The Contentment of Israel Deas

The author Wes Moore’s father dies at a young age and his mother Joy does her best to keep her son out of trouble. She works multiple jobs to send him to a nice private school once they move to

Coming from a lonely and abusive home Mary had to find happiness outside of her house. Her mom made a friend from their church and she happened to have a three month year old baby. Mary always occupied the Richardson’s by helping with baby Alyssa, while also distracting herself from reality. Meeting the Richardson’s ended up being Mary’s worst nightmare. One night the Richardson’s went out and asked Mary and her mother to watch Alyssa.

“Salvador, late or early, sooner or later arrives with the string of younger brother’s ready” Poverty stricken Salvador is plagued daily with the responsibility of his brother’s, seen as an invisible nobody at school, and aches with not having a break from this endless cycle, but none of it breaks Salvador’s spirit. He is an engine that keeps running, despite being mistreated, uncared for, and beaten. It’s amazing that Salvador, with his “geography of scars,” and “history of hurt,” hasn’t lost hope. He hasn’t lost hope because he thinks not of how difficult his situation is at the moment, but of the better future soon to come. A future where Salvador’s mama isn’t so busy, a future where they won’t eat corn flakes from a tin cup, a future where his crayons aren’t “little fingers of red, green, yellow, blue” or “nubs of black sticks that tumble,” He remains going everyday with his hopes that keep him going locked inside deep somewhere as he fulfills his responsibilities day to day. Salvador is also kept going by the love he gets from his brothers. Salvador’s name literally means ‘Savior’ and to his little brothers, he is their savior. He provides them with everything his mother can’t give them and with the love they give back to Salvador, he finds strength and keeps pushing forward. “Helps his mama with the business of the baby” Mature Salvador is. Salvador did learn to adapt to his life and became quite mature

As a child Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother; a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games that left one of her sons nearly dead. She no longer considered him a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and smelly, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dogs' bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind closed doors. Dave dreamed of finding a family to love him and call him their son. It took years of struggle, deprivation and despair to find his dreams and make something of himself. A Child Called 'It' covers the early years of

For ages the Jewish population did not have a place to call home. They had been wandering around deserts, were once slaves in Egypt, but didn’t have any land to their name. Following the Holocaust, after many Jews had been persecuted by Hitler and the Nazis, a good portion of the overall amount of Jews in the world let alone Europe had been exterminated. As a result, Harry Truman and the UN suggested Israel, a homeland for the Jews. Tensions had been growing throughout the beginning of the 20th Century regarding the Palestinian area in the Middle East. This area was off to the side of Asia, near Africa. When the Jews and Arabs were offered part of this land, war broke out and still continues today. Even though a war happened as a result

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

The story begins with Jeanette Walls riding in the taxi in New York, on her way to the event when she notices her mother out the window digging through the trash. Even though her mother has been homeless for years, she feels shame about her mother’s life. This leads her to think about her childhood and how her parents’ choices affected her.

One’s childhood has a lasting impact on their entire life. Moore’s upbringing and the loving family he was born into, no matter how trivial it may seem, greatly contributed to his success. Wes seemingly grew up the same as any other kid in the Bronx – in a single-parent household, surrounded by bad influences… what separated him from the crowd? His support system: his family, and their ultimate support and sacrifices made all the difference. As a teenager, Wes seemed to be going down the wrong path. He constantly skipped school, his academic failures were overwhelming, and he was even arrested for vandalism. In the case of the other Wes, his family simply let these actions slide, and decision after decision ultimately landed him with a life sentence in prison. The author Wes’s mother, however, refused to allow this behavior to continue. As a method of intervention, she forced Moore to attend Valley Forge, and in doing so, probably saved his career. The extent of his family’s sacrifice was evident on page 95 when Wes realized that “my grandparents took the money they had in the home in the Bronx, decades of savings and mortgage payments, and gave it to my mother

