not on our watch blog 3

Not on our watch chapters 7-9
Paragraph 3 page 211

THERES IS STILL TIME TO ACT TO END THE SUFFERING…I don’t know if it was the text that they used or the whole book that put this sentence in context for me… During the reading of “Not On Our Watch” the information that they let out was not all the time understanding some things here and there some things that only a politician would understand, but some of the information that they used to help ordinary people understand like myself was more up-lifting, it wasn’t all the words that wouldn’t make sense unless studding what has been happing in Darfur, It was all the information that proved or somehow gave the urgency to help just like the little words that said “there is still time to act to end the suffering”. As I was already informed about Darfur before reading the book I fill that it is a great way to understand a little bit more on the organizations and what to US is doing to help…or what there not doing.

Journal Entry (Not On Our Watch) 2

Chapters 4-6, on these chapter it didn’t surprise me on how they formatted the text. In the content they do make very good points like in chapter 5 when they explained the top ten U.S excuses for inaction. I though that these paragraphs were very thoughtful as far as what the US/UN hasn’t done to stop or could have prevented the genocide, but I also think in the text they have a lot of repeated arguments that they tend to go back to, but don’t get me wrong there is good information in the text that discusses what we have successfully done. And like I said before that a lot of the things that are in the book we have already learned so it’s more of a refresher on what we’ve went over. My main thought right now in the book is how their going to end it (the genocide/ the content).

Journal Entry (Not On Our Watch)

It seems that it’s taking a long time for me to get into it I am already on the 75 page and more or less I am egger to know how their going to end the book I think that all the information that their putting in the book is a lot about what we have already studied/covered, but enough of me reminiscing on the text. I think that a lot of their stories are well told, with their own lives to what they saw in Africa. One thing that I liked/thought it was funny was when Don explained all the people on the plane, their names, where they were sitting and whether or not they were democrat or republican by which only one on the entire plane was republican….that’s one thing that opened my eyes. As far as going into more detail about the book I think I need to read a little more to tell you whether or not I like it as much as I thought I would….

Thursday April 26, 2007

This day was worth waiting for, well for the most part… I would have to say that the night was the best part for me. I had a good time walking around Wilsher St. just looking around at the different places, for instance the museums but I wish we had more time to enjoy the insides as much as I enjoyed the out but don’t get me wrong I loved it. One thing that I would have changed during the day would be the amount of time we spent at the Architecture Museum I felt a little confuse as far as what Alderson was expecting form us…mostly what were we trying to get out of it…I think that could have been explained a little more. One thing from that day that will stay close to my heart would be the Holocaust Museum although I learned most of the things she was talking about I thought it was really interesting to hear it form a person that sounds like she’s been learning it her whole life. One thing that I do regret was not opening my mouth for the candle light visual that everyone went to. I just wish we could have gone…but o well there’s always other things. If we had another chance to do something like this I would for sure go with out complaining, just being happy that I would have another opportunity to go. So I say this loud and clear to everyone in our class that I thank CORTNEY for the greatest opportunity to see first hand on what ordinary kids/adults can do for American and the rest of the world. SO THANKS CORTNEY!!!!! : )