Mexico Drug Wars

I did the Mexican Drug wars with Sydney Setree, Sam Werneke, Tayloy Hoch, and me(Hope Kelly).

Mexico

Mexico G-20 Project

Works Cited

File:Cabo San Lucas Los Arcos 3.jpg. (2005, November). Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Wikimedia: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabo_San_Lucas_Los_Arcos_3.jpg

Flag of Mexico.svg. (2005, November 28). Retrieved November 22, 2010, from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mexico.svg

File:Government Building In Puebla.jpg. (2006, October 7). Retrieved November 2010, 2010, from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Government_Building_In_Puebla.jpg

File:Monterrey nightview.png. (2007, April 8). Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monterrey_nightview.png

Palacio de las Bellas Artes (Mexico City).jpg. (2007, February 28). Retrieved November 22, 2010, from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palacio_de_las_Bellas_Artes_(Mexico_City).jpg

File:Imagebysafa2.jpg. (2008, September 5). Retrieved November 23, 2010, from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Imagebysafa2.jpg

A Survey of Special Economic Zones. (2010, February 9). Retrieved November 2010, 2010, from The University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Developement: http://www.uiowa.edu/ifdebook/faq/faq_docs/SEZ.shtml

HEALTH ECONOMICS AND PUBLISHED GUIDELINES TO STREAMLINE THE REGISTRATION AND MARKETING OF MEDICAL DEVICES IN MEXICO. (2010, October 30). Retrieved November 28, 2010, from Gobierno Federal: http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/?DNA=85&Contenido=61102

Introducing Mexico. (2010). Retrieved November 28, 2010, from Lonely Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico

Mexico. (2010, November 28). Retrieved November 28, 2010, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Mexico, doing business in. (2010). Retrieved November 28, 2010, from Reference for Business: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Man-Mix/Mexico-Doing-Business-in.html

North America:: Mexico. (2010, November 9). Retrieved November 22, 2010, from CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

Final HumanGeo Test results

                                                             I got a 47 out of 50.

Human Geo Test

Practice Test on Map

38 out of 50

Kelly Food Map

Click this link to see my google map of where my food in my food journal came from . . .

When you click on the link clike om the My Maps tab. Then, click it again! Then choose the Kelly's Food Journal Map!

Check it out!

http://maps.google.com/

My food traveled about .......  19,300 miles.
A average diesel truck gets about ............... 5 miles per gallon.
The average price of diesl gas is .........2.825.
It cost about .............. $10,900.

My Personal Essay:

Throughout this project, I have found many surprising things about food and where it comes from.  These facts have made me think about what I eat and why I eat the things I do.  It has made me stop and think before I take a bit out of something as simple as a cheeseburger. I become plaqued with thoughts of possible food poisoning, the inhuman treatment of the animals, the bad working conditions of the people who made it, and so on and so on. What I have learned these past few weeks have changed me and the way I eat.

 The movie Food, Inc. scared me and showed me the truth behind my food. I found out that I was being tricked. I don’t know about you, but I do not enjoy being lied to or deceived. You would think you would have the right to know about the food you eat. I also found in this section that the products with pictures of olden time farms are most likely not pictures of the farms themselves. For example, Hidden Valley Ranch is most definitely not in a hidden valley. This you may say you knew already, but I am positive you didn’t know that it was a factory. I even ask myself what a hidden valley has to do with the dressing I put on my salad. We constantly fall into marketing traps and other lies simply because we don’t know any better. People have the right to know about their food, but the people who work for food companies are doing just the opposite. They are taking every step possible to insure you do not find out! Now whether you call this lying is a judgment call, but either way I can most certainly tell you it is not right to treat people this way.

Honestly, before this project, I had not put any thought into where my food came from or what it could do to me. From the beginning of our life put our trust in my parents that they will provide us with good, healthy food for us to grow and thrive on. Our parents put their trust in grocery stores and food corporations. What happens if this food is not healthy? Personally, I did not think that food poisoning and E. coli were something realistic that could affect me in my own home. The movie showed me that E. coli in fact is very common or that it could go as far as to kill you. I am not sure about you but I had never imagined that I would die by eating a cheeseburger! People die every day from there food. This makes me think. Is food not to help us survive and thrive? Is food not designed to make you healthy?