In the book entitled, There Are No Children written by Alex Kotlowitz, he writes a story about two boys that are of coming of age in Chicago in the housing projects called Henry Horner Homes over a two year time period. In their housing projects, the family faces many hardships and struggles to survive in life due to the influence of gangs, violence, death and poverty that consumes their housing projects. Living in such a bad neighborhood like Henry Horner homes proves the fact that “there are no children here” in the housing projects because the children have seen so much crime, violence and death occur that they have lost their youth and innocence as children and have been forced to become adults. An example of one character that changed dramatically due to the horrible conditions of in the projects was Lafeyette Rivers, one of the two main characters in the novel. The three most important events that impact Lafeyette’s life for the worst were the death of his best friend Craig, when his mother told him that he would be forced to become a young adult, and finally being convicted of a crime he did not commit in the first place. These three major events in his life greatly impact Lafeyette over the two year time period it causes Lafeyette to lose all hope in life and as well to live in constant fear of death and of his housing projects.

The story describes a change in everyday life following motherhood, as well as the seductive pleasure found in providing for, caring for, and sacrificing for a little one-- all to see yourself: “in the dark pool / of your baby’s eyes” (Brandt, 13/14).

“I’m free?” the optimistic contemplations inside young David’s mind as he rides away in the security of the police car. Regardless of how many times his mother “Played the game,” with him, he refused to give her the satisfaction of victory. Along with approximately one in every five children, Davis underwent the abuse, negligence, and shuffling in the foster system. As the protagonist of the autobiography “A Child Called “It” David Pelzer writes about surviving a difficult childhood, where hones skills that ultimately lead him to a bright future.

My objective in my research/analysis was to study some form of successful US foreign policy that acted as a substitute to foreign aid or benefited a developing/developed economy. The end of my research resulted in the policy recommendation that the United States should negotiate and enter into bilateral free trade agreements with Egypt and Pakistan under the parameters of lower tariffs/duties for imports, and complete transparency regarding trade policy. At the same time reduce and eventually eliminate the economic aid supplied to these two countries during a 5-year schedule after the enactment of the free trade agreement. The specific reductions would be aimed toward aid for economic growth, which totaled $45million in Egypt in 2016,

The nation of Israel was originally a nation of nomadic people who were isolated and oppressed. After the horrific events of the Holocaust some Jewish people made homes in Israel. The people who made their homes came to be known as Israelites. They were given this name because the nation was named after Israel who was originally known as Jacob (Fisher, 2005). The nation of Israel has always been in a state of disorder and confusion, and in 1947 the United Nations gave Israel to the Jewish people who declared it an independent state in 1948. Israel’s Arabic neighbors did not support this decision and war followed. Battles are still being fought today. Tension also exists within the Jewish community in Israel. There have been many Jewish people who have settled in Israel. These settlers have diverse backgrounds. Some are orthodox and some are not which can bring tension. Even

Air and water pollution is a rapidly growing problem that is highly effecting the environment and life throughout so many countries across the globe. With governmental laws and so many new methods, these problems are being addressed; however, it is in the hands of the people in all of these countries that could make the biggest difference in helping to restore their land. With the rise of industries and mountains of waste that is being buried into land and water that was once clean, the problems with air and water pollution continue to rise. This is a problem in Israel that has been addressed for so many years and has yet to be diminished.

To begin, the country we chose to do our research one was Israel, because of it vast religious affiliation amidst the religious groups within its borders. Israel is comprised of a major part of the Holy Land, a region of significant importance to all Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha’is within Israel. Firstly, the Israeli system of government is based on a parliamentary democracy. The prime minister is the head of the government as well as the leader of a multi-party system. The government is comprised of 3 branches; the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. Executive power is exercised by the government; legislative power is vested in the Knesset and the judiciary is independent of the Executive and Legislative Branch. The word ‘Knesset’ originates from the Hebrew word, meaning ‘assembly’. The Knesset acts as the parliament and the legislate branch of Israeli government. The Knesset passes all laws; elects the President and Prime Minister; approves the cabinet and supervises the work of the government (Knesset, LookLex). In addition, “the political system of Israel and its principles are set out in 11 Basic Laws” (The Political System of Israel, Wikipedia), because Israel doesn’t have a constitution. Furthermore, the predominant religious groups within Israel are Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze. A recent census from 2015 showed that the