A New Day

This is a sample of my autobiographical writing. I hope you like it:

I woke up this afternoon in a haze, sweaty and groggy from the summer heat. The bad dream I had the night before set the tone for the day. The black printer on my desk had lost its shine, covered in a fine dust that mirrored the decay I was to discover inside it. Stuck as it is in permanent error mode, its former luster has faded in contradistinction with the beads of sweat on my forehead. Disgusted with the contraption, I distract myself by pouring a tall glass of iced tea. I feel a wave of pleasure as the cool liquid hits my tongue, knowing that my thirst will soon be quenched.

Women's Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo

This is an excellent perspective on the recent hubbub over Hillary Clinton's "outburst" when a male Congolese student asked her to relay what her husband thinks about the World Bank's interference in Chinese contracts in his country. For those of you that missed her response, here is the video:



Please watch this video of Secretary Clinton speaking forcefully for women's rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The whole point of her trip has been to shed light on the treatment of women, and it is fitting that she has done so but not in the way she probably foresaw. Her trip has highlighted the blatant sexism in the American media, with comments ranging from her "bad-hair day" to her wearing of single-color pantsuits to questions about whether her husband Bill has "upstaged" her with his securing the release of two American journalists in North Korea. Nowhere in the mainstream media has there been an effort to honestly and soberly delve into the very difficult problems that currently plague African countries. One of the best messages America has given the African countries is that they should treat their women better - a message we should take to heart ourselves before preaching to others.