Day 46: Final Test

So today I believe that we took the last test for human geography. I really enjoyed this class, and thought everything was interesting. Through the ups and downs, I learned a lot from this class, and it got us to think about the world around us. The test today was okay, but as always they are some questions that probably tricked me.

But we will see..

Day 45: We studied

Today we had a study hall, because we were ahead of the other classes.

Day 44: Bill Nye

Bill Nye the science guy has been a person that has appeared in my science classes (in video form) ever since I can remember. He always seem enthusiastic, making science seem really interesting and fun, using all of these crazy sound effects and transitions to hook the audience. Today in human geography class, we went over some notes, but we also talked about Bill Nye. It was kind of nostalgic to revisit one of the most known scientists in the world. But today I learned that he did not only make science videos, but he has also done many other things, such as write a few books on religion vs. science, appear at conferences in multiple colleges, and even participated in TV shows before I was even born. That is indeed interesting, its good to know more about Bill than his catchy theme song. Finally, I think it is smart of him to make a video on climate change, because with his good examples and his scientific attitude, I know that he will be able to influence people into being more responsible about our world.

And the climate change train can slow down...

Day 43: Earth is dying, who cares?

I am really surprised that a lot of people in my class don't mind the whole "climate change" issue. They don't really seem to mind, because it is not something that will affect their lives right now. I actually believe all of the facts that we learned in human geography over the past few days, and I myself try to save whatever electricity I can, so that the plants don't have to use so many non-renewable resources. But if you think about it, this is an issue that need everyone to cooperate. You know, since people say Donald Trump is so cool, I want to see him talk about issues like these, to see if he actually cares about our planet, the place we live in. Right now, the consequences seem small, but if people never start caring, the earth will change from a "cool" place to live in to a lifeless ball.

Someday, I am pretty sure people will start caring...

Day 42: Money or Earth?

Today in human geography, we continued to discuss the importance of global warming, and how all the pollution is destroying our only protection against the potent rays of the sun. I mean, big companies could further contribute to the world (like they are meant to do), make the world a better place and start researching on Eco-friendly upgrades. In my opinion, car companies could easily start making research on electric cars, considering the billions of dollars they have. But for them it would be a "loss" of money. I wish companies would stop thinking so much about money and start focusing more one their clients, and the world we live in. Most companies really don't care about the outside world anymore, they just want money. I hope in the future, someone is brave enough to take the first step into solving this pollution problem, that has been going on for centuries.

We will see...

Day 41: Not rekt!

I don't want to seem really cocky, but that test was not hard. I studied, so I would not get rekt again, and I didn't, In pretty sure I got a ding this time. I think the only reason I might not get a 90+ is because I could not spell the Yahoo guy's name. Hopefully my AWESOME teacher will count that despite the monstrous spelling ;'). And that #33 question, it was not hard or anything, but I think it was a trick question. You see, the shaded area was the United States, so the president is Barack Obama. But I think some people thought that answer could not be, and they overthink-ed  it and put down something else. Mr.Schick is really clever, I like his tests.  was struggling the first semester, but now, I really, truly, enjoy his class.

The most important thing today, was that on this fill in the blank test, I did not get rekt (like last time)...

Day 40: No Teacher

So what happens when you sit down in your seat in the begging of class, and the teacher doesn't show up to the room, for 40 minutes. Are you allowed to leave class? That is what most students thought you could do, but you are actually supposed to dial 0 to call the office, and notify them that your teacher is not here. But who wants to call the office so that a substitute comes in, and then you actually have to do work? No one, I don't think any person would want to do that, specially because everyone will always recognize you as the biggest snake in snake history. They should really revise the system, I am just saying. Oh, what did we do in human geography? We talked about presidents, but you already know that. I just wanted to mention how the school should focus on true problems, instead of foolishly blocking you tube and undoing their deed in less than 2 days.

But you know, sometimes, you just have to eat a bagel.

Day 39: Goodbye Youtube?

Recently, I have been really sad :(. This is because for some reason, the school locked YouTube. I could write about the notes that we took today (on presidents), but I thought it would be better if I briefly shared my opinion on this decision. First of all, I think they should not block YouTube, but I think the reason they did that was because they feared that students may stumble upon content (videos), that do not suit the school's atmosphere. An example of this could be a student watching a prank video during a religion class. But I think this is dumb, because not everyone uses YouTube for slacking reasons. Some people watch videos in order to research for their project, or to further understand a topic better. Some teachers use YouTube, to aid their lesson. Some people may just want to relax in the library with a quick, funny video. YouTube has way more benefits than negatives, and that is why I think YouTube should not be blocked.

