Education is light

Jowhar, Somalia is a nation rampant with disease, famine, flood, starvation, and civil war. During these events of hardships, the literacy rate has plummeted, which allows for lack of education amongst the majority of Jowhar’s inhabitants. Abdulkhadir Wasuge is a source of inspiration in these times of hardship. He is responsible for starting up a school and teaching. It is especially hard for younger generations to learn at time where survival is the top priority. Wasuge believes “Education is the light”, and it has been seen this way throughout mankind’s existence. He hopes to educate future generations to either get away from civil war or to help solve his nation’s conflicts with education. Wasuge states “I’ve lived with a handicap myself…Lack of education is just another handicap”, that younger generations must struggle, but eventually will overcome.

Muslim Tradition

In the Muslim Tradtion or according to the Koran, homosexuality is prohibited. The punishment can range from a long sentence to imprisonment or death. A boy and his friend were offered a ride back to their house by an unknown eighteen year old male. At first the ride seems safe, but when the driver passes the two boys' house the problems begin to emerge. The two boys are taken to the outskirts of the city and are encountered by two of the assailants friends. Both boys were raped. They reported this crime, but both boys were sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment for performing homosexual acts. I don't see the reasoning or justice in that.

Aruba

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Aruba is a crazy place. Aruba is a democratic country with a democratic system without political parties. Aruba is a very clean country and, virtually does not have poverty. The island is 19 miles long and 6 miles wide. There was no sales tax before 2006 and there is universal health care. The country is so small that there is only a reserve military for extraneous circumstances. There is a governor, a prime minister, and a deputy prime minister of Aruba. Currently, Aruba is a commonwealth of the Netherlands, so its political roots come from the Netherlands. There is education is financed by the governement, except for private schools and is offered at all levels.

No Hugging!

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Hugging is banned in a school in Illinois. Technically, any public displays of affection are prohibited. The story: an eigth grader receives a dentention for huggung her two friends. This rule has been enacted for quite some time and is written in the parent handbook with supplementary consequences. I would understand why this kid would want to violate an outrageous rule like, no public signs of affection. I would understand a school's standpoint on the matter of physical contact amongst children, but that is ridiculous. The school main objective is to educate kids, not overbearingly protect them from anything that is constituted improper. Protection should be one of the school's main objectives, but not to the point of banning public displays of affection.

US Dollar Fallling Short

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The US Dollar once reigned supreme in the world of currency. Now, it begins to slip further down the value list as the Euro heads to the top. In India, the exchange rate used to be one US dollar for 50 rupees. Now, one US dollar for every 39 rupees. Not a good reflection on the US economy. Any US tourists that go to India and end up visiting a grand monument that requries cash, they have to pay at a fixed rupee price rather than in dollars to keep the status quo as the dollar fall short of other major currencies.