| victorian poetry for you |
[Jun. 10th, 2007|09:18 pm] |
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"But since the heart is yours that was mine own,
Your pleasure is my pleasure, right my right,
Your honourable freedom makes me free,
And you companioned I am not alone."
--Christina Georgina Rossetti
June 17 = Good-bye, my dear Los Angeles! Helloooo, NYC! =] |
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[Mar. 11th, 2007|11:10 pm] |
from "Years of Strife and Lost Hope Scar Young Palestinians":
“It was always our choice to be fuel for the struggle,” he said. “But our problem now is that the car burns the youth as fuel but doesn’t move. There’s a problem in the engine, in the head. These kids are willing to be fuel, but many have been burned as waste.”
View the pictures too.
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| rebuttal |
[Jan. 11th, 2007|12:25 am] |
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^Read the rebuttal to the article I posted last! |
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| article from june but still interesting! |
[Jan. 7th, 2007|01:13 pm] |
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Big-city schools struggle with graduation rates
Updated 6/20/2006 11:26 PM ET
By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Students in a handful of big-city school districts have a less than 50-50 chance of graduating from high school with their peers, and a few cities graduate far fewer than half each spring, according to research released on Tuesday.
Lowest to highest graduation rates in the nation's 50 largest school districts | Rate | District | Size rank | Rate | District | Size rank | Rate | District | Size rank |  | | 21.7 | Detroit | 11 | 53.7 | New Orleans | 48 | 68.4 | Gwinnett County, Ga. | 20 | | | 38.5 | Baltimore City, Md. | 30 | 53.8 | Duval County, Fla. | 19 | 68.6 | Brevard County, Fla. | 42 | | | 38.9 | New York City | 1 | 54.6 | Clark County, Nev. | 6 | 69.3 | Fulton County, Ga. | 45 | | | 43.1 | Milwaukee | 28 | 54.8 | DeKalb County, Ga. | 27 | 70.0 | Hillsborough County, Fla. | 10 | | | 43.8 | Cleveland | 44 | 55.1 | Austin | 37 | 70.2 | Anne Arundel County, Md. | 40 | | | 44.2 | Los Angeles | 2 | 55.2 | Palm Beach County, Fla. | 12 | 70.4 | Cobb County, Ga. | 26 | | | 45.3 | Miami-Dade County, Fla. | 4 | 55.5 | Philadelphia | 8 | 72.2 | Granite, Utah | 46 | | | 46.3 | Dallas | 13 | 56.0 | Charlotte | 23 | 75.3 | Mesa, Ariz. | 39 | | | 46.5 | Pinellas County, Fla. | 22 | 56.2 | Orange County, Fla. | 15 | 75.8 | Northside, Tex. | 49 | | | 46.8 | Denver | 43 | 60.1 | Polk County, Fla. | 34 | 77.0 | Jefferson County, Colo. | 33 | | | 48.5 | Memphis | 21 | 62.2 | Jefferson County, Ky. | 31 | 80.2 | Jordan, Utah | 41 | | | 48.7 | Broward County, Fla. | 5 | 63.0 | San Diego | 16 | 81.3 | Cypress-Fairbanks, Tex. | 47 | | | 48.9 | Fort Worth | 36 | 63.1 | Fresno | 35 | 81.5 | Montgomery County, Md. | 17 | | | 48.9 | Houston | 7 | 63.7 | Hawaii (statewide) | 9 | 81.9 | Baltimore County, Md. | 24 | | | 50.4 | Nashville | 50 | 66.5 | Virginia Beach | 38 | 82.2 | Wake County, N.C. | 25 | | | 52.0 | Albuquerque | 32 | 67.3 | Prince George's County, Md. | 18 | 82.5 | Fairfax County, Va. | 14 | | | 52.2 | Chicago | 3 | 68.1 | Long Beach | 29 | | | | |
Complete Article HERE!
Please tell me if those stats don't bother you. don't worry; i'll judge you for sure. |
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| another article |
[Dec. 25th, 2006|05:19 pm] |
Oh! I almost forgot to post this article!
Independent Appeal: 'What would happen if the Virgin Mary came to Bethlehem today?' Johann Hari on the plight of pregnant women in the West Bank, where babies are dying needlessly Published: 23 December 2006 In two days, a third of humanity will gather to celebrate the birth pains of a Palestinian refugee in Bethlehem - but two millennia later, another mother in another glorified stable in this rubble-strewn, locked-down town is trying not to howl. Fadia Jemal is a gap-toothed 27-year-old with a weary, watery smile. "What would happen if the Virgin Mary came to Bethlehem today? She would endure what I have endured," she says. Read more...
