In 6th grade, at All Saints Catholic School, I was on the JV, A team for basketball. We practiced three days a week for one and a half hours each practice. At the conclusion of one practice, on snowy night, my team and I were doing a backwards running drill and I fell. After I fell, I got up and ran to the bathroom and fell onto the floor. One of my teammates ran out of the bathroom, looking for help for me and looking for my mother. My coach came into the bathroom and asked me what was wrong, I told her my arms hurt. I almost fainted when my coach tried to lift me up to walk, that’s when they knew something was wrong.
My mother then, drove me to urgent care at Henry Ford Livonia. When I got up to the desk the doctor immediately sent me to x-ray, I had several x-rays taken of both of my wrists. Oh, it was a painful night. The x-ray technician told me that both of my wrists were broken. The doctor then sent me to Henry Ford Fairlane Emergency Room. I then had to wait for an orthopedic doctor to cast my wrists. When the doctor arrived he told my mother and I that this was the first time he had to cast both wrists on someone.
As days went on I was referred to a specialist, his name is Dr. Zoltz. I went to go see him for two Wednesdays in a row to see how my bones were healing. On my second visit I was told I had to have surgery on my wrists because my bones were not healing the correct way. Dr. Zoltz wanted to do surgery that evening but only his partner was available that Wednesday night and my mother only wanted Dr. Zoltz to operate on me. So, Dr. Zoltz made arrangements for me to have surgery the following evening, Thursday.
My surgery was scheduled for 5pm Thursday evening. After surgery I had to spend the night at the hospital, and my mom stayed with me. Friday morning, my grandma and grandpa came to visit me and gave me a book called, “Love Bug.” My grandma read me this book because I could not hold it. After she read it to me, my grandma and I started to cry, and she told me how much she loves me and how she will always be by my side forever and always.
“Love Bugs” inspires me to be good, and that I am always loved by everyone. In pain or in good health, I am always loved. My grandparents came to visit me every day and read me “Love Bugs” so that I would remember how much they love me. This book made me feel like a really good person inside and out. It always made me the best I can be and treat people how I want to be treated. I will never forget about how my grandparents told me they loved me.
A few times a year I will bring out “Love Bugs” and have my grandma read it to me. My grandma always loves reading to me, but this one book is her favorite to read to me. She always has a good time reading it; the pop-ups in the book always make her happy.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Chelsey
Chelsey was depressed and lost in her world. “Chelsey was dealt the unthinkable” (Shannon 156). She was all alone because her parents had passed away. All she had now were her aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Chelsey became depressed because she lost both parents at a young age. Having lost both of her parents, Chelsey thought, “I’m in a new light; a girl, newly fourteen, standing in her dead fathers study, all in black, a single tear streaming down her cheek. I was alone, my family told me again and again I was not, but without him them, I was no longer anyone’s child” (Shannon 156). Being lost and depressed would never change for Chelsey. She would have to change for the better. She needed to open a new chapter in her life. As hard as it was for her, Chelsey opens up her heart to new things and ideas. “I realized I had the power to ignite. I had a fire burning inside me, someplace, and I was now able to share it”, stated Chelsey (Shannon 119). Chelsey still feels lost and depressed at times, but she knows that her parents are always with her and are her guardian angles.
Epic
An Epic hero puts other people before themselves when they are in need of help. Also, epics express moods in poem form. For example, the whole book of “The Odyssey” is based on poems of characters. This shows how characters feel about other characters. Also, epics explain heroes and Odysseus was a hero to everyone, he also showed that he possess to be human. In addition, Odysseus knew how to listen, and he achieved many achievements. For example, Odysseus overcame each obstacle the gods handed to him. Therefore, he was always respectful to the gods, acknowledging their control of fate and realizing that he needed help if he was to ever get back to Ithaca and his beloved family. Finally, this made Odysseus strong and was liked a lot by being a wonderful hero. Therefore, “The Odyssey” is known to be an epic tale.
Nectar in a Sieve
By examining the characters details in Nectar in a Sieve, it is clear that the caste system plays an important part in influencing the lives of people and their decisions that they make. The caste system holds more sway over the older generation much more than the younger.
One could not break out of its caste. Rukmani, the main character, got born into the caste of a Kahtriyas, since her parents were in that caste system. Then, when it was Rukmani's turn for marriage, at the age of twelve, her father was forced to marry his daughter to someone who is beneath her socially because his social position was not held in as high regard as it used to be.
