1998    Nothing Bad Intended: Child Discipline, Punishment and Survival in a Shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Small wars : the cultural politics of childhood. N. Scheper-Hughes and C.F. Sargent, eds. Pp. 389-415. Berkeley: University of California Press.

In this reading, Donna Goldstein looks at poverty differently than the other authors have so far; she does not research street children, but looks into the lives of children living in poor matrifocal households. She begins by saying that she will talk about a poor Brazilian family and about their relations with each other and with others in order to explain how childhood and childhood discipline are socially and economically contructed. Golstein argues that childhood is lived and experienced differently by different classes in Brazil. Economic and social realities for those who are poor are different than they are for the  upper classes, so childhood and discipline mean different things. Childhood is shortened for the poor. Poor mothers are able to rationalize cruel punishments because raising tough children becomes a necessity for their survival. They teach their children to behave in human and adult ways, and therefore are taking care of them; mothers’ actions make sense in context of their situations. However, attempts to raise children into strong adults also ensures that the children will be trapped  in the lowest class. Favela-living is about survival of the fittest.

At one point, Goldstein mentions that, to poor mothers, upper- and middle-class children can be loved because they are helpless and spoiled, while poor children are forced to become adults early on in order to survive. Favelados working for upper class individuals often prefer the employer’s children to their own children, and Goldstein talks about this as a relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. I found it very interesting that Goldstein connected what we had learned about in a previous unit about the lasting affects of colonialization to the issue of poverty and violence in Brazil.

Born in 1954, Lieutenant General Elly Tumwine was one of the original 27 men who took up arms in 1981 February 6th, to start an armed struggle against the UPC government.

Survived a bullet to his eye and Several ambushes

In their very first assault on a government position, his men attacked and overran Kabamba and captured huge cache of weapons.But as he was commanding his men here and there, he got shot in the eye and he should have died from his wounds, but he did not. He was carried away and treated. He went on to fight many more battles as a one eyed commander, surviving ambushes which sometimes he would be the only survivor. This went on, until they captured power in 1986. He was made one of the earliest Army Commanders and later held Ministerial positions in the NRM government that still rules Uganda to this day.

Survived Three lethal snake bites Before the age of 12

Lt General Tumwine’s early childhood  is even more riddled with chilling survival stories than his adult life as a revolutionary. Just as a toddler in about 1956, he was trying to clapse at his mother’s back when he fell backward to the ground. When his mother turned around to pick him up, he was lying on a huge viper that had already given him a lethal bite to his little thigh. The sheer size of the snake would kill any adult person instantly, but amazingly, Lt General Tumwine was rushed to a local medicine man who extracted the poison out of him and he survived. Before he was 12, Tumwine had been beaten by snakes three times and he still survived them all.

Survived A lightening strike

In 1963 Lt.General Tumwine was reading in his family living room as a heavy down pour was happening. As the rain showed signs of ceasing, his father asked him and his older brother to go out and take the cows for grazing. Just as his brother who was taking the exit lead tried to open the door, lightening struck and this senior brother of his was killed instantly. Tumwine himself, had a terrible burn in his tummy and did not eat solid food for over a year. His younger brother who was following him towards the door also died but Tumwine survived

Today he lives a less active military and political life, but he is still the Army Representative in the 9th Parliament and he talks his mind very freely when it comes to corruption and the corrupt. He runs a personal art Gallery with thousands of art work he made himself over the years. He is the only senior Army Officer in this part of the world, who sometimes goes out with his children to sing for the public. He fears God and believes, he is alive to this day because of the grace of God!

The father of Robinson was old and dying and during a conversation he told Robinson that he shouldn’t give in to his desire to go to the sea and travel his life away. Robinson’s father assured him that he would get a good job and have a happy safe life there. The reason the father was so overprotective was that he had already lost one son in combat in Holland and life at sea was a dangerous life to live. The words of his father made a great impact on Robinson and he decided to stay… but not for long. After a short while Robinson couldn’t ignore his desire to travel anymore. He talked to his mother of the possibility of life at sea but she didn’t understand him and she did not approve of the idea.

