Poverty
There many people around the world that live under poverty and are struggling with their lives. Today there are many countries that have a high poverty rate including the United States. The amount of poverty is increasing every year. Poverty causes three major problems such as unemployment, lack of education and homelessness as well as health issues.
The effect of poverty in terms of unemployment hurts everyone in society
When someone is in poverty there are a lot of issues with their health which is often destroying their self-respect and self-confidence.
Even though there is not enough schools, poverty of homeless is the most dangerous thing in the world. Homeless people are the most needing people in the world because they do not have a shelter.
In conclusion, I would like to encourage you to help those people who are in need of your help.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
eval int 2
score card
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2 The students who got the highest score are jasmin,Valerie, Mahmoud.
The reason I selected those student because, they include more information in their interview. Well organized
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2 The students who got the highest score are jasmin,Valerie, Mahmoud.
The reason I selected those student because, they include more information in their interview. Well organized
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
my second interview
the name of interviewee was Nuurfrom Oromia region.
Preparation of the second interview
In Ethiopia there are more than 80 languages. Each of them has its own culture. My first interview I did with a man from the capital city of Ethiopia. He was from the Amharic side. This time I have decided to interview with a man from different culture than him and the language. since I heard that Ethiopia is diversity country. I went to my classmate house last week. When I was there I met a guy who is Oromo from Ethiopia. While we wore in my friend’s house I asked him his name and his background culture also he did asked me who I’m and where I come from. We learn each other lite bet more in my friend’s house. Litter, I decided to interview with him so that I can get to know him more about his country especially Oromo region. I had to go again my friend’s house to find this guy. I asked him if he cloud be my interviewee and without questioning me he say “yes”. I appreciated for his acceptance. The interview was took place in my friend’s house.
Country report
Location; The State of Oromia borders Afar, Amhara and the State of Benshangul/Gumuz in the north, Kenya in the south, The State of Somali in the east, the Republic of the Sudan/
The area: the estimated area of the State of Oromia is about 353,690 Km2, and accounts for almost 32% of the country.
The population; the total population was 18,732,525 of which 9,371,228 were males and 9,361,297 females.
Major economy activates; Over 90% of the people of Oromia live in the rural area, and agriculture has remained the source of livelihood for the overwhelming majority of the people. The main agricultural crops include maize, teff, wheat, barely, peas, bean and various types of oil seeds.
The languages: 84% of the people spoken Oromo language. Other major language is Amharic.
transcription of interview
1) Hi, what is your name and tell me how is life like the city that you come from and the city you are in now?
(AMy name is Mammad Nurie. I came from Dodala, Ethiopia, which is located in southern parts of Ethiopia. They are mostly farmers and business owners. The average weather around the year is 80-90 F. Life there was sometimes bad and good because I was lucky enough to get enough food, shelter, and clothes; however some people lack these basic needs in my city.
I am currently in St. Cloud, MN. One thing I don’t like about here is that the weather is unpredictable and cold which I don’t like to live in. however my basic needs are taken care of. The school here is much better because there is enough equipment for students and teachers, where back in my city there are lack of school equipment such as good teacher, books, computers, and papers.
2) Me. How long are you going to study in this country? And what is your major?
(N) I have one year left to finish my undergraduate degree. I have two majors, Political Science and International Relations.
3) Me, who is your current governor in your city now,?
His name is Ahmed Hassan; he has been governor of my city for four years now.
4) Me, what kind of jobs would you like to have and why?
(N) I would like to work with UN or NGOS. I want help refuge and poor people who are out of their countries due to famine or government persecution. I want to do this job because I, myself was refuge before and had gone through hard conditions, so I know what it means to be in such circumstances.
5) Me, how did you choose to come to the US? What was the process you did to come here?
(N) Back home in my countries there have been problems between government and citizens. Many citizens were jailed and prosecuted for no reason because the government is harsh to its own people. So, many of my family and other family fled to other countries. US gave us opportunity to come here, and I am thankful to U.S. It took me lots of process to get here. I was refuge in Kenya for about a year, however I was able to come to U.S after going through many process.
