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Today I was also home sick. Though, not to my surprise, I'm among many others that are also home sick with the flu. I emailed all my teachers today looking for help as I move back into a schedule. Most of them responded and the majority of the responses indicated that we would meet and figure out what needed to be done.  With that said, I do feel better, though still not 100%, Till next time!

Just like so many others, I’m still sick. My presence tomorrow depends on how I feel tonight and tomorrow morning. Though, at the very least, I should get a hold of my schoolwork so that I don’t fall even further behind. With that said, I sleep again. Till next time...

Having slept for the past 20-ish hours, It's safe to say I will not be returning to school tomorrow. I haven't even turned on my computer once in about four entire days, mostly because I have been sleeping and staring at my wall while in bed. With that said, I continue to be sick. Till next time...

Just like yesterday, I am stuck home with the flu. I’m feeling very ill, yet I am still concerned about the amount of schoolwork I will have upon return. I’m also still running a fever which means I’m missing tomorrow as well. Hopefully this all goes away soon so that I can get back into the groove of things at school. With that said, I have to get some more sleep. Till next time!

Instead of class today, I found myself in an Urgent Care. Which is also where I discovered I had the Flu. With that said, I likely will not be returning to class until this upcoming Thursday. So there's a safe bet that I'll have plenty of work to do in my absence. I was told this was to be a short blog post, in the meantime, I'm going to get some rest.  That concludes my absence day Blog Post. 

Today in Western Civilization, unlike other classes, we barely took any notes, rather, we looked over a ton of Hammurabi's Code laws. That was interesting, to say the least, meaning, a lot of these laws were very concise. Plenty of these laws seemed too concise to even occur, but according to Mr. Schick, these laws were likely followed. Now, a lot of these laws may be hard to comprehended, that's most likely because they were written before Jesus even walked on this Earth! When I brought up the probability of some of these things actually happening, Mr. Schick said that fort their time, these would be issues they would certainly face. As a counter-argument, I offered that there must surely be more than just 282 Laws within Hammurabi's Code, to which he agreed.  I keep having to remember how long ago these laws were written, which is why I believe there are plenty laws left from this era which will go undiscovered forever. With that said, I conclude my January 23rd Blog

Just like yesterday, our Western Civilization class focused on the textbook and were told to answer a question on our blogs that very night, today was no different. Though today while we continued to read, I didn't know what our questions would be, so I didn't look out for certain points. But luckily I took plenty of notes to suffice for that.  Here's the question (#5) in our textbook that we had to answer for Homework:  What areas of life did Hammurabi Code cover? During its peak, the Babylonian Empire, under the rule of Hammurabi, used a set of laws which were equal, yet varied depending on your own social class. This means that depending on your rank in the hierarchy, you may receive a lesser punishment than somebody with a different occupation/ position. These punishments would be implemented when one of Hammurabis Code is broken, these rules consisted of fairness, equality, and justice for those in need of it. This included rules regarding children and wom

Today, it was admittedly a change from our normal Human Geography classes, where we had to read from a textbook and now we have to answer questions, which I answer below. We were instructed to answer question 1 as well as question 2 after reading about the City-States of Mesopotamia.  First, we were instructed to define each of the following terms:  Fertile Cresent: One of the best geographical regions in the world (especially in Southeast Asia) for farming because of its rich soil. Also known for being the origins of civilization.  Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia is an area within the Fertile Cresent (defined above) which lies between two rivers: The Tigris and Euphrates. This term "Mesopotamia originates from the Greek meaning of "Between Two Rivers". These rivers would often flood and leave a thick and rich layer of mud which was coined silk, a perfect material for growing fine crops such as Wheat and Marley.  City-State: A City-State is a region in which fo

The last day is here, not the world, but rather Human Geography class. But no fear, I will still be updating this exact same blog when I go about my Western Civilization class next semester. Luckily, I have a three day weekend (because of Martin Luther King Day), which allows me to compile my thoughts prior to starting this new class. I'm almost certain I'll enjoy this class, though I still have mixed feelings over what we learned in this class. I'm certain a fair amount of it will help in the future, though I feel as if I haven't had time to take a deep dive into each separate subject. I'm really looking forward to getting into Western Civilization, and I really hope we take a deep dive into each separate subject unlike what we did in Human Geography. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy Human Geography, because I did, it's just that since a lot of these subjects require a lot of detail, I felt as if we may not be able to formulate accurate opinions on t

Today in class, one of the last, in fact, we watched and played Jeopardy. What was funny about all of this is that one of the contestants on the game show looked just like me! Believe it or not, I wasn't even the one to point it out, rather it was David who made the comparison, which just stuck for the remainder of the class. Although I was surprised at some of the questions that were asked of the contestants on the show, I figured, since these kids are attempting to win $100,000, it was appropriate. I wouldn't have won much if any money if I were on this round of Jeopardy since I only knew a few answers and those answers were long and thought out.  Besides watching Jeopardy, we began to speak about how this would be one of the last classes we would ever have together. To be exact, tomorrow is the last class we have as a unified pack, though I'm certain I'll see plenty of these kids in other classes.  With that said, I conclude my January 16th Blog Post, Till n

