Exams tomorrow

Currently im studying for my 2 exams. So i think ill do very good and get a great grade on both of them because my blogs are well organized and loaded with details. We just asked questions in class today about the exams. I think the essays will be the most challenging part of the test. I still don't know which 2 im going to do yet. I'm so tired and bored. I hate studying for these exams. But the good thing that comes out of this is great knowledge and a lot of time  off for the holidays. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Well got to get back to studying. Wish me good luck for tomorrow. :)

Fridays Class

On Fridays class, we reviewed for the mid-term exams. We went over both tests and corrected our answers if we needed to. After we were done checking our test, Mr. Schick let us jeep the scan trons and the test so it would be easier to review for the mid-term. Also in Fridays class i read most of the questions out loud and answered them for the peers in my class so that they could review and get a good grade on the mid-term. I'm excited for all of the mid-terms because im going to study really hard and hopefully ace all of them! I'm thankful that i don't have to do a make up test because i have a really busy schedule with sports and other events happening. I hope i can keep this grade up and have a great semester one. If i don't see anyone at school,  MERRY CHRISTMAS!

TEST TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I took the test and got a 91%. This was the best score in the class and i was actually NOT surprised because i studied hard and got the notes i missed. I stood up to 12:15 studying, and it paid off. Anyways the questions were fairly difficult. I was not expecting that some of the questions to be actual questions from the movie. I payed attention to the movie so im confident i got all of those questions right. Next up, we have exams. I haven't started studying for any exams yet so i better get on it. The religion questions were somewhat difficult. Since i missed the Buddhism and Judaism slides, those were the only two that were somewhat difficult. Also tomorrow i have a wrestling match, so hopefully ill do good in that. Well there's really nothing else to write about.

Schick is out! again

Today i listened a surfing tournament and studied for the test. I feel confident that i will do good on this test because im going to be so prepared. I'm probably not going to do the extra credit because i cant rap haha. Since i have a great grade in this class, i don need the extra credit anyways. I'm going to study a lot and get done all my homework so im really prepared tomorrow. Plus im going to get the notes i missed on Monday.

Here are the notes i missed..

Buddism
-Four noble truths
*There is suffering
*Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
*There is cessation of suffering
*the eight fold path will lead to the cessation of suffering
-The Eightfold path
Right view
Right intention
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right dedication

Judaism 14-18 million(ninth)
called Jews
Location Israel
founded by Abraham
Holy book Talmud Torah
Monotheistic
Ten commandments
13 principles of faith

Out in the morning today

Today i was out because i had to go to the dentists. It was not fun. I will make up the work i missed and get back on track. :)

4th Day of Taking Notes

Yesterday in class, we took more notes on the power point of Cultural Geography. We had little discussions and a lot of notes covered. Plus, we heard Mr.Schick and his daughter do a rap about slum dog millionaire to Travie McCoy- Billionaire. It wasn't half bad. Plus it was very funny when Mr.Schick rapped. He was spitting bars. OK so ill get to the notes.

• To finish up last Wednesdays notes,,
• Political alliances
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) **
• Commonwealth of Nations.
• Organization of American States.
• Five Major Religions
• Now to Yesterdays notes...
• Christianity- 2.2 billion people.
• Locations- Europe; Americas
• Denominations= Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Church, Protestants ( Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans...)
• Jesus Christ is the founder.
• Bible is obviously the holy book.
• Jesus is both human and divine - son of God;  he led a vicious life, he was crucified, died, and buried, resurrected. Hes in heaven with God.
• Clergy- the pope is head of the church, priest are local.
• Islam- 15 million 
• Called Muslims
• Locations- Indonesia, Middle East, North Africa.
• Denominations= Sumis ( 75%-90%), Shiites (10%-20%).
• Muhammad is the founder.
• Holy book is the Qur'an.
• Beliefs- Monotheistic, Abrahamic, Five Pillars (Testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage.) 
• Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah (God), and observing Islamic Law.
• Hinduism- 1.1 billion
• Called Hindu's.
• Locations- India and Napal
• Holy book; The Vedas- Eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; Composed in verse form (meant to be sung and easily memorized).
• No founder- (points of view (wisdom) is the founder.
• Probably the oldest religion.
• Less a religion, more like a way of life.
• reincarnation- A new soul enters a new body and leaves the old one.
• Buddhism- 500 million to 1.5 billion
• Called Buddhists.
• Locations- Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan. There are 1.2 million Buddhists in the U.S.
• Founder- Siddhartha Gautama.
• Denominations- Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist.

