Rachelle says: they work towards it though, right?
Jon, Patterson says: they try to
Rachelle says: so will you explain the both thing
Jon, Patterson says: a variety of factors such as debts and corruption get in the way
Rachelle says: of the question i asked earlier
Rachelle says: what about cultural stuff though
Pierce the Jon says: depends culture can stand in the way of development in some cases. like in India with that river that is holy so all the sewage just goes away so they can drink out of it. That can hurt a regions sanitation and health hurting it's development
Stucki says: It is more a combinantion of lack of gov't stability, no infrastructure, lack of capital, or lack of resoruces
Jon, Patterson says: well, the siesta culture in many countries is detrimental to growth
Jon, Patterson says: the entire country shuts down for 3 hours in the afternoon
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Siesta? I know what that means, but I don't think its right.
Jon, Patterson says: its an example of a cultural factor that affects growth
Stucki says: except that they go later in the evening, that is a cultural phenomenon based on climate
Jon, Patterson says: yeah but it still is an example of a cultural factor
Jon, Patterson says: like, I would use Islamic limitations on women as a factor, but recently that has been fading...more and more women are getting jobs.
Pierce the Jon says: that's not true. Iran anybody
Stucki says: depends on the Islamic coutnry
Jon, Patterson says: Um
Jon, Patterson says: Iran
Stucki says: In some yet, others not yet
Jon, Patterson says: actually has...
Jon, Patterson says: but thats kinda getting reversed now
Jon, Patterson says: with ahmedinejah
Rachelle says: so stucki, in that movie we watched today, do those people plant rice because it is most profitable, because they dont have any other job, or what
Stucki says: SAudi Arabia doesn't really allow woment a whloe lot of opportunity
Stucki says: it is an opportunity
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Well, still the number of women in the workforce in Iran has also increased. not as dramatically, but still..... Jon, you should know that.....
Rachelle says: if they could get a job like in the city though, would they go for that instead
Stucki says: perhaps
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: If the city doesn't have good enough good jobs it might not be worth it
Pierce the Jon says: Iran is turning back to a hardlining Islamic conservative country. especially in the government. you are also seeing a turn back in Pakistan
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Are you kidding? Saudi Arabia holds women in high respects, at least the more highly educated families.
Pierce the Jon says: your wrong
Jon, Patterson says: its the generic female populace
Jon, Patterson says: negative
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Well, there again, there has been the death of a lot of progressive leaders lately.
Jon, Patterson says: In general, islamic theocractic countries are very repressive towards women
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Ok. Take Iraq for example.
Meladi says: huh?
Meladi says: oh, nevermind. Sorry.
Jon, Patterson says: Replace progressive with Secular, and you have Saddam Hussein.
Stucki says: They may hold htem in high respect, but they give them no opportunity
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: One of the few good things about Saddam Hussain is that he took this boondocks country and brought it into "modern" times. Including the way women are treated, but staying within the limitations set by the religion.
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: There are more women employed in that country than in Afganistan and Iran combined.
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: still
Pierce the Jon says: thats a hallow stastic.
Pierce the Jon says: statistic
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Aren't all statistics hollow?
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: 50% of all statistics are wrong
Pierce the Jon says: shut up
Meladi says: Including that one.
Jon, Patterson says: drama...
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Just generally if you look at it, Iraq was in pretty good shape compared to most of the other Islamic countries with Saddam Hussain in power..... I mean, not the genocide of course..... ya.
Jon, Patterson says: a more accurate statement would be that Iraq was a much more secular country.
Meladi says: I think most people would prefer low women's education rather than mass genocide.
Stucki says: Only is some respects and only if you completley ignore the secret police
Pierce the Jon says: not the point
Jon, Patterson says: the kurds weren't his own people...
Stucki says: neither were the Shia
Jon, Patterson says: yeah
Jon, Patterson says: moving off that tangent though
Jon, Patterson says: yes there are cultural limitations on growth
Jon, Patterson says: point made
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Agriculture.....ya....
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: Is russia picking themselves back up or are they stuck in a rut after 1990
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: OMG are you serious? They're part of the G8!~
Pierce the Jon says: picking themselves up but a change in your economic philosophy will take time to work out
Meladi says: No. Never do that again.
