The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor

Right now there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. I read an article and in that article there was a man named Bob Shillman. I agree with this man's idea of the gap between the rich and the poor. He says that everybody in this country has a chance and that makes a lot of sense. Others think otherwise but people who become rich did well in school and work for it.

The gap is there because as it is stated in the article nowadays people are considered poor if they don't have a 50 in flat screen TV. With that being the case many people don't have a flat screen TV but they are able to afford a cell phone. The economy is also a factor in why people are losing money. People losing there jobs is leading them to become homeless.

I believe that it is partially the government's job to help fix the economy. This would lead to more jobs and more working people. It is also partially the common people's responsibility to try harder in school and in life. Simply work harder to be successful. This gap would be really hard to fix because it of the process of fixing the economy and not all people will put all of their effort in school and in their life.

The Gap Between Rich and Poor

               The root of their problems are where their family are placed on the social-economic ladder and enthusiasm to escape that position. People from poor families are more often to become homeless. That is caused by them looking down instead of up on the class ladder. On the other hand people from rich or middle class families have resources and look up optimistically. They try to make it up the ladder.
               This discussion brings up the topic of socialism ,a type of government where everyone has the same amount of money and they cant go up or down the ladder, which has been proven to be pretty much Communism. which is a better option, Communism or having a few poor people.

The Rich and the Poor

As we know it, there is a giant gap between the rich and the poor. It's still increasing today. I read this article and I totally agree with Bob Shillman. If you are homeless, how do you have a cell phone? Do you know how much a phone bill is nowadays? It's about $70-100. Who pays for that?

I think that there's a gap between the rich and the poor because of the economy. Today, a lot of people are getting cut from their jobs, causing them to go broke. The new life of living in a car with a little bit of money begins. I also believe that it's the government's job to take care of this situation. Since the government takes away a percentage of our paychecks for taxes, we should be using that money for the homeless. Either help build a homeless shelter or just give money. I totally think this can be fixed if the government chooses to use our money WISELY. A lot of people beg others to give them money, or just something to eat. A lot of them say no because they think that the person is going to waste it or give it away. Even if you give them a penny, they'll appreciate it. This is why I think that the rich and the poor should be treated the same.

The Bridging Gap Between the Rich and the Poor

I feel that they both give compelling arguments. However, I feel that the poor deserve some kind of help or lenience in their predicament. They have had it very tough while they were growing up and now in there life, so they deserve some kind of help so that they do not die while they are waiting for a way to survive in this ever changing world. Although, even though the poor deserve some kind of help, they also need to get a job. They wine about not having enough money to feed themselves and their own families. But that is because they do not have a steady income salary. This unstable income salary is due to their own fault, not wanting to work. Although, this is how some homeless people are there are homeless people who cannot work, do to either a physical or a mental disability. These are the type of people that should have help from not only the government but also helpful and wealthy people that are kind enough to help these types of people actually survive in a world such as this.

I feel that this gap happens because people are too self-centered, they do not care for people and are too money greedy, they do not want to share their riches with someone less fortunate to have the same amount of money as they do. They also sometimes think, that these people are scum because they have to beg to survive. However, some of the homeless people are homeless due to their own fault. They do not want to work, and choose to beg for money which is not only demeaning to themselves but also to people who they beg to.

It is the government and the peoples job to fix this gap. The government can assist in these people finding jobs and giving them a place to live that is cheaper than regular homes. The people can be nicer and give out more money to the homeless, and donate to charities more often. A survey was taken that said that if the 5 richest people in the world gave in half of their wealth and distributed evenly to the world poverty would be wiped away, no imagine if everyone gave all of their money in, what would happen?

Headphones

 

 

 

 



 

What represents me? A pair of headphones if you don't plug them in you won't hear anything. They are comfortable and very important to some people.

 I made it out of clay and tooth picks. I made marks on it with a toothpick which represented some of my interests and I used about 4 packs of clay. it only took about two days to make so it wasn't that complicated.

What Represents You?

What represents you? A photo, a drawing, or just a plant? Well, my representation is a
cupcake(made from Play Doh). On the outside, it looks small and sweet, just like me. When you look at the frosting, you see colors of imagination. When you take your first bite, it's filled with happiness, just like me. You keep eating and eating(just like me), until ther's nothing left. You are filled with delight as you walk.

(A cupcake might look small and petite, but you'll never know what's on the inside, unless you take a bite.)

The Nurturing Jaguar

This picture reminds me that even if you are not related to someone you can still take care of them. I made this picture with both animals in a desperate family, hence the eye colors.

In my imagination I thought that the little jaguars home had been demolished do to human corruption destroying her home. She wandered for a while until se found another jaguar that's home had been destroyed.

She was starving and could only plead for the bigger jaguar to assist her. So she pleaded and pleaded for hours until the bigger jaguar couldn't take it anymore and promised to take care of her.

