Dear students,
Welcome to our class blog. Respond to the questions below preferably in a paragraph or paragraphs.Do not number your responses.When responding to a friend's opinion, please explain your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with your friend.
1.Would you adopt a village in Pakistan if you could? Why?
2. Compare the situation in this article with the poem 'In the Midst of Hardship' (how is the situation similar or different?)
3. Do you think that floods and tsunami are equally disastrous? Why?
4. Do you think Pakistan will have a brighter future? Why?
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Ms. Tbeer
I would not adopt a village in Pakistan. That is because, financially, i don't think my family can afford to help that much. If I happen to be a rich person, only then i would. Instead, I would donate clothes and food for the victims.
ReplyDeleteComparing the situation in the article to the poem, I would say that their similarities lies in the hardship that is being faced and also, both the article and the poem share the same phenomenon, which is flood.
Are floods and tsunami equally disastrous? Well, it really depends . Firstly, the number of people affected could be more or less in both disasters. Secondly, they sort of cause the same destruction, just at a different rate. Tsunamis happen faster, I think.
When it comes to asking about the future, my answer would be, I honestly don't know. I can never know about the future. Anything could happen. I think that both good and bad happens in every country. So let's say I think Pakistan will have a brighter future. It is because there are people there who care for their country and take actions towards the problem the country faces. Imran Khan is a good example.
Okay, that was my answer. Rather long, but i answered.
Smiles,
Natasha.
I totally agree with Natasha ... Pakistan is 4007 km from our home Malaysia . It is impossible for us to adopt a village in Pakistan . We are just 16 , adopting a village just isnt what we are capable of .
ReplyDeleteCompared with the situation in the poem 'A Midst of hardship ', the incidents are similar . As mentioned by Natasha both the article 'Flood of the Century' and the poem share the same pheonomenon , flood .
I think that flood and tsunami are equally disastrous . Why ? That is because both of these natural disasters tear down human properties and takes lives . Both of them are disastrous!
I think Pakistan has a brigther future ,with all houses wiped out... more houses will be rebuild and the people will take more precautions next time.. This will bring them into a brigther and safer future .
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I totally agree with Natasha and also Jiun Hao. Firstly, this is because Pakistan is a far very country and it is quite hard for us to adopt a village because we are still TEENAGERS!!! Secondly, I am not financially stable as my pocket money is only enough for myself.
ReplyDeleteComparing the situation in the article to the poem, I would say the tragedies that they face are almost the same. The both stories are the same as it was all about FLOOD.
Yes, that will be the word that I am going to say. This is because both the natural disaster will destroy our properties and will also take our live at any time.
I think Pakistan will have a brighter future if all the citizens work together to build up the buildings that were destroy during the disaster. Pakistan will have a brighter future if more people who cares for their country lend a hand and take immediate actions to overcome the problems like what Imran Khan has done.
OK, I think i have answered all the questions. Lastly, happy blogging and 4 MERANTIANS please don't stress yourself up as we will face more obstacles. Make sure you guys finish your school homework as when u leave behind it will stack up like a mountain.
Yours sincere,
(:Lim Ee Chern:)
My respond for whether or not i would like to adopt a village in Pakistan is i would definitely not adopt them. With the same reasons as those people above, i am not financially stable and i know my capabilities are not enough to help them mentally and physically. Clearly i don't have the will to support their lives by judging at my age. In other hand, i have no problem donating money or other basic needs for them such as clothes, food and prayers to lighten their burden.
ReplyDeleteThe situations at Pakistan and in the poem obviously have the same similarities in situations that is being inundated.
From my perspective, tsunami sounds far more disastrous than flood. Usually before a tsunami wiped out the village, a huge earthquake shook the ocean causing a tidal wave. Without any alert, the tsunami comes and wash the shore. And the one you don't see hurts the most. Unlike floods, they are very predictable and actions can be made before things get worse.
Lastly, I strongly feel that Pakistan's future will not be as bright as the sun. Mainly because there are just not enough funds to reconstruct and repair all the damaged property caused by the major flood that cost about millions of lost. We all know Pakistan is not a thrusting country and it will be hard for them to rise especially after the flood of the century. But nothing is impossible. If the whole world shows that they care and help Pakistan, a brighter future can be achieve.
Honestly,
Faizzain.
I would adopt a village in pakistan if i am financially stable and with a little help from other society to make things easier physically and raise funds to help. Because alone will be very hard and i will need to be older a little to help them but i think if everyone helps thing may be easier.the reason i will adopt is to help them in their hard times because no one knows when our time will come.all of us are living in one world and it is important to help each other.
