Generation X, Y and Z

Generation X: http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/GenerationX.htm

Generation Y (Millennials): http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/GenerationY.htm

Generation Z (iGeneration): http://www.elderlyjournal.com/generation/generation-z/Characteristics-Of-Generation-Z.html

Hawaii Trip Tommy B.

This past week i went to a small island in the islands of hawaii called kauai. I stayed for a total of 7 days 8 nights. This was my 11th timt to this particular island and i must say it was the best and most memeorable time. I did more during this trip than i have ever done when going there. Everything from swimming in the hotel pools all day to going ziplining and deep sea fishing. My most memorable moment from the trip was going down the 900 foot zipline overlooking the wetest place on earth known as wymaya canyon, it was so green and imense of soo much natural life. While there i also attended a wedding which was on the beach at a resturant at sunset this just tottaly toped off the vacation. The weather while on the isalnd was just amazing it stayed 90 all day and droped to about 80 at night. The food was so delicious i ate more fish than i have ever ate. My favorite meal was the mayi mayi fish and chips i got the third night. Overall this trip was soo relaxing and i had a amazing time and i hope to share more with whomever wishes. Thanks.

Rhetorical Devices

Allusion

Definition: an indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event.
Example: In George W. Bush's speech, he states, "And I pray they will be comforted by a power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: 'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you ae with me' ". This is an example of an allusion.

my grade

Ms. A i just checked mygradebook.com and it says i am missing 3 things
my lifeboat precis which is on the blogg
my afterward precis which i did with Kenny Brown today
and my research paper #3 which you graded and i received a score of 20/25
please fix it ASAP thanks.

Juxtaposition

It's when you place two things side by side, in order to create an effect. Jay and Bob hanging out together.Jay is an annoying, skinny, loud-mouthed dude. Bob is a laid back and silent guy.

Rhetorical Device

In Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, Kidder uses the rhetorical device of tone to emphasize how Dr. Paul Farmer is. In the book Tracy Kidder quotes Dr.Paul Farmer using his dirty language in order to show his sarcasm most of the time. This device is very useful in showing how the character is.

Literary Devices

"Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (simile)
"I can mingle with the stars, and throw a party on Mars;
I am a prisoner locked up behind Xanax bars."(metaphor)
"Unseen, in the background, Fate was quietly slipping the lead into the boxing gloves."(personification)

Rhetorical Device

Paralepsis: The rhetorical strategy of emphasizing a point by seeming to pass over it.

examples of it:
"The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing but the Tooth," Robert Benchley employs paralepsis for comic effect, describing "the scene in the dentist's waiting-room" after disclaiming any intention of doing so.

Rhetorical Device

PARADOX

• Definition: A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true


• Example: The living dead, bittersweet

Rhetorical Device Amani Albahri

Loaded language: words with strong emotional overtones or connotations. Both positive and negative. Usually biased.
function: to evoke emotion from the audience

examples: Fair Language: “You have asked for my views on the man named Mr. Smithers. He has been a valued employee here for years. If you can find a position for him in the management sector of your company, I will be pleased.”

Loaded Language: “You have asked for my views on that creature named Smithers. He has been a clinging nuisance here for ages. If you can find a crevice for him in the woodwork of your sweatshop, I will be relieved.”

Juxtaposition

Definition: things that are placed together with contrasting effect in a text


Examples:In "Romeo and Juliet":
-young and old age
-servants and nobles
-Romeo's personality with Tybalt's personality

Lists: a series of related items in a meaningful grouping or sequence

examples:

1. Red

2. Blue

3. Green

4. Purple

5. Double Double

...this is a list of different lightsabers and fruity patties

Rhetorical Device: Anastrophe

Anastrophe

Definition: Figure of speech in which a language's usual word order is inverted

Examples:

• Smart you are: You are smart
• Save you it can: Can you save it
• Quickly we must go: We must go quickly
• Big rock is: Rock is big

Anastrophe emphasizes the displaced word or phrase.

Rhetorical Device

Anecdote

Meaning: An anecdote is a short and interesting story taken from a person's past experience - or that of someone they know or have heard about.

Example: Essay that asks a writer to persuade the readers that homeless people suffer and need help.

Person gives a story about his past friend in order to persuade the readers to understand that homeless people suffer and need help.

'I know that many of you think the homeless are a lost cause and that they are lazy good for nothings. Well, of course, that might be true for some of them, but let me tell you about Dave. I went to school with Dave for three years until Year 11. It was just before our exams when Dave's mum and dad hit problems - big-time! From there on in life began to fall apart for Dave. He just wasn't able to cope. By the time he was eighteen, when I was sitting for my A-levels, Dave was on the streets...'

from: http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/extras/writingskillsanecdotes.htm

Rhetorical Device: Paradox

Definition: a statement that appears contradictory but is actually true.

