Assignment:6 I Dream A World

Imagine a world filled with only peace and love. The word RACISM not even existing. Well the poem “I Dream A World”, means to me. Have you ever seen a black cow fight a white cow till death just because they are different colors. We as human beings were brought into this world so we can work toghether and discovering new things to the wildest of our imaginations.

What went wrong, did human beings gain too muck knowledge to where they are hurting themselves instead of helping? Well if this tragedy continues that is something that we are going to have to find out the hard way. Many generations have gone but we still haven’t learned the knowledge that fighting in your own species is stupid. Time is a factor that will never wait so we can catch up so we need to use this time and try to change as much as we can. I know that one person can’t change the whole world but by changing them self into a better person is a good start.

The line “ Where greed no longer saps the soul, Nor avarice blights our day. " That is my Favorite line from the poem. To me this means that there is alot of selfish and greedy people an that needs to change. I sometimes wonder what if everybody shared and all men were actulluy created equaly. Most people these days don't even understand the word share, family and love. Haterd between brothers has filled the word and has made it a nightmare for everybody living in what we know as planet earth. Well I really do hope that this is a dream and that I can wake up from it. Only a nightmare like this can be so horrible.

As the sun comes up it brings another beautiful day with new adventures laying ahead of us. Imagine if that discovery was real love among the souls. Imagine if a white man held hands with a black man and walked the earth. Well wouldn't that be amazing.

BOOK REPORT: THE OUTSIDERS

This great story of "The Outsiders" written by S.E. Hinton is about Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers, Sodapop and Darry, belong to a group of poor teenage boys called greasers. They often fight with the Socs, the group of wealthy, privileged boys who beat them up for fun. Ponyboy is shy and quiet. He gets good grades and likes to draw and read. His oldest brother Darry takes care of the family since their parents died in a car crash. He is very serious, works most of the time, and is very hard on Ponyboy. He often yells at him to do better in school. Soda, the middle brother, is happy most of the time, and is very handsome and likable. 

There are a few other members of their gang, including Dally and Johnny. Dally is one of the oldest, and certainly the toughest. He seems to enjoy being a criminal. He thinks the law is a joke. His parents abuse him, so he always seems scared. He is the pet of the group. Recently, Johnny was beat up very badly by a Soc wearing heavy rings. One night, Dally, Johnny and Pony meet two beautiful Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia. The four of them have a good conversation. On the way home, the girls' boyfriends catch them all together. It turns out that Cherry's boyfriend is Bob, the same boy who beat Johnny up. Later that night, Ponyboy comes in late and gets into such a fight with Darry that he runs to the park with Johnny just to get away from the house. Bob and his friends find Pony and Johnny there, and nearly drown Pony in a fountain. Terrified and angry, Johnny stabs Bob to deathThe two boys run to find Dally, knowing he will know what to do. He gives them money and tells them to hide in a church a short distance out of town. They stay there for a few days, reading to each other and talking about poetry and sunsets. When Dallas comes to find them, they tell him they want to turn themselves in. Before they can, however, the church catches fire and several small children are trapped inside.

Without thinking, the boys rescue them, and a large piece of burning wood falls on Johnny and breaks his back. Pony spends a short time in the hospital, then gets to go home. That evening there is a big fight between the greasers and the Socs, which the greasers win. Cherry, meanwhile, has become a spy for the greasers, which pleases Ponyboy but also angers him: he doesn't want charity. After the rumble, Dally and Ponyboy go to see Johnny, who dies, telling Pony never to lose his spirit. Dally is overwhelmed, and runs out of the hospital. Soon after, back at home, Darry and the others get a phone call from Dally. He has robbed a liquor store. The boys run out to find him and hide him, but the police are chasing him. He pulls out a gun. Pony boy knows it isn't loaded, but he knows that Dally knows the police think it is. The police shoot Dally, . Pony faints and stays sick for nearly a week. Ponyboy is so upset by Johnny's death that for weeks he pretends to himself and everyone else that he himself killed Bob, and that Johnny is still alive. After the trial, however, when the judge decides that Ponyboy did nothing wrong, Pony begins to admit to himself that Dally and Johnny are both dead. He decides to write about himself for a class assignment, so he can let other people know what life for a greaser is like. He is sure that there are many boys across the country just like him. He also recognizes, finally, that Darry loves him. He sees that Darry was just being overprotective when he yelled at him. He feels that, for the first time, he and his two brothers form a family.

I really liked this book. This book proves that a life a gangster is not what people think it is. It requires you to sacrifice a lot of things like family, love, and education. All gangs cause trouble. I hope the next book I read is as good as this one.

