10-29-10

Today in class we worked on our magazines with our partners. My partner Kelly and I worked on our magazine pages and discussed how we were going to form the magazine, and what information we are going to put into the magazine.

10-28-10

Today in class we worked on our magazines with our partners.

October 27th, 2010

John Bul Dau - Is getting a medical clinic going in Sudan, Africa, his homeland. He found his mother and his sister, alive. 
Panther - Is getting a school going in Sudan, Africa, his homeland. He found some people in his family. 
Daniel - Is still in Philadelphia going to a community college. There have been no signs that his family is alive.  


We finished the movie and then we went over how we are going to make a magazine next week about migration, the Lost Boys, and many other people 

Today in class on October 25th, 2010

Today in class we went over some people's homework and we watched the movie. The movie had a African man who had now lived in America for a year and seeing how their lives were presently. They explained how the Americans were not as friendly as the people back in Africa. He also talked about how difficult it is to be acquainted with life here in America. Two men go to a pool and talk with American adults and children. One of the men teaches children what some African words mean. They were asked not to travel in groups as often because it was intimidating. They show another African man talking and explaining how lonely the Lost Boys that are now in America were. It shows them grocery shopping and how no one really ever acknowledges them. Then the scene changes to Pittsburgh and shows one of the Lost Boys who now live there working in a fine dining restaurant busing tables. He seems to really like the job. He explains how some of the men that live in the same house don't really see each other that much because work is so crazy. Another man talks about how it is increasingly difficult to afford college. He gets money from a company and he goes to a community college that requires him to live in a dorm room so he is forced to move out and move into the dorm room. It shows how he reacts to the college orientation. The scene then changes to one of the Lost Boys receiving a letter to the people who were still left in Africa. He finds that his dad, mom, three sisters, and two brothers are still living. They are still suffering from a disease. He finds that his uncles, his wife, and his five children were killed. He now knows where his family is and he thinks it is his time to now help them because he feels as though he is strong enough. The scene then changes to him working in the factory where he works. So now he is working more jobs to be able to help his family who are ill back in Africa by sending money to them. He is hoping to bring his family there so he knows they are well and secure. He then goes t the bank to send money to his friends back in the refugee camp and now his family that he found out was alive. Another man talks about by coming to America it is his job to help his people and his country. They talk about sending money to the people in the refugee camp and by not sending money he would think of himself as a failure. A cop then appears in one of the homes because one of the boys that came to America was reported missing. He was eventually found him a few days later with problems in his head. He was later arrested for inappropriate behavior on a public bus. The scene then changes to the Lost Boys watching a parade as he explains that there he is nothing he can do about his family not being alive and that watching his father die he will not be able to forget. The scene then changes to fireworks going off and the Lost Boys and other people watching as a boy explains how the people of Sudan feel hopeless and some people feel suicidal and lonely. The scene then changes to a scene in Africa where a Lost Boy that is now in America explains what he would do in Africa by singing them songs and helping them out. He talks about by going to the U.S. he has amazing opportunity's but him and his brothers that are with him feel lonely. The scene then changes to one of the boys working at his job while explaining his duties and explaining he doesn't think he was born to do that butt he was born to do something. Then the scene changes to the Lost Boys of Sudan who are now in America, dancing in  a circle wearing matching shirts. They then walk across roads in the matching shirts clapping and singing songs and showing the people of America and talking to the Americans about their life in Africa. The scene then changes to some of the boys being reunited with some of the boys from Sudan. They have a small part where they chat and they talk about strategies and then they can be able to help themselves and the people back home.  The guy in command talks about how he worries about the young guys giving up what they have. It then shows them in Pittsburgh three years in America. And that is what we watched up to in class today.