Function: To point out an apparent contradiction.

Examples:

• "I must be cruel to be kind." (Shakespeare)
• "War is Peace" "Freedom is Slavery" "Ignorance is Strength" (George Orwell, 1984)
• Nobody goes to that restaurant, it's too crowded.
• If you get this message, call me; if you don't, then don't worry about it.

Rhetorical Device

Juxtaposition
Definition:

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. It is almost the use of opposites to create an effect

Example: Life and death, hot and cold

Rhetorical Device

Amplification: involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it , in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over, which means that the amplification allows to call attention to a particular thing to expand a word or the idea that want to be expressed in order to make sure the reader realizes its importance.

Example: in my hunger after ten days of rigorous dieting i saw visions of ice cream--mountains of creamy, lusciuos ice cream, dripping with gooey syrup and calories.

Extra Credit Rhetorical Device: Allusion

Definition: An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event

Function: to lend authority to an idea, to make an association with something the reader knows.

Example:
"Psalm 23: 'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me.'"
-President George W Bush, 9/11 speech

Rhetorical Device: Imagery

Definition: figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively

Example:
"Becareful of that curse that falls on young lovers
It starts so soft and sweet and turns them into hunters"
-Florence and the Machine, Howl

"A fallen star
Fell from your heart
And landed in my eyes.

I screamed aloud
As I tore through them
And now it's left me blind."
-Florence and the Machine, Cosmic Love

A Rhetorical Device

Hyperbole: exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. It's function is to provoke a response, to cast something in a strong light.

EXAMPLE'S: 

1. I'm so hungry i could eat a cow
2. I nearly died laughing from that joke
3. My teacher gave me papers a mile high                  

Rhetorical device: Chiasmus

Repetition of ideas in inverted order
Repetition of grammatical structures in inverted order (not to be mistaken with antimetabole, in which identical words are repeated and inverted).
 
Examples
 
But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er
Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strong loves.
—Shakespeare, Othello 3.3

Metaphor

"Terrorists attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America."

Anaphorism

Definition:
A breif statement of principle, truth, or opinion.

Example:
"If you always do what you did, then you will always get what you always got."

The message basically says that if you continue doing the same things then the results will always be the same.

Refrain

a refrain is a repeated line in poetry/text
e.g. in Tichbourne's Elegy by Charles Tichbourne he repeats 'and now my life is done' at the end of every stanza to empahsise his sense of regret and doom at his impending execution

Chapter 25

I haven't read all the way through the chapter yet, but I just want to give a little summary of what has happened in the book and what my thoughts are on it. Basically the chapter starts of with Farmer talking about how the atmosphere in Cange is very different and so callous compared to that of Boston, and how he can't stand how many people are talking about weight loss while others in Cange are losing their life to diseases and other illnesses. Then he begins to talk about patients who he has taken back to Boston in order to cure her, and one patient stood out the most and his name was John. Though in chapter five it does not talk about Farmers first hand account but rather this PIH'er name Serena. John is suffering from some sort of cancer that has caused swelling in his neck and the only way to save his life is to bring him back to Boston for surgery. Serena and another now have to go back to Haiti and bring him back, but when they do, they find that John is very sick and can't find a way to bring him back on a commercial plane due to his critical condition.

After reading John's illness and finding out about his history and how his siblings and father have died due to other ailments and now his mother is the only one alive, I felt very emotional because of how he still has the courage and capacity to stay alive when everything has been taken away from him on top of that he is dying from a very serious illness. It just shows the persistent attitude of John and how he can fight through the pain. To me his a very inspirational person not because of illness but his mentallity of never giving up.

Ms. Amezcua this is my post for last week. 9/5/2011

Mountains Beyond Mountains, Chapter 23

Chapter 23 discusses how Paul Farmer raises money for TB drugs in Russia. He gets his Russian friend Alex Goldfarb involved. Farmer sees what tuberculosis is like in a Russian prison. He treats the prisoners like people. Alex and Paul share conversations about costs and involvement of other people.

Chapter 23 Reflection

In the biographical narrative Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder, chapter 23 makes a refernce to a term know as World Bank. I decided to research this term and I found out that thw Wold Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to poor countries. The World Banks main goal is to reduce poverty around the world. Theres a total of 257 countries that are part of this organization, including the United States, with the headquarters located in Washington D.C. This institute was created in 1944, originally with the same goal, and is still around to this date.

Chapter 19

Chapter 19 was when little kids in Haiti were suffering from asthma and also Farmer realized that the dots treatment wasn't working efficiently. Farmer soon found out that with more people getting sick he would have to have more money for resources. We also discover that Jim Kim's personality is similar to Farmers. Kim felt that if he helped out the poor then he wouldn't be discriminated. Kim was discriminated because the town where he grew up in. Kim was the only Asian there.