What where they thinking...

PS: They unblocked youtube, that didn't last long :d.

Day 38: Rap

I like Raps from subway. :d Just kidding lel plot twist

Day 37: Mini Project (Rip Internet)

Despite the lack of internet; I can now start the World Leaders Assignment.

Mexico

Federal Republic

President Enrique Pena Nieto

China

Communist State

President XI Jinping

India 

Federal Republic

President Pranab Mukherjee

Russia

Federation

President Vladimir Putin

Germany

Federal Republic

President Joachim Gauck

United Kingdom

Constitutional Monarchy

Prime Minister David Cameron

France

Republic

President Francois Hollande

Brazil

Federal Republic

President Dilma Rousseff

Syria

Republic under an authoritarian regime

President Basharal-Asad

Canada

A Parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy

Prime Minister Justin Pierre James

Iraq

Parliamentary Democracy

President Fuam Masum

Isreal

Parliamentary Democracy

President Reuven Rivil

Day 36: Dinging Geography

Today in human geography class, we started a new topic called "cultural geography." At first, I did not know what it meant, but we briefly started talking about it in class. We mainly talked about nations, and how they are distinguished locations with people who have similar feeling when functioning in society. For example, in New York, people tend to be loud, and some times mean. Different nations/states are going to have different points of view in things, but that does not mean that they will not be helpful to one another. For example, in the event of 9/11, people from all over the United States supported people from New York, despite their differences.

 It is a really interesting topic, and I like it. But despite this, I am not sure about the whole meaning of cultural geography. I can't wait for the next class to find out. Or maybe I can, but you get the point. Also, today we saw a silly cartoon on the names of all the countries in the world, and it was interesting to see that things have changed geographically since the release of the film.

Anyway, I hope to see where this unit takes us...

PS: I got a ding holy spaghetti noddles finally yesss hoepefully I get more dings before the nickel (quarter) ends.

Day 35: Free 2.0

We let other people take the test, basically a free mod. Please count this blog lel.

Day 34: Teachers

Most teachers are really wise, but do all teachers have to be adults? Today in Human Geography, two of our students were leading the class, asking us questions to help us study for tomorrows test. This style of teaching was really interesting, I guess that when a student talks to another student, its not the same as when a teacher talks to a student. I am not saying that the students are better than the teachers by better means, but when it comes to interaction, there is a special spark that only students have. That is why today's class was so fun; and at the same time, really informative. I like it. But I do have to admit, if our teacher is the one on the board (or podium) I am pretty sure we cover twice the information. After all, teachers are professionally trained to be teachers, and our human geography teacher is really not bad at all. But all in all, I am certain we could all be teachers.

And learn from each other every day...

Day 33: Detail

Today in class we watched a video that showed a girl, who seemed to be having a great life overall. But as the video progresses, the video turns from happy into something negative. This kind of reminds me of the "don't hug me i'm scared" videos, but they have different messages to portray. These videos may be freaky, or depressing, but I like these types of clips because they have a lot of small details. Even though they are small details, they can carry the whole meaning of the video at times. For example, the little girl was focusing on being happy, and we always saw the front of her face; but behind her; things started to change, despite the girl not noticing at first. That is why some of the details are hard to capture, because the focus of the video is the girl in the middle, but the actual plot is developing in the background only. It is just brilliant and really fascinating.

I hope we watch more videos like these in class...

Day 32: Friday's Classwork

Update: I can't fix the white boxes for some reason, so just highlight them with your mouse and you will be able to see the text. Sorry :/

Here is Friday's classwork I did while you were absent:

•  The thing with fat Buddha is that he is not the Buddha at all. The fat version of "Buddha" is rather a Chinese monk, is is an icon to their society. So, this means that the skinny version would be better, because it shows that he would sacrifice his health for the well being of others

•  On the the quiz, I got 11/20. I really didn't know how to distinguish certain phrases, and put them in certain books. But then I noticed a pattern, and it is that the most basic teachings are usually in the Quaran, but the more complex ones have a higher chance of being in the bible because they might have thoughts that go against the Jewish beliefs.

•  The Ten Commandements

1 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
My Own Words: Do not have another god.

2 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

My Own Words: Do not make any replacements to god's image, such as making your own heaven or your own idols.

3 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

My Own Words: Do not use god's name incorrectly.