ReplyDeletethere are similar and different.the similar part is they are going through the same situation which is flood.while on the other hand the difference is i dont think the flood victims in pakistan were happy with their situation i think they took it very negatively and were worried about their families.
in my point of view i think flood and tsunami are both equally dangerous.people may think that tsunami is more dangerous cause it takes many lives.actually flood is equally dangerous because humans will lose their source of food from the flood and they will die of starving.the poor people cant afford the price of food and this may lead to many deaths.therefore both are disastrous
pakistan future is a big question mark.since is a flood not many people from around the world will help compare to an earthquake or tsunami and this is the problem that they will be facing.i think this is the commen mistake of people perspective towards flood.but there is a bright side if many countries contribute and help them .if the goverment of pakistan work together i think pakistan will rise up.we should not blame the innocent people in pakistan for their trustworthing issue lately.we are all humans and we should help eachother if we dont who will .forget the past and move on.
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SIMRETH ;)
I'm completely agreed with Simreth. I would adopt a village in Pakistan if I'm rich and a somebody, but for now I'm just sixteen, what can I do? I'm not capable to help those victims financially, physically and mentally. However, I'll try to donate as much money as I can, food, clothes and as what Faizzain said, prayers to lighten their burden.
ReplyDeleteBoth situations in the article and the poem 'In The Midst of Hardship' clearly have the same similarities which is flood.
In my opinion, I think floods and tsunamis are equally disastrous. This is because, these 2 natural disasters take lives and affected thousands of people. People lost their properties and source of food as it has been wiped out by the water/flood.
Yes, I believe Pakistan will have a brighter future. People around the globe need to help Pakistan in giving funds for them to get everything fixed. Same goes to the citizen of Pakistan as well, they have to work together to fix everything back to normal. Finally, the society in Pakistan need to be more alert and take more precautions next time if there are any signs that a flood is about to happen.
Truly,
Syazwani.
I could not and can't adopt a Pakistan village cause I'm just a teenager now. Besides that, I myself sometime can't even handle myself well, how could I handle other people then?
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Pakistan with the poem 'In The Midst of Hardship' are very similar, but In my humble opinion, I think the situation in Pakistan is far more worse than the poem's tragedy.
Tsunami is far more disastrous if it is compare to flood. Tsunami can just wipe out a very large amount of people if it just happen instantly.
Lastly, Pakistan future's depends on the help from other nation. In my opinion, if more people help them financially or physically, Pakistan will be at least better than it's current condition. On the other side, if others tend not to care about Pakistan, then, they will just continue to suffer even more.
From,
Philip.
I would like to adopt a vilage in Pakistan if I am a billionaire but first I need to be successful in life . Besides , if we want to help other people , we need to help ourselves first . If not how we going to help others . So what we can do is that we can try to donate foods , money and others .
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Pakistan and the poem 'In The Midst Of Hardship ' is pretty similar because it is all about floods . They have lost all their properties , belongings , shelters and others , but the tragedies in Pakistan is far more worse than in the poem's tragedy .
In my opinion , I think tsunami and flood are equally disastrous because it takes lives and destroy all things on the Earth . As we can see , tsunami happened more instant than flood .
Lastly , I think Pakistan will surely have a brighter future if every people in Pakistan or other country helps with each other . They not going to fall forever , they surely rise up . So , everyone in this world should help them to rebuild their country if not the Pakistan will just continue to suffer even more .
Sincerely,
Wan Mohd. Faris
I'm agreed with Natasha and Faizzain that i would not adopt a village in Pakistan cause I'm not rich and i'm just sixteen.It is a difficult job to adopt a village in Pakisten .But i will try my best to ask my family & friends to donate some basic needs for them such as money,clothes,foods and others.
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Pakistan with the poem 'In The Midst Of Hardship 'is quite similar because both stories are sharing about floods.I think the situation of Pakistan is worse than poem's tragedy cause they had lost many things in flood.
In my view, I think tsunami and flood are equally disastrous because both of them wash away many trees ,animal habitats and other important natural resources that people need to live and survive on.
Lastly,I think Pakistan will have a brighter future if everyone in Pakistan or other country are work together to rebuild their country.This is bring them to brighter future.
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Shu Ee .
How sure are you that the family in the poem did not lose as many things as the people in Pakistan? Why do you say so?
ReplyDeleteI did not state that, but if I did, i would say, because in the article, it is stated that around 20 million people is affected, and the poem only concentrates on one family.
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ReplyDeleteAnswer 1= yes! I totaly agreed..
Definately we want to help them..
Unfortunately.. we just a sixteen..
what just can we do?
But.. we still can help them..
By not only adopting them..
we can still helping them by donating some money or any used goods..
By this method.. we can still help them to surviving their hardness..
Answer 2= Yes.. there are a similarities and different based from this stories..
