Culture

Today in class we talked about everything that goes into culture. The first thing that I think of when I think of culture is clothing and other things that have something to do with appearance. For example, lots of places around the world have specific garments that people wear everyday. These may include items like hijabs. Another example of culture is how America changed after 9/11. We now have a whole new department of security called homeland security. After the sad event that changed many people's lives seven years ago, we are now much more specific when it comes to security. This may include security at the air port, train stations, and even at a baseball game.

Classwork 10/15/18

What is Eratosthenes known for? (Other than making the first map)

1. He found the first accurate measurement of the circumference of the world.

2. He became the second head librarian of the Library of Alexandria in 236 B.C

3. He created a mathematical technique to provide a way to find prime numbers up to a specific integer. This is now known as the Sieve of Eratosthenes.

If it is 10:00 AM in Bel Air, Maryland, what time is it in..

1. It is 7 AM in Portland, Oregon. They are 3 hours behind us.

2. It is 3 PM in Greenwich, England. They are 5 hours ahead of us.

3. It is 10 AM in Toronto, Ontario. They are in the same time zone as us.

4. It is 10 PM in The South Pole.

Locations and Place names:

1. Five toponyms that are named after physical features:

         1. Blue Creek (Neb.)         

         2. Cedar Valley (Iowa)         

         3. Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)         

         4. Greenfield (Wales)         

         5. High Rock Canyon (Nev.)

2. Five toponyms that are named after Native American places:

         1. Philadelphia

         2. Chicago

         3. Seattle

         4. New York

         5. Boston

3. Five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence:

         1. Columbia

         2. Bolivia

         3. Adams, Massachusetts.

         4. Floyd, Virginia

         5. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

4. Five toponyms that have religious affiliation:

         1. San Francisco

         2. St John

         3. St Peter

         4. San Juan

         5. San Diego

Antipodes:

"In geography, the antipode of any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it" -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodes

1. Beijing's antipode: Depatamento Conesa, RN, Argentina

2. Bermuda's antipode: Only Water

3. My Houses antipode: Only Water

Sources I used:

https://www.windows2universe.org/people/ancient_epoch/eratosthenes.html&edu=high

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_people_in_the_United_States

Culture and Location

Today in class we talked about how your location can affect your culture. Culture includes what sports teams you route for, what traditions you inherit, and how you feel about a certain place. For example, in Maryland, we have a prominent tradition of crab feasts. Other places around the world may not understand this, and might think it's weird. I agree that it is kind of odd, and I would understand why other places think it's completely insane. If i walked into arizona, and saw then picking apart squirrels for a "squirrel feast", I might scream and run away. It also determines what things you believe in. One example is sports teams. Since my dad lived in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Maryland when he was growing up, he routes for the Eagles and the Phillies, along with the orioles and ravens. Even though he lives in Maryland now, he still brings his old beliefs with him.

Pop Quiz

Today in class we were surprised with a 10 question pop quiz. It wasn't too hard and it didn't effect our grade too much. It was only about 3%. I'm not too upset about it, as I got an 80%. I'm glad I know some of the questions that will show up on the next test though. I learned two new things from taking the quiz, so I don't think it went badly at all. We also talked more about location for about twenty minutes after the quiz. It was odd to hear that crabs are such a Maryland thing, for some reason I haven't though about that before. Now, I understand that it's completely different from what people from other states are used to. I personally am not much of a crab person because I get so frustrated from all of the cuts, and the old bay coating my hands. It's not super fun. My family, however, LOVES crabs. I don't think I'll be carrying on this tradition. Lastly, we talked about learning languages. I personally am very interested in learning multiple languages. Right now, I'm learning spanish, and it comes pretty easy to me. In the future I'd love to speak mandarin, french, german, and dutch.

Location Notes

Today in class we talked about ways we refer to location. When we got later into the class we talked about how different places natives have different accents. I find it really interesting how just the way your family talks and how the people around you talk completely influences the way you speak. My cousin attends a college a few states away from here, and whenever she meets new people they all say she has a "cute country accent". I think this is funny because she talks exactly like me and my family, and I don't think of us as country people at all. When I think of country, I think of Texas and Kentucky. I wonder if people in London think that we have American accents!

Test Review/Test day

Today in class, I took the Socrates test. The test wasn't too terribly hard in my opinion, it was just difficult after not talking about it for so long. I'm glad I finally got it done though! I couldn't remember everything on it, but I remembered enough of it to get an okay grade. It was not my best test, but i'm glad that now I have room to improve. We also had time at the end of the mod to do our blog, which is what I'm doing now! I'm glad I can do this now instead of for homework since tonight is a busy night for me.

GPS notes

Today in class, we talked about things like GPS and other technology. I thought it was interesting how a couple years ago no one had even thought it was possible to have such a precise tracking system. Now, it's completely normal to use a GPS wherever you go. The other interesting thing was when we talked about amazon Alexa. It's a little bit unsettling to know that these things are always listening, but I feel like I've grown up being used to these things. I also think that our phones listen to us because of the feature "Hey Siri". I've known this for a while, so I'm okay with it. I think that if they needed to, the government could use these recording for catching criminals which is good.