Therefore, Rukmani married an older man, Nathan. Nathan is a Vaishya, in this caste, he is a tenant farmer. Nathan took care of Rukmani very well. He was very kind about her age and how she would be scared to live her house, and go live with a man she does not even know. Even though Rukmani did not know Nathan before the marriage,she had to marry Nathan that she did not now know or love.
When it came to having children, Rukmani had problems with having a child. She went to go visit Kenny, a white doctor, to see if he could help her get pregnant. Kenny had helped her mother when she was coming near her death, so she thought Kenny would be a good choice to go to. Kenny was a good help to Rukmani, she began to have kids. Rukmani had first a girl, Irawaddy, and then when it came to her second and third child, they were boys.
Rukmani’s two boys were born shortly before the tannery was built. They both went to go work at the tannery because it would help out with their family. But Rukmani did not like this. She is content with the caste system but feels her children should not get jobs at the tannery and ignore their caste and get higher jobs.
The caste system is very important to the India culture, even though some people do not like it. One example is social roles dictated what women's lives would become leaving women with little control over the destinies. Therefore, Nectar in a Sieve tires to show in the context of families, generations and change in culture.
One could not break out of its caste. Rukmani, the main character, got born into the caste of a Kahtriyas, since her parents were in that caste system. Then, when it was Rukmani's turn for marriage, at the age of twelve, her father was forced to marry his daughter to someone who is beneath her socially because his social position was not held in as high regard as it used to be.
Therefore, Rukmani married an older man, Nathan. Nathan is a Vaishya, in this caste, he is a tenant farmer. Nathan took care of Rukmani very well. He was very kind about her age and how she would be scared to live her house, and go live with a man she does not even know. Even though Rukmani did not know Nathan before the marriage,she had to marry Nathan that she did not now know or love.
When it came to having children, Rukmani had problems with having a child. She went to go visit Kenny, a white doctor, to see if he could help her get pregnant. Kenny had helped her mother when she was coming near her death, so she thought Kenny would be a good choice to go to. Kenny was a good help to Rukmani, she began to have kids. Rukmani had first a girl, Irawaddy, and then when it came to her second and third child, they were boys.
Rukmani’s two boys were born shortly before the tannery was built. They both went to go work at the tannery because it would help out with their family. But Rukmani did not like this. She is content with the caste system but feels her children should not get jobs at the tannery and ignore their caste and get higher jobs.
The caste system is very important to the India culture, even though some people do not like it. One example is social roles dictated what women's lives would become leaving women with little control over the destinies. Therefore, Nectar in a Sieve tires to show in the context of families, generations and change in culture.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
India’s Caste System and American Slavery
The caste system should remain the same but change a little. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of castes in India, which might not fit into the four traditional castes (Katju 1). Of all the castes India has seem like a pretty good setup, and everyone there understands it. Also, India could change some castes. The castes systems should pretty much all be equal so there would not be fighting over groups of castes. There should be five “higher” groups, and the fifth group should be all the other castes and sub-castes.
No, the reason for the businessmen to justify for slavery was still wrong. The businessmen were too lazy to work in the fields, so they had slaves to do their work for them, and the businessmen got paid for it. The businessmen did not get strong and a good body built for not working the fields, but the slaves did. Slavery and India’s castes system were somewhat alike. The cast system originated from race (Katju 2), and slavery was likely the same thing. But, India’s caste system was right and wrong. The caste system was wrong because there were the very low class people, and very high people. There should be “high” people and the rest are in the middle, no one should be left so low ranking, which no one really cares about them. The best thing about being in a high caste is that they can have more power than the middle castes. Therefore, the middle class had to listen to the high caste to get respect. The right thing about having a caste system is that everyone is assigned to a group, and no one is left out.
No, the reason for the businessmen to justify for slavery was still wrong. The businessmen were too lazy to work in the fields, so they had slaves to do their work for them, and the businessmen got paid for it. The businessmen did not get strong and a good body built for not working the fields, but the slaves did. Slavery and India’s castes system were somewhat alike. The cast system originated from race (Katju 2), and slavery was likely the same thing. But, India’s caste system was right and wrong. The caste system was wrong because there were the very low class people, and very high people. There should be “high” people and the rest are in the middle, no one should be left so low ranking, which no one really cares about them. The best thing about being in a high caste is that they can have more power than the middle castes. Therefore, the middle class had to listen to the high caste to get respect. The right thing about having a caste system is that everyone is assigned to a group, and no one is left out.
