The Opposite of Tidy (Blog Post #2)

A Reason To Leave

I remember the time that we were all together once,

But the next thing you know,

You leave for another women.

I once thought we were a happy family,

Who was there for each other when we needed company.

But I guess "happily ever after" really is a fantasy,

And all this time I thought that we were your top priority.

Why did you have to leave us?

What is the reason for you to leave?

 

We were torn apart like wasted paper,

We were clueless without your light.

What is it you see in That Women,

That you don't find in us?

Were we not good enough for you?

Is that your reason to leave?

 

We waited days and nights,

For you to change your mind.

We stayed up till 1,

Hoping that you will come.

But you never turned back once.

I though I loved you, and you loved us,

But I guess I was wrong,

I never thought this would happen to us.

I see others happier than us,

Did you find happiness being with her?

Is that the reason for you to leave?

The Opposite of Tidy (Blog Post #1)

The following link, is a report on the social issues that affect children and their family.

 "Report on Social Issues Affecting Children And Families"

 

 A big topic that was discussed upon was about divorce. The reason I chose this report is because divorce is major thing that was brought up in the book, The Opposite of Tidy, and this report discusses mostly on how children are affected by divorce and what they go through. It talks about how divorce has a major impact on children in many ways. For example children may feel as if they are the cause of the divorce, they may feel rejected, and not loved. They also may feel that they are alone. Some children may be disloyal to their father’s or mother’s new spouse.

The same thing happens in the book, The Opposite of Tidy, Junie sometimes feels rejected throughout the book because her parents don’t really look after her that well. She feels alone at times, and not loved. Junie also is disloyal towards her father’s ‘girlfriend.’

In conclusion, the report really relates to my book, and the social issue that is shown in the book.

 

Chronicle Times

Life of the Sniper; A Soldier’s Story

By Mehvish Chandiwala

June 1920

 

It is June and in the Dublin streets that has become a battlefield in Ireland’s struggle for independence. The Republicans and the Free Staters are waging war. In the middle of it all a sniper, who was alongside the Republicans, fought in the war.

 

The sniper has the face of an average student, but was concealed under a soldier’s uniform. His life revolves around fighting for his country.

 

When the sniper was asked about what happened yesterday in the battlefield he said, “I did my best out there. I shot an enemy, and an informer.” From the sniper’s appearance, he was shot and his arm was wrapped around a dressing. “I was shot by the enemy, but the good thing was that I wasn’t killed,” the sniper explained.

 

The sniper had informed about the conditions in the battlefield, he said that it was scary, dreadful. “The most remorseful thing I had done on the battlefield, was that I had killed my own brother,” the sniper explained with tears in his eyes. “He was on the other side of the roof I was on,and I shot him. I went up to him not knowing it was my brother, but when I

looked at the man’s face, I was just appalled.”

 

The sniper also explained how he had to fake his death to fool the enemy. “I had to do something,” the sniper says, “Or else in the morning I would have been killed. That’s why I came up with a plan to trick the enemy into thinking I was dead.

 

         It was clear that the sniper had went through a lot of emotions and obstacles. With the war still going on, and now that his brother is dead, the sniper feels remorseful for what he did.