jasob*: February 2011

Friday, February 18, 2011

Q: What is the difference in the husbands reaction in the starting of the story to towards the end?

A: The husband really could care less about the lottery at the starting of the story, but once he realizes that he had won the lottery that all changed. His wife, who obviously buys the lottery tickets, was wondering if her could check the numbers for the ticket. The husband is not at all interested and looks at the numbers, little does he know that these number could have changed his life. Looking at the numbers, they all appear to match together and the husbands views on the lottery totally change. He jumps to conclusions and a whole bunch of thoughts are going through his brain and he is getting all excited. You can tell that in the starting of the story his mood is gloomy about the lottery but towards the middle of the story it takes a complete turn and he is so excited about winning the lottery and is jumping to conclusions. Little does he know, that one number is wrong and his mood is going to jump back being gloomy, maybe even worse.

Q: Do you believe the story has taken place in the year it was written?
Q: Do you think that husband will become depressed now that he has figured he doesn't win the lottery? Do you think that his bi-lottery feel with be more intense?

100 Billion Dollars Can Change The World

In Canada, even the United States people are winning millions of dollars off of one $5 lottery ticket. In third world countries, people are using everything they have to get through one day. We are very fortunate in our day and don’t realize it sometimes. Turning on the tv in our lives is something that is just there for us because our parents pay $60 a month to watch every day. A little child in Kenya would dream to turn on a tv and watch it for 5 minutes of their whole entire life. Food has always been a big aspect in everyday living in cultures, but some cultures are eating rice every single night where we are eating a full steak dinner with all of the fixings. Animals in Canada are a source of food, where in Kenya a goat is so sacred to them they will do anything to keep that goat so they can either sell it for $5 or keep it and butcher it for dinner. School is something that I sometimes hate getting up for, mean while a child in a third world country would die to have a good education and to get up to go to school. We just don’t sit down and realize how good we have it. These are just some comparing issues that are happening around the world, and I would change that with 100 billion dollars.

A 100 billion dollars would go so far in a third world country, to build schools, houses, wells, safe community areas, hospitals, etc. There are plenty of more structures that could be built for the communities in these countries. AIDS is another issue in these countries because of all the diseases and unprotected sex that is happening. Little babies are born with this issue because their grandma had passed it on to their mother when she was born as well. This is an ongoing concern in these countries and if I were to have 100 billion dollars I would have a clinic to prevent, try and cure, and help the people with this terrifying disease. Building schools would be very beneficial to these third world countries because children could have dreams of growing up and being a doctor, or going and moving out of that country and becoming a successful business owner, etc. These are what children should be dreaming of and not just praying to God to get through the day without dying of dehydration. Dehydration is also a huge issue in these countries because they are getting water from contaminated wells, therefore children and their families are getting sick and some are dying because of these wells. Therefore I would be installing an immense amount of wells so people can get uncontaminated water. Housing in these countries are immense and I really do not know how families live like they do. Mud, rocks, twigs, etc. are being used to make their home that they celebrate special occasions, sleep, eat in, etc. Bugs are infested in their, what they call homes, and those bugs are crawling all over the little children and their families at night. Not to mention all of the dangerous animals that are surrounding the villages and sometimes invading them, a little snake could kill people.

These issues are really something that people in the world should not be concerned about, but they are. If you gave me 100 billion dollars I would change these countries and make them a safe and healthy place for humans to live. Places that people could go and visit on their vacation would be a goal I would try to achieve. A goal that I have set in my life, even before you gave us this assignment, was to go to a third world country and help the poor, make their day, and be something or someone that little children will remember for a lifetime. Therefore I think you should give me the 100 billion dollars so I can make a little childs day.

Friday, February 4, 2011

a.little.something.about.me.

Friendly, bubbly, and happy are words you can describe me as. I all around enjoy being around people and living life to the fullest. My interests in life are socializing, skiing, playing hockey, and travelling. My dislikes in life are smelly feet, earwax, people who are full of themselves or think they are better than everyone else, people who are rude, and people who stare (which I do ALL the time, bad habit).
My family and friends are a huge part in my life; they are the people who are there for me when I need someone to talk to or someone to laugh at... hahaha. They keep me standing and when I fall they are there to help me up.
I have been fortunate enough to be able to travel multiple places, which brought me to the best place on earth.... LUMINA. Probably not the best place on earth if you were to see it, but it has been apart of my life for 16 years (and yes, that is how old I am if your wondering). This overall fun family resort has a special spot in my heart forever... okay let’s not get all mushy and let’s just say it’s my favourite place to be in the summer. Skiing has been something that I really enjoy doing and will keep doing for years to come.
like I was saying earlier about being friendly, bubbly and happy are probably half of the reason I am on students council, aside that fact that I am very sociable and probably because my friends snuck a couple of extra ballets in the voters box.. Kidding! Students council is a group that I love being apart of and I am very proud to be the social convenor. Which brings me to next this year when I hope to run for president.
I currently work at Tim Horton’s, woppty doo. I especially love it when I work at 6 and get in a 2:30 and have to fakishly say, "Hi, Tim Horton's how may I help you?!" for every friggen car that comes through drive thru... joy.

Music is also a big part in my life, my parents won’t agree with me because they would rather me be watching the road. I really enjoy listening to Down With Webster, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, etc. but my all time favourite is We No Speak Americano (Mr. Moody and my song). As you can tell I do have my license, trust me I’m not bad at all, I got 98% on my final with my driving instructor which is a mark he has never given out... I patted myself on the back for that one. Except I'm still kicking myself in the butt for not putting the gear in reverse on my 3 point turn, or I could have got 100%.

So I’m pretty sure that this is a little something about me and im not really sure what else to say. I’m sure ill finish this post and think of something else to write, but whatever. Here are some pictures of me, music I enjoy and my favourite movie. :)