MBM Ch.23

What I took from this chapter was that Paul Farmer is someone who always keeps his composure, even amidst more difficulty. As if dealing with the issues in Haiti and Peru weren't enough, Paul Farmer in this chapter demonstrates his capability in being able to take on any challenges willingly: in this case, Russia and it's worsened state of MDR-TB. Interestingly enough it's as if everyone around him has developed this same drive within themselves, I'm positive that there wasn't a single person who complained or acted like they weren't going to be able to handle the business in Russia on top of all the other needs that need to be attended to. Kidder also demonstrated Farmer's kindness and compassion at it's fullest, so far, in this chapter. Demonstrating how Farmer is blind when it comes to a person's history or or features how in his eyes he sees patients in need, and his unending ability to prioritize his patients before himself.

Chapter 23

In this chapter Farmer goes to Russia to visit a prison the which is infected by TB and by AIDS, and the problem is getting worst because they are all crowed in the same place sharing everything and coughing in each other's face, he even says that it's the worst place he have ever seen and he compares it to Haiti and Peru as the worst one. The main argument Farmer makes in this chapter is that the government has the major fault of this problem which is becoming a global issue because it is spreading fast. He also argues that just by changing the system they would be able to control TB so easily for this reason he tries to organize some projects and make some alliances with organizations so they can start making some changes like the World Food Bank.

Euphemisms Extra Credit

"Dear John"

Meaning: a letter (as to a soldier) in which a wife asks for a divorce or a girlfriend breaks off an engagement or a friendship

Orgin: An early reference to Dear John letters was made in a United Press article of March 21, 1944.
There are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any other. John was a common name in the United States at the time the term was coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "Dear John". Another possible source for the term is the "Dear John" soap opera which was on the radio from 1933 to 1944.

Euphemism Extra Credit: Shuffle off this Mortal Coil

Meaning:

Die

Origin:

Taken from Shakespeares Hamlet 'To be or not to be speech'

EXTRA CREDIT; Euphemisms

Kick the Bucket

Meaning
To die.

Origin:
The phrase originates from the notion that people hanged themselves by standing on a bucket with a noose around their neck and then kicking the bucket away.

EXTRA CREDIT: Euphemism

In An Interesting Condition

meaning: pregnant

Origin: In the 18th century, interesting has been used as a term for being pregnant. Women were considered to be in an interesting state and child birth was called interesting event. This phrase was used by the Hagerstown Torch Light, which was printed out in September 1846

Chapter 21 reflection

Chapter 21 starts off with Kidder introducing another friend of Farmer, his name is Jorge Perez, and he is a Cuban doctor. Farmer is now at Cuba. Cuba and Haiti are very different when it comes to health. The health statistics in Cuba are the most accurate in the world, vetted by WHO. Though the health statistics are precise, some young Cuban doctors have never been in a situation where their patient has been diagnosed with malaria. Farmer is very appreciative with the medicine Cuba is providing. The doctors are poorly paid, yet they are trained very well. The main reason why Farmer went to Cuba was to raise money for his patients in Haiti. He felt guilty about leaving Haiti to go to Cuba, but it was for the good. Farmer also respected Jorge Perez, he had a great doctor-to-patient relationship. Farmer then goes on to question The Marxist analysis. He believed it was undeniably accurate. He also questioned many other "ologies." He did not understand them and he distrusted them.

Euphemisms

Euphemism: Put on the wooden overcoat.

Meaning: To die.

Origin: The 'wooden overcoat' is the coffin. This colloquial phrase is not recorded in many reference works and the origin is uncertain. It appreas to be American in origin and most of the early printing citations come ffrom the USA.

Extra Credit Amani Albahri

Departed: a person who has died or people who have died.
example:We will always remember our dear departed friends.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English departen < Old French departir, equivalent to de- de- + partir to go away; see part ( v.)

reason for not doing hw.

Sorry Ms.A I didn't do my research paper on time today. I had my cousin pass away, i have 4 people in the hospital, and my girlfriend just got out of the ER. Thats my reason. I was wondering if it is okay if i can turn it in to you by Friday because I can't even think straight right now.


Okay Thanks.

Extra Credit EUPHEMISM

Economical with the truth

Meaning: Convey an untrue version of event by leaving out the important facts. A euphemism for lying, in short.

Origin: It was brought into the contemporary language by the UK Cabinet Secretary Sir Robert Armstrong during the Australian 'Spycatcher' trial in 1986.

Euphemism: Fall Asleep. EXTRA CREDIT

Means: To Die (often seen on gravestones).

History: In the New Testament we see the phrase "fall alseep" used for death when referring to ones that believe in Jesus Christ. For them it was a traditional time where the saints waited in comfort until the last days, the resurrection of the death and final judgement.

