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Through My Eyes

• A glimpse at the lives of young people from
  around the world.

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How do we live

• For many young people the day begins in our homes
  with our families. Those families are very
  different and the cultures of the world shape who
  we are.
• In Bangladesh most people are basically
  religious. Various communities live here. We live
  together. About 90 of the people are Muslim and
  8 are Hindu and others Buddhist and Christians.
• The people of Mexico are family orientated, with
  days that start really early
• In the Bronx, our families are all really
  different as well, in our group we have young
  people whose families are from all around the
  world, from the Ivory Coast to Jamaica all of
  our families have different beliefs but
  fortunately the one thing we all have in common
  is that our families have provide us a positive
  foundation for us to become who we are, and most
  importantly who we want to be.

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How do we begin?

• In Mexico most days begin around 7am with school
  the same can be said for most young people in the
  Bronx. We wake bathe and prepare for our day.
  In Bangladash the day begins with prayer, and
  reading in the reading room all done before 9am
• For everyone the basic necessities of food,
  clothing and water are provided by our parents,
  in New York, some kids eat breakfast at school,
  with the overcrowding of schools, some kids have
  lunch as early as 1030 in the morning, this meal
  is provided by the school and for all of us it is
  free.
• Things like electricity are provided by Power
  Companies in the United States, in other
  Countries it is sponsored by the Government. We
  all recognize this as a resource that it would
  pretty hard to imagine not having, and one that
  must be paid for by our parents.

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School

• Everyone in all our groups go to school
  regularly, we recognize this is not the same for
  all young people and are thankful for the
  opportunity, but we get there in very different
  ways, some people are able to walk, others use
  some sort of transportation, in the Bronx we use
  the Bus, we get a pass that is provided for us
  based on how far away we live from the school, if
  you live more than a mile you get a free pass, ½
  a mile you get a half fare, anything less and you
  have to walk or pay for it yourself.
• In Bangladesh you go in a variety of different
  ways Bus, Rickshaw (Human Puller) and bicycle.
• The one other thing is that we all go to school
  for most of the day, usually from about 830 to
  4, with school starting the earliest in Mexico
  where it can begin as early as 7am, some schools
  in the Bronx start that early as well.
  Bangladesh some students start with religious
  study and then go to school afterwards.
• Thankfully for all of us school for the most part
  is safe, in the Bronx we have gangs, but most of
  the time the School Safety Agents and the police
  keep the schools pretty safe, some schools have
  Metal Detectors to help.
• All of our schools are pretty nice, and are full
  of different types of people, some rich, some
  poor, some religious some not, in school you have
  all the different types of people in society all
  at one place

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Living EnvironmentIs it very different from
person to person living in the same area,
attending the same school, how much has to do
with you versus your family

• No matter how much alike people are, there are
  also distinct differences no matter what country
  you live in, this is based on your religious
  belief or the community you live in. It is based
  on your morals, how your parents or guardians
  raise you to believe certain things then that is
  what you will believe. People all over the world
  are different yet they are also the same, we
  recognize that it doesnt matter the location,
  its the beliefs that make you who you are.
• Some times our wishes are denied by our families
  and we dont always understand why. How we
  respond to that is also shaped by our upbringing,
  some people recognize that adults make their
  decisions with their best interest in mind others
  believe its the adult not wanting to trust us,
  from what we have learned we believe it is a
  combination of both.

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Closing

• In closing we believe that this opportunity to
  look at the lives of others has taught us that we
  need to learn more, it is important that we
  continue to discover how others live so that we
  can both appreciate what we have and recognize
  and celebrate the things that others do that are
  so very different.

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Our Team

• We want to thank all the other participants, hope
  to really get a chance to talk in the future
• From Bangladesh
• Imran Hossain, Mamun ,Suvo ,Anika Haque Laboni
  Mondol, Mukta Islam,Tushar Ahmed Arif Hossain and
  Mr. Prodip Kumar
• From Mexico
• Lorena Sánchez César ,Mónica Ramos Gonzáñes
  ,Mariana Soriano Navarro , Cedma Areli Soto
  López , Cesia Contreras Quintanilla,
• Iliana Gabriela Olivera Navarro, Ana Rosa Ortíz
  Manzano and Mr. Pedro
• From the Bronx, New York
• Kevin Douglas, Moussa Kone, Jason Ferras, Jeremy
  Martinez, Joseph Garcia, Joshua Brito, Jamel
  Mingo and Jaquan and Mr. Dennis Carter