We discussed in class a lot about what 100 people would be like if they made up the whole population of the world. I found a great youtube video that puts the statistics into a visual aid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdOY5fGKE7w
This video is put out by a website www.100people.org. It's purpose is to find 10,000 people and schools that represent what the world is really like. They encourage people to nominate others in hopes to find a sample of 10,000 people that really embody what the population is representative of. I thought this website and video was really cool because they took some simple statistics and turned them into a whole idea about community and uniqueness.
I also thought that this link was really interesting:
http://persquaremile.com/2011/01/18/if-the-worlds-population-lived-in-one-city/
it talks about how if all the people in the world fit into certain cities they would be certain sizes based on their density. For example if everyone in the world lived in NYC it would be the size of Texas because it is a really dense city. This website shows us a visual description about population density and the population in the world. I thought it related to our class because we talked a lot about population and the effects that migration, density, and relations have on different cultures. It would be really interesting if everyone in the world lived in one city.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Life History Project
I am really glad that I got to do this assignment. It really gave me an idea of who my grandmother was back when she was younger. I dont think that we take enough time to get to really know who are grandparents are. In reality they have so much wisdom and experience about life. By hearing the stories my grandmother told me I have such a better understanding about why she is the way she is today. I knew that my grandmother had a really interesting and event life but I never knew about all the stuff they went through during the war. My grandmother must be a really strong person because she had to go through things that no one should ever endure. I have a ton of respect for her and her family. Overall this project was great! I'm really happy that I could hear those stories from my grandmother, she truly is an inspiration to me!
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