KristenLouise's Blog

Poverty

quack299 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:06:45 +0000

Poverty is the condition when a person or community does not have or lacks the essentials for a minimum standard of well-being and life. The main cause of poverty is not having enough money. 18 million people per year or 50,000 people a day die of poverty related causes. People that are living in poverty suffer from hunger or starvation and diseases. Every year 11 million children living in poverty die before their fifth birthday. Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.

I think that the government should really be doing something about poverty. It is horrible having to read about what is happening to people in other countries because of poverty. The government could’ve sent every child to school by the year 2000 and that didn’t happen. Imagine if you couldn’t go to school just because the government wanted some new toys how would that make you feel??

http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/

http://www.poverty.com/

The Village by the Sea

quack299 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:12:51 +0000

I think Anita Desai is a great author. The village by the sea was a great story of how 4 kids survived in a small village in India with little money. The book was a little bit boring at times but as it got closer to the end of the book it got more interesting. I think i would give the book 3 out of 5 stars.

The Village by the Sea Chapter 6

quack299 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:08:28 +0000

When Hari got to Rewas dawn was breaking. Hari had spent the night in a bullack cart travelling there, when he was at the Rewas peer he saw alot of people he didnt think alot of people had gone to Bombay. He thought he was doing something adventerous but there were men of all ages and sizes. Hari had gone to defend his village. He was on a boat on his way to Bombay. Hari was very unsure about moving to Bombay having to stay and earn a living. The people in Bombay were very rude to Hari and his friend Mahe they were deeply offended. When they got to their destination (Black Horse) it was not there it had been taken away when the British had left because they didnt want to see another foreign ruler not even a stone one. Then a thin elderly man with a white beard climbed onto the pedastool where the Black Horse once stood and spoke through a megaphone saying that he beleived in there way of life, he was against the factories being in Thul to,

That night each of the girls had taken turns giving their mother sips of water waitinbg for Hari to return. When Bela and Kamal were on their way to get ice for their mum Lilas friend Mina told the girls Hari had gone to Bombay with the men. Lila was shocked and could not understand why he did it.

The Village by The Sea Chapter 5

quack299 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:48:32 +0000

Biju’s boat was being launched, villagers all went to watch. Biju’s wife had cut up her old saris and made banners out of them.When the workers were trying to slide Biju’s boat out into the sea, it tipped on its side and Biju was furious! No one new where Hari was, thats because he had gone to Rewas , he was on his way to Bambay.

The Village by The Sea Chapter 4

quack299 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:35:53 +0000

Hari wanted a job but he couldnt sit around and wait for a job that he might not even get so he was thinking of workingon Biju’s boat with a fancy deisel engine and a deep freeze. The man from the temple and Biju were argueing because the man from the temple was saying that the government were going to build factories on the farming land in Thul and Bijuowned 3 acres of patty and 2 coconut and betel farms plus his fishing fleet. The man from the temple told the boys they wouldnt get jobs in the factories or if they did they would only get small jobs that didnt pay that much money because they would bring in engineers from the cities. Their dog Pinto also got poisoned and died, Lila thought it was the horrible old man that lived on the land next door, they thought he did it because their father owed him money because he didnt pay him for toddy. He was in debt.

The Village by The Sea Chapter 3

quack299 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:41:13 +0000

In the morning when Lila went to get her mum breakfast she was sick. so Lila went and fetched the girls and told them to get water and a rag. She then told them they had to go to the Khanekars house who lived next door the girls didnt want to because the people there are usually drunk but they had to, to help their mother. When they went there they had been sent to get Hari-bai, Hari-bai then thought they were after toddy or money for rice and tea. The girls then told her about their mum and she said she heard the old man with the cow blowing his horn and banging his drum early that morning so she told the girls shed call for him and then they went and told Lila. Later that day the man with the cow came over and he wouldnt treat their mum until they did heaps of things for him they were practically his slaves. He finally decided to treat their mother so he put something in his hand and went iinto her bedroom and told her to open her mouth and put out her tongue so she did that and he put ash on her mouth it was holy ash purified ash. then he got a packet and gave it to the girls to put under their mothers pillow and he said it would get rid of her fever demons. The man said they needed to pay him so Lila went inside and got the ring there mother used to where when she was ill and the man snatched it out of her hand and put it in one of the pouches and walked off to his cow with out even saying thankyou.

The Village By the Sea Chapter 2.

quack299 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:17 +0000

This chapter is more about hariat the start it has all of the villagers watching Bijus boat getting built, everyone thinks Biju is a smuggler. Then the de Silvas went and stayed at their holiday house in Thul and harry helped them with everything he helped them bring their things in, he went and got them fresh fish milk and eggs from the market , he swept and cleaned the house for them,he cleraned their car for them, he helpt the chef and the ayah (she washed their clothes for them) and he even fetched them drinks at night when they were sitting on their metal chairs under the palms. Hari also goes and has a look to see if the factory is finished but to his dissapointment their are just a few pipes on the ground but, he also meets a man that comes from Bombay and he tells him alot about the factory.

The Village by The Sea Chapter 1

quack299 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:14:33 +0000

In the first chapter of The Village by The Sea it introduces the characters Lila, Hari, Kamal and Bela. At the start it tells us about how the four kids’ mother is very sick and their father is a drunk who sold himself and his fishing boat for money. Lila is practically the mum and she doesn’t go to school anymore, instead she takes care of all 0f the kids. Every morning she goes to a special rock and prays in front of it and she gives the rock flowers. Hari also doesn’t go to school, not because he doesn’t want to, it’s because he can’t afford the books and the uniform, so instead he digs holes in the back yard and he sometimes goes fishing. Bela and Kamal do go to school but they can just afford to get all of the books and the uniform. They are just like normal little kids; they go to school and they like to have fun. In this chapter some things that happen are: when Bela and Kamal have to go to the beach and get molluscs, they see a lady in a beautiful purple sari with her daughter. Bela, Kamal and all of their friends and their mums get jealous because the lady and her daughter have gold bangles and gold bangles are very expensive. Most girls only have glass bangles because they are cheaper. Hari could see the fisherman coming in and he saw everyone with their money buying fish and he got upset because he couldn’t buy any fish for his family. Lila has to take care of her mother because she is very sick.