Slumdog Millionaire!

Today in class we watched slumdog millionaire. We began to see what the movie was going to be about. We learned about the main character, Jamal Malik. Him and his brother lived a hard life. The movie has a lot of flashbacks. Jamal is on a game show and they think that he has cheated. The show is Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The people are investigating. We looked up two terms before watching the movie.

- A shanty town which is is a slum settlement.
- Kaun Banega Crorepati  (popularly known as KBC) is an Indian reality/game show based on the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which offers a maximum cash prize of $1 million.

1. Mumbai:
-  The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.
- Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.
- Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
- Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
- Mumbai's literacy rate is 85.6%. Females: 82.7% Males: 90%. India over all is 65.4%.
- Tropical Climate
- Commercial and entertainment capital of India.
- 2 out of 3 people are Hindu
- Musliums are 1 out of 5
- 15% are Christians
2. Dharavi:
-is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India.
3. Shantytown:
 - It is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic.
4. How many poeple live in shanty twon world wide?
- One billion people worldwide live in slums and the figure will likely grow to 2 billion by 2030.
5. How much is a rupee worth in the U.S?
- In America 1 rupee is worth .02 dollars.1 dollar in America=48.47 repee's.
6. Who is Amitabh Bachchan?
-   Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad. He is an Indian film actor and producer.
7. What is Bollywood?
- Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Doing Questions

Today in class we worked on some questions. We broke up into groups. My group slit up all the questions so that we could get done faster. Everyone combined their answers and we finished just in time.

All About India

1. What is the current population of India? The current population is 1,173,108,018. Compared to the world they are ranked #2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
2. What is the total fertility rate in India? The total fertility rate is 2.65 children born/woman. Compared to the world they are ranked #81. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? 12% percent of India’s population lives below the poverty line. (topics.nytimes.com)
4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India. On February 13, India was attacked by Islamic terrorists.  The bombed a resturaunt in the northern city of Pune, killing 17 people.  ON the same day, New Delhi was attacked.  Terrorists bombed a small bakery, 9 people were killed and 57 were wounded. (www.nytimes.com)
5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list? India ranks 119th of 169 countries on the list. (www.nytimes.com)
6. Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. In India, monsoons have flooded villages, cities, and farmlands, causing many deaths among people and animals. Fallen buildings and lost homes are also the negative results caused by these monsoons. (www.nytimes.com)
7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. . (video.nytimes.com)
8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census) (www.cia.gov)
9. What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and unspecified at 0.1%.  (www.cia.gov)
10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)

Moving On & Taking Some Notes

The Battle of the Billionaires: Indian vs. China
-1.35 Billion- China
-1.21 Billion- India
- 40% if the people in the world come from these two countries.
- Next in line U.S, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- 1 Billion more people in the China than ^^(all)
- Both together are bigger than all of North& South American put together. Bigger Population than the entire western hemisphere
-Life Expectancy:
  73 years China
  64 years India
- They mostly live in rural areas. (C)55% & 70%  (I)
- China will soon be predominately urban possibly early as 2015
- North Korea are going to China. Bangladesh are going to India.
- 6 Children per woman (both) TFR.
- Now in China each may only have 1 child. Its not a law, but a policy. (suggestion)
- 1.8 compared to 2.8 per woman. China has gone down by 1.
- Both have more males than females
- Women have altra-sounds and have abortions sometimes if they do not get a boy
- India is growing faster than China at 1.4% vs. .6%
- In both its NOT illegal to have 2 children, but its a cultural thing to just have one. It is suggested.
- It IS illegal to have an abortion just because its a girl. You need to have a real reason.
- By 2020 there will be so many men that can't find wives.
- Both are going to drop under the TFR of 1.85 because there are to many people.
- There will be 400 million more people are in the next 4 decades(there)
- 2028 India is expected to have more people than China.
- China is expected to peak around 2032 at 1.46 billion (110 million people) & than drop.
- India has 17 million more people each year
- China has 8 million more people each year


Today in class we moved on to the next lesson. We took a lot of notes and learned more about China and India. We are going to be studying more about India.

