The witness is married and has three children. Her husband, Abdul Maroof, teaches literature. Two of her daughters, Leila and Soudabeh, died in the airplane crash on May 17, 2107, as they were flying from Kabul to Kunduz. All of her children were living with her at the time of the occurrence. She understands a little English, but she cannot read or write it. The witness works in the legal field for the Afghan government and “the people”, but she is not a licensed attorney. In this matter, she serves as the main contact person for the other families that filed the lawsuit. There are no attorneys in Afghan representing the Afghan families. They have attorneys in Chicago and New York, but she does not remember their names. According …show more content…
She would give some of her earnings to the witness, who used it to help pay the family expenses. Soudabeh would also pay for other family members’ needs. All of the family members contributed money toward the payment of the family’s expenses. According to the witness, Leila was born in 1980, and she was 29 on the date of the incident. (The plaintiffs’ answers to discovery list her date of birth as June 30, 1983, which would have made her 26 on the date of the occurrence.) Leila started working as an anchorwoman on local television in the tenth grade. At the time of the accident, she was an attorney and earned $600 (US) per month. Leila would spend $100 US, or about 6,000 Afghani, per month on herself and give the witness the same each month. Leila would contribute about $300 US, or approximately 18,000 Afghani, each month to the family. Leila was also giving Soudabeh money, but the witness did not know the amount. According to the witness, Leila was one month away from being a judge and would have earned 150,000 Afghani per month, which she estimated to be about $2,500 US. The witness felt that Leila would have kept 50,000 Afghani each month for her and her husband and she would have given the rest of her salary to the …show more content…
He was not married on in May 2010 and he was a student and worked part-time. Their other brothers, Abdul Latif (born in 1987) and Abdul Majid (born in 1989) were students and had neither married by the time of the occurrence. Pamir initially paid the family $10,000 for each daughter that died in the crash resulting in a total initial payment of $20,000. The Afghan government later paid the family an additional $13,636.36 from Pamir’s funds for each of their two daughters that died in the accident for a total second payment of $27,272.72. The witness testified that this was a pre-settlement payment from the airline to help pay for the expenses relating to the funeral and mourning period. According to the witness, this was not fair and reasonable compensation for the death. They have received no other payments. All of the other witness’ children are still alive and no one in her family has or had any serious illnesses or
With only a dollar twenty-five, Madame Haupt helped Ona give birth, but failed to give them their life. With that dollar twenty-five, Ona lost her life and left Jurgis alone forever. That same day little Kotrina earned three dollars, Jurgis took it and got drunk. This American lie struck him hard, the least he can do was to get drunk and forget about life for a while.
After Talibans lost control of Kabul, there was a survey done in Afghanistan. About 42 percent of Afghans suffered from Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD) (Badkhen, 2012). Amir is a wealthy Pashtun child that lived in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had servants Hassan and Ali. Hassan and Ali were Hazaras. Hassan and Amir were close, but were not “friends”. There was once a kite fighting tournament that Amir won and Hassan was the kite runner. Hassan went after the last kite and while returning to Amir from capturing the kite, Hassan ran into a known bully, Assef. Amir was looking for Hassan. When Amir found Hassan, he sees Assef with him. Assef asks for the kite but Hassan denies giving Assef the kite. Assef then rapes Hassan while
In the story “In Camera, Saadawi illustrated how women were treated by the legal system in Arabic country when they did something against the system. The protagonist, Leila Al-Fargani, who was a young woman on trial for calling the “mighty one”, which is a respective title for the President of their country, a stupid man. Moreover, during the time she was waiting for the court date, she was brutally beaten and raped by ten men who seem to be the guards. At the time she was in the court, she was still suffering from the pain both in physical and mental way, but she did not collapse. When the time the judge and those with him declared that ten men raped Leila and also her father’s honor got trampled. (This is the way we torture you women- by depriving you of the most valuable thing you possess”). For the response she said: “You fool! The most valuable thing I possess is not between my legs. You are all stupid. And the most stupid among you is the one who leads you.” In one hand, this quote completely showed that the man thought this sexual violence was totally right when the woman had committed a crime. In anther hand, it also showed that in the very deep of Leila, the...
status: “well off.” One of their objectives was to marry Soraya to a financially stable family so
...ut to leaver her children who desperately pleaded for her. The saddened case was not an isolated but a common reality for many of the freed people who wished to reunite their dislocated families.
