Answer the following questions...1. What do you think it means to be “real” or “fake”?
genocide all over again, just kidding . its wether your real or not .

Do you think it’s easier for people to be “fake” online than in real life? Why or why not?
yes because its not in real life.

1. Ramon talks about how some people exaggerate or seem very different online than in person. How do you explain these differences between their online and in-person personas?
because people get nervous.

2. Are there risks for creating an online presence that is very different than the offline one? Are there benefits?


3. What are other reasons why people might feel they can act in ways online that they wouldn’t act offline?
because, people act different behind the computer screen.

REVIEW the Key Vocabulary words anonymous and inhibited...
4. Are there any benefits to being anonymous or being less inhibited online?
why be someone your not ?

5. Are there risks involved with being anonymous or less inhibited online?
yes, it is against cyberbullying.

What are the origins of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict?

1. What percentage of the population do the Tutsis make up? The Hutus? Who owns the majority of the land?
 they were primarily cattle herders while the Hutus, making up 84 percent of the population, were farmers.
2. How did the Belgians show favor toward the Tutsis?
Educational privileges and government jobs were reserved solely for the Tutsis. Identity cards were issued to document ethnicity.

3. Why were identification cards later used for? How is this connected to the Holocaust?
These types of cards were later used to identify the Tutsi during the 1994 genocide.

4. When did Hutus gain political power?
Hutu parties gained control of the Rwandan government in 1959
5. Write two facts about the country of Rwanda.

In three years of civil war, fifty thousand Rwandans were killed and another one hundred thousand (almost all Tutsi) fled the country

 In 1972 as many as one hundred thousand Hutus were killed in Burundi.

Understanding Genocide

1) Define genocide.
Genocide is the deliberate extermination of a racial, religious or ethnic group’

2) List and DESCRIBE (2 sentences each) at least 2 seeds of genocide.
Anger and Violence are the seeds of genocide, plant these genocide will sprout. 

3) There have been 8 genocides noted. List what countries they occurred in
Namibia 1904
Armenia 1915
UKraine 1932
the Holocaust
Cambodia 1975
Guatemela 1982
Rwanda 1994
Bonsia 1995

4) NOT ON THIS WEBSITE - In what country is a current genocide occurring?
Central Africa

Rwanda Genocide

1. Describe the roles (jobs) between the Hutu and Tutsi group.

Tutsis tended to be landowners and Hutus the people who worked the land;

2. What effect did the European colonists have on them?

European colonial powers also introduced modern weapons and modern methods of waging war. Missionaries, too, came from Europe, bringing a new political twist:

3. What is the RPF? What group created it?

Many Tutsis retreated to exile in neighbouring countries, where they formed the Front Patriotique Rwandais, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), trained their soldiers, and waited.

4. When was the Rwandan president killed? What were Hutu civillians told to do as a result?

On April 6 1994 the plane carrying Rwanda's president was shot down,

5. What method was used to communicate the plan of genocide against the Tutsis?
The Tutsis were accused of killing the president, and Hutu civilians were told, by radio and word of mouth, that it was their duty to wipe the Tutsis out

Background to Hotel Rwanda

1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
There are two major ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi.

2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
When the country was
colonised by the Belgians in 1916 they claimed that the Tutsi were superior to the Hutu

3) How was this group treated better?
TheBelgians made the Tutsi the ruling class, giving them better jobs, housing and educational
opportunities and charging them with keeping the Hutu ‘in their place

4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
the Hutu built up and in 1959 20,000 Tutsi were killed
in a series of riots

5) Define genocide.
deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Week 9 Grades

Geometry -122/220 = 55 %
Home Room - 67/125 = 53% (some of the blogs are not graded)
English - 173/203 = 85%
Math Lab - 129/167 = 77%

I am not satisfied with my grades, i will improve my grades. i thought i was doing good, but i guess i havent been trying hard enough.
i have a few missing assigments.

Week 6 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Verify - Whenever you are absent, Julianna calls your mommies and daddies to verify your absence and make sure you are actually sick and not just skipping school!

Sequence - Your personal narratives should follow a logical sequence of your story - the "before" you, the story that changed you, and the "after" version of you.

Simplify - You should try to simplify your life by simply listening to your teacher sometimes!

Gang Statistics

1) As of 2009, approximately how many active gang members are there in the US?
one million gang members in 2009


2) What percentage of gang members are under the age of 18?
about 400,000 teenage gang members
Consider - why do you think this number is so high?
because of how the economy sucks, leading them to finacial problems and then leading to divorce.


3) Out of the boys who have been in juvenille hall, what is the ratio of them that have some type of gang affiliation?

9 out of 10 boys in detention have some level of gang affiliation


4) When female gang members are arrested, what are their crimes usually forFemale gang members commit fewer crimes and violence: their incarcerations tend to be for drug use,larceny,petty theft, status offenses or domestic issues.


5) What percentage of female gang members have been sexually abused?
70% of girls in jail report having been sexually abused or victimized as children

It’s a dead end in MS-13

Introducion- MS 13 4 gang members almost got away with murderer.

