Tuesday 27 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Book review :)
Charlaine Harris-Dead until dark
If you are really into those vampire books that are emphasised with mystery, unnatural happenings and murders or deaths then this book is right for you. Definately aimed at teenages -most likely girls- who will love the excitement of an intriguing vampire story that also comes with a serie.
When I first started to read this book, I thought that it was similar to Twilight in some ways. For example in this book the key subjects include vampires, a mindreader and a shapeshifter. Coincidentally the vampire falls in love with the girl and this girl happens to live in a small town, she keeps to herself and also doesn't get out much. Although it may seem a bit like Twilight, this story has a different twist on it. The vampire, Bill, is not the mindreader but the girl, Sookie, is. With chapters filled with complications and deaths, Sookie fears that she will be next.
It is a very exciting, well written, easy to read, and intriguing book that will send your heart racing and interest you to read the following book in the serie - written by Charlaine Harris.
-Alison
If you are really into those vampire books that are emphasised with mystery, unnatural happenings and murders or deaths then this book is right for you. Definately aimed at teenages -most likely girls- who will love the excitement of an intriguing vampire story that also comes with a serie.
When I first started to read this book, I thought that it was similar to Twilight in some ways. For example in this book the key subjects include vampires, a mindreader and a shapeshifter. Coincidentally the vampire falls in love with the girl and this girl happens to live in a small town, she keeps to herself and also doesn't get out much. Although it may seem a bit like Twilight, this story has a different twist on it. The vampire, Bill, is not the mindreader but the girl, Sookie, is. With chapters filled with complications and deaths, Sookie fears that she will be next.
It is a very exciting, well written, easy to read, and intriguing book that will send your heart racing and interest you to read the following book in the serie - written by Charlaine Harris.
-Alison
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony was born in Odek, Northern Uganda, among the Acholi people, in 1961. Joseph Kony is known today for being the leader of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA is a belligerent, nasty, offensive group that was formed in 1987 in northern Uganda.
His aunt, Alice Auma started the Holy Spirit Movement. They wanted to bring down the Kampala government. They wanted the Acholi people to take back the capital city of Kampala. They believed that if they did so then the Acholi people would be released from the violence they had caused to the people of the Luwero triangle and there would be peace at last.
Kony claims himself to be the spokesman of god. In 1988, after the movement failed, Kony created a group called the Uganda Christian Democratic Army. The group was created because the Uganda People's Democratic Army (UPDA), which Kony was once a soldier for, signed an agreement with the Ugandan government called the Gulu Peace Accord. Kony did not want to go along with this agreement so him and some other soldiers took off and fought against the government. In 1991 Kony changed the name of the group to the Lords Resistance Army (LRA).
Joseph Kony is now the most wanted man in Africa. The LRA has been named responsible for committing a various amount of crimes such as: murders, rapes, and abductions of children.
His plans, making boys into soldiers and girls into sex slaves. Some children were also sold off to arm dealers. On top of being enslaved, beaten and raped, the abducted children were forced to kill those who had tried to escape. The amount of children that he has abducted is around 30000.
This year Invisible children are commited to putting an end to Joseph Kony. They've made a plan to make these matters known to the whole world and also make it known to people in power like politicians, to get their support so that we may all help and do something about this.
Bibliography:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony
-Alison
His aunt, Alice Auma started the Holy Spirit Movement. They wanted to bring down the Kampala government. They wanted the Acholi people to take back the capital city of Kampala. They believed that if they did so then the Acholi people would be released from the violence they had caused to the people of the Luwero triangle and there would be peace at last.
Kony claims himself to be the spokesman of god. In 1988, after the movement failed, Kony created a group called the Uganda Christian Democratic Army. The group was created because the Uganda People's Democratic Army (UPDA), which Kony was once a soldier for, signed an agreement with the Ugandan government called the Gulu Peace Accord. Kony did not want to go along with this agreement so him and some other soldiers took off and fought against the government. In 1991 Kony changed the name of the group to the Lords Resistance Army (LRA).
Joseph Kony is now the most wanted man in Africa. The LRA has been named responsible for committing a various amount of crimes such as: murders, rapes, and abductions of children.
His plans, making boys into soldiers and girls into sex slaves. Some children were also sold off to arm dealers. On top of being enslaved, beaten and raped, the abducted children were forced to kill those who had tried to escape. The amount of children that he has abducted is around 30000.
This year Invisible children are commited to putting an end to Joseph Kony. They've made a plan to make these matters known to the whole world and also make it known to people in power like politicians, to get their support so that we may all help and do something about this.
Bibliography:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony
-Alison
Sunday 4 March 2012
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