Thursday, March 27, 2014

favorite place - Personal narrative

Ready to get off the bus from a long day of school. As i arrive to my stop, i hurry while i'm walking down my street as every second the cold wind hits me. Walking down my drive way and make my way to the door. Once inside i feel at peace now that i am now in my home. I quickly throw bag some where and headed my to the living room. I jumped and sunk into the couch cushions. Now that i'm here what should i do? I see my laptop should go on that? I look ahead i see the T.V. should i watch television. My stomach growls, instinctively i look at the kitchen near me. Should i get something to eat? But i am so cozy and fitted on to the couch that i don't want to move from my spot. After lying on the couch for a while i also just remembered that i have a huge assignment to do thats due tomorrow. But ill just leave it on the side because my laptop looked more tempting than that. I decide to make myself something to eat after i couldn't stop bearing my growling stomach. I take my food back to the living room and put netflix on my laptop. I take my first bite and start scrolling thought the browser and stopped on Wilfred (thats a funny show) and saw that there is a new season so i decided to watch it. Hours pass by and now have reached the 12th episode where Wilfred looses his memories and does not remember Ryan. I am back not knowing what to do and its 7:00 and realizes that i have tons of homework. I take my assignments out from bag and placed them all on my coffee table all scattered. i'm looking through checking on which i think i should do first. I decide i should go for the harder ones and save the easy ones for last. After agonizing finishing my last homework that only took me like six hours to do. I go back to laying on my couch. My living room is always a place where i could look forward on tough days.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Crisis in Ukraine

From Kyivpost, I found out that the EU (European Union) has froze the assets of 18 former high-level officials, including fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has accused Yanukovych and his accomplices of using up to $70 billion and leaving the state treasury virtually empty. 
From alijazeera, I found out that Ukraine is near bankruptcy and many countries are sending aid packages. Such as the European commission sent in a $15 billion aid package and the US is sending an additional $1 billion for Ukraine. 
From these two sources that found are focusing on the problems that Ukraine is facing and how these problems are going to be solved.
I noticed that in the american sources (BBC) that they have news on every bit of detail that is happening on whats happening between Ukraine and Russia. Right now Russia close ties with the UK and the EU. The BBC has information on what Russia's reasons and a claimed attentions for taking Crimean. BBC also has information on Russia's and Ukraine's current status. 
How i see it is that America resources are trying to get all the information so that people of america know exactly what is going on and why it is going on and the other two sources that i found are only focusing on certain issues that they want the people to know.
Also from reading from sources i found that they are trying to pin point the other side is wrong and that they are correct on what they are doing. For example, Russia is going into Crimea because they believe it is right for them to protect their citizens there and which gives them the opportunity to take control of that area. While Ukraine and other countries believe what Russia is doing is unnecessary for them to intervene with Ukraine at its current state.  Every source has a different view on everything and none of them are the wrong or right way.