Continuing with God Grew Tired of Us (work cited)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/sudan.htm

This is the cite I used to gather my information. ^

Continuing with God Grew Tired of Us (What was watched in class today)

     Today in class we watched certain individuals of the Lost Boys of Sudan that were chosen to go to America on their journey. A group of boys were chosen out of the refugee class to go over to America. We watched them get on the plane, in their apartments, and at their jobs. They were excited and sad at the same time. They were excited to finally have freedom and have a normal life. But they were sad to leave their fellow brothers back in the refugee camp in Kenya, Africa.
     The boys in America were not used to an American lifestyle. They weren't sure how to use everything but they eventually caught on. They all had jobs so that they could fully provide for themselves and pay the U.S. Government back for their airline ticket from Africa to America. They also wanted to use some of the money they earned in America to send things back to the rest of the Lost Boys back in Africa.

Continuing with God Grew Tired of Us (Summarization of the war in Sudan)

     The Civil War in Sudan was a war among three separate religions, Christians, Muslims, and Animists. They came to Sudan, Africa and ordered for all boys among all ages to be killed. So the Lost Boys of Sudan made a run for it and traveled 1,000 miles to Ethiopia on feet. When they arrived at Ethiopia there was very little food and clothing. Then the Ethiopian government collapsed, forcing the Lost Boys of Sudan to walk to Kenya, Africa where a refugee camp was located. When they arrived at Kenya, Africa they were supplied with food and clothing. Most days they would be supplied with food. On days they did not have food, were called Black Days. On Black Days, they would sit and stand in a circle with each other and relax, make  jokes, sing songs, and play games. They called this meeting "The White House".
     The Civil War caused all of this to take place. These people all had lives in Sudan and they were functional and they were not as poor as other African cities. They had jobs, food, and clothing and were a functional society. After the Civil War attacked on their land all of this were taken away from them. Lots of families were split and lots of people were killed. The Civil War began in the year 1998.
     Sudan has two different major cultures; Arab and Black African American. Because of the two different cultures comes with hundreds of different ethnic and tribal divisions and language groups. Which cause collection collaboration. More than 4 million southerners have been displaced due to the Civil War. They all fled into Juba, Khartoum, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, and other neighboring countries. The Lost Boys of Sudan fled from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya. Because of the refugee camp located in Kenya, some of the Lost Boys are now living in America with jobs and providing for themselves.

Continuing with God Grew Tired of Us (Terms Defined)

in-migration - To move into a place. 


out-migration - To leave a place. 


forced migration - to be forced to migrate 


net internal migration  - Crossing into a country or state and staying there for a long time 


movers from abroad - Are movers from overseas 


internally displaced person (IDP) - Someone who is forced to flee their home but who, unlike a refugee, remains within their countries boarders. 

Lost Boys of Sudan

Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes? 

In their homeland, Sudan, they had to run away because there was a war was going on between the Muslims, and the Christians, and the Animists, and there was a law formed that all boys, of all ages, were to be killed. So the Lost Boys had to walk over 1,000 miles to get to Ethiopia to get away from the war.

Why couldn't they stay in Ethiopia?

The Lost Boys couldn't stay in Ethiopia because the Ethiopia government collapsed.

What was the refugee camp like? 

The Lost Boys had a small amount of food, for them but were very appreciative , because they had not had that in a while. They had clothes for them and some of them had the advantage to come to America. It was not their normal life in Sudan, but it was better than being killed in the war and not having food and drink, like they didn't have in Ethiopia. In the refugee camp located in Kenya, they entertained themselves with song, chess, and other activities. On days that they did not have food, they entertained themselves by standing and sitting in a circle and making jokes and singing songs.

