Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Blog promt-socio-economic impact of the three gorges dam

By making the dam,they have already caused severe deforestation.As what they are doing will cause annual land slides to Yangtze,they had to move the village,which will result in more deforestation.This is a very big blow to the environment and will make Global Warming even worst.Not only that,the areas downstream will also be very liable to flooding as there is an absence of silt ther to prevent flooding.I fell that China should consider all these problems before making the dams as well as finding solutions to the problem,in a way that does not harm the environment.We all have a part to play in preventing global warming.So i feel that China did not really put much thought into this project before they started making these dams.Readers,what do you think about this whole affair?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

summary of village by the sea

In chapter 1,I learnt about the members of the family(Lila-the older sister,Bela and Kalma.the younger sisters and Hari-their older brother and their dog-Pinto).I also read about the family's plight(their mother being bed-ridden,their drunkard of a father and not to mention,they are also very poor).Hari struggles to help his family get food and money and he plans on working in the factory but has doubts about it.Meanwhile,he has to make ends meet by fishing for his family's dinner or working for the de Silva's in bombay.
I think that Hari is a very filial son and that Lila,Bela,Kalma,his parents are very fortunate to have him as a son.However,even though his father is always drunk,he should not curse his father for without his father,he wouldn't even be alive.