One thing, I found interesting from the movie was that food is designed in chemical labs and plants to taste good. Scientist create foods, however unhealthy as they may be, to be the best tasting and somewhat addictive. The reason junk food is the so addictive and tasteful for us is because it is one of the more rarities in nature. This means you don’t usually find a bag of potato chips growing on a vine. However, you might find a potato. What I get out of this is the question of if we can engineer food to taste good why can we not engineer good healthy tasting food for everyone to eat?

Do you have a vegetarian friend you make fun of? Well, ironically, they are the smart ones. The meat you eat is most likely from a large cattle farm. That cow you ate probably stood around for mouths because there was no room to walk because of how many other cows he was shoved in a tiny pen with. That pen probably had over a foot of cow poop in it and tons of flies smarming around. Plus that cow ate corn. What is the big deal you might say? The big deal is that cows are not supposed to eat corn. They are designed to eat grass, but on these “farms” you will not find any grass.  In nature there is not just a bunch of corn laying around for cows to eat, so then why do we feed the cows corn? The reason is that corn is extremely cheap and easy to get.  Government programs pay money to support farmers who produce corn. In fact, they strongly try to get farmers to produce as much corn as they can. Therefore, the factories find corn to be the easiest and cheapest way to for them to feed their cows, but this corn, once digested in the stomach will created terrible things because it is not properly digested. This is because cows are supposed to eat grass. Inside a cow who ate corn diseases like E. coli form. This is why my vegetarian friends are smart. This discovery made me think about becoming a vegetarian.

I found in my food journal all of my food comes from North America. This fact surprised me as I had heard many of my fellow classmates have a lot of food from outside the country. I know that most likely this is not the case all of the time. If I had eaten more out of season fruits, I probably would have had more food from other countries. Still, my oranges had come all the way from Florida. Also, if I had eaten more meat, I would have most likely had more food from the center of the United States of America, because that is where most of the large cattle farms are located. Even though I didn’t have a large number of my food from out of the United States of America, my Oreos were from Canada.

This project has made me look at my food and my world in a different. If they hide something as simple as where my food is from me what else are they hiding? What is really in my food? This project has made me think when I am in the grocery store. Now I think I will reach for the food that has the U.S.D.A. Official Organic Stamp on it. I think I will even try to go to the farmers market more. I have really enjoyed this project as a chance to learn about my food because it has changed my view on food.

Food Journal

Monday October 4, 2010

7:30pm - Dinner

Soup:
-Barilla Whole Grain Rotini(Made in Bannockburn, IL;U.S.A.)
-Birds Eye Mixed Vegetabkes(Made in Rochester, NY;  U.S.A.)
-Mama Lucia Meatballs(Made in Shillington, PA;U.S.A.)
Drink:
-Zeigler's Apple Cider(Made in Lansdale, PA; U.S.A.)
Rolls:
-La Brea Bakery Rolls(Made in Van Nuys, CA; U.S.A.)
-Smart Balance Butter(Made in Paramus, NJ; U.S.A)



Tuesday, October 5, 2010

6:20am - Breakfast

Cereal:
-General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios(Made in Minneapolis, MN; U.S.A.)
- Giant Skim Milk(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)

9:30m - Brunch

Food:
-Armor Bacon(Made in St. James, MN; U.S.A.)
-Aunt Jemima French Toast Sticks (Made in Allentown, PA; U.S.A.)
Syrup:
-Aunt Jemima (Made in Allentown, PA; U.S.A.)
Drink:
-Poland Springs Water(Made in Wilkes Barre, PA; U.S.A.)

11:00am - Lunch

Drink:
-Juice Tyme Lemonade (Made in Chicago, IL; U.S.A.)
Food:
-Transit Fare Gummy Bears(unknown)

1:20pm - Snack

Candy:
-Now and Later(Made in Round Lake, Minnesota; U.S.A.)

