Child soldiers in Chad

Chad is country in Africa located in the northern part. It has child soldiers and it is estimated that 7,000 to 10,000 child soldiers are still in the armed forces most are told that if they join them and their families will get out of poverty and it will build they're future.

Quotes

"A child is born with no state of mind

Blind to the ways of mankind"- Grand Master Flash:The Message

This quote is not really related to the main character But it is more or less related to all the kids who get raised up not knowing that what is going on in the book we are reading "Along Way Gone" that this is actually happening every day villages getting taken over, people killed, whole villages in poverty, we have hid this from them but if we were to tell them at a younger age they might just help to do something about join together and change the world little by little.

"I can't walk through the park, cause it's crazy after dark"- Grand Master Flash:The Message

This relates not only to the main character in the book but to the whole village and how they can't go any where without the fear of being captured or killed or something worse.

RUF

Revolutionary United Front-RUF

They were a rebel army in Sierra Leone that fought a eleven year war

They had fought to topple Liberian govenment

Foday Sankoh was captured in 2001 and killed for war crimes by the british in 2003 before the trial

Grand wizard Theodore

1.Theodore was the inventor of scratching and the needle drop.

2.he was in the 1983 film "Wild Style".

3. his band name is "Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five".

4. His band made the song "Can I Get A Soul Clap".

Music

I think that next year we should incorperate a little music in lessons cause everyone likes listing to music not to mention the lyrics are poetic in a sort of way so instead of us just reading a poem let us listen to a piece of music that has the same message I also think we will pay more attention to a song than just a normal poem. That my opinion

The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusack

The book is about a girl in during WW2 she is sent away to go live with foster parents after that her facination books come and she learns to read and loves it but she will do anything to keep reading. The major conflict in the story is when her foster parents take in a Jewish refuge and keep him safe but at any moment they could get caught. This is a great story from Markus he is always good how he writes his stories he get right into it. This book is a little weird it not only has english in it but some of the writing is in german but most of the time the book will help you understand what their saying also your are being told the story through the eyes of death himself. I highly recomend this book to everyone who loves a great suspence book or if you have read anything else by Markus Zusack.

Giving To You

If I was to give back the community cause I just got a large sum of money like say 1,000,000 I would give 200,000 to a mentally handicap school so they can get whatever they need for that school like supplies, better education, rebuilding of the school if needed. The reason I would do this is because it can be hard for a mentally handicapped person to learn in a environment the is not set up for it , it will also help them to be more successful with their lives with a better education like most people do with better education and that's what cause I would give to.

Bonsai Tree

My brothers and me are like a bonsai tree weird shaped and small but very strong . My older brother Michael was the first of us he is like the roots of a tree he keeps helping us grow and gives us life. I am the middle child of us I kinda keep the social update of whats going around us like the bark, stem and bark of the tree. Josh the youngest of us he is the odd one out he is always changing shaping his future to be something great that is why he is the leaves of the tree he's the first impression you get when you see us. But its together we form a mighty trio and help make this beautiful tree be as you see it.

The Tower is ME

I am the tower for though the world may change I will still stand in the same spot and even if I fall I will still leave an imprint on the world. The tower is me for the reason I also give shelter to those in need of it sturdy and hard to intrude I also point the way to where ever it is you are going. This is why I’m the tower.

Born METAL

Born METAL


Since I was little or as far as I can remember music flows through my veins through my families
veins but I was meant to play metal. Some days I will just get so wound up in my music that every thing around me just vanishes all I can hear is the sounds of plucking metal strings,thumping drum beats,and beautiful vocals. One time I was sitting down after just get my cast off my wrist, that day things were not going so well with my mother she was sad and now I can't even remember the reason why she was but that day I felt the music come to me. I was trying to come up with a song to cheer her up so it took all day endless hours of hard practice and that night I had finally finished it. I remember me putting her to peaceful sleep with the comfort of my music. Now I have a band with my older brother and his friend where I'm the bassist for them so as you can see I was born...
METAL!!!

Stuck on Forever

Stuck on Forever


The day I get my first tattoo will be a day I wont forget cause first of all it will be on my arm forever. I want it to be some sort of tribal design color black starting on my shoulder blade wrapping around down my arm. I don’t want it to be too creepy but have some sort of meaning to it and to show off when I’m playing my bass. The picture of the tattoo I have on the blog is kinda of what I would want but I would add a little more design to it this one is just to simple.

Me and only me

My name is not rare
but at the same time it is
for at one point in time I thought I was the only one who had
such a name
plain and simple
spelled exactly as if you were to say it no add spelling
my name means to defend oh the irony
cause I've never had to defend myself or anyone else in my life
to friends but to very few I'm called a different name
Chabolski is what they call me though I would rather have this one than the other
its original
it was stumbled upon by accident by a friend
there really is no reason why he thought of it
the other my parents had given it to me just to have it
This name is me and only me my name is..
Chad

This is just to____ poem

This is Just to Marvelled

I have not much to say
no words at all
just my emotion
my face says it all

You have been absent for some time
It is pleasant when you come
but not when you go

I'm sorry I don't mean
to brag or boast
only for you to see
What I'm looking at

pocket poem

Make a wish,
See a dream,
look around for what has been,
then start all over again.

street i live on

The street I live on is very social all the stores are right at my feet I only have to walk to them. The house I live at look like it's two houses in one but it is just one and the outside looks of faded peeling white paint, the roof is a rusted green color, The downstairs is only the cold damp,dark,and alone basement while the upstairs is lively and full of entertainment. There is unfortunatlly not many kids on the street so there is not much to do but at least I have the company of my younger brother and my mom.

Dramatic Irony

Dramatic irony is when the audience know more the characters on stage. For example in the book Macbeth, Act 1, Macbeth is plotting to kill the king to become but the king himself does not know this but the audience knows this

Haiti's fight for survival

Of coarse by now all of you have already heard the news about Haiti how a earthquake struck the country killing/injuring a lot of people not to mention ruining the country creating a global disturbance. People have been creating organization to help fix and try to restore Haiti like the Red Cross,and the NNU (National Nurses United). The earthquake that hit Haiti destroyed many buildings, hospitals, shopping markets,and very many homes. Many people are still being found under the devastating rubble so more severely injured than others but everyday they still find more and more. The only fears now is another earthquake strike,and not saving someone in time. No one can always be prepared for these types of things but the next time it happens we and Haiti will be on our toes.

Blog

This years blogging hasn't gone to well for me but that's OK cause I know I will do well for the next semester. What I've learned in all my blogging is that it is a good way to express my self through the posts I create. To be honest my writing has not improved much at all in fact I think that if maybe write more blog posts then it will improve. The thing about these blog post is that everyone gets a chance to speak their mind and although you might not always agree with what they have to say that's I gess point of all this. Goals for next semester read more books so I can write more blog posts.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a great and noble man who was named after a German protestant leader named Martin Luther, King Jr. and his father were originally named Michael King.
The years that king lived he talked of peace and rights for African American people. One of his most famous speeches "I Have A Dream" was for a civil rights movement and is still remembered to this day. " Where Do We Go From Here", is a famous speech spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. and also a quote that to me asks an ultimate question which to me can only be answered first by another question where do we start first? and once you have answered that from there you can go on with what you want to do.

Dear Jerry,
Hey man how you doing without your big bro there to hang with. I'm doing fine wish I was there with you but life can't always go the way you want it but if I fine you are ever in here I'll pound you cause I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did and before you do anything stupid I want you to "Think about all the tomorrows of your life" and I hope you do the right thing I want you to write me back tell me everything also tell.