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Caroline Håkanson

1981 Irish hunger strike

The 1981 hungerstrike was the result of the five year long protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. The protest started out as the "blanket protest", when the Britsh gouvernment stoped giving the paramilitary prisoners status as warrior/political prisoners. In 1978 it became the "dirty protest" and prisoners refused to wash and covered the walls of their cells with excrement. The prisoners aim was to re-establish their political status by securing what were known as the "Five Demands":

* The right not to wear a prison uniform.
* The right not to do prison work.
* The right of free association with other prisoners, and to organise educational and recreational pursuits.
* The right to one visit, one letter and one parcel per week.
* Full restoration of remission lost through the protest.

In 1980 this lead to the first hungerstrike. Seven prisioners participated and it lasted for 53 days.

The second hungerstrike was in 1981 and was a fight between the prisoners and the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Bobby Sands, one of the stirkers, become a Member of Parlament during the strike and became famous around the world. After ten men had died because of the hungerstrike, including Booby Sands, the huger strike was called off.

The hunger strike was the driving force that enabled Sinn Féin to become a mainstream political party.


It's sick tha the gouvernment let it go that far. I can undestand that they might not agree with what the prisioners wanted but it's so increadibly redicilous and stupid to let ten of them die before anything happens. All the prissioners wanted was basic stuff and the gouvernment was so stubborn that they let ten of them die. That's just stupid...

I'm truthful

Is it really lying, if it's something you're just hiding. You haven't got any questions about it or anything like that but at the same time you haven't said anything about it either. Is that lying?

It can't be lying, right? Because lying is when you say something that's not true. But by not saying anything at all... That can't be lying.

Confused

Have you ever prommised yourself something? Could be whatever. But you have told yourselft that you're not gonna do it. You hold on to it. You don't do it and you feel good about not doing it. Really good. Maybe you're even proud of yourself. Like "Wow, I actually didn't do it.". And still after a while you end up doing it anyway. Even though you've said to yourself that you weren't going to do it.

Why do people do that? I don't get it. How could some things be so persuasive that even though you might even have prommised yourself you weren't going to do it you still end up doing it?

If it's a person that persuaded you, does that mean that person is stronger than you? It can't do, right? Because you can be a person that never give in to pearpressure but you're talking to a person that means very very much to you or they are someone you look up to. And if you are talking to a person like that, that messes with your mind and then you can't compare your mind's strenth with that person because their coolness, or whatever, make your mind all crasy. So it doesn't mean that your minds strength are any weaker that the other person's, right? Right?

Hope not...

Success for me

What is success for me?

For me success haven't got to do with being rich and stuff like that. Sure, that could be one aspect of beng successfull. Like Bill Gates, he is successfull in a money-success way. But for me it's about mental success, with other words how you feel. Or, not feel. It's hard to explain. What I mean is e.g. that you accomplich something, like get a MVG on a really hard test.

But that's not really the explanation I was after. It's more that you get to where you want. It doesn't have to be in a money or work situation, it could be but it doesn't have to be.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that for me success is when you accomplish something/get to where you want to be, whatever it may be, and it makes you feel good. Like a mental success.


Bye, for now!

Memory from this schoolyear

For those who know me, it's no news that I want to be a stand up comedian. But what most people don't know is why, or who it was that influenced me to want to become one. The man that did that is Johan Glans. He is, according to me, the best stand up comedian... well, ever! And it has been one of my biggest dreams to tell him that, that he has influenced me. I don't know why I wanted to tell him that, but I just wanted him to know and I wanted to tell him that in person, even though he had no idea of who I am.

On my 16th birthday, the 25th of July 2008 one of my presents was to go and see him. Live! Front seat. I almost couldn't believe it, that I in one month and one day would actually se Johan Glans live.

And so the day come. The 26th of August 2008. There was two stand up comedian doing their act before Johan Glans and when the second man got of the stage I felt a nervousness building up inside of me. There was a man introducing Johan Glans. And there he was! Johan Glans, in person. The real deal. Because I was so close to the stage I could almost feel the wind from him as he walked by me. He did his act and it was so funny! I couldn't believe I had actually seen him doing his stand up live. He went of the stage and walked away and I was so happy. But that's not the end...

