Dogs in India

I have not seen a single dog or puppy loitering the street in the US, but sadly in India many dogs are stray and abandoned. Most streets are filled with dogs biting themselves, and in fact they can dangerously cause disease. However, most laws in India ban treating animals cruelly. Still, as it evolves as a country, these important morals are getting left behind. The government is not at all caring for this menace. For example, I read a story on the Internet saying that a guard in Noida shot a dog just because it was barking at him. The guard himself was shocked that he did this action. Because of the cruelty against animals in India (note that other countries around the globe also treat animals badly) he must have instinctively thought that it was okay. This story gives a stand to treat animals fairly just like humans. Not only dogs, but other animals like elephants, zebras, and dolphins should not be abused or beaten up. To keep in mind, countries like Japan and China kill dolphins and sharks for food. These poor animals don't even kill humans;only about five humans get killed by sharks in a year! These messages all together tell me to care for animals just like a person. They have a heart, and that is what makes someone a being. <3

Citation for Image:

"On the Border, Stray Dogs Are Army’s New Best Friends Ajay Sura,."TamilNaduStrayAnimalsProctectionCentre. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2013.

Link to story about guard and dog:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/noida-guard-tries-to-silence-barking-dog-w/537346/ 

Happy 2nd of July??

Happy 4th of July everyone! Or is it really the 4th of July? In July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress declared independence, and George Washington himself  proudly declared a speech. Moreover, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about how he predicted Americans would celebrate July 2nd in the future:

"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."

July 4th is obviously our Independence Day, as this was the time the Declaration of Independence was officially signed. However, we must take note that this small passage explains that our nation never turned out how John Adams envisioned. To honor his wishes, we can always keep July 2nd as a day to celebrate with sports, bells, bonfires, and even guns. 

Read more at: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/happy-july-2_738179.html 

                            

Citation for Image:
"America Independence Day 2013 SMS Wishes Messages."Http://2013independenceday.in. © 2010-2011 Independence Day USA 2013 - Independence Day USA 2013., n.d. Web. 4 July 2013. <http://2013independenceday.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/independence-day-wishes-USA-2013.jpg>.

BART is on Strike!

Bart staff workers and train engineers gave notice on Thursday night that they were going on strike when their contracts would expire on late Sunday, midnight. They gave this notice so that the BART passengers would be prepared and use a different transportation system for work to mainly San Francisco. Many officials warned the employees that this strike would foster huge crowds of cars and buses on roads and highways. However, other agencies like San Francisco ferries and would help increase transportation. Union officials would meet on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to come up with a new labor agreement. The last BART strike happened in September 1997, which lasted for six days. This happened to be successful because finally a decision was made. Clearly, BART currently continues to be on strike, and we will see what happens on Sunday. BART officials and employees want to have a higher pay and salary, and hopefully they will get a fair chance. If they strike for even longer, who knows what would happen to this public transportation system that allows workers, students, and other people to transport to other areas in mainly the Bay Area.  

Read more at: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-unions-give-notice-of-strike-4630423.php



Citation for Image: "The Daily Clog » Strike." The Daily Clog RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2013.

I witnessed a fire!!

    Firefighters immediately came to the rescue near the grassy area of jack in the box. Smoke and blazes of fire spewed out, and at that time, I was waiting for our car to be washed in a car wash. Even from far away, my family and I inhaled the dirty air filled with deadly gases. 

     

    Here shown is a police car. I quickly took these photos from the car window :D

A firefighter/police headquarters in near where we live, so while we were going home, and we saw them missing, we were certainly not in shock.. This fire was starting to build up. 

Since the fire came from a grassy area, I suspect that this fire came from someone smoking a 

cigarette. That person must have learned a lesson that even from a thing so small, bad consequences can come out later on. I learned an important lesson too.