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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Dear Diary;

The night was so cold I could not sleep; fortunately the loving smell of cow manure and the regular breathing of the animals made me doze off.

Today's the first day I am going to hunt. Isn't it exciting? It's Papa's and my secret; we didn't tell Mama or Shameena. They wouldn't let you go, Papa says. In the morning I went to gather wood and again the bullies poured their urine over my head. I was so relieved; today wasn't that much. I told Mama about it and she shook her head and wiped me clean. I thought I was lucky today; why did she shake her head? I want to know.

I sneaked past Shameena and I went into the forest to hunt. I wanted to go with the other hunters, they look so big and strong. But Papa pulled me back and told me never to talk to them or their children again. I was confused; why can't I? I want to know.

I saw a deer and shot it and it fell! I let out a whoop and ran to it, and I saw hunters already there. They were picking up MY deer, slung it over their shoulders and just walked off! I rushed at their backs, but Papa pulled me back. I am so angry with Papa now. He is so much bigger than them; why didn't he get back my deer? We searched for another catch, but I guess today we have to eat grass again.

We went home and turns out Shameena was crying too. She tried making friends with the other girls at the well, but they ignored her. She tried to help them to draw water, but when she touched the jars, all the girls screamed and their mothers ran out. They used whips to drive my sister back to 'where she belongs'. (I don't know what they mean. We are all living in the same village.)

I was so angry. Shameena felt so much pain she cried the whole day. I want to cry too. My beautiful deer.

Faakhir

*-King Arthur*

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

1..Why would each varna approve / disapprove of the caste system?

· Each varna has a different opinion on the caste system. For example, the Brahmins would approve of the caste system as it would ensure their positions as permanent leaders. But for the Pariahs, they would disapprove because it would take a long time for them to move up in the society, if they could be within the society. In short, the upper caste would approve of the caste system because they would secure their position and ensure power but for the lower caste, they would always be looked down upon because they cannot change their positions in the system,change into a higher, more powerful caste.

1. 2.What makes it fair/ unfair?

· The system is unfair because if there were more capable people to rule the country in the lower class, they would not able to rule due to the fact that the system is rigid and inflexible meaning that they would not be able to change their position and lead the country to the right path.

3. 3. Would it be possible to apply the caste system to Singapore?

No it would not be possible because Singapore is a multi racial country and regardless of race, language or religion, everyone in Singapore has a right to be respected and not looked down upon. Applying the system means dividing Singapore and that should not be the case because Singaporeans should work together as one to defend and make Singapore a better place to live in.

Done by: King Arthur

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

PP PRESENTATION DONE BY CLEOPATRA-the masoleum of qin shi huang(:
sorry, i have no idea how upload pp slides on blogger, so just click this link to see:D
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYmbk0tjlb6CZGNqdGNzNnRfM2hrNnBtamd4&hl=en

and...

PP PRESENTATION DONE BY KING ARTHUR- brochure(:
click the link to see!
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVVTPX0sFBWYZGY2bjQzd3BfMGY5ZHAzZ2Y3&hl=en

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