If you were to develop a Mt. Rushmore representing the 20th century, whose faces would you select and why?

In the twentieth century has been the most 'busy' in the history of our world. If I was to build a Mt. Rushmore of the the twentieth century, on the very left there would me Martin Luther King Jr.. He fought for equality in America, and for someone to cause such a big uprising in that time was something that no body before him ever dreamed of doing. He influenced so many people in his country and all over the world. Now days even white people are thankful that he stopped such harsh, and cruel behavior. If he had not done what he did, then only god can imagine what our world would be like today. The person that would fill one of the centre spots is Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi made the difference in the Indian revolution, and he was not there, then I believe that India would still be ruled by the British. He united a country with over 750 million people and got them to hate a common enemy, which at the time was the biggest piece of the jigsaw missing. The more fascinating part is that Indians followed all different religions, yet they united under one figure, Gandhi. His ways of basic living and non violence drove the Indian struggle of independence and on 14 August 1947, he achieved his goal. I believe that Mother Teresa should be alongside Gandhi in the middle. She changed the lives of so many poor Indian people and to this day we can see what she achieved. She got so many orphanages started all over India, and influenced social work all over the world. All throughout history, in the whole world there has not been another person who was so famous for their social work and care for others. She stands out because she did something different and changed millions of lives, directly and indirectly.The final spot on the Mt. Rushmore of the twentieth century should go to Paul David Hewson, more commonly known as Bono. Music changed in that century he is one of the men that most heavily influenced it. He made music while helping the poor, spreading awareness on political issues and tried to fight these problems through music. He used his talents to make the world a better place, which is something that we all should strive to do.
I believe that these four people will represent the twentieth century for what it really was, all the ups and downs.

China 'to give Tibetan monks welfare benefits'

China 'to give Tibetan monks welfare benefits' By Michael Bristow

Summary:
The Chinese Government is planning to give free welfare benefits to monks after over 11 of them set themselves on fire. They will be offered benefits such as pensions, health insurance, public services and living allowances. Public services will include electricity, water, telecommunications and T.V. stations. This announcement was made by Chen Quanguo, who was most recently appointed the chief of the Communist Party in Tibet. According to Mr. Quanguo this project will help over 50,000 people as most monks currently live on donations and offering provided to the monasteries they live in. Other than these benefits the government will spend over $60 million on irrigation of water for farmland. To help herders in the area, the government will provide them with compensation when their livestock gets killed by wolves. With this new project is taking place keeping in mind the motto of China’s invasion of Tibet. improve living standards - and crack down hard on opponents.

Response:
Tibetan society revolves around the monks, and by helping the monks the Chinese government is trying win the hearts of thousands of Tibetans all over the world. I dont think that China will ever be able to make the Tibetan people happy, because of all the mistakes they have already made in their invasion. First of all, I dont even think that it is right that they invaded Tibet in the first place. The other big mistake was denying the Dalai Lama's plea for autonomy. If the Chinese government had agreed to that plea, then they would not have to offer these benefits, because the Dalai Lama would have been happy. This way the Tibetans would be happier and the monks would not have burnt themselves. It is good that the Chinese government is helping Tibetans, even though they have no other choice.

Vocab
1. conservancy- a body concerned with the preservation of nature,specific species, or natural resources, he conservation of something; origin- anglo-norman

Water conservancy projects are taking place all over the world.

2.

Are we alone?

Loneliness is a feeling that no one would want to experience, and with a world with over seven billion people I can say, no, we are not alone. Thinking outside our planet, we do not know of any aliens, but I would not be surprised if there is an another place that has it's own life form. The universe is bigger than we can possibly imagine and there is every possibility of another planet contiaining life. Our planet it self there are over seven billion people and especially in a place like India it is impossible to be alone or even feel alone. I as a person feel very thankful for all the things that life has given me. I have a family and a home where I can go anytime and not be alone. I am looking around me right now and I can see five people, and most of the people in the world are always with one person or another, then how can we say that we are alone?

College Fair Q & A

Questions:

1. How much do personal essays and teacher recommendations really matter?

2. What is the one thing that you love most about this university?

3. What type of financial aid do you offer to international students?

4. How can I improve my chances if I do not have a perfect GPA or SAT scores?

University of California- Irvine

(quoting the rep)

1. They affect only a little bit, most are grades.

2. I love the campus and the people that go there.

3. All the way from $5000 - $20,000.

4. People that do not have 90% or above, you have no chance. ( but i think that was false)

University of Michigan- Flint

1. We do not require a personal essay.

2. I love the way the students and professors interact, it is really friendly.

3. We offer financial aid based on SAT scores and it is from 5% all the way to 100%.

4. A personal essays and teacher recommendations help in admission, but are not required, GPA requirement is only 2.9, and SAT scores are only needed for financial aid.