One Way Ride -
MS - 13 members shoot one of their members because they thought he was a snitch.

Life is Cheap - what this article is basically saying that these MS- 13 members usually live with their parents .

A deadly dis - they beat one of their own, thats what MS - 13 does when they disrepect someone really bad.

No way out - basically if you join MS there is no way out besides jail, or death.

Burgeoning gangs behind up to 80% of crime

1. How many gang members are there in the US?
the gang population estimate is up to 200,000 since 2005.

2. In how many states is MS13 active?
MS13 is fierce in 10 states.

3. Summarize gang activity in Omaha, Nashville, and Maryland.
the police couldn't stop them, it only made them stronger. in 2005, MS13 members pleaded guilty on chargers charging on murder and on one of the largest gun bust.

Mara Salvatrucha Background Information

1. In 1-2 sentences, describe the origins/history of Mara Salvatrucha.
Mara Savlvatrucha is a transnational criminal gang that orginated in LA, and expanded throughout United States,Canada,Mexico, and Central America.


2. How has deportation of illegal immigrants contributed to the growing numbers of Mara
Salvatrucha? because they would send them back to MS hometown


3. Discuss TWO of the publicized crimes. What happened? What was the effect?
they sometimes tax people for protection or if there was a stand in one of MS 13 territory they would have to pay.

Week 6 Grades & Week 5 Vocabulary Definitons and Examples

Home Room- 51/85 - 66%
Geomatry - 69/139 - 49%
English - 97/106 - 91%
 no, i think my grades are too low.
im going to make up work.
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a. Illustrate - furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or
Example: She illustrated a children's book about the effects of smoking on your lungs.

b. Estimate -  form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc.,
Example: I had to get an estimate of how much it was going to cost me to fix my car before I had the work done.

c. Positive - explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed:
Example: I am determined to have a positive attitude today - so don't make me mad! :)

Mid-Quarter Grade Review

42/75

Landfills

1. How much trash does one American produce each year?
-195 million tons

2. There are many reasons to reduce, reuse, and recycle. These reasons are:
**Saving Space
**Saving Natural Resources
**Saving Energy
**Reducing Pollution
Explain how the three R's help with each of these reasons in at least one sentence.
3. What does it mean to reduce? Explain in at least one sentence.

-to cut down on the garbage or waste that we produce in the first place
4. What does it mean to reuse? Explain in at least one sentence.

-to find ways that either you or someone else can use your unwanted items over again.
5. What does it mean to recycle? Explain in at least one sentence.

-when you put discarded items through a process so they can be used again.
6. List one fact about each of the following:
**Garbage
-In 1997, they produced 220 million tons of waste.
**Paper
-they get rid of what would equal 500,000 trees every single week.
**Landfils-the amount of landfills in the U.S. is dropping
**Recycling
-People have been using and recycling glass for almost 3,000 years
**Energy
-Recycling can save energy.

Problems with Landfills

1) What are bottom liners?
Bottom liners are layers of clay that effectively creates a bathub in the ground.

a) Clay - Natural Clay is often cracked and fractured.

b) Plastic - The very best landfill liners today are made of a tough plastic film called high density polyethylene (HDPE).

c) Composite - A Composite liner is a single liner made of two parts, a plastic liner and compacted soil

3) What is a leachate collection system? Explain one problems with this system.
- If leachate collection pipes clog up and leachate remains in the landfill, fluids can build up in the  fluids can build up in the bathtub

4) What is a cover? Explain one problem with using a cover.
- A cover or cap is an umbrella over the landfill to keep water out


5) Considering that Americans produce almost 5 pounds a day (as an individual), what do you think are some alternatives to landfills?
how long is stacking up dump going to last ?

1. What is Jardim Gramacho? Where is it located?
Jardim Gramacho Gardens is located in the north edge of Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.

2. What are catadores? What has their contribution to Jardim Gramacho been?
These catadores lived and worked in the garbage, collecting and selling scrap metal and recyclable materials. They established a squatter community (the favela of Jardim Gramacho) surrounding the landfill,

3. How many catadores live in Jardim Gramacho?
Today roughly 3,000 catadores work on the landfill.
although only 1,752 are officially registered) removing 200 tons of recyclable materials each day

4. How has the catadores job been formalized by the government? When does it end? What effect could this have?
they granted licenses and if it ended the world would live in dump.

US Organization Glogster

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City of Quartz summary

Reason 1 - Diverse racial composition
Before WWII
evry race interacted with eachother besides whites, many lived in certain areas near eachother and others worked together.


Reason 2 - Dynamic economic growth
before WWII, there were many industrials jobs available but not to blacks, they would assume that compents would end up missing such as tires,steel and lost many automobiles.


Reason 3 - Dispersive spatial arrangement
Blacks were getting sent to war but weren't treated right. they weren't able to go to certain places many bars would decline to serve such color.

