A friend of the family and me were talking and she told me her story of her life. She told me how bad her life was when she was about my age. She got an argument with her mother and decided to leave her house. She went to Cartagena and started to work with a company of emerald with Japanese people even though she wasn’t old enough to work. She had finished high school early and decided she wanted to leave the country. She got papers that said she didn’t live with her parents so she could manage to leave the country since she was under age. She went to Japan and decided to go to college there. She only knew Spanish and very Basic English but that didn’t let her come in her way. She learned Japanese and got accepted in a college but didn’t manage to graduate since the college found out that she didn’t have prove that she had finish high school since she left a couple of weeks before she got to graduate. She went back to Colombia and stayed there for a while. Her mother moved to an island and so did she. When she got there her mother told her she found her a job at a house but she told her mother that she wasn’t going to live her life cleaning houses that she was going to do whatever she wanted and life her life to the fullest.
She told me that you can become anyone you want and that the only person that can ever stop you from reaching a goal is yourself. Also that, if you don’t believe in yourself why would any one else believe in you? She told me this after the first appearance I had while participating in Miss Curacao Teenager. I was feeling quite insecure and thought that I wouldn’t even get to the semifinals. After that talk I thought about it and realized she was right. My goal was that I will get to be the one of the 5 semifinalist and that I will respond the answer in Papiamentu and that’s exactly what happened. Not only was I one of the semifinalist but I was the first semifinalist.
Every day before I go to sleep I think about that conversation, and I go through every day thinking that I can do the same as anyone else if not better if I decide.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Elian Gonzalez
Denzel 10A
Elian was a 6 year old boy that was found of the coast of Miami clinging to a tube. Turns out that Elian and his mother and ten other people left Cuba to reach Florida. But on the way there everyone drowned accept for Elian. Elian was found in November of 1999. when Elian was found his uncle that lived in Miami took custody of him. The us government ruled that Elian had to go live back in Cuba with his father. Elian’s relatives ran campaigns for Elian to stay in America but the US government said that he isn’t forced to live in the US. The family made appeals is the case. it went so far that this case reached the Supreme Court and president Clinton. Elian became the most famous refugee. Dozens of Cuban-
Americans went to listen to the court’s final decision. The said that Elian Gonzales had to go back to his father in Cuba. The US raided the family home and took Elian from his uncle’s hands. today elian is 16 years of age and is living with his father in cuba. This story inspired lots of people in florida and people around the world had simpathy for him.
Americans went to listen to the court’s final decision. The said that Elian Gonzales had to go back to his father in Cuba. The US raided the family home and took Elian from his uncle’s hands. today elian is 16 years of age and is living with his father in cuba. This story inspired lots of people in florida and people around the world had simpathy for him.freedom
The Dutch soon became leaders in the international slave trade. Taking over major Portuguese trading posts on the west coast of Africa, the WIC purchased enslaved Africans and transported them to Curaçao and Brazil, where they were sold to wealthy plantation owners from across the Americas.
Curaçao became one of the largest slave depots in the Caribbean. By the time the last slave galleon arrived in the harbor in 1788, the WIC had transported some 500,000 Africans to slavery.
After the horrendous trans-Atlantic trip the slaves were kept to recuperate for several months in two camps, Sòrsaka and Chinchó Grandi (present day Groot St. Joris), before being sold at a depot at Asiento (now located on the property of the oil refinery). Nothing remains to mark these sites today.
Relatively few enslaved Africans remained on Curaçao.
Because of its dry climate, the island never developed large scale plantations. By 1700 there were about 1,500 slaves working on WIC plantations around Curaçao.
Instead of major cash crops such as sugar, coffee, and tobacco, they raised food for local consumption and to feed the thousands of slaves awaiting transshipment elsewhere. Typical crops included beans, sorghum and corn; there was also some small scale livestock herding. Some of the more prosperous plantations exported lumber, indigo and cochineal dyes to Europe.
The island's largest slave uprising began on August 17, 1795 when about fifty slaves on the Kenepa plantation rose up under the leadership of Tula and Carpata; they were later joined by over a thousand more from neighboring plantations.
The leaders had been influenced by news about major slave uprisings elsewhere in the Caribbean, as well as the ideas of human liberty put forth in the French Revolution and the recent independence of Haiti, the world's first majority black country.
The revolt spread across the island and lasted several weeks. One group defeated troops at Port Marie, another hid out in the foothills of St. Christoffel. The leaders were eventually captured and executed at the Rif, behind the present day Holiday Beach Hotel. Today a statue and small park mark the site.
Following the abolition of the slave trade the island sunk into a century of relative economic decline. When slavery itself was abolished in 1863 fewer than 7,000 people received their freedom.
However, for many enslaved Curaçaoans, freedom was merely a declaration. Most stayed on in the fields as share croppers, known locally as the "paga tera" (pay for the land) system. In time, some freed blacks established themselves as independent artisans and small scale traders.
When former slaves and their descendants left the countryside they created a dynamic urban culture in the small alleyways of Otrobanda.
ganesh vanvani
History Paper Freedom Oppression
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Free speech Zone Boston
Free speech zones (also known as First Amendment Zones, Free speech cages, and Protest zones) are areas set aside in public places for political activists to exercise their right of free speech in the United States. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The existence of free speech zones is based on U.S. court decisions demanding that the government may regulate the time, place, and manner, but not content, of expression.
The protesters are also coordinating actions outside the free-speech zone by sending text messages on their wireless phones. The zone, surrounded by two layers of chain link fences mounted on Jersey barriers, draped with black mesh and topped with razor wire, violates the protesters' free-speech rights, said a legal observer for the Boston chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. It is about 27,000 square feet of land where the protestors can do their thing.
These free speech zones were created by the government to give people a piece of land where they could protest and say whatever want to say. Inside of the free speech zones you are allowed to say whatever you want, as soon as you step out of the zone, you are not allowed to say some things. Some people believe that people should be able to speak outside of the free speech zone, in the same way that they would do when they were inside of the free speech zone. The “Black Tees” society is a society that wishes to use the free speech zone to its full potential. They wish to protest and say what is on their minds.
The free speech zone might not be a major part of our history but it is a perfect example of freedom and oppression. It demonstrates this because in these zones you have the freedom to say whatever you please. But as soon as you step out of the free speech zone you are being oppressed because you would not be allowed to protest or disturb the peace. But it is our right to have freedom of speech. So how can the United States government force people to only have free speech inside of these zones? This is my question for this paper.