Christianity Vs. Buddhism
Christianity is one of the most practiced religions in the world. Buddhism is not practiced as much as Christianity. Christianity and Buddhism were both founded in the reign of Asia. I believe that Christianity is a very common religion unlike Buddhism and some other religions follow Jesus, and believe in his teachings. Christianity was founded by Jesus in the Roman Empire in about the 4 B.C. While Christianity is monotheistic, Buddhism has no god, but they have a teacher, Buddha. Siddhartha founded Buddhism around 592 B.C.
Buddhism is the idea that one lives a moral life. The Buddha taught people The Four Noble Truths that lie at the heart of Buddhism. The Eightfold Path was another religious belief; it was viewed as “right views, right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right contemplation.” The final goal in life for Buddhist is to achieve nirvana, release from the cycle of rebirth.
As Buddhism was a strong faith, Christianity was strong too in their beliefs. When someone becomes a Christian, the Ten Commandments are a guide that helps someone with daily activities. If someone breaks one of the Ten Commandments, they will have to go to confession to regain that Commandment back. The Ten Commandments tell people how they should behave in life. Also, the Bible tells the story of Jesus, before and after life. All his great miracles he performed on Earth are explained in the Bible.
Jesus’ miracles shocked everyone that heard about them. One interesting one is “Feeding 5000 Men and their families.” The story is, on the shore of Galilee, people had no food to eat. Jesus told his disciples to give some food to the people, but the only food that was there were five loaves of bread, and two fish. So, Jesus looked up to heaven and divided the bread and fish and they started to multiply. The people of Galilee were feed.
People believed in the miracles Jesus preformed, they always believed in afterlife. Christianity has a heaven and a hell. If a person believes in God, they will be saved and sent to heaven. If a person betrays God, they will be sent to hell. Buddhism believe in rebirth, death seeking enlighten and achieving nirvana.
Christianity was founded by Jesus and Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha. The Eightfold Path and the Ten Commandments had their role in both religions to help shape society.
Helping out other people in life is always a good thing to do. Jesus helped everyone and anyone, even if he did not like them. Afterlife is a big part of everyone’s life. Death is always occurring, and different religions have different ways to make the persons afterlife good.
Buddhism is the idea that one lives a moral life. The Buddha taught people The Four Noble Truths that lie at the heart of Buddhism. The Eightfold Path was another religious belief; it was viewed as “right views, right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right contemplation.” The final goal in life for Buddhist is to achieve nirvana, release from the cycle of rebirth.
As Buddhism was a strong faith, Christianity was strong too in their beliefs. When someone becomes a Christian, the Ten Commandments are a guide that helps someone with daily activities. If someone breaks one of the Ten Commandments, they will have to go to confession to regain that Commandment back. The Ten Commandments tell people how they should behave in life. Also, the Bible tells the story of Jesus, before and after life. All his great miracles he performed on Earth are explained in the Bible.
Jesus’ miracles shocked everyone that heard about them. One interesting one is “Feeding 5000 Men and their families.” The story is, on the shore of Galilee, people had no food to eat. Jesus told his disciples to give some food to the people, but the only food that was there were five loaves of bread, and two fish. So, Jesus looked up to heaven and divided the bread and fish and they started to multiply. The people of Galilee were feed.
People believed in the miracles Jesus preformed, they always believed in afterlife. Christianity has a heaven and a hell. If a person believes in God, they will be saved and sent to heaven. If a person betrays God, they will be sent to hell. Buddhism believe in rebirth, death seeking enlighten and achieving nirvana.
Christianity was founded by Jesus and Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha. The Eightfold Path and the Ten Commandments had their role in both religions to help shape society.
Helping out other people in life is always a good thing to do. Jesus helped everyone and anyone, even if he did not like them. Afterlife is a big part of everyone’s life. Death is always occurring, and different religions have different ways to make the persons afterlife good.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Kenya: Internet is Creeping Up on Television for Key 18-24 Demographic
Kenya: Internet is Creeping Up on Television for Key 18-24 Demographic
The number of Kenyan Internet users is going up. On average, the Internet users spent 1.1 hours daily online, and 1.6 hours on average spent daily watching television, and 7.2 hours spent listening to the radio. 20% of people are using the Internet for new and current affairs. 40-50% of people are using the Internet for entertainment, games and music, social networking and instant messaging, e-mails, and job search. If the internet was faster Kenya people said that they would increase the duration of surfing the net. There are now 3.5 million Internet users in Kenya. Daily Internet users have grown from 2% in 2007 to 5% in 2009. In urban areas, use grew from 22% in 2007 to 30% in 2009. In rural areas, use grew from 4% in 2007 to 9% in 2009.
