Anna's Human Geo Blog

        Today we continued learning about questioning how we live our lives and why. During this class we discussed the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality. This branch is called metaphysics. We also learned about another branch of philosophy. Epistemology is the brach that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. This branch makes us question things such as, Is everything real? We also wonder, How do I know if I'm right? As well as, How will I know if I'm wrong? Can I ever be certain about anything? This lead us into value theory. This brach consists of ethics and aesthetics. Ethics are human conduct within which you decide how to interact and live with other human beings. We question, Should I treat strangers the same as people I love? Aesthetics teaches us the nature and beauty of art. We learned a lot in class today, and had a great time.

        Today in class we learned about philosophy. We questioned many things. Reality is asking, What is the nature of reality itself? In further description it asks, Why do you feel what you feel? Why do you think what you think? This class we started exploring and questioning different aspects of life, and talked deeper about what it means to think. Mythos means storytelling. Philos means science. Philosophia is the love of wisdom. Therapy times definition of philosophy is the academic study of anything. The first university was Plato's Academy. This schools rival was Aristotle's Lyceum. During this time they had separate disciplines. In this context the meaning discipline is defined as a field of study. Whether it be math, english, or religion, one would be studied at a time, not all together. Philosophy came to be understood more as a way of thinking about what the world is like/ What's the nature of reality? Is the world just made up of energy and matter, or is there

        Today in class I took the test that I missed on Friday. I think the test was a good level because it was the right amount of challenging. I would have done a lot better if I remembered to study the map of Greece. I did very well on all the other sections of the Test. After I took the test, I started taking notes on the new section of the book. After this, we went over the test. I went over where the seas and such are geographically located on the map and studied them so that I'll know where they are in the future. Now I can label where the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Adriatic Sea, Peloponnesus, Athens, Sparta, Crete, Asia Minor, and Macedonia are located on the map. We accomplished a lot in class today and think I can do better on my next test if I study every section.

       Today we took notes on what we would need to know for the upcoming test on Friday.  508 BC Cleisthenes  - born around 570 BC                    - small settlement called Athens                     - this city he would soon rule the empire                     - the town was built around the acropolis, it was a stronghold                    - citizens - athenians were farmers, no reading or writing, life expectancy was no more than 15 years.                     - the common athenians lived under the aristocrats                    - aristocrat had the power, the country was driven by injustice                    - citizens had no part or share in ANYTHING                    - hardly seemed to be able to grow into an amazing empire                    - physically was not great geographically to be able to thrive due to mountains and barely any rivers                    - divided into own city states with their own culture                     - Greece =

        Today we learned some information on Greek Gods and Goddesses. Zeus is the ruler of heaven and earth. He was the father of Athena. He was the god of sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. He was known for his temper. Everyone knew better than to threaten him because when he's angry he would through thunder bolts. Basically, just don't mess with him. Next we learned about Athena. Sh was the goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare, peace, intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts. The odd thing about her is that she was born a fully formed and armored adult. She birthed from Zeus' head. The city Athens was named after her, because she was the patron of the city. We also learned about the good music, art, and healing, which is Apollo. Additionally, the most famous ship was the Trireme. This was the fastest ship in the world, and was a technological marvel to all. We learned a lot in class today.

        I was not in class on Friday, February 9th.

        Today in class we may have gotten a little of topic. Mr. Schick shared that he isn't going to spend a lot of time on the gods and goddesses, because it's mythology. Others argued that they could be real. This led into a deeper discussion that involved questioning everything we've been taught. How do we know that what we've been told is the truth? This is why we need to discover that for ourselves and not because someone else is telling us to. When our heart stops beating our we going to an afterlife and realizing we were wrong or right, or are we just an absent memory? We have to have faith in what we believe in, and stay true to our morals. We had a ver inquisitive class today. It opened my eyes up to how short life this life is, and reminded me to put my focus on the right things in life.

        Today in class we worked more on our group project. Here is the portion that I wrote of our chapter.  Ancient Greece had a unique and relatively harsh environment. It became difficult to travel and trade due to the mountainous land that Greece was. Approximately ¾ of Greece was filled with mountains. This lead to the development of small, independent communities, instead of one government. Due to the mountainous environment, the fertile soil made farming especially difficult. Because Greece is a mountainous peninsula , it became accessible to many locations. This put them in a good position to obtain resources through trade. The first civilizations in Greece were focused around rivers. Additionally, the three main seas that surround Greece are the Adriatic, Ionian, Mediterranean, and Aegean Sea. Greece is not only an aesthetically beautiful country, but a strong community that learned to survive through the lack of resources their land provided for them.   

        Today we started a new project. Our project is to gather all the information we've learned this chapter in our book and make our own chapter as a class. We divided the sections that we will need in order to make our own chapter as a class from the chapter we've been learning. We were divided into groups of three or four. Quite a few people were missing, so when they come back we'll just add them to our already created groups. We began working on our section in our groups of three. Our group is writing our section about geography, lifestyle, and jobs. These are all basically under culture, we just divided it into these sections. We're also writing an introductory paragraph. We started working on our assignment in class. We divided our sections up, to a person per subject. We all got our topic sentence, which is progress. I'm excited about this project because it will enable us to use creativity, and allows us to fully comprehend the material that we have lear