Nike

       In class today we watched a video about the Nike sweatshops. It showed how the people working there were living. It was rough, they barely had any space and lived in a cement box. They aren't given furniture and are paid only $1.25. They are surrounded by toxic waste and get sick very easily. The man in the video traveled to Indonesia where the sweatshops are located and he decided to stay there and work and live in those conditions for a month. The people want to keep their jobs because they are proud of their work. All they want is better working conditions. The workers are constantly abused at work and treated like dogs. My impression on Nike is that they should treat their workers better, because without them their business wouldn't be very successful. I will continue to wear their products because the workers are proud of what products they have made. If Nike would treat their workers better, the workers would be happier to work and more shoes would get made.

More on Globalization

  Today in class we switched seats. We then went over globalization again. We looked at all of these pictures and described what they had to do with globalization. One of the pictures showed the Silk Road. It showed that without the trade route, silk wouldn't have made its way to other places. There was also a picture of a Philippian women with a Jesus statue. This showed that religion has spread throughout the world as people travel and spread this information. There was a picture of different restaurants that had originated in America, and made their way to China. Also there was a picture with a Male from Kenya that was using a cell phone. The cell phone itself, and the things you need to power it, all came from other places before they made it to Kenya.  

First test scores

   Today in class we got the tests back that we took a few weeks ago. The tests were about Socrates and life in ancient Greece. It was multiple choice and fill in the blank, and included two short essays. we went around the room and everyone answered one of the questions. Most people had theirs right which made the process a lot faster. We also had two shadows in our class, which was very interesting. Overall class was very calm and we just sat and talked.

Globalization

     In class today we focused on globalization. We looked at pictures of people with people on the phone, restaurants that originated in America in other countries, and more examples of globalization.
Globalization means, the interaction, and integration of people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment, and aided by information technology. This process of globalization has changed our world. With this process many techniques and companies have transferred over to different parts of the world. Places like China hold McDonald's and KFC's after America introduced these places to them.

Did you know?

   Today we watched a video called "Did you know". It had many facts about our world today and how much it has evolved. One of the facts was; if you are number one here, that in china there are 1,300 people just like you. Also that China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world. Another fact was; the 25% of India's population with the highest IQ's is greater then the total population of the United States. And that, we are currently preparing kids for jobs that do not exist yet. "one out of 8 married couples met online" "there are 845 Facebook users monthly" "there are about 600 tweets per second on Twitter" "the number of texts daily exceeds the population on Earth" and many more facts like this. A lot of the facts were talking about how the statistics would change in the future, and it was made in 2012 so that means a lot of the numbers have changed. Some of the facts seem crazy but I do send a lot of texts!

First Test

Today in Human Geography we took our first test. It was about, "Message to Garcia", Socrates', and ancient Greece. The test was pretty easy, mostly written responses, so you couldn't just guess, you actually had to know the answer. I think I did well on the test. I knew most of the questions, except there were two I wasn't positive about. The responses were easy too. They were short and I knew the answers to both of them. I hope I got a good grade on this test, I think I did. The two questions I wasn't sure about were the one about the date of when "message to Garcia" was written and what war it was after. Next time I will study even  more to insure that I remember everything.

Unexamined Life

   Today in class we learned what the word "Idiot" meant in ancient Greek. It meant someone who was self-centered and didn't take part in public life. The term "idiot" is used differently now, "a stupid person"  We also ended up discussing how people are drafted into the army, and how they get out of it. We also talked about Jury duty, and how to get out of it. Then we went over all the different ways that people go when given the death sentence: drinking poison, electric chair, and firing squad. Socrates' says; "the examined life is not worth living." meaning that if your doing nothing with your life and your not happy, it's not worth living.