KIDS-91 RESPONSES ================= Survey of files in the KIDS-91 archives on VM1.NoDak.EDU containing responses from children: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File name Responses for what period (as available on SciNet) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESP1190 up to and including November 15, 1990. RESP1290 up to and including December 1, 1990. RES0191A for the period December 2, 1990 through January 22, 1991. RES0191B (file 2 of 3) RES0191C (file 3 of 3) RES0291A for the period January 22 through February 10, 1991. RES0291B (file 2 of 3) RES0291C (file 2 of 3) RES0291D for the period February 11 through February 23, 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The responses are stored in five different conferences (called Items): * Item 11: Who am I? * Item 12: What do I want to be when I grow up? * Item 13: How do I want the world to be better when I grow up? * Item 14: What can I do now to make this happen? * Item 34: KIDS-91 responses - not split by question. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 11 31-MAY-90 18:32 Nancy Stefanik Question #1: Who Am I? This item is for responses to the first of four questions in the KIDS-91 project: WHO AM I? Say a little about yourself. What is your name? How old are you? What are some of your interests, your hobbies, your concerns? What else do you want others to know about yourself? ======================================================================== 11:32) Mark L. Hunnibell 15-FEB-91 16:49 MY name is Sarah Omer. My age is eleven. My hobbies are playing the piano, and playing my violin. Some of my concerns are the War. (Sarah Omer, Age 11, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) 1 New responses, 33 Total responses 11:33) Mark L. Hunnibell 19-FEB-91 9:21 MY name is Sarah Omer. My age is eleven. My hobbies are playing the piano, and playing my violin. Some of my concerns are the War. (Sarah Omer, Age 11, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) 12 New responses, 45 Total responses 11:34) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:48 My name is Jared Ehler, and I am ten years old. I live in Grand Forks, B.C., Canada. I belong to a family of five. My hobbies are reading, playing Nintendo, skiing, using computers, and collecting hockey cards. I am very unhappy about war. Especially now, the gulf war. Item 11 Jared Ehler - - - - - 11:35) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:53 I am Ryan Moslin. I am 11 years old. I am very concerned about the environment. I have 1 sister, 1 brother, and 2 parents. Ryan Moslin - - - - - 11:36) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:53 Hi my name is Mike Prill. I live in Grand Forks B.C. Canada. Like to play sports especially hockey and baseball. I also like play nintendo. I also have two brothers, dog, big house and paper route. On my paper route with 24 papers it takes me 1 hour to do my papers to do my papers. (MIKE PRILL) - - - - - 11:37) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:54 Hello my name is Josh Plotnikoff. I am eleven years old and enjoy playing hockey and going downhill skiing. I have a brother named Nathan and a sister named Cassie . I also have a mom and a dad named Walter and Beth . My birthday is on August nineth. (JOSH PLOTNIKOFF) - - - - - 11:38) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:55 My name is Scott Therrien . I'm French . I like playing Floor Hockey and Scoop Ball . I live in Grand Forks ,B.C. I'm the youngest one in my family. (SCOTT THERRIEN) - - - - - 11:39) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:56 Hi my name is Jamie Kusch. I am 11 years old. I like to swim, ski and do gymnastics.I like gymnastics because I like to play on bars and going on the balance beam,and also doing somersaults on the floor mats. I hate hockey. It's dumb, and besides hockey is for boys (as they say). I have a sister. She is a brat, like all sisters are. (Jamie Kusch) - - - - - 11:40) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:56 Item 11 E.L Hi I'm Elyssa Lalande , I am 11 years old. I have 2 brothers (and they're both brats) .Nathan is my 8 year old brother and Josh is my 1 year old brother. (Elyssa Lalande) - - - - - 11:41) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:57 My name is Monika Schwarz. I am ten years old. I like to read, go on bike rides, and ski. My favorite sports are skiing and soccer. My favorite books are mysteries. My hobby is stamps. (Monika Schwarz) - - - - - 11:42) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 16:58 I am Keith Nyhof, from Grand Forks, B.C, Canada. I am 12 years old and I was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (KEITH NYHOF) - - - - - 11:43) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:04 Hello, my name is David Black. I am a grade 5 student at John A. Hutton School. I live in Grand Forks B.C. Canada. (DAVID BLACK) - - - - - 11:44) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:38 MODEM LETTER Hi my name is Tiffany Roulston. I'm 11 years old. My birthday is February the 16. I was born in 1979. I have one brother and his name is Jamie Roulston. And I have a step dad and my mom. (Tiffany Roulston ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 