Population Pop Quiz

Today in class we went over our population quiz. It is typed below (: 

1. Crude Death Rate - Deaths per 1000 people per year
2. TFR - Average number of children born per woman
3. RNI - If we know the birth rate and the rate of a country, we can measure this
4. Net Migration Rate - The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants
5. Population Pyramid - A graphical illustration giving information about population, broken down by age and sex
6. Life Expectancy - Average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year
7. Crude Birth Rate - Births per 1000 people per year

8. TFR -Total Fertility Rate
9. RNI- Rate of Natural Increase

10. In 2009, Mexico had 433,000 immigrants, and 636,000 emigrants. Is their net migration rate positive or negative - Negative

11. Ethiopia has a birth rate of 43.66, and a death rate of 11.55. What is their RNI - 32.11

12. Italy has a birth rate of 43.66, and a death rate of 10.72 What is their RNI - -2.54

13. Japan's TFR is 1.2 right now. Leaving any statistics about migration out of the equation, would we expect Japan's population to be rising or falling? - falling

14. Pakistan's TFR is 3.43. Is that higher or lower than the world average? - higher

15. Whose net migration rate is highest: Canada, the U.S., or Mexico? - Canada

16. Push force - unemployment
17. Push force: Environmental degradation
18. Pull Force: Political Freedom
19. Pull Force: Better health services

20. Which pyramid shows a country with a very high TFR? - B (Sudan)
21. In pyramid A, are there more 80-84 year old women or men? - women
22. Which pyramid represents the country most likely need a lot of immigrants to help out in the work force? - A (Germany)
23. Which pyramid represents the African nation of Sudan? - B
24. Which pyramid represents the United States? - C
25. Which pyramid represents Germany? - A

Part 2

                I was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1996. My younger sister Parker was born in Silverdale, Washington State in 1998. My older brother Mike was born in Manhattan, New York in 1989. My mother Gina was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1965. My father Robert was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1966. All of my immediate family was born in the United States. My mothers, mother was born in the United States of America. My mothers, father was born in the United States of America. My fathers, mother was born in the United States of America. My fathers, father was born in the United States of America. My mother’s grandmother on her mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My mother’s grandfather on her mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My mother’s grandmother on her father’s side was born in the United States of America. My mother’s grandfather on her father’s side was born in the United States of America. My mother’s great grandmother on her mother’s side was born in Ireland. My mother’s great grandfather on her mother’s side was born in Germany. My mother’s great grandmother on her father’s side was born in Poland. My mother’s great grandfather on her father’s side was born in Italy. My father’s mother was born in the United States of America. My father’s father was born in the United States of America. My father’s grandmother on his mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s grandfather on his mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s grandmother on his father’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s grandfather on his father’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s great grandmother on his mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s great grandfather on his mother’s side was born in the United States of America. My father’s great grandmother on his father’s side was born in Sicily. My father’s great grandfather on his father’s side was born in Sicily. 

Part 1

                Two places I would like to go after I am out of college are Manhattan New York, NY and Los Angeles, California. I think living in Manhattan New York, NY would be a fun and educational experience. A negative thing about living in such a big city at such a young age is the fact that a 21 year old might not know how to handle the challenges of living in the city. They would have to learn how to manage their time with city and traffic and so on. I would want to live in the city, because I feel as though it would give me a challenge which I would learn from no matter what the outcome would be. The population is 1,631,966. That is a very large amount of people. Because after college I would still be at such a very young age the push and pull factors would be a little different than a thirty year old woman. A pull factor for living in Manhattan New York, NY is that I wouldn’t have to spend money on a car because most people use taxis. For a 21 year old living on their own, paying for a car would be a big thing along with so many other bills that would need to be paid. A push factor would be the price of homes and apartments there are much higher than in the country. The cost of an apartment in New York would be just as much as a house in the country. For such a young person that would be a lot to handle. If I were to live in Los Angeles, California it really would not be any different than living in Manhattan New York, NY. They are both very large cities with lots of activities. A difference between LA and NY is that LA has more homes, it has a lot of apartments and town homes, like NY but it has more homes. LA is definitely more family friendly compared to NY. I still would not consider LA to be the best place to raise a family but it would definitely be a great place to live after college. A pull factor for living in LA would be the good economy. A push factor for living in LA would be the violence. LA and NY are both great places to live right after college. 

10-11-10

Today in class we took a pop quiz.

Population Facts

More People than ever! 