There are also more free speech zones in other countries such as the Speakers' Corner, in Hyde Park, London, is an area set aside for free speech in the United Kingdom. However, unlike free speech zones, the existence of Speakers' Corner does not preclude speaking or protesting in other areas. This idea has been repeated in four other London parks as well as in the city of Nottingham, the first speakers' corner outside of London. These free speech zones are also found in colleges and universities. The use of free speech zones on university campuses is notorious. Many universities created on-campus free speech zones during the 1960s and 1970s, during which protests on-campus (especially against the Vietnam War) were common. Generally, the requirements are that the University is given advance notice and that they are held in locations that do not disrupt classes so that the students that use the university would not be disturbed when the protestors are in the free speech zones.
Free speech zones might seem to be a good idea but I believe that they are a waste. It makes no sense that only in those zones are you allowed to say whatever you want. We have the right of free speech so why on earth are some governments taking away our right to free speech? They mostly create these zones to control protests, since most protest include violence and sometimes hurting innocent bystanders. This sounds like a better idea, to control where and when the protests are taking place. The idea that I don’t believe in and that oppresses us is that we can only have free speech inside of these zones. This sounds so odd to me, and I almost cannot believe that the United States government has even come up with something so dim witted. We should be able to say whatever we want. We are not all communist countries where radical dictators would kill you if you were to speak unpleasantly about him.
The country of the United States resembles freedom to some people, so why are they taking our freedom away from us? I am mainly focusing on the Unites States, but they are not the only ones doing it. As I mentioned before England is also doing it and many universities and colleges around the world are doing the same. There were also free speech zones during the 2008 Olympics in China. I am not saying that we should stop the creation of free speech zones, because I like the idea that we can control when, where, and how much violence would occur at these protests. The thing I don’t believe in is taking away our freedom of speech. We have the right to say what we want and I believe that this is an example of the United States government oppressing its citizens.
Robbert van Doorn 10C
Jordan a person that changed lives
By:Hatem El Hage
Jordan a 16 year old male helped children that had no feet. He changed loots of people’s lives. He made fundraiser and loots more to help children give them legs, but now he was passing in the same direction. One day he was going with his parents to scuba dive in Florida with their boat, and he put his fins on and he jumped to the water to check out the fishes, unfortunately he fell were the outboard motor is and he hit his legs on them. "I looked down -- my black fins were gone, and all I saw was red just everywhere," He had no more legs. Now he had to help himself get new legs.
How Jordan has changed peoples life? Jordan has been making fundraisers by selling bracelets, making charity golf tournaments and cook outs. He fundraisd more than 400,000 dollars just for helping kids with no legs and helping kids with no homes till they are 18. This is a very important thing in Jordans life helping all these kids and changing their every day life.
One of these kids is Noah Parton, he is 6 years old and has only one leg. Noah couldent run or play like any other kids and even day to day activities were very hard for him. "It was hard to put him in the car because his leg stuck out straight. And I'd have my seat up as far as it would go, and it would still hit the back of the seat," The Jordan foundation changed his life. He can now run and play like other kids, he can now do what he dreamt to do, whatever you name he does. He loves to climb stairs, tries to ride bicycles and go to the park.
Bibliography: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/23/amputee.advocate/
Jordan a 16 year old male helped children that had no feet. He changed loots of people’s lives. He made fundraiser and loots more to help children give them legs, but now he was passing in the same direction. One day he was going with his parents to scuba dive in Florida with their boat, and he put his fins on and he jumped to the water to check out the fishes, unfortunately he fell were the outboard motor is and he hit his legs on them. "I looked down -- my black fins were gone, and all I saw was red just everywhere," He had no more legs. Now he had to help himself get new legs.
How Jordan has changed peoples life? Jordan has been making fundraisers by selling bracelets, making charity golf tournaments and cook outs. He fundraisd more than 400,000 dollars just for helping kids with no legs and helping kids with no homes till they are 18. This is a very important thing in Jordans life helping all these kids and changing their every day life.
One of these kids is Noah Parton, he is 6 years old and has only one leg. Noah couldent run or play like any other kids and even day to day activities were very hard for him. "It was hard to put him in the car because his leg stuck out straight. And I'd have my seat up as far as it would go, and it would still hit the back of the seat," The Jordan foundation changed his life. He can now run and play like other kids, he can now do what he dreamt to do, whatever you name he does. He loves to climb stairs, tries to ride bicycles and go to the park.
Bibliography: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/07/23/amputee.advocate/
The Greatest Architect Ever - Elie Weinstein
We walk in and out of them every day, live in them, work in them, eat in them, and do almost everything in them; buildings. The one person who has really changed the way buildings are made is Frank Lloyd Wright, the father of contemporary architecture. He has so many architectural achievements, and each one is so special and intriguing that you could just stare and try to put together drawings of one building. Walking up the Guggenheim, a museum in New York, New York built by the genius himself and filled with sketches and models of his dreams and realities is just amazing. His idea and creativity was brilliant: to create buildings and living spaces that were practical and flowed with nature rather than destroyed it. This theme is especially distinguishable in his most famous and one of his most beautiful works, Falling Water. It is a house that is now used as a museum to pay tribute to Frank. Situated on a hillside in Pennsylvania, Falling Water not only overlooks but is built on top of a waterfall that cascades right in front of it and flows down into a stream. The house is also surrounded by trees that were already there, instead of removing them and creating a garden.
Frank demonstrated his abilities as a child because Anna, his mother decorated his room with engravings of English churches, and she bought him a set of blocks which he used to play with; she wanted him to become an architect. At the age of 19 Frank left to Chicago and set out to build a life in architecture for himself. In his career, he made many sketches, most of which were built, all following his principle that form follows function.
Frank Lloyd Wright inspires me because his designs and ideas serve as a model for today’s architectural style and technique. I have long wanted to pursue a career in design, and wether it be automotive or architectural, I want my designs to follow Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of building our structures in a way so that humans can live harmoniously with nature. This is essential at the moment when it comes to designing almost anything, in order to lessen pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and deforestation. Apart from that, isn’t it just amazing that the “modern” houses that are designed today -- geometric in form, sleek, raw-looking, surrounded by plants -- are made in the same style that a man who was born way over a century ago did? Hopefully architects and designers in general can be inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s accomplishments. Maybe one day I’ll design and mass produce a car that runs on air, or build an underground house in order to let let trees grow. Albert Einstein once said that “Imagination is more important than knowledge;” it is this mindset and creativity that Frank Lloyd Wright had that is essential to the evolution of the way we live on Earth.
Attack on Pear harbor, as it was called by the japanese imperial general headquarters. This was a plan to attack the united states naval base at pearl harbor, Hawaii , On the morning of 7 December 1941. This attack made USA form part of the 2nd world war.
