Tuesday, August 18, 2009
summary ; coffee bean
According to legend, an Ethiopian goatherd jumped around after eating coffee cherries after he saw his goats eating the cherries. Coffee , started as a food and beverage for African tribesmen . Now, coffee is sold in large amount worldwide as one of the top selling item in trade . Many countries depend on it as their main income . Many people depend on it for a living and drinks it . Years ago , a frost killed almost half of the Brazil’s coffee trees and the price dropped severely . It hit Brazil again and eery tree lost is resulting in no income for three to five years . The income loss is huge as fifteen million trees is destroyed . Brazil stopped exporting coffee and importers bought in fearing shortage . Prices increased and farmers went to plant more . When coffee was easily available , prices fall .
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Summary
Lukas family was worried because Lukas was missing . They searched for him till the dark . Malie sighed as his aunt was also lost in the jungle also . Someone was also lost before .They were worrying about the Bigfoot which was the elephant would step on Lukas in the middle of the night and they would not feel anything . By morning , the fog had partially cleared and they were already searching for him all ways . The womens made a big fire in the middle of the jungle and if the child was asleep and would come back . Koos , Sofies husband , went in the morning to tell the foresters about this and asked them for help . Fourteen woodcutters came and help and the constables came to help the next morning . The woodcutters also laid down their axe to help, but by then , he would not be alive .
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Draft 6 ; Trouble Awaits
"This isn't going to last anymore, it's not fair for us!" Kuma exclaimed, slamming his fists on the table.
Kuma, along with his ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get what he asked for. However, he did not repay his parents with his results, instead he often fools around and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family and learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results were always top in the school and his parents do not have to worried about him. Both of them were taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days pass by in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Fate, striked a cruel hand, since then, Kuma's face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There were no University admission criterion as long as your results were good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. The Tamils had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of Tamil students studying there were a small and fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son's future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him further was the resettlement policy.Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land were relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only source of income was gone, Kuma was infuriated and wanted fairness for him and his fellows Indians.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They recruited young soldiers below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government. Their main purpose was to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got and joined it.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, things might not stay the same. Will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Kuma, along with his ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get what he asked for. However, he did not repay his parents with his results, instead he often fools around and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family and learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results were always top in the school and his parents do not have to worried about him. Both of them were taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days pass by in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Fate, striked a cruel hand, since then, Kuma's face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There were no University admission criterion as long as your results were good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. The Tamils had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of Tamil students studying there were a small and fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son's future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him further was the resettlement policy.Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land were relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only source of income was gone, Kuma was infuriated and wanted fairness for him and his fellows Indians.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They recruited young soldiers below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government. Their main purpose was to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got and joined it.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, things might not stay the same. Will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Draft 5 ;
"This isn't going to last anymore, it's not fair for us!" Kuma exclaimed, slamming his fists on the table.
Kuma's ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka and he was not born here either. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get money. However, he does not repay his parents with his results; he fools around often and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family who learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results are always top in the school and his parents do not have to worry about him. Both of them are taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days passes in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Since then, Kuma face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There was no University admission criterion so long as your results are good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of the Sinhalese students to study there was a fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him more was the resettlement policy. Those Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land was relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only income was gone, Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Kuma's ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka and he was not born here either. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get money. However, he does not repay his parents with his results; he fools around often and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family who learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results are always top in the school and his parents do not have to worry about him. Both of them are taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days passes in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Since then, Kuma face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There was no University admission criterion so long as your results are good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of the Sinhalese students to study there was a fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him more was the resettlement policy. Those Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land was relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only income was gone, Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Saturday, July 25, 2009
draft4 (:
" This isn't going to last anymore , it's not fair for us ! " exclaimed Kuma .
Kuma's forefather was not born in Sri Lanka and he was also not born here . As a result , they don't the citizenship to get education , job , housing and voting in the country . Everything that they do , the Sinhalese has the priority .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation , waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government . However , what agitated him more was the resettlement policy . Those Sinhalese peasant from the southwestern area that has no land were to be transferred to the concentrated north of the Tamil area . The piece of land that Kuma was working on were to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm . Kuma was the sole breadwinner , his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on . Now , the only income was gone , Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .
However , after all these years of fighting and killing , the LTTE was finally defeated . However , given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities , will peace be recovered in Sri Lanka or LTTE will be back for the aftermath after their military defeat ?
