1.16.15

Today in human geo we took a test. Before we took it, Mr. Schick told us what the other class' averages were and they were pretty good. Since we are the best class, he thought we would have the best average on the test. It turned out not being too hard, but there were a few detailed questions that I didn't go into while I studied, so I definitely got a few wrong I think. Overall, it wasn't terrible and I'm glad to get it over with. I'm sad it's our last class together though; I really enjoyed it.

1.15.15

Today in human geo Karson was our teacher. She went over the things we've learned over the past few days. It was nice to go over it again because we have the test tomorrow which I think will be a little bit hard. North Korea isn't a topic that's too challenging, it's just that there is a lot of opinion envolved in it and I don't know if that will be on the test. They probably won't because it's multiple choice. I'm also sad it will be our last class together, but at least I have Mr. Schick again.

1.14.15

Today in human geo we continued talking about North Korea and it's past and present leader. From what i understand, there are three Kims that were rulers. First was Kim Il-Sung who ruled from 1948-1994. He was viewed as a god and when he died people were basically required to show extreme devotion to him by flipping out and crying everywhere. After him there was Kim Jong -Il ruled from 1994-2011 as the supreme leader. After him, Kim Jong-Un came in as is ruling as of now. He attended school in Switzerland to get a good education. He was a normal teenage kid but came back and threatened America with nuclear bombs.

1.13.15

Today in human geo John came back so we caught him up on what we've been talking about. It was cool to talk about North Korea with John because he can share things about South Korea and relate it to what we're talking about. We also finished watching the documentary which was crazy. It's amazing and kind of scary to see how North Korean culture completely brainwashes everyone into loving the dear leader and thinking he can do no wrong. That was shown when the healed blind people uncovered their eyes. Instead of thanking the doctors which I thought was the normal and obvious thing to do, they went to the picture of their dear leader and praised him very enthusiastically. I don't even see how he helped in any of this and I don't think he did. North Korea seems like a terrible place to live and it makes me thankful for living in the U.S.

1.9.15

Today in human geo we watched a documentary about North Korea. There was a medical team that went to North Korea with one american so they could preform and document eye surgeries for the blind. North Korea is a place with very poor health and conditions for people of all ages. Almost everyone is malnourished and many are close to death. The doctors preform cataract surgery which is very simple and really no doctors in North Korea can do it due to their lack of knowledge. It was really cool to see how different they are from America but really sad to see the children with that were starving or dying.

1.8.15

Today was a really funny human geo class. Mr. Schick's daughter came in and examined our class, which is the best really cool class. Cody retaught us all the stuff we learned about North Korea yesterday, but with a little more detail. (some of the details were wrong, but that's okay) All together it was a really funny and happy class and it made my day a little bit better.

1.7.15

Today was our first human geo class of 2015. We talked about North and South Korea, but mostly North. North Korea has an oppressive government. It is a state-run socialist government, but many consider it to be a stalinist dictatorship. The official name is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Notice they say Korea not North Korea) North Korea claims to be the ruler of the entire peninsula. It is also a very secluded and isolated place, geographically and in the government. They only let a select few come in and out. The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang which is located at 39 degrees north, which happens to be the same latitude as Bel Air. South Korea is a very open, growing country.  They have great technology which is improving every day. North and South Korea are very different from each other.