This attack sank 4 U.S navy battleships and damage 4 more. They also sank 4 cruises, 188 aircraft and personnel losses of 2,402 killed and 1,282 wounded.
The Japanese damage were minimal.
The attack was a major engagement of world war II. It took place before formal declaration of war by japan and before the last part of 14-part message had been deliverd to the state department in Washington D.C. After the attack on pearl harbor the Japanese realize that they woke up a sleeping giant, which they pay back for after 4 years.
PEARL HARBOR REVENGE:
During world war II , the Second Army and Chugoku Regional Army were headquartered in Hiroshima, and the Army Marine Headquarters was located at Ujina port. The city also had large depots of military supplies, and was a key center for shipping.
The bombing of Tokyo and other cities in Japan during World War II caused widespread destruction and hundreds of thousands of deaths, nearly all civilians. For example toyama , an urban area of 128,000, was nearly fully destroyed, and incendiary attacks on Tokyo are credited with claiming 90,000 lives. There were no such air raids in Hiroshima. However, the threat was certainly there and to protect against potential firebombings in Hiroshima, students (between 11–14 years) were mobilized to demolish houses and create firebreaks.
On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the nuclear bomb “little boy” was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola gay directly killing an estimated 80,000 people. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought total casualties to 90,000-140,000. Approximately 69% of the city's buildings were completely destroyed, and about 7% severely damaged.
Research about the effects of the attack was restricted during the occupation, and information censored until the signing of the San Fransico peace treaty in 1951, restoring control to the Japanese.
Much has been written in news reports, novels, and popular culture about Hiroshima in the years after the bombing.
This attack sank 4 U.S navy battleships and damage 4 more. They also sank 4 cruises, 188 aircraft and personnel losses of 2,402 killed and 1,282 wounded.
The Japanese damage were minimal.
The attack was a major engagement of world war II. It took place before formal declaration of war by japan and before the last part of 14-part message had been deliverd to the state department in Washington D.C. After the attack on pearl harbor the Japanese realize that they woke up a sleeping giant, which they pay back for after 4 years.
PEARL HARBOR REVENGE:
During world war II , the Second Army and Chugoku Regional Army were headquartered in Hiroshima, and the Army Marine Headquarters was located at Ujina port. The city also had large depots of military supplies, and was a key center for shipping.
The bombing of Tokyo and other cities in Japan during World War II caused widespread destruction and hundreds of thousands of deaths, nearly all civilians. For example toyama , an urban area of 128,000, was nearly fully destroyed, and incendiary attacks on Tokyo are credited with claiming 90,000 lives. There were no such air raids in Hiroshima. However, the threat was certainly there and to protect against potential firebombings in Hiroshima, students (between 11–14 years) were mobilized to demolish houses and create firebreaks.
On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the nuclear bomb “little boy” was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola gay directly killing an estimated 80,000 people. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought total casualties to 90,000-140,000. Approximately 69% of the city's buildings were completely destroyed, and about 7% severely damaged.
Research about the effects of the attack was restricted during the occupation, and information censored until the signing of the San Fransico peace treaty in 1951, restoring control to the Japanese.
Much has been written in news reports, novels, and popular culture about Hiroshima in the years after the bombing.
LifeGoesOn.. DevindeVeer
Life Goes On
He was around the age of 13 when his life changed up side down. He would go to school with bruses and lied to the teachers that everything was just fine. He would had made up so many excuses that he got to a point where he didn't know what else to say. The bruses came from his father who after a short period of time left but he would still come to their house to take out his anger on his son.
His son decided to stop going to school at the age of 15 because he couldn't handle all the pressure. He didn't know any better than life on tje streets. He would always show his love to his mother but things changed when his mother was sent to prison. The reason why his mother was sent to jail is a secret and will remain like that. He started to hang out with the wrong people at the wrong time. His friends didn't help him and made things even worse. He and his friends thought it would be cool to make their own crew, which was called ' Paradijs Connection '. He was always on the streets and got into so many fights, where he ended up in prison and or the hospital.
Things remained the same for two years until his mom came out and he left to Holand. He started school last year in January and is going very good. He also started work and is making his own money. He helps his mom around since it is hard for her to get a good job after what happend to her in the past.
This guy is know 18 and is like a brother to me. Shahir Jansen changed the way i used to see life. I admire him for going thru all of this. He made me realize what life is all about and how i shoudl be thankfull for what i have. I learned from his mistakes since i watched him go thru them. After all the things that happend to him, he seemed to put everything a side of his past and continued life in a better way.
He thought me the most important thing of life and that is that life goes on.
The fall of the Berlin wall
The fall of the
Until August 1961 The border between East and
At the same time the leaders of the Communist parties of the Commecon meet in
In the afternoon of August 12 at 4 p.m. Walter Ulbricht, the East German leader, signed the commands to close the border. Next Sunday at midnight the army, police and the "Kampfgruppen" began to bolt the city. The wall is built and separates the city into two parts for more than 28 years.
Streets, the railway and the S-Bahn (city railway) are broken, stations of the U-Bahn (underground railway) are closed, and even cemeteries are not spared. Nothing is forgotten and the East Germans will not be allowed to free travel to the West until 1989.
On November 9,189 press conference is held where the SED government announced that travel restrictions for East Germans had been lifted. In that night people from
freedom and oppression porject
Jordy Bosnie 10a
INSPIRED by young people
by Alaïa Fonk
There are so many people who live on the planet Earth. They all have their things that inspire other human beings; there is one for every day. There are a lot of persons where you can look up to everyday. Blake Lively is the person where I look up to at this moment.
There are so many people who live on the planet Earth. They all have their things that inspire other human beings; there is one for every day. There are a lot of persons where you can look up to everyday. Blake Lively is the person where I look up to at this moment.Blake Lively, born in a showbiz family in California in August 25, 1987, is an American actress. She quickly followed her parents and siblings steps. Lively began her acting career at age 11, when she appeared in the movie Sandman in the 1998, which was directed by her father. Blake’s role in the film was, described by her as being a "bit part". Her big break came along a few years later though. Blake was up to finish high school when she got the co-starring role of Bridget in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" on 2005.
After "The Sisterhood", Blake went back to high school for her senior year to have the life of a regular teenager, a very busy regular teenager. She starred in Accepted, Simon Says, and Elvis and Anabelle in 2006. She also received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in Accepted on December 10, 2006. The multi-talented girl was class president, a cheerleader and performed with the choir.
Lively is cast in the CW's series “Gossip Girl” which premiered in September 2007. She plays Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama. While rumors of infighting surrounded by the Gossip Girl co-stars have circulated in the tabloids, Lively denies that there is any unfriendly competition on-set. “The media is always trying to pit us against each other," she said in an interview, "I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess.” Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of Cosmo Girl.