12 31-MAY-90 18:34 Nancy Stefanik Question #2: What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up? This item is for responses to the second of four questions in the KIDS-91 project: WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? Share your vision of what you want to be when you grow up in terms of work, education, and in general. ======================================================================== 12:31) Mark L. Hunnibell 15-FEB-91 16:50 I want to be an Engineer. Because it is interesting job that i'm sure I could meet the qualifications for. (Sarah Omer, 11) 5 New responses, 36 Total responses 12:32) Chris Moslin 18-FEB-91 14:49 When I grow up I want to become a musician, mostly a pianist. though because I'm very interested in it. And I already have. a lot of talent in it, especially piano. I have been taking. piano lessons for almost 4 years now! But I'd also like to. learn how to play other instruments like guitar, trumpet. JOhn ny POPOFF RAND ORLKS - - - - - 12:33) Chris Moslin 18-FEB-91 14:52 WOULD LIKE TO BE AN m.d.(Medical doctor). People will need more of them if. they continue to treat the world this way. Besides, I get paid lots of. money!!!!!! Jared Ehler, Grand Forks, B.C. - - - - - 12:34) Chris Moslin 18-FEB-91 14:54 When I grow up I want to be a theatrical make - up artist, or a special. effects technition. I have a video camera , and i have a lot of make - up. David Black, Grand Forks, B.C. - - - - - 12:35) Chris Moslin 18-FEB-91 14:59 When I grow up i would like to be an accountant because i am very. good with numbers,but ineed to learn more about math. SCOTT THERRIEN ,GRAND FORKS , B.C. - - - - - 12:36) Chris Moslin 18-FEB-91 15:01 WANT TO BE A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER ,BUT NOW I'M NOT SURE... IRA MALINICH, GRAND FORKS, B.C. 1 New responses, 37 Total responses 12:37) Chris Moslin 20-FEB-91 18:24 when i grow up i want to be the owner of a very large business called "mcik rob enterprizes" 9 New responses, 46 Total responses 12:38) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:01 When I grow up what to play in the N.H.L. and to get there I will go to hockey school in the summer and if I make it to the N.H.L. I want to play with the Edmonton Oilers, and win the Stanley Cup. (MIKE PRILL) - - - - - 12:39) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:02 I want to be an artist when I grow up. I started to like art when I was five years old. I started to go to art lessons in grade 3 and I'm still going to art lessons. i like to paint, draw, and shade. I also like abstract art. (Lissa Hughes) - - - - - 12:40) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:05 I hope to computer program when I get older, because I am amazed at what I can make a computer do, and because I want to learn how one actually works. I also want to make movies when I grow up, because I enjoy making videos with our home video camera. I have some experience in theatrical make - up. Maybe I can combine my two interests. (DAVID BLACK) - - - - - 12:41) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:05 I would like to be an Electrical Science technician. I need to learn more about Science and a lot on electricity. I would also like to be an accountant because I am very good with numbers , but I would need to learn more about Math . (SCOTT THERRIEN) - - - - - 12:42) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:06 I would like to be a model when I grow up because I like to wear clothes and show them off. Also, models make a lot of money! (Tiffany Roulston) - - - - - 12:43) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:07 When I grow up I want to become a musician, mostly a pianist though, because I'm very interested in it. And I already have a lot of talent in it, especially piano. I have been taking piano lessons for almost 4 years now! But I'd also like to learn how to play other instruments like guitar, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, etc. To fulfill this dream of mine, I will start to take lessons for a different instrument. But first, since piano is what I want to become professional at, I will continue taking piano lessons for as long as it takes to play exceptionally well! Also, I plan to take Band as one of my subjects in high school every year, thus becoming very familiar with playing in a large group! (Johnny Popoff) - - - - - 12:44) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:07 r - - - - - 12:45) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:08 When I grow up, I'd like to be a school consoler. There is way too much violence in the world and if I can help a small part, it could spread to the world. I also like helping people. (Robin Gillmor) - - - - - 12:46) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:39 I would like to be a model when I grow up because I like to wear clothes and show them off. Also, models make a lot of money! (Tiffany Roulston) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 13 31-MAY-90 18:36 Nancy Stefanik Question #3: How Do You Want The World To Be Better When You Grow Up? This item is for responses to the third of four questions in the KIDS-91 project: HOW DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO