culture

Today in class we went over culture. There are many thigns that can influence a culture in the world. Many characteristics play a part in the way a certain country or place functions. For example, the characteristics are part of the groups everyday life and the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members is important to keep heritage and culture running smoothly. A few examples of culural similarities can include but is not limited to religion, language, and ethnic heritage. These same characteristics are ones that can link or even divide a region of the world. There are places in the world like Spain where the people there link with the hispanic world. Brasil is the only country in south america that does not speak spanish, but instead speak Portuguese. There are also places in the world such as Switzerland were there are very diverse languages spoken, yet there is little to no argument. Lastly, some places in the world like Canada have two offical langugages which are French and also English.

Powerpoints

Today in class we started to share our power points we made in class the other day. I learned about many tribes that came to the United States. Here are my notes from class today.
Native Americans:
~Found DNA that was related to native americans/asian heritage.
~dated back to 14,300 years ago.
~the people who migrated were called indo-europeans.
~The native americans that came over were from russia, europe, asia and many other places.
~They crossed over a land bridge called the Beringian strait.
~The native americans were the first ones to america.
~They are known to be Indegenous.
~they did not fight for the land, because it was untouched, leaving it for them to just take over.
~They were not sent to find the land, they just moved as part of their culture. It was sort of an accident they even found america in the first place.
~Some Native Americans are still in the United States today.
~The native americans took care of their land because the lived off of it.

Vikings:
~The vikings came to america around 1,000 AD
~They first landed on Greenland apon migrating over.
~They saw hills and forest which was america, because they got lost.
~Traveled by boat.
~Eriksson traveled to Norway to get converted into Christianity.
~The vikings did not see the need or value to conquer america.
~they were not sent by anyone, the came on their own, accidental as well.
~Stayed in the americas for about 350 years.
~Vikings were respectful of their land.
~Pillaged others land with no regrets.

Columbus day.

Today in class we got our test back on god grew tired of us. Then we begun talking about Columbus day and Christopher Columbus. I learned that he was aiming to get to India when he collided with another land mass. He figured he was in India but he actually had just discovered America. however, when he arrived he saw a lot of people. It is now known that nearly 50 million people were already settled in Americas when Christopher found it. He completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic ocean which lead him to the discovery  of the Americas. Many other tribes like the vikings and others had already been to the Americas. The Britians believed they were Superior to all other nations at that time because they had been able to locate a new region they were able to settle in. After this his next journey was to go to Asia. the route to Asia however was very long and tough which made the quest for Columbus even more challenging.

Test Day.

Today in class we took a test on God Grew Tired of Us. The main characters in the story were Daniel, panther, and John. The boys had many jobs’ they did once they got to the Unites States. For example one of them worked in a factory that made gaskets. This did not require much education, so it was something he could do right away. Also, Daniel had 3 jobs and one of them was flipping burgers at McDonald’s. The war in Sudan that was fought between the north which was made of the Muslims trying to control all of Africa’s oil, and the Christians in the south being controlled. The boys then fled to Kukama controlled by the United Nations, where they formed a type of support group called a Parliament. The lost boys fled to Ethiopia before their final destination in Kenya. After that some stayed and other lucky boys were able to be go to America where they had a chance to become successful on their own. 

Helping Others.

Today in class we continued to reflect on what we learned from the movie God Grew Tired of Us. We had to look at alternatives to reflect on because we learned that to have John come to the school would cost way to much money per person. We saw many different option of charities we could give to. One was one about pencils. This charity is about getting money donations from others and building schools in Africa to make them more educated about what they can do with for example all the oil they have. Since countries like the United States are in high demand for oil, Africa's could become more educated and know how they could sell oil or how they could get things to work with the oil they have.Also, we learned about what Toms shoe company is doing to help others. For instance they are taking toms shoes to places all around the world because when you buy a pair of their shoes, they donate another pair to a person in need. I think this is a great organization because from their profit they are doing something for a person who is less fortunate. The last thing we looked into doing was helping children who are born with clef pallet. This is when a child is born without their top lip being attached all they way through so they need surgery so they will be able to suck on a pacifier.

Reflecting on what we learned.

Today in class we looked at possible ways we could help the lost boys in Africa. Many of us found ways that could benefit the people and found possible ways to donate things and money to help better the lives of the others. This relates to the movie we have been watching because the lost boys came to America with nothing so we are trying to prove that we can make a difference in the lives of many Africans. Many other African lost boys in the future will probably make the flight from Africa to the United States in hopes of a better life style. I found a charity online where you can donate money to the charity and they send the money to the refugee camp in Africa so they can maybe get things they need to help survive and make a better life. If I were living in Africa and someone thought to help me to the point they donated money, I would be grateful. The people this society effects were the ones most affected by the civil war when it happened. 

Very last day of the movie !!!

Today in class we finished the movie we had been watching for close to a week. The ending was very surprising and definitely not what i expected to happen. The lost boys that fled to the Unites States, or as known as refugees, started a campaign to show the Unites States and its government that something needs to be done to help the civil war going on back in Sudan. After many speeches telling citizens to talk to the government about the possible things that could be done to help Sudan recover, the boys feel as if they have accomplished something. This is something they could see bettering their future if something is done to help. John became the secretary for the lost boys of America which consists of all the men and boys who fled Africa, particularly Sudan during these rough and terrible times. Some men mentioned in the video watched some of their own family members die right before their eyes. One of the men had not seen their mother for seven teen years. He left Sudan when he was thirteen and that was when he last saw her. After three years of refugee camp and the other years he was in America, he saved up enough money for his mother to come to the United States to see him. They are both in tears and do not know what to expect when they see each other for the first time, and are reunited again. Panther is going back to Africa. While he is there he is planning on marrying his girlfriend. Also, with the knowledge he has gained from being in America, he would like to work to open a school in Africa to show the people how they can make money since they have oil which alot of countries are in high demand for. Lastly, John is working to build medical clinics all across Africa. This will help people be more healthy and change their lifestyle being able to possibly live longer.