5/15

BB King, an amazingly talented man. He died today, leaving behind an incredible legacy. The music that he played required actual skill, unlike today's crappy noise that assaults my ears. Since learning to play guitar, I've been able to appreciate music for the talent it takes to create it. BB King had a gift that he used to show the world just what somebody could do on the guitar. His style incorporates some quick picking and incredible vibrato that obviously took years to master, which he recreated show after show. Kids today are skinny trolls that press a space-bar and dance around on stage like kids trying to get water out of their ears. If there were more people like BB King, music would be an entirely different concept. You wouldn't just listen to music, you would experience it.

5/14

Today we talked about Bread and Circuses, the entire point was to keep the public (somewhat) alive and entertained. I honestly think that the same thing is going on today. The government is providing food stamps, free health care, and unemployment checks to people to keep them alive. This is a good thing in theory, until people unavoidably cheat the system. This happened earlier today at my mom's job- the woman got hired, showed up to work, then left for a lunch break and never came back. We presume that this was in an attempt to keep the government thinking that she is looking for a job so she can keep collecting unemployment. Then the circuses, one fine point is the Obama Phones. They keep people thinking that Obama is working for them and making their lives better. Things like this are tools of the government to keep people happily sedated and numb to what is really going on.

Just my 2 cents, but let me tell you: America is heading to the same time as when Rome collapsed.  

5/13

Today we had our first pop quiz. I found it extremely easy, probably because I am a really good test taker. I find that homework has always been the hardest part of school, and it always drives me insane when people say that hw points are the easiest to get. It is 100% false. I will take a test or quiz over homework 10 out of 10 times and score better every single time on the tests, which I proved today with a 100% even though I have been lagging on my blog.

5/12

Today we finished watching the movie on Rome and Tiberius. Tiberius was one of the few people dedicated to the good of all of Rome's citizens. He ended up dying in cold blood for his cause, and his brother soon followed in his footsteps. I think that Tiberius was power hungry and devoted to the people at the same time. He may have been looking for the acceptance from the public that he never got from his mother.

HW 3/24

Today in class we continued going over powerpoints. some of the stuff people found is pretty cool, but I already knew most of it. Ancient Greece has always been a favorite topic of mine. I'm anxious for my group to share. We are presenting on the topic of Greek gods and goddesses. I think we all did a pretty equal amount of work. I may have made one slide less because I was focusing on information and how to present it rather than puking random facts all over the presentation (V-RON. I KNOW YOU CHANGED MY STUFF CUZ YOU "DIDN'T LIKE IT" but I digress).

hw 3/17

Today in class, we continued to work on our powerpoints. Veronica, Megan, and I finished early. Our topic was Greek gods. I have always found Greek mythology interesting so this was a welcomed topic for me.

Friday Cyber day blog

     Nobody knows exactly when and where Plato was born. We do know that he came from an Aristocratic family, meaning very rich and influential. Most scholars think that he was born in Athens around 420BC. Growing up, he was taught grammar, music, and gymnastics and it is said that he wrestled at the Isthmian Games. Plato traveled to Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Cyrene. He returned to Athens at the age of 40. Plato founded the earliest known school called The Academy. It was destroyed in 84BC by Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Pretty embarrassing to have your school destroyed by somebody named Lucius.... Plato is thought to have died in his sleep. Plato often discussed Father-Son relationships. He also believed that knowledge is a matter of recollection, and not learning, observation. or study; even though he complained about his forgetfulness. Plato was also the first person to start a conspiracy theory that we all live in the Matrix. "The theory of Forms (or theory of Ideas) typically refers to the belief that the material world as it seems to us is not the real world, but only an "image" or "copy" of the real world."   

ANOTHER cyber day assignment

     The temple of Apollo was a lot like the temple of Hera, except made of stone. It had 15 columns on EACH SIDE and was constructed out of limestone. The temple shown in the picture is in Delphi, Greece on the side of Mount Parnassus. Not much of the temple is still in tact today.






     The temple of Hephestus is in Athens, Greece. It is also known as the Theseion. It is in very good condition, and even has some of the original colorful painting on the inside and has a lot of marble in some places.






     The Parthenon is, in my opinion, one of the greatest ancient buildings ever built. It is, without doubt, the most iconic Greek building. Inside is a HUGE statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom. It is located in Athens, Greece. It measures 101ft x 288ft. The Parthenon was finished in 432 BC

3-4

today we pretty much messed around. we learned that Mr. Schick can pretty accurately tell the future. Parker will eat a poptart tomorrow, we will not have school tomorrow, we will not have school Friday, and we won't meet on monday. If I hear one more person play Little Einsteins i will cry

cyber

greatest civilizations all located on rivers
     Mesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates
     Egypt- Nile
     India- Indus River
     China- Huang He River
Greece is on the Mediterranean
     Allows them to travel by sea to a LOT of different places
Greece is very mountain-y
     Causes problem with unification
     Divisions into individual city-states instead of a unified country
     Each individual city-state had their own cultures
          Art, Philosophy, and many other things were developed by themselves with little input from               the other city-states
Crete is southeast of Greece
The Aegean Sea is to the East, the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea are to the West
     The Ionian Sea filters into the Mediterranean Sea
Sparta and Athens are far away from eachother
Sparta is more inland, Athens is on the water
Sparta is very isolated
Athens is surrounded by other city-states
     

quiz today

Help

Us

Many people suffering

Are you crying?