Chapter 21 Reflection

In Chapter 21 the ideology of both the author and Farmer stick out. The book caused me to reflect on my own ideology and see what capitalism is all about. The book leans towards more of a socialist and Marxist viewpoint where everything is shared and the idea of private industry is eliminated. This also had me thinking on what my ideology was. In my opinion capitalism motivates us to do better for ourselves. Although it does create competition it does great thing where people who want to go far strive and work hard for it. Of course, there's the morality of it all with big gaps in wealth. This issue is also talked about in Chapter 21.

BLOGGING AGAIN! Reflection Ch. 20

The Chapter mainly explains the relationship between Farmer and the author. By first saying all the traveling tehy did together; Farmer wanted to sleep less and fly more, so they called their trip "a light month for travel"(pg 184). They went to Cange, a little trip to South Carolina's church, then went to Cuba for an AIDS conference, then went to Moscow on TB business, and finally they stop in Paris.

Farmer usually dressed in jeans and T-shirts to go to Cange, until the people of Cange got upset and they believes Farmer had to wear a suit for best impress. Before going anywhere else they stopped at Port-au-Prince to help a man, who had his child at prison, with a lawyer. He also tried to saved a girl from Children's Pavilion, but at the end of the night she died of TB.

Farmer's team was growing, he didn't like to fired anybody, and there were only twwo reasons for such thing, stealing or slapping a patient twice! The author told a story about a worker slapping a patient, but Farmer forgive him, and he decided to changed the rule from one slap to two.

He also went to Havana, and he was ready to flight to Cuba.

MBM ch. 19 reflection

Finally this chapter pointed out the lack of DOTS treatment that was happening. One thing I learned was how the international institutions base how much money they factor in for health projects. Reading how it portrayed the World Health Organization as giving up on MDR treatment makes it seem like Kidder wants his audience to believe that even though big industries are stumped at an issue, solutions are possible even in the hands of a small group, one like Dr. Farmer and his associates are a part of. This chapter was really inspirational, since a lot of aspirations and goals were revealed in this chapter in particular. How in the beginning the struggle for cheaper medicine was a conflict for the team but towards the end the problem is solved and medicine is able to be given to patients in need of it.

Chapter 20 Reflection

Paul Farmer and company are going to Havana, Cuba for an AIDS conference. While in Cange, they see Haitians as they were before going to Lima, Peru. It looks as though nothing has changed. There is a referemce to Matthew twenty-five, although I can't tell if he meant "25" or "20:5".

Chapter 19 Reflection

Chapter 19 in the biographical narrative Mountains Beyond Mountains explains Jim Kim's background. When I read that Jim Kim was one of the few Asian families in his hometown, I compared it to my community. Unlike Kim's community, my community is filled with Asian people and their families, especially in San Diego, Chula Vista, and my school. I also saw that Jim Kim and Paul Farmer are now more alike than when they first met.

Chapter 19 Reflection

Chapter 19 simply expresses a thorough description of Jim Kim. It explores his optimism and childhood as well. There were many arguments dealing with the topic of M.D.R Treatments, revealing Kim's meeting to produce the DOTS-Plus Programs. In result to Kim's optimism, he also begins to question himself regarding a topic of 19th through 21st century utilitarian philosophy. Making any type of proposals, Kim realizes that they must pass a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. M.D.R treatment is cost-effective in a place like New York, but not in a place like Peru. What Kim and Farmer discover is that the treatment is highly expensive due to the pricey drugs involved. However, Kim tries his hardest to drive the prices down and try to get them low enough. He seems clueless but very determined to make an assertion towards the situation.


In addition to Jim Kim's background, he was a South-Korean. He grew up in Muscatine, Iowa where his father was a periodontist. Kim's practices made his father very proud of him. That being said, the mother taught her children to explore their lives and discover what is happening in the world. Jim played many sports and was a valedictorian in all his classes. However, Jim was embarrassed during his childhood days. He would always be teased due to Asian background.

Jim Kim, Chapter 19

In Chapter 19, the reader gets to know the background of D. Paul Farmers close friend and co-worker Jim Kim. Jim was born in South Korea and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. When growing up Jim was usually discriminated against, because his family was the only Korean family living in Muscatine. Jim went through many stages and opinions during college, he was mainly trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life, and when he met Paul Farmer his life changed for the better. Jim would help Farmer where ever Farmer went and joined the PIH. The main difference between Jim and Farmer is that Jim wants to go into more international politics for health, and he believes he can make it better, and Farmer believes in him.

 This is a picture of Jim Kim.

Chapter 19

In this chapter, it gave more information of Jim Kim, Farmer's friend and one of the leading founders of Partners in Health. It elaborated on Jim's life and his views of trying to cure those in poverty. I think the most contributing factor that he achieved was reducing the prices of the drugs needed. This allowed the medical community to buy more effective, less costly drugs. Farmer has trust in Jim Kim, and together they are one step closer to helping those in poverty.