4“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lordyour God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he restedon the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

My Own Words: Work 6 days a week, but rest on the seventh day.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the landthe Lord your God is giving you.

My Own Words: Respect your parents

13 “You shall not murder.

My Own Words: Do not kill other creatures.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

My Own Words: Do not have relations with a person who is not married to you.

15 “You shall not steal.

My Own Words: Don't steal from others.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

My Own Words: Do not put your blame on others.

Day 31: Thursday Classwork

Well, today I have to use my blog for classwork, so were it is:

1. Top 5 Religions

Christian: 31.4%
Muslim: 23.2%
Hindu: 15%
Buddhist: 7.1%
Jewish: 0.2%

2. Abraham was respected in all the three religions.
In Judaism, he was the person with a Covenant, a special relationship with god.
In Christianity, his faith in god made him a prototype of all believers.
In Islam, Muhammad said that Abraham had a special relationship with god and the covenant.

3. I found that the practice of indulgence is to perform an action for god, in order to receive a lesser punishment for your sins. I believe that Martin Luther objected this, because it was not the correct to practice your religion, and he disagreed with the logic of an indulgence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence

4. The Hajj is a mandatory trip that Muslims must take to Mecca. This must be done at least

once in a life time, but some people go annually.

5. The Vedas:

Rigveda: Includes 1,028 hymns that are dedicated to the Rigvedic deities.

Samaveda: Includes 1,549 hymns, and is devided into two parts,

Yaurveda: Includes 1,875 hymns that are said by the priest while a individual action is peformed.

Atharvaveda: Includes 760 hymns, and is concidered the primary source for information about the Vedic culture.


That was, fun....

Day 30: Reviewing your Test

Today in human geography, we reviewed the test (or quiz) that we took last week. I did pretty good but of course, this class cursed me so my grade was lowered from an 87 to an 83. But that did not discourage me, because our teacher told us that if we reviewed these test we would do OK in the semester exams. That is good with me because that 20% will sure get me a solid B, but whatever. Anyway, we started a new unit today, concerning religion. I think this is going to be the unit where I shine because I took good notes today. If I continue to take notes like that, I will for sure do good on this unit's test (or quiz). And maybe if I am lucky, I will finally acquire that delicious ding sound and everyone will think I am the xXx_humangeographymaster_xXx. That will be a good day, I look forward to that.

Then, I will review my corrected test, with pride...

Day 29: MFW no ding :(

My face when no ding, that is the title of this blog. Why? You need a 90% on a test to get a ding. And? I got an 87%. omg dude now everyone thinks i failed or something. Fri-king high school is so hard, but whatever I am still grateful though because I did not get rekt like last time. Last time I got a 55% on my test because I did not study. But guess who studied this time? I did. But why did I have to get 1 question wrong, it could have made the difference in between a ding or not. But whatever, I do not need a ding to motivate me into succeeding in life, I think that pretty much what I learned today. I think this quarter is going to be pretty good, I am off to a good start and I think my GPA will be higher than the average length of a giraffe's neck. Oh wait, I searched that up and its 1.8 meters. Oh no, the no ding ghost has cursed me :(((. Just kidding, but anyway, this will be a good quarter and I hope someday I get a ding.

But if I do not, I will develop a different plot (rhymes)...

Day 28: Free like a Toucan

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Day 27: Strange Values

Since the uniforms changed into the winter code, everything started to feel really strange. It might be because everyone looks different, or because my uniform is really uncomfortable. But the strangest thing I experienced today was my human geography class. My teacher asked everyone, should we help other countries. For the first time (23+ days later) in class, I raised my hand, and gave my explanation on how we as humans are meant to help other people. This philosophy is pretty much a christian thought, but since the United States is moving away from Christianity, opinions are rapidly changing through the nation. This really reflected on my classmates, because their views opposed mine. They said we shouldn't help them because they are meant or accustomed to their poor lifestyle. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Others said we should invade them and make them part of the United States, which could be a solution to the poverty, but we would still be taking their country by force, which would be upsetting to the nations. Where did our values go, why are they becoming so, strange? Its like helping a homeless man, giving him food would support him, allowing him to survive to get a job. But kidnapping the homeless man and locking him in your basement, even with food, the man would be unhappy, making him want to go back to his old life style. There is so much this conversation could go too, but class only lasts so long; but the point is, we need to remember our values, and help those people in need, without expecting anything back. WE ARE BORN INTO THIS WORLD TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE (sounds familiar?).

We are not going to get far if we continue our lives with these strange values...