Cities were ruled
be a complete Islamic system. No one was allowed to own weapons, women weren’t
allowed to work, if women left their home they had to be escorted by a man of
their family, women had to wear head-to-toe veils, television was banned, and
photos weren’t allowed to be displayed. Nail polish and lipstick was banned as
well. When
the Taliban occupied the city of Herat and expelled thousands of girls from the
schools, the US didn’t do a thing. At the time, the Clinton administration
looked highly on the Taliban because they hoped to build oil pipelines through
Afghanistan. In May of 2001, the US gave the Taliban $43 million, supposedly to
combat the opium trade. Since September 11th, the US has changed their entire
thoughts and launched a war against the Taliban. Now
the US supports the Northern Alliance instead of the Taliban.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Rise Of The Taliban
The Taliban are an Islamic extremist group who took control of Afghanistan's
government. The Taliban began as a force
in Afghan politics in 1994 during a civil war between the northern and southern
parts of Afghanistan. They gained an initial territorial reign in the southern
city of Kandahar, and expanded their influence through a mixture of force,
negotiation, and bribes. The Taliban captured capital Kabul in 1996 and took
control of the national government.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
SOAPSTone
Me Talk Pretty One Day
By David Sedaris
S - David Sedaris
O - Going To School
A - Students
P - To tell how he became better at french
S - Returning to school
TONE - sorrow, put down, not good enough, persevering
Saturday, September 8, 2012
One Action Makes A Difference
Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call
The Police
Lights turned on in
a nearby apartment when twenty-eight year old Genovese screamed and pleaded for
help when he stabbed her. A man called from his window telling the man to leave
her alone, although he left, it wasn’t enough. Struggling to her feet making
her way to her apartment, the man returned to stab her again.
Miss Genovese
shrieked and again the lights turned on, windows were opened and he left. At 3:35am
trying to stand her ground, Miss Genovese was making way to the door of her
apartment building. He found her at the bottom of the steps and stabbed her
once more, except this time fatally.
The community of 38 didn’t call the police until
3:50 because they didn’t want to get involved, the uncertainties of the
situation or their tiredness!
It took the police two minutes to get there.. Had
someone just dialed zero when they heard her cry and plead for help, she would
be alive. Some people watched and deliberated on what they should do while she
was trying to hold onto her life. It 4:25 when the ambulance came to pick up
the body of Catherine Genovese. The people didn’t come out until it left.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Intro Piece .
- My Spidy Senses Are Tingling -
One day in New York, Spiderman and Vulture were back at it again; but this time, Spiderman seemed to be having a few problems. After tossing Spiderman into a watertank, Vulture thought that his interruption would no longer be a bother to him. He continued to set his master plan into action. All the while, Spiderman was looking for a way out of his trap. When he tried shooting out his web, nothing happened.. when he tried to climb the walls, the walls were too slimy.. Spiderman seemed to be a little confused on what to do next. Finally, something sparked in Spidermans' head! He knew just the thing to do. Spiderman, at full force jumped to the roof of the tower, bursting through ready to take on his unprepared rival for their second battle. Spiderman was not going to let Vulture mess with the innocent people of his city.
Soo.. Welcome to my Imagination Station !
The place where nothing has to make sense, but it has to be worth the read !
So, about this link..--> this is the place I go and "Blog" about how i feel http://twitter.com/
I Go to facebook to connect with friends. http://facebook.com/
Hopefully this was enough :)
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