Room 613 Student Blogs - 2005/2006

Indira was born on November 19, 1917 in Allahabad. Her fathers name was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mothers name was Kamala Kaul. Inspired by her parents Indira worked for freedom her entire life. She lived in India but they were considered a minority as the British ruled them at all times. When she was younger she was a very courageous girl. Her family could never know when to expect the next inspection of the British police. At the age of 12 she was already the head of the children’s group. Their purpose was to end the British control of India. And they soon formed what was called the Monkey Birgade. As she delivered speeches the other children’s went around and told the people when they were to be arrested or inspected. Of coarse the British never suspected that children would do such a thing. When Indira got older she married Feroze Gandhi.Her mother died in 1936. In 1947 her father became the prime minister and she became his hostess, 17 years later he died in 1964. In 1959 she became the fourth woman ever elected to be India’s president. In 1966 she was elected prime minister. Then in 1967 she became the first woman ever to lead a democracy. In 1971 she was reelected to campaign with the slogan “Abolish Poverty”. But in 1975 Indira was found guilty of election laws. And in 1977 she was voted out of office. In 1980 she was realected prime minister,at 67 she unfortunately, in 1984, was assassinated by two of her own body guards.

If I had never been assigned this project there would be no way for me to know that Indira Gandhi was even a person let alone only the fourth woman ever elected president in Indea. I never even new there was such a thing as the Monkey Birgade. And I could never have known that she was born in 1917 and sadly killed by her two of her own body guards in 1984. 

My resources were

http://www.answers.com/Indira%20Gandhi%20Quotes

and

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/gandhi.html

The 2006 winter olympics is being held in Torrino, Italy. The U.S. snowborder Shaun White, competed in the olymics snowboarding the Half Pipe. The Half Pipe is a snowmade pipe with it’s top cut off.

The red head from California, 19 years old, spead down the HalfPipe at 46.8 seconds, recieving the gold medal. The U.S. was hoping for a repeat of the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, where they received gold, silver, and bronze medal. But instead a guy from Finland took bronze. Silver went to another U.S. competitor, and Gold was received by the Flying Tomatoe, A.K.A Shaun White. This is what you said after receiving the gold medal, ” I’m a little overwhelmed right now. I can’t explain it.” Shawn was a favorite in the Olympics, and expected to take first. Congrats on your first olympics medal Shaun!

I want to go Australia manly because it has wild horses and because of the wild animals that live in the outback. It is also hot and dry perfect weather for riding. It is also a very rural, desert like area in the outback.