So in the scene it shows the bigger jaguar helping the her by carrying her through through the forest because she was tired.

unwritten rules about being Guatemalan

So here are the unwritten rules about being Guatemalan

• You always have to respect your family members or you parent’s friends or anyone that comes inside your household.
• Always be kind to strangers (this is something I could never do when I was little because I was too shy).
• Never tell your family that you like somebody that is a different race or else your parents will send you to Guatemala for a year (my brother learned that the hard way).
• Always prove your boy cousins that you are the boss of them (or they will disrespect you).
• When someone says what race you are show them on the map where Guatemala is so they know that you aren’t actually saying Guadalajara incorrectly.
• Always eat meat when a family member is cooking it or just tell them that your full (something they will find hard to believe because when you go to their house you have to have an empty stomach).
• Always speak Spanish when you are speaking to the elderly.
• Always dance when you are at a party the only excuse you will ever have not to dance is that you are either pregnant or have a broken hip otherwise you have to dance except my pregnant cousin she still dances and I guess that is where her baby got his moves.
• Well in my weird Guatemalan family every Sunday after church you have to go dirt bike riding.
• Never take your cousins meat or you will be sorry.

So these are all the crazy unwritten rules I have lived by for years and I have seemed to survived. 

The Unwritten Rules of Listening to Music

There a re a few unwritten rules of listening to music. Whether you are by yourself or with other people. Listening to music by your self is the easiest because there is only one rule written or unwritten.

RULE#1: Have FUN- Everyone is different but everyone has some idea of fun.

However listening to music with other people there are a couple of things you have to keep in mind if you want to keep it that way.

RULE#1:Have Fun

RULE#2: Be Considerate- don't just listen to what you want to listen to think about them. Same goes vise versa, if they don't you should leave.

RULE#3: Don't Ruin the Song- do your best not to do thing that will ruin the song for others or else they might leave.

RULE#4:(most important rule) Be Yourself- if people don't like you to be yourself then you shouldn't hang around with them.

Those are the unwritten rules of listening to music with and without other people.

 

 

 

 

 

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Daisy's Unwritten Rules to Making a Cupcake

My unwritten rules for making a cupcake are:

1. Make sure that the batter is made from SCRATCH. No Pillsbury boxes, or anything like that.
2. Slow churn the frosting. It doesn't matter which kind of frosting you make, just make sure it's SLOW churned.
3. Add as many toppings as you like. Don't add too much or your cupcake will look....ewwww.

As long as you follow these simple insturctions, you're sure on your way to making the best cupcake ever!
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A Lonely Shovel

So much depends upon

The shovel in the rain

Rusting steadily away

Beside the house

Bustling with life

Warm and dry

While the shovel is left to die

Without a cry

Goodbye.....

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Old Baseball Mitt

So much depends upon

a tan baseball mitt,

styled with black thread

upon the fielder's hand.

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It Ain't Easy Being Crazy

There are many ways to be crazy. It is something that some may find weird, but it's what makes you what you are. It is a thing specific to everyone, but there are some rules that should be followed when crazy.

1. Be loud!
2. Be you!
3. Look dumb!
4. Don't let others judge!
5. Know when to calm into it!
6. Know who accept it and who does not!
7. Say your mind!
8. Do not do things that will get you into trouble!
9. Have a split-personality!
10. Have fun!

This is a small group of rules that a crazy person may use. The one I cant stress enough is the live your life as yourself. Do not change for anyone, or anything.

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Grandpas Office

so much depends open 

An old wooden desk 

marked with gouges 

and a worn in chair 

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
And floats downstream
till the current ends
And dips his wings
In the orange sun rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks
Down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through
His bars of rage
His wings are clipped and
His feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings
With fearful trill
Of the things unknown
But longed for still
And a tune is heard
On the distant hill for the caged bird
Sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on the dawn- bright lawn
And he names the sky his own.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings
With fearful trill
Of things unknown
But longed for still
And his tune is heard
On a distant hill
For the caged bird
Sings of freedom.

By: Maya Angelou

A Hidden Demon

What happens to a demon in the brush?

Waiting at a a gate,

Hiding in the mush.

He is cold as slate.

Is it human?
Maybe a spawn from the Devil?

He is forming dark omens,

Bringing everyone down to his level.

Steps of burning embers

A touch like the coldest ice,

He threatens to sever

Any and every tie.

His blood boils

Maybe yours will to

Do not toil,

He is coming for you!

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My Beautiful World

My Beautiful World is kind
My Beautiful World is sweet
My Beautiful World is nice
My Beautiful World is generous
My Beautiful World is selfless

My Beautiful World has given me everything i need, and then some
I love My Beautiful World, and My Beautiful World loves me

I am the only one on My Beautiful World
But i am not lonely, not in the least bit
My Beautiful World and I have each other

But...there is a problem

My Beautiful World is tired
My Beautiful World is sore
My Beautiful world has wounds and scars

Some will never heal

I do everything I can to help

My Beautiful World wants to explode
and the thing is...

I'm still on My Beautiful World
So if she explodes, I explode with her

It would be an honor to go like that...

But that is not how I want it to end
I want to be on My Beautiful World forever

If you haven't figured it out yet
My Beautiful world isn't a world at all

She is a very special person...

who happens to mean the world to me. 

I found this poem on PoemHunter.com

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