New York Institute of Technology

1. Essays and recommendations are important.

2. The location of the university is very good.

3. Yes, we see how much people need it and how good they are at what they want to do.

4. If you have done internships in your field, or community service.

American University

1. Essays and recommendations are not required.

2. The town and the people.

3. There is only some available, but we do give it to the best students.

4. Extracurricular activities, and if you submit essay, its quality.

Troy University

1. Very important, it tells us who you are as a person.

2. Its all good

3. Yes, to the best students most in need.

4. Community service and other activities

Insane woman loses fortune of 16 bn euros

L'Oreal heiress Bettencourt under family guardianship

Summary:

Liliane Bettencourt, 88, lost control of her fortune of 16 billion euros. A French court gave control of the money to her daughter Meyer Bettencourt. The court gave the ruling after it declared Mrs. Bettencourt to be mentally unfit to keep control of her money. Along with Meyer Bettencourt, her sons will also be controlling the money and taking care of their grandmother. Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt said that she cannot live in the care of her daughter and that she will flee if she has to stay with her daughter.

This lawsuit was filed by her daughter who claims that her mother had been giving away money. She claims that her mother gave a photographer gifts worth 1 bn euros and also gave money illegally to president Nicolas Sarkozy's election campaign. If this claim is true it will change the way France is run and the country would me in turmoil. Bettencourt had been estranged from her daughter 4 years ago, but they said that the relationship had been repaired earlier this year.

Response:

I found this article very interesting because it can in various ways, relate to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Liliane Bettencourt was declared 'mentally unfit', which was also the case for all of the people in the hospital in the book. McMurphy, like Bettencourt, had no choice but to stay under care, both of them do not want it, and believe that they are not insane. Another thing I find really fascinating is how a court is allowed to do that. If a woman wants to spend her money she should be allowed to do so in any way she wants. There is nothing illegal in giving gifts to another person. How can a court decide if a woman is insane or not? There are no physical signs and they cannot tell what she is thinking.

Vocabulary:

Heiress -a female heir, esp. to vast wealth; root- heir

Estranged- no longer close or affectionate to someone; root (latin) - extraneare

Flee- run away from a place or situation ; root (dutch)- vlieden

book 2-

The series of unfortunate events - book the fifth

in this book the baudillaire orphans go to a boarding school. They make 2 new friends but they are triplets there parents and brother were also burned in a fire. All of the five have to live in a smelly orphans shack, in there they have to take care of crabs. In the academy violet and sunny go to school but sunny is too small so she is the assistant of the vice principle Nero. They think they are safe until Count olaf finds them again. Count olaf is a repugnant person who is trying to steal the orphans fortune and  he garnered his reputation as a villain. This time he disguised himself as a coach and makes Violet, Sunny and Klaus take hundreds of rounds of the field to make them tired and weary for school. This is not a thing that is irrefutable for violet, sunny and Klaus because they would get in trouble if they did. The three children try to tell that he is count olaf but they realize it is despondent because their vice principle thinks he is an actual coach. The three kids were uncertain what he was going to do but the always tried to figure it out by his actions. Soon it is revealed that he is Count Olaf and he runs away kidnapping the 2 triplets because even they have an enormous fortune for them 

english holiday homework

Book 1

  name-   fantastic mr. fox

  author - Roald dahl 

  summary

There is a family of fox, they was a dad a mom and 3 little fox cubs,they survived on the food that they stole from three different farmers. The father of the family had an aptitude for knowing were the three farmers were by smelling them, from distances or noticing movements.There names are boggis bunce and bean, one farms apples, one farms geese and one farms chickens. The other animals use to do the same too.

The farmers got fed up of all the stealing and decided to catch the fox. Then they sat around the foxes hole indignant because they new that the fox had to come out for food and when he would come out they would kill it. Now was the big abhorrent because the family needed food and the only way to get it was to go and steal from the farmers, but the farmers were out there to kill the fox so needed to figure out a way to get a meal. They sat for days and hoped that the times fickled for them, but then they decided to dig into the foxes hole and get him out of there. The father of the family Mr. fox realized that and the family started digging too they new that fox could dig faster than humans, but mrs. fox just could not dig she had grown week and bovine over the days. The three farmers got there digging machines and started digging with those. Mr. fox new the ways to the farms blinded and he led his family to the farms.

That way Mr. fox saved all the animals of the place by making holes to the different farms and in the end all the animals had a feast.