Thursday, January 24, 2008

troubled kids

Troubled kids
What happens when parents don't spend time with their children because of their work? Sometimes, everything goes well. For example, as a child, I used to be very close to my parents even though they worked 10 hours a day. I know several people that have also enjoyed the moments that they shared with their parents. However, not everyone has these moments. Children become sad, become involved in gangs, and become thieves as a result of their parents not spending time with them.
John for example, was a depressed boy because he did not do well in school. He needed his parents to help him with his homework, but his parents were always working. They also do not have time to play with him. Parents like John’s, do not play with their kids because they are too tired. If the kids want to talk to them or simply want to give them a hug and a kiss, they tell them to go away. I have seen many cases where one of the parents for example the dad, will go in the house and one of their children would come and try to give him a hug. The dad would say,” I just came from work and here you are bothering me! Go away and play somewhere else." The kid wants to run to another adult but he cannot because know one is around. After hearing this, the child says to himself "why does he treat me that way?" after the kid has tried to give him a hug a couple of times, the dad gets tired and starts hitting his child. The little boy walks out with tears streaming down his face.
Another thing that happens is that the boy, who has been rejected many times, goes outside to find friends, which can be very difficult. some people have a hard time expressing how they feel to other people but after they open up, they feel in a better disposition to talk about their problems. The kid's friends begin to tell him to do a few things, such as killing people, yelling back at his parents, and escaping from school. After he has completed this, he is officially part of the gang. He thinks that the group of friends that he has made always listen to him and don't yell whenever he does something wrong. However, he also becomes angry and starts bullying some of his classmates.
Finally, some kids do not have money to buy the things that they want. as a result of children not having money, they begin to steal. I knew a few kids who would walk in to a store and steal a piece of gum or another small item. I remember one day when I was in a store and I took a pack of rechargeable batteries. My parents found out after we were outside. Eventually, they maid me return the batteries. I was lucky because the store alarm did not go off. Because of this experience, I never did this again. Somehow, some kids get away with stealing. In the case of these kids, I knew that they were doing this a few times every month but, they Started to do it every week because they were enjoying it so much. Consequently, the police came and had a talk with them. After they had learned their lesson, they never stole anything. Some kids will not go into a store and take something that does not belong to them. I know people who would open their mom's Purse and steal one dollar and then they would go to the store and buy whatever they wanted. These people also got caught. I have heard cases where after a lot of practice, these people become masters in doing this and begin to steal TVS, cars, and computers but As soon as they get caught, they are put into jail. For instance, a man named Rick had been stealing these items for four years. Now, he has to spend 10 years in prison. If Rick’s parents had put some hours aside to teach him that stealing was wrong, instead of being inundated with their work, Rick would have been a better person.
Parents are sometimes responsible for the things that their children have done. These adults are gone for hours and when they come back home, they do not talk to their children. It is not the quantity of time that parents spend with their children that counts! The important thing is the quality of time that they give their children. Parents have to remember that once they are home,
They have to forget their problems and talk to their children. If people start to dedicate themselves to their kids, sadness, dealing with gangs, and stealing will be things that will be left behind.