SIMILARITIES= About how they survive from the flood.
DIFFERENT= Based from the 'midst of hardship' they told us that they have been born with the hardness.. But it is different compared to the situation in this article.. the flood is just once in a century.. means this situation is rarely happend to them..
Answer 3= From my opinion..
I would agree that the tsunami and the flood is a totally disaster. It killed a lot of people and destroyed a lot of infrastructure. Because of it, there are many people who lost their house and the most important their family members.
Answer 4= I think Pakistan will have a brighter future. People need to help Pakistan in giving funds for them. The citizen Pakistan as well, they have to work together to fix. Lastly, they need to be more alert and takes an intensive to avoid this disaster.
;D Syakira
I would adopt a village in Pakistan but the problem is, I couldn't. I'm a child with no money and just hands in my pocket. I would if I were rich and have an extra bag of cash to spend on nothingness. Hence, I would adopt a village in Pakistan because it would help a lot of people overcoming their discomfort and obstacles in everyday life. It would give hope to them and ending their assumption that this is the end of it all.
ReplyDeleteThe similarity between the situation in the article and the poem ‘In the Midst of Hardship’ is they are natural disasters involving water. It is similar in how the victims are experiencing the aftermath of the disaster; lost of loved ones and fortune. The victims in the poem ‘In the Midst of Hardship’ still have their home after the flood so that makes these two situations different in a way.
Floods and tsunamis are not equally disastrous. They’re not even the same thing to begin with. Floods are slightly better than tsunamis. Flood involves water rising and overflowing its normal path whereas tsunami is a specific type of giant wave and moves quickly across the land. The rate of flow of flood is slower than the rate of flow of a tsunami. But yes, in the general word of dangerous, both are equally dangerous.
I can’t be sure if Pakistan will have a better future because Pakistan is a country which I never been to. I can’t feel how disastrous the surroundings are. But the optimistic side of me thinks yes, Pakistan will have a brighter future. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel even if it takes up centuries to get to the end of it. Every country had its fall, maybe this is just another phase to Pakistan.
Like what Natasha said, I will not adopt a village in Pakistan because it is too much for a mere 16 years old child like me to bear. Charity begins from home. How can I help an entire country when I myself is being supported by my parents? If I were to be a rich person, that is a different story.
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Pakistan and the poem "In the Midst of Hardship" is very similar. Both situations are natural disaster related to water.
It depends on how serious the flood is. In some incident, the level of water that is accumulated in a flood can be around 10 meters!! If that were to be the case, then a flood is far worse then tsunami. Frankly speaking, if a tsunami were to happen and "touch wood" if a person were to die, it happens quickly. On the other hand, if a flood were to happen, it will slowly make the person suffer bit by bit. The feeling of being hungry to death, cold to death are all monstrous event that no one deserve to face.
In my opinion, the future of Pakistan will certainly be brighter. When there is a will, there is a way. There is still good in this world, people who are willing to help. But the most important thing is, the citizen of Pakistan must help themselves. If they can do this, then a brighter future is guaranteed.
I would not adopt a village in Pakistan just like what Natasha stated as it is impossible for me. I am just a 16 year old teenager that is still living under my parents' care. Besides that, adopting a village would require a large amount of money and i do not even have a job or a stable financial income. But if i happen to be wealthy, i would adopt a village in Pakistan as i believe that everyone should try to help one another.
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Pakistan is very similar to the situation in the poem "In The Midst Of Hardship" because both the situations are related to flood. Both the situations causes property destruction and injuries to the victims.
I think that a tsunami is more disastrous than flood. This is because the high impact and pressure of a tidal wave has the ability to wipe out an entire village or even a city for that matter. Furthermore, a tsunami is unpredictable and cannot be prevented. On the other hand, a flood can be prevented by taking precautions such as improving the sewer systems.
I think that Pakistan will have a brighter future if many people are willing to lend a helping hand. The citizens of Pakistan too must learn to help themselves and endure the situation no matter how difficult. They must also learn from this horrific disaster so that history will not repeat itself.
I agree with what Natasha say, adopting a village in Pakistan is too much for me to handle. After all, how am i suppose to take care of a village if i can't even take care of myself and still need my parents to look after me.
ReplyDeleteI would say that both the situations in Pakistan and the poem "In The Midst Of Hardship" is similar because both the situations experience the same disaster which is flood.
I believe that tsunami is way more disastrous than a flood because tsunami happens very sudden and fast while a flood occurs slowly, giving enough time for some people to evacuate.
The future of Pakistan does not lie in my hands and i cannot predict what will happen to Pakistan. I would say that Pakistan would have a brighter future if there are many people helping Pakistan as the rebuilding of Pakistan require a lot of time.
