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by Nahin Third World countries always have problems. They are known to be very poor and under developed. They are unprivileged and are the complete opposite of America. Their governments don't let the people have their own rights. Instead, the government makes ALL the decisions. Not only is the government deformed and controlling, the Army and the police officers are abusive. The justice system is deformed and unfair. At a crime, the people who are seen at the scene are beaten or arrested and at court, it is very unfair. Almost no one believes the defendant and sometimes innocent people are punished for doings that wasn't done by them.
 * A Country in Need **
 * Part I--What I already know about my topic **

But the government and the defense system of the country aren't the only thing that matter, so does the environment. The surrounding of third world countries are terrible. The water is polluted, cars are crowded in the streets, and the air is polluted because of the over populated land and the cars. A country that has many of these problems is Bangladesh. Bangladesh's problems are severe. The government has completely destroyed the country and its moral. The new government, Ami League, has completely changed all the rules. Now, women attending colleges aren't getting the proper education but are forced to do things that are unimaginable. Also, because of the new laws being created, personal political wars are being created. Another problem in Bangladesh is the justice system. Police officers beat up and arrest innocent people everyday and many die because of this beating. Another problem is the environment. Clean water is always hard to find, since most of the nation's water is polluted. Many people become sick and die, like my uncle who died of Hepatitis C. Also, the traffic in the country is horrible. Since the roads aren't shaped properly, accidents are very common. This is only few of many problems in the country and it clearly shows the country needs help.

I have many questions about third world countries. My first question is: Why isn't America trying to help third world countries? America has been helping Africa and most recently, Haiti. But these are only 2 small third world countries. Why can't America help most countries? Why not make a plan that can benefit all countries? No one has to spend money. We can simply help my making a plan for each country so they can do the work themselves. It can help reshape all the countries and let them become more advanced than they are right now. Also, less people will suffer from the problems.
 * Part II--What I Want to Find Out **

Another question I have about this topic is, why doesn't the people try to change the problems themselves? In America, when people go against a new law, people protest or boy cott. Or they take action themselves. In these countries, the people only suffer from the problems being caused, but no one stands up or speak for their rights. Is it because they are afraid to speak the truth? Is it because they don't want to suffer any consequences? If this is the case, the government has scared the people into not fighting for their rights, corrupting the nation further. The countries are in a terrible situation, and America should help all these countries.

In the book //Bangladesh//, the author explains life in Bangladesh. From tragedy to poverty to genocide, life is tough. I believe the country really needs help and a lot of it. We are all fortunate than we think. I believe Bangladesh is one of the worst countries to live in. It all started from the British invasion. Like America, Bangladesh wanted to break away, and they did. But I believe that's when all the problems arised. After the British, Pakistan tried to take the country over, and Bangladesh was in the same position again. This lead Bangladesh to fight for freedom again. Now that they were freedom, everyone was happy, but no one knew how to run the country now. And this lead Bangladesh to the country it is today.
 * Part III--The Search **

When I first got the book, I was suprised by the cover. It showed poor women in the streets and children poorly dressed and hard workers walking for miles for water from the river. This interested me, and I assumed that the book would talk or mention my topic. I looked in the Table of Contents, and it showed many topics. I decided to choose Government and Everyday Life. I read these two chapters because I knew my topic was based on how the government treated the people and how the people's lives were affected. When I started reading the chapters, I started getting interested. The thoughts I had was true. The government proved to be very lazy. In the book, the author mentioned how the government bankrupted the country a lot and how they didn't make some proper decisions. Also, the government was the main reason why the country was a third world country. Since they bankrupted the country, this would affect jobs, which would affect the economy, therefore the people also.But the thing that got my attention was when the author mentioned harassment and violence, even giving pictures of this. There were protestors, and police surrounding them. On the signs, in Bengali letters, it said "We want justice!", but the police were still hurting them. This picture was taken in 1970. I was wrong, people have tried to, but only 30 years ago. But why aren't people fighting now? Doesn't this photo give them influence? Or does it frighten them? Next step was to talk to my grandmother, who had a real life experience and was affected by the government when she lived in Bangladesh.

Interview Date: 5/31/10

Throughout this "investigation",cared I learned about many things, but mainly about the terrible cruelty in Bangladesh. Now I know why the people of Bangladesh won't stand up for themselves, they are scared to make a speech. They've been beaten so many times and harassed, they want to protect themselves, so they let the government have control. They were tormented and hurt, they can't even think of standing up for themselves. But this led to problems that are undescribable. The crimes in Bangladesh are some what worse then in this country. Woman are take out of college and forced to do things that are horrible. Outside, men, poor men especially, are beaten and sometimes beaten so hard, they die. Families and friends have been scarred by these memories, so these memories are like threats, so they don't have the will to stand up. I was once proud to be a Bengali, but now I am ashamed of the acts and cruelty in the country and I hope help will reach out to the scared people of Bangladesh.
 * Part IV--What I Learned **

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