Hope you had a fantastic (Christmas) day! |
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[Jul. 29th, 2006|10:27 am] |
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I admire you, empowered student. |
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[May. 31st, 2006|02:35 am] |
http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=7071
pretty cool, huh?
also, search "farheen malik" on google, and you'll see a paraphrased version of that article on cbs and nbc. stan chambers also interviewed me for his saturday night segment of "people helping people." there's a slight chance i'll let you know when it airs. apparently, he's supposed to call me when that happens.
ok im very embarassed. |
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| headline |
[Apr. 15th, 2006|07:19 pm] |
Beyond the Headlines
Top 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2005: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Congolese Ravaged by War and Disease
Staggering Needs, Insecurity, and Dismal Response for Chechens Living in Fear
Haiti's Capital Wracked by Waves of Violence
No R&D for HIV/AIDS Tools Adapted to Impoverished Settings
Clashes in Northeastern India Take a Heavy Toll on Civilians
War is Officially Over, But Urgent Needs Go Unmet in Southern Sudan
Somalis Endure Continuing Conflict and Deprivation
Colombians Trapped by Violence and Fear
Insecurity Worsens Already Desperate Situation in Northern Uganda
Crisis Deepening in Ivory Coast
Visit http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=40515 for details on each.
My faith has taught me that if I can't do anything concrete to help another in need, I should at least keep them in my thoughts. I hope the sufferers of the atrocities mentioned above have someone besides me who cares enough to think of them and act on their behalf.
(Note to self: be thankful.) |
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| article excerpt |
[Apr. 12th, 2006|11:04 pm] |
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UNICEF at Oxford: Education experts to confer on reaching children in conflicts
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| A girl reads aloud in class in a dilapidated school building in Kabul, Afghanistan. |
By Rachel Bonham Carter
– Around the world approximately 115 million children are out of school. At least half of those children live in countries affected by conflict, while many more are excluded from the basic right to an education because of natural disasters and other crises . . . .
“Education in emergency and disaster contexts is very important,” said Ms. Winthrop. “In the short-term acute phase, it protects children and provides psycho-social support and key life-saving messages. In the longer-term phase, it is life-sustaining because it provides key skills and empowers youth and adults to negotiate their way in a complicated environment.
“In the very long term,” she added, “it can build the foundations for lasting peace and development by providing a whole generation with the skills they need to rebuild their country.”
*sigh* what a dayyy
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| i apologize for this update 2 seconds later |
[Jul. 13th, 2005|01:59 pm] |
i was just looking through my old entries, and i found this one that i wrote and kept 'private':
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[Mar. 20th, 2005|03:31 am] |
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have
you ever looked at someone you know--during conversation or not--and
just thought "wow i really love you"? although it is a completely
unromantic thought, it is a bit overwhelming to know that someone can
hold your attention so well. not only that, you're hurt when they're
hurt. they need help; you do anything in your power to fix their
problem. you think of them with a smile (or pseudo-frown) randomly in
your everyday tasks and conversations. they become your laughter. your
safety. your family. with people, i think it takes a lot to truly
interest me. if high expectations can often cause disappointment, i
don't really mind suffering through that for a little greatness.
settling is lame. |
...i don't think that thought has changed at all.
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| @ the chancellor's residence |
[May. 20th, 2005|05:54 pm] |
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cec - csc - swc *love*
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| they are all so cute |
[Feb. 5th, 2005|03:12 am] |
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You See LA @ Night!: Part Universal City Walk, February 4, 2005. Thanks! |
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| i hate you, nafis |
[Nov. 28th, 2004|02:07 am] |
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JollyBengaly (1:14:52 AM): "farheen just wanted to help, but she found the beauracracy to be crippling"
JollyBengaly (1:15:12 AM): "she wished for a way to sidestep all the red tape and get directly to the people she wanted to help"
JollyBengaly (1:15:32 AM): "she decided to drop out of school and throw herself full time into tutoring young black children at watts high school"
JollyBengaly (1:16:11 AM): "tragically, for reasons unbeknownst to her, she found she was pregnant 3 months later"
ms farheen (1:16:59 AM): why?
ms farheen (1:17:00 AM): HOW!
ms farheen (1:17:01 AM): ?!
JollyBengaly (1:17:11 AM): how the fuck should i know
ms farheen (1:17:21 AM): you WOULD know
JollyBengaly (1:17:23 AM): u got an abortion and ur parents sent you to afghanistan
JollyBengaly (1:17:30 AM): and thats the last i ever saw of you
my friends are just awesome. |
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| nothing you don't already know |
[Oct. 25th, 2004|12:56 am] |
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Mid-quarter at UCLA means midterms, papers, projects, extracurricular activity work, lack of sleep/too much sleep, and burning out.
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It took me about two minutes to wake Jason up.
However, during all of the stress, we still manage to smile and/or laugh...at ourselves and close friends, to say the least!
Good luck, friends! |
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| because i was curious... |
[Aug. 2nd, 2004|10:17 pm] |
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OMG. I do have enough energy to keep going and going (if I don't sit long enough to fall asleep). That's funny. I'm so cool. |
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| how rude. |
[Apr. 30th, 2004|07:04 pm] |
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"f_ma might have no friends"--www.livejournal.com |
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| I am F-ma! |
[Apr. 29th, 2004|02:42 am] |
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Force = Mass x Acceleration. That is all. Good day! |
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