Chapter 17

In chapter 17 of Mountains Beyond Mountains. It shows that Ophelia had written a letter to Paul Farmer saying that she is happy for Paul to be in a relationship with Didi. Farmer got married to Didi Bertand. She was a daughter of the school master in Cange. In Peru Farmer realized that some of the kids were suffering from asthma. He didn't have enough money to pay for the second hand drugs. Later Farmer got hepatitis A. He thought he got it buy eating tainted fish.

Chapter 20

In this chapter Farmer is already 40 which means that years have passed and he is still working in the same thing with the same routine and he still cares about helping people at any cost, but each time he has more tasks to do because he is going to other countries like Peru and Lima and now he became a teacher at Harvard. In this chapter Kidder also describes some of the great qualities of Farmer and how he cares a lot about his patients because the main purpose of the journey he is doing is to visit the son of one of his patients because he is in jail and Farmer is doing everything he cans in order to take him out. Finally at the end of the chapter he travels to Cuba where he is going to have new adventures, more duties, and more patients.

Ch.19

In this chapter, we learned more about where Jim Kim came from. He was born in South Korea but grew up in Iowa. When he was in high school, he was valedictorian. He was accepted to the University of Iowa, but then decided to go to Brown, where he became the director of an organization named Third World Center. Jim Kim was very essential to Partners in Health, because he worked really hard in trying to solve problems.

Chapter 19

In this chapter I learned some background information on Jim Kim and his contribution in Partners to Health. With some help, he was able to lower the cost of Second-Line TB medication more than 90%. I think that this was an amazing achievement by him because before, they used to spend about 15000 dollars for drugs, and nowl, they only spend about 1500 dollars. I do not understand why drug companies do not make their special drugs more available. The high prices for drugs to treat rare cases make it difficult for that person and could possibly put their life at risk if they are unable to afford the medication they desperately need.

Chapter 17

In this chapter, it starts off with Ophelia sending a letter to Paul Farmer saying that she accepts and she's happy that he's married to Didi Betrand, a woman from Cange. In this chapter, it introduces Howard Hiatt who was a former dean of Harvard School of Public Health. With Farmer and Jim Kim running the operation for Peru and Haiti, since they lacked supplies such as medicine, they would steal medicine and put their lives to risk just to help those who have TB. Farmer was a such a busy and hardworking person that he would work on both the projects in Haiti and Peru, he'd fly in back and forth mostly every week. A key event that happens is that Farmer finds out that he has Hepatitis A. With this sickness he is holding, he still continues to work but doesn't tell his loved ones especially his mother or Ophelia because he knows forsure that they'd make him stop. One of the most important news said in the chapter is that the MDR project in Peru is progressing. Another thing is that Farmer has methods of second-line drugs that has proven to work better than the first line drugs, so some doctors start to adopt Farmer's second-line drugs.

No blogging homework this week!

You have done a great job so far...we are taking a break this week!

Ms.A

Chapter 13

This chapter basically describes how AIDS and TB have affected Haiti and other countries like Peru because of their extreme poverty. At the beginning of the chapter the author describes what Farmer called the epidemiological map which represents the data from what makes people sick and what kills them based on their age. Based on the results Farmer believes that income does not affect health statistics but in which side of the map you are in and obviously the poor people are in the worst cases suffering from the worst diseases because the poor people get some treatment but not enough leading to a more crucial disease that cannot be cured for example multidrug resistant TB. This chapter is also important because as a cause of this disease Farmer lost someone close meaning that he will put extra effort trying to help people and cure the disease.

chapter 13

Chapter 13 talks about the increase in disease due to many factors. One factor was just geographical location, some places are worse than others. Another factor is the time when the military took over Haiti and worsened health care. The disease a lot of people died from during the time was TB. It gives a definition of what absolute poverty is and how Farmer blamed himself for the death of some people.

Reflection

     In chapter 11 of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder, I found it interesting how Haiti was being opressed by stonger, more influential forces, such as the Junta Government.  The Junta government severly injured various peoples' on seperate occasions, and made it nearly impossible for Haitians to live peacefully.  Also, the murder of Aristide had made it unsafe for Farmer to return to Haiti and ultimately led to disappointment across the country, since this was Haiti's only hope.  I think it's funny how in this poor and feeble place, the military still find a way to terrorize the country.  Instead of working and paving a way towards a better future, they always seem to figure out a way to bring danger and inequality amongst the people.  This isn't something that happens in the U.S. due to the government structure, but it's something to be thankful for and reflect upon when reading.

Mountains Beyond Mountains, Chapter 12

Ophelia visits Paul Farmer in Cange. She sees how strong his dedication is to the Haitians when he stands up to the Haitian Junta. It reflects the same attitude that Paul Rusesabagina expressed towards the Hutu extremists when he sheltered Tutsi people in the Hôtel des Mille Collines; this event was portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda." Both men could have died at the hands of the militia(junta for Farmer). Paul reaches out to other people about his efforts, and some listen while others don't.

