Early Dismissal

I left early on Tuesday to get my sister at the airport.

Movie

Today in class we still continued watching the India movie and as we continue to watch it, it becomes more and more emotional and sad about how their life was when they were little and how awful they were treated and the conditions they were in  were not sanitary at all. I really like the movie and cant wait to watch the ending.

Differences between US and India

Difference between United States and India: Today we started watching a movie about life in Maubi India and how life there is much different then here in the United States and it really makes you realize how different it is and how lucky we are here to have freedom.

India:
Covered in trash
Bathing in rivers 
trading for money 
NO electricity
Getting food in piles of trash 
Fighting and attacks  
NO parents, they just wander around 
Police torture kids and adults
Schools crowded 

United States: 
Have electricity 
Showers and baths 
go to food stores 
wars using bombs
we have parents and guardians to watch over us
Police don't torture, and try to help us 
Schools for the most part are comfortable   

Playlist Extra Credit

It's your life- Francesca  Battistelli 
See you again- Carrie Underwood 
Coming Home- Skyler Grey 

Germany National Anthem

Song of Germany (German National Anthem)

Germany, Germany over all
Over everything in the world!
When it comes to protecting and defending,
Our unity unites us.1
From the Maas2to the Memel3
From the Etsch4to the Belt,5
Germany, Germany over all
Over everything in the world!

German wives and fidelity,
German wine and melody
Shall all persevere in the world.
Their fair and ancient tone,
Resounds6in us our noble goal7
Throughout our entire lives.
German women, German trueness
German beer,8and German chorus!

Unity, justice, and liberty9
For the Fatherland! 10
Let us all strive for that
In brotherhood with heart and hand! 11
Unity, justice, and liberty
Are the foundation for happiness; 12
Bloom in the radiance of this happiness,
Flourish, 'O Fatherland!

Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/deutschlandlied-song-germany-german-national-anthem.html#ixzz3JRvXvjLF

Culture

Today in class we started talking about culture and how it influences our lives from little. First we looked at a map of the United States and saw the different areas where people call soft drinks like... Coke, pop, soda, or other. It was really interesting to me because i thought that everyone just called it soda. But there are other names for it. We also talked about how our parents influence and teach us ways and we follow for the most part what they do, like religion and more. I'm interested to learn more about this unit.

TEST

Today we took the test on the countries and their leaders. I studied last night but i should have started studying llike a week in advanced to be prepared because their was a lot of information you needed to know and memorize.

Russia, Brazil, and Mexico

Russia

Government: federation

Vladimir Putin

President since May 7, 2012

United Russia party

Re-elected president March 4, 2012

Like him as president

Dimity Medvedev

Prime minister of Russia

United Russia Party

Legislative Branch - the bicameral federal Assembly of Russia

Executive Branch - The president is the supreme commander-in-chief

Judiciary Branch

Russian Military

Countries afraid to attack Russia because of Putin and his weapons

Putin is a very strong leader

He improved the military

Spent 72 billion dollars on military weapons

Facts

Largest country in the world

Capital - Moscow

Population- 149,476,000

Money used in Russia is called Ruble 

Brazil

Government: federal republic

President: Dilma Rousseff

4 year term

Re-elected two times in a row

Elected any number of times with different president in between

Dilma Rousseff

Elected president in 2011

First female president of Brazil

Re-elected president ton October 27, 2014

Was arrested for participating in a political guerilla riot

Was tortured and then released three years later

Military dictatorship

Removing the president

Impeachment

Assassination

Elect another president….

But most people are very happy with her as president 

Mexico

Government: federal republic

President

Enrique Pena Nieto

Change leader

Assasination

impeachment

re-election 

Mexican drug war

70% of gun from mexico criminal activity from 2007-2011

Facts

Most visited country in the world

Education is mandatory 

Review for test

Today in class we were given a power point to study so that we will be ready for tomorrows test which will be on the countries we talked about in class and did our own presentations on. I personally didn't have a lot of time to study in class because i had to take my lap top to get fixed but i still had some time to review, and i will study the power point tonight.

UK and US

United Kingdom

Government

Constitutional Monarchy  , when a king or queen acts as head of state

The king or queen has the ability to make and pass legislation

A common wealth realm, a sovereign state that’s a member of the commonwealth of nations

Constitutional monarchy has been around 1066 and developed over several countries

Commonwealth of nations currently has 54 members with one suspend and dates back to the mid-20th  centenary

Elections

No term limits

Elections take place every 4 years but sometimes 5 at maximum

David Cameron

Born on October 9, 1966

Became prime minister on June 2, 2010

Leader of conservative party

Became leader in 2010

You leader since 1812

Prime Minister

Oversees the operation of the civil Service and government agencies

Appoints members of the government

Leadership

People support him

Created a good government

Revolutionary leader

Conservative

Change in leadership

No one would want to  throw the president out of office as we know      

   United States

Leader

Barack Obama

Government type

Constitutional based federal republic with strong democratic tradition

How long will he be in power for?

Two more years in office

He is the first African American preside

on 2008 election and 2012 election

2 terms of four years

Change in leadership

Re-elect a president

Impeachment… treason, bribery

Revolution can start and overthrow Obama

Assassination

Russia

Government

Federation- the formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states

Official name for Russia is Russia Federation

Government under the constitution of 1993

Became Russia federation in 1991

Vladimir Putin

Since May 7, 2012

Prime minister from 1999 to 000

Re-elected president in March 4, 2012

United Russia Party

Not allowed to serve another term/be re-elected          

France

France

Government:        

Republic government and semi-presidential system

Made in 1958

Leaders: President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls

Divided into executive, legislature, and judicial branch  

Hollande

Part of Socialist Party

In 2012 he won

Became president on May 15, 2012 and got elected for a five-year term

Manuel Valls

Elected April 1, 20114

Appointed by president of France

Born in Barcelona, Spain 

Republic

Supreme power rests in the body of citizens

The word republic mean "public thing" in Latin

Called the 5th republic

Has existed for 56 years

President Hollande can be president until 2022, if wins next election

Change of leaders

New election

Revolution

Boycott

Assassination

Censure Motion: A statement or vote which states that a person in superior position is no longer deemed to fit to hold that position.

UMP is the second most powerful political party in France

Election 2017

Potential runners:

Marine Le Pen

Nicolas Sakozy

Manuel Valls and several others 

Cancer Awareness Day

Today in class we went to the cancer awareness tables upstairs, i learned a lot about different kinds of cancer. i learned that you should give yourself a self examination at least once a month. You should always wear sunscreen while your out in the sun. Eating red meat is bad for you, you should stay away from hot dogs, bacon, and salami. You should also workout and have a healthy diet to stay healthy. drinking alcohol can cause cancer also. The last thing that i learned was tanning gives you a 75% chance of getting skin cancer. I enjoyed listening to the speakers and it will make me take care of my skin and stay healthier.

project day4

Today was the last day we had to work on our projects, we finished ours and are ready to present tomorrow. in the beginning of class we went over our pop quizzes that we took last week, we went over each answer and made sure we understood it because we will see these questions on further tests and exams.