July

JULY

We lay down in the cemetery, joined there.

This can be seen as being a reference to death, what happens when an individual dies, how the individual lays “down in the cemetery ” and is later joined by...

Emerald moss growing thickly in the chiseled letters.

Kazim Ali's reference to the quick growing of “Emerald Moss” can be seen as being a continuation of the first line. “Emerald Moss” is a type of grass usually found on stones, especially tomb stones thus explaining the reference to chiseled letters.

You’re explaining how trees (angels) actually breathe.

In the line above, Kazim Ali's reference to “trees breathing” can be related to angels moving.

Green in the names and trees went up to join gray in the sky.

Kazim Ali's reference to “Green” can be seen as being a reference to humans that are alive and living on earth , hence going about their daily lives and activities. His reference to Tress on the other can be seen as being a reference to dead humans that have turned into angels and have moved on, hence they live in the sky or in heaven and are with the gods in the skies. His reference to “green” joining “gray” in the sky can be related to the death of humans as, it is believed that when a human dies, the human moves on and lives in the sky. Hence the green going to join grey in the sky can be seen as being the death of “green”.

Then the gray-green sky came down in breaths to my lips and sipped me.

Gray- green can be seen as being a religious revolution, as there is a religious stereotype that insinuates a religious revolution, the coming of the son of God. Hence his insinuation on being sipped away also has a religious connotation as it is believed that when the son of God comes, he would take his followers with him, hence he is addressing himself as being a follower of God.

There is a possibility that he named the poem “July" because of the numerous references to grass and the sky, as July is always beautiful and filed with the blooming of flowers and green grass

KAZIM ALI

Israel and Iran Bombings

The notion of pre-emptive strike is very problematic due to our past experiences of military strikes which proves that insinuates its inefficiency. For instance, the Iraq assumed connotation that Iraq has NBC weapon which seems to be untrue. It is imperative to give diplomacy a change in regards to various past experiences of attacks.That is, even though some attacks may have been operationally successful in the sense of destroying specific targets, the spread of NBC weapons was not significantly delayed by the attack because, even in the absence of the attack, the target state was not close to acquiring NBC weapons. In short, the costs of preventive attacks were borne without reaping the benefits of reducing NBC threats.

Another fundamental problem underlying these episodes is poor intelligence about the status of a target state’s NBC programs. Collecting quality intelligence about other states’ NBC programs is extremely difficult, since such states obviously place very high priority on keeping the existence and progress of these programs secret. Indeed, beyond the examples mentioned above, the United States has an underwhelming track record in assessing the NBC programs of other states, sometimes underestimating and sometimes overestimating a state’s progress towards acquiring NBC weapons; therefore, I fail to see what moral effect it can have if Israel attacks Iran. The UN nuclear watchdog chief has warned that any military strike on Iran could turn the Middle East into a “ball of fire,” according to New York daily news.

I agree with the UN watchdog because what is happening in the middle east regarding the Arab spring, the international community has not be able to control; therefore, the world does not need another 'fire ball.' like what president Obama said 'there is a room for diplomacy' so Israel must excise patient because the international community will never allow another Holocaust in middle east.

Response to the article "More married women opt for foreign stints"

When looking for an article in Times of India, the article of married when working abroad caught my eye. Gender equality can be seen as being a characteristic of development, hence India has started to encourage its women who were usually isolated and segregated in the private realm. In the article “More married women opt for foreign stints” by Samidha Sharma & Mini Joseph Tejaswi, they explained that more married Indian women are leaving the private realm and aiming for jobs in countries other than India.

I though it was quite interesting to see that India is encouraging their women to seek foreign jobs so as to be to contribute and help support their families, i also think it is quite interesting how the article said it is becoming more common in India for women to have careers just like men. Thus, women do not have to depend on men anymore because they are becoming financially stable to work and live on their own.

This captures my imagination because women in developing and third world countries are still unprivileged and treated as though they are not equal, hence their rights are often violated and disrespected. When I see strong power hungry, strong willed women talking and expressing themselves hence, taking control of their lives and their surroundings, makes me wonder how different the world would be if from the upset women were allowed to contribute and participate in the society. 

Maybe the world wars would not have been (as the women might have stopped it being so understanding), poverty might have never been either, (close your eyes for a few minutes and think about it). If other countries both developing and third world countries would understand and see the importance of gender equality in the society and encourage it.

I feel other people would be interested in this article because it shows women in particular have the ability to work abroad rather than marrying someone and depend on the person for the rest of their lives. As the encouragement and support of women to work outside the private realm would help give women a sense of hope as well as a chance to change their lifestyle.

Bibliography-

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/More-married-women-opt-for-foreign-stints/articleshow/12182377.cms