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Four women have been sexually harassed in the Maldives. These women were taken during an anti-government protest, on March 19th brought in to a police station and violated. They were forced to strip  off their clothes and undergo a naked body check up. They were brutally beaten physically and mentally. The women were under the suspicion of holding drugs in their private parts, which is why the police officers searched the ladies body’s. These women once released found help in the company amnesty international.

The part that surprised me the most was that the police officers violating these four women’s privacy were women. This was surprising because when you think of abuse your mind jumps straight away to images of women being harmed by strong men. However, this was not the case women were being beaten up by other women. Another thing that was confusing to me is the article never included why these women were harmed, or was this violation of the women’s rights targeted for these four women?

Many questions appeared in my mind when I read this article yet, the on that stuck to me was how would I react if I was so unfortunate to be put in this situation, where government officers violated me and traumatized me. When I first thought about it I said to myself I would speak up and out straight away you see I’m a very talkative person. However, when I kept thinking about it I realized that no I would not speak out it would be a memory that I would pretend never happened. I would move it to the back of my brain and try never to think about it again. I think that because I’m such a talkative and peppy person that my view on life would change and I wouldn’t be myself ever again, because knowing whats out there in the big world is very different than experiencing it.

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Just because people are cleared and the case in court says it’s over does not mean it is. In 2010 a the major corporation BP spilled gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. It spread over miles of the gulf codding the water with oil destroying life below. According to the article, ” BP Oil Spill, Aftermath: Eyeless Shrimp, Clawless Crabs and Fish with Oozing Sores.”  By Casey Chan. The after effects of the BP oil spill. They include mutations and destruction of seafood and whole species. The seafood is in danger of going extinct or being mutated. The seafood is dangerous for us it can cause fetal damage to our organs. Al Jazeea a biologist believes that it is the decedents of the animals that were in the oil spill that are paying the price. On top of this to clean up the oil harmful chemicals were thrown in to the gulf. These chemicals increased the number of mutated animals in the gulf and increased the number of extinct species.

BP does not except the blame for the mutations of the water life  in the gulf. I was wondering why and how the company got way with this and why are national environmental groups not commenting? I think that because national environmental groups would not get involved in BP’s case the government didn’t have many options. I was thinking about this, and I can’t get over the fact that even after these mutations have happened, most of the seafood in the continents of North and South America come from the this gulf. Which means thousands of people are eating fish that has been contaminated yet environmental groups and health groups still let us eat it with out making BP pay their price they leave it up to the one thousand people that have no idea what they are eating. This also makes me question what I have I been eating?

These fish and their children that have been exposed to the oil and the chemicals with have kids with problems for generations to come. You may think well it is just fish, well that has been proven wrong, when you eat these fish you may develop side effects such as, nausea, cardiovascular damage, and respiratory system damage. This amount of damage to the gulf not only harms the water life but, also harms the life of those who live near. Jobs of the people that live on the coast has gone down because all of their jobs revolved around fish and when the fish is damaged so are the businesses. BP should have to pay for destroying these peoples lives and their main food source.

“Cute as a button.” Is what she used to call me, but now when we pass each other though the hallway she barley even gives me the time of day. She lounges down the hall with all her cheerleader friends surrounding her. You see, we used to be best friends before high school that is. Her name is Julia and my name is Jason, I’m a tech geek and she’s a cheerleader. Straight away you think, how were we friends well before high school she was the girl next door. But in the summer of 8th grade when we were about ready to become freshmen she changed she became beautiful and radiant, her hair flowed over her shoulders, and it bounced like a butterfly, when she ran. Her eyes are as blue as the sky and her smile could light up a room, I guess I received what you call the short end of the stick. My face filled up with pimples, I am skinny and slanky. It didn’t help when all the other boys would play sports I achieved all the high score on every video game in the arcade. I learned how to hack any computer or security system possible while all the other boys were gaining muscles. It didn’t matter what I could do on a computer that doesn’t attract the girls. No matter what people say it’s not what’s on the inside that counts. They lie, they will always pick bronze over brains.
On the first day of high school we walked in together well she walked I rolled did I mention I’m in a wheel chair. Our schedule’s were so different I only saw her on our walk home, but she had to practice her routine for cheer-leading tryouts and I had to do my honors class home work. Everyday though out the month we would see each other less and less. Until there came a day where I didn’t see her at all, we never had time for each other anymore. Now its like I never knew her, and I never will.

One of my strengths as a writer is providing just enough details to get you on my side. I am able to sum up a story small enough so you’re interested, and you understand my point of view, but not so that you get bored of what you’re reading. A problem that I encountered was who was I going to write to. I solved that problem by picking three or four different people to write an independence letter to. I decided to write about the one that I had the most grievances on.

I came up with my ideas by brainstorming and looking for examples that will prove my point. Most of the examples that I looked for were grievances. I built on my grievances as I wrote my letter making them stronger than before. If I were to start this assignment over I would watch my conventions more carefully and my word choice so it would bring more power to my letter.

Found Poem Patrick Henry’s speech

The war has begun.
Yet we stand here idle.
crying peace peace but there is no peace.

We are slaves!
Sold at the price of chains.
Forged by hands of a spurned gentleman.

We stud here yesterday in hope to receive the sweet kiss of our masters.
Today we stand here with opinions and dreams that we should not have to implore for.

Our masters commit treason towards their king.
Why do we not do the same? They have stud in the position of tyranny for far to long
This is no act of disloyalty,
for we have shut our eyes to the painful truth because of fear.

Why do we fall in the illusion of hope?
Why do we not take peace before they transform us into beasts?

We have kissed the feet for our owners for to long!
We shall snare them in It is time we take the war in to our own hands!
I beseech you to break free of your bonds!
Give me freedom or give me death!

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“She shoots she score’s wait no it couldn’t be, player number four came from behind the goalie and booted the ball out of the goal!” The announcer yelled, “what a great save for SSIS.” As I sprint up and down the field my heart rushes; the beats become faster and faster as the game goes on. I look up for a pass to the strikers. Hoping someones open. Something that shows the ESLR balance in life it that I play soccer.  In SSIS there are five expected schoolwide learing results (ESLR’s) that the school focuses on. The ESLR that I am the most successful at is balance in life because I participate in may activites around school. The ESLR that I want to improve is sense of self because I want to gain more control of outcomes in my life and what goes on in it.

I am good at the ESLR Balance in life. I am successful at this ESLR because I am involved in many activities. Such as student council, soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, and other ECAP activites. Another reason I’m successful at this is because I have a life outside of school. I have younger sisters that I spend time with and I always have time for my friends. These two reasons show that I have balance in my life becuase I don’t just focus on one specific part of my life. I branch out futher.
I want to improve sense of self because it will help me evolve into the person I want to be. One reason I’m not great at this ESLR is because I don’t have as much control over my life as I want. I am not as on top of things as I could be which makes me doubte myself. I aslo want to improve this in the way that I am able to find my limits my weaknesses and strenghts. I want to be able to do these things because with them I can excel later in life.
Here is how I can improve the ESLR sense of self. To controll what is happening in my life, I could set up a system for I get things accomplished . Setting up specific dates will help me with when I want things done by and how I want them done. Another thing that if I fix it it will improve my sense of self is my ablitiy to know my limits and strenghts and weaknesses. I could find these out by testing myself and seeing how or when I crack. If I improve this ESLR it improves all aspects of my life not just one as may of the other have.
The ESLR’s are important in our middle school lives because they give us goals to work towards. Each ESLR covers a different aspect of our lives and some people are better at certain ones than others. The ESLR’s are kind of like massive guide lines to follow or try to achieve.