Landmines

Intro: The book boy overboard written by Morris Gleitzman delineate an Afghanistan family going in an horrendous trip to Australia hoping for a better future. The Talibans in Afghanistan have set some harsh and very cruel rules, Jamal's family can't obey those rules and broke them and as punishment the Talibans is planning to execute them. Jamal and his family are shocked about this incident, they decided to leave their friends and beloved village and move to a different country to prevent themselves

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you" (Diana, Princess of Wales). Princess Diana was one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable figures. Diana exemplified beauty and style, yet she was more than a pretty face as she changed the way the public looks at modern monarchies through her humanitarian efforts and down to earth approach. Diana’s life seemed like a charmed one. She was the daughter

attention that comes with the media, she used it to her advantage by being photographed with the sick, spreading her message around the world (National Geographic). Also, when getting backlash about touching someone with AIDS or HIV, and about banning landmines, Diana did not care about the media’s judgment. Diana responded to the HIV backlash by stating, “HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it” (Huffington Post). With this statement

“All endings are beginnings, we just don't know it at the time”(~Author) Eddie spent most of his life life working at the Ruby Pier Amusement park as a maintenance man. After Eddie died he thought it was the end of his life but instead he was taught 5 important lessons that would change his view on life forever. The five lessons that he was taught were; Everything happens for a reason, when you lose something you also gain something else, let go of your anger, love is not lost with death, and all

23). Diana wrote approximately to 100 charities and politely withdrew her support (Owings 22). Princess Diana had a weird habit of visiting landmines. Diana had a new interest of helping victims of landmines (Mattern 84). Diana had visited Angola to meet people who have lost their limbs to landmine (Mattern 85). Kuito was one of the most affected by landmines (Owings 84). Princess Diana marriage did not work out so she got a divorce from Prince Charles. On November 25, Charles told Diana that he

On July 1, 1961–August 31, 1997 Princess Diana became the first princess of wales after getting married with prince charles prince of wales (1981). Sadly in the year 1996 she got divorced. AIDS Princess Diana inspires me because of her kindness to all of the people around her. And the things that she did in her lifetime, like helping people with aids. At the time people didn't know about aids and hated anyone with aids. They didn't come in contact with them and were afraid of getting touched by

Billy Billy was a landmine to his friends But he would never get excited till the end You can see him in the corner there all alone And if you see him on the street he says hes on his way home But he don't go home Hes got his books to read, hes got his life to lead at night We've been sitting round the tables and too long And we've been making out that there was nothing wrong And time is nothing when there's nothing left to say And time goes slow on Billy's silent holiday But he don't go home Hes

In the book Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am the theme is about “Promises are risky.” Ben is struggling with family issues and volunteers to go to war but during the war he steps on a landmine and gets brain damage, he forgets everyone and everything and has to relearn everything. While ben is struggling with his brain damage injury his compassion, bravery and kindness help him recover quicker from his injury. Ben (main character) volunteers to go to war to help his country fight Iraq, before he’s

Have you ever gone for a walk outside and had to watch out for landmines? Well probably not Where you live but, Sadly in Afghanistan they're not so fortunate as they have bombed buildings and disease in their everyday lives. Over there 6,964 miles away there looking for someone to help them and wondering why it has to be that way. Not for long though, because Parvana a girl that lives in Afghanistan will help them and her family get the Taliban out of their country. As Parvana is a little hero like

with the disabled, the homeless, children and people with HIV or AIDS. A year before her death, Princess Diana was a campaigner for the ban on the manufacture and use of landmines. A spokesman for the British Red Cross, whose campaign to ban landmines had received much support from Diana, said that the princess was the landmine campaign and that she would be impossible to replace. A London hospital that specialized in the treatment of cancer was visited by Princess Diana on her first solo official