In October 1994, Aristide was finally put into power, even though the junta had exacerbated Haiti's economy. Zanmi Lasante was still intact, but the junta had interrupted their operations. The junta is clearly the center of the problems, yet they keep trying to silence the people that voice their opinions about the junta being the center of the problems.

Partners in Health is finally upgrading, and they're increasing their efforts in Cange. Funding is getting better. But their message is still maintaining to be the same: to help Haiti.

MBM Ch.11

Upon scrolling through the different posts I noticed that some of the class chose to reflect on chapter 11's violence. In particular I feel like what I read on pages 112-113 is an image I will forever associate whenever I hear about the Haitian Junta. A visual disturbingly graphic and more gruesome than any fiction book I've ever read, the realization that this account is real is scary. It's honestly made me feel grief for the people in Haiti who are so oppressed that at the action of even saying a meaningless complaint about the road could lead to punishment by acts of torture. What stuns me is Dr. Paul Farmer's bravery. When he saw that bloodied and beaten beyond recognition corpse he had all the reason to flee Haiti and evade the likelihood of having to witness this brutality again or possibly even let it happen to him. Not many people can just stand their ground after seeing an atrocity such that happened to Chouchou Louis.

"Chouchou's back and thighs were striped with deep lash marks. His buttocks were hideously macerated, his skin flayed down exposed gluteal muscles. Many of these stigmata appeared to infected.

CH.10 MBM

In Chapter ten it talks about how Farmer begin "Partners on Health" to support the growing health system in Cange. This medical center was pretty much free for everyone in need. There were several people who helps, Tom White, Ophelia, Jim and ofcourse Farmer. Mr. White put about millions of dollars to this operation. Everyone was really into this new beggining, Paul, Jim and Ophelia would spend hours at a restaurant talking about how to accompish every goal they had.

Also, this Chapter talks about how Ophelia tells Kidder that she though Farmer didn't love her as he said he did. And at the end Farmer wants to leave Cange to go to Haiti, and he ends up leaving Ophelia. Ophelia tells him not to go, Farmer tell her to go with him, they argued and they end up breaking up.

MBM Chapter 12

So in this chapter, it talks about how Farmer faced the problems of Haiti regarding the forces of the Junta Army. But even as he frequently gets subjected by the Junta Army, he still fights for helping the people in Haiti. He still tries to smuggle money for all the poor and help them even though he is oppressed by the Junta. That is what I like about Farmer, he is able to endure the actions of the Junta including that murder of all his friends, and the numerous death threats he still wants to help the Haitians. And even though he shows himself that he is only human, he does a lot more than the average person.

Chapter 11 Reflection

In chapter 11 of Mountains Beyond Mountains, the part that I thought was interesting was when the army started to pay more attention to Dr. Farmer because he started to help his patients escape jail. I thought this was interesting because Dr. Farmer just set a really high expectation for other people who really want to help these people in Haiti. I thought that Farmer's couragous actions is the definition of "making sacrifices to help". This part also reminded me of a video game that I am currently playing right now and I also thought that was interesting.

M.B.M Reflection: Chapter 11

Basically, this chapter reflects upon the hope of Paul Farmer regarding his dream that change will finally come to Haiti. It seems like Farmers hope also revolves around the actions of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. I felt like the chapter was tricky and sly to be honest. In the beginning, it seemed as if Haiti was improving because of the Health Ministry's steps to help the poor. However, it lead back to the same situation with violence as the Military reinforced and deposed people. In addition to the chapter, there were many un-elected governments trying to take hold of power, yet the military were the ones controlling the country. In conclusion, the chapter was mainly expressing the brutality of the Haitian military.

M.B.M Vocabulary: 20

Depose: To testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement.


Denounce: To give formal notice of the termination or denial.

MBM: Chapter 12 reflection

At the end of chapter 12 it discusses Farmer’s Partners In Heath program. I think that this is the start of Farmers successful volunteering program. I believe this is true because of the last sentences of that chapter. “But, in fact, a big change... . about to become players in international health.” This is the start of the health care system for the Haitians. Even though the workers are under pain or volunteers, he still has loyal volunteers that help him out. They have money coming in from different sources and PIH is trying to help as much people as possible. I think that’s important because they are working with what they have, even though it’s not a lot.

Junta Power!

After reading chapter eleven I realized how the strength of the Haitian force has caused a great strain on the Haitian economy. Soon after the Duvaliers were removed from power the Haitian army were able to take control of the Haitian people, and any of those who try to go against the army were put to jail or killed. An example were some actions that Farmer witnessed the Haitians soldiers doing, these actions were shooting unarmed demonstrators, and entering urban hospitals and threatening staff and sometimes executing the patients. As the killing went on the fear of the people grew, and caused Haiti their first democratic elections.

