Religion and Babies

In the TED talks video, I learned that there is no correlation between religion and the TFR of women. There is more of a relation between the GDP per capita of the nation and the TFR than the dominant religion of that nation. Countries that have a lower GDP per capita tend to have more children on average than countries with a high GDP per capita. Religions like Christianity however, spanned across the entire board, ranging from a TFR of 7 to a TFR of just above 1.
I think that the chart was the most amazing thing evah. The chart covered all aspects that might effect population growth like the size of the nation, the religion, GDP per capita, and the year. I like how the chart is very interactive and you can slide around the year, countries, highlight religion, and size of the nation.
The video does make me feel optimistic about the future of the planet because it reassured me that the population growth is slowing down and that it will eventually stop growing. Over population is ending up to be a bi problem and I do not feel that many leaders are addressing it to the extent needed to end this problem.
I got a 45% on the sporcle quiz

The Life of Buddah

Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in northeastern India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. The word Buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one". "Buddha" is also used as a title for the first awakened being in a Yuga era. Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition and first committed to writing about 400 years later.

Christian and Muslim Wars

Fighting between religious groups has been going on for centuries. One of the greatest conflicts between religious groups is between early Christians and Muslims. These were known as the Holy wars or the crusades. The Christians launched a total of eight major crusades lasting from between 1095 to 1272. The center of the war centered around the control of the city of Jerusalem, a holy land to both religious groups. The first crusade produced the Knights of Templar, a legendary fighting Christian group that protected Holy land for centuries. It is rumored that the Knights also protected the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant.

Test Review

Today in class we went over our test. I am very glad that this was not a soul crushing test even though those are still very easy if you pay attention in class and look over your notes. Mr.Schick came late and I was kind of hoping nobody showed up so that I could have another free mod but he is one of my favorite teachers so it was ok. He was telling us about how part of the test got messed up and that how the other section didn't want the entire class to get extra points because "It's not fair!" I'll take the extra points. No complaints here.
                                                      

Nova Test

Today we took a test on the Nova- World in Balance- The People Paradox video. The test was twenty five questions and not very hard. The hardest question was "which area has over half of adolescent girls that bear children before 19 years of age?" I put Africa because of how much AIDS and HIV infections have ravaged the population, where sometimes only half of the children survive. I believe I did very well as this was a pretty easy test. 

Test Review

Today in class we reviewed for the test. I'm pretty sure we will be able to use our blogs so that will be a big help. I am very comfortable with the material so I should do very well on this test.  Also there is a big difference between each region so it should be a very easy test. I hope we can use our blogs because I put a lot of information in my blogs that would be very helpful on the test.

Kenya's HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Kenya has severe, generalized HIV epidemic, but in recent years, the country has experienced a notable decline in HIV prevalence due to the use of birth control and increased access to antiretroviral drugs. adult HIV prevalence is estimated to have fallen from 10 percent in the late 1990s to about 6.1 percent in 2005. Women face considerably higher risk of HIV infection than men, and also experience a shorter life expectancy due to HIV/AIDS. The 7th edition of AIDS in Kenya reports an HIV prevalence rate of eight percent in adult women and four percent in adult men. 101,560 Kenyans were infected with HIV In 2013. 12,940 children, 50,530 women, and 38,090 men were infected with HIV in 2013. 65% of new HIV infections occur in 9 out of 47 counties