7:00pm - Dinner

Drink:
-Well Water
Salad:
-Giant Rotisserie chicken(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)
-Giant Sharp Chedder(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)
-Foxy Iceberg Lettuce (Made in U.S.A.)
-BoltHouse Farms Carrotts (Made in  Bakersfoield, CA; U.S.A.)
-Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (Made in Northfield, IL; U.S.A.)



Wednesday, October 6, 2010

7:00am - Breakfast

Cereal:
-General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios(Made in Minneapolis, MN; U.S.A.)
- Well Water

12:50pm- Lunch

Drink:
-Coke(Made in Atlanta, GA; U.S.A.)
Food:
-Calise Bakery Rolls(Made in Lincoln, RI; U.S.A.)
-Boars Head Deluxe Ham(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)
-Pepperidge Farm Goldfish (Made in Norwalk, CT; Baked in U.S.A.)
-Nadisco Oreos(Made in Canada)

4:00pm - Soccer Game


Drink:
-John Carrol water


7:00pm- Dinner


Drink:
-Well Water
-Coke(Made in Atlanta, GA; U.S.A.)


Food:
Bagelmeister Bagel Plain w/ Cream Cheese (Douglasville, GA  30135  U.S.A.)


8:30pm - Dessert
Candy:
-Reeses made by Hersey(Made in Hersey, PA; U.S.A.)






Thursday, October 7, 2010


7:00am - Breakfast


Food:
-Homemade Zucini Bread (From the Garden)
Drink:
- Well Water


8:30am - Snack


Drink:
-Starbucks Double Chocolate Chip frapicino(unknown)
Food:
-Safeway dounut(unknown)


12:50pm- Lunch


Drink:
-Coke(Made in Atlanta, GA; U.S.A.)
Food:
-Calise Bakery Rolls (Made in Lincoln, RI; U.S.A.)
-Boars Head Deluxe Ham(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)
-Pringles made by Pringles (Made in Cincinnati, OH; U.S.A.)
-Nadisco Oreos(Made in Canada)

4:00pm - Soccer Practice

Drink:
-John Carrol water

7:00pm- Dinner

Drink:
- Simply Orange Orange Juice(Made in Apopka, FL; U.S.A.)
Food:
-Craft Food's Oscar Mayer Bacon (Made in Northfield, IL; U.S.A.)
-Giant Nauture's Promise Eggs(Made in Landover, MD; U.S.A.)

Language Map

This is my language map that shows where the six original Indo-European languages originated. These languages are Germanic, Baltoslavic, Celtic, Italic, Hellanic, and Indo Iranian.

Language Map

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

12:13 PM

Hope Kelly's Summary of Podcast from http://www.theworld.org/2010/08/20/a-persian-insult-an-inuit-dialect-and-urdu-directions/

The podcast I watched was on three different topics. It was about the Iran’s leader insulting America and an anthropologist from Cambridge about to attempt to research the Inuktun. Also, we hear about foreign language movies in the US and about a unique, but confusing language.

The first part of the podcast told us about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s current leader, insulting America by saying in an English translation, “the boogie man snatched the boob.” This old, Persian saying for a mother when she is breast feeding was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supposed attempt to seem more in touch with the people. Although, this may not have worked that well considering that some people do not believe their president should speak this way especially in public.

The second part is about a man named Stephen Leonard who is a lingual anthropologist at Cambridge. He is going to go spend a year in Northwest Greenland to research the Inuktun dialect. The Inuktun’s life style has been greatly endangered by global warming. They hunt animals with spears and continue the old fashioned way of life. They even ride on dog sleds, but Stephen biggest challenge will probably be communicating. At this point, all he has for this language is a list of words.