One day Robinson met a former classmate who told him about a ship belonging to his father. The ship was going to London and Robinson was offered a free trip. He didn’t reject and he didn’t tell his parents. He was thrilled and accepted the offer. During his stay on the ship he and all the other men on board were almost killed because of a dangerous storm. They were lucky to survive. Despite the horrific incident Robinson wasn’t scared away from sailing. Instead of going back to his parents he decided to try and find another ship to travel with!

Then Robinson met a captain that was very fond of him. He granted him free passage on his ship that was to sail through the west coast of Africa and all the way to Guinea. The captain suggested that instead of using his money on a ticket to go on board the ship he should use his money to buy stuff that he could eventually trade or sell. Robinson then did just that and was a very happy young man. It was a very successful sea travel for Robinson. The captain had given him insight in both mathematics and navigation. When Robinson returned to England he didn’t have much money left, but he had some gold dust that he sold for a very big amount of money. The good captain however died shortly after the return to England. But the financial success at sea made Robinson want to take the same route again. However this time it would be a disastrous trip. When he and the other sailors were between the Canary Islands and the coast of Africa they were surprised by a pirate ship that had them outgunned. Robinson and the other surviving men on board were now taken as slaves.

Robinson wasn’t treated as badly as he had feared. The pirate captain actually liked him and kept him as his private slave. Robinson now thought of his father’s warning about not going to sea and he felt very bad. He thought to himself that it was God himself who was punishing him. Robinson stayed a slave in Africa for 2 years.

The pirate captain enjoyed go fishing and Robinson was a quite talented fisherman himself so as a consequence he was often allowed on a fishing boat with either the pirate captain or some other crew. One day the boat was filled with a lot of valuable material since the pirate captain expected his wealthy friends to come on a fishing trip with him. The captains friends however couldn’t make it in time and so the captain ordered Robinson, a family member and another young slave Xury to go catch a lot of fish for when his friends would arrive in the evening. Now Robinson thought it would be the right time to try to escape. He didn’t really have a plan. He just wanted to get out of the grip of the pirate captain.

Robinson convinced Moly the relative of the pirate captain to sail even further out in the sea than usual in order to get a bigger catch. Then Robinson threw Moly overboard. Moly promised that he would behave and do anything Robinson asked. But Robinson still suggested Moly to swim ashore. Eventually Moly accepted it and swam towards shore. Then Robinson talked to the young slave and told him that if he would stay loyal to him he would make him a great man. Xury accepted and they both set sail towards Gibraltar, a different location than they really wanted to go so that the swimming Moly would think that was their destination. When darkness came they changed course and sailed towards South East. Already next day it seemed that they had escaped their life of slavery. They kept sailing for 5 days and then they headed back to the mainland. The plan was to swim to land in the darkness but there were a lot of roars from wild animals that night and Xury was almost dead of fright. However they often had to go on land in order to restock on fresh water to drink.

They continued down South in the hopes of being seen by a European ship that could rescue them. After some days they began to see signs of humans. Soon the native Africans studied them from the shoreline. Xury advised Robinson not to go on land but he did so anyway and began to communicate with a man with a spear. Robinson made signs that they were friendly but needed food. It wasn’t long before the black Africans provided them with all they needed. Sadly Robinson couldn’t give them anything in return because they didn’t have anything to give at that point. But he soon repaid them. A few days after their meeting two leopards were playing or fighting by the shore. The Africans were terrified but Robinson shot one of the leopards and gave the meet to the grateful natives. They insisted however that he could keep the leopards fur and then they provided him with whatever else he needed.

Keep an eye out for the summary of chapter 2!

