Social Awareness #1

Day 1 October 23rd:
This isn't really from today but I just thought that I needed to write about it. On Tuesday October 19th, I got a text message from my friend telling me that I should wear purple on Wednesday to show respect to gay people that committed suicide. So on Wednesday, I wore my purple shirt and went to school. As soon as I walked in, i saw so many people wearing purple. To honor, to pay respect to gay people. Not just the ones that committed suicide, gay people everywhere. More people wore purple than I had expected. Even teachers were purple.
It's horrible how some people cannot accept gays for who they are. Being gay doesn't make them any less human. It doesn't give other people the right to make fun of them. The newspapers are saying that the people that made fun of gay people, abused gay people are being arrested. But personally, I don't think that's enough. Some may not even learn the lesson. I think that the consequences aren't enough. People need to pay for what they have done to gay people and their family.

Day 2 October 24th:
Today I read in The New York Times newspaper that the disease Cholera was spreading in Haiti. The International Red Cross is in Haiti right now doing their best to nurse Haitians back to health. They are bringing drinkable water, water purification kits, plastic sheets, tents, mattresses and other necessary supplies to help the sick. Now that the Red Cross is in Haiti there is clean water for everyone to drink and slowly there is progress. I think it's amazing that the International Red Cross is in Haiti to help the sick. It's a really good thing that they are there so that no one else dies to the disease Cholera. Already 208 have died to this disease in Haiti. And we are there trying to prevent it.

Day 3 October 25th:
Today I was watching Eye Witness News and they said that a college student at PACE University was shot and killed by a police officer. Eye Witness News also said that many students lit candles and laid flowers in front of his dorm to pay respect. I thought it was totally horrible that the student Danroy Henry Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer. Well obviously, who wouldn't? Anyway, I though it was really touching that many people bought flowers and cried for Danroy Henry Jr., even people that didn't even know him.