Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Shanty town images

These are some images of shanty towns in South Africa. Leave a comment for participation.





35 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, that is amazing!! Hard for us to believe people live in such conditions...Are there in any shanty towns in the Us?

-Kari Jenson period 1

Anonymous said...

This is sad...its easy to forget that our privileged conditions aren't normal.
Erika Standeven, per. 1

Anonymous said...

I think its unbelievable how much we have compared to the people that live in these shaks of shanty town. And many of us take what we do have for granted. These pictures opened my eyes to everything that i have. And how grateful we should be.

Anonymous said...

The last comment was by Tory Brown Block 3AB

Anonymous said...

wow, we often forget how lucky we are here. I can't believe those people live under those conditions.

-Olivia Haglund, Period 3

Anonymous said...

This makes me so sad- But extremely grateful for everything we're blessed with here in the U.S.
It's truly amazing- I don't even think some of the people in society today can even fathom living without things like TV, or telephones- when they would consider themselves lucky just to have a place to sleep at night.
-Emily C. Per. 1

Anonymous said...

What a depressing place to have to wake up to every day. People must have been in extreme desperation to have no other option than to build these shanty towns. The fact that this can be called a town is the scary part. So many people had no place to live.

Sarah West
Per. 1

Anonymous said...

These pictures of Shantytown really make me more greatful for what I have now. I think of the children living there and it makes me not want to take for granted what I have. I wish that I could somehow help them

Anonymous said...

I really am grateful for what I have when I look at these pictures of Shantytown. It saddens me and I wish that I could help them somehow.

~Paje Morrow 3AB~

Anonymous said...

just like how the book describes, it gaveme a good visual. there were a few of these where i used to live in Guam when i was younger...

Luke Murphy Period 3

Anonymous said...

It is hard for us to believe that people live in such a way. We take for granted well of we are, but here we see people who have almost nothing except a few peices of our junk.

~William Leslie

Anonymous said...

Gosh. I can't imagine what it would be like having to grow up in a place like that or even live there. It really does make you think about all that we have and how many times we complain about something we want just because we don't have it...

Stephanie Fekete
Period 1

Anonymous said...

This makes me feel lame for complaning about small insignificant things. Paton does a good job describing Shantytowns.

Anonymous said...

The last comment was from Roxy Monroe Period 3

Anonymous said...

It is very shocking to see that people still live in these kinds of conditions and are forced to work all day to make ends meets just to come home to a run down make shift house.

Stephen Kim
3AB

Anonymous said...

Its really sad to see people that live in these type of things. And to think that we complain if we dont get that pair of jeans we want or getting that cool new phone is really bad. Because until we live like these people do, we have no reason to complain

Amy Merchant
1AB

Anonymous said...

I agree with everyone else that these pictures are sad, and it must be a terrible place to live. But, what i find even more upsetting is there dosen't seem to be much being done about this poverty....

Alexa Kanbergs
period 3

Anonymous said...

Those pictures are so sad. The disrepair, and the filth...children live there...

-Holly Mayhugh
Period Three

Anonymous said...

These pictures are sad. It is hard to believe people live in thoses shacks.

Anonymous said...

p3 above

Anonymous said...

wow i didnt know there were so many in one little area. its truly AWESOME

Anonymous said...

WOW I can't even believe those are considered homes. We have so much to be grateful, We have nothing to complain about!

Wilson said...

Thanks to everyone who commented.

Wilson said...

Thanks to everyone who commented.

Anonymous said...

It is hard to believe that there are people in the world that live in that. Imagine the sickness and unsanitary living conditions that people must deal with when living there.

Anonymous said...

those homes seem like horrible living conditions

- kelsey culbertson . 3

Anonymous said...

It is hard to believe that there are people in the world that live in that. Imagine the sickness and unsanitary living conditions that people must deal with when living there. I forgot to leave my name on the comment above.

Keith Garner Per 1AB

Anonymous said...

It's sad to know that people have to live like that. Waking up each morning in a place like that. Then coming back home to a terrible house. It must be hard.

Lily Nguyen
Period 1

Anonymous said...

ghetto.


kirsten
1ab

Anonymous said...

Erik Lord
them are some pretty poor houses it looks like to me. peace W Dizzle

Anonymous said...

It is scary that life can turn this devestating. It's hard to imaging living like that.

Anonymous said...

Its hard to believe that people can actually live like this...

Travis Spanu
Period 1

Anonymous said...

Wow...Reality check! It is unfathomable to me people living in conditions such as these. Most of the people in the U.S. that are considered poor are better of than the people living in Shanty Towns, and to think that this is the norm for many of the residents. I have to say, the first picture looks just like a skyview of the Hurricane Katrina wreckage and those homes were considered dangerous to even enter, can you imagine living in such conditions on a regular basis? Thankfully none of us have to experience living in like that, but its time we stop taking what we have for granted and think about helping people less fortunate than us.

.:Corinn Waltrip:.
.:Period 1AB:.

Anonymous said...

Wow...Reality check! It is unfathomable to me people living in conditions such as these. Most of the people in the U.S. that are considered poor are better of than the people living in Shanty Towns, and to think that this is the norm for many of the residents. I have to say, the first picture looks just like a sky view of the Hurricane Katrina wreckage and those homes were considered dangerous to even enter, can you imagine living in such conditions on a regular basis? Thankfully none of us have to experience living in like that, but its time we stop taking what we have for granted and think about helping people less fortunate than us.

.:Corinn Waltrip:.
.:Period 1AB:.

Anonymous said...

Its sad to see people living in such bad conditions. I also so Shanty Towns very similiar to these in Mumbai, India.

-Neil Mistry
3rd Period