Blake is an inspiration for me because she worked hard while she still had to go to school, which she finished. She made her acting debut when she was only 10 years old and is still a good actress. She inspired me in my style of clothing; she’s glamorous and all trendy. I like modeling and fashion and I think she has a great style, inspired by her mother. Blake is definitely a good role model for girls, who feel they have to be pin thin to look great, because she’s never been underweight or disgustingly thin, she’s really proportionate to her height.
Helen Keller
She inspired/s not only the deaf and/or blind people, but also the people who [need to] realize that broken fingernails, bones, or hearts are NOT the end of the world. (:
It's not only the fact that just because she inspires me to go on with life even when the going gets tough, but also when it comes to learning; even though I LOVE to learn, and experiance new things, she had something that many teenagers don't have these days. She makes me see that learning IS fun (even when you have handicaps or challenges that need to be overcome), having read her biographies on many websites, I wondered why it didn't occur to me before, she had this genuine curiosity in her for learning, and that... that is something I truly admire.
She inspires me to never give up, no matter the circumstances, and stand back up when pushed down. (
By the way, Braille is so cool and fun to learn, and totally interesting! We should learn how to read that in class (you know, just in case we ever DO go blind and all)! :) ;)
Sara de Jong
10A
"People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant."
"Never bend you head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."
-- Helen Keller
Babar Ali- Sandhya Parwani 10C
The typical lifestyle of a poor boy living in India is as follows: waking up to help with the household chores, getting ready to go to school, and catching an auto- rickshaw. A lot of times the “getting ready for school” part is not included in these boys lives. Babar Ali, however, has one unique thing he does every day. After Babar Ali walks a few kilometers back home, more children enter his backyard with him. Babar Ali is a 16 year old teenage boy whose passion is to teach as many children as he can. His school might not look like a school, but all the children attending Babar’s school are being educated and that too for free. Babar starts his school with the National Anthem, and then he and 10 other teachers educate 800 children who cannot afford to go to any other school. When Babar was only 9, he used to teach his friends lessons as a game, but Babar soon realized that he could change his friends’ lives by properly educating them. Babar Ali himself goes to the best school in West Bengal, the Raj Govinda School. His family needs at least 1,800 rupees, which is around 40 rupees, in order to provide Babar Ali with a uniform, books, the school fees, and money for the rickshaw. Although Babar’s school is very far away, Babar does not complain. He is determined to learn, and even more determined to allow the children of his country to have a brighter future.
Not only Babar, but all of the students attending Babar’s school are an inspiration for me. To see Babar’s backyard school and compare it with my school makes me sad. You might think Babar’s school makes me sad because the children attending that school have to sit on the mud and bare the heat. But what really makes me sad is that even though children in the International School of Curacao have the most comforts, they don’t want to learn. We are given assignments but we complain that we have too much work. We don’t see that we are the few fortunate ones who have been given the chance to study. The children in Babar’s school don’t have technology to strengthen their knowledge, but whatever they learn are the most thrilling ideas to them. They have built up confidence inside their selves; they know that even though they are not the richest children in the world, they can do what rich people do. They can also learn. A lot of them live happily with the hope that one day they will be able to become something. One of the students is Chumki, a fourteen year old girl who starts her morning at 6 working in homes till 2 in the afternoon. She then goes to Babar’s backyard. Her dream is to become a nurse, and she can become one because of Babar’s help.
I also hope now that I will be able to become something, and help people. In the beginning of the year when challenge 20/20 was discussed, I was in great confusion on how poverty could be solved. Babar Ali has showed me that if you want something, you can achieve it. If I and others in the world want poverty to go away, it can happen. Just talking about the issue of poverty won’t solve it; doing something about it can solve it. Many children when educated become smart and important people in the world.
Babar Ali had faith in himself and he was able to make his backyard into a school. Since he was nine he has been educating children who can’t get the education he does. He has taught me that I’m not the only one who needs education, everyone does. I know now that trying to achieve the highest is possible, but what is even more important is helping others achieve what they want as well. Today I can say that I am living with a reason; I am living because I know whatever goals I want I can accomplish, and I am living because I can also make a difference in this world. Even if I don’t know it, I have the power in myself to rise, and one day I want to experience this power. I know that everyone can do what they wish to.
Sandhya Parwani
History 10C
Not only Babar, but all of the students attending Babar’s school are an inspiration for me. To see Babar’s backyard school and compare it with my school makes me sad. You might think Babar’s school makes me sad because the children attending that school have to sit on the mud and bare the heat. But what really makes me sad is that even though children in the International School of Curacao have the most comforts, they don’t want to learn. We are given assignments but we complain that we have too much work. We don’t see that we are the few fortunate ones who have been given the chance to study. The children in Babar’s school don’t have technology to strengthen their knowledge, but whatever they learn are the most thrilling ideas to them. They have built up confidence inside their selves; they know that even though they are not the richest children in the world, they can do what rich people do. They can also learn. A lot of them live happily with the hope that one day they will be able to become something. One of the students is Chumki, a fourteen year old girl who starts her morning at 6 working in homes till 2 in the afternoon. She then goes to Babar’s backyard. Her dream is to become a nurse, and she can become one because of Babar’s help.
I also hope now that I will be able to become something, and help people. In the beginning of the year when challenge 20/20 was discussed, I was in great confusion on how poverty could be solved. Babar Ali has showed me that if you want something, you can achieve it. If I and others in the world want poverty to go away, it can happen. Just talking about the issue of poverty won’t solve it; doing something about it can solve it. Many children when educated become smart and important people in the world.
Babar Ali had faith in himself and he was able to make his backyard into a school. Since he was nine he has been educating children who can’t get the education he does. He has taught me that I’m not the only one who needs education, everyone does. I know now that trying to achieve the highest is possible, but what is even more important is helping others achieve what they want as well. Today I can say that I am living with a reason; I am living because I know whatever goals I want I can accomplish, and I am living because I can also make a difference in this world. Even if I don’t know it, I have the power in myself to rise, and one day I want to experience this power. I know that everyone can do what they wish to.