Gangs in the News

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/El-Cajon-Mother-Talks-About-Deadly-Rampage-128300378.html

El Cajon mother loses her 14 month old baby Rhilee and her mother Beverli,  along with her home burned down to ashes. El Cajon police investigators believe that Kevin Collier shot and killed Rhilee and Beverli at their home on sunday. Police say that Collier then shot a Police Officer Jarred Slocum as he ducked behind a truck. Rakov (mother) lost all her clothes along with her home.

Film Class

Police chief William H. Parker - was the police chief of the LAPD Los Angeles's greatest and most controversial chief of police He was the longest serving police chief and served on the force 39 years. The former headquarters for the LAPD.

Second Migration of African Americans - was the migration of more than 5 million african americans from the South to the north,midwest and West and many of them moved to California and offered many skill jobs in the defense industry.


White Flight - whites from Africa,

Skin Tone Test

What were your results? Low percentage.

*** Were you surprised by your results? Why? no i wasnt a computer cant tell me wether im racist or not.
*** Why do you think your results were what they were?cause theyre ignorant.

*** What does this suggest about implicit (hidden/not obvious/you don't talk about it) racism? Racism is everywhere -.- SMH.

*** How might this connect to the concept of immigration?
What does this have to do anything with being racist ?

Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food Industry

Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food Industry

• Women that are not documented are the ones that work the most.
• Women with no documents don't get days off and get no sick days and still get paid minimun wage.

Undocumented Immigrants

• Statistics show that there are 3 million immigrants working in farms.
• their personal income of female crop workers is $11,250, compared to $16,250 for male crop workers.

Poultry Workers

• most of the immigrants work in slaughter houses.
• There are an estimated 4.1 million undocumented women in the U.S. today

Frmworkers

• farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country.
• Every year there are thousands of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning.

Immigration & Nativism`

1. What is nativism?
Nativism is a policy or belief that protects or favors the interest of the native population of a country over the interests of immigrants.

2. What were the two main sources of nativism in the early 19th century?
The large waves of immigrants, many of whom were skilled tradesman, provided a large pool of inexpensive labor that threatened the well-being of native artisans and other workers and strong anti-Catholic strain.

3. What were the two main groups that resulted from nativism?
The two groups that resulted from natvism was the Ku Klux Klan and the Know Nothing Party.

4. What has been the result of 20th century nativism?
the collapse of the economies of many Eastern European nations, workers from those countries emigrated to the West.

Migrate -

to go from one country, region, or place to another.

 

Migration - the process or act of migrating.

Immigration - the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there .

Immigrants in America

1. What countries did they come from?
The firsrt immigrants that came to America were Europeans. The 12 million immigrants first went through Ellis island, a small island in New York.

2. Why did they come to America?
They came to America to seek for oppurtinities and jobs, and a better life


3. Were they welcome here? EXPLAIN.
"o they weren't welcome. they were treated pretty crappy " quote, Ms S.

4. What did they do when they arrived? Where did they live? Jobs? Housing
They would find jobs, and they would live in basements.
The men worked slaughter houses and the women would sow buttons onto shirts.

Week 5 grades

*** Are you satisfied with this grade?
No, i am not satified with this grade :( Total
*** Why is this the grade you are earning?
For being absent too much.
*** How many missing assignments do you have?
A few.
*** Write down three strategies that you will try to use to raise your grade before next report cards come out. Remember, report cards come out in 5 weeks (10 week quarters) but you only have until week 7 to complete any missing/redo work. This means you have only TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT MISSING/REDO ASSIGNMENTS
I will stop being absent and catch up with my missing assignments and take my missing work for homework.50 / 188

Pashtuns and Hazaras in Afghanistan

1. The Hazaras now form about 9% of  Afghanistan's population.
2. They are usually found with sedentary farming and town life, mostly in the fertile eastern valleys north and south of the Hindu Kush.
the Darispeak tajik, Hazaras speak Persia.
3. The Hazaras speak Farsi and are mostly Shi'i Muslims (primarily Twelver Shi'i, some Ismaili Shi'is),
4. the Hazaras were driven to the barren dry mountains of central Afghanistan.
5. His race and Hassan is just a servant but also his best friend.

Background of Afghanistan

1. Who was involved in the Afghan Civil War? When was it? The Soviet Union invaded afghanistan in february 1989.

2. What was the military coup called? Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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3. When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan? Why? April 27, 1978

4. What were the Peshawar Accords? Peshawar war for a new goverment.

5. List two things the Taliban prohobits women from doing. 1. can't show face 2. can't get education.

6. Who was Ahmad Shah Massoud? What were the laws for girls/women like under him? He was an engineer student who became leader.

7. What was the US led war in Afghanistan called? When did it start? oct. 7 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom.

Forest Gump

itI dont know what this movie is about, because i've never seen it.im guessing this movie is about the vietnam war,and forest is running gumpy. and i know that Tom Hanks is in it. and im guessing he falls in love because in every movie they all fall in love and yea.
i dont know, i have never seen this movie,and i dont know what this movie is about, but i have heard of it.