Being in a Prison Vs. Being in a Zoo

Being in a Prison Vs. Being in a Zoo

Rafferty

Just imagine your self, inside a small dark room, on the cold, hard floor and behind bars. "Welcome to your new home," says the officer in a dark uniform with shiny, polished badges hanging from the pocket. Zoos and prisons are two very different things, although they differ, they also have many similarities. They may vary from all sorts of things such as being behind bars, to capturing animals from the wild. 

Jails and zoos have many things in common. For example, animals in the zoos, and convicts are both depressed throughout their stay. Although, whilst you visit animals in the zoo they may seem happy. But behind all unfaithful lies and fibs that the zoos tell you, is where the ugly truth lies. Another example would be that they are both held captive and whether you’re an animal or not. Nobody would ever be happy to be held captive, in a cage or a ‘habitat’ which zoos make for the animal; probably all your life. Not everything is bad in a jail/ zoo because you are still taken care of or being treated horribly/abused by the zookeepers and prison guards. Even though you are being kept in a prison/zoo, you are being taken care of and it’s also free! As you can see, under all the assumptions of being kept behind bars, depression, and being taken care of, you are still part of a “community”.   

In jail, people are captured for lawbreaking. These people are called prisoners. They are either guilty or falsely accused. The prisoners are locked up and they are kept there until they are released. You stay in a cell with either a room mate or alone. Staying in jail may not sound as fun as it is because it is where the most dangerous people live and stay. Many are even kept in there for life! As for the zoo, it is a place where animals are captured from the wild without a choice. These animals are taken care of by their zoo keepers which are hired from the money received from visitors for their recreation. The animals have no choice to leave and they are owned by the country/town/zoo. They are captured for display and they must entertain their audience. Some animals are kept there for research and breeding. These differences sum up to being behind bars, locked up for lawbreaking and being kept as a "prisoner" of entertainment.

As you can see, being behind bars isn't as fun as it sounds. You may be taken  care of, but you have no choice to leave if you are an animal. It is very depressing for both the animal and the prisoner in all conditions. We should all learn from this and we shouldn't commit any crimes or capture any more animals from the wild.

Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Rafferty

A childhood story Beauty and the Beast, is very different to the book House Rules. Although there may be similarities both books depend on a kind heart which takes care of them.
House rules is about a child who has Asperger's syndrome and is fighting through his trials as Jacob was accused of murder of his tutor Jess. The trail takes place in a small town in the United States. He is looks like an ordinary boy from far away, but as you get closer to him, he does things differently as he thinks in a different way as others.
Beauty and the Beast is about a monster wanting his cursed to be removed only if someone loved him. Belle's father made a trade with the Beast that he would let him go if he brought Belle to him. She must go to the castle and stay with him forever. Even thought is human from the inside, he was cursed. He may look scary but he is kind from the heart and he would try to make others happy.
The two books have many differences as well as similarities. They both have characters who are very different from the others. Jacob has Asperger's syndrome and the Beast is a monster. Two of the characters are isolated from relationships with others. This relates to people from different races complaining about other races and being racist. Emma and Belle from both books, want to care for Jacob and the Beast as they want others to accept them. Therefore, a kind heart can make a difference for others.
Even thought these two books are very different, they both have similarities such as accepting other people. As a popular saying "Never judge a book by its cover," connects to these two books. They may have characters who are not accepted by others, but I hope that these books will inspire others to be nice and kind to others.

Will the Internet bring the people of the world closer together?

 Will the Internet bring the people of the world closer together? 

Rafferty

Introduction:

Parents and teachers commonly say that the internet will bring the world closer together. But many instead, disagree with these thoughts and encourage others to talk verbally instead of on in the internet. The internet is a very big community where millions of users are active commonly.

Conclusion:

After all, many people think differently on whether the internet will bring people closer together. In my opinion, I think it will make bonds because you can use social networking programs such as skype and talk with video. I predict that in the future, people will use the internet more often to connect with each other. Its up to the user to make up the use of the internet whether it is to chat, or even call each other.