The Kite Runner - Amir and Hassan

In the book The Kite Runner we meet the two boys Amir and Hassan. Amir is the son of a wealthy man, and the two of them are living together in a big and high- standard house in Kabul with their servant and his son, Hassan. Hassan and Amir become good friends despite their differences. Amir goes to school and works hard. His father has big expectations for him and want’s him to get a good education. Meanwhile Hassan is “just” a servant, and his further life is pretty much settled. 
Disregarded all differences, the two boys have grown up together, and they have shared and experienced a lot during their childhood. Amir’s father has taken care of Hassan as if he was his own son, and this has affected Amir in many ways. It has created a lot of jealousy, and Amir feels that he doesn’t live up to his father’s expectations. Even though he sees Hassan as an equal, there are still some significant differences between them. First of all, Amir is a Pashtun and Hassan is a Hazara. This makes a natural gap between them, also in others understanding. 
When Hassan and Amir are together they often have to stand up to bullies that are harassing them. It’s always Hassan that takes the lead, he dears to confront and resist the bullies. But one day he is not able to stand up for himself. Hassan gets raped in an alley while Amir is watching. Amir has to make a decision whether he shall help Hassan or not, but he doesn’t have the guts to confront the bullies. It was the one decision that changed everything. Amir is left with guilt, guilt that is going to follow him for a long time in his adult life as well. Hassan isn't unscarred himself. The gap between the two friends becomes clearer in the book. Slowly they grow further and further apart, and all that’s left is jealousy, regret and a whole lot of memories. 

The new queen Catherine

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton or Kate Middleton as she is known as was born 9 January 1982. She grew up in Becklebury, Berkshire with her parents and her two siblings. Middleton attended Marlborough College in South- West England, followed by the University of St Andrews in the St Andrews in Fife. This was where she met Prince William, her future fiancé. They first developed a relationship, but after a short period of time they ended it while still continuing being friends. Kate had several times before the breakup complained that the media where harassing her, but if this was the cause of the split is uncertain.

Then three years later they get back together, and in November 2010 Prince William and Kate announces their engagement after a holiday in Kenya. The ring Kate got was the same famous engagement ring that Princess Diana, William’s mother, wore. Kate often gets compared to Princess Diana because of her friendliness to the people, down to earth way of behaving and also interest in fashion. She has a young and modern mind that brings a lot of positive aspects to the Buckingham palace. Their wedding will be in April this very year, and people all over the world are excited on behalf of the happy couple.

Crash

I really enjoyed this movie. It showed a lot of aspects to the multicultural society in the United States. I think it is a very interesting topic, which is the main reason why I found this movie so good. The way the different cultural groups draw a strict line between the people, a line filled with violence and hate is really bad. They live in the same society; therefore they should try to cooperate so that they can live peacefully side by side instead of being each other’s enemies. I thought it was really hard to see all the hate and prejudices between the different societies and all the cruelty this led to.