6) Me, What did you miss the most from your country?
(N) To be honest it has been long since I left my country, about 7 years now. I miss many things, such as family, friends, weather, school, land, and the whole country. But if I have to say the most things I miss would be my family, especially my mother.
7) Me, how do you communicate with each other in your home country?
(N) There are about 85 languages in Ethiopia, however where I live there are two main languages that are spoken, Oromo Language and Amharic Language. People communicate through these two languages.
8) Me, what is the clothing style for men and women?
(N) When I was there about 7 years ago, women wear dresses and men wear jeans. However now they are following the western cultures when it comes to clothing. In some places Muslim women still wear coverings, and Muslim men also use the Muslim traditions. On other hand Christians men and women dress just like western.
9 Me, How are women and men treated differently?
(N) About a decade back women work in homes and take care of children, when men work outside to provide for families. However these days that has dramatically changed. Women are also working outside to support their families. Women are now attending school in large numbers as well.
9) Me, How has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?
(N) When I was in Ethiopia I was only exposed to about two to three different cultures. But when I came to U.S I was exposed to much more cultures. I think diversity is good thing. Here on campus I get to know people from different countries and cultural background, which opened me to the greater world. I definitely love other cultures and respect them.
10) Me, do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?
(N) Yes I definitely enjoy speaking with other exchange students. I have learned lots of things from them and I also thought them lots of things they didn’t know before. I think having exchange students is such a wonderful, because we can learn each other’s’ culture, religion and manners at the same time respect them and live with them peacefully.
11) Me. How long have you been in the United States?
(N) I have been In United States for 6 years.
12) Me,. Have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?
(N) Yes I have visited some states. I visited, Georgia and Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Kansas.
13) Me, what are your home country’s major religions?
(N) Christianity is major religion by 43%. Islam is the second religion by 34%. There are also some traditional religions.
14) Me, what influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?
(N) There are many things that influenced to come to United States. Since there were wars and chaos going on where I was living I didn’t have any choice to live in such environment, but to flee it. So US happen to help me live here. U.S is known for helping people who are in need and want migrate from such conditions. I came to St. Cloud State University because there are lots of opportunities for me here. The campus is clean and their education is much better than other schools. The students’ body is not too big or too small. The city is also located in good place and it not too large or too small, just the right school I was looking for.
Me, thank you very much. I had to ask you so many question, now do you have any question for me Mr. Nuur.
N, No brother, my goal was to help you with this project.
cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_Region
Preparation of the second interview
In Ethiopia there are more than 80 languages. Each of them has its own culture. My first interview I did with a man from the capital city of Ethiopia. He was from the Amharic side. This time I have decided to interview with a man from different culture than him and the language. since I heard that Ethiopia is diversity country. I went to my classmate house last week. When I was there I met a guy who is Oromo from Ethiopia. While we wore in my friend’s house I asked him his name and his background culture also he did asked me who I’m and where I come from. We learn each other lite bet more in my friend’s house. Litter, I decided to interview with him so that I can get to know him more about his country especially Oromo region. I had to go again my friend’s house to find this guy. I asked him if he cloud be my interviewee and without questioning me he say “yes”. I appreciated for his acceptance. The interview was took place in my friend’s house.
Country report
Location; The State of Oromia borders Afar, Amhara and the State of Benshangul/Gumuz in the north, Kenya in the south, The State of Somali in the east, the Republic of the Sudan/
The area: the estimated area of the State of Oromia is about 353,690 Km2, and accounts for almost 32% of the country.
The population; the total population was 18,732,525 of which 9,371,228 were males and 9,361,297 females.
Major economy activates; Over 90% of the people of Oromia live in the rural area, and agriculture has remained the source of livelihood for the overwhelming majority of the people. The main agricultural crops include maize, teff, wheat, barely, peas, bean and various types of oil seeds.
The languages: 84% of the people spoken Oromo language. Other major language is Amharic.
transcription of interview
1) Hi, what is your name and tell me how is life like the city that you come from and the city you are in now?
