Wednesday, August 25, 2010
What do you think?
Throughout the graphic novel "Persepolis" we've watched Marjane grow up over the years. We've seen her conquer many trials and obstacles but she turned out alright. In the book she changed as she grew up which is completely natural, but her appearance was altered because of what people thought of her and what she thought of herself. What did you think of yourself before bridge...and what do you think of yourself now?...
Moving on in life
In the book True Notebooks, these young guys have endured a lot of problems in life. To them they feel like they have failed, and are worthless at times. I know sometimes in life we may feel like we have failed at things, making us loose hope. What do you do to not loose complete hope and to strive to keep going in life, what do you tell yourself to say motivated and positive about bad situations?
Monday, August 23, 2010
We almost there!
Hey everybody! This is the last week for Bridge Program 2010! Now that we are nearing the end we have to try extra hard to get our work done and show that college ready behavior! I don't know about you but I am excited for this last week! Tell me what are you looking forward too and or excited about with this Fall. Whats your major? Come on folks tell me about yourselves!
We're pulling OUT of IRAQ!!!
I dont know to what extent you know about our countrys was against Iraq. But in short, its pointless and our President, Barack Obama seems to agree. According to him; We will be pulling out of Iraq by the end of this month! The last "strker brigade" which is a fancy term for our U.S Troops, is set to end combat operations again, by the end of this month, August 31st. This is HUGE. With this done, out country will have more money for our own resources and etc. How do you feel about this? Does this make you appreciate and believe in our President more and give you hope that he will continue to manifest and make our country better? Or what do you think his chances are of earning another term at election 2012 with the progress that he has made?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
International Humanitarian Law
If you were at all curious about international law regarding human rights, this website can explain more:
http://www.icrc.org/ihl
http://www.icrc.org/ihl
Darfur Genocide
With the One Million Bones project in mind for next Thursday, it may be important to become more familiar with the idea of genocide and how it is affecting the world even to this day. We have already taken some time to watch a video on the genocide taking place in Darfur. The following statistics on Darfur were borrowed from Danielle's and Steve's course blog (they are another Bridge class).
1. Over the past five years, over 400,000 Darfurian civilians have been killed.
2. 150,000 people have died directly from acts of violence in Darfur.
3. 90% of the villages of Darfur’s targeted ethnic groups have been destroyed.
4. 97% of these killings have been against innocent civilians and executed by militia groups instructed by the government.
5. 80 infants die each day in Darfur due to a lack of proper nutrition
6. 80% of those displaced are women and young girls who are consistently the victims of sexual violence and abducted into sexual slavery
7. Humanitarian refugee camps in Chad and Sudan are overcrowded, disease infested, and prone to attacks.
8. 2.8 million people have been displaced within Sudan.
9. 250,000 people have fled Darfur, mainly to Chad where they are facing further violence.
10. Despite an abundance of oil and other natural resources, the vast majority of Sudan’s people live in poverty, and its Government has been described as ‘the most repressive regime in the world’.
At this website, there is a selection of poems written about Darfur:
http://www.thehypertexts.com/For%20Darfur%20Poets%20Poetry%20Literature%20Art%20Genocide.htm
Take some time to read through some of the poems. This shouldn't be too unfamiliar since we have read a couple poems in class already. After reading through, find one that particularly resonates with you and write a response. If you'd like, you can include the poem in your own post.
When you get done with your response, continue responding to your classmate's.
1. Over the past five years, over 400,000 Darfurian civilians have been killed.
2. 150,000 people have died directly from acts of violence in Darfur.
3. 90% of the villages of Darfur’s targeted ethnic groups have been destroyed.
4. 97% of these killings have been against innocent civilians and executed by militia groups instructed by the government.
5. 80 infants die each day in Darfur due to a lack of proper nutrition
6. 80% of those displaced are women and young girls who are consistently the victims of sexual violence and abducted into sexual slavery
7. Humanitarian refugee camps in Chad and Sudan are overcrowded, disease infested, and prone to attacks.
8. 2.8 million people have been displaced within Sudan.
9. 250,000 people have fled Darfur, mainly to Chad where they are facing further violence.
10. Despite an abundance of oil and other natural resources, the vast majority of Sudan’s people live in poverty, and its Government has been described as ‘the most repressive regime in the world’.
At this website, there is a selection of poems written about Darfur:
http://www.thehypertexts.com/For%20Darfur%20Poets%20Poetry%20Literature%20Art%20Genocide.htm
Take some time to read through some of the poems. This shouldn't be too unfamiliar since we have read a couple poems in class already. After reading through, find one that particularly resonates with you and write a response. If you'd like, you can include the poem in your own post.
When you get done with your response, continue responding to your classmate's.
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