Universal Education

Universal education is a law which issues all children to receive a minimum  primary education before being released to society. How did this law came to be? Why do we need it? Well, those are some questions I will answer right away. The establishment of universal education started out as a pretty long process in England. Back in the 1800s, church schools started to appear that accepts both boys and girls. On 1870, the government addressed the Elementary Education Act 1870 which required board schools to be set up in areas where existing provisions were inadequate. On the 19th century, the Elementary Education Act 1870 was passed and the children were enforced to attend school from between age 5 to ten. Later acts than raise the age level to be 13. The Education Act 1818  enforced compulsory eduction from age 5-14 and the system was official undergo. Schools were set up to educate the children of at least some basic skills, that way, they can improve their lives. It gives poor people a chance to become rich and grants equality to the public. The reason we have universal education was for the same reason. Education, is what changes people from one thing to another. How to end war and animosity? Education. How to stop human trafficking? Education. How to improve society? Education. How to overcome poverty? Education. So therefore, as one can clearly see, universal education is a very important concept indeed.

Cherished Item

  A 10 feet fire rose from the house chimney one quiet night when the crickets forgot to sing. The flame licked its greedy lips as it leaned down to engulf its prey. No harm could come its way. The water sprouting from the firefighter's hoses were merely sprinkles of dust and the sound of terrified screams was music to its ear. Nothing could ever come in its way...nothing....
  If I were to ever be victims of disasters such as this and could take one thing, my most beloved and cherished thing with me, I would take my brown leathered notebook which I treasured oh so well. It is not an ordinary notebook, and one could tell by first glance that this thing is special. It held many of my memories in the form of language, and those are the things I will ever get back. Ever.

The Victorian Workhouse

Workhouses were first build in 1834, 3 years after Queen Victoria took the throne. The Poor Law Amendent Act was passed resulting many workhouses to be built to hold poor people that will be subjected to situations so horrible that only the true poor will seek refuge there. At that time, the concept of " poverty" was not well understood by the english majority. People thought others were poor because they were lazy and they called them " underserving people" The situation started to change after 1901 when people reapplied how bad the condition is in the workhouses and many workhouses became hospitals later on. AFter the creation of the Poor Law Unions in 1834, each union was obliged to build a workhouse. The conditions, as stated, was terrible. It was almost like a prison with bare walls, hard bed, s and little foods. Family members were spilt up and in many ways, it is like a concentration camp. Many died of sickness and overload of work in the workhouses and never made it out, it was a place as hellish as hell itself. People who were sick and poor from the start would be treated better as the " deserving poor" while the rest were subject to terrible conditions. IN a Christmas Carol when Scrooge stated things about the workhouses , he obviously does not understand the conditions there. If he did, he would know it is improper to suggest such a thing. He would realize that people are poor not because they are lazy.

Which Ghost affected Scrooge the most?

Death has always been a powerful symbol and " A christmas Carol" was no exception. The ghost that affect Scrooge the most was the ghost of christmas present which showed Scrooge the public's candid opinion of him as a person. This is what feared Scrooge the most, and that was when he vowed to honor the christmas spirit as long as he lived. If it weren't for  this phantom, Scrooge might have just forgotten about the first two spirits. After all, they are not, are at least no longer am, connected to him. His past is the past, it's history, he couldn't change that nor does he ever want to venture upon that sore subject ever again. Bob's family and Tiny Tim was non of his business, and helping them certainly does not help him make money. To truly wear away the years of money-making selfishness, one must be reminded or shocked of something personal to he or she, something he or she cannot escape and that is death. Death is one of the most feared subjects ever , and Scrooge saw himself on the gravestone. He also saw how other people mocked his death without even a trace of sympathy. He knew now better than ever that if he doesn't change, his life will not only end in terrible consequences but he will receive no respect or sympathy or whatsoever even after his death. There will not even be a single petal on his graveyard and his will be standing there alone.

Two movies comparison

I am not exactly sure if this is due tomorrow or if it should be due here, but I figured I'll just do it on my blog post.
I must state first that it takes a prudent mind to see the differences between the two films because they were practically based off the same movie. Am I a prudent mind, you may ask. Well I can tell you first hand that I am not. So please excuse me if I forgot to include some details or misinterpreted some information.
One of the most obvious difference between the two films is that the Disney version was obviously more exaggerated while the film with Patrick Stewert was more real. Disney portrayed Scrooge as an obviously stingy person. In fact, to me, it seemed as if Scrooge was proud of his stinginess and wanted to spread it to the world of that. The patrick Stewert film portrayed Scrooge as a money pincher, but not as fake and animated as the cartoon Scrooge in Disney. Scrooge in the Stewert film still respected certain manners. Another obvious difference is with Bob cashier. In the cartoon he was portrayed as small and tiny while in the movie he was portrayed as tall but weak and feared Scrooge very much. Aside from all this detail that I prefer to not go into, I think another big difference is how Disney added more adventure for Scrooge when the three phantoms visited him than the movie. I think another difference is the setting. The disney film was a bit brighter than the real film, which depicts the industrial revolution in London.
An obvious similarity will of course be the near identical plot line and story theme. Another similarity is the warm-heartness one receives after finishing the movie. It makes one feel philanthropic and suddenly thankful to all the things he or she possesses. At least, that how I felt.
In my opinion, the versions of the movie really doesn't matter to me. What matters most, is the christmas spirit presented in them that modern people seemed to lack. I think we should learn from the movies and become better persons. THat is what the movie and the story is all about. That is what a christmas carol is all about.

Theme for Liberty and Exile

The story " Liberty" and the narration poem " Exile" both present a very similar theme: One must give up something in order to change physically or mentally. In the story " Liberty", the main character's family were giving up their country which they loved, appreciated and knew so well to go to a foreign country where they accomplish freedom. The change here is obvious- the settlement differences. For the main character, in order for her to change her settlement along with her family, she must leave her beloved dog Liberty behind. In the story " Exile", the family also had to leave their home country which they love( you can tell by the way her parents's eyes were red)  to go to America. The main character, like her family, also had to give up the home she knew so well in order to change and leave for America. In conclusion, the theme for the story " Liberty" and the poem " Exile" both have a common theme: One must give up something in order to change.
Both stories of course have some separate themes:
" Liberty"  : change can be a difficult process
" Exile": Leaving everything you know behind can be hard.