No.... ok maybe

General chaos and insanity

Excessive amounts of cookies and horse-play

Only speak of class in class- no one else shall know

Today's quiz was pretty easy. I always take notes, I just forget to put them in

cyber

1. what were the pyramids made out of? Why was it this material?
    they are made of limestone because it was firmer than mud and lighter than granite.

2. What was placed outside the pyramid? why isn't it there anymore?
     There was marble covering the pyramids, it was all eventually stolen.

3. What is the Sphynx? where'd the nose go? Who blew it off?
      The sphynx is half man half lion, the nose was blown off by the turks.

4. What River was running through Egypt and what did they use it for?
     Egyptians used the Nile for drinking, bathing, irrigation, and traveling.

5.  3 innovations from the egyptians?
     They invented the clock, the wooden boat, and mummification

cyber

Egyptians were the first, after the Sumerians, to separate time into something like hours. Egyptians build Obelisks; tall, four sided structures that tapered off toward the top around 3500 BC. They followed the shadow like a sundial.

Egyptians also made what may be the first ever portable timepiece. This came around 1500 BC to measure hours. It was divided between 10 day time hours and 2 twilight hours in the morning and night.  

The merkhet is the oldest known tool used for astronomy. It came around 600 BC. It was used to determine North and South by lining them up with the Pole Star.

Sundials eventually became more elaborate, like the hemispherical dial. It was a bowl-shaped depression cut into a block of stone, carrying a central vertical pointer and scribed with sets of hour lines for different seasons.

Water clocks date back to 1500 BC. They were stone with sloping sides to allow water to pour out continuously. Markings on the sides showed how much time had passed as water got to each mark.

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa071401a.htm

cyber

Egyptian life is centered around the Nile
used it for everything
     drinking, bathing, travel, irrigation
floods every July
recedes every october leaving behind rich soil
delta is big triangular marsh
managing river created break-throughs in irrigation
sphinx built in 2555-2532BC
lion with human head
oldest monumental statue in the world
wicked cool video that is now distracting me as i try to find "explorations of the pyramids" on youtube
                    Pharaoh
          Officials+noble+priests
                    Soldiers
                     Scribes
                  Merchants
                   Artisans
                   Farmers
                    Slaves
Used Money and Barter

2-5 HW

Today was my first day back in class. Not exactly a welcome party but hey, everyone makes mistakes. Today we did research on our given topic on why civilization succeeded in some places and failed in others. I am extremely unfocused right now.... anyways: I did my portion while most of the dudes (other than Jerry) screwed around (sorry guys, call it how i see it). I think tomorrow's class should be interesting to say the least.

HW 2-5

Mr. Schick!!!!

I'm coming back tomorrow! And on such a wonderful day..... THURSDAY!!!

I'm pumped to see everyone, but not so much for the inevitable mountain of homework coming my way. Y'all should definitely have like a welcome-home banner up. that would be purdy kewl. Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing everybody tomorrow.  

HW 2-2

Hi Mr. Schick.
   I am sick :'( I went to the doctor's today and I have some kind of virus. No strep, which surprised me. I will not be in tomorrow either. My throat is hurtin' somethin' fierce and my sinuses are backed up like a tunnel during rush-hour. In other news....
My dog is growing immensely. She has gained about 20+ pounds in a couple weeks.

Muslims are trying to force shelters accepting food-stamps to adhere to Sharia Law. I find that pretty messed up. I understand how they have the right to practice their religion, but it's getting quite ridiculous. Here's the link:

http://viral.buzz/video-muslims-using-food-stamps-demand-food-meets-islamic-requirements/

I know that "tolerance" is a big deal to JC but they're pushing for education programs for muslim teens in gangs that keep getting  in trouble. If Christians kept getting in trouble for enforcing their beliefs it would be a huge deal. Muslim taxi drivers refuse to transport blind people with seeing-eye-dogs because they are considered dirty. Also the will not transport anybody with alcohol. all of this is in the article I'm sending. I know you may be all for something like this, but I'm curious as to what you'll have to say about it.

See ya Wednesday (Hopefully)

Adam

Homework 1/20/15

First western civilization class complete! Today's class was mostly people setting up blogs, or, in my case, trying to. I think this will be a fun semester, though much quieter. Yes, unfortunately, Cody has left us.

*moment of silence for our lost comrade*

Thank you, your support helps. Center right desk will always be Cody's. Thus it has been retired in his honor. Teacher, philosopher, and friend; these are his titles. Along with TacoBellBurrito.

I'm looking forward to the next semester of Western Civ. Dirty Schick and The Boys stand tall once again.