CC#4 U.S. Military Denies Abducting, Killing Civilians in Afghan Province

In the article

"U.S. military denies abducting, killing civilians in Afghan province," Shashank Bengali informs readers of Afghanistan accusing the United States military of crimes in Afghan.

Shashank make notice to "Afghan President Hamid Karzai accusing U.S. special forces troops and Afghans working for them of torturing civilians in Wardak."

Afghan officials "alleged that a university student who was detained during a U.S. operation last year was later found with his head and fingers cut off. In another case, Afghan officials accused U.S. forces of detaining nine villagers who are still missing."

Bengali also mentions that "the U.S. military has determined that its forces weren’t involved in the alleged abduction and killing of civilians in a troubled province in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday."

Connection: People, all around the world, continue to blame others for certain causes, leading on to, usually war.

People have accused since there have been people, continuing accusing and will still contribute to accuse other nations until comes time to fight.

Topic of choice: Music

Music flows with the wind, clashing into drumming cliffs, and echoing sweet voices, swarming together in a mass, sweeping the sands of time from stone clams lost at sea, forcing their mouths to free the stillness, to reveal the very essence of pearls; pearls that have hidden for so long from the world beyond the hushed waters of life.

A few Genres of Music: rap, pop, hop, country, classical, Spanish, Indie, metal, heavy metal, screamo, emo, jazz, blues, folk, goth, disco, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, R&B, rock, retro, dub-step, Christian, alternative and so much more.

Music equals poetry, being music and poetry are literary poems that deal with the emotions or ideas of a particular individual, regarding a particular instance or situation. Poetry verses and song lyrics often follow a rhyming scheme, giving a sense of melody.

Music can stand for someone(s), with someone(s), against someone(s), about someone, to someone(s) or music can stand for cause(s). People express their emotions to the world through song, and when someone listens do that song, they too will express an emotion.

Most people say "music is good for the soul," but music can be good for the mind as well. Facts have been know that if someone has their baby listen to a lot of classical music, such as Beethoven, Mozart or Chopin, then their baby will grow up genuinely intelligent.

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CC#3 Vt. Student's '85 DUI Death Leaves Positive Legacy

In Wilson Rings article

"Vt. Student's '85 DUI Death Leaves Positive Legacy"

he informs of Jane emily Clymer, a student of Vermont University, who was killed by a drunken driver in 1985, and how Janes unfortunate event has helped some women in college.

Jane Clymer "died a day after she was hit by a drunken driver while she was walking with her bike along a highway in rural Chittenden County." Since her death, scholarships have been made women who have lost loved ones from a drunk driver or from any driver.

After Janes death, the Clymer family "were eligible to collect punitive damages under the state's dram shop law, which holds bar owners and employees responsible if they serve a customer too much liquor. A year later, the bars agreed to the $250,000 settlement." The settlement issued more concern for bar owners and bar employees over dealing with intoxicated drivers.

The Jane emily Clymer Scholarship "is for junior women in the College of Arts and Sciences who have documented financial need, shown academic promise and demonstrated service to others." The Jane Clymer scholarship will help women who have lost loved ones like the Clymber family to move farther in life in college after their loss.

The Jane Emily Clymber Scholarship has influenced many women in college though; if the time had not been for Jane Clymber's unfortunate event, these woman would not had been influenced by the Jane Scholarship.

"If I Stay" By: Gayle Forman

Gayle Forman's marvelous book "If I Stay" left my heart in tears from the horrid details and depressing but unique thoughts.

 

"If I Stay" prevails readers of life, death, family, and so much more to understand. The theme shows an ordinary teenager's life that literally crashes before their eyes, teaching that life is a mystery book, you never know what will happen.

Gayle's style is almost too real, she writes as if the situation actually happened, as if Mia a real person. She continues the characters thought and emotions as though they are absoluting thinking the thoughts and feeling the emotions, additionally summating the same thoughts or feelings to the readers instinct.

Mia is a quiet high school student who makes good enough grades, plays the cello, loves classical music, and has a wonderful family. Her fun, ex-rocker parents still retain enough of their music loving ways to still be “cool” and her adorable little brother, Teddy, may be bratty but adores his big sister with all of his heart. Mia's "Mom always said that it was because Teddy saw me first, and because I cut his cord, that somewhere deep down he thought I was his mother. “It’s like those goslings,” Mom joked. “Imprinting on a zoologist, not the mama goose, because he was the first one they saw when they hatched.”

Mia is also dating the popular high school rock star, Adam, who is her complete opposite and of course, there are some issues with that. But they are beautiful together, Adam does not care that Mia has different interests than him. Adam shows his careness when he tels Mia, “… the you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the same you I’ll be in love with tomorrow. I love that you’re fragile and tough, quiet and kick-ass. Hell, you’re one of the punkest girls I know, no matter who you listen to or what you wear.”

The setting mostly takes place in the hospital, where Mia's body is actually located however; the book all starts with the crash, with all four of the family members in the car, Mia stanking on the road side staring down at her mother, her father, no sign of Teddy and herself, in the cold wet ditch, which leads to the biggest decision of Mia's life, Should she go with her parents? Or should she go with Teddy?

I can connect with this book for I too have lost family members greatly dear to me, connecting to every person in the world for they have all lost someone in their life.

If I were whomever recommends book, this book would forever be a top seller. I definatly recommend "If I Stay"! Read this book to find out whether Mia will stay with her parents, or stay with Teddie.