HuttonHumanGeo

Friday, January 21, 2011

Question one of Human Geo final

the sudden dip on the graph is when the overseas arivals stop coming as much. Around 2001 less people where coming overseas. Statistics give data to explain events. Without data you have nothing to back up what you say. When looking at aids in Africa we used lots of data to educate ourselves on the reasons for it being there and how many people had it also how fast it was spreading.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Interview with other high schooler

Was it hard to learn English as a secondary language?

It was very hard to learn English. It is different from Spanish. English has so many rules and times when those rules apply and those and times they don’t apply still confuse me to this very day. Also, a lot of the time when I don’t know what the word means it makes me confuse whole sentences because I try to say it without the word.

Do you still speak Spanish at home with your family and friends? Why/why not?

Yes, actually my parents don’t understand English very well so I have to speak Spanish to them. It also causes some issues because they can’t help me with my homework. But it also works out because when I want to impress them I can say a couple sentences in English and they think I’m very smart. When we go back home to el Salvador for visiting family like my Papi and Nana they don’t speak any English so I have to speak Spanish to them.

How did you get to come to school in the United States of America?

Well my parents got citizenship here years ago and they had me so I was born a United States citizen. Getting to school required some help because my parents didn’t know where to send me. But I ended up getting into the public school system and now I go too Cockeysville high school.

Do you like it here in the United States?

I have lived here all my life so I don’t really have anything to compare it to but I do enjoy it here. I love being able to learn. At times I wish I could be somewhere else but I mostly really enjoy myself here so I’d have to say I definitely like it here.

Is it harder for you to learn since your first language isn’t English?

I mean it is a little bit harder but I do ok. Sure it takes me a little bit more work to keep up but I’m willing to put all my effort into it so I can get a good education and get a good job in the future. I study hard work hard and I pick up on things and remember them.

Would you have rather learned English as a first language?

I actually would not rather have learned English as a first language. Because I learned Spanish first with my family I can communicate with the people I love. If I hadn’t learned English first my family would be confused with me. I’m okay with working a little harder in school but if I had to work harder to understand my family I would not be ok with that.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

If It Where my home

I stayed in Argentina for a year. I soon realized that the people there are different from us. For one they use a lot less energy 81% less energy than us approx. (ifitweremyhome). They also make a lot less money than us but they spend less on energy and oil and health care.

Many small stores close between 1pm-5pm while families’ head home to have a big mid-day meal with their families. Hanging out with friends and spending time with your family is very important in Argentina. Meals and meal times differ a lot as well. Breakfast isn’t a very big meal or a big deal. You wake up and eat maybe a piece of toast. Lunch is the most important and happens between 12 and 2pm. This is the biggest meal. Dinner is not as big as lunch and usually is leftovers or sandwiches. Dinner is eaten around 8pm or as late as 11pm.

In Argentina people dress a little nicer. You’ll find men wearing jeans or nice dress pants and dress shoes. Often wearing soccer jerseys or t-shirts. Women tend to dress up in more feminine cloths. You won’t find many women in sneakers. Especially at night when the go out they are wearing dressy cloths and nice shoes.

In the mid-day a lot of the time when we didn’t have big meals we met up with friends at a café or place like that. We also spent a lot of our time playing soccer. In Argentina much like here they love to pass the time playing sports if there not playing soccer there biking water skiing hiking and more. They like Americans watch movies in movie theaters as well. And when the movies aren’t in Spanish they have Spanish subtitles.

People in Argentina love beef. Nearly every home has a barbeque area. They celebrate occasions with beef. If not cooked at home cooked at a restaurant. Another thing they love to eat are called empanadas which are dough with all kinds of meat inside of them. They drink tea all the time. And there are very few vegetarians in argentina.