so.  But, we got our tests back in class today.  If Mr. Schick rang the little bell on his cart, it means you got an "A", if not then, well, you got below a 90%.  I got a bell!  It was actually really funny at first because we all were like, "oohh", or eeehh" when someone didn't, but then, he told us to still be positive.  We reviewed the entire test and went over the answers.  It was HILARIOUS when Damon thought that the push and pull factors were about Canada, so he wrote down answers along the lines of "It is cold".  When we finished going over the test we watched some more of the movie, it took us a little while to get started, so we only watched about 15 minutes of it.  It was basically how the boys didn't want to leave, and they were unsure because they didn't know how to use electricity, what showers looked like, etc.  The boys they were leaving were like family, so it was difficult.  We basically did just that in class today.

First Test!

We had our first test today in Human Geography.  Surprisingly it was not hard, a lot easier than I thought so that was good! First thing we did though is go over the prayers and still there are several who just don't know it and others who just try and be funny my saying something else.  During a there is NO talking when anyone has a test on their desk, so when he put it on a desk everybody shut up.  After the test there a little time of waiting because some weren't finished with it.  When everybody finished with it we talked about what we were going to be doing with the second chapter.  From what he said it’s going to be about Sudan.  We watched a video about the war between South Sudan and North Sudan.  Before the war started everyone was doing well because there was rich soil, plenty of water, and animals to eat.  When they started fighting over the oil and religion, the Muslims just decided to wipe everyone out.  So what they did was everyone and lock children in houses and burn them down.  (Idiots)  The video we watched though was specifically about three boys and theirs stories to survive the war.  27,000 boys started out walking from Sudan to Ethiopia and when they finished the trek of over 1,000 miles, there were only 12,000 survivors.  The UN decided to set up refugee camps and taught the boys math, science and english.  Sadly though, there wasn't enough for the boys to learn for 10 years (how long the war lasted).  The United States agree to take some in so they could have new starts in America.  So the boy Daniel we were listening to is being sent to Pittsburgh with his friend.  That's about where we got to, and so then the bell rang and that was the end of class.

Presentations

In Friday's class we were told that he test was moved to Monday, thankfully.  This was because we weren't done with all the presentations.  Doori and her group went, Daniel's did too, but that's all of the people I can remember.  I believe Nigeria took the longest time, so USA had to rush through theirs, then the bell rang.  In our conversations, we played the song, "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga.  I think someone sang a line from it because everyone seemed to sing it too when Nick played it on his laptop.  Somewhere in between, we talked just a little bit about the test, and make sure to study.  Also, we talked about mid-quarters, and to make sure you get all of your late and current work in and updated before the end of to day.  (Which reminds me, this is late, lo siento).

Presentations

Our group was the first to present our country information to the class.  It was Italy and luckily for Italy, they are doing really well.  It is a developed country and they are gaining more immigrants, so they have much more pull factors.  Jake and I went up to the front of the room to present the slideshow.  Erin and Alex were at their seats and were finding more information that was helpful to the discussion.  Once we finished, Liam and Matt when up to present theirs .  Nigeria is a developing country and has a lot of problems.  They also have a high number a deaths and a high number a births.  It was actually a really good presentation.  The third group was Dori's and we got a little bit through the presentation when the bell rang, and that was the end of class.  (Their country is India)

Google Presentation

Today in class we got in groups and started working on our PowerPoint Presentations for tomorrow.