The third part discusses foreign language movies. These movies used to be quite popular. A Chinese movie made over 100 million, and movies from Italy and France made millions and millions of dollars in box offices. Now ten year later it seems, they are making less and less, because the people watching must be very compelled to watch a foreign movie. Otherwise, most people stick to American because we find ourselves feeling, we are the center of movie culture. Also, it talks about how a movie opened in New York may get more attention, so it may spread and become more successful. In addition to this, they discuss other ways to increase attention and sales.

            The fourth and final part Sofia Javed talks about an interesting thing in language. One language has the same word for “go straight” and “turn right.” In the language of Hindi, the word for yesterday and tomorrow is the same. They say it is not confusing though as long as you look at in the context of a sentence. The verbs, whether they are past or future tense, can give it away, but with directions this is not the case. Since they have the same words for “go straight” and “go right,” it can get very confusing. You could use verbs, but in their mind they don’t consider it a turn as much as a merge, so that wouldn’t work either. As you can see, this can get to be a big problem.

How Did 9-11 Affect Air Travel International?

By: Hope Kelly, Kirsten Kyburz, and Sydney Setree

        Because of September 11, 2001, the International Air Travel industry suffered immediate and significant effects. This includes changes in number of people taking international flights, shifts in preferences of destinations, and higher concerns by people for their own safety while flying. Also, new, tougher, visa policies made visas harder to obtain, and 9/11 even caused airport security to become more intensified. Some airlines became threatened with bankruptcy! Therefore, all these things combined to result in one big impact on international air travel after 9/11.
        After 9/11, there was a substantial drop in international arrivals from overseas to the United States. In figure 1,(see figure 1) you can see how 9/11 affected the initial amount of arrivals from foreign countries. The number of visitors dropped immediately following 9/11 and started to recover in 2003. It reached almost the same as before 9/11 in 2007. There was an especially large decrease in the number of foreign visitors, but an increase in U.S. arrivals. Even though there was a decrease in foreign arrivals, the oversea travel was not affected.
        The United States visa policy became more restricting after 9/11, and the visa application process was made more stringent. Security procedures affected visa applicants heading to the U.S., but not people heading from other countries. These people were involved in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). People from countries involved and not involved with this program had the same screening process, but travelers from countries not involved with the VW P had an additional screening. These changes showed how travel was reduced to the U.S. among the travelers that needed a visa.
        Security in airports after 9/ 11 also became much more intensified. One now must arrive earlier for all flights, because one is required to go through various lines with long waits and to go through tests to access you flight. All carry-ons have to go through x-ray scanners. Also, the passenger and his/her bags must go through a metal scanner. Plus, everyone is required go to the ticket counter to check in. A driver’s license or proper form of identification is required to board any flight no matter what. In past years, scissors were even thought to be a possible harmful and dangerous weapon to have on the plane. Before 9/11 one could practically show up and go right to the gate. This new protocol sometimes is believed only to be a great burden and inconvenience, but some see it as what it is supposed to be a new, safer way to travel.
        The preference of travelers changed after 9/11 as people began to learn more about their destination before choosing where to go. People have begun to research the history, laws, cultures, and customs, so that they can make an informed decision. It was found after 9/11 that U.S. citizens avoided most travel to the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and most of Asia.
        After 9/11, coach seats increased in price while the first class and business class decreased (see figure 2). This is most likely because passengers who were taking shorter flights did not feel the need for the extra comfort that the two more expensive classes provided. While passengers chose cheaper seats, the amount of passengers also decreased, which would help explain why profits lowered.("Di Cesare")
        Inbound travel from the United States, ranging from 40-50 million passengers, was consistently lower than outbound, ranging from 55-60 million. This is most likely because foreigners did not want to visit a country involving dominant collision. Before 9/11, there was also a consistent increase of travelers over the years from 1998-2000. After 2001, though, there was a decrease from both inbound (9%) and outbound ( 3%) travel, which continues until 2004.(see figure 3)("Di Cesare")
        Before 9/11 international flights had an almost linear increase while domestic had a u-shaped decrease. After however it seemed to help the domestic travel. International travel dropped 8% after 2001 then regained passengers with even more than before, 63%, in 2003 and 2004. The total range of international passengers was 600-1500 million and domestic was 700-1300 million.(see figure 4)("Di Cesare")
        The International Air Travel industry was affected in a multitude of ways due to the horrific events on September 11, 2001. While some effects were immediate, others evolved over the months following. Airline travel and airline travelers will forever be impacted by the events of that day for now and in the future. Airline travelers now hope that in the future our new airline security, as well as the new protocol, will pay off in future years to come and that the world will remain safe and protected.

