This is a picture of an Indian boy wading in the Ganges searching for coins. The coins are thrown in religious type of prayer and the rope he is holding has a magnet attached. The coins can’t be worth much, and yet this is what the boy is forced to do to survive and help his family, if he has one. Stuff like this makes me really sad and want to help some how. I don’t want to just donate money though, but what else can I do?

 
I really like the MTV documentary show-True Life. It really does an excellent job on illustrating the daily struggles that people go through. One of the episodes is about two foreigners moving to the United States to find the American Dream.

 
Thimonthy Ju, a Burma refugee, was excited to go to America and escape a life of poverty;however, living in America isn’t easy. He wanted to go to school, but unfortunately he had to full time to support his family. He worked at a pickle factory for $300 dollars a week and was worked so hard that he wished he was back in Burma. There is little opportunity in America for people people that can’t speak English fluently, or have a proper education; Thimonthy discovered it the hard way. To make matters worse, his dad recently had a seizure; this made Thimonthy the sole provider for his family, further delaying his education. Not only does his story compel me to work harder and cherish what I take for granted, but I want to help his family.

 
Since Thimonthy is currently living in Texas, I would really like…