African American & Athletes

• As black sports sociologist Harry Edwards has said, there is considerable reason to believe young black Americans are forced into some sports as a way to escape poverty and earn possible riches, just as youngsters in some climates and income brackets are channelled into hockey and other winter sports.
•  "the necessities," have been a mite too sluggish in rewarding black athletes with management positions when their playing years run out.
• Notions of black physical superiority, some argue, only feed racist notions of black mental inferiority and, therefore, should not be afforded the dignity of formal investigation.
• Why do African Americans thrive in jumping?
• Are blacks born more naturally athletic?
• What sports are dominated by whites and what sports are dominated by blacks?
• Are blacks raised to be athletes?

Baskettball

In North America they play alot of football and in Europe they play ruby that is almost the same as football. The difference between the two sports is that in one sport they pass the ball forward and the other sport they have to toss it back. In basketball Wilt chamerlin scored 50 point a game and in one game he scored 100 points. He was the first center to score 25,000 point in his carrer.

What is beauty in different cultures?

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• How does it affect people lives?
• Do people lives revolve around beauty?
• What does it take to have beauty?
• How far will people go to be beautiful?

white doll black doll test

http://www.afroromance.com/fyooz/black-white-doll-test/

·         The video was about kids from ages 3to4 picking between the white and black doll which one looked nicer and prettier and both ethnicities chose the white doll and when they asked one black girl which one looked more like her she didn’t want to pick the black doll

·         The people from the blog think they chose the black doll to be mean and not prettier than the black doll is because of views on television and the stereotypes they’ve heard and seen

What's wrong with America?

1. Why unemployment rate so high?
2. How much debt is America in?
3. Why is America's debt so high?


What I already know:

Are Asians smarter? (blog 3)

http://search.proquest.com/docview/865042206/13510C24C19ABE9079/1?accountid=6222

• Ethnic Asians are in the library more often
• Ethnic Asians are more likely to graduate than any other heritage
• Parents push Asians to excel
• Asians are attached to a strong importance of education
• 39% Asians met college readiness benchmarks in English, reading, math, and science
• "2010 approximately 67 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander first-time undergraduates attained a bachelor's degree or its equivalent within six years
• 60 percent of whites, 48 percent of Hispanics, 42 percent of African-Americans, and 40 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives."

• What drives Asians to work harder and excel in education?
• Are some people naturally smarter than others? or Can intelligence & academic ability be developed?

What will you do for money?

Global Issues In Context
"The seeds of decline: drugs and crime are unraveling rural America"

*Drugs are now a problem in rural areas, but never were before.

*Almost 70% of all farmers rely on government largess, or giving of gifts/money, to stay in business.

*Due to the farming economic collapse, farmers are looking to make money by using and selling crystal meth, a wildly growing drug in america, to make a few bucks

*Economy affects the outcome of these farmers' futures and affect who they are, before this they most likely wouldn't have done or sold drugs.

*Good people are now doing bad things because of a social/economic problem in America.

*Money problems change how people think and what they will do to survive through the economic crisis. This is sociology, these farmers' environments and wealth change who they and what they do now.

*The economy is responsible for the use and sales of meth.  Meth addiction leads to other problems such as crazy or violent behaviors that in turn are making these rural neighborhoods more dangerous than they used to be.  ALL BECAUSE OF MONEY.  One factor can create a chain reaction.  Sociology.

This article has taught me all of this knowledge on how sociology affects peoples' lifestyles and behaviors but I am still curious about this:

1. Is wealth destiny?

2. How far will someone go for money?

3. Do rural areas have even more drug problems than urban areas?

Link to GIC article: http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=8de64512480f8c58026cd9fc2834cb47&prodId=GIC&userGroupName=hins30136&tabID=T004&docId=A95352684&type=retrieve&contentSet=IAC-Documents&version=1.0

Are Asians smarter? (2nd)

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• Eating habbits
• Asians eat on the low food chain (seafood and whole grains)
• Fish- "brain food"
• Asian Americans do not eat as much junk food or high calorie fatty meals
• According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Chinese and Japanese babies are more alert and sensitive at birth
• Mother's diet during pregnancy affects Chinese and Japanese to be more alert and sensitive at birth
• Prof. Barbara Schneider pointed out that the unusually high academic achievements of Asian-Americans are a first- and second-generation phenomenon only.

Do all Asians eat healthy?

How do P/E ratios and dividends affect the stock market?

P/E ratios are the price paid per a share to the annual earnings. They affect the stocks price because they make the company worth more money if they make more money. Good P/E ratios are in the range of 10-20. Sometimes you see stocks with P/E ratios in the 1000s, because those stock aren't making money now, but people expect them to make money in the future. A small app development company may have a stock with a high P/E ratio. Dividends are what the company pays you for owning their stock. A good dividend is 3-6%. If a dividend is 4% and I own the stock for 20 years and the price stays the same, I'll have made my money back. If a company gets a good earnings report they often will lower the percent of the dividend. Investors who look at P/E ratios and dividends aren't day traders, stock traders who buy a ton of stock and trade it for a profit every day. These stocks aren't very volatile, with low betas of about 0.75-2. AT and T is a low volatile stock with a 6% dividend. Some terms I learned this week were,
Day Trader: A stock trader who hold a stock for a very short time.
Black Box Model: A computer program, which contains formulas and calculations, and automatically trades.
Interest: The charge for borrowing money.
Bond: An loan to the government with a defined period of time and fixed interest rate.
Commission: A service charge for a broker or investment adviser for handling purchases.
Collateral: Properties or assets to secure a loan.
Mortgage: A debt instrument that is secure by collateral that the borrower must pay you back in a set of payments.
I would like to research more about different types of traders, such as future traders, black box traders, and day traders.
http://www.investopedia.com

http://search.proquest.com/docview/427175555/135104E1F4D2EF0AF08/4?accountid=6222

• Derogatory-Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
• Superior-Higher in rank, status, or quality.
• Stereotype-A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
• Genetic explanation for the success of black  youths in sports might compare for lack of success in school
• Most sports that involve athleticism are dominated by black athletes

1. Do African Americans rely on basketball to get into college?
2. Does that affect there lives if they do not get into college?
3. Are African American's born to play basketball?
4. How do there parents think about this idea of substituting basketball for school?

