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MY TIME WITH FENDY My favorite topic of the semester was learning about the population and how it will increase but then stop and where the population is going to be. Long live Big Chops. And I hope Ethans plane comes

• What have you learned about Dinka culture? What markers from the film are representative of Dinka culture? Of American culture? What values do the Lost Boys hold? How do those values compare with your own?  The Dinka culture seems tough but they make the most of it and we just kind of take everything for granted. The Lost Boys make sure they hold on to the cultural traditions that they had in Africa and still have in America. • What questions and fears do the Lost Boys have about life in the U.S.? What questions and fears would you have if you were moving to a new place? What differences do you see between Dinka culture and American culture? What are some of the challenges the Lost Boys encounter? How do they adapt to life in the United States (think in terms of both assimilation and acculturation? How do you think you would adapt to life in a new country? They Dinka boys have a fear of being lonely because before they were with their people and now they are alone and not ma...

In what ways to the boys eat differently than average Americans?  They eat with there hands. What was John’s job at the age of 13?  Bury dead bodies. How does sleeping in America compare to sleeping at the refugee camp?  They have a matters compared to the ground How many months of assistance does the government provide?  3 months What happens after that time?  expected to repay  What holiday traditions do the boys want to know the meaning of?  Christams What is John scared of doing? Why? Ice skating because it is dangerous.  What are John’s jobs?  Packing things in a factory (Gaskets), M cDonalds employee What is Daniel’s job? Processing checks  Why does Daniel think life in America is tough?  He works hard hours. What do the boys think of Americans?  The are not friendly. Why do merchants file a complain with the police?  They feel to intimidated when they are in big groups. How are the lost boys...

PART ONE – Beginning to Arrival at Kenya   1. How many people lost their lives from the civil war in Sudan?  Around 2 million people lost their lives due to the war. 2. Who are the Lost Boys?  People who lost their homes and traveled thousands of miles to get away from the war. 3. What two things started the civil war in Sudan?  Religion and oil started the war. 4. Who was fighting in the war?  The sudanese government and the Sudan's People Liberation Army. 5. What hardships did the boys face on their journey to Ethiopia?  Lacked food water and shelter. Attacks by lions and hyenas.

Migration- 2 categories International Migration- permanent move from one country to another Internal Migration- permanent move within the same country  Sub category of Internal-Interregional- movement from one region to another Intraregional- movement between similar regions Approximately 9 percent of the world’s people are international migrants Global pattern reflects migration tendencies from developing countries to developed countries U.S has more foreign-born residents than any other country: approx 43 mil There are multiple trends where people are moving from less developed places into more developed countries. Right now there is a lot of Mexicans and Asians moving into the United States. For Internal migration people are moving from urban places to the suburbs and people are moving from rural areas to suburbs or urban.