social awareness project

Malala Yousufzai, the 14 –year old schoolgirl was shot in the head by a Taliban. British Doctors said on Monday as she arrived that she is going to be treated for severe wounds. Yousufzai, was shot for standing up for education for girls, she was from Pakistan, but was flown down to receive special treatment at a unit at Birmingham’s Queens Elizabeth Hospital. Doctors believe that she could make a full recovery. Ms. Yousufzai did not receive fair treatment, she was not afraid to stand up for something she believed in and she gets shot for it.

Malala stood up for rights that every child should have an opportunity for. This was something that she probably wanted to pursue as she gets older. Yoususfzai only wanted to be educated, that’s how we interact with each other and make a living, but instead she got something much bigger. Women need an education too. Everyone deserves to learn, because education is a right, not a privilege.

To learn

Education

a right

not a privilege

eveyone deserves to learn

It's used in every day life

A way to intereact with others

Let's you know about the world we live in

Without education , what would we talk about ?

How would we make a living?, how to make things better?

Education

A right

Not a privilege

Blog #2 Eon Reading Response

Eon is a girl with many difficulties, her life is being changed around and she now decides to defend

her village. Since women are not allowed to fight she disguises herself as a man and searches off into

the night to help and keep her family safe. Along her journey she has many elders and men with

experience give her advice and words of wisdom. She then learns from her master how teaches her

well lessons on how to succeed in a fight and how to use objects around her.



Eona is her real name ,but she shortened it so it could sound boyish. Her great master has taught her

how to take down an enemy and how to climb trees. Eon is now facing new challenges,since she is a

female and usually during their teenage years there bodies start to change, Eon is now having her

period,and she smells like blood. Females are forbidden to use dragon magic; the penalty is death. she

has been training very hard in order to win the name "The dragoneye".

She is now drinking this tea ,which could help with bleeding and minimize the smell.  She has to

battle those who threaten to take her magic. She and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a

struggle for the imperial throne as her secret comes out a little.

It is hard for women to fight back then, and now she has to fight in order to keep her magic. I dont

think that is right for women not alllowed to do things men do. The book reflects on women rights ,

and how here they dont have it. The men sometimes dont even care for the women , they let them

survive on their own. People have stood up for human rights in the past , and so now Eon is defending her

friends and the power of the fire dragon within her.

Hurricane Sandy: Non-Fiction Article Response

Jeff Franks, the author of "Hurricance Sandy menaces U.S after slamming Cuba", wants us to know that a strong storm hit and a whole lot of buildings, resturants and shops have been destroyed. Many people have lost their lives and some people don't have power. "The president's concern about this storm is to make sure that citizens in potentially affected areas are aware of this and taking necessary precaution,"said Jay Carney, white house spokesmen. Images on Cuban television showed downed trees, damaged buildings and debris clogged-streets. "Everything is destroyed in Santiago. People are going to have to work really hard to recover from all the damages. " says Alex Malduley, a resident of the 498- year old city.

Forecasters warned that much of the U.S East Coast could get swiped by Sandy, with flooding, heavy rains and high winds beginning Thursday in Florida. Many people want to stay in there house, but becasuse of that many suffer injuries or even death caused by the floooding. When they say to evacuate, they mean for you to leave to go to a safer place or higher ground. Many people lost lots of things including pets, clothes , food and  antiques. These people will have to start over and get thier lives back to normal.  I feel that we should do the best we can to help the ones that lost the most and comfort the ones who lost relatives .

Hurricane Sandy took the name of  "Frankenstorm" because of the Halloween celebrations that were coming up. High winds , rains and pounding surf are expected across parts of Florida's Atlantic coast, with the biggest impact lasting through friday. " In this scenario , Sandy would be able to bring sustained winds near hurricane force over a wide stretch heavily populated coast," Jeff Master says,  hurricane specialist. On a saturday, my family and I went out to Red Hook, near Fairways to check all the damage that happened over there. Items were removed from houses, the ground was really damp and the people had lined up for food from a near by cookout spot , that was feeding the hungry. I felt that it was good for the community coming together in this rough time to help each other out.

"It was stronger than we expected. The eyes seem to have passed over a good portion of Long Island from south to north . We had winds of 100 mph from the east until the eyes passed." Jeff Masters said. The winds were really rough ,things were blown out of order and heavy crates tipped over. I know some people whose house were really destroyed and now that they have to start all the way from the begining. Now these people have to check into shelters or hotels and some even go to a friend's house.

Now that the storm has passed, We are going to have to work our way back to what we used to be, and since people have lost learning time at school, we will have to work our hardest now that we are back. It makes you think about life, what your goals were and what are they now. Many people lost family and don't seem very comfortable. All I can say is that we have to move on , but our prayers are with those who lost and hope they regain as much as they had. We must overcome Sandy.