(AMy name is Mammad Nurie. I came from Dodala, Ethiopia, which is located in southern parts of Ethiopia. They are mostly farmers and business owners. The average weather around the year is 80-90 F. Life there was sometimes bad and good because I was lucky enough to get enough food, shelter, and clothes; however some people lack these basic needs in my city.
I am currently in St. Cloud, MN. One thing I don’t like about here is that the weather is unpredictable and cold which I don’t like to live in. however my basic needs are taken care of. The school here is much better because there is enough equipment for students and teachers, where back in my city there are lack of school equipment such as good teacher, books, computers, and papers.
2) Me. How long are you going to study in this country? And what is your major?
(N) I have one year left to finish my undergraduate degree. I have two majors, Political Science and International Relations.
3) Me, who is your current governor in your city now,?
His name is Ahmed Hassan; he has been governor of my city for four years now.
4) Me, what kind of jobs would you like to have and why?
(N) I would like to work with UN or NGOS. I want help refuge and poor people who are out of their countries due to famine or government persecution. I want to do this job because I, myself was refuge before and had gone through hard conditions, so I know what it means to be in such circumstances.
5) Me, how did you choose to come to the US? What was the process you did to come here?
(N) Back home in my countries there have been problems between government and citizens. Many citizens were jailed and prosecuted for no reason because the government is harsh to its own people. So, many of my family and other family fled to other countries. US gave us opportunity to come here, and I am thankful to U.S. It took me lots of process to get here. I was refuge in Kenya for about a year, however I was able to come to U.S after going through many process.
6) Me, What did you miss the most from your country?
(N) To be honest it has been long since I left my country, about 7 years now. I miss many things, such as family, friends, weather, school, land, and the whole country. But if I have to say the most things I miss would be my family, especially my mother.
7) Me, how do you communicate with each other in your home country?
(N) There are about 85 languages in Ethiopia, however where I live there are two main languages that are spoken, Oromo Language and Amharic Language. People communicate through these two languages.
8) Me, what is the clothing style for men and women?
(N) When I was there about 7 years ago, women wear dresses and men wear jeans. However now they are following the western cultures when it comes to clothing. In some places Muslim women still wear coverings, and Muslim men also use the Muslim traditions. On other hand Christians men and women dress just like western.
9 Me, How are women and men treated differently?
(N) About a decade back women work in homes and take care of children, when men work outside to provide for families. However these days that has dramatically changed. Women are also working outside to support their families. Women are now attending school in large numbers as well.
9) Me, How has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?
(N) When I was in Ethiopia I was only exposed to about two to three different cultures. But when I came to U.S I was exposed to much more cultures. I think diversity is good thing. Here on campus I get to know people from different countries and cultural background, which opened me to the greater world. I definitely love other cultures and respect them.
10) Me, do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?
(N) Yes I definitely enjoy speaking with other exchange students. I have learned lots of things from them and I also thought them lots of things they didn’t know before. I think having exchange students is such a wonderful, because we can learn each other’s’ culture, religion and manners at the same time respect them and live with them peacefully.
11) Me. How long have you been in the United States?
(N) I have been In United States for 6 years.
12) Me,. Have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?
(N) Yes I have visited some states. I visited, Georgia and Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Kansas.
13) Me, what are your home country’s major religions?
(N) Christianity is major religion by 43%. Islam is the second religion by 34%. There are also some traditional religions.
14) Me, what influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?
(N) There are many things that influenced to come to United States. Since there were wars and chaos going on where I was living I didn’t have any choice to live in such environment, but to flee it. So US happen to help me live here. U.S is known for helping people who are in need and want migrate from such conditions. I came to St. Cloud State University because there are lots of opportunities for me here. The campus is clean and their education is much better than other schools. The students’ body is not too big or too small. The city is also located in good place and it not too large or too small, just the right school I was looking for.
Me, thank you very much. I had to ask you so many question, now do you have any question for me Mr. Nuur.
N, No brother, my goal was to help you with this project.
cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_Region
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