illegal imigration

I know that there is a problem with illegal immigration, but It seems as if the attacks are only to the Hispanic community. Many people have come up with ideas to stop illegal immigration, but these ideas will not work. So far, I like Ted Kennedy and John Mccain’s idea.
There is a plan that could work if everyone got together. If someone decides to come to the US illegally, the following steps could and should be taken. When they are arrested, they would have to go with an immigration official to an immigration office. They would have to take a picture, and the INS will have to put a mark that tells other people that the ID is valid. This ID will have a number that the person will have to know. Because most of them will start working, the person will have to show the employer the ID. The employers would have to see this to give someone a job. The employer will contact the IRS to tell them that these people will start working for them. A person will go to the workplace, or they will send a letter. This will have the steps so someone could be legal in this country. A form will be Attached to this letter, and these two things will be in English and if it is possible, in other languages. In this form, the 2 people will have to include: the name of the employee, the employer, the work address, the phone number, home address, the home phone number, ID number, the country of origin, male, or female, age, and the wage that the person will be making. This will have to be signed. After that, an investigation will be launched to see if that person has any legal problems in their country. If nothing bad comes up, the first thing that they will do is get enrolled in an English class. By mailing sheets, they will have to confirm they started the class and that they finished it. They will not be able to copy or to lie because each thing that they do will be investigated. If they would like to purchase something, like a car, or any type of insurance, they will have to submit a proof of the purchase. If they purchase any type of insurance, a car, or a credit card, money will be deducted from their checks. They will have to take a verbal and a written test to prove that they could Wright and speak in English. They will have to wait for some years before they could start the process of legalization. Like everybody else, they will have to pay the necessary fees to get started. They will have to get a second job to cover all of their expenses. Furthermore, organizations that are for the wrights of immigrants could help them out with food and anything else that they need. Most Hispanic people will speak for the writes of immigrants. If they donate some of their: money, time, food, or other services, I think it will help a lot. For the reasons mentioned above, these people will probably have to stop sending money to their families but that is a risk that they will have to take. If they break the law, their case will be closed, and they will get deported back to their country. I think that these people should get paid the minimum wage. A lot of people say that the illegal’s are not insured. However, with my proposition, this would not be a problem. Besides the things that I said, the US government should have a talk with the other governments to create jobs in those countries. Why people hire undocumented workers? Why jobs are going to Asia and Latin America? I believe Those are easy questions, but it also Depends on the job. Latin American workers are better than most workers that were born in the US. Latinos as well as other groups don't expect to receive a lot of money for their work. They only need money to cover their expenses. The corporations are going to those countries because they know that. I also believe that some companies hire many of them because they know that those workers do not have an education. This makes it easier for the companies because they do not have to pay the men and women what they deserve. On the other hand, some americans are ashamed to work in places such as fast food restaurants because of the looks and comments that they are going to get from other people especially, from their friends. Don't blame the illegal workers for taking jobs away! ask the government why are they doing it. If someone that speaks another language took somebody's job, it is time for that person to start learning another language. It does not matter if a person has been working in A field for years. If someone does the job better, faster, and with a much lower salary, then they deserve it. Yes, there are some people that come hear and do things that are bad, but there are always bad apples in a basket. they should be throne away. Machines are making things worse, and they are making people lazy. In Latin America, the people have to work from 5 AM to 9, or 10 PM. For these people, sweat blood and tears is what they have to go through every day. There machines are not as sophisticated as ours. They are being exploited compared to us. My grandma used to work in a factory where she had to stand every day for 12 long hours ironing clothes and getting paid by each peace that she did. there are many more people that are going through the same thing. They do not say anything because they are afraid that they will get fired. It is not good that someone who is working should get paid very little. They are also humans, and they deserve respect. People in Latin America, have to work much harder than thee American workers because the working conditions in those countries are not good. A lot of workers get abused because nobody told them their wrights. A lot of people are preoccupied because they think that the terrorists could go through Mexico to get to the US. I do not know how they came up with this, but this is just another way to say that they don't like Hispanics. Their assumption could be true. My question for them would be why they don't say the same thing about other people? I want the reader to remember that the terrorists came with visa and not a lot of Hispanics come with that thing. People say that crossing illegally to the US is a crime. therefor,they are outrage. They organize Protests, and they speak out against that. They even send letters to different members of the government to ask for tougher laws for these criminals. However, When it comes to somebody hitting one of their family members, killing someone, or doing anything else that is much worse than someone crossing the border, they don't do anything. These same people say that the immigrants are guilty for every bad thing that has happened to the United States. They try to blame other people for their mediocrity. We need to secure are borders, but we should not go to the extreme. People proposing to put a wall or a fence to stop the immigrants from getting into the US, have ran out of ideas. I think that the people who are opposed to giving an opportunity to illegal Immigrants, probably approve of sending more money so more troops could get killed in a war that has not been justified.
There are more problems in their states, but they do not care about that. Supposedly, some of these people are working for us. However, when we send them something, they do not put much attention to the message. Lets put these liars out of office who only perpetrate violence and inyquolity.I think that all of these people, government offitials and those who are not, should be reminded of how the US became a nation

who I am part 1

I have always liked to read. One of the first books that I read was on Abraham Lincoln. After I read this and the stories of other people, I felt that I had at least one thing in commun with people I read about. Although I knew that not all the people that I read about were real, I understood them. Some of the stories that I read, broke my hart. When I started to listen to real life stories on the radio and TV, I started to ask myself a lot of questions. I wanted answers. so, I read more books, and I talked to Jesus to see what he told me. I started to get the answers to the many questions I had. I started to take the good from these books and reject all the bad. I did not know that in a few years I was going to help a lot of people by just talking to them. After they were done, I was able to say words that helped them. I did not know when or how it happend. All I did was read and pray. I always missed two or three days out of the school week. Sometimes, I did not go at all. As I look back at those days when I started to read, I think that reading about other people helped me to be more kind and loving to others. It was the story of Jesus that changed my life for ever. because of him, I started to forgive people. I found out that the more damage they did to me, the more I wanted them to change and find christ as I did. Yes, it is hard to still love A person after he or she has treated another human being so bad. I learned to do it by reading books and putting my self in the situations that the carachters were in and by talking to god. I was able to follow the footsteps of some of these people.
Finding who I really am was not easy and I am still not done. every day I learn something new. I have to fall , so, every time I get up, I could become stronger. I think That is the key to know who you really are.