finally done

last day off school for Christmas break and what a day to finish it off with a Christmas party in human geo.

class daebte cont,

today we continued our debate and because our class did well we get to have a Christmas part tomorrow

class debate

today we started a big deabte that involves the whole class about india

no class today

i am sad we didnt have human geography today

film v.s reality

• #3 they may be lucky enough to finally get a job that pays $2.50 per hour, on that salary there are forced to risk their lives staying in cheap poor, apartments would be an over statement. recently this year in November an "apartment" building collapsed due to flooding in the basement and additional floors which is against building codes. land lords can just pay off cops and other inspectors to look the other way rather than bringing it up to code and losing money.
• #5 "MUMBAI — The newest and most exclusive residential tower for this city’s superrich is a cantilevered sheath of steel and glass soaring 27 floors into the sky. The parking garage fills six levels. Three helipads are on the roof. There are terraces upon terraces, airborne swimming pools and hanging gardens in a Blade Runner-meets-Babylon edifice overlooking India’s most dynamic city. There are nine elevators, a spa, a 50-seat theater and a grand ballroom. Hundreds of servants and staff are expected to work inside. And now, finally, after several years of planning and construction, the residents are about to move in. All five of them.
  The tower, known as Antilia, is the new home of India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, whose $27 billion fortune also ranks him among the richest people in the world. And even here in the country’s financial capital, where residents bear daily witness to the stark extremes of Indian wealth and poverty, Mr. Ambani’s building is so spectacularly over the top that the city’s already elastic boundaries of excess and disparity are being stretched to new dimensions

wednesday 12/8

today half out class we lost becuase matt cleary couldnt send his coffe document, but we were able to watch a little but more of slumdog millionaire

tuesday 12/7

no class today

indian human trafficking

India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; internal forced labor may constitute India's largest trafficking problem. Men, women, and children are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories. Women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage especially in those areas where the sex ratio is highly skewed in favor of men. Girls are sold at a young age and suffer with diseases such as HIDS or AIDS. Children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups. India is a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.  Indian women are trafficked to the Middle East for commercial sexual exploitation. Slum dog millionaire, Jamal and Salim were able to have shelter and enough food but were forced to beg for money for this man. This man also blinded one boy to make him look for pathetic and to bring in more money. NGOs estimate this problem affects 20 to 65 million Indians.

compare the motion picture industry in India and the untied states.Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes several regional film industries sorted by language. Bollywood made a revenue of $1.75 Billion in 2006(estimated to rise to $3.4 Billion in 2010) which is only half the revenue of what one Hollywood studio, Walt Disney made in 2006. However, while Hollywood’s market inside the US has almost saturated, India’s 500 million population under the age of 20 will ensure that the market inside India will grow exponentially in the coming years.
what are the names of the 3 main characters in slum dog millionaire? Jamal, Salim, Latika
what is a Chai wallah?  is an authentic Indian spiced tea made with organic Fair Trade certified tea and certified organic spices
5 things about the Taj mahal:

1. It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love.

2. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

3. Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.

4. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen. The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under imperial supervision.

5. is a mausoleum located in Agra, India

continue slumdog millionaire

today we continued to watch slumdog millionaire
for HW: 4 facts about the Bombay riots:

1. An estimated 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots.
2. 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died in the riots.
3. They were started as a result of communal tension in the city.
4. The riots are between Muslims and Hindu. It started in December of 1992 ant the second one was in January of 1993. 900 people died in the first riot.