Sandhya Parwani
History 10C
Great accomplishments by young people.
great acomplishments by young people. (by hanna)
Hayden Panetiere is a role model for a lot of people she has a big acting career and ahe is always trying to help. when hayden was 4 months old she started modeling and at 11 months she did her first commercial for playschool. from ages 5-8 she played in the ABC soap opera one life to live, then from ages 8-11 she played in the CBS soap opera guiding light there she played a girl with leukemia to raise awareness. and now she plays in the hit series on CBS heroes. she has done laods of guest roles in otheer series and has played in some movies. she even brought out some singles for some movies. she has also been cover girl for Neutrogena and was in a heroes themed got milk? but most inportantly she's trying to save the world , by saving whales. last year she risked her life on a surf board to stop japanese fishermen from killing dolphins but they stopped her with tehir boat. so now she wants a million people to sign a petition to stop whale and dolphin killing to SAVE THE WHALES! she also tried to stop the norwegian whale killing by handing the norwegian ambassador a letter while he was in the U.S. . Hayden really inspires me, eventhough she is only 20 years old she has a big acting career and she even sang for a while. but mostly she is trying to change the world, most celebrities do that, they give money to charities. but i do not think that those celebrities would go out in the water and risk their lives. well she did, she is saving the world one whale at a time...
Hayden Panetiere is a role model for a lot of people she has a big acting career and ahe is always trying to help. when hayden was 4 months old she started modeling and at 11 months she did her first commercial for playschool. from ages 5-8 she played in the ABC soap opera one life to live, then from ages 8-11 she played in the CBS soap opera guiding light there she played a girl with leukemia to raise awareness. and now she plays in the hit series on CBS heroes. she has done laods of guest roles in otheer series and has played in some movies. she even brought out some singles for some movies. she has also been cover girl for Neutrogena and was in a heroes themed got milk? but most inportantly she's trying to save the world , by saving whales. last year she risked her life on a surf board to stop japanese fishermen from killing dolphins but they stopped her with tehir boat. so now she wants a million people to sign a petition to stop whale and dolphin killing to SAVE THE WHALES! she also tried to stop the norwegian whale killing by handing the norwegian ambassador a letter while he was in the U.S. . Hayden really inspires me, eventhough she is only 20 years old she has a big acting career and she even sang for a while. but mostly she is trying to change the world, most celebrities do that, they give money to charities. but i do not think that those celebrities would go out in the water and risk their lives. well she did, she is saving the world one whale at a time...
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Shamila Kohestani by Himangi (10C)
Shamila Kohestani walked out of her house at age 14, wearing a burkha for the first time in her life. As she walked out of the house, a man from the Taliban approached her and told her that the front part of her body was not covered properly, and so he decided to whip her. That day she ran away, and decided the future of her life. She had secretly received an education and had a passion for soccer. She practiced and worked hard and reached a great level of success. She is now the captain of the girls’ soccer team of
Her ambition was her strength throughout this journey. She created a dangerous situation into an opportunity to get away, and even find her way. She allowed her dreams to come true, no matter what came in her way.
After this story I realize that history class is true sometimes. Improvisation is important. Who would think of running away at a point when they were getting whipped? I learnt some things from her that I will keep to myself for the rest of my life. Maybe I’m not exactly putting it into action, but I’m thinking about it and it’s starting to bring a change in my thoughts. After reading this story I actually ask myself, “What’s my purpose on this planet?” What’s my ambition? My dream? I am at a point in my life, where I have to start thinking and give my decision in a short period.
What’s inspiring is that she kept her ambition and aim so strong that nothing could break it. She had a clear aim and worked hard to get what she dreamt of. I hope that I can do so one day. Just follow what Himangi wants to do and not worry about what everyone tells me to do. It strengthens the “Feminazi” within me because I feel like I don’t have to follow what society tells me to. I can live my life the way I want to and make a brighter future. I hope that what I say is what I do. I hope to let my passion, ambition, and dream be what I do in the future.
Aaqib Javed
Poem on Aaqib Javed
Aaqib Javed on the pitch,
Is 16 and has an itch,
He wants to make himself stay,
And become an encouragement for everyone coming this way,
He couldn't prove himself today,
But time flew and 3 years later came another day,
He was bowling against India's team,
That is when he showed his light beam.
He bowled a leg-by-wicket out,
Which made the batsman pout,
Next came Mohammed Azzurudin who was confident and without a doubt
But also got a leg-by-wicket out,
After him came Master Blaster,
But he got out even faster,
Aaqib had made a new record,
He became Pakistan's new sword,
Youngest ODI hatrick,
So he bacame extraordinary very quick!!!
- Khushbu Chawla
Aaqib Javed is a cricketer who had joined to play with Pakinstan when he was 16. He made his record of the youngest player to take an ODI hatrick at the age of 19. A hatrick in cricket is when a bowler takes out three wickets consecutively . Aaqib Javed has inspired many kids to play cricket and be the best they can be. To achieve what they want. Interestingly, Aaqib made this hatrick against India's team. India's team is known to be Pakistan's biggest rival because of their countries conflicts. Aaqib Javed is an amazing cricketer and now has moved on to coach kids in the Under-19-Cricket team of Pakistan. In 2004 he coached the Under-19 team and they won the Under-19-Cricket world cup. Aaqib Javed is letting kids learn cricket. He is passing on his skills. Passing on skills is very important so the skills are learned by the new generation. Aaqib Javed is an inspiration.
Inspiration - Mattie Stepanek
Mattie Stepanek
“I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.”
~Mattie Stepanek
It is strange how inspiration can come to you. When anyone asks you who inspires you, we always seem to come up with these extremely generic answers. These recurrent inspirers include: Martin Luther King Jr. , Anne Frank, Mahatma Ghandi, Anne Frank, etc. These people are all tremendous human beings for their accomplishments and completely inspire worthy, but they do not answer the question how have they inspired you? Not your race, not history, not your religion, not your political views, but you. How has this person and their actions, shaped you as an individual? This makes the question all the more intriguing, and all the more difficult. So I began the quest of looking for someone who truly inspired me, a quest that took me deep in to the bowels of Google with very specific searches. After a while I stumbled upon a quite depressing website about kids who died suddenly. My hero, unfortunately, was found on that distressing webpage .
Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek was born in Washington D.C. in July of 1990. All was expected to go well except that Mattie was born with an extremely rare disease, known as Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy. The disability interrupted with Mattie’s autonomic functioning, which is the automatic things our bodies do regularly to keep us alive (breathing, digesting, regulating your heart beat). This disease made Mattie need medical attention constantly, but this never stopped him from being optimistic. Mattie was stuck to be stuck with a ventilator, forced to sit in a wheel chair, a Hickman line, weekly platelet transfusions, and many other medical needs. Mattie lived a tough life and doctors were all ready sure that he was terminally ill and there was almost nothing they could do to help them, but Mattie was a fighter. Mattie was the youngest of three older siblings all whom had been claimed by the same disease that Mattie suffered from. His mother was later diagnosed with the same disease and still suffers from it today. Yet tt was this very disease that took away his brothers and sister that drove Mattie to poetry. At the age of three Mattie began writing poems to cope with the loss of his older brother. He never looked at his disease as an obstacle, just as a reason to try harder. Mattie wrote 5 books, all of which landed on the New York’s Times bestseller list. Along with these books he wrote essays, short stories and poems, most of which have remained unpublished. One of Mattie’s poems was even performed by a teenage country singer who fell in love with Mattie’s work. Mattie wanted to help others not just himself so he donated and fundraised for many other kids with similar diseases, he sought to encourage others that there was hope. Mattie was appraised as a great public speaker who tried to spread the word of peace, through religion and his writing.