I agree with syakira's opinion.
ReplyDeleteI would like toh help them.
unfortunately.. what can I do?
I'm just sixteen years old student..
But.. if there a good willing. If I have a well wealth. I will help them to surviving their hardness.
I would say this situation has a similarities where both of this situation experience the flood.
I think the tsunami was more disastrous compared from the flood. The tsunami killed lots of people and distroyed everything.
I would like to say Pakistan will have a brighter future. People around the world will help them giving funds. But, the Pakistan's also need to rebuild their new lives.
=) Nor Idayu
I totally agreewith wan mohd faris.If we want help and adopt pakistan village or help other people that in difficulty,we need to be a success people first. If i am a rich person,i'll adopt them but i'm just 16 and i'm not financially stable to help them in this time.
ReplyDeleteBoth situation in the article and the poem 'in the midst of hardship' is similar because it is about flood. But the conditionat the pakistan is more worse because they los many thing after that tragedy.
In my view,i think flood and tsunami are equally disastrous because both of the natural disaster affected more people suffered.
I think pakistan will have a brighter future because many people from other country will help them.Secondly if all the citizen help each other and attempt to make a new life at pakistan,i'm sure pakistan will have a brighter future.
;) syahirah
I would if I could. That's because I think it'd be a cool thing to do and also I'd love to help lessen another's burden and make this world a better place for them to live in. For a start, I would pray for the people who live there.
ReplyDeleteThe situation both articles are similar as they share the same natural phenomenon which is flood. However, in the poem 'In the Midst of Hardship', the family was described as if they weren't unhappy with their situation. In the article Floods of the Century, it wasn't mentioned if the victims were happy or sad about the situation, but, I can assume that they were unhappy about it because the article described their situation much worser than the one in the poem.
Both are equally bad. Some might think that Tsunami is much more a big of a deal but, look at another point of view. Tsunami just happens faster and it LOOKS scarier. Flood takes away people's lives but not as obvious as fast as Tsunami does.
Maybe Pakistan would have a brighter future. I don't know. I'm not a clairvoyant.
DANIELLE LEONG
I am totally agree with wan mohd faris . I dont think I can afford to adopt a village in Pakistan . But then , I can help them by donate clothes , foods and others . Maybe it doesnt look too much , but it means a lot to them for survive .
ReplyDeleteFor me , the situation in Pakistan and in the poem 'In The Midst of Hardsip' are similar as it tell us about the same natural disaster which is flood . But the condition in Pakistan is worse because it is rarely happened and unexpected .
I think both are equally disastrous because it take lives , source of food ,and destroyed many building . But as we know , tsunami happened instantly rather than flood .
Actually , i doesnt know what will happen to Pakistan in future . I guess they will have a brighter future if we help them in giving funds to fix everything that have been damaged .
Anis Natasya ,
I would adopt a village in Pakistan if i were blessed with wealth. Unfortunately, I am not as I am just a teenage girl who still earn pocket money from my parents.
ReplyDeleteThe article Flood of the Century and the poem 'In the Midst of Hardship' shares the same situation which is flood. They differ in their views,as stated in the poem the family was not complaining about the situation as they still have their home while in the article I truly believe that the citizens were having a hard time as all their belongings were demolished and lost of their family members.
Honestly, I do not think that floods and tsunami are equally disastrous. This is because floods are predictable while Tsunami is not. Tsunami is caused by an earthquake that happens at the sea bed underwater which as a result creates a big wave that collapse on thousands of people.
Pakistan will have a brighter future if all the citizens work together towards improving their country with some help from others and elect a responsible and people oriented leader who can take charge of this type of situation.
by,
Nurul Najihah binti Wahid Ali
Well,I think I would adopt a village in Pakistan if I affort but maybe not for now.I am still studying so i couldn't adopt them.Plus,Pakistan is miles away from Malaysia so its impossible for me to adopt a village.Il try to help them in different way.Example,I will donate my clothes,things n some of my savings.
ReplyDeleteComparing the situation in the article to the poem,I think the situation is similar.Both showing the hardship that had been faced,which is flood.Well,the difference is the poem told us that they already get used with hardness.Flood is something normal for them.But the article shows that flood happened only once at Pakistan which killed many people.
From my opinion,tsunami is way more disastrous than flood.Usually,tsunami is unpredictable and it happen very fast.It kills way too many people compared to flood.Meanwhile,flood is something common.It is predictable and precautions can be made before it get worst.
Lastly,I honestly feel that Pakistan's future will be bright if everyone around the world show their care.Well,maybe it will take time to reconstruct and repair all the damages but nothing is impossible.A brighter future can be achieve by Pakistan with everyone's help.
By Kavitha =) ..
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