Unlike other days recently, we took a test in our Human Geography class today. Luckily, I knew and prepared well for this test which then allowed me to know all the content ahead of time. As for the actual test, it was relatively easy, which allowed me to finish in an accurate /timely matter. Come to think of it, this is my last test of the quarter and the last Human Geography test I'll take. I hope that this content which we just went over will help me transition over to Western Civilization. In the evening, I found out that I got a 96% on the Guns, Germs, and Steel test. I consider that a great exit from Human Geography and a great ending to the Semester. I'm excited about the upcoming Western Civilization class which follows Human Geo, this, I feel, will be an easy transformation because of the current subject in class. With that said, this is my second to the last blog in regards to Human Geography.  Mr. Schick saw that I was interested in a lot of factors of human

Today was likely the last day in the long-running subject of Guns, Germs, and Steel. I am disappointed in such a short subject, but on the other hand, we may be getting into something a bit more interesting. I'm hopeful that we get into something a bit more modern after a run with something in which took place so long ago. Personally, I feel the more modern thew subject, the more useful in our lifetime. When I say that, I definitely don't mean to discard the past, quite the opposite. I just think newer subjects will assist in growing times.  Besides the conclusion of this subject, I intend to watch the documentary once again on my own so that I can be better prepared for the upcoming test on Wednesday. We even went over some questions as a class regarding the content in which the Test covers; useful, I would say. In addition to this Human Geography test, I have several tests/quizzes over the next few days, so I am buckling down and studying hard. I plan on studying for Hu

Today, a Saturday, I went to the Pow Wow that we were going to get extra credit on if we went to. I ended up staying 30ish minutes and found the experience to be eye opening. These are the photos I took while at the crowded event. I presume we will discuss this further on Monday.  With that said, enjoy your weekend! 

Today, like other days, in Human Geo we focused on Guns, Germs, and Steel. Today was very similar to yesterday, and the day before that as a matter of fact. Today we learned more about the domestication of plants but more of animals now. We were told to guess the amount of animal species in which humans have successfully domesticated throughout our existence. I guessed 150, in hopes that it wasn't too low. Boy was I wrong. To my surprise, humans have only Successfully domesticated around 14 animals. Almost all of which I don't hear about often. Even more to my surprise, I learned that most of this domestication/origin of these species come from the following continents: Asia, Europe, and some of South Africa. And when I say some of South Africa, I mean the Llama originates from there, that’s it. What I found most interesting was that even though the United States didn’t have such luck with domestication of these 14 animals, it still succeeded unlike Papua New Guinea. I’m exci

Yet another day we work on Guns, Germs, and Steel. Which isn't bad at all, I find the roots (literally, you'll see) of where we come from very interesting as a matter of fact. That being said, there were a lot of questions being thrown around today. Some of these questions being great, others, not so much. By that I mean, we as a class were quite silly, though productive today.  As joked earlier, I found it really interesting that our roots as a civilization may have been a result of the roots of plants! Now, of course I don't mean just the roots of plants, rather the entire plant, but still pretty funny? Regardless, Jared Diamond began to make a startling point which I had never really attributed to why I am where I am, that being, we are formed as nations mostly because of the luck we have had with our environment. It really makes sense since most of us know, certain plants simply cannot yield the same results wanted from a foreign land which it does not have optimal

After an intro to our next subject in addition to a review of our Exam grades, we finally got in-depth of the Guns, Germs, and Steel video/documentary. This means I was able to get some of my questions answered, some of which were answered to a further degree than others. Firstly, I wondered why in the video Jared Diamond stated that civilization likely began around the Middle East, though, today it seems as if the Middle East is still under-developed in some areas. Now, of course, that comes with exclusions, such as some of the Oil-Rich nations in that area. But when I say "Under-Developed" I feel as if that's resulting from the fighting and the living conditions that many people involved in war must face over there. My question was kinda answered, but kinda not. To better elaborate, I was told that was kind of the underlying meaning of the entire documentary. I was disappointed there was no direct answer but yet again this is a very complicated subject. To further sup

After a nice two-week break from all classes, it feels good to get back into a schedule. That being said, Honors Human Geo was my first academic class of the 2020 decade. To better prepare myself for the subject, I looked over my Quizlets in an attempt to spark a trigger that would allow me to get right back into Human Geo. I was able to recap plenty of the subjects we had gone over in the past months which certainly helped as we reintroduced ourselves into Human Geo today.  We started today's class off with a review of our Exam (kind of) which gave us an idea of the parts of Human Geo inn which we still struggled with. That went on for about 15 minutes before we slowly shifted over to learn about "Guns, Germs, and Steels" a non-fiction novel regarding the modernization of human civilization (that rhymes!). I am eager to watch the remainder of the film by National Geographic because not only is it long, but it will serve as a smooth transition from our current topics