Investigative Journalism article

“Human Rights.”
By: Gabriel Chavez

Torture/abused

          You know that each and everyday there are people who are breaking the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” The “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Then, in December 13, 2016, Ahmad Ishchi told the New York Times that, he had been rape, and tortured, “Tuesday that he had been tortured and raped with an assault rifle after being abducted by General Dostum last month.” Ahmad Ishchi said that General Dostum, “ I can kill you right now, and no one will ask, General Dostum told him. He claimed the Vice President stepped on his throat and pressed down after he had already been beaten and bloodied.”, this shows that the VP of Afghanistan was abusing a human being. This explains how VP of Afghanistan has done something really horrific, and broken a human right, but the VP something else to say, “General Dostum’s office. This website  “Claiming Human Rights ”, it explains this human right, “ No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

Slavery

            People in the whole entire world are still being slaves for the lasts 100s of years. The slave owners are breaking one of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”, it says that,
“No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.”, this explains how people shouldn't be slaves no matter what. “There are tens of millions of people trapped in various forms of slavery throughout the world today.”, says “ United for Human Rights.”. All over world they're millions people trapped in many places, according it says, “There are tens of millions of people trapped in various forms of slavery throughout the world today.”, this explains how they're people trapped in many places.



Education

             Kids all over the world could have an education, but they're lots of kids that don't attend to school, according to this reading, “GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP for EDUCATION.”(GPE) it says that, “In total 121 million children and adolescent are currently out of primary and lower secondary school worldwide - a number that has remained essentially constant since 2007. 78 million opt these children live in GPE countries.” This explains how millions of children all over world cannot attend school, but in the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”, it say that, “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.”, the GPE are trying to help, the article says that, “Promoting the use of GPE funds to ensure that more children get access to a quality education.” This explains how the GPE are trying to help kids that don't go school, so they are promoting funds. This is one of the ways that kids could attend to school.

Nonfiction book

The nonfiction book that I'm currently reading is “Hallucinogens”  by Ann Ricki Hurwitz and Sue Hurwitz. This book is about there is some different types drugs like marijuana (pot), mushrooms, Special K, and etc, could make you hallucinate after using it. Some of this drugs might even last longer than others.

The thing that I found interesting in the passage was when it said , “For centuries, naturally occurring hallucinogens  “ Magic mushrooms,” and marijuana have been used for medical, social and religious purposes. More recently, synthetic versions of hallucinogenic drugs have been produced, such as PCP, LSD, ecstasy, and “Special K.” Many people think that the abuse of hallucinogens was a problem only in the 1960s, but the truth is that use today is on the rise, particularly among teens. According to a 1998 study, 49 percent of twelfth graders---that's almost half---have tried marijuana”. I found this interesting because it talks about how there is some drugs that can be help to humans like for medical reasons.

The thing that I won't forget about this book is that there is lots of different drugs that would make you hallucinate after using it. Like marijuana, special k, mushrooms, ecstasy, PCP, and LSD. These drugs would make you really addicted and it would make you feel like you're impossible to defeat, but you're possible to defeat.

Thankful blog

I'm grateful to have my friends, and family for being in my life. I'm grateful to have my mom and dad because they have been through all the bad things that I have done to them, and they just keep going no matter what, just like a robot, this is why I'm really grateful to have them in my life. I'm really glad to have my two younger siblings because they have done a lot for me, so much that I can't count how many times they have saved my life, like they have taken the blame if I did something bad, or even when I lose money they will give me some money.

I'm thankful to have my friends because they be with me since start. When I was in kindergarten, I meant my friend Alex C. He was the first friend I ever had in my elementary school. He's still one of my friends to this day, after 8 years. This goes along with two other friends that I had in kindergarten, Carlos C,  and Melanie R.

I'm honestly I am happy to have Thanksgiving as a holiday.  This is where share I could share my true feelings to ones that I truly love, and thankful for. This year might be the year that I really care about Thanksgiving. Other years, I'll just be like “Thanksgiving is boring” or even “Thanksgiving is the worst holiday of all time”. Now I really care about this holiday