Meladi says: XD
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: They're definately economically stable AS A WHOLE
Stucki says: Russia really isn't part of the the G8, it
Stucki says: I wouldn't call Russia stable
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Then why were they on the council this summer?
Pierce the Jon says: Russia is not an Economic power compared to western europe
Stucki says: coutesy, they have nukes
Pierce the Jon says: yeah that probably don't even work
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Russia? Nukes that don't work? ha.
Stucki says: there is nothing wrong with the warheads, just the delivery system
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Ya. Sputnik doesn't seem to be the height of technology anymore.
Stucki says: I need to go, continute with Patterson. If you need clarification on anything, ask me Thursday.
Stucki says: I will save it later.
Rachelle says: thursday?
Rachelle says: what about tomorrow
Gregory Harrison says: next review sesssions
Stucki says: perhaps
Rachelle says: ah
Katie says: ...
Pierce the Jon says: anybody have a descent ?
Pierce the Jon says: decent
Rachelle says: anyone at all?
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Off topic question......
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Anybody watch last Sunday's Grey's Anatomy? IM me seperately.
Katie says: wow that was really pointless
Rachelle says: to say the least
Pierce the Jon says: why would europe have been a super power with empires while Africa was basically doing nothing
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: I know. But I missed it......
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: ISOLATION!
Pierce the Jon says: I know
Pierce the Jon says: It was just a decent question
Jon, Patterson says: okay
Jon, Patterson says: sorry
Jon, Patterson says: back
Jon, Patterson says: okay
Jon, Patterson says: who first
Katie says: who are you??? name please
Meladi says: He's Jon Patterson.
Katie says: ahh right the smart one!
Jon, Patterson says: lol.
Pierce the Jon says: what is the most important concept to grasp for the test?
Rachelle says: it depends every year
Rachelle says: the questions are never the same
Pierce the Jon says: yeah but generally concept(s)
Gregory Harrison says: all of htem
Gregory Harrison says: them*
Rachelle says: well for CRQs the concept is always different
Rachelle says: idk about multiple choice
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Love the specifics Greg
Gregory Harrison says: you know it
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: lol
Jon, Patterson says: alright Jon, Patterson says: well
Jon, Patterson says: as for concepts, just study the latter half of the book
Rachelle says: latter half?
Rachelle says: why?
Jon, Patterson says: that is where the most applicable and important information is
Jon, Patterson says: the concepts of city development, industrialization, and agriculture are pretty crucial
Pierce the Jon says: thank ya
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: The chapters we're rushing through
Katie says: 5-10% of the mulitple choice will be about the natures and perspectives of geography, like place, scale, etc
Rachelle says: katie - do you have one of the packets he gave his homeroom
Katie says: yeah
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Well, good night everyone. Could someone send me the session?
Rachelle says: will you make me a copy
Pierce the Jon says: same
Katie says: yeah sure. i let allie borrow it so ill get it back and make u a copy asap
Rachelle says: thanks a ton
Unagi- The state of complete awareness says: Thank you
Katie says: okay can any one answer a question that i have?
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: shoot
Pierce the Jon says: sure
Katie says: okay i am really confused about the first and second agricultural revolutions (i think there are just two)
Katie says: ...? anyone know? cuz im pretty sure yall are smarter than me
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: First one was changing from hunting and gathering to planting things. Deliberate cultivation
Katie says: okay..
Pierce the Jon says: machinery
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: Without the second one the industrial revolution wouldn't happen
Katie says: wait what is the second one?
Pierce the Jon says: Machinery!
Pierce the Jon says: like farm machines
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: cottin gins Metal plows
Pierce the Jon says: and it freed up people to go work in the factories
Katie says: i see. so when did each of these take place, about?
Pierce the Jon says: mesopotamia
Pierce the Jon says: first one like several thousand years bc
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: 1800s the second one
Pierce the Jon says: and then a couple hundred years ago on the secon
Pierce the Jon says: d
Pierce the Jon says: yep
Katie says: hmmm
Katie says: okie dokie
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: Anything else?
The 14 year old virgin says: nope we're done here
Tuba-Boy (Dallin) says: Righto