A few minutes later my mom said to me "Look, he's standing in the bar." I turned around and she was right, he was standing in the bar, talking to some girls. My mom told me to go talk to him and I knew that if I didn't I would regret it so much, later. So I did, I went up to him but he was still talking to those girls. I waited and waited... and waited. When they were finally done I said his name and he turned to me. While he had been talking to the girls I had planned what I would say and the words actually came out right. I told him that he was a big rolemodel/idol of me and that he is the reason I want to be a stand up comedian. I thought he would say something like "So?" but he didn't. He was so nice and he sounded really supprised and happy that I told him that, he gave me his autograph, on a paper he had in hip backpocket (so cool!!!) and he also wrote on the paper: Hi Caroline, good luck with the standup. He gave me the paper and I asked if I could get a hug, and I got one. He is by the way a really good huger. He said "So I'll meet you on stand up meetings/nights in a few years." I laughed and said "Yeah, you'll see me on that stage in a couple of years." We said good bye and I felt a really strong feeling of happiness. It was one of the most happiest moments of my life. I had met Johan Glans.



Have a nice day!

/Caroline



This blog is made in the English class teached by the blogowner of the http://initcollege.blogspot.com/ blog.

2009-02-18

Today we're just supposed to write whatever we want.

Well... uhm... I have nothing to write about. Well, I have many things I could write about but I won't write that on the internet. As the great Ellen DeGeneres says in her stand up act The Beginning (it's on youtube, if you have time, watch it because she's the best!) "Im not stupid!"

Here's the link to the beginning of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkYlEXbZQw&feature=PlayList&p=7D4D0BEE22EDDD47&playnext=1&index=4

Please, watch it, because she's really really really great.

About 12-15 years ago, she had a TV-show called Ellen where she played a woman called Ellen Morgan and the 3rd, 4th and 5th season is uploaded on youtube, aswell, and I've gotten addicted to it. It so great, and she is so great. One of my favourite quotes from it is when Ellen has just told her parents that she's gay and Ellen and her mother is on grouptherapy to talk about her being gay. A man there starts to scream at Ellen and tell her that she's sick for being gay. Her mother then stands up and defends Ellen. At the same time Ellen's father comes in through the door and says to the man:
"She's here, she's queer, get used to it. (and he turns to Ellen and says:) I read that on a bumper-sticker." Haha, it's so funny. And cute. That they defend her.

It's a really good show.

Well, it lookes like I managed to write down a few words.

That's it from me today.

Take care!

Bye

Assignment# 3 2008-12-17

Article:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/16/melting.ice/index.html

Blog:

http://warming-blogs.blogspot.com/

Both the article and the text in the blog are about global warming and that the big ice sheets are melting. They don't say exactly the same thing but both want to stop the ice sheets from melting.

So do I. I think what we are doing to our enivronment is terible. People who don't care really should start caring because it's a big issue. Tons and tons of ice is melting every year and soon we will have no ice left. Think of all the animals that live there, whose lives depends on the ice. If the ice disapperes, so will they and the animals are very important; without the animals our ecosystems will collapse and then we're in for real truble.

So we should really start paying more attention to what actually is happening now - the ice is melting and the animals are dying - and not what might happen in the future. Save the ice to help save the animals and us!

Some things you can do is:

* Don't have the maximum temperature in your house, lower it and put on an extra sweater instead.

* Walk, bike or use public transportat (such as bus or train) instead of taking your car.

* Turn out the light when you're leaving the room.

Assignment #2, 2

6. Fears or phobias

I've got a big fear. No, it's more a phobia really.

Sharks.

I. Do. Not. Like. Sharks.

When I was younger, like 10 years ago (I was then 6 years old) I had no problem at all with sharks. They were just a big fish to me with sharp teeth. I could even find it interesting reading about them, learning about how their teeth fall out and because of that they have three rows of teeth. A few years later, because of some unknown reason I started to dislike sharks. I really don't know why. My fear got worse and worse and three years ago (summer 2005) me and my family was at London Aquarium and in there they have a tunnel under the sharktank so we walked under there and there was this shark that swam over us, it didn't do anything, it just swam but still I felt a weird feeling and I had to turn my head away from the shark because it was too scary.