BE BETTER WHEN YOU GROW UP? How would you like to improve the way we treat each other and the environment we share? ======================================================================== 13:27) Mark L. Hunnibell 15-FEB-91 16:51 I would like the world to be very clean, and better than it is now. (Sarah Omer, 11) 4 New responses, 31 Total responses 13:28) Mark L. Hunnibell 19-FEB-91 9:22 I would like the world to be very clean, and better than it is now. (Sarah Omer, 11) - - - - - - - - - - 13:30) Chris Moslin 19-FEB-91 18:56 My concerns about the environment are very sincere since I would not like to live to see the earth " blow-up" . But to get back to the point I think that the companies dumping pollution should be stopped in their tracks . They should have to clean up all the damage they have done to our rivers , oceans , and lakes . I am also deeply concerned about deforestation and the depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect . (JOSH PLOTNIKOFF) - - - - - 13:31) Chris Moslin 19-FEB-91 19:00 When I grow up, I hope the world is peaceful with no wars and less pollution and to stop Sadam Ussain from trying to rule the world and all the oil in the world. (MIKE PRILL) 6 New responses, 37 Total responses 13:32) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:18 When I grow up, I hope the world is peaceful with no wars and less pollution and to stop Sadam Ussain from trying to rule the world and all the oil in the world. (MIKE PRILL) - - - - - 13:33) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:20 I'd like the world to be better when I grow up by being less crowded, and enough food and clothing for everyone. For now, in some places people are fighting to survive in their crowded environment. The animals territory is being taken over by humans and our needs. Alot of people don't care about the poor animals, even if this is where we draw the line between going forever and staying forever. (Robin Gillmor) - - - - - 13:34) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:20 I am concerned about all the wars around the world. There are just too many! I want the world to become a peaceful and beautiful place when I grow up, where there are no fire arms, and everyone's friendly. I am sure that the average life expectancy would be higher if the world was like this! (Johnny Popoff) - - - - - 13:35) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:21 I want the world to be a better place when I grow up because there are many differnt things that could still be living that are dieing. Like rare animals being captured and used for observing and other animals being used for testing make up. (Lissa Hughes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 14 31-MAY-90 18:39 Nancy Stefanik Question #4: What Can I Do Now To Make This Happen? This item is for responses to the fourth of four questions in the KIDS-91 project: WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? What steps can you take now to realize your personal goals and your vision of the world? ======================================================================== 14:27) Mark L. Hunnibell 15-FEB-91 16:52 I can pick up trash, recycle, and not use harmful objects that will effect the earth. (Sarah Omer, 11) 1 New responses, 28 Total responses 14:28) Mark L. Hunnibell 19-FEB-91 9:22 I can pick up trash, recycle, and not use harmful objects that will effect the earth. (Sarah Omer, 11) 9 New responses, 37 Total responses 14:29) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:25 I would like it if everybody would ride a bike instead of driving a car so there will be no pollution. (JAMIE KUSCH) - - - - - 14:30) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:26 I would like to help the world by recycling and reusing like plastic bags and bottles. I can also recycle newspapers, pop cans, and paperbags. That's what I think we should do! (Lissa Hughes) - - - - - 14:31) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:28 What I can do now, to make the world peaceful, is first, to be friendly myself, and encourage others to be the same way themselves! Also, I might want to form a large group, and have us write a brief letter to an important person, like the prime minister. In the letter we would state how we feel, what we want to happen, what we think the prime minister should do about it, and anything else we think is important. I hope these "strategies" can help make the world realize all the bad things that are happening. It would be wonderful, and I would be very thankful, if the world would change, before it's too late!!! (Johnny Popoff) - - - - - 14:33) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:31 I can make this happen in my house by not fighting with my nephew. (Monika Schwarz) - - - - - 14:35) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:35 When my mother and I go to the grocery store, we always bring our reusable bags. If we used the plastic bags at the store , we would only be able to use them once or twice. The reusable bag is just one small thing to reduce garbage. My family does not buy aerosol spray cans because they will decay the ozone layer in about ten years. People are trying not to buy harmful products, thus