Hispanic immigrants

- Hispanis moved to the United states For job opputunities, and also to escape poverty.

- They also came to the United states because a war broke out in there country.

-The United states took over Puerto Rico so the hispanics became  US citizen.

- A lot of Cubans came to the United States when Fidel castro came to power in Cuba.\

- The cubns came here because they thought that Fidel castro . They thought he would change there life style.

- A lot of immigrants came to the united staes from Central America because a civil broke out.


-A lot of people also migrate because the need of search of crops.


- Some immigrants croos the borders illegally . They helped the economy by taking low paying jobs, and other jobs that other citizens do not want to do.


Why would a person leave if a war broke out?


http://school.eb.com.
 

Why are people of different race good at different sports?

How do they train to be good at that sport?
What sports are certain counrtys good at?
What is race?

Africa has soccer
China has ping pong

Immigrants

Why do immigrants come to the USA , or immigrate to another country?

       1. What advantages do immigrant6s have coming to the united states.
        2. What kind of jobs do immigrants take when coming to the United Staes.
        3. Do most people like immigrants coming into the united states.

             I know that moost immigrants come to the United staes because they need some job oppurtinities.

Sociology Background

SOCIOLOGY, WHAT IS IT?
Article: http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-9109544


*Study of how people's interactions affect who they are.
*Social relations/institutions responsible for ones behavior.
*Social class plays a role in ones decisions and lifestyle.
*An explanation as to why and how people do the things they do.
*One's experiences and early childhood affect one physically and mentally.
*Society alters anthropology and evolution.
*Experiences create genetic diversity, its not only your genetic code that makes you who you are!

If a clone of myself grew up in Texas, would he be the same person as I am?
How much of a role does your genetic footprint have in shaping your looks and personality?

Stock Market Terms

Index: Many stocks of a certain industry available in one purchase.
Volatility: Beta, or how fast a stock moves.
P/E Ratio: The price per share divided by the earnings.
Futures:  A contract to buy or sell a certain amount of the stock by a certain date.
Stock: A small share of a company or business.
Market Cap: The total value of all a stock's shares.
Dividend/Yield: A small payment for owning a share of a stock.
Avg. Volume: The number of shares traded on average per a day.
52wk Range: The stock lowest and highest price within the last 52 weeks.
1y Target Est: A prediction of what a stock's price will be in 52 weeks.
http://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.tmxmoney.com/en/research/glossary.html#A
How can a market capitalization tell you a stock is good?
What are some good P/E ratios?
Why is it good to know the average volume of a stock?

Why do immigrants come to the USA

Are Asians smarter than the rest of the race?

1. Do Asians score higher on testing?
2. How much do Asians study vs. other races?
3. How are Asians brought up/introduced to education?
4. How strict are Asian parents about grades vs other races/ cultures?
5. Is their "smartness" genetic?

From my own knowledge, I know that Asians do score higher by statistics on testing. Having many Asian friends, I know that most Asian parents are highly strict with their childrens education and want their kids to be overachievers in life. But what strucks me the most is, does the smartness come naturally, or are they driven to a way to do better and excel in school/ education?

Does where you were born and raised affect the outcome of your future?

SUB QUESTIONS
1.How does race and ethnicity affect where people live and what opportunities they have?
2.Is success hereditary?
3.Is geography destiny?
4.How big of a role do education and environment have in shaping your future and who you are?

I know that where and how you were born and raised can affect the outcome of your future in at least a small way.  Little things lead to other things that may have made you who you are today.

How does race affect life?

Why is the NBA dominated by African Americans?
Are African Americans born more athletic than whites?
Why are wealthier towns dominated by whites?

What I already know:
I already know that the National Basketball League is one of the most entertaining leagues on television right now.  I also know that the majority of the people in the leaugue are African Americans.  I am still wondering if blacks are born this way or if it develops over the years of life.

What affects the stock market and how can I create a guide for stocks and indexes?

-How do P/E ratios and beta affect stocks?
-Does the market cap affect stocks?
-How does news around the world affect the market?
-Why are high dividends good for stocks?


-I know that P/E ratios are price per share over the earning and that high P/E ratio is a stock on a come, and that stocks with low but not to low P/E ratios are good. Beta is volatility, how fast the stock moves compared to the market. The market cap. is the price multiplied by the number of shares, I'm not sure how it affects the stock. Good news, like unemployment rate going down will create a bull market, where most the stocks go up, but bad news like, an large earthquake somewhere will create a bear market, which is most stocks going down. Dividends are what you get paid from the stock, usually as it goes up the price goes down and if the stock goes up usually the dividend goes down. This doesn't always happen. I like to watch high beta futures and indexes and low beta stocks.

Why do most of the people in Kenya live in poverty their whole life wile others live their life in pleasure?

To answer my overall research question, i will try to find out

1. How does nature and geography affect the lives of people and how the live?
2. Why do some people immigrate to Kenya from different countries?
3. Does family history have anything to do with the success of the next generation?
4. Can low class people such as servants get a good education and become something of themselves?

I am not very familiar with this topic as of right now.  I only know very few things like "the country is mostly poor, and there are very few successful people.  I pretty much know nothing on the topic, so i am basically starting from scratch.