The Holocaust (Assignment 1)

Two German Jewish families at a gathering before the war. Only two people in this group survived the Holocaust. Germany, 1928.

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/media_ph.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143&MediaId=583

The holocaust killed aproximately 6 million Jews. The Holocaust occured in 1933; '''Holocaust" is a greek word that means "sacrifice by fire." In the Holocaust, Germans not only killed Jews, but also Gypsies, disabled people, and some slavic people. Germany first had 9 million Jewish people, until they started killing 2 out of every 3 Jews. They also killed 200,000 gypsies and 200,000 disabled people.

What do I think?? (Assignment 10)

I really liked this blog thing because we could do this at home without carrying anything and we could view other people's blogs easily. I think this idea was great and um i hope we keep doing it. Now tell me something, Mr. Montes, DO YOU LIKE MY ♥LIL WAYNE♥ BACKGROUND?? ☺☻

The Stepfather (Assignment 8)

The stepafather is a heartless thing. He takes the cucumbers from Lakshmi without permission and tells Ama that she has to sell her dowry. The stepfather can't work, and he doesn't make an effort into earning money. Instead, he gambles away the little money they have.

Black Jack
I tell the dealer "HIT ME"
And i watch as he lays the three
With a jack and an eightalready on my plate
I jump and scream 21and the dealer gives me what i won
Ahead i know i should stop
Texas hold 'em here comes the flop
Two aces already showing
My anxiety is quickly growing
And at last i say "all in"
Hoping against hope that i might win
The opponent flips his cards
Pocket aces throw me off my guard
OH NO! I lost a months wages
I go home to face my wifes rages
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3021994

This poem reminds me of Lakshmi's stepfather because in his gambling it's rare that he wins something, but he always ends up loosing. For example, on one of the vignettes it states that her stepfather had won a motorcycle; unfortunately he ends up gambling it away.

Something to read and think about... (Assignment 7)

http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF2003/Briski/Briski.html
This website really makes you think about the life that they are living. When i saw the brothels, they had some of the things I imagined; broken walls, no floor (tile, ect.), little decoration, and being a dirty place itself. I read that most prostitutes are forced into this because of the lack of ,money they have. Over 7,000 women/girls are included in this dirty business. I also learned that cheap condoms are available, but it is hard to get "costumers" to use them.

Concern Worldwide U.S. (Assignment 6)

http://www.concernusa.org/Default.aspx

Concern Worldwide U.S. is a non- governmental humanitarian organization around the world. It is dedicated to decrease extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries, like India. It has helped over millions of people since 1968. Their mission is to help people with extreme poverty and help them live a better life.

This chart shows what this organization is helping people with and as you can see to stay away from poverty.

Time line (Assignment 5)

1. Lakshmi is living in Nepal in the village
2. Lakshmi has her first period and her mother tells her what she needs to know
3. They go a long time without raining, which is when they ration water
4. The stepfather sells Lakshmi's cucumbers; he gambles and loses the money instead of getting something the family needs
5. The rain comes, but it does not stop raining after eight days and nights, which is bad
6. They go to a festival, where Lakshmi sees Auntie Bimla for the first time; she is described as a delicate stranger, a yellow cloud city woman
7. She is given the news that she has to go work as a maid in the city
8. They take her to Bajai Sita's were "Auntie Bimle" judges her but she still gets sold
9. They go through many villages were they have to walk, until they meet Uncle Husband
10. Lakshmi gets trafficked by Uncle Husband
11. They get to happiness house, were she goes in a room with a rope bed, a fan, and iron bars
12. After they watch TV, they transform Lakshmi using make-up
13. She notices that she was not there to work as a maid when she gets pushed towards the old man.
14. She wants to leave the Happiness House, but she can't
15. She gets locked up in a room without food for many days
16. She gets drugged by Mumtaz and she has her fist sexual experience with Habib
17. She is changed into another room, were there are other girls pretending to live a normal life
18. She meets the David Beckham Boy, the kid that taught Lakshmi to read
19. She spends the night with a guy that gives her kindness accidentaly
20. A strange costumer gives her an american card
21. The police goes and Shahanna gets kidnapped
22. Lakshmi shows Mumtaz her calculations and she makes fun of her and tells her she will be there for at least five more years
23. She dedicates herself to getting out of there by being with men
24. The street boy that would give Lakshmi a cup of tea got beat up and was given another route; she gives him the american card
25. A different American arrives with a digital camera and asks her if she wants to leave Happiness House; she agrees
26. There is a raid were the American comes back with different people and they save Lakshmi; this all happened because of the street boy, who called the american =D

Main Problem (Assignment 3) Man vs Man

I think that the main problem of a story is MONEY, but it is Lakshmi's stepfather that causes this problem because of his gambling. They barely have any money, and the dad spends that little that they have gambling. Lakshmi's stepfather does not have one arm, so he doesn't work, which makes it worse because they owe a lot of money and he doesn't do anything to help.

• "My stepfather's arm... and useless thing." pg. 8
• "And so he... the old men." pg. 8
• "My stepfather dozes... his card game" pg. 20
• "My Stepfather rises... sell your earrings." pg.23
• "I understand slowly... the tea shop." pg. 24
• ""This", he says,... "goddess favors gamblers."" pg. 41