earth be saved!. (DAVID BLACK) - - - - - 14:36) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:35 I can like and enjoy the environment now and in the future only if people help keep the land clean. They can do this by using the three R's. REDUCING, REUSING, and especially, RECYCLING!! (SCOTT THERRIEN) - - - - - 14:37) Chris Moslin 21-FEB-91 17:36 To try to stop it, I would send a song to the White House and say that I don't want any more wars! (Tiffany Roulston) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 34 26-NOV-90 3:51 Nancy Stefanik KIDS-91 Responses - Not split out by question This item is for responses to the four KIDS-91 questions which have not been split out for easy uploading to the four items here (#11-14). Our hope is to get all responses into a single searchable database but for now we're doing the best we can. ======================================================================== 34:40) Jonn Ord 19-FEB-91 4:51 Date: Sun, 10 FEB 91 23:52 N From: GUIDORENI@ASTBO1.BO.CNR.IT Subject: from guidoreni Hello, my name is Lucio Ortolani, I'm 13 years old. I'm an Italian boy. I live in Bologna, a city in north of Italy. I like a football, Basketball and swim, I collecting model cars and other object. I like photograph and I observe with telescope. I'm in a secondary school. I want a world free, no pollution and peace. write soon Lucio ================================================== Responses from Norway: 1: My name is Anders. I am 11 years. I like to play football. 2: I want to be a footballpro or a architect. 3: I want freedom in the world everytime and no famine. No stealing and no war. 4: Be friendly. I will be in an environmental orrganisation ---------------------------------------------------- 1 my name is Bjarte fauske. I live Norway. My hobby is:I go in the school band,and like sports and collecting stamps 2 I want to be a pilot. 3 i hope people can live in peace and freedom. and people not making wars 4 We can help people in other contries. ------------------------------------------------------ I am a boy and ilive in norway. My name is Eivind Halsoy Iam 11 years old. My class is 5b and the name of the school is Lindaas primary school. I am going at Lindaas scoolorchester andI like to draw. I wish to be architekt. I whish at we could stop the pollution. and thet thos whos who are fighting will be friends I can't do so much. --------------------------------------------------- 1 My name is Ingrid Birce Muftuoglu and iam 11 years old.I am in the 5th grade My hobbies is music,sports and anymels. I have a cat named Nicoline. ------------------------------------------------------ 1: I'm a boy my name is Lars. I'm eleven years old. I like to bild models.And i'm consernd about violense. 2:I wish to be a pilot,and I want to go to high school 3:Talk to oter people about pollution.Stop to tease oters 4:I can give money to unicef. ------------------------------------------------------ Hello ! My name is Therese Kjeilen. I am 12 years old. my home country is Norway and my school is Lindaas primary school . I play trombone in a school band and that is fun. When i grow up ,i would like to be a teacher. For the future i want peace and not so much pollution. -------------------------------------------------- 1: My name is Thomas . I'm eleven and i live in Norway. I like football. I want to be a professional footballer outside Norway. 3: I wish it could be peace on earth. 4: I should not kick or knock any body. _ Feb. 11, 1991 ====================================================== Responses from Leningrad: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherstneva Ulia,9 I'm Sherstneva Ulya. I'm fifteen years old. I'm the only child. My family is not a large one. There are four of us: father, mather,grandfather and I. I like animals. I have a cat. I'm fond of modern music,English. When I'll finish my school I'm going to be a translator or English teacher ,or may be I'll work at the computing center to translate Russian publicatins into English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dmitriev Denis 9 I'm a 9-th form pupil of one of Leningrad's school.I'm fifteen. My name is Denis. When I grow up I shall be a farmer. Agriculture in our country leaves much to be desired. Thet's why I heve such a dream. As well as many children of our planet I don't want wars and human sufferings. I want our planet to be green, sunny, with clear blue sky and happy children! Unfortunately, I have no any opportunity to do something for this now because my knowledge is too little. But there is one thing the children can do. It is to keep friendly relations with the children of different countries to know and understand each other better. And in future I'm sure we can defeat the evil forces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demihova Inna 9 My name's Inna. I'm 14 years old. I'm a pupil of the 9-th form. I like swiming, read intrest books, and draw. I like in large beatiful town Leningrad. I'm not indifferently to that what happen on the world. I want that not been the wars and all the countries been friends each with other, but I not can to make sometheing for world now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasilyv Roman 8 When I grow up ,I be fighting against wars, for peace. I like reading history, adventure and detective novels. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- My name is Pzgun Oksana. I'm thirteen. I live in Leningrad. I am a pupil of 8-th form at school number 254. When I'll graduate the school I want be a teacher and work at our school because I love children. I try to learn well, because I want to know as much as possible. I help my parents. I love our motherland and our town very much. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Studitova Natasha 8-B I want to be a biologier, because I like animals and flowers, and I want to see people all over the world very happy. I want there are no boundaries all over the world. I want thet all the peopl love animals and flowers and I want thet all the people love God. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valentik Ann,8 1.) My name is Ann. I'm a pupil of the 8-th grade.I'm 14.I live in Leningrad.I'm very fond of music.I play piano. 2.) I don't exactly know whom I want to bein future but I like the profession of musician,chemist and archaeologist. 3.) As all my friends I want our world to be better. If I were a grown up person I would eliminate all plants and factories which have polluted our earth, air and water. It would be better to abolish all boundaries between countries. I want all countries to be one unit that nothing would separate people all over the world. 4.) In order to achive these things I'd like to gather all children together. It seems to me that we can find topics of general interest, we may speak about our future, about all questions which trouble us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evgrafov Anton 9 1.) My name is Anton Evgrafov. I'm fourteen years old. I was born in Leningrad on Sept. 13,1977. It's one of the largest cities of the world. I live here with my parents. I'm a pupil of the 9-th form of a secondary school. My favourite subjects ae physics and mathematics. I want to be an engineer. When I have free time I create models of the ships or planers. 2.) When I leave school and institute I'm going to build modern ships. It will be passengers ships. I'll take part in struggle for peace. 3.) One of my dreams is a peace on our planet.There are many tombs of those who didn't come back from the war in our country and I don't want to see new ones. My grandmother took part in Great Patriotic War. She told me a lot about these days. She and all the Soviet people never forget them. 4.) Now I want to find friends in other countries because it will be very interesting to know about of thoughts of teenages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Platonova Ann,9 1.) Who am I? I'm an ordinary girl of fifteen years. I study at ordinary school in the city which is not ordinary because it is one of the most beautiful cities in our country - it's Leningrad. My name is Anna and as I've said I'm an ordinary girl. I like to laugh together with my friends, to listen to the music on parties and to meet new interesting people. It's my hobby. 2.) When I'll be grown up I'll be economist and I'm also going to study social science because it is very interesting of course if you study it seriously. Also I'm going to study foreign languages. 3.) It's difficult time in lifes of all the people now but I think in the future the people will realize that we all live on a wonderful green planet and that we are the children of this planet and we must think about it. I think if the man will say to himself :"I must to trouble about my family, my house,my street, my town, my country and after all about my planet" and really will be trouble, the world will be better. And now we must try to make the world better and more happy. 4.) What can the children do for it now? Only fight for ecology and help poor people. If you see that somebody is worse than you, you simply have to help this person. Then the more weak man will understand that there are a lot of good people in the world and will try to make good for another people. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Koptenko Lena 9 1.) My name is Lena. I'm a Russian girl. I live in Leningrad. Now I am a pupil in the ninth form. At school I try to do my best because I want to get higher education. I'm interesting in in music and sports. I play piano at little. I go in for gymnastics all the year round at sports club. 2.) I'm going to study biology and to become an ecologist because I like nature very much and I want to do it better. We must think not only about our days but about the future of our planet. 3.) And at first I think we have to keep peace throughout the world and of course the Nature. Now ecology is one of the most important problems in all over the world. I hope there will be no frontiers between the countries. I should like people to be free and equal. They'll have personal contacts and they'll be able to go to see each other when they want. Then everybody will think about everybody and everything. 4.) I must study as well as I can at school in order my wish come true. I must read much and get much information and have personal contacts with people in other countries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dyudlev Dima,7 1.) My name is Dima. I live in Leningrad and study in school. I'm 12 years old. I like sport. My hobby is numismatics. I have a dog. It's name is Charly. 