Kuma's forefather was not born in Sri Lanka and he was also not born here . As a result , they don't the citizenship to get education , job , housing and voting in the country . Everything that they do , the Sinhalese has the priority .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation , waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government . However , what agitated him more was the resettlement policy . Those Sinhalese peasant from the southwestern area that has no land were to be transferred to the concentrated north of the Tamil area . The piece of land that Kuma was working on were to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm . Kuma was the sole breadwinner , his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on . Now , the only income was gone , Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .
However , after all these years of fighting and killing , the LTTE was finally defeated . However , given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities , will peace be recovered in Sri Lanka or LTTE will be back for the aftermath after their military defeat ?
draft 3 for english
" This isn't going to last anymore , it's not fair for us ! " exclaimed Kuma .
Kuma's forefather was not born in Sri Lanka and he was also not born here . As a result , they don't the citizenship to get education , job , housing and voting in the country . Everything that they do , the Sinhalese has the priority .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation , waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government . However , what agitated him more was the resettlement policy . Those Sinhalese peasant from the southwestern area that has no land were to be transferred to the concentrated north of the Tamil area . The piece of land that Kuma was working on were to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm . Kuma was the sole breadwinner , his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on . Now , the only income was gone , Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .They were taught how to hold and fire a gun and defend themselves for their attack with the Halalese . The LTTE population build up rapidly and they trained hard just to wait for a chance to attack the Sinhalese .Finally , the opportunity came at July 1983 where they riot on the streets . It sparked a long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil tigers , but how long is this going to last ?
Friday, July 24, 2009
draft 2 for english ;
" This isn't going to last anymore , it's not fair for us ! " exclaimed Kuma .
Kuma's forefather was not born in Sri Lanka and he was also not born here . As a result , they don't the citizenship to get education , job , housing and voting in the country . Everything that they do , the Sinhalese has the priority .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation . This continued until the 1950s , when the resettlement policy was being laid . The Sinhalese peasants were transferred from the densely populated southwestern and central areas to the concentrated population Tamil area . The field that Kuma was working on was to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to grow on and cultivate padi . This made Kuma very agitated as he was jobless .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .They were taught how to hold and fire a gun and defend themselves for their attack with the Halalese . The LTTE population build up rapidly and they trained hard just to wait for a chance to attack the Sinhalese .Finally , the opportunity came at July 1983 where they riot on the streets . It sparked a long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil tigers , but how long is this going to last ?
Kuma's forefather was not born in Sri Lanka and he was also not born here . As a result , they don't the citizenship to get education , job , housing and voting in the country . Everything that they do , the Sinhalese has the priority .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation . This continued until the 1950s , when the resettlement policy was being laid . The Sinhalese peasants were transferred from the densely populated southwestern and central areas to the concentrated population Tamil area . The field that Kuma was working on was to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to grow on and cultivate padi . This made Kuma very agitated as he was jobless .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .They were taught how to hold and fire a gun and defend themselves for their attack with the Halalese . The LTTE population build up rapidly and they trained hard just to wait for a chance to attack the Sinhalese .Finally , the opportunity came at July 1983 where they riot on the streets . It sparked a long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil tigers , but how long is this going to last ?
Monday, July 13, 2009
draft 1
After the British has left Sri Lanka in 1948 , the Sinhalese people govern their country and implemented a lot of changes .
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .
Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation . This continued until the 1950s , when the resettlement policy was being laid . The Sinhalese peasants were transferred from the densely populated southwestern and central areas to the concentrated population Tamil area . The field that Kuma was working on was to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to grow on and cultivate padi . This made Kuma very agitated as he was jobless .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .
They were taught how to hold and fire a gun and defend themselves for their attack with the Halalese . The LTTE population build up rapidly and they trained hard just to wait for a chance to attack the Sinhalese .
Finally , the opportunity came at July 1983 where they riot on the streets . It sparked a long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil tigers , but how long is this going to last ?
Sundram is born with a silver spoon in his mouth . All he needs to do is open his hand and he gets money . However , he don't repay his parents with his result , he fools around often and don't do his work on time . He has a neighbour , Kuma , who comes from a poor family but he learns to treasure everything beside him .
His result are always top in the school and his parents don't have to worry about him . Both of them are taking their “ O “ this year but Sundram don't seems to be nervous about it . On the other hand , Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good result to get into the best University and give his parents a good life .
