100 Quiz Points Use links from this website: http://www.religionfacts.com to research each of the following religions.
Bahai Mormonism Scientology Zoroastrianism
In a Word document, answer the following questions in complete sentences for each religion:
How did the world begin? What is the purpose for life? What happens when someone dies?
Print your answers when you are finished. All papers are due at the end of class.
Once you are finished, get headphones from Mr. Brock and click the link below. Watch the video and get better than 6/10 on the quiz afterward and I will give you ten bonus points on this religion assignment. ***Make sure you show me your score before you close out the quiz.
If you finish that video, go to this link and watch and quiz over any video you like. (only the free ones work). For each quiz you take and get better than 6/10, I'll give you two points on this assignment.
Answer the questions below and send them to me in an email. [email protected] Did you forget about your email? Here's what you need to do to get to it.
Go to live.com in a new window.
The format for most student emails is the following; [email protected]
So, if your name is George Alexander Washington, your email address would be [email protected]
Your password is the same one you use to login to the computer.
1. What kind of leaders ruled most of the Arab countries have before 2010?
2. What did the vegetable salesman in Tunisia do? Why did he do it?
3. How did Facebook and Youtube help spread the revolutions in Arab countries?
Play the online map games here! Make sure you login so everyone can see your score.
In the same window, type in purposegames.com. On the top-right, click on "Register!" Use 1213firstlast for your username meaning if you were George Washington your username would be 1213georgewashington Use your school email address. Use the password you use to login to the computer for your password. Fill out the captcha and agree to the terms. Go back to your email inbox and click on the purposegames email. It may be in your junk box. Open the email and click the link.
For Fourth Period! For the test on Tuesday, October 16th!
For Fourth Period! Due at end of class on Wednesday, October 3rd
Click this link to open up a new window at studystack.com Once at the site, use 1213firstlast for your username meaning if you were George Washington your username would be 1213georgewashington Use the password you use to login to the computer for your password. Once you are logged in, click on "Create New Stack" located on the top-right. On the next page, name your stack unit1CG and make the description your first and last name. Then, click on "Save Changes" then, the "Data" tab. On this page, you will enter in the terms from the quiz under "questions" and the definitions under "answers". Once you are finished, click "Save Changes" at the bottom-right.
Below is a list of the terms: ***There is more of this assignment after the terms. Please scroll down, yo!
Using the the article at this link, answer the following questions in studystack. That means you must type the question (you may also copy and paste it) and type the answer (you may not copy and past it).
As of June 2012, how much US debt did China own? Actual dollars?
What percentage of the US debt does China own?
Who else owns US debt?
Why would China want its currency weaker than the US dollar?
Why won't China cash in all of its debt to the US at once?
Google and find out what "treasury notes" are.
How much has China's economy grown annually for the past three decades?
What are the three largest economies in the world? in order?
Why can China pay its workers so little?
What is China's yearly average income? What is the US's?
China has purchased numerous "treasury notes" AKA "bonds" from the US. Using the the article at this link, answer the following questions in studystack. That means you must type the question (you may also copy and paste it) and type the answer (you may not copy and past it).
Why do large companies have to sell bonds instead of borrowing from banks?
Who issues bonds and who invests in them?
Why would anyone buy a bond in the first place?
Google and explain in your own words "fixed income".
If you bought a bond for $1000 with a coupon of 10% and a maturity of two years. What would be the total money you have back at the end of two years?
If you bought a bond for $100 with a coupon of 5% and a maturity of five years. What would be the total money you have back at the end of two years?
If you bought a bond for $250 with a coupon of 2% and a maturity of twenty years. What would be the total money you have back at the end of two years?
Using the the article at this link, answer the following questions in studystack. That means you must type the question (you may also copy and paste it) and type the answer (you may not copy and past it).
Based on the chart, what year was the public debt 100% of the GDP.
In your own words, define GDP. Not just Gross Domestic Product, but what does it mean? You may have to google it.
Write out 14.6 trillion. How many zeros are in a trillion?
Using the chart, when will the US's public debt be equal to 200% of their GDP?
How does a country get in debt? (answer under How did the debt problem get so big?)