                                                                      Works Cited

2013, By. "Travel Facts and Statistics
        U.S. Travel Association." U.S. Travel Association. Web.
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"Air Traffic - NextGen Briefing." FAA: Home. Web. 06 Sept. 2010.

Di Cesare, Allison. "The Impact of 9/11 on Travel." 15 May 2006. Web.
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H.R. Rep. No. RL31617. Print.

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Web.

"Travel in the United States since the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11: How Have Things Changed?"
        Travel Information Guide - Articles, Comments, Tips about Travel. Web. 06 Sept. 2010.
        <http://www.travelthinks.com/index.php?q=travel-us-since-terrorist-attacks>.

Human Geography Hmwrk - 5 words with definitions and quotes

1) Globalization

Definition-
TRNSITIVE VERB:
To make global or worldwide in scope or application.
Pasted from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/globalize

Quote-
For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure the success of our economy by the breadth of our middle class, and the scope of opportunity offered to the poorest child to climb into that middle class.
John J. Sweeney
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2) Culture

Definition-
NOUN:
a. The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.
b. These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty.
c. These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture.
d. The predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization.
1. Intellectual and artistic activity and the works produced by it.
a. Development of the intellect through training or education.
b. Enlightenment resulting from such training or education.
2. A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.
3. Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors.
4. The cultivation of soil; tillage.
5. The breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock.
6. Biology
a. The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
b. Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To cultivate.
a. To grow (microorganisms or other living matter) in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
b. To use (a substance) as a medium for culture: culture milk.
Pasted from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/culture


Quote-
In Australia and England we're very much influenced by the American culture. We've been watching American movies and listening to American music since we were teeny little kids.
Naomi Watts Quotes
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3) Civilization

Definition-
NOUN:
1. An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.
2. The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region or in a particular epoch: Mayan civilization; the civilization of ancient Rome.
3. The act or process of civilizing or reaching a civilized state.
4. Cultural or intellectual refinement; good taste.
5. Modern society with its conveniences: returned to civilization after camping in the mountains.
Pasted from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/civilization  


Quote-

One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession of the means to power and coercion.  It is, of course, natural to assume that these difficulties are not inherent in the nature of civilization itself but are determined by the imperfections of the cultural forms which have so far been developed.  ~Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion
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4) History

Definition-
NOUN:
pl. his·to·ries
1. A narrative of events; a story.
a. A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events: a history of the Vikings.
b. A formal written account of related natural phenomena: a history of volcanoes.
c. A record of a patient's medical background.
d. An established record or pattern of behavior: an inmate with a history of substance abuse.
2. The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events: "History has a long-range perspective" (Elizabeth Gurley Flynn).
a. The events forming the subject matter of a historical account.
b. The aggregate of past events or human affairs: basic tools used throughout history.
c. An interesting past: a house with history.
d. Something that belongs to the past: Their troubles are history now.
e. Slang One that is no longer worth consideration: Why should we worry about him? He's history!
3. A drama based on historical events: the histories of Shakespeare.
Pasted from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/history


Quote-

History is a cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of man.  ~Percy Bysshe Shelley
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5) Progress

Definition-
NOUN:
1. Movement, as toward a goal; advance.
2. Development or growth: students who show progress.
3. Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization: a believer in human progress. See Synonyms at development.
4. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.
intr.v.
pro·gress 
To advance; proceed: Work on the new building progressed at a rapid rate.
1. To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily: as medical technology progresses.
Pasted from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/progress 

Quote-
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
Barack Obama
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