Assignment: 4&5 Islamic Mosque in New York

What is religion? To many people religion is fate to god, but there are some people that don’t believe in god, this is known as atheism. Religion is, “a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.”In most of the countries they don’t have freedom of religion, but America was built on that. In the U.S constitution the first amendment in the bill of rights it guarantees to all freedom of speech, Press, Assembly, and most important RELIGION.


I come from a family whose origins start in Parwan, Kabul which is located in the capital of Afghanistan. Everybody including my family believes in Islam which believes in one god. To be a Muslim you have to fallow the five pillars of being a Muslim which is The Profession of Faith, The Five Daily Prayers, Almsgiving, Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Profession of Faith is the absolute focus of Islamic piety is Allah, the supreme, all knowing, all-powerful, and above all, all-merciful God. The Arabic word Allah means "the God and this God is understood to be the God who brought the world into being and sustains it to its end. By obeying God's commands, human beings express their recognition of and gratitude for the wisdom of creation, and live in harmony with the universe. We pray "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his prophet."

The Five Daily Prayers is the second pillar of Islam which is the religious duty to perform five prescribed daily prayers or salat. All adult Muslims are supposed to perform five prayers, preceded by ritual cleansing or purification of the body at different intervals of the day. The Qur'anic references also mention the acts of standing, bowing, and prostrating during prayers and facing a set direction, known as qibla. The Muslims were first required to face Jerusalem during prayer, but already during Muhammad's lifetime they were commanded to face the Kaaba, an ancient shrine in the city of Mecca. The Qur'an also refers to the recitation of parts of the Qur'an as a form of prayer. However, even with its numerous references, the Qur'an alone does not give exact instructions for this central ritual of prayer. They pray at certain times of day: dawn (fajr or subh), noon (zuhr), midafternoon (asr), sunset (maghrib), and evening (isha).

The third pillar of Islam is zakat, or almsgiving. A religious obligation, zakat is considered an expression of devotion to God. It represents the attempt to provide for the poorer sectors of society, and it offers a means for a Muslim to purify his or her wealth and attain salvation. The Qur'an, together with other Islamic traditions, strongly encourages charity and constantly reminds Muslims of their moral obligation to the poor, orphans, and widows; however, it distinguishes between general, voluntary charity (sadaqa) and zakat, the latter being an obligatory charge on the money or produce of Muslims. While the meaning of terms has been open to different interpretations, the These specific uses include spending zakat on the poor and the needy, on those who collect and distribute zakat, on those whom Muslims hope to win over and convert to Islam, on travelers, on the ransom of captives, to relieve those who are burdened with debts, and on the cause of God.

The fourth pillar of Islam is sawm, or fasting. Clear Qur'anic references to fasting account for the early introduction of this ritual practice. The Qur'an prescribes fasting during the month of Ramadan, the 9th month of the 12-month Islamic lunar year. The month of Ramadan is sacred because the first revelation of the Qur'an is said to have occurred during this month. By tradition the month starts with the sighting of the new moon by at least two Muslims. For the entire month, Muslims must fast from daybreak to sunset by refraining from eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse. Menstruating women, travelers, and sick people are exempted from fasting but have to make up the days they miss at a later date.

The fifth pillar requires that Muslims who have the physical and financial ability should perform the pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca at least once in a lifetime. The ritual of pilgrimage was practiced by Arabs before the rise of Islam and continues from the early days of Islam. The hajj is distinct from other pilgrimages. It must take place during the 12th lunar month of the year, known as Dhu al-Hijja, and it involves a set and detailed sequence of rituals that are practiced over the span of several days. All of the pilgrimage rituals take place in the city of Mecca and its surroundings, and the primary focus of these rituals is a cubical structure called the Kaaba

I hope that has helped you understand Islam better. So the terrorist ran planes into the world trade center and nine years from then the Islamic community wants to build Musk. The Americans are getting angry and making a big deal about it. They took it to as far as some guy saying that he will blow it up. And now there is Reverand Terry Jones who wants to burn Qurans on 9/11 to who knows what he is trying to prove.

After a lot of argument the leader of a small U.S. Christian church says he has called off his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Saturday. The Reverand Terry Jones said Thursday he called off his protest because he had reached an agreement with Muslim leaders to move the controversial location of a planned Islamic cultural center and mosque in New York. He said the mosque would be moved away from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

I just don’t think that everything that is going on is right but racism I guess will always be there. I wonder when the world is going to actually change even though United States thinks that they are not.

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/US-Church-Cancels-Quran-Burning-102571464.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam

The Magical Coin Show & Tell

Money is important to everybody, but to me this coin is worth the world. This 1922 coin was my grandpa's and before he passed away he passed the legendary coin to me. I want this coin to travel from generation to generations, from my kids to their until the last day of earth to keep my grandpa's memories alive. 

Wisdom Haiku

Life flowing by like an angry river what layes ahead nobody knows

Time has come for another generation to flow better than ever

Not with rage but with the great waters being united in love