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Joseph Parish

When we consider any major disaster scenario where we would need to get home from where we work to protect our family we encounter many options which enter the picture. We start to think “A-Team Tactics” when we are hard pressed to come up with ideas. My question to my readers is just how far would you go to get home?

Let’s briefly look at a scenario and see how you would handle it. It has been said that the most likely time for a national disaster such as  foreign attack to take place would be on a weekday between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM eastern time. Suppose you are at work in a major city and your normal routine was to travel from your small town location in the outskirts of the city to your work location on a daily basis. After your work is completed you retrace your steps back to your small town once again. If it happens during this time frame you may be at your place of business say 40 miles or so from your home. Are there bridges which you must cross? Are there bottleneck highways which may hinder your return home? What if EMP has disabled the entire fleet of vehicles which are on the highway?

No problem you say, it now time to set out on foot. You generally keep a set of Jeans with a basic, plain shirt in your vehicle along with some generic work boots so you are all set to “hoof it” home. Your goal will than be to keep a low profile and avoid the dangerous masses. Somehow you would need to get home to your family to where it is the safest.

You will generally have at least a few hours or even several days before you notice the ill effects of a major breakdown in our infrastructure. Chances are you will not immediately see roaming street gangs out and about so quickly. You won’t see pro criminal types out grabbing the fleeing individual’s belongings but you might see widespread looting taking place. 

Attacks on the common man will likely hold off until the power in the city has been off for a several days, or the food supply starts to run low or lastly when fresh water is no longer obtainable. It would not be unheard of to consider these time frames as a window of calm after the shattering event occurs and before the real problems start to happen. Escape and evade will be the top priority. There should be little trouble accomplishing this at this point in time. You must do what your immediate circumstances dictate. These are the times you will need to make a firm decision and depart the city immediately. If you happen to get caught up in the mass exit from the metropolis then you are simply not thinking fast enough. You must have enough insight to be either partially or completely departed from the city when the curtain finally lowers. Don’t be fooled for one moment as timing will be everything. The key will be to get out fast and with any supplies you may need to make your way home. Don’t wait for a personal invitation because than it may be too late.

There are several options at your disposal which you may consider. The first is portraying yourself as someone you are not. Would you try to pass yourself off as a member of the military or perhaps as a law enforcement officer to get through the various road blocks that are likely to be erected along your way?

Often the use of ones “Wits” is overlooked in a survival situation where in fact they could be your most important tool. Do you have an old military ID card that you kept from your service days as a souvenir? Any official looking documents that you could resurrect to use in your favor? Fake IDs and the proper BS just might get you past a difficult road block.

Am I suggesting the possibility of impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer or a soldier?  Yes, I realize that both this actions are illegal and could net you a worse fate than perhaps the one you are trying to evade. When we consider these types of actions we must also weigh clearly on the consequences of them. It is a federal offense to impersonate a military soldier. It is likely that in situations of dire emergency you would not wish to be incarcerated in a federal prison or a local jail so such actions must be carefully considered.

You might think this is a bad idea and consider forgoing your fake persona in favor of keeping a low profile where you do not draw much attention to yourself. That would be a safe way to handle the issue. However, impersonating an officer of the law or a military member may be illegal right now according to the rules of the game but these rules often change when the balloon goes up. When it comes down to a choice between breaking that law and surviving your course of action is clear and to the point for most people.

I would venture to say that all legal ramifications are nil once the balloon has reached its breaking point. The topic to be made here is if you are not prepared to go all the way towards surviving, why start to prepare at all?

Copyright @2012 Joseph Parish

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HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

1. Well, if you’re still reading this, you clearly don’t like a teacher. So step one in dealing with them is quite simple: Let it be known that you don’t like them.

HOW TO DO THIS

Put your feet up on the seat in front of you and yawn. A LOT. Then, disregard all of her advice.