Science regrettably has not found a cure for Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy, however they have succeeded in prolonging the inevitable. While most children with this disease do not live very long. Most, if treated correctly, will live until they are 3. Mattie remained alive until he was 13, and lived by the idea that every day was a gift and it was his job to enjoy it its utmost potential.
Stuck. That’s what we are. Stuck, immovable, anchored to a rock in an ocean. That’s what at many times it feels likes living here on Curacao. I know that I shouldn’t complain and that I should be grateful for the life that I have, but at many time it feels that no one around me wants to accomplish anything. Everyone seems contempt with their mediocrity, and unfortunately I think it’s contagious. There are of course exceptions, but it seems that everyone seems to end up back right back where they started. Mattie is my inspiration because he was stuck. He was physically incapable of doing things that we take for granted everyday, like breathing or walking. Mattie lived every day to its full potential because he never knew when his last day would come. Mattie stuck out as an amazing person to me because of his disability. He didn’t let anything or anyone stop him from what he enjoyed doing so much. Philosophizing and writing. I personally have always sought to write something but have always remained somewhat caged and blocked by a force that I couldn’t move. Mattie inspires me to try and not only break through that force penetrating me from doing what I want to do so badly, but he makes me realize that it’s not necessarily the goal that you want to achieve, but the journey to the goal. Mattie never sought to be crippled or broken, and yet it is his very disadvantage that made him look at life so differently. He saw the world in ways we could hardly imagine. He was optimistic and tried for peace even if deep down he knew he would never reach it. Mattie’s worst enemy was himself but he was also his best friend. His oppression led him to his expression. Many people might think that life sucks and then you die, but Mattie proves that you can do more than just live your life. You can change it and mold it into one that suits you. That’s why Mattie inspires me.
“We must remember to play after every storm and to celebrate the gift of life as we have it, or else life becomes a difficult task, rather than a gift. We must always listen to the song in our heart and share it with others.”
~Mattie Stepanek (1990-2003)
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kaka
Ricardo izecson leite(kaka) a brazilian soccer player who is currently playing for the biggest team of europe which is real madrid. kaka was born on 22 aprill 1982.
Kaka became church member afert he alomst beocme paralys. He bilieve that god saved his life and he spent the rest of his life dedicated to god. That is what inspire me.
kaka strated his carrer with the age of eight, and signed his first profesional contract with the age of 15 with sao paulo. He joined AC milan after 7 year.
kaka is a tremendus soccer player, he is an genius midfielder. On 8 kune 2009 kaka moved real madird converting his self one of the galaticos of the "equipo merengue".
Most soccer popular like kaka has a wild life, but in kaka's case he is totlally different. He married his wife with the age of 22 and had a sexual relation after his married. kaka is a one of my role model, he is a guy who believe in god and pray. After every goal kaka show his love for god by looking in the sky.
with this project I can show the symobol of my love for god and my essential of faith.
Kaka became church member afert he alomst beocme paralys. He bilieve that god saved his life and he spent the rest of his life dedicated to god. That is what inspire me.
kaka strated his carrer with the age of eight, and signed his first profesional contract with the age of 15 with sao paulo. He joined AC milan after 7 year.
kaka is a tremendus soccer player, he is an genius midfielder. On 8 kune 2009 kaka moved real madird converting his self one of the galaticos of the "equipo merengue".
Most soccer popular like kaka has a wild life, but in kaka's case he is totlally different. He married his wife with the age of 22 and had a sexual relation after his married. kaka is a one of my role model, he is a guy who believe in god and pray. After every goal kaka show his love for god by looking in the sky.
with this project I can show the symobol of my love for god and my essential of faith.
Lebron James Mixtape(By:Gaurav Gawani10C)
My inspirational Character is Lebron James, As my project I made a mix tape with all amazing plays executed by Lebron and some information about him too
Lebron James inspires me in many ways. He never thought too much of himself even though he was an tremendously gifted athlete. He never showed off. Most of his high school career he was the best basketball player in his school, but never made anyone feel inferior in front of him. Even being gifted he always use to work hard. Every day after school he would be shooting hoops no matter what. Even though he had a project, test, or whatever. He would at least shoot hoops for an hour. Just the way he plays inspires me the most. He is just so good. He makes everything look so easy, and whenever he plays it looks like he already knows what is going to happen before it actually happens. Every time I see him dunk and see how high he elevates, I tend to get goose bumps. But the best part is that he can play every position on the team. He can dribble he can shoot; he can dunk, and be monster rebounder and this year he has even stepped his defense big time. If he has to I bet he could even play center. So it’s amazing of what an overall player he is. He is even very smart when it comes to businesses because he is pretty much set for life. He made a smart contract with Nike, which was a 90 Million Dollar contract and makes so much money from commercial for example the Beijing Olympics he and Yao Ming made a Coca Cola commercial. There is estimation that Lebron James made around 40 Million dollars this year.
All WE Are Saying Is Give Peace a Chance
I was born into what many people would view as a war zone. As a little kid I learned in kindergarten that the Arabs are the bad guys and I should be scared of them. “This is our country” I remember hearing all the time.I never questioned that because as a kid I grew up on the night news show that always showed another terrorist attack that has just happened. Another family lost its loved one. Another family had to live with a hole in their heart.I remember living in what seemed like a constant fear. “No you cannot take the bus I will drive you.” My parents used to say. “Remember you have to call me when you reach Noam’s house.” I used to get so annoyed by it.It was not a surprise for me when my brother decided to become a soldier.I used to be so proud of my strong brother who did things that seemed impossible to me. After all he was there protecting my country. I don’t know if it was the family I was raised in or the kind of people I used to hung out with. By I started to view the other side ( The Arabs) as not so bad anymore. Of course there were still those terrorist and those terrorist group leaders who scared the crap out of me. But there were also those teenagers. Those innocent teenagers who were just like me. My first real experience was in 7th grade. My school won a national leadership competition and our prize was to go visit an arab school in the west bank. The experience was amazing .We played games, talked ( mostly English but we tried to use our very broken Arabic) and later exchanged MSN addresses and ICQ numbers. For a second I thought. Maybe it is possible. Maybe we can make peace.