As the days passes in the blink of an eye , their “ O “ level ended . Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3 . However , Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese , B3 . Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply .
Since then , Kuma face had always been glum . His application was rejected but Sundram's application was taken in . The reason for Kuma's application being rejected was that he was a Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese . The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst University in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km .
Kuma was very unplease with the type of treatment that was given to the Sinhalese . When their forefathers came here before 1970 , they were given equal chances in schooling . There was no University admission criteria so long as your results are good . After 1970s , the admission was not was on merit anymore . Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University . Whats more , the number of the Sinhalese student was fixed .
Under the help of the India government , they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future . However , their dreams were dashed when the Sri Lankan government didn't fully carry out this agreement .
For the next few years , Kuma worked as an tea boy in a tea plantation . This continued until the 1950s , when the resettlement policy was being laid . The Sinhalese peasants were transferred from the densely populated southwestern and central areas to the concentrated population Tamil area . The field that Kuma was working on was to be given to the Sinhalese farmers to grow on and cultivate padi . This made Kuma very agitated as he was jobless .
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaren , the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam , LTTE , was setted up . They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a seperate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese . When Kuma heard about it , he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got .
They were taught how to hold and fire a gun and defend themselves for their attack with the Halalese . The LTTE population build up rapidly and they trained hard just to wait for a chance to attack the Sinhalese .
Finally , the opportunity came at July 1983 where they riot on the streets . It sparked a long armed conflict between government forces and Tamil tigers , but how long is this going to last ?
Monday, April 20, 2009
Summary[Package2]edited
Hurricane Katrina had the most devastating impact on Louisiana where it damages the wetlands . The vegetation in the marshes may not grow back . Vegetation along the water sources disappeared . Whatever remains became brown . Katrina decrease Louisiana oyster harvest by two-third . US had to import more oysters. Floodwater became contaminated with household chemicals and disturbed underground gases and oil tanks . Sewer and gas pipe increased the contamination of floodwater . Human corpses and dead pets increased the risk of bacterial contamination . Dredged material will be used for plants to grow on . The Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Plan plans to rebuild barrier island and replant lost marsh grass .
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Summary ;
Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They meet daily and help each other out . Both lives alone and are not rich . Maria’s parents were anti-Nazi underground activists . They sheltered Janina and her mother but her mother died of tuberculosis at a later time. Young Janina had to clung desperately to her new family . She became a Christian and became a part of the family to avoid being found and killed by the Nazis . She gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States . During the Warsaw Uprising , the girls had to fend for themselves as both of their parents are not with them. Maria was like a mother towards Janina when she lost both of her parents . Her only sibling survived the war but later committed suicide . Both of them suffered from cancer .
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Discussion on my career choice ;
Hello readers ,
Have your wondered why rich people are often doing sales and not working as a salary-paid man ?
From my view , I'hv seen successful people driving big car , living in big houses
are all either insurance agent or property agent .
Therefore i'hv have chosen my future career as a property agent ,
Must be wondering why i chose this job ?
The work time is flexible ,
thus ,
part time or full time is welcomed :D
What the jobs need to do ,
is to make client happy and either buy property through you ,
or selling property by your words :D
I have a natural persuasive voice ,
and with the help of expositions ,
i can earn money fast .
Cause i love to talk , and talking is what a property agent need
Commissions ,
A payment to a person for his role as an agent in buying or selling something on someone's behalf . Usually based on a percentage of the cost price or the selling price .
For property , likely to be 1% .
The agent will receive 1% of the commission from his client and the buyer .
Therefore,
2% of the property belong to you ,
the higher the price ,
once it's deal-ed .
the more money you earn .
For example ,
a property worth of $250,000 is sold ,
you earn 1% of the commission .
that is equal to 1/100 x $250,000 = $2500
That's only for 1 property .
Just imagine ,
if you manage to sell 5 properties in a month ,
$2500 X 5 = $12,500
12 thousand isn't a small amount ;D
Sounds attractive right ?
I also have quite a large network of friends ,
making my networking easy .
My client could be either my friends or their friends ,
So , networking is a important factor to be look out for in property agents .
However , risks are involved .
During low times ,
like the recession recently ,
property agents will be losing out .
So..
once i reach 21 ,
the recession should be over ,
and the property economy will rise again .