Manya got a job as a governess and sent her earnings to support Bronya in Paris.
household. She played the roles of a financial manager using funds to pay for home expenses,
...tiple times that they succeeded in getting Rasheed to stop. They were willing to fight back despite the consequences and the fact that they knew Rasheed could bring out so much more anger. Even after attempting to run away and being beaten so badly, they both still showed their bravery. They were on the edge of death, but they still fought every day to stay alive. Mariam shows amazing inner strength when a loved one is involved. Sadness and evil are two things that are very evident in their lives, enough to cause anyone to lose hope in humanity. But, Mariam and Laila are both able to stand up to violence in order to find their courage, inner strength, and even happiness in the end. Life in Afghanistan has always been hard for women, but just like Mariam, women are able to take on these obstacles and overcome them, helping to make the world a safer place for others.
From start to finish, one could see how much Mariam values Laila, Aziza, and their friendship. The first example is when Mariam vows to help Laila while they are in the hospital for Laila’s unborn child: “I’ll get you seen, Laila jo. I promise” (287). This simple promise is a deep portrayal of Mariam’s desire to help Laila find a doctor and deliver her baby. Additionally, one can see Mariam’s love for Laila when she protects her from Rasheed’s grip of death, “‘Rasheed.’ He looked up. Mariam swung. She hit him across the temple. The blow knocked him off Laila” (348). Rasheed was going to kill Laila, but Mariam steps in and knocks him off of her with a shovel to save her life. Mariam forms a tight-knit bond with Laila, and when Hosseini includes their relationship, one can see how Mariam values Laila enough to kill another man. The author also describes their relationship after Mariam and Laila discuss plans for leaving: “When they do, they’ll find you as guilty as me. Tariq too. I won’t have the two of you living on the run like fugitives.” … “Laila crawled to her and again put her head on Mariam’s lap. She remembered all the afternoons they’d spent together, braiding each other’s hair, Mariam listening patiently to her random thoughts and ordinary stories with an air of gratitude, with the expression of a person to whom a unique and coveted privilege had been extended” (358). The love Mariam has for
For years her mother had been trying to find her lost daughters, but had no luck. Even offering a
Who is the lawyer you may ask? What kind of person is the lawyer throughout the story? The lawyer doesn’t mention anything about himself except the fact of his job and age. He doesn’t even give his name nor the name of anyone in the story. Through the words that he speaks, the lawyer is a person who like to have structure. The enactment of dealing with people on a personal base is to much of a confrontation for lawyer. Through the ordeal of his interaction with each of his scriveners we learn that the lawyer plays it safe.
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Even with her raise, she was only making 14 cents more an hour. It is unfortunate
“Will you stop talking about the sandals? Didn’t I just tell you there was no need for sandals? What is the matter with you?” Mrs. Vithanage rarely raised her voice to reprimand any of her servants…”(pg 46) Latha was continually walking and working on her feet all day and her shoes were old and torn, she was in bad need of a new pair of shoes but Mrs. Vithanage wouldn’t allow her, this was a form of hatred. “What do you need money for? It’s safer in the bank.” Mrs. Vithanage despised Latha so much, she didn’t even reward her with her daily pay. Latha worked 10 years with 2 bonuses, and Mrs.Vithanage said she put it all directly in the bank, but why. Why couldn’t Latha use her money sometimes on the things she desired, or even needed such as new shoes.
...estimated fifteen billion dollars. So for him to be given eighty million, I think is a reasonable amount, considering that the total profit was so much.