* over 6.8 people on the planet right now
* increasing by over 80 million per year
* by 220,980 per day (in 2009)
*14,000 births per hour
*90% of this population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America

Population...by the billions 

Life Expectancy

the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year.

High: Japan (82.6 total: 79 men: 86.1 women)
#38 - U.S. (78.2 total: 75.6 men: 80.8 women)
Low: Swaziland (31.9 total: 31.6 men: 32.2 women)

Measuring Population

crude birth rate: number of births per 1000 of the population
crude death rate: number of deaths per 1000 of the population
rate of natural increase (RNI)
* produced by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate, then dividing by 10
* this gives the natural growth rate - on percentage form - for a country or region
* But don't forget about migration ... ! 


More measuring of Population

Net Migration Rate: the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during  a year

an excess of persons entering the country is net immigration 


* written as a positive number
* example: Canada has 5.63 migrants per 1,000 population

an excess of persons leaving the country is net emigration 


* written as a negative number
*example: Mexico has -3.61 migrants per 1,000 population

Why do people migrate? 


push forces
- civil war
-environmental degradation
-unemployment
-religious or ethnic persecution

pull forces
-better economic opportunity
-better health services
-religious freedom
-political freedom

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)


TFR: average number of children born per woman

for a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1
higher than 2.1: population rises
lower than 2.1: population falls

World TFR: 2.05
US TFR: 2.05
Europe's TFR: 1.45
Africa's TFR: 5.14

This is what we went over in class on October 7th, 2010

Net migration rate - number of people, immigrants/emigrants going in and out of a country

Why might people migrate:
Push factors- The inability to practice religion, find work, or live in a safe life, etc.
Pull factors - Freedom of Speech - the right to protest, assemble, write letters to the editor, etc., freedom to practice what ever religion you want, job opportunities, etc.

United Arab Emirates has the highest net migration rate - 22.98
- they process a lot of oil and they have a lot of money and pay a lot more.

Northern Mariana Islands - -89.70 lowest net migration rate
- they only make 12,005$ a year
unemployment rate - 8%
inflation rate is very good
don't see reason why people are pouring out of that country

population pyramid - an image of a pyramid also called an age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population.

World World 2 Ended 1945
(Baby Boom)
In 1946 a lot of people had babies

The economy was going great started at 1946 and ended at 1959
The economy started slowing down

Today in class on October 6th, 2010

Today in class we reviewed chapter 1.

RNI is a positive number for every country on earth 

TFR - The sum of the age-specific birth rates of women in five-year age groups multipled by five. This rate estimates the number of children a cohort of 1,000 women would bear if they all went through their childbearing years exposed to the same age-specific birth rates in effect for a particular time.

(The average number of kids born per woman in a given population) 

The number of the total fertility rate that you would need to have in a country in order for the population to remain the same - 2.1 

TFR - US. -  2.06 

10-4-10

Today we went over our test

Life Expectancy
Japan: 82.12 years (3rd in the world)
France: 80.98 years
Kenya: 57.86 years
Cuba: 67.2 years
United States: 78.11 years
Afghanistan: 44 years


Crude birthrate:
Japan: 6.74 births per 1000 people
Kenya: 36.64 births per 1000 people
Ethiopia: 6.12 births per 1000 people
United States: 14.83 births per 1000 people
Germany: 8.33 births per 1000 people


Crude Death Rate: 
Afghanistan: 19.7 deaths per 1000 people
Kenya: 11.7 deaths per 1000 people
United States: 7.8 deaths per 1000 people
Japan: 9.1 deaths per 1000 people
Mexico: 4.7 deaths per 1000 people


Total Fertility Rate: 
Niger: 7.19
Afghanistan: 7.07
Japan: 1.3
United States: 2.05
Germany: 1.4


Net Migration Rate:
Mexico: -3.61
United States: 4.32
United Arab Emirates: 22.98 
Argentina: 0
Saudi Arabia: -7.6
Uganda: -8.83