My perspective changed again in January of last year. We were in Israel and on the day we left back to Curacao my cousin Dan and my cousin Tom were both called into the army in the middle of a family dinner. In that very moment I turned to look at my older brother Yoav and he just shook his head. I knew something was wrong. You all obviously know what happened after. Israel and Hamaas went into a war causing the death of many innocent people. It wasn’t until a few months ago that my point of view about peace changed.
A few months ago I got an email from my old drama teacher titled "All WE are saying Is Give Peace a Chance". I opened the email and found a link to a website called 'Peace Child' I entered the website. And at that very moment my life changed.
Peace Child Israel was founded in 1988 by the late Israeli actress Yael Drouyanoff and uses theater and other art forms to encourage dialogue between teens who might otherwise never meet. So far, seven groups have been formed, pairing Jewish and Arab towns throughout Israel, among them Misgav-Sakhnin, Raanana-Qalanswa, and East and West Jerusalem.
The Peace Child comes to educate for democratic values, tolerance and mutual respect. Arab and Jewish teens from partnering Arab and Jewish schools around the country meet weekly for 8 months before creating original dramas about coexistence and its challenges. The plays, in Arabic and Hebrew, are performed for the public at-large and in a second year of activity, for student audiences. Here are some things some of the children have said :
"We don't care about politics; we just like each other,"
"Even though Arabs live close to me, I have never had the chance to get to know them. I have always been afraid of Arabs as a group and now I know this fear has been unjustified,"
"On the bus from Washington to northern New Jersey, the students cried because it was their last journey together. We promised to keep in touch and start making arrangements for our visit to Israel. The hosting families intend to help me found 'The American Friends of Peace Child'. Knowing there are more people willing to work for the success of this project was quite a relief for me. I delivered this baby but now a whole new future awaits it." ( Talking about their show in the United States)
Although it is not one teenager but a group of teenager the Child Peace group inspired me to believe that peace is possible . it inspired me to believe that there are some people who are still optimistic about peace. And for that? I am extremely thankful.
"We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace."
Shira Hebel 10B
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is my inspiration. Lewis started his racing career when he was 8,. He began carting in 1993 and quickly began winning races and winning hearts. "Hi. I'm Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars." Dennis wrote in his autograph book, "Phone me in nine years, we'll sort something out then." This is the conversation that began his career. This conversation sparked when Lewis met the CEO of McLaren-Mercedes Motorsports. He gave Lewis his phone and address so that when he was old enough to drive legally, he could call him and Ron Dennis (CEO) could offer him a job in the formula 1.
In 2001, Michael Schumacher made a one-time return to carting and competed against Hamilton along with other future F1 drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Nico Rosberg. Hamilton ended the final in seventh, four places behind Schumacher. Although the two saw little of each other on the track Schumacher praised the young Briton, "He's a quality driver, very strong and only 16. If he keeps this up I'm sure he will reach F1. It's something special to see a kid of his age out on the circuit. He's clearly got the right racing mentality." -Michael Schumacher, speaking about Hamilton in 2001. This was Lewis’s first encounter with the racing superstars of that time period.
Later in his career he entered formula three. Hamilton began his car racing career in the 2001 British Formula Renault Winter Series. Despite crashing on his third lap in the car in testing, he finished fifth overall in the winter series. He was very successful in formula three and because of that he moved up to the GP2 series. Due to his success in Formula Three, he moved to ASM's sister GP2 team ART Grand Prix for 2006. Hamilton won the GP2 championship at his first attempt.
He holds many records including; youngest ever driver to lead the World Championship, youngest F1 world champion, and many more. Hamilton is also the first driver of black heritage to compete in Formula One. Lewis Hamilton's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in an F1 drive.
Lewis is a perfect example of grapping opportunities and not to let them fly away. He is also demonstrating to not give up and put your ladder up high, so that you want to achieve the highest you possibly can. Most of Lewis’s opportunities came to him because of luck but some believe to call it destiny, either way it inspires me to grasp every opportunity that comes my way. I also believe that I should always stride to accomplish as much as I can and when I try to accomplish something, I give it my all. I will do this is almost everything I do; in homework, projects, relationships, jobs, etc. Lewis is not the only person that accomplished so much when he was young, but I chose to do this project about him because he and I share the same thing; A need for speed.
Robbert van Doorn 10C
Inspiration
In the world, there are a lot of people who do inspiring things. Everyday I have a new person that I look up to, but recently I started looking up to an 18-year-old girl who went from being a regular teen to America’s Next Top Model. Allow me to introduce my hero, Nicole Fox.
Nicole Fox, a dorky, red headed girl was one of the 14 finalists of America’s Next Top Model, cycle 13. She came form Louisville, Colorado. She is a student and graduated from Monarch High School. She is now a sophomore at the University of Colorado at Boulder and she is majoring in fine arts.
Nicole became the winner of cycle 13. This cycle was especially for petite girls under 5’7”. Nicole is exactly 5’7”.
As the winner, Nicole received a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl and a representation contract with Wilhelmina Models. She will also be on the cover of Seventeen Magazine and gets a six page spread in the magazine.
Nicole is an inspiration to me because she worked hard and reached her goal. She was a “dorky” girl and became America’s Next Top Model. Also, Nicole is an inspiration to me because she is a model and only 5’7”. Most models today are 5’9” and above, so 5’7” is short. I’m 5’8”.
While watching cycle 13 of America’s Next Top Model (ANTM), I was already inspired by Nicole. She had a different and daring style and look. It’s safe for me to say that the camera just loves her.
During the entire cycle, Nicole has worked hard to become America’s Next Top Model. I believe that if you work hard enough, you can get what you want. To me, Nicole worked very hard and therefore got what she wanted: becoming a top model. Working hard to get what I want is something I like to do a lot. Even if I have to stress and do the impossible, if I can reach my goal by working for it, I’m doing it.
I’m also very interested in modeling and fashion, but when I see some of those models now, I feel kind of short. Nicole has shown me that being short doesn’t matter to be a top model, and she is an inch shorter then I am.
Hopefully someday I will get the honor of sharing the runway with Nicole. This is one thing I will work hard for.
