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The article says about Dante and other child workers working for 7 hours a day for 3.50 dollars. Children usually stop going to school at about first grade to work and earn money for their families. Then the article says about the children working so long in the sun barefoot and and large hat as their only source of shade. Then the parents who beg for their children to work.

Questions:

• Are the schools free?
• If the schools aren’t free, how can the parents afford school but not food?

I think that its the people’s problem that this happens. First it’s the child worker’s parents, for offering the owners their children. Second its the owners who accept the child workers. I don’t think the government’s fault that this is happening, because the government can’t see every alley, and they can’t control everything. Also, just because they are children doesn’t mean they deserve less. I see working in the sun for 7 hours with out shoes and a hat only big enough to give your face shade and earning 3.50 dollars as torture. The article has many information about child labor in the Philippines and their working enviorment. Overall, the article was fun to read and know about.

This article is about the city Dhaka lying to their own people and then taking away their homes. The district authorities told the slums to move ten feet backwards from the streets and the slums did as they were said but the authorities bulldozed over 50 feet from the streets destroying all the houses that were in the 50 feet radius. The slums are trying to tell the authorities what they have done but the riot police have pushed them back.

My questions were:

Why would the people even lie to the slums?
Where would the slums go?
Will the government provide them with shelter?
How many times had this happen before these slums?
Is most of Bangladesh slums?

Even though the slums are living there illegally, it wasn’t necessary for the authorities to lie to them and then destroy their houses. But, they still are humans and they also don’t meet the minimal needs of   normal people. They have houses made of mud, bamboo, and metal sheets. So where should the slums live now? It was the questions that kept  popping up in my head while I read this article. Also, A young girl was killed during the process of destroying the slums homes. Killing the girl was bad enough but denying  it was even worst. I liked the article. Overall, I the article was pretty good and I should be aware of this and know it is happening around me.

In South Sudan girls were given away to settle family fights. In this article, the girl Atia was given away to another family to replace a murdered family member. She was raped repeatedly by men in the family in hopes of getting a child. Atia tried to kill herself twice.  This tradition was practice for many generations. Later on,  Alima Biaka, a grand mother of a girl who had been recently given away, was sad and furious at the same time has fought back and created a group called Women Civil Society Network to prevent this from happening.

I had many questions while reading the article. The most frequently was How would the daughter feel when their parents had given them away? Also men would just commit a crime knowing that they will never be given away because they can continue the family name. Also, What if the child escapes and would her original family take a risk and keep her secretly?

There are jails and prison for a reason, to keep people civilized. If they men keep committing a crime, the men wouldn’t learn their lesson and will just keep committing crimes. The jails are for people to learn their lesson and to become a new person when they come out of prison, to learn to never commit a crime again. I felt a little angry because the girls are just given away. Overall, the article was very interesting to read and to know and be aware that people are given away to settle family feuds.

Preamble

There comes a time where it is necessary for students become independent from their parents and teachers. We must explain why we should become independent from their guardian and make their own decisions. We could take care of ourselves. Students come to school to learn and have fun and make more friends.

All students are created equal and are given by the their creator, the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of whatever makes happy. In order for students to obtain these rights parents and teachers should give their children and students independance. However when the teachers or use their power to abuse their students and children.

Students have felt as if the teachers and parents are mistreating their power and students.

• There were a science and a math test all in one week
• The teachers and parents should think about how we feel when they make decisions
• The teachers should make decisions that would benefit both students and teachers

Statements of Prior Attempts to Redress Grievances

After all this mistreatment, we have tried to complain to both parents and teachers but our suggestions have been pushed aside or said that there were bigger matters to attend to. There was also said by parents to deal with the matter that is put on us. So now we are deciding to separate ourselves from schools and homes and to become independent.

We, therefore, the representatives of the student body, present these facts to the rest of the school. We have all signed this paper after thinking for a long time our freedom and independence, and we give ourselves the same powers as any adult has who is also free and independent.

How did you come up with the ideas for your writing assignment?

I thought of joy which would be all jolly and happy 24/7 so he would want to make friends with everyone and without having to fight or hurt anyone. So I came up with fighting all the hate in other people with smile and handshake. I came up with fight because  of the other idea from before and smiles handshakes make friends so it is much stronger .

