What is your approach to life? Reveal your life philosophy.

Life is a roller coaster ride. At first the ride doesn't seem interesting. Its slow and monotonous. Slowly the speed increases and you are in the middle of it all. You get excited, you scream, and shout. At the same time you are nervous, and you have butterflies flying in your stomach. Soon the ride gets over. Its all calm around you and you relax. Life is similar. You are born with nothing to do then cry. Soon you grow up dealing with all the teenage drama, then college, and soon an adult. But it all calms down when you are old. You sit back and turn the pages of your life. You see how you went through it all. You may have a lot of troubles in life, but think of it this way. If life wasn't interesting, if it didn't have all the bumps along the way, then it won't have been interesting. If you always get your way, and you always get what you want; then how is your life going to give you challenges and hardships to deal with? How are you going to grow as a person if it wasn't for all the bumps that came along in your life? Life maybe really hard at times, but we need to understand how to make the best of the situation. We need the excitement in our lives. Whenever we face hardships we should remember that there are others that face worse situations. Suppose you failed you math test, and trust me that happens a lot to me. Think of the people who are out there wanting know and learn a little more, but they cannot afford to. When you fight with your friend, or your boy friend, and you think its the end of the world. Think of those that have no one left to love them or to care for them, or have no one to fight with. Life may not always be what you want it to be. So if you want a brighter life, you should take life as it comes and make the best of it, knowing that it goes on.

Title: Nestle 'to act over child labour in cocoa industry

By: BBC

Published: November 28, 2011 Accessed: November 28 2011

One of the largest firms for producing chocolate is Nestle. Nestle wants to stop child labor from taking place in cocoa farms. Nestle wants to work with Fair Labor Association in order to get rid of this problem. The FLA is going to send a team of examiners to see where most of Nestle's cocoa comes from and where it goes. Nestle says that they cannot get rid of the problem just by themselves, they need help. A recent study by the University of Tulane said that more than 1.8 million children are involved in the growing of cocoa in West Africa. Some of the children are sent by their own parents. Some have not seen their family for three or more years. In order to get rid of child labor, schools, hospitals and anything that will help the progress will be built.

Children all over the world are forced to work, when instead they should be studying. I think that Nestle though a little too late, are still trying to make an effort at stopping child labor, which is fantastic. Children should not be made to do work, but instead be able to play around and enjoy the childhood they deserve. They should be going to school and learning, instead of having a work hours. Around the Ivory Coast where these children are made to work, schools should be built. This way the children can get educated and have a better future. Families should not force their children to work, because no matter what the children need to know what childhood can be like. If the families are having financial problem then maybe Nestle can give jobs to the parents, and raise salaries of the parents. This way the parents can afford to send their kids to school, and still be able to live a comfortable life.

Vocab

Machetes

found children using machetes to hack open cocoa pods to extract the beans.

a large heavy knife use to cut sugar cane or as a weapon first used 1575

The young girl was holding a machete, it looked as though she was about to kill someone.

Obligation

moral obligation" on chocolate companies to help rebuild the country ravaged by years of civil war.

a debt of gratitude, something one is bound to do . First used 14 century

She had the moral obligation to hand in her homework on time.

Commissioned

a report commissioned by the Us government found that the chocolate industry's funding since 2001 had "not been sufficient" and it needed to do more.

To appoint or assign to a task . Circa 1661

The head of school was commissioned to punish the students that were caught cheating in an exam.

Select any issue that is of importance to you and discuss your views. (New College of University of South Florida)

The rights of women, is an issue which people may think is getting solved, but the truth is that in many places women still don't have many basic rights. I do understand that human rights in general has come a long way, but for many women living near us who don't have the basic right, should get the rights they deserve. Some women are beaten up by their husbands, verbally abused or neglected by society because they are considered inferior. However, for any human to become the same level as the rest, the person must get the opportunity to prove themselves. Lets say that this one girl named Anastasia is a hard working girl, and loves to learn. However, her parents are not willing to let her go to school. Now other kids around her neighborhood all go to school. Because of her parents Anastasia is not able to go to school, therefore she is looked down by many of the neighborhood kids. How is this doing any justice to the girl? If she is not given the opportunity to learn, grow and find some talent, where later she can succeed, how is she going to do well. Some women aren't given the opportunity to prove themselves, and therefore are forever stuck in the same place. They are not encouraged to explore or learn about new ideas that surround them. If people don't understand what a person may be going through, then they shouldn't comment or judge. Many women face similar situation by society members, and they cannot defend themselves because no one is ready to listen. Society is only bothering to listen to one side of the argument and not the other. After making the conclusion about the girl being useless, the name sticks and other people too start calling her that name. This is subjecting women all around the world. If they don't have the right to defend themselves, how can they ever justify what they did and why they did it. So before jumping to conclusions people should consider all sides of the story and be open minded.