Don’t do your work. Let it go. If the teacher is old, tell them off because they lost it. Tell her every time that she tries to call on you that you don’t know the answer to that question because she is a terrible teacher

Make her feel like and idiot because she is one. And if you don’t mind getting a detention or something, you can really go far on this one

SO, in conclusion to this section, dealing with a teacher who gives you a lot of problems due to her immense amount of stupidity you must act like a bitch and tell her off to make sure that she stops and to get on her nerves.

HOW TO TURN THE TABLES

Teach them a lesson instead of them teaching you, because really, that’s no fun now is it?

                Tell her that’s she’s wrong even when she’s right. Prove your point in a way that is stupidly realistic, so that she falls for it. If the rest of the people in the class don’t like her either, they’ll go along with you, and you’re golden. From that point on, make sure that she continues to give your far-fetched version of the answer for the rest of the year when she refers to the subject.

                You leave when you want to, as long as the rest of the class goes to. Like, for example, my school has CAPTS so the schedule was a two hour delay schedule. For three days the Spanish teacher let us out on the freshmen lunch schedule: Ten minutes early. The last day, she changed the time to put the right one down. So, naturally we needed to change it. Eight people later, we didn’t get caught, the time didn’t get changed, but she still let us out early. Well, no not really. But she told us that we didn’t need to do anything for the next ten minutes because we were already packed up.

Just a side comment or two….. First of all, a few kids went to Spain for a school trip and the people in Spain that actually spoke Spanish; yes they said that they weren’t talking Spanish they were talking French. On top of that, a few papers were never corrected from Spanish class. Apparently our 80 year old teacher went flying around a corner and they flew right out of the window: Road rage?

In the next article:

How to piss them off

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             Ok, so Katniss is a 16 year old girl that lives in district 12 which is part of a country that is set in post-apocalyptic North America. Katniss’s father was killed in a coal mining accident when an explosion was set off to close to him. So, to feed her mother and sister Prim; Katniss is forced to hunt every morning with a local boy named Gale, but leaving the safety of district 12 for the woods is generally frowned upon and even punishable. The only reason they do not get in trouble is because the upper class of the district buys some of the meat Katniss and Gale bring back.

             Every year, there is what the country calls a “reaping” which is a holiday where each district picks two tributes at random that are a boy and a girl to send to the Hunger Games where they have to survive and kill each other off until there is only one tribute left. The Capital makes the district do this as a reminder of the great rebellion the districts had against the capital. The Capital though cushed the rebellion and even wiped out a district that is only known as district 13. Every year from the age of 12 your name is put in a ball to be picked, but every year you get one more entry so at age 12 one entry, age 13 two entries, and so on all the way up to age eighteen. There is another catch, in exchange for one more entry you can get a months or so worth of wheat known as a terese. At the reaping Gale and Katniss are nervous because they both know that have more entries than anyone else. Prim is also a little nervous because this is her first reaping. So, at the reaping they have a representative come from the Capital to pick the tributes. The representative picks the first tribute and it happens to be Prim. A shock that came to everyone. Katniss cannot believe her sister only had one measly entry! Katniss then volunteers sparing her little sister’s life. Everyone is in complete and utter shock. All they do is a sign of sorrow and bravery where they put three fingers up to their lips. Then, the representative picks the boy tribute who is Peeta. Katniss has one strong memory of Peeta and that is when he gave her food from his Father’s bakery which saved her from starving and gave her the idea to hunt for food. Off, to the Hunger Games they go in the Capital after saying goodbyes to family and friends. Well that is all I am going to write about the book. I really recommend this book. There is a total of three books in the series; The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Suzanne Collins is the author and in my opinion a writing genious.

Before I begin, if these classes don’t suite you change them. Every player has a different playing style and won’t be the same

Sniper Class

Primary:               Barret .50cal – Best Sniper In The Game (One Shot Kill)

Gun Perk:            Attachments

Attachments:    Heartbeat Sensor – Stop People Sneaking Up On You

                                Thermal Site – I Only Recommend This Because I Find It Easier To Distinguish Targets

Secondary:         FMG9

Attachment:      Akimbo – I Recommend This Secondary Because It’s a Quick And Easy Kill, Brilliant If You Are Caught Off Guard.