All of My Work

Take a Walk into the Coffee World
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ApT6BeQaF7i3e9No_cEywWtY5nSVZl0fjjByjtC-_A4
For the Love of Coffee
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1iHIvjGIcbtKPbJoXm2mNfzcICCLkqJeHwmS46g4p3qE

^^I don't know why my paper looks like that.

Presenting !

Today in class Zach and I presented our projects to different groups. We talked to the groups and explained what we researched. I am going to put the link up on my blog. I didn't put my work on google docs so I don't have it up yet, but I have finished my paper. It will be up in a little.

Epic Fail At Working

Today Zach and I attempted to work on our project. We didnt get to much done. I am going to work on some tonight. I really hope we finish on time.

Working Hard

Today we worked on our projects. I dont reallly know what i am doing. This is so hard to do. Also, the lightd went out the school. We had to stay extra long and sit there in the dark, but we had fun!

Not Another Project...

Today in class we went over our quiz. The quiz was on the Lost Boys. Now we are starting another project. I will be working with Zach Hammons. We are going to figure out Coffee Trade Associations.

Coffee Beans

Today Mr. Schick brought in some coffee beans. We went over some of the terms we found. We looked over the questions we came up as well. We thought of some more questions and shared some of our terms.

5 SITES:
http://www.hollandbymail.com/coffee/index.html
http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=69
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/roasting.htm
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/nutri/matter/organic-coffee3.asp
http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=68

Next Unit & Video on Like.. Ya Know?

CLASS:
Today we watched a video on how people seem to just ask questions. They don't state what their saying. Now we are moving on to our next unit on Latin America. We started off today by talking about coffee. We also had to take notes.

NOTES:
Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
African places grow coffee too.
U.S is the biggest consumer of it.


5 TERMS:
1. Agricultural Commodity- crop
2. Fair Trade Coffee-  is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee
3. Organic Coffee- is coffee that has been grown according to organic farming standards and techniques, without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides
4. Trade- is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money
5. Crop- It is a field of growing fruits and veggies. Farmers used to grow crops to eat food.
6. Specality Coffee-term is used to describe beans of the best flavor which are produced in special microclimates.
7. Sustain Ability-
8. Froth- Or foam, it describles milk that has been rendered thick and faomy by aeration with hot steam.


5 QUESTIONS:
1. Where is coffee grown? (Hawii)(U.S is the biggest consumer of it).
- It is grown in places such as Africa, Arabia, South America and Southern Asia.
2. What weather can you grow coffee in?
- It is grown in hot climate,in the tropics, places with rainfall and nearly year round sunlight.
3. How is coffee produced?
- Coffee is grown on a coffee cherry which are trees. They are grown on trees like little cherries. They are hand picked from the tree. They are observed and tasted. They then let them lay out to dry.
its grow to the market place?
4. Who are the biggest producers of coffee?
- Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee and Colombia is second biggest.
5. How much is Starbucks worth?
- Starbucks is worth about $25 million.
6. How is coffee processed and roasted?
-After the beans dry out they are ready to be roasted. Roasting is a two step process. You will actually here a pop and then another pop.
 7. Who are the top exporters of coffee?
- The top exporters of coffee are Brazil, Germany, Colombia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Indonesia and Mexico
8. How many beans are in one cup of coffee?
- 42 beans in one cup of coffee
9. How much caferine is in a cup of coffee?
-  90-150 mg
10. How long does packed, blended coffee stay fresh?
- It will not be as good if you get it and let it sit for a month. You should get it close to when you are ready to use it.

Finshing Up

Today in class Kamau and I finished our Newspaper. We Had to proof read and edit some things. We turned in our paper and will hopefuully get a good grade.

I Love Doing My Work In The TV Production Room

Today in class we worked in the tv production room again. We had some more time to work on our projects. The projects are due tomorrow, but we will have a little mor time to work.

Working On My News Paper!

Today in class we worked more on our project. Each group worked on their topic. We moved into the tv production room and did our work there.