I think that it is a good thing that Kenyans have access to the Internet. This makes me feel that the Internet is worth having. The Internet tells someone anything and everything they want to know. This makes me think that the more Internet users, the more money the Internet companies get, but if the Internet was faster for Kenyans, I think more people would use the Internet for fast research. In the past few years more people have used the Internet in Kenya more than ever before, and I think that the television companies in Kenya are scared that they will not be as popular when more Kenyans begin to get a computer.
The number of Kenyan Internet users is going up. On average, the Internet users spent 1.1 hours daily online, and 1.6 hours on average spent daily watching television, and 7.2 hours spent listening to the radio. 20% of people are using the Internet for new and current affairs. 40-50% of people are using the Internet for entertainment, games and music, social networking and instant messaging, e-mails, and job search. If the internet was faster Kenya people said that they would increase the duration of surfing the net. There are now 3.5 million Internet users in Kenya. Daily Internet users have grown from 2% in 2007 to 5% in 2009. In urban areas, use grew from 22% in 2007 to 30% in 2009. In rural areas, use grew from 4% in 2007 to 9% in 2009.
I think that it is a good thing that Kenyans have access to the Internet. This makes me feel that the Internet is worth having. The Internet tells someone anything and everything they want to know. This makes me think that the more Internet users, the more money the Internet companies get, but if the Internet was faster for Kenyans, I think more people would use the Internet for fast research. In the past few years more people have used the Internet in Kenya more than ever before, and I think that the television companies in Kenya are scared that they will not be as popular when more Kenyans begin to get a computer.
Kenya: Insuring Pastoralists against Increasing Risks
Northern Kenya is where more than three million pastoralist households are hit by increased serve droughts. Back then there would be droughts but pastoralists could still find some grass and water for their animals. Lately the droughts have been longer and there is nothing to eat. Esekon Longuramoe, a pastoralist, said that all he saw in northern Kenya was so much grass and a lot of wild animals, but now there is no rain and he has lost 100 sleep and 50 cattle. After losing all his livestock, he is broke and he cannot take care of himself like he used too.
The government of Kenya is launching a new project to help out the pastoralists. Pastoralists will be able to purchase insurance for their livestock, and the government will use satellite images of grass and other vegetation to indicate if the drought will bring their animals to starvation.
I think that the government of Kenya is doing the right thing by helping out the pastoralists. If they did not help out, sooner or later there might not be anymore pastoralists in Kenya. I am also glad that people opened up and complained about what was happening because if no one did then the government would not have helped out. The government of Kenya should also try to get a water supply up to northern Kenya so that maybe fewer animals would die and they would have something to drink.
The government of Kenya is launching a new project to help out the pastoralists. Pastoralists will be able to purchase insurance for their livestock, and the government will use satellite images of grass and other vegetation to indicate if the drought will bring their animals to starvation.
I think that the government of Kenya is doing the right thing by helping out the pastoralists. If they did not help out, sooner or later there might not be anymore pastoralists in Kenya. I am also glad that people opened up and complained about what was happening because if no one did then the government would not have helped out. The government of Kenya should also try to get a water supply up to northern Kenya so that maybe fewer animals would die and they would have something to drink.
Kenya: Women Rights Groups’ Fury at Abortion Clause
More than 300,000 women in Kenya produce abortions every year. It is the women’s right to decide on whether or not to carry on a pregnancy. The Catholic Church strongly opposes abortion. The life of a person begins at conception according to the harmonized draft constitution. A doctor is the only person authorized to terminate a pregnancy. More than 2,000 maternal deaths are caused by abortion-related complications. “Prohibiting abortion will not stop women from procuring them, but we should be allowed to intervene in medical emergencies,” said Dr. Nyunya. A young girl should not be forced to carry a pregnancy that will haunt her for the rest of her life. At least 30 percent of conceptions end up abortions and miscarriages.
I think that it is insane about how many people in Kenya get an abortion every year. No one can control miscarriages but we can prevent abortion. I strongly agree with the Catholic Church about abortion. This makes me feel that some people do not care about other lives. I also agree with the harmonized draft constitution that the life of a person begins at conception. Young girls should be able to get an abortion because they are young and they have their whole life ahead of them, so a child is not what they need in their life at such a young age. People in Kenya need to think before they get an abortion.
I think that it is insane about how many people in Kenya get an abortion every year. No one can control miscarriages but we can prevent abortion. I strongly agree with the Catholic Church about abortion. This makes me feel that some people do not care about other lives. I also agree with the harmonized draft constitution that the life of a person begins at conception. Young girls should be able to get an abortion because they are young and they have their whole life ahead of them, so a child is not what they need in their life at such a young age. People in Kenya need to think before they get an abortion.
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