Questions on Movie.

1.What is Kaun Banega Crorepati? 

        It is an Indian reality/game show that is based on the UK game Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

2.List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).

• The name for this city use to be called Bombay.
• It is the capital of India
• It is the most popular city in India and the second most popular city in the world.
• The name for this wonderful city is the " Alpha World City".
• It has the highest GDP of any city in South, West, or Central Asia.

2.What is Dharavi?

          It is a slum and administrative ward in some parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai.

3.What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?

          A section of city or town , characterized by shanties and crudely built houses. Millions of people in live shanty towns world wide with out water and little electricity.

4.Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?

          He was a very famous Indian film actor and he applies to the game because in the movie the 1st question was " Who is the famous Indian film actor in our country?".

          

5.What is Bollywood?

          It is a term popularly used in the Hindi- Language film industry based in Mumbai.

6.How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.) 250,000 rupees in India is equal to 5432.423 US dollars.

Class Discusion Questions on India

What is a Shanty Town?
A Shanty Town is a place where crudely built houses.
How much is 1,500 rupees in America?
In America, 1,500 rupees are equal to 100/1500 dollars so with that type of money, you might as well give that cheap money to the homeless.
Today in class we watched a movie about a boy who played a famous game in India called Slumdog Millionaire and this boy got to the final question of the game in order for him to win 10 million dollars and the people who made the game think the boy cheated and arrest him and torcher him to find out how he got to the last question because nobody had ever done that on the game. So during the movie starting from when he was a kid they show how he knew all of the answers.

10 Questions about India

1.What is the current population of India?

The current population of India is 1,173,108,018. CIA FACTBOOK.

2.What is the total fertility rate in India?

The total fertility rate in India is 2.65 children born/women. CIA FACTBOOK.

3.What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?

77% of India' people live below the poverty line. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

4.Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.

One terrorist attack inside India is, " Rescue Effort in Mumbai". Indian national security stormed a Jewish center that had been seized by terrorists. Another terrorists attack was, " Recovery and Mourning in Israel and India". India's commercial capital regained a semblance of normalcy after terrorists attacks that left at least 173 people dead. NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT TERRORISM IN INDIA.

5.The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world

by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?
India ranks 119th out of 169 countries on the list. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

6.Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.
In less then 3 days it had killed at least 120 people, it disrupted businesses, and the dams which they have are poorly maintained and can not hold as much water as they are suppose to. OFTEN PARCHED, INDIA STRUGGLES TO TAP THE MONSOON.

7.What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
Some of the problems are raw sewage, methane gas floating in the water, the government can not supply them with the proper sewage, their population is is growing so everybody doesn't have water, and 1 out of 4 residents get less than 3 hours of water each day. WATER WOES IN INDIA.

8.What is the literacy rate in India?
The literacy rate in India is 73.4% for males and 47.8% for females. CIA FACTBOOK.

9.What are the major religions in India?
The major religions in India are Hindu, Muslim, and Christian. CIA FACTBOOK.

10.When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
India achieved their independence on August 15, 1947 from the UK. CIA FACTBOOK.

Class Discusion

We will continue to discuss our new unit on India tomorrow in class and I will continue to take more notes on the unit.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we talked about India. India is one of the largest Nations in the world. It is bigger than all of north and south america put together.

Homework 11/10/10 (5 websites)

Here are five websites that I located about my questions on organic coffee.

1. http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php/organiccoffee
2. http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
3. http://www.helium.com/items/1326090-how-organic-coffee-is-produced
4. http://www.organicdirect.com/organic-natural-beverages-organic-coffee-c7_55_46.html
5. http://www.coffee-imports.com/organic-coffee-organic-grown-coffee-beans

notes

Coffe is the most heavenly traded crop in the world.
There is FAIR TRADE COFFE...
How does coffe get fro Spain to America.
GET MORE INFORMATION DURING CLASS TOMORROW.

Finishing e-magazine

Today Alyssa and I finished our e-magazine. We believe that we did very well and will continue to help and work with each other. We had to proof read and edit it before turning it in but as for now all we can do is wait for our grade.

Class Discusion

Today in class we worked with our patners to come to a conclusion on our e-magazines. Alyssa and I are making very7 good progress and expect to be finished with our magazine by the 1st class of next week.

Class Discusion

Today in class we worked with our partners on our e-magazines. Me and my partner Alyssa are making very good progress and will continue to work hard and get an A.