Week 12

This week in Geography class we had a test over the physical and political features of East Asia. We had to know all of the capitals and countries of this region. We also had readings to do in which I learned a lot of new things. I learned that the population of China is at its highest, and are now proposing a plan in which couples can only have one child. I think this is a good idea since they have limited resources, and don't have enough for everybody.


About me:
My plans for this summer vacation is to go out of town. Some where else besides Texas or Mexico. I have never been any where else besides those places, and hope that this year I can go to Florida. If not, I have a season pass to Six Flags and can go as many times as I want.

Week 11

This week in Geography class we began learning about the region of East Asia. We read about the historical things that happened there, like wars and invasions. We also learned a little about their culture, what the people there eat, and what activities they partake in. We also drew maps of the region and labeled the countries and capitals. Then on Friday, we had a food day where we ate different foods that came from Asia.


About me:
Out of all of the regions we've studied, I want to go to Europe. I want to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It looks amazing, and I want to be able to see it in person. According to the movie, Rush Hour 3, the Eiffel Tower has a resturant. If there is such a resturant, I want to someday eat there.

Week 10

This week in Geography class we learned and read more about South Asia. I learned more about their cultures, religions, and customs. There was an interesitng topic I read about in the textbook. It said that in India 42,000 babies are born every day. That's absolutly crazy. It's no wonder that India is the 2nd most populated country in the world and It's only a third the size of the United States. But the reason why so many babies are born, is that India has a high infant mortality rate. If a baby dies, the families have another to replace it. We also watched movies on Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. It was all very interesting.


About me:
It's taken me a long time to think about what I want to be when I grow up, but I finally figured it out. I wan't to be an architect. I love the thought of being able to make a house they way I want it to be. I like looking at the blue prints of homes and buildings.

Week 9

This week in Geography class we learned about the current situation in Myanmar. In Mayanmar, buddhist monks are protesting its current government, which has turned its back to the Buddhism religion. The junta government has ruled for 19 years and has decided to shoot, beat, and arrest these monks. Their goal, to stop the teachings of Buddha.


About me:
This week I want to talk about my favorite super hero. My favorite super hero has to be spider-man. Besides spiders, who else can swing from building to building on spider silk? He has super strength, and gets all the ladies.

Week 8

This week in geography class we learned more about the cultures in South Asia. We particularly learned about India. We learned how in most of India there are arranged marriges. Parents get to decide who their kids marry. We had a socratic seminar (group discussion) based on if arranged marriges should continue or should be stopped. Some positive outcomes of having arranged marriges are that, everybody gets a chance to be married. For example, many people have trouble finding partners and with arranged marriges, the worry and the trouble have finding someone, is gone. Some negative outcomes however deal with a family disliking a bride, and making her do multiple tasks. And if the bride doesn't do what the family wants, she is either burned or beaten. Although there are some positve and negative things regarding arranged marriges, they are still be done in many parts of the world.

About me:
Some new and interesting things about me, are that I like to plan ahead. I like to plan my goals in life and begin preparing myself for the future. I want to accomplish many things including finishing high school and college, getting married, and raising a family. I hope to be succesfull and a role model for my kids.

Painting our house

Over the weekend, we plan to paint the inside of our house. We plan to paint the kitchen, the restroom and the master bedroom. But this weekend just the kitchen and the cabnets. I'm thinking of painting the walls a dark color like gray, and painting the cabnets brown. My house is really nice, and painting it will probably look a lot better. Right know I plan to go to Lowes (hardware store) to get the paint. Once we finish, i'll take a picture of it and show it here on the blog.

Week 7

This week in Geography class we learned about different religions around the world. We manly discussed the religions of Islam, Hindiusm, Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism. It was interesting to find out what different people believe in. Each religon was based on a god, and the people who believe in that god did things to praise that god. Some are in ceremonies, rituals, or prayers. The whole class was put into different groups, with each group getting a religion. We had to find out as much information as we could regarding that religon and present in front of the class, what we learned. I was put into the group Islam, and was surprised to learn that their religon was started by a prophet named Muhammad. It was all very interesting to learn.

About me:
Speaking of religon, an interesting thing about me is that I'm Christian. I belive in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (holy trinity). I believe that God created the heavens and the earth, and that we were all put into the world by God at a specific point in time for a reason. God loves each and every one of us, and wants the best for us.