Recently, the Euthanasia bill has not been passed. As a recap from my other blogs, euthanasia is the killing off of people in our society that we don't need anymore or reliving pain in life by death. But assisted suicide is another name for it. 11 votes supporting it were four greens, six labor members, and one national. Compared to the 24 votes against it. Nick Goiran collected 7,000 votes against it, he had a huge part in making it illegal. though some may still disagree, now that the huge debate is over, the members of the Western Upper Australian House think they have made a good, safe decision.

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In China,the one child policy is hurting their society deeply. The sex trafficking in women has gone up. The crime rate has gone up as well. Recently, two guys were sentenced to death for stealing 46 male babies and selling them on the black market. China's desperate attempt to narrow down the populations have violated Human rights and more. China has been forcing abortions even when the woman is nine months pregnant. Since 1974, the population has gone down by 400milion. The law has been working but it has been violating human rights and causing more crime. Babies have been drowned, parents have been tortured, and China is letting it happen. Any of the people who have revolted have been either killed, or beaten and tortured.

The MDBA are taking 30% of the farmers water and putting it in other areas. Because of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, 800 workers are out of the job and will reduce agricultural production by $800,000,000. Farmers were burning the Draft Murray-Darling plan last week. Hundreds are outraged and out of the job. Some families are struggling to eat. Many are scavenging the cities looking for jobs.

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Obama's "political failures have left him in a tough spot. All of the republicans are winning over democrats due to Obama's fail to live up to his word. The House of Representatives elections are coming up and it doesn't look good for democrats. As you know, Obama promised to pull the troops out of Afghanistan which he has not done. He is quickly losing support and unless he changes something it isn't going to be good.

Picking who gets the nobel peace prize is a hard decision. Many people deserve it, but Professor Liu in china is "the rightful winner." Professor Liu was a professor at Bejjing university. His nonviolent protests against human rights have landed him in jail for 11 years. People are arguing over whether to give the Nobel Peace Prize to him or Aung Sun Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma's Democratic opposition. 

4) On page 120, when aunt Naomi was sick. Uncle Caleb said that they would call a doctor for her if she needs one. And then he says that "they" believe in modern medicine. This was interesting to me because it made me curious that Uncle Caleb wasn't that devoted to the religion, and i didn't know who "they" were.

     Another interesting scene to me was when Kirby and the kids were at the park. This whole book Kirby is trying to fight this religion when many times, she is kind of following it. She took off her shoes and dipped her feet in the water. Isn't that like baptism? Afterwards she felt cleansed and nice. Cleansed of her sins? It stuck out to me because it is kind of like godless with Jason Bock. Jason rebels against Christianity but still kind of follows it.

    

2) Kirby, or Esther is the main character in this book and she wants to go home and to have everything back the way it was. Kirby misses her mother and she wants her back. In I Am Not Esther, Uncle Caleb is the mentor because he is trying to guide Esther on her way to find faith. Esther does not understand that some things are best unknown.