Stephanie van Romondt
History 10b
A Page Out of the Diary of a Little Girl
Elizabeth Anne Edwards 10A
History Project: Nadia Comaneci
[ Oh, and just pretend I'm an 8 year old girl, okay? :) ]
Dear Diary,
History Project: Nadia Comaneci
[ Oh, and just pretend I'm an 8 year old girl, okay? :) ]
Dear Diary,
It was show and tell at school today! My favorite one was my best friend Joanie’s. Her mom was a gymnast so she brought all her mom, Nadia Comaneci's Olympic medals that she won a really long time ago. There were 5 gold medals, 3 silver ones, and 1 bronze one. She has a lot more medals from other times, but it’s too much to carry! She told us all about her mom and what she did, too. She started gymnastics when she was six years old. You can only imagine the hours and hours of practice she went through to be as good as she is…or was. She stopped doing gymnastics when she was 20 years old. But, anyway I think she’s the coolest person ever. I watched some old Olympic videos of her with Joanie one day, and she was so good! She had the best routines ever. She even got two moves named after her when she was fourteen. One is the Comaneci salto. I take gymnastics, and my teacher says it’s still hard for people to do that now. It’s this cast to straddle front flip on the uneven bars. I’m not sure what the other one is called, but it’s a toe-on, half-turn to a back flip dismount. I wanna learn how to do that someday! She was the first gymnast ever to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics! Part of it was the Comaneci salto. I bet the judges mouths dropped wide open. I bet she made history with that. Again when she was fourteen! She got 10s lots of other times, too. She definitely deserved it. I know she made Romania proud. She won 25 medals in her whole gymnast life (from 14 to 19 years old), most of them are gold. That’s just amazing! They even put her in the Hall of Fame. It was after she retired but that’s still cool. I think she’s so awesome because she shows us that just for a moment, you can be perfect. It’s possible. Age doesn’t matter at all, either. I wanna be just like her when I get older. She accomplished her dream of making it to the Olympics. Now I know I can make my dreams come true. I want to make it to the Olympics, too. She overcame the
struggles, and so can I. I won’t quit and get frustrated when I’m having a bad day at the gym. No one can tell me I can’t do it. Nothing can stop me. The next time I go to practice, I’ll work extra hard to be just like Nadia. She’s my hero.Anne Frank
Ana Chapela 10A
Anne Frank
Today teenagers are so engaged with technology, and other things. Most of them are tired of being home because their parents don’t let them go or do what ever they want. Girls cry and think that is the end of the world when they don’t get that perfect dress for this party. They also think that most of their problems are bigger than others. Have you ever stopped and think about others? Meaning other people’s problems, meaning that you would have to do empathy with others and look at their problems, some of their problems might be way bigger than your problems, that’s when you realize that your problem isn’t that much of a problem now that you started to think about others problems.
Now think about Anne Frank’s problems. She was just a little girl starting to become a teenager just like you. She went to school where she had her best friends, she was just an ordinary girl with dreams and hopes. Anne Frank is so important to me now since with this project I had to research about her life even though I read the book, I didn’t payed much attention to it since I was small when I read it, now that im more mature enough to understand her life, she is a great symbol of what means to be courageous, brave, and at the same time innocent.
When she turned 13, she was given a diary that she named “kitty”, just two years before she went to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. This diary meant so much to her because she was able to write everything that was one her mind, everything that bother her, everything that she dreamed of. Dealing with jews rejection wasn’t really an easy task to do but still Anne kept her hopes up even thought she didn’t know what was coming as we all know. Jews were not allow to go to the movies, they were not allowed to travel, and since some of Anne’s friends where cristians and she was jewish, so she wasn’t allowed to be with them. She was brave enough to deal with it .
If that happened to me I woudnt know what to do. This girl gives every teenage girl a lesson. Well at least she did it with me. Seriously now my problems don’t seem that much of a problem. She made me realize that life is amazing especially with the ones that love you.
Anne Frank is my hero.
Anne Frank
Today teenagers are so engaged with technology, and other things. Most of them are tired of being home because their parents don’t let them go or do what ever they want. Girls cry and think that is the end of the world when they don’t get that perfect dress for this party. They also think that most of their problems are bigger than others. Have you ever stopped and think about others? Meaning other people’s problems, meaning that you would have to do empathy with others and look at their problems, some of their problems might be way bigger than your problems, that’s when you realize that your problem isn’t that much of a problem now that you started to think about others problems.
Now think about Anne Frank’s problems. She was just a little girl starting to become a teenager just like you. She went to school where she had her best friends, she was just an ordinary girl with dreams and hopes. Anne Frank is so important to me now since with this project I had to research about her life even though I read the book, I didn’t payed much attention to it since I was small when I read it, now that im more mature enough to understand her life, she is a great symbol of what means to be courageous, brave, and at the same time innocent.
When she turned 13, she was given a diary that she named “kitty”, just two years before she went to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. This diary meant so much to her because she was able to write everything that was one her mind, everything that bother her, everything that she dreamed of. Dealing with jews rejection wasn’t really an easy task to do but still Anne kept her hopes up even thought she didn’t know what was coming as we all know. Jews were not allow to go to the movies, they were not allowed to travel, and since some of Anne’s friends where cristians and she was jewish, so she wasn’t allowed to be with them. She was brave enough to deal with it .
If that happened to me I woudnt know what to do. This girl gives every teenage girl a lesson. Well at least she did it with me. Seriously now my problems don’t seem that much of a problem. She made me realize that life is amazing especially with the ones that love you.
Anne Frank is my hero.
Gustavo Dudamel
Dear Mr. Kinzer,
The man I choose as my inspiration is called Gustavo Dudamel. Yes, he is Venezuelan, what can I say, I have pride for my nation! First of all, I think I have to tell you a little bit about him. He was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 1981. He started his music career at the age of ten, were he started to play the violin. At the age of seventeen he continued his music director studies with Jose Antonio Abreu, and was named the Music Director of The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. This orchestra is globally known thanks to him. To be honest apart from Beauty Pagans, this is for me Venezuela’s biggest goal to be proud of.
For me I’m not only proud that these two men formed a talented orchestra, and have it traveling worldwide. To me Abreu is an inspiration because he started this program, not with wealthy children, and teens, but with people from very remote parts of Venezuela that didn’t even know the rest of the world existed. He has changed the lives of many Venezuelans, while the government didn’t even bother to see what was happening, until they travel outside the country’s borders. Dudamel is also an inspiration to me because he changed that old protocol in the music world. Where the director would just stand and direct, and the musicians just played, and you felt like sleeping. What do I mean; being so young and talented he brings a different air to the musicians and the public. I speak with experience, when you see him conduct, he moves everywhere, he jumps, and he makes the musicians stand up! You could say he brings Latin Flavor! This tells me that new fresh minds like Duhamel’s, and old traditions like Abreu can actually bring good to the world! For me it doesn’t mean, I’m going to be a musician, because well I don’t see myself in that life, but if a team like that can change at least the lives of many people, so can I!
The Venezuelan,
Adriana Baiz
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