Title: East Africa drought:Cholera outbreak in Kenya camp

By : BBC

Date published: November 15 2011, Date accessed: November 15 2011

In a refugee camp placed in Kenya, where people from Somali who are fleeing conflicts in their own country had found home, Cholera breaks out. It is believed that the new comers brought the disease in and now the disease is spreading. Near the camp, treatment centers are being put up to cure and treat cholera. Some of the refugees may have had unsafe water from the flooding that had taken place which caused the patients to worsen. The drought as it is being seen by many citizens is the worst case, in the last 60 years. The country affected most by the drought is Somalia. Many citizens are trying to escape, find shelter not just because of the drought but also because of an unstable government. While because of the cholera break out less people are showing up in Kenyan refugee camps citizens do not; some are finding a home in Ethiopia where more camps are being set up.

It is sad to see that people who do not have anywhere to stay are being hit by such diseases. Citizens of Somalia do not have a stable government at the moment, and having a drought in the country makes situations worse. A person can handle only so much. To be loaded with a hundred things to worry about such as finding food, shelter and not dying can cause chaos. This may affect a persons health as well as emotional well being. I can only imagine what the people in Somalia might be going through. If a person close to you gets sick, or has hard time dealing with some problems, it hurts you to see them go through such pain. You feel useless, you want to help them but you don' t know how. Living in another part of the world I am so self observed that. I feel like my life sucks. But little do I ever think about others in this world, and what they might be going through.

Vocab

Abduction

last month after the abduction of two aid workers.

Carrying someone away without their will

He abducted his mother away from the the murderer she thought she fell in love with.

Exacerbated

It says the situation has been exacerbated by the outbreak of the waterborne disease.

To make more violent. from latin exacerbatus harsh bitter

She quickly grew silence, once she heard the exacerbated sound of the horn.

Incursion

Kenya's incursion has contributed to a slowing in flow of Somalis to Dadaab,

A hostile entrance into a territory. from the latin word incursion

The humans incursion into the vampire territory outraged the blood sucking creatures.

You’ve just written a 300-page autobiography. Send us page 217. (University of Pennsylvania)

and just like that she died in front of my eyes.

If you were to write a book, on what theme or subject matter would it be based, and why? (Stanford/93)

If I were to write a book I would write about women's rights and how to this day some countries still think of women as being low and as a object. Living in India and having conservative grandparents who always told me women can do nothing, makes me want to prove them wrong. So if I get a chance to explain to the rest, why women are not week but instead as equal as any other man I would take that chance. Its not about women rights its about being human and giving a human what she deserves. In countries like India young girls are told to learn how to cook, clean and how to take care of a family. They do not get the opportunity to better themselves at something or even see the world beyond their village. However, boys get to go to school, play, get a ride on a bus and go see places. How is this doing any justice to the girls who are sitting at home all day? Does anyone bother to think that they too may want to have fun, after all they are young girls. Some women are forced to learn how to cook. My grandmother too forced me to learn how to cook, however, being the rebel that I am I refused. Not because I did not want to learn how to cook. But because in her eyes it was not teaching me an art but making me a better wife for the future. No way in hell was I going to learn how to cook just so I can please a man later on in life. Every girl should be given the freedom to make her own choices. If she wants to learn how to cook great, if she does not then no one should force her. These simple things like wanting to enjoy childhood by playing with your friends is the right of any girl or boy, and no one should take that away.

Title: Brisk business for China's female bodyguards by Martin Patience

Date published : 14 November 2011 Date accessed: 14 november 2011

In China some women are getting trained to be personal bodyguards. With China growing and the gap between rich and poor becoming bigger, Chinese women want to seek personal protection. They say they feel safer with a women and being their bodyguard than a man. This is because they attract less attention, and can be seen as just a friend rather than a bodyguard. Having a female bodyguard means the bodyguard does not have to stay outside the room guarding. They can be inside the room and make it more comfortable for the person being protected. Wen Cui who was mugged twice on business trip, opened a personal security business called Guodun. This is where the female bodyguards get trained for six months. They learn several different skills including Kung Fu and first aid. As the economy is building up and China is becoming more progressive some, anger is still growing as some are not a part of the celebration.

It is amazing to see women work up the social ladder. Though some may be scared to try different thing and go against there parents' wishes; they are going ahead and doing what they believe is right. We always associate men and women in different categories for different kinds of work. Such as cooking is usually associated with women, but what we don't realize is that there are a certain number of men who love to cook. We also fail to realize that some women hate to cook but are forced to. No human should be judged in what he or she like to do or not do, but should be given the opportunity to learn and grown. I always imagined bodyguards to be strong built men in black uniform. This article proves that what men can do women can do as well. If I had a male bodyguard, people would know that he is protecting me. Having a female bodyguard would make me feel more comfortable and people would not know that she is a bodyguard.

Vocab

Ramrod

Her ramrod posture and black earpiece suggested something was amiss.

in a fully upright position first used 1954

The ramrod posture of the students sitting for the math test made the teacher secretly smile.

Burgeoning

Among China's burgeoning wealthy elite,

To grow and expand rapidly from anglo french burjuner

The population of snakes near the hill side has burgeoned since the 1980's.

Sedate

She branched out from the more sedate world of running a chain of kindergartens.

keeping a quiet steady pace or attitude from Latin world sedare which means to calm.

To sedate the children after the earthquake was found to be chaotic by many mothers.