Two and a half year went by and last term we were going to analyse a movie in my English class and of course my teacher chose the movie Jaws. I thought "Okay, I'll try to watch this." I tryed and I wathed (what don't you do to get a good grade...) and I have still got dificulties sleeping at night. That movie really was the finishing touch for me getting a sharkphobia. If I see a sharks mouth (whitesharks mostly) open I almost scream and I turn my head avay from the picture/screen. When I'm going to sleep and I have just seen a shark (during the day) I can't close my eyes because when I do I see that picture of the shark and I can't stand that so I have to lay with my eyes open and wait till I fall asleap. It's wery tortureing and irritateing.

So please Kyle, never ever bring a picture of a shark to class if you want me to be able to focus in class and to be able to spleep at night.

Thanks.

Bye

Assignment # 2 1

1. Describe yourself

My first name is Caroline, but I'm mostly called Carro or Linen by people I know. I'm called Carro by friends but at home (and by relatives) I'm never called Carro because they don't like the name, they think is boring and too normal. My sister even thinks it's ugly. Carro is a shortening for Caroline (most people already know that, but I'll write it anyway). The name Linen is also a shortening for Caroline. But in this case it's the last letters of the name, with an extra n. Caroline. It started when I was a baby and my family called me Carolinen but they thought it was too long so they started calling me Linen instead.

One of my strongest interests is humor, hence I want to be a stand up comedian. My people often describe me as the happy and funny one. I like being called the funny one, because that means I make them laugh and I love making people laugh, again hence, I want to be a stand up comedian. I actually write my own standup acts at home. I have this book that I write in and it's forbidden territory for anybody but me. I don't want anyone to read my acts untill I've done them because then it wouldn't be as funny when I perform. And standing there on stage and people nog laughing at my jokes would be a nightmare.

Another thing I want to work as is a school welfare officer. A therapist in schools. I want to be able to help people in about the age that I am now (teenagers and young adults) to feel good, about themselves and about life. Everyone knows how it feels to be sad, even if it's just for a short period, and everyone have sometime in their lives felt that it would help to talk to someone about what they feel sad about/thinks is hard. I want to be able to give that help. I know there's a lot of adults that need to talk to someone too, but my focus is teenagers because I know that even though you might never talk to you school welfare officer, it's a comfort knowing that he/she is there and that you can go there whenever you want. I'm a good listener so I think that would fit me good, working as a school welfare officer. I've never past on a secret to someone else that someone has told me so the professional secrecy won't be a problem for me.

A big interest of mine is writing. I love to write. I'll write anything. As long as it's something that means something to be, something I stand for. I'm a very (very!) deep person so the things I write is deep and can be very emotional.
Yeah... that's a few things about me.

Bye

Assignment # 1

Blog. Blog, blog, blog...

What's a blog?

For me, a blog is... I don't know. I haven't given it that much thought. I guess it's like a public journal. A place where you can write and thell the whole world what you feel, what your opinions are or maybe just what you ate for dinner.

Maybe a blog isn't the same for everyone. For some people it might be just a fun thing, where you write what happened duríng the day. For others it might be a very big and seriuous thing. A place where they can express themself, what they believe in and stand for.

For the people who doesn't write an own blog, who only read others it could be somewhere to go and read what their friends have done or think. It could also be somewhere to go to read what their idol thinks or did during the day. Or mabye they go to a big thinkers blog and read what that person thinks about life.

A blog can be everything from a place to just play around in to a place where you can be really deap.

If you are one of those who writes what you have done I guess you don't write everything because it's on the internet. Some people I guess can write everything because they don't care who reads it or maybe they just dont't have any secrets. Some people, I guess a lot of people, don't write anything about themselves. One reason could be that they have some things they just don't want people to know, others might leave out big parts of their lives, because that big part is a really big secret and because the whole world can se what they write they don't want that big secret to come out.

So... yeah. That's my thoughts about blogs.

Bye