Then when Priest Aristide, who Farmer admired the most for his plans of changing the economy of Haiti ran for President, the Junta once again stopped the chances of Aristide to improve the Haitian economy. Farmer believed that Aristide was to be the only chance for Haiti to finally change the role of the rich and poor and improve the way it ran but after the Junta deposed of Aristide everything went the down the well. Once the Junta came in control, they put Farmer on the blacklist and this kept him away from Haiti for at least two years. One thing that I also read in chapter eleven that was so horrible and shocking was that U.S. supported these troops, and what I see so ironic about that is that we were once the people who tried to push for equality in the U.S. by going against England, but now we are the bully, supporting a group who is affecting the the ability of the people to be represented and to have a voice in the government.

Chapter 12 Reflection

In chapter 12 of Mountains Beyond Mountains, it describes how the junta's power is getting stronger and the U.S. relations to junta from Farmer's book. While Haiti's body count was rising Farmer decided to write a book about the history of American policy toward Haiti. For instance Farmer recognizes that " during the American occupation, the U.S. Congress had reconstituted the modern Haitian army and helped to finance it right up until the time when it deposed Aristide ; that the head of junta's death had been trained at Fort Benning's School of Americas." As much as we do not want to think about it, it seems that the U.S. has helped the junta a lot for them to gain so much power. This power took a major toll on Haiti and Farmer.

Chapter 12

In chapter twelve, it mainly talks about the Haitian Army and how they brought chaos to Haiti for a while. It also includes they U.S. army, and their involvement of disaster in Haiti. It tells how the Haitian Constitution was made by the U.S. which I strongly disagree about. Chapter twelve also talks about the interruption of Zanmi Lansate and how health clinics closed down and disease rates went up. It also tells what Paul Farmer did within all this time, which was, traveling back and fourth between countries and doing the best he can to provide for Haitians. He even tried to convince a U.S. military leader to allow him to bring Haitians to the U.S. and referred to them as "his family."

Chapter 11 Reflection

Chapter 11 made me reflect on the things that are going on in Haiti. Not only are there forces outside that are not helping, there are also forces within that are making things worse. Chapter 11 showed that the military within Haiti is making things worse. A man was beaten for simply speaking out against the government. In America, we take these freedoms and liberties for granted. It also depicted how badly the man was beaten just for speaking out. He was nearly dead when Farmer found him. This anecdote within the chapter can be a good way to show what the military is doing in Haiti.

Chapter 8

In chapter 8 of Mountains Beyond Mountains. I read that Paul Farmer went to Haiti for a research on anthropology and medicine. I also learned that Farmer found out of Haiti's condition not by books but through his experience. Also, in chapter 8 it showed Farmer attending voodoo ceremonies to get a better understanding of their culture. Chapter 8 also showed us why Farmer wanted to help Haiti. Farmer failed to help a women and her unborn baby so he was determined to build a hospital where patients doesn't need to pay for use of medicines.

Vocab word #10

Surreptitious- obtained, done, made, by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine

EC-#42-eradicate: to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate

Chapter 15 Vocabulary

Chaotic-completely confused or disordered

Accoutrement-the equipment of a soldier, excluding weapons and clothing

Vocabulary #26

Pharmaceutical: medicine, medication or medicament; any chemical substance intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Mutant: individual, organism, or new genetic character, resulting from a mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosomes of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character not found in the wild type.

chapter 11

I learned about some examples of the brutality of the Haitian military where Farmer was called by a woman who says they beat her husband. There was a soldier dressed in plain clothing as a disguise and took that man, Chouchou Louis, to the official building to be beat up more nearly to death. They let him go but put him in the blacklist so when he came out of hiding trying to sneak to home, he was beaten to death as later farmer witnesses his body remains in fear of his life. This shows that not everywhere in the world is as happy and beautiful as they seem. There are bad people out there.

Vocabulary: Florid &

Florid definition, reddish; ruddy; rosy.

Vivisection: The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation

Vocab #27

shantytown-section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses

outskirts-outlying districts or regions, as of a city/metropolitan area/etc.

Vocab

Coagulate: (of a fluid, esp. blood) Change to a solid or semisolid state.

Lacerate: Tear or deeply cut (something, esp. flesh or skin).

Extra Credit-

Austerity: Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

Forum: A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.

Chapter 9 Vocab

Spigot-A device for controlling the flow of liquid in a faucet

Stagnant-(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence; Showing no activity; dull and sluggish

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 basically talks about Paul Farmer and his quest when he's building Zanmi Lasante. It shows his committment, and even when he hurts himself he still sacrifices everything to help. This chapter also talks about politics and how the rich and poor are segregated. They show examples like Haitian armies opening fire on Haitian civilians. They also show how they beat a sick Haitian named Chouchou and Paul Farmer had to stand by and watch this.