In your own words, why did Congress let things get so bad? (read the entire passage and explain further "political self interest")
Google and explain "entitlement spending" in your own words.
Using the the article at this link, answer the following questions in studystack. That means you must type the question (you may also copy and paste it) and type the answer (you may not copy and past it).
Why did the US originally borrow money?
Google "debt ceiling". Describe it in your own words.
Do you think we should raise the debt ceiling? Why or why not?
What does Obama think about the national debt ceiling?
Using the the article at this link, answer the following questions in studystack. That means you must type the question (you may also copy and paste it) and type the answer (you may not copy and past it).
What is one way the US can get out of debt? Why could it help?
What is another way the US can get out of debt? Why could it help?
What is another way the US can get out of debt? Why could it help?
What is another way the US can get out of debt? Why could it help?
What is another way the US can get out of debt? Why could it help?
Yay! You're finished! Now, go back and study your cards. You can play any game on studystack as long as it is for these questions! You can also play and study using studystack at home!
Email
First, we need to make sure our email is working.
Go to live.com in a new window.
The format for most student emails is the following; [email protected] So, if your name is George Alexander Washington, your email address would be [email protected]
Your password is the same one you use to login to the computer.
After logging in, send me an email with the title "I love history soooooooooo much!" My email address is [email protected] or [email protected]. The email address you use here will depend on whether your teacher has hair or not.
You should also CC (which means carbon copy (which means that someone will get a copy of the email too)) someone in class that you enjoy talking to. You do this by typing in their email address in the CC box.
Once you've done this, move on to the next step.
Skydrive
Skydrive is an online (cloud) hard drive that you can use both at school and at home. Anything you save to it will show up anywhere you can log in to the internet. It's amazing. Also, it has web apps of both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint which means that we all have free versions of those programs as long as we can get online.
To access skydrive, just type in skydrive.com in the address bar. You may have to login using your school email address and password.
Once you've logged in, create a new Word document (the little paper with a W on the top left), type hello and and save it as "I really love history a lot". Then, save it to your documents folder on skydrive and raise your hand so I can see it.
Finally, open up the real Microsoft Word on the computer. Type hello in this document and save it to your T-drive as "I love history so much that I think I will explode." Then, go back to skydrive, click on add files and add this file to your documents folder.
You're the best and it's time to move on to the next box.
Register on studystack and purposegames.
Go to studystack.com in a new window. On the top left, click on the red "free sign up" link. Use 1213firstlast for your username meaning if you were George Washington your username would be 1213georgewashington Use the password you use to login to the computer for your password. Use your school email address and agree to the terms. Click "Register".
In the same window, type in purposegames.com. On the top-right, click on "Register!" Use 1213firstlast for your username meaning if you were George Washington your username would be 1213georgewashington Use your school email address. Use the password you use to login to the computer for your password. Fill out the captcha and agree to the terms. Go back to your email inbox and click on the purposegames email. It may be in your junk box. Open the email and click the link. Now, you're finished with this!
How to register on turnitin.com.
You will need to register for turnitin.com to be able to submit essays. Below is the information you will need.
In a new window, type in turnitin.com (this will open turnitin in a new window)
On the top-right, click on "Create Account"
Under "Create a New Account", click "Student"
Enter the Class ID - 3rd Pd. - 5336960 or 4th Pd. 5336957
Enrollment password - 123456
First Name (This is what I see when you submit a paper so don't be "that guy" and try to be "funny")
The password you use to get on the school computers
A secret question and answer
Click "I agree"
You should then see a new assignment on the course you enrolled in. Complete the assignment for 100 points and maximum awesomeness!
One Last Thing
Once you've registered, go to the games tab here on RocketSocialStudies.com, or back to StudyStack, PurposeGames or your email. There you can play any games or send APPROPRIATE emails to anyone in class. Remember, we see everything you do on these computers and emails are the same. Don't be that guy.
P.S. That guy would go and play some lame monster truck game that he or she shouldn't be playing, so don't be like him. You are only allowed to be on this site, purposegames, studystack or email.
Ah! The Awesome Freshmen!
High school is an awesome place filled with memories and other junk. Welcome. I will place files here. It will be fantabulous.