Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Week 5: Task 1 - GAP Food Bank



Summary:

The "GAP Food Bank" is located on forty miles from LA. There are a lot of groceries which was people’s donation. It is a place help the people who have no money to buy the groceries. Due to the economic crisis, there are more and more family cannot afford their lives. There are more and more family came to food bank from pass few months. For example, the single mother had no budget to raise the children then she went to the food bank. Moreover, the gas price is more expensive. Some people cannot afford the gas fee to go to the food bank. The food bank was open at 4pm on Thursday; however the long line was started at noon. There are some volunteers. One of them always prayed with each family in order to help them overcome the economic problems. I saw a family. The Father lost his bank job so they went to the food bank in order to battle the lives. The Mother said that she still have family and home so that she did not give up. In the end, they were succeeding. Both of the parents got the job and they would not need to go to the food bank.

Opinion:

After watching this news, I had various thinking in my mind. First of all, I felt very warm that there are a lot of volunteers who help the poor. Some people used their time to support the poor people. Some people spent their money to help them. Next, I am so glad to see the family which just got help from the food bank instead if rely it. It is really important because they cannot count on the food bank for their whole life. They use the support to build the foundation for their lives. On the other hand, I thought there were some people who relied on the food bank. They lost their abilities to live and earn money. It is a serious problem. I learned a lot from this news. I saw the place that I had never seen. I felt that I can do more for the poor people. The most important thing is that I have to study hard in order to have the ability to live in the world.

Vocabulary:

Downturn- a period or process in which business activity, production etc is reduced and conditions become worse.

conflict-if two ideas, beliefs, opinions etc conflict, they cannot exist together or both be true

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