LOTF

      1.)    I agree with this statement; our society knows many ways to kill a person without death. A lot of times people just get into someone’s head and make them think they are not good enough, there is no reason they should be alive, etc. Doing this is a lot subtler than physically killing someone but it can be a lot more painful, having to live with thinking that you aren’t good enough to live. This kills a person’s self-esteem, their self-worth, but it doesn’t kill them physically with death although a lot of times this person commits suicide which does this. This is the bad thing about society, we are so rude to people, it is a cruel world we live in these days.

      2.)    If we can’t separate our civilized self from our savage self, I think our savage self would definitely take over. As much as we would like to say that we want what is best for our society as a whole, there is always that part of us that wants what is better for ourselves and that is the more dominant part of us. I think LOTF shows a good example of this. Instead of all the boys working together to do what was best for the group, they started turning against each other and doing what was best for themselves instead. So their savage selves definitely took over because they started being aggressive towards each other and killing each other.

      3.)    I think that people are controlled by society. There are all of these rules and norms that people follow, not only because it is the ideal thing to do, but also because most people do not want to stand out from others or be the center of attention (most people anyway). Society controls us because we want to be like everyone else and fit in; wear the same brand clothes, have the same things, etc. and if we do anything out of the norm, people just shut us down because it is different. It could go both ways though, that we control society also. How are there all of the rules here? Because people made them and the rules control society to make it work. I however, think that still, society control the people more.

      4.)    He is basically saying that Simon should quit trying to do what he can to help the group because they aren’t going to be rescued.

      

      Simon has been trying to lead the group and have them do things that will help them to be rescued and he’s not making things fun instead.

      He’s talking to Simon and not the other boys because he’s in Simon’s head. Simon is pretty much the only one trying to do things to help the group as a whole, unlike the other boys who are their savage self, doing only things to help themselves which is what the LOF wants.  

1. How long does the typical refugee process take
1. Up to 18-24 months
2. The Obama administration had a goal of admitting how many refugees in fiscal 2017?
1. 110,000 refugees
3. over the past decade most of the refugees have come from what 2 countries?
1. Burma and Iraw
4. How many Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in 2016?
1. 39,000 refugees
5. Most of the refugees were resettled in what 3 states?
1. California, Texas, and New York
6. "Shifting origins" bar graph:
1. There were a lot of refugees from Europe throughout the years and they started to get less towards the recent years
2. 50% of the refugees were from Somalia, etc.
3. A large majority of refugees are from Asia.
7. "Religious affiliation" bar graph:
1. Christian and Muslim religions are fairly equal
2. There's not a lot of refugees that their religion was unknown
8. "American generally don't welcome" refugees graph
1. Things are more accepting now and things are changing
9. How have refugees changed in South Dakota over the years? Most refugees today come from where?
1. Over the years, they usually come from either Africa or Asia. 
2. Africa
10. 3 things about map:
1. all the refugees from Africa all kind of settle together in groups
2. the refugees from Europe (Ukraine), they are spread out
3. A majority of refugees are from Africa (Dem. of Republic of Congo, and Somalia)
11. what is the ceiling for refugees decided by Donald Trump?
1. 50,000 total refugees
12. 1 thing from line graph:
1. The amount of refugees settled decreased throughout the year until March it rose. 
13. How many people are now displaced from their homes in the world?
1. 1 in 100 people
14. How many Syrian refugees are now displaced from their homes?
1. 6 in 10 Syrians
15. What 2 countries in Europe are receiving record number of refugees?
1. Norway and Switzerland
16. I think we should take in refugees and help them since we are a first world county, but so should other first world countries. 

Bacha Bazi

After reading this article, it just makes me sick to know about the things going on in other countries. No one can do anything about the torture those boys go through every day, some of them even have to dress as girls just to get away from that abuse but still run in fear of being caught again and having the same thing done to them. There are people from America and other countries that go over to Afghanistan and knowing about this just have to sit there and not do anything about it. It is a custom to be able to do this to those men and it just bothers me that there is nothing we can do about it. It takes all of their freedom away, it disgusts me how people can find enjoyment in doing things like this.

There a lot of different places I could put myself in for this. If I was in the place of people from other countries that go over to Afghanistan, I would feel disgusted, very bothered, and just sick to my stomach. Being over there and knowing that this was going on right before my eyes, I would try to do anything to somehow get it to stop. If I were in the place of the men that this is happening to, I do not even have a clue how I would feel. Very violated, afraid, angry. I would be full of mixed emotions.

It’s terrible the things that other people have to go through in other countries, it makes me feel very lucky to live where I do.