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Something that really caught my eye when reading was how people react when they are in a tough spot and others are doing well. An example of this is when Fatima gets mad at the Hussains for upgrading their house. Fatima took this as an insult and proceeds to get offended. The part that intrigued me is what she did next. She then lit herself on fire and blamed it on the Hussains. The fact that she was willing to die than to see her neighbors succeed interested me. This then brought to light how rigged the police system is. There was no investigation because the person with the highest bribe gets their way. This is also problematic because in the slums, crime is high and the cash is low. This basically ensures that people with money at their disposal are more powerful in Annawadi and in places that are corrupt all around the world. Another thing that caught my mind is that no one cared about the murder of Kalu and I found this similar to things in America low-income areas of America. Thi...

After seeing the Ted Talk, “To help solve global problems, look to developing countries” I was able to see why and how the developing countries were able to discover such great solutions. The reason that the innovations are able to happen in these countries is no convenience, however, it is the mindset and the stakes that they have that bring these legitimate inventions to life. One example of the reason that they are forced to develop these innovations is that they can keep their human rights constant with the rest of the world. An example of this for the vaccines and for the temperature that they need to be stored in. The detectors are able to scan a code that shows if they are legitimate or not and then use the ones that are good. The stakes are high here because not receiving the proper vaccine could result in death or crippling for the rest of their life. It is in these situations that innovations are able to come through for basic human rights. For there to be a major change, maj...

The song that I chose to analyze is called  Got Ur Self A.. , by Nas. I chose this song because it has a lot of meaning that is still relevant today. On top of that, Nas makes sure to make the song great with his lyrics and beat to let many people hear the problems that are happening in the US. Nas starts the song by saying " Got yo'self a gun" and repeating it as the chorus throughout the song because he wants to hammer in the point that a gun is a necessity in the impoverished areas where crime is abundant and where you need to protect yourself. He uses the chorus with " You from the hood I hope you (got yo'self a gun)  You want beef? I hope ya (got yo'self a gun)" to say that if you are in the hood, he hopes you have a gun as protection because of how it is. He also says that he hopes you have a gun if you have conflict because things could escalate. Another significant lyric is when he says " Yo, I'm the N the A to the S-I-R  And If I wasn...