Lethal:                  Claymore – Of You Decide To Camp (All Snipers Camp) A Little Added Defence

Tactical:                Portable Rader – Even More Defense, Detects Id Enemy’s Are Coming For You

Perks:                   Blind Eye Pro

                                Assassin Pro

                                Marksman Pro

Killstreak:            I Would Recommend Specialist But This Is Complete Play Style Orientated

Assault Class

Primary:               ACR 6.8 – Very Little Recoil And Overpowered = Awesome

Gun Perk:            Kick – Aven More Stablility

Attachments:    Silencer – Generates More Pinpoint Damage

Secondary:         FMG9

Attachment:      Akimbo – Once Again Easy Kills

Lethal:                  Frag – Better Than Semtex, Can Cook For Unexpected Kill

Tactical:                Flash Grenade – Disorientates Enemy Though Doesn’t Slow Down Like Concussion

Perks:                   Scavenger Pro

                                Quickdraw Pro

                                Sitrep Pro

Killstreak:            I Would Recommend Specialist But This Is Complete Play Style Orientated

So After This Article I Hope You Found MY Classes Useful As Me And My Group Of Friends Agree That These Are Very Easy And Very Useful, And If These Don’t Work For You Very Well Its Only Because Your Play style Is Different To Ours And In That Case Make Your Own And Test A Bit – Clevaleva Out

P.S – Xbox For Life

                To all my Triond friends, I want to wish everyone all the best, New Year: new beginnings.

Recently after a somewhat major accident, where my van was totally messed up, but I was alright, I realized just how lucky I was; I could have been dead. I don’t see this as a bad thing, for it has brought light and regard for my future, my life.

                God, Energy, and my dad played a very important part in my survival of this accident, God created me, he does not want me to leave this earth until I am finished or have accomplished my “mission”.

                Energy, it surrounds us all, and I am full of it. There is so much to see and do, I am just not finished. I joke with my friends that when the time comes and my death is near I will be begging God, to wait! I still have a few more things to do.  I will be telling him, look my neighbor needs me, or my daughter and my son need me. Realization as it may be, they will all continue, they appreciate my help but they don’t need me.

                Then there is my Dad, who I love and more each day; I never thought I could miss a person so much but I do. I believe my dad was beside me during this very intense time on that day, as I was lucky that after hitting the rail on the highway and being thrown across all three lanes, I did not injure myself and more importantly I did not hurt or ruin anyone’s life that day.

                Dad called me fish-fry, and he called my daughter chicken fry; with the type of auto insurance I am able to rent a vehicle until my van is repair. At first I did not realize it, but I always try to remember some part of my own or someone else plate, making it easier for me to find later. I don’t know what the numbers are on my out of state plate, but the first three letters are F-R-Y. It was then that I realized my dad even though he has moved on; he still is a very important part of my life.       

What began in the first film as a battle solely between Vampires and Lycan has now evolved into a fight for both species’ survival when humans discover their existence and decide (very un-True Blood like) that eradication is the only solution. Kate Beckinsale returns once again as Selene, our heroin from the first two films. She begins the movie with an onslaught of unique battle scenes, fleeing from the human aggressors, and clever camera angles that are nicely complimented by the 3D experience. After a brief memory blurb, explaining the details of the new state of mortal paranoia, she is caught by the pesky humans and finds herself twelve years later in a research facility being subjected to experimentation.

Of course, with unknown help, Selene quickly escapes and proceeds into an unfamiliar world that she must adapt in, where her species no longer lives in luxury and safety. Equipped with the added strength she had gained in Evolution, from Alexander Corvinus, she quickly shows that she has grown from the naïve Death Dealer from the first film into a strong not easily eclipsed character. (Eat your heart out Bella Swan… even when you do become a vampire).