2.) I want to be a master of a big ship because I want to see new countries, new cities and to know how the people of the world live. 3.) When I grow up, I want to struggle for peace. I hope that friendship between people may do the world better. 4.) I want to write letters to children of other countries and to have many friends in the world. There will be if all children of the world will be friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vorobejva Natasha, 9 1.) My name is Natali. I'm 14 years old. I like musik and dolphin. I like listen to the klassik and modern pop-muzik. Also I'm for the movement "Greenpeace". I don't like war and I don't like when people kill each other. 2.) I think that my future profession can be connected with nature, with progress and consolidation of peace in the world. We are for peaceful coexistence among people. I wish, that majority professions in the future will be connected with nature. 3.) Bicycle - it's the same of rational kind of transport (??? K.D.),and of course it's a very clean transport. But I think that driving on the skateboar is useful for health. Peace in future it's peace without war and violence without peoples tears and grief. I can imagine the life on the beautiful light blue-green peaceful planet. 4.) I think that I can't do very much myself now. In future I try to influence on peace to correct mistakes which people make not knowing a nature. If we know nature we can live in peace with nature. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Peresypkina,7 1.) My name is Masha. I am 12 years old. I'm the pupil of one of the schools in Leningrad. I like theater very much: opera and ballet. I also study in the school of art. I like to draw birds, animals, and landscapes. I going for sports: swimming in sammer and sking and skating in winter. 2.) I want to be an engineer in future but I also want to save my interest to sports and art. 3.) I am against war I am for Peace and Friendship because war brings misfortune to all the people. 4.) Now I want to make friends with children from different countries. I want to find friends who have the same interests. I'm sure we continue our friendship when we become elder. If the children all over the world are friends they can do everything. Feb. 12, 1991 =================================================== From Lithuania: Dear Odd, My friend Rimas Babmalas (director of VCH) and I now have some responces of Vilnius's children. I hope that it is start of our ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN KIDS-91. ---------------------------------------------------------- I am lithuanian.My name is Salvinija Bentkute.I am girl, 14 years old. I think I shall be a medical doctor wen I grow up. I want to see the world without wars.I want to see my country Lithuania free and all people healthy and happy. I can learn medicina and help people who living around me. ---------------------------------------------------------- My name is Dargiris Rimas. I'm fifteen. I'm interested in sports, books about life and etc. Besides it I'm greatly interested in mathematics. So, when I grow up, I think to choose the studies of mathematic and later the work of mathematican. It's too much evil,cold among the people. May be it's too naive to think that the world can exist without evil, but now its amount too big. There are some ways to diminish it. One of the best and affable way is a friendship! ---------------------------------------------------------- I am lithuanian. My name is Kristina Petnelyte. I am 15 years old. I want,that all people and peoples were free. I do not want to the war. I want to have the friends in my country and other countrys. I think, I shall be a medical doctor when I grow up. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. My name is Jonas Skvernelis. I live in Lithuania. I am 12 years old. 2. I shall be a policeman. 3. I want then in the worl will be peace. 4. I can't to do many things because I am little. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. My name is Ignas Mykolaitis.I am 12 years old. 2. I want to be a specialist of computers. 3. I want, that all peoples of the world would become friends. 4. I want to have many friends in other countres. ---------------------------------------------------------- I am Marius Strumilas.I am 11 years old . I want to be businesman. I want that there whare no wars and that everybody were free and happy. I think that I must work for the sake of people and try to understand them. ---------------------------------------------------------- I am Julija Kachute .I am 10 years old. I learn of Vilnius secondary school No-22.When I grow up I want to be a teacher. When I grow up I want the world to be beautiful, with many forests, flowers, with clean air and water. When I will be a teacher, I will teach my pupils to be good, to love nature , to grow trees and flowers, and not pollute every thing around us. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1.MY NAME IS MINDAUGAS JANAVICHIUS. I AM LITHUANIAN. I AM 13 YEARS OLD. I LIVE IN LITHUANIA , AT VILNIUS. I LEARN AT 56 SECONDARY SCHOOL. IT IS IN VILNIUS. 