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We were assigned in Social Studies to write a letter to someone who could help Darfur informing them about this. I wrote to Oprah, saying:
Dear Oprah,
When you wake up every day, and you look at yourself in the mirror, do you know whom you represent? Do you represent yourself? Or maybe your family and friends? Or your lifestyle? Partially. But the majority of you is representing America. Now youre probably saying, Whats wrong with representing the USA? Well take a good look around you. How economically held together we are. Then take a good look at Africa, specifically Darfur. As we bathe in our luxury and comfort, at this very second, someone in Darfur is afraid to go to sleep. Afraid to leave their house. Afraid theyre going to starve to death. Afraid that they will get raped, abused, bombed. And this brings me to my point: Why havent we helped out?
Miss Winfrey, there is only one logical answer to this: We are extremely greedy. We eat in excess until our stomachs cannot bear any more food. We use more water then necessary. We use only the best materials for our clothes, bedding, and houses. Meanwhile, we look at a place like Darfur. Food is scarce, water is limited, women are abused, people are being bombed, and life everyday is a challenge in itself. They look at life as one less day until your death. Now I ask you, Miss Winfrey, is this what we want? Is this what we, as Americans, would like to represent?
Now here is the reason I write to you, Oprah. We can change our ways. We can send supplies over to Darfur. We can help them out. We can beat this horrible genocide. We can put our foot down and say, You know what? This whole genocide thing? Yeah, Im not really cool with it. Never again. And that is my goal. Those people out there have courage. They have hope and dreams of a new life; a fresh start. They, after all we have done, believe in us. And for the past few years, weve basically given them the cold shoulder; turned our backs on them. But there is one man I would like to give my thanks to, and that man is Brian Steidle. He is probably the first man to go to Darfur, take all the pictures that he has, come back to the USA, tell everyone, Hey, this is whats going on and we need to stop it.
Not only did he get the cold shoulder, he got people telling him there was nothing wrong. And that man had the guts to go back to Darfur and help out. And let me inform you, when he landed that helicopter, the people of Darfur clapped. They didnt clap because he was this famous guy who would autograph their little of clothes they had. They clapped because they thought that behind Brian were the military and the army and the navy. They thought the USA was finally helping. But all he had was his camera and a few essential things. And he felt guilty. But I think he isnt the one that should feel guilty. Its the rest of the world. Everyone, every single country, has turned their backs. They shut Darfur out. And there are children, Oprah. Children dying every day because they have been neglected. Once again I ask, but not to you; to the world. Is this what we want Darfur to see of us? There are ways to pitch in. We can bring food to their tables, and shelter above their heads. We can be the better example. We can save Darfur.
Go to www.savedarfur.com and click on donate. Donate money, supplies. Anything we can to pitch in. If possible, I can write a speech and send it in to you to say on your show. My point is we can make a difference. We just need to gather the right amount of voices to shout it with. We need to scream it as far as we can. We can spread the word that they need help.
My point is simple; my word is clear. In the words of Brian Steidle, I dont ever want to come to another meeting for genocide ever again. I hope that those words can influence the population to change their thoughts on Darfur.
My name is Michelle, I am an 8th grader, and I am a believer.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michelle (:
Sound good?
Dear Oprah,
When you wake up every day, and you look at yourself in the mirror, do you know whom you represent? Do you represent yourself? Or maybe your family and friends? Or your lifestyle? Partially. But the majority of you is representing America. Now youre probably saying, Whats wrong with representing the USA? Well take a good look around you. How economically held together we are. Then take a good look at Africa, specifically Darfur. As we bathe in our luxury and comfort, at this very second, someone in Darfur is afraid to go to sleep. Afraid to leave their house. Afraid theyre going to starve to death. Afraid that they will get raped, abused, bombed. And this brings me to my point: Why havent we helped out?
Miss Winfrey, there is only one logical answer to this: We are extremely greedy. We eat in excess until our stomachs cannot bear any more food. We use more water then necessary. We use only the best materials for our clothes, bedding, and houses. Meanwhile, we look at a place like Darfur. Food is scarce, water is limited, women are abused, people are being bombed, and life everyday is a challenge in itself. They look at life as one less day until your death. Now I ask you, Miss Winfrey, is this what we want? Is this what we, as Americans, would like to represent?
Now here is the reason I write to you, Oprah. We can change our ways. We can send supplies over to Darfur. We can help them out. We can beat this horrible genocide. We can put our foot down and say, You know what? This whole genocide thing? Yeah, Im not really cool with it. Never again. And that is my goal. Those people out there have courage. They have hope and dreams of a new life; a fresh start. They, after all we have done, believe in us. And for the past few years, weve basically given them the cold shoulder; turned our backs on them. But there is one man I would like to give my thanks to, and that man is Brian Steidle. He is probably the first man to go to Darfur, take all the pictures that he has, come back to the USA, tell everyone, Hey, this is whats going on and we need to stop it.
Not only did he get the cold shoulder, he got people telling him there was nothing wrong. And that man had the guts to go back to Darfur and help out. And let me inform you, when he landed that helicopter, the people of Darfur clapped. They didnt clap because he was this famous guy who would autograph their little of clothes they had. They clapped because they thought that behind Brian were the military and the army and the navy. They thought the USA was finally helping. But all he had was his camera and a few essential things. And he felt guilty. But I think he isnt the one that should feel guilty. Its the rest of the world. Everyone, every single country, has turned their backs. They shut Darfur out. And there are children, Oprah. Children dying every day because they have been neglected. Once again I ask, but not to you; to the world. Is this what we want Darfur to see of us? There are ways to pitch in. We can bring food to their tables, and shelter above their heads. We can be the better example. We can save Darfur.
Go to www.savedarfur.com and click on donate. Donate money, supplies. Anything we can to pitch in. If possible, I can write a speech and send it in to you to say on your show. My point is we can make a difference. We just need to gather the right amount of voices to shout it with. We need to scream it as far as we can. We can spread the word that they need help.
My point is simple; my word is clear. In the words of Brian Steidle, I dont ever want to come to another meeting for genocide ever again. I hope that those words can influence the population to change their thoughts on Darfur.
My name is Michelle, I am an 8th grader, and I am a believer.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michelle (:
Sound good?
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