Selene must attempt to discover what has happened to Michael in the time she has laid dormant and she finds that she is not the only thing experimented on within the facility she broke free from. With most of the characters from the original films long since fully deceased, a new set of allies and enemies are presented to fill their shoes.

If I had a complaint about the movie, it would lie in the unperfected CGI effects, but (for me) they were not too distracting. Overall, I fully recommend this film to someone who is either a fan of the original films or anyone who is sick to death of vampires that sparkle and werewolves who take their shirt off every five minutes without actually changing into a wolf.

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When someone thinks of survival and endurance the chances are they’ll think of it in a physical sense, but in society today the concept of survival is a much broader topic. Many people will grow up hearing stories about brave adventurers who endured the harsh desert for 60 days or perhaps a teary love story about a sinking ship. However in reality, the real achievement is making it through the challenges of our everyday lives and living in hope that the future will bring a happier more peaceful world. Conformity is one of the key themes to modern day survival and plays a major part in how the youth of today endure society’s views and expectations to be what the past generations have once been.

As children, people are crowded with ideas and concepts of what survival is really about and many characteristics’ are based around bravery, strength and the term ‘trust no one’. People learn to focus on these particular strengths and in turn allow them to play a major role in the development of their character. It teaches people that as soon as their own lives become something of a challenge to act out in ways that may only really work in the brutality of our childhood stories. When in reality, people need to stop rushing around their busy lives and learn to face life with a new found hope for the future, and only then will people learn that enduring today’s modern  society really is the most admirable feat mankind has ever faced.

Another common, mislead conception is that the concept of conformity plays no role in today’s world when really it could be seen as the one word definition for the modern day society. These days life is all about having enough money to fit in, or finally getting that dream job, perhaps its partying every weekend or going on a massive shopping spree, whichever it is,  it all stems from mankind’s desperate need to fit in. Consequently the majority of people fall victim to the world’s materialism, rather than enduring the conflict accompanied with going against the crowd and simple living just to live. There should be no need for the fastest car or the best clothes, life should just be about the most important things such as passion. People need to learn how to survive the pressure of conformity and how to endure the world’s harsh views, because at the end of somebody’s life, it is not the material achievements that they are worried about but rather the relationships with the people they love and support. A different kind of endurance is necessary to overcome this pressure of conformity resulting in a true tale of survival.

It may come as no surprise that many of today’s youth are pressured into things they would not otherwise do, however some of this ‘peer pressure’ originates from the older and supposedly ‘wiser’ generations. All of a sudden expectations are placed upon somebody, they are told who they should become and how they should act. What happens if the person giving instruction does not know the harsh realities they will face in life? Do the youth then proceed to face life’s challenges, ill-equipped with the necessary characteristics and tools to survive? Life isn’t a fairytale and if all somebody ever knew of the world was pretty pictures and happy little melodies then what do theytruly living what must be seen as a remarkable turn to when reality hits? People are naturally drawn to the quest for survival. Such stories make one feel hopeful and amazed that someone has achieved such a broken adventure, to see them return stronger gives somebody courage in their selves, a hope that maybe if the need called, they too could survive such a thing. So why can’t the older generations be a better example, perhaps sometimes the sheer brutality of reality needs to be told to the youth so they can be prepared for what is to come.

Perhaps it is fear that drives people to live such lives, simply the thought of not being part of the crowd somehow forces them to live in conformity. However there are some that choose to endure life as it comes more so than others. Most people survive reality and its hurdles simply by falling into a sort of invisible-ness but some choose to boldly stand out despite the obvious pressure. This really is a true tale of survival, not some childish adventure but the story of how people overcome the fear of conformity and live in such a way that endures the cruel words of society. They have to live with harsh remarks and overlying pressures, but somehow they manage to inspire the lives of many and truly live what must be a remarkable story of survival.

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