That's all i have so far!

The 3rd day of taking notes.

Today in class we took notes on the power point again. It was a fun class, and i learned a lot from today. Ill just get right to the notes I took today.

• Religion can be both a unifying force.
• The are five major religions in the world today... Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• They have millions of followers all believing the same thing.
• Religion can also be a dividing force around the world.
• Hindus and Muslims fight in India (Hindus) and Pakistan (Muslims).
• There are conflicts between Catholics and Protestants ( two forms of Christianity) in Northern Ireland.
• Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim Jerusalem as their religions holy site. they are constantly fighting over the land.
• Spatial Divisions..
• Spatial divisions are how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing, social, economic, and political control.
• You can be a member of more than one spatial group.
• Spatial Divisions can also cause conflicts or cooperation.

Examples of Spatial Divisions

Countries

Economic Alliances

European union (EU)

Organization of Petroleum exporting countries (OPEC)

Starting back up on Cultural Geography.

Today in class we took notes on the Cultural Geography presentation. We took a lot of notes so i might as well just write them down.

• Arabic unites the Arab world.
• Spanish unites the Hispanic world.
• Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish. They speak Portuguese.
• Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are the official languages.
• Switzerland has multiple languages but very little conflict between the groups.
• English is now considered the World language and is used for most businesses transactions around the world.
• Examples of Cultural Characteristics...
• Ethnic heritage..
• In Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country. (Serbs, Croat, Bosnian's, and Albanians).
• When strong leadership died out, the different groups fought a very bloody civil war and now they all have separate countries.
• In the countries of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa, two ethnic groups are dominate.
• The Hutus are dominant in one and the Tutsis are dominant in the other.
• The Tutsis persecute the Hutus and the Hutus persecute the Tutsis.
• The U.S and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries.
• Korea, Japan, and China have primarily one ethnic group.
• On the Island of Cyprus, the Greeks and the Turks try to gain control.

Part 3 ( The Last Part ) of the Movie

Today in class, we watched the rest of the movie. Luckily i didn't miss anything from Tuesdays class. But anyways there was a lot that happened in the last part. We started off when Jamal punched Salim in the face but then Salim wanted to help him. Jamal sneaks in to the Head Gangsters house to see Lakita. She tells him to get out but he wouldn't because he said he loved her and wanted her to go with him. If Jamal got caught, he would probably get killed. Then Lakita sneaks out one time to see Jamal and talk but the Head gangster realizes she left and chases after her. She gets caught and Jamal tries everything to get her back but they trap her in a car and Salim is in the car with other people. Then In the Gangsters house, Salim tries to help Lakita. So he gives her his keys to the car and his cellphone. She drives off and gets caught in traffic but then realizes Jamal is on tv. She watches him make a phone call but Lakita doesn't know he is calling his brothers phone which is in Lakitas car. She runs back and answers it and Jamal is relieved to hear her voice but she doesn't know the answer to the question. Meanwhile the gangster is trying to figure out where Lakita is and then realizes Salim gave her his car. So he gets trapped in the bathroom and fills the tub up with money and sits in it, waiting to die. He kills the head gangster but then the backup gangsters kill him in the tub with money. After that Jamal ends up winning the grand money but the host of the show thinks hes cheating so they take him to police office but they finally let him go. There Lakita and Jamal are finally reunited and do a big DANCE PARTY at the end.