Assignment #10

What I think about this blog is...

I really liked this blog thing because we get to use the computer more often and because I learned more about the book Sold. I knew there was prostitution but I didnt know it was that bad. Some of the assignments were hard but it made me think about lots of things that are going around the world.

Assignment #8

(Lakshmi)
Wings of Air

My heart longs to be dissolved
In wings of air
And fly in the unhorizoned sky.
I long to open up
All my heart doors
In the delight of my liberation - life.
May my life begin
With the breath of a new hope

http://www.poetseers.org/the_poetseers/sri_chinmoy/library/selected/wingsofair

This poem remainds me of Lakshmi because she never looses her hope. When the American visits her she has more hope of been rescute from the brothel.

Assignment #7

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  These pictures are so sad; such as the one that the man is on top of the girl. That remainds me of Lakshmi and the first sex experience and when she talks about the man telling and making her to do things she doesn't want to do. I got so upset when I saw the picture of the men in line waiting for their turn to have sex with girls. Thats so discusting, how can emn be so mean.

Assignment #6

KIDS Center

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/FEAT01/801040383/1025&nav_category=

This organization is dedicated to children that have been abuse in central throught central Oregon. It helps kids that have been abuse while the staff works in getting evidence to help prosecute cases. It all started when the community thought children had to go through much. The Kids Center was created to served 50 children and they got 10 times more kids.

Assignment #5 Timeline

1. Laskshmi living in Nepal in the Village with her family.


2. Lakshmi has her first menstrual period and her mom explains everything about the period.


3. In the village there has been sixty days without rain and the stepfather leaves to the teashop.


4. Lakshmi sees and talks to Aunti Bilma for the first time during the festival.


5. Lakshmi's stepfather decided to send Lakshmi to the city so she could work as a maid and sell her for 800-rupees.


6. Lakshmi meets Uncle Husband and takes her to the city.


7. Lakshmi get to Happiness House and Uncle Husband sells her for 10,000 rupees and then she starts wondering what will happened to her next.


8. An old man tryies to have sex with Lakshmi and then they tell her what she is in to; PROSTITUTION.


9. Lakshmi has her first sex experience with Habib. Since she is no longer a virgin she changes rooms and meets Harish and Pushpa.


10. She stars learning how to read and speak in the city language.


11. She spends a night with a guy that shows her an accidental kindness.


12. Harish and Pushpa left from the brothel.


13. An American visits Lakshmi and gives her a bird flying card.It was the first american.


14. There was a raid and Shahana gets caught.


15. The second american visits Lakshmi.


16. The Street boy leaves and Lakshmi gives him the Card that the american gave him.


17. The third american visits Lakshmi and Lakshmi tells him she wants to leave. He tells her that they would come for her.


18. Lakshmi starts to believe that they woun't come back.


19. Lakshmi escapes from the brothel.

Assingment 3 Man vs society

There are a lot of problems in the story, but I think the main one is the money. Lakshmi's family is poor as many families in India thats why Lakshmi has to go work on the city. Thats when she gets involve in prostitution. I also think the stepfather is another problem in the story, because without him Lakshmi's family would have more food and Lakshmi wouldn't have to face prostitution.

• Pg. 53 "He takes in...on her wrist."



• Pg. 53 "One thousand rupees," he says.



• Pg. 49 " If I go...sweater for you."



• Pg. 48 " Your stepfather has...as a maid."



• Pg. 41 " My stepfather...big-shoulders coat."