Vocab 15 and EXTRA CREDIT 39

Artisan- A worker in a skilled trade, esp. one that involves making things by hand.

Loath- Reluctant; unwilling

Quell- Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force

Precedent- An earlier event or action regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

VOCAB 8 CH:9-16

Solicit: to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.

Funnel:a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.

Chapter 10

In this chapter, it talks about Paul Farmer's planting of seeds throughout Cange. The reason it is so green today is because of the seeds he has been planting throughout the land. It shows that Farmer is still flawed and human because he has emotions and they affected him. Farmer thought of an organization that would support the growing health in Cange, and in 1987, that idea was made true with the help of Tom White. The organization was called Partners In Health and another organization was made called Zanmi Lasante. The plans were being fulfilled by Paul, Ophelia, Jim, and Tom White. Although one of the partners in helping Cange, Jim called the people "soon to be dead" people. One day, Farmer was running some errands and got in an accident, he got hit by a car and shattered his knee, he went all the way to Massachusetts to get it repaired. With the injury he has, having go stay home due to his knee, Farner grows impatient. Ophelia nurses him while he is on his road to recovery but always tries to go back to work. He is pushing her away by his urges to keep working even though he has a cast. She feels hurt everytime he does this so slowly she loses feelings. On the day he proposes to her, the decision was tough because she still loved him but hard to say yes, she just him because she couldn't handle the he wanted to live.

Ch. 10 Reflection

In chapter ten in Mountains Beyond Mountains I read about how an organization/charity called the Partners in Health was established. Tom Walker helped create this organization. The purpose of White and Farmer wanting to create this was to support the growing health system around Cange. White made the idea real by hiring a lawyer to draw up the papers and created a charity in Boston. The Partners in Health would solicit and receive contributions, and funnel money, mostly Tom Whites'. He donated up to a million dollars which he called "seed money." Which meant the start of something. Paul Farmer wanted this to really help out Haitian patients with the way they live and their health problems. This was the start of something great.

Vocab. #32

32. exclusive: not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.

EXTRA CREDIT vocab. #43

43a. transmission: the transference of motive force or power

43b. virulent: actively poisonous; intensely noxious

43c. provocative: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing

Chapter nine Reflection

Chapter nine is about Dr. Farmer framing his public health system in Cange. In this chapter Ophelia has come back to help him with the health census and his medical work. The chapter explains how other doctors has said this project was near impossible due to the already impoverished condition of Cange, but Dr. Farmer insists that his goal stayed the same. The chapter explains and describes how Farmer got his first funding set up by Tom White by reading his Harvard essay. In my opinion Farmer and White became close friends and even joked around a bit when they were around each other. Farmer sort of gave White a first hand experience of what Haiti was like and eventually at the end of the chapter it seemed like White understood everything Farmer was doing. White enjoyed Farmers work ethic and how he was so committed and dedicated to what he was doing, he told him that was the kind of people he likes. White even said he'd want to join Farmer but of course Farmer thought White was lying.

vocab #34 & extra credit

visceral: characterized by or proceeding from instinct.
meager: deficient in quantity or quality, lacking fullness or richness.
rational: agreeable to reason, reasonable.
stanch: to stop the flow of.

Chapter 9

In this chapter, it talks about how the Haitians viewed Paul Farmer as their only hope in the beginning of the chapter. It also talks about Paul Farmer and Ophelia's time together and how they spent it. Speaking of their time together, on a rainy Paul Farmer and Ophelia were alone in a Haiti church, and things got heated and they made love. For Farmer's service, he goes around Haiti with Ophelia, interviewing the Haitians of Cange. They fill out the census in order to have a better understanding on what is happening in their individual lives. Years later, around the 1970's and 1980's, Farmer and Lafontant built a school but it later on evolved into a two story building. They were setting ways for students to learn and be exposed to the technology.

Vocabulary Chapter 12: #21

Spree: a lively frolic or outing

Attache: a diplomatic official attached to an embassy or legation, especially in a technical capacity.

Vocab # 35

pro·vi·sion·al

   [pruh-vizh-uh-nl] Show IPA

adjective Also, pro·vi·sion·ar·y  [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] Show IPA ( for defs. 1, 2 ) .

1.

providing or serving for the time being only; existing onlyuntil permanently or properly replaced; temporary: aprovisional government.

2.

accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.

3.

( usually initial capital letter) of or being the wing of theIrish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.

al·ve·o·lus

   [al-vee-uh-luhs] Show IPA

noun, plural -li  [-lahy] Show IPA.

1.

a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.

2.

an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tinyair passageways.

3.

one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.

4.

the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of atooth are set.