Here's a short poem I had to write for English about tragedy. It compares the aid received by Haiti to the aid received by Rwanda
We respond to Haiti the second it happens
Dreams shattered with nature’s terror
Lives and hopes destroyed in a single day
Millions offered in aid

Genocide in Rwanda
So many dead and so few spared
Yet aid not given
Thousands not helped

One happened because of nature’s fury
The other cause of mankind’s cruelty
Rwanda ignored
Haiti helped
Human injustice disregarded

Hutus and Tutsi’s massacred
Haiti left thousands killed and suffering nature’s wounds
Rwanda was a discrimination of a whole
As ignoring the stars in pitch black sky

Aid offered in the billions
For earthquake relief
UN backs away from Rwanda’s grief
Peacekeepers there did all they could
But eventually everything was not good
Enough to stop the massacre of hundreds
That plagues the country to this day

Haiti deserved the aid it got
Yet Rwanda, one who deserved it more
Was under looked due to the the world’s ignorance.

Hope you enjoy it and it makes you think!!!!
Love Jacqueline
P.S. Ill write more about the stuff im studying in uni soon!!!! plus next week a special post on Benazir Bhutto

President Barack Hussein Obama's first law is an equal pay law. Obama has said "Equal pay is by no means just a women's issue, it's a family issue," Obama said. "And in this economy, when so many folks are already working harder for less and struggling to get by, the last thing they can afford is losing part of each month's paycheck to simple and plain discrimination. When BUsh was president he chose to not pass that bill inot a law but when Obama became president he made a priority. I am excited about what other amazing things this extraordinary man will do.
Jacqueline

Did you know that in U.S., the president is forbidden to have a cellphone because someone can hack in to the phone and find out secret information. When, they asked Obama for his Blackberry. He refused to give it to them. When he was in Grade one, he was told to write an essay on what he wanted to be when he grew. His essay's title was " When I Grow Up I Want To Be The President". Isn't it amazing that since Grade one he knew that he wanted to be the President and he has finally succeeded.
Love, jacqueline

In Canada, Parliament will soon be in session. The Conservative party were given six weeks to make a Federal budget plan that the Opposition agrees with. If the Opposition does not agree then there will be a vote of No Confidence in which they will most likely lose and the Opposition will take over for a sessio of 2 years. We'll wait and see what happens

On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will officially become the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama has broken a supposedly un-breakable barrier. He is the first African American President in U.S.A. On Capitol Hill he will take the following oath "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States," As he utters the oath, history shall be made. Following his oath, there will be a 21 ring gun salute on Capitol Hill. We may not realize how much Obama becoming president will affect us right here. The decisions he makes about the economy, the war, etc. can change how we live. In Kenya, when Obama won the election, they had a national holiday. That’s how much it affects them. That’s how much it affects us.

In Canada, history has been made. Governer General Michelle Jean has granted Stephen Harper's request to proroque Parliament for 6 weeks. When Jean granted the Prime Minister's request, she let him avoid A No Confidence VIte that was set for Monday. This No Confidence Vote could have toppled his minority government making Stefan Dion as Prime Minister of Canada. Harper now has 6 weeks to plan a federal budget that the Tories will present to Parliament on Jan 26. It is obvious that there will not be a no confidence vote now because Harper will now go back and listen to their ideas on government.
Check in later for more
Jacqueline

In Canada, there is now the threat of a coalition government. The oppositional parties threatening to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Minority Goverment and replace it with a coalition government. It has been reported that if the Opposition take down the Conservatives in the No Confidence Vote next week, Stefan Dion will become Prime Minister. It has been said that The Liberals, and the The NDP's have agreed to a coalition of 2 and a half years with The NDP's getting 25 per cent of the seats. The Conservatives have been accused of not spending enough money to stimulate the economy. The Opposition claims that they will spend money to put the economy back on track and will ensure that they will spend the wisely and create new jobs for Canadians. We should see how many of these claims they will fulfill if they win the No Confidence Vote.

Let's see how this turns out!

Sincerely,

Jacqueline