The Great African Scandal (2007)

"In this thought-provoking documentary, made with the help of Christian Aid, academic Robert Beckford undertakes a challenging, emotional journey to Ghana in West Africa. This is where, two centuries ago, Robert Beckford’s ancestors were seized and taken as slaves to Jamaica. Now he is making a journey to the land of his roots to discover the hidden costs of rice, chocolate and gold."

Time: 47:17

URL: http://moviesfoundonline.com/great_african_scandal.php

-I've never liked chocolate so much, and this gives me a greater reason to keep doing so.
-I'm not sure what to think of www.freerice.com, now.
-This guy filmed this documentary in Ghana, but what about the rest of Africa?
-Rice, chocolate, and gold... I have a hunch that nearly every mass-produced item, the base ingredients of them, or items that are collectively bartered involve some kind of scandal of some sort. There's "Supersize Me" on the McDonald's scandal. There are chicken farms in China, gold in Thailand, poachers, hooooh boy the list never ends.
-In one point in the documentary, Beckford says something like..."we starve one part of the world, to make the other richer" and "these people shouldn't have to live off acts of charity from me or anyone else". When you think of it...most of the aid granted to people who are considered impoverished come in the form of charity. Why is that? Because fixing the internal workings of a system is too difficult? Or because losing a society's dependence on your "charity" throws off control and skews your from of economic and political dominance?

This documentary made me sick. That's a good thing. Partly.

6:01 AM

Today is Friday--the second day of class after winter break.

Today is Friday.

I need to jump in the shower soon.

What will be lightyears after my shower... I must remember... These things:

1. Today, you must call the Gates Millenium people to find out what in the hell went wrong with my SS# on my application.
2. Today, you must call Ladera Heights to inquire of any job opportunities for a hopeful academic-minded student aspiring to raise a few abstemious dollars for college.
3. Today, I must collect the shirt payments from Mr. Ermand and go to Island Aparrel before 5 PM to get our shirts.
4. Today, I must go to the Student Council meeting.
5. Today, I must pick up the forms I dropped off at my counselor's office, and the forms I dropped off at Mr. Eastons, while returning Easton's books.
6. Today, I must re-check-out my library books.
7. Today, I must figure out how in the hell I'm going to dress up like Jean Rousseau on Monday.
8. Today, I must put together my arguments on why a Laissez Fair system is better than Mercantilism and Communism.
9. What else?

I'll remember later. Dang it. I need to get in the shower.

Goodbye. :)

AMU

A woman called and asked me to send some credentials so that they could see how much scholarship money I qualify for. She called from all the way there to all the way here. I am astounded.

:P

Ok. Back to work.

Partition (2007)

This made me cry humiliatingly.

http://moviesfoundonline.com/partition.php

A two-hour watch, but well worth it.

!Hola!

It's been quite a while since my last update. I've been been torn into different pieces by clock hands lately.

Ok. Heregoes...

Taylor and Caroline! I know you two love Taylor Swift. I found this other great artist.

Lee Ann Womack. I LOVE her music. She kind of reminded me of Taylor. To be honest, like friends should, I say I like her music more than I do Taylor Swift's.

PLEASE download these songs:
1. I Hope You Dance (this one empowers me)
2. Something Worth Leaving Behind (this one makes me think)
3. Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago (this one breaks my heart)

Ugh! Senior Year!

I hope you all have been swell!!!

I'll try to update ASAP. No promises though. :(