Power

Joy wears a yellow shirt. You will see him skipping down the sidewalk to school with a big smile on his face. When you see him, you will just want to smile and skip along with him. He gives a happy aura that no one can withstand. He would tell jokes that will make you laugh until your stomach hurts. He’s so happy you would never want to let him down. He is every one’s best friend. If you’re feeling down, he will come over; and already, you feel happier. He has no real goals but to make everyone his friend and to join together all happiness in the world and fight the hate with nothing but a smile and a handshake.

Star Wars

I slashed another jet trooper as I leaped across a AAT and sliced it swiftly from the butt of the tank as it was blowing up behind me as I continue on my killing spree. With 20 seconds left and two more bases to capture. Will I make it?

The Jacuzzi

I slowly closed my eyes as I enjoyed the warm water massaging my back. As it was almost fully closed, I heard a little rustle in the bushes behind me. As soon as I noticed it wasn’t my mind that was messing with me, It jumped out with a water balloon with ice-cold water and threw it at my face. It felt like as if someone had smacked me a thousand times.

Catching Crabs

We were on the shore searching for crabs who dares cross us. Right in the corner of my eye I spotted a huge brown crab with an orange dotted back. I slowly crept over making sure I don’t scare him until the last second when he makes a run, I didn’t tell Payton that it was there until he came over and scared it away.

Hide’n'Tackle

I was running as fast as I could to not get caught, ducking under windows, jumping over boxes and bikes. My legs were starting to hurt and it felt like they were going to fall off if I go any further, but the only thing that was keeping me going was my will of wanting to beat Payton. I made a turn. Then another. Until I thought I had got him off my tail. When I saw the safe point, Payton jumped out and tackled me.

First

In the distance I could see a small wave that is soon to be a tremendous hunk of water. My instincts told me to start paddling for my life, I paddled faster as more adrenalin pumps into my blood. The rear end raised, I started trembling, then my board went berserk, then I knew I was doomed.

When I read this article, I always thought MPAA is ridiculous. I also had many questions. I was confused of why this was rated R-rated. Luckily it came down to rated R. If this movie censored out the swearing, you wouldn’t know the impact that it has on the bullied and it wouldn’t be a bulling movie. After reading on, I think I know why this is rated R, It said that it has an oral sex scene, when I searched it on google I was a little bit surprised. So I think the movie rating should only be PG-13. I also was confused, why didn’t they just angle the camera where they can only see body and faces, or fade it into another scene. Then they article said that Weinstein made a PG-13 version with swears censored out. Like I said earlier, I wouldn’t think that this is a movie if they censored out the language. I also think that this wouldn’t have that much language either. I agree with Weinstein when he says,” Weinstein’s “Bully” appeal was based on the film’s educational merit. “I want every child, parent, and educator in America to see ‘Bully,’ ” I am convinced by him by this quote because, actually, the more the people watch this, the more they will understand the impact is has on the kid and his family. I also had on my mind we have our ways to get what we want. To me, the teenagers will always find a way. Some parents will buy it for them and then the teen will share it with his friends, sometimes they will make a copy or upload it to the internet so that other people can download the torrent. I think this is a very bad graph that they have, It is quoted,” MPAA’s rule that one f-word means PG-13 and two means R may be arbitrary.” I think that and f-word used its a PG-13, if it show women or men doing inappropriate things it should be R-rated. If, they show the woman and man’s parts, while they’re doing something inappropriate things, then, it’s NC-17. I think that this is a very good idea, Michelle Obama and many celebrities are going to be asked about this case. I personally believe that this movie should be PG-13 with the swears, because it is an semi-educational movie and maybe after the bullies watch this movie, they will probably stop bullying when noticing how much impact it has on the kid and his family. I find MPAA annoying, but this isn’t a hate blog post, but, They are constantly making decisions without asking everyone if they agree, It’s like the British king making decisions half way across the ocean for the Colonists. This is also not a hate message, I’m speaking the truth. Overall, I think that the article is very interesting and has taught me many things while reading the article.

I read an article recently about the most popular basketball player, Jeremy Lin. In the beginning of this article, it talks about him passing the ball to Anthony and then Anthony dunking it. I guess it’s just their partnership that makes them popular. I don’t mean to offend Anthony but the way he talks is a bit confusing. Towards the end of the article I noticed a mistake in this sentence,”I was kissing my hands after I shot the 3 last nite. Kissing the 3 was all I was doing.” In the first sentence night was spelled incorrectly. This shows that this article wasn’t properly edited or the author didn’t spend enough time editing this article. If you don’t believe me scroll to the bottom of this article by clicking here. This article goes on about Lin playing against other teams and some quotes about some things he said about how he played.