In the short story "My parent's Bedroom" Monique's father kills the mother in order to save the children. This is an example of a time when "killing is wrong" should be bent. Reason being that the odds were stacked against him, either her or all. It's an unbareable decision having to kill someone you've dedicated your life to for years because of what she is. Also, the couple had Tutsi's hiding in the ceiling, where the father made a promise to Maman that he wasn't going to tell; or else they would all die. As his brother tells Papa that he had to do the same thing, it made him feel as though he has no other choice but too.

      Monique's father's action couldn't even be considered as a choice because the only choice was kill or be killed. It's a sense of knowing what is the right thing to do at that time. If the father had thought of another solution, Maman could've still been alive, in return of Papa's death. He could've attacked the mod to save Maman and the kids at the same time. In result, Monique and Jean wouldn't have to travel, alone.

In Class writing for 9/18

     The doctor from the 9/11Story and the father from the short story "My Parent's Bedroom" shared the same exact feelings when they made those crucial decisons. The doctor had the option whether to leave the body there, or cut it in half so the lady's family could see her, while the father had to kill his wife in order to save his childern. In my opinion, i believe the father had a more difficult decision. It was either her, or everyone in the family.

Homework #2

While I was reading "My Parents Bedroom" I felt as though I saw and felt everything Monique was seeing and feeling. Her words are very visual and descriptive. As she describes what was happening when that big-bellied man in the yellow trousers was raping her, I felt like I was watching him do it, and feeling helpless that i can't do anything to help. Life in Rwanda was disgusting!

The Huffington Post - Paul Rieckhoff : My 9/11 Story

In the article My 9/11 Story written by Paul Rieckhoff, a doctor was left with a decision unbareable to make, that was made. Life is about risk takings and making decisions, not knowing if it was the right or wrong one. I believe that the doctor made the correct desicion. The reason being is because as Mr. Rieckhoff said that he wanted to get at least part of her body out so that the family can see her. It was either go look for other or get her out one time before a fire started. Their only option was to get part of her out, so they cut her in half from parts of her spine. Last year on Novemeber 8th, I went to go visit a close friend of mine Jamal, to get some more lessons on Dj'ing. Later on in the evening, we went across the street to hang out. Being cognizant of the fact that I had to be home before 10, I was in a position where I had the choice of getting "high" or not. I decided not to smoke because I didn't want to go home smelling like weed, so I left around the time 9:30 pm. An hour later, Shontelle, Jamals older sister called me. "Jamal just got shot in the face." My heart was racing time itself. Didn't know how to react, but the first thing I did was run and put back on my clothes and made some calls. Honestly speaking, if I were to have smoked back then, I would've not be here today. Seeing Jamal as my older brother, I would've taking that bullet for him. In conclusion, the doctor made the right decision to cut her body so the woman's family had the chance to see her.

To Homework #1

Agreeing with Ben's comment, the widespread of violence like war and genocide happens only because the gain of power. There was and always will be a cycle of war because there is always that one person or group that feel a certain way about the government. Overthrowing them is the only way to make their statement clear. But in this article the Hutu had the power but got greedy with it, and as a result lost all to the Tutsi.

Test #1

This is just a test.