For now , bye :D
Have your wondered why rich people are often doing sales and not working as a salary-paid man ?
From my view , I'hv seen successful people driving big car , living in big houses
are all either insurance agent or property agent .
Therefore i'hv have chosen my future career as a property agent ,
Must be wondering why i chose this job ?
The work time is flexible ,
thus ,
part time or full time is welcomed :D
What the jobs need to do ,
is to make client happy and either buy property through you ,
or selling property by your words :D
I have a natural persuasive voice ,
and with the help of expositions ,
i can earn money fast .
Cause i love to talk , and talking is what a property agent need
Commissions ,
A payment to a person for his role as an agent in buying or selling something on someone's behalf . Usually based on a percentage of the cost price or the selling price .
For property , likely to be 1% .
The agent will receive 1% of the commission from his client and the buyer .
Therefore,
2% of the property belong to you ,
the higher the price ,
once it's deal-ed .
the more money you earn .
For example ,
a property worth of $250,000 is sold ,
you earn 1% of the commission .
that is equal to 1/100 x $250,000 = $2500
That's only for 1 property .
Just imagine ,
if you manage to sell 5 properties in a month ,
$2500 X 5 = $12,500
12 thousand isn't a small amount ;D
Sounds attractive right ?
I also have quite a large network of friends ,
making my networking easy .
My client could be either my friends or their friends ,
So , networking is a important factor to be look out for in property agents .
However , risks are involved .
During low times ,
like the recession recently ,
property agents will be losing out .
So..
once i reach 21 ,
the recession should be over ,
and the property economy will rise again .
For now , bye :D
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Information about th career of my choice
My ideal choice of a career will be a sucessful property agent .
Its is all about talking ;D
and talking is my forte .
These ae th requirements ;
- Singaporean / Singapore PR
- Minimum 21 years old and above
- No experience required
- Committed to providing professional and quality customer service
- Driven and motivated
- Able to work independently and as a team
- Able to start immediately
I feel that this job will benifit me in taking on responsible risks ,
which is one of th HOM chong boon encourages ,
The pay is unlimited ,
as long as we work hard ,
th commisions will be high ,
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Personal details ;
My name is ; Lin Si hao
People often call me hao ,
or ah hao .
My hobbies are playing basketball and my
world revolves around my house near-by
basketball court .
My other interst is playing the computer .
I love to play Dota ,
a single player game with other online people .
I love killing those heroes
I also love to mess around with my computer programme .
I often screw my C:/ drive
and ended up rebooting my whole computer .
I have some knowledge in using java,MYSQL,C++
as i created some server for games before .
I LOVE TO TALK !!
that's the reason why ,
either i get send out of the class or ,
punished :x
I hate..
what do i hate...
Oh ,
i hate sitting down at school for long hours without moving .
So , in school , im always rocking my chair on 2legs and getting scolded .
I love home .
My daily home-life is very FUN . My grandmother can whip up
a few nice chinese dishes .
I dislike school though .
My school-life is a bore . Everyday , teachers will be lecturing .
Sometimes , i can't even understand what the teacher is talking about ,
they might be talking to themselves and end up scolding us for not listening to her .
Homework will be flooding the study table often .
Most of th time , had to rush homework till late night .
That's all about me ,
bye :D
People often call me hao ,
or ah hao .
My hobbies are playing basketball and my
world revolves around my house near-by
basketball court .
My other interst is playing the computer .
I love to play Dota ,
a single player game with other online people .
I love killing those heroes
I also love to mess around with my computer programme .
I often screw my C:/ drive
and ended up rebooting my whole computer .
I have some knowledge in using java,MYSQL,C++
as i created some server for games before .
I LOVE TO TALK !!
that's the reason why ,
either i get send out of the class or ,
punished :x
I hate..
what do i hate...
Oh ,
i hate sitting down at school for long hours without moving .
So , in school , im always rocking my chair on 2legs and getting scolded .
I love home .
My daily home-life is very FUN . My grandmother can whip up
a few nice chinese dishes .
I dislike school though .
My school-life is a bore . Everyday , teachers will be lecturing .
Sometimes , i can't even understand what the teacher is talking about ,
they might be talking to themselves and end up scolding us for not listening to her .
Homework will be flooding the study table often .
Most of th time , had to rush homework till late night .
That's all about me ,
bye :D
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