2.I SHALL WORK ENGINEER ,BECAUSE IT IS INTERESTING PROFESION. 3.I DON'T WANT THAT PEOPLE IS AT WAR. 4.I MUST GOOD LEARN. THIS IS MY DUTY,WHEN I GROW UP I MAKE VERY GOOD WORK TO LITHUANIA. ---------------------------------------------------------- Dear unknown Friend! I'm a scoolboy and I'm 15 years old. My name is Vaidotas Lukosius and I learn in the 11 grade of school. When I grow up, I want to be a computer specialist. I want to see all world much free, better, peaceful. All people must forget word "war". And I want to do all, that they it forget. I want to tell all people, that computer is the best machine in all world and with help it, they can do all, what they want. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. MY NAME IS ARNAS OPALNIKOVAS. I AM LITHUANIAN. I AM 12 YEARS OLD.I LIVE IN LITHUANIA.I LEARN IN SECONDARY SCHOOL #62. MY SCHOOL IS IN VILNIUS. 2.I SHALL WORK WITH DOGS,BECASE I LOVE THEM. 3.I DON'T WANT THAT PEOPLE IS AT WAR.THERE IS COMUNIST DIK- TATION IN LITHUANIA.ALL LITHUANIAN DON'T LIKE IT AND I DON'T LIKE IT.PEOPLE IN LATVIA AND IN ESTONIA THINK SO. 4.I CAN'T MAKE THAT LITHUANIA WILL BE FREE NOW.I MUST GOOD LEARN.THIS IS MY DUTY.WHEN I GROW UP I MAKE VERY GOOD WORK TO LITHUANIA. ---------------------------------------------------------- Algis UUCP: a.pakstas%ma-mii.lt.su@fuug.fi postmaster%ma-mii.lt.su@fuug.fi Phone: +7(0122)359704,359703 Fax: +7(0122)624872, 359909 TLX: 261131 IMC SU _ Feb 12, 1991 =================================================== - - - - - 34:41) Jonn Ord 19-FEB-91 4:52 More responses sent to the KIDS-91 discussion list on Bitnet: ============================================================= This came in from Japan via TWICS in Tokyo: 74 (of 76) BUTERA Feb. 10, 1991 at 17:15 JST (4019 characters) ODD These are messages collected by Mike Steiner, a 7th grade CCD teacher at the Franciscan Chapel Center. The Chapel's address is Franciscan Chapel Center 2-37, Roppongi 4-chome Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106 Japan Here we go! Anthony Butera Name - Dave Conaghan Age - 13 1. WHO AM I ? My name is Dan Conaghan. I live in Tokyo,Japan. I am an American. I like almost all sports except baseball and hockey. I have two brothers and two sisters. 2. WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I want to be a heart surgeon or a dentist. 3. HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BETTER WHEN I GROW UP? When I grow up I want to have less poverty,drugs,pollution,war and ect. I want all of the people that think that they know everything to sit back and stop acting that way. 4. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? I can try to obey my elders because they know what is right or wrong. I can try not to make the same mistakes that all of our elders have made. Name - Stephanie Schultz Age - 12 1. WHO AM I ? My name is Stephanie Schultz. I'm 12 yrs. old. I live in Tokyo, Japan and I go to the American School in Japan. 2. WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? When I grow up I want to be a lawyer or an astronomer. 3. HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BE BETTER WHEN I GROW UP? The things in the world I would like to change when I grow up are to have peace in the world and no more pollution. 4. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? Right now I can help the worl to stay clean, by not littering. But there is not a lot I can do about keeping Peace!! Feb. 13, 1991 ======================================================== 1. My name is Anna, and I am 15 years old. I live in Denmark in a little town near Copenhagen. Everyday I go to a public school. I think it is very good to have public schools, everybody get`s a chance to get an education. In my spare time I`m a girlscout, we learn about the nature and how to help other people in all kinds of trouble. I also like to travel, most in Europe, but once I were in Thailand and I am going there again this summer. 2. I would like to be an anthropologist, because I like to see how other people live and to tell them how my people live. I believe that if all the people in the world understood each other, not by language but by the way they think, there would not be a third worldwar and together we could make a green world. 3. I would like to see my children grow up in a green world. A world full of flowers, forests and clean air. People who are teaching their kids, how to be good against the nature, the sea, the animals and each other. I know that this sounds crazy, but I think it would (Tryk p} RETURN tasten) work if you are on my team. We all have to give our share. 4. I do not think I can do anything as a child, nobody would listen to me. I think that I am doing my share by being a girlscout, I am preparing myself to do a good thing when it is my turn to run the world with all the other kids in the world ( when we are adults). Feb. 14, 1991 ===================================================== Here are some responses to the KIDS-91 questions from Ms. Pelosi's 7th grade class in Paterson NJ. WHO AM I? 1. MY NAME IS REGGIE MANGUAL I'M 13 YEAR OLD.MY BIRTHDAY IS IN MAY 14,1977. I GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOL #8 IN PATERSON N.J. 2. WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A MODEL OR A PROFESSIONAL FASHION DESIGNER. 3. HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BE BETTER WHEN I GROW UP? I WANT THE WORLD TO BE FREE OF DRUG SELLERS AND DRUG USERS. I WANT THE WORLD TO BE CLEAN.I WANT THE WORLD TO HAVE NO VIOLENCE.AND I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO BE KIND. 4. WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? RIGHT NOW FOR THE TIME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 1.WHO AM I? LUIS LOPEZ. 2.WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I WHAT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. 3.HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BE BETTER? I WANT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A HOME. 4.WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO MAKE THIS CHANGE? BY LETTING ME BE PRESIDENT. 1.I AM FERNANDO PIZARRO. I AM 13 YEARS OLD. 2.I WOULD LIKE TO BE A FIREMAN. 3.I WOULD LIKE TO RECYCLE ALSO GET RID OF DRUGS,AND GET RID OF GUNS AND MISLES. 4.I HAVE TWO SISTERS,THERE NAMES ARE YAHIARA AND THE OTHER ONE IS YARELI. ONE DDG. MY FAVORITE SPORTS ARE FOOTBALL,BASEBALL,AND TRACK. FOR A HOBBIE OR FOR FUN I LIKE TO RIDE BIKES AND BUILD MY BIKES,AND I LIKE TO RIDE A SKATE BOARD. I AM A SAFTEY PATROL AT MY SCHOOL NO.8. I LIKE TO DRAW AND PLAY NINTENDO. C-YA. 1.I AM JANELL M. GONZALEZ. I AM 12 YEARS OLD. I'M IN THE SEVENTH. 2.I WANT TO BE A MEDICAL DOCTOR OR A SECRTARY. 3.I WANT EVERYONE TO GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. I ALSO WANT NO WAR. 4.I WILL TRY TO TALK TO EVERYONE ABOUT FIGHTING. 1 MY NAME IS RICHARD MILLER I'M 12 YEARS OLD,I GO TO SCHOOL NUMBER 8 IN PATERSON,NEW JERSEY. 2 I WANT TO BE A PROFESIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER WHEN I GROW UP. 3 I WANT THE WORLD TO BE PEACEFUL WHEN I GROW UP. 4 I'LL FIGHT FOR IT!!!! 1.My name is Martha Maldonado.i live in Paterson N.J. I'm Puerto Rican. I'm 12 years old.I like to dance,and hangout with my friends. 2.When I grow up I want to be a lawyer. 3.I want the world to be clean,no pollution,no wars,and no drugs 4.We should recycle,stop using drugs,and all become friends. WHO AM I. I AM JULISA BELTRAN,AND I AM 13 YEARS OLD. I WAS BORN ON JUNE 9,1977. I HAVE A DOG.I I HAVE ONE SISTER NAME CLARISSA BELTRAN. I HAVE NO BROTHERS. WHEN I GROW UP I WOULD LIKE TO BE A MODEL OR A PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR. I WOULD LIKE THE WORLD TO BE BETTER WHEN I GROW UP BY HAVING NO MORE DRUGS ALSO EVERY ONE SHOULD RECYCLE TO SAVE THE EARTH. MY FAVORITE HOBBIES ARE, ROLLER SKATING,HORSEBACK RIDING,AND GO SHOPPING AT THE MALL. I LIVE IN PATERSON,NEW JERSEY WELL I HAVE TO GO NOW. C-YA. 1.WHO AM I? JESSICA HERNANDEZ 2.WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I WANT TO BE A MODEL 3. HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I WOULD LIKE THE WORLD TO BE NICE AND CLEAN. 4.WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO BE CLEANER AND NICER. 1. WHO AM I? I AM JAMES ARCILA. I AM 12 YEARS OLD. IN THE SEVENTH GRADE. 2.WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR OR A BASEBALL PLAYER. 3.HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO CHANGE? I WANT NO DRUGS. NO AIR POLLUTION. NO WAR. NO HOMELSS PEOPLE. 4.WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? TELL EVERYONE NOT TO DO NO MORE DRUGS. NOT TO POLLUTE OUR WATER. 1.WHO AM I? MY NAME IS ESTEBAN DELGADO.I AM 12 YEARS OLD. 2.WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? I WANT TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. 3.HOW DO I WANT THE WORLD TO BE BETTER WHEN I GROW UP? I WANT THE PEOPLE TO STOP LITTERING. 4.WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? I MYSELF WILL STOP LITTERING WHO AM I? MY NAME IS DAISY SANTIAGO I'M 14 YEARS OLD MY BIRTHDAY IS ON MAY 30,1976 I GO TO SCHOOL #8 AT PATERSON N.J. WHAT I WANT TO BE WH`EN I GROW UP? I WANT TO BE A PROFFESSIONAL MODEL,AND A SINGER. HOW DO I WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER WHEN I GROW UP? THE WAY I THINK IT WILL BE BETTER IS BY NOT HAVING ANY DRUGS GOING ON, AND THE WARS AND VIOLENCE STOP. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? FOR NOW I CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW BIG PEOPLE HANDLE THESE THINGS. 1. HI! MY NAME IS ANDREZA. I'M 13 YEARS OLD. I'M FROM BRAZIL. I LIVE IN PATERSON N.J. MY BIRTHDAY IS ON JUNE 1,1977.I GO TO SCHOOL 8. 2.WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR. 3.I WOULD LIKE TO STOP DRUGS 4.I CAN MAKE THE WORL BETTER BY NOT USING DRUGS ANDREZA DE MELO Feb. 14, 1991 ======================================================= Dear Sir, My name is Vazgen Sedrakian. I am armenian boy and I am 14 years old. I am study in school No 114. I go in for wrestling and to music school. I study in drawing school too. I like to read books and to listen to classical music. When I grow up I want to be an architect. I want to design houses that will be very beattiful and will not be destroyed by any kind of earthquake. I want the world to be without wars and borders. I want children to be happy and our planet will be always green. There will be no Red Book and dieig spisios of animals. I must be kