9/11

Today in class we talked about the did you know video. We got a little of track and started to talk about the government and how someone in particular thought that the government created cancer and AIDS. Then we talked about how in a few years we would have the option to get a chip implanted in our necks that will let us talk to each other "telepathically". Then more into that about if we had those, the future excuse for not being in class on time or not having your homework would be, "someone hacked me". This was pretty funny because we cannot even picture that happening. The funny thing is, part of the reason how this whole conversation got started was that someone brought up Apple's new product the iWatch or Apple Watch.

Did you know?

Fact #1
1 in 8 couples in the US the maried last year met online.

When I saw this I was very surprised because I didn't think that dating sites were that popular. Right now I am not planning on going on a dating site so this paticular fact does not apply to me, but as I get older I may decide to join one. Who knows?

Fact #2
Today, the number of text messages sent and recieved everyday exceeds the total population of the planet.

When that fact popped up I was not as surprised as I was for some others because texting is done all the time. Kids the age of 7 have cell phones and are texting all day long. some kids take texting to another level by doing it in class or in church. I do text, but never in school or in church.

Fact #3
Digital music sales in 2011 out stripped physical sales for the first time ever.

This paticular fact surprised me the most. Never in a million years would I think iTunes would sell more than physical sales. Some may not havebeen surprised but I was. I listen to iTunes probaly everyday or almost everyday. I would bet that the average person listens to 50 songs a day or more.

Technology is growing fast. As it keeps growing we, the people, will have to adapt. If you don't adapt the world will "eat" you. Soon the world will be based on pure technology. Everything will run on power through Internet or whatever. If you don't adapt you will be lost.

september 10

I was not in class today because I had a soccer game at Spaulding. We won 1-0!!

september 5

Today in class we learned all about Socrates. We said that he was one of the four greatest thinkers and a teacher of another one of those four greatest thinkers. We also learned about Socrates death. As people started to learn more about the planets and the universe, Socrates made some theories. he said that, for example, the sun may be a ball of gas instead of a god riding a flaming chariot through space. This offended the ancient Greeks. They had a ruling and found Socrates guilty. His punishment was forced suicide by hemlock poisoning. A few of Socrates friends and the jail guards arranged Socrates's escape, but Socrates said that he did not want to leave. He drank the cup and died a horrible death in front of many of his friends. Another thing we talked about was Socrates's appearance. he was very ugly, but he said that he was beautiful. His eyes were bulging out of his head: he could see better. His nostrils flared immensely: he could smell far more than anyone else. Socrates was beautiful in his own " special" way.

september 4

Today in class, we went over some of our vocab words or terms. Here are some good definitions of the ones we went over.

Agora- a voting area to meet and discuss

Arete- excellence at any time; the act of living up to one's potential

Polis- a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes

508 BC- overthrew the government; the people threw out Tarken and brought in Cleisthenes who shared his power with the people

Socrates- was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy; teacher of Plato and many more

Death of Socrates- died of forced suicide/hemlock poisoning ---- disrespected gods and corrupted the minds and morals of the youth of that time

Those were the terms we got to today. Three people were late today. We also talked about how the people in Greece voted. They either put a black or white rock in a vase. White and Black stood for Yes and No.

september 3

Agora- a public open space used for assemblies and market

From <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=agora%20definition>

Arete-  the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character

From <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arete>

Polis- a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes

From <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=polis>

508 BC- Cleisthens grants full rights to all free men of Athens

From <http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/greeks.html>

Socrates- was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy

From <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=socrates>

Death of Socrates- Socrates died of forced suicide, Hemlock poisoning

From <https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=how+did+socrates+die>

Socratic Method- is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate

From <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method>

What did it mean when the ancient Greeks called you an idiot- It meant “person lacking professional skill” or “mentally deficient person incapable of ordinary reasoning”

From <http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/03/the-words-moron-imbecile-and-idiot-mean-different-things/> 

september 2

Today in class, we took attendance.  Then Mr. Schick walked around to see if everyone had their indestructible  composition notebooks. I believe everyone but one person had their's.  After that, we talked about A Message to Garcia.  we talked about who wrote it and what was happening at the time  when it was written. It was written during the time of the  Spanish-American War. McKinley  was president at the time. we also said when it was written: March of 1899 and when it was published  as a pamphlet: 1914.  Very biretta, we lathed about who brought the message to Garcia. This person  was caned Rowan.  He was the bravest. He did what he was told without any arguments. That ended our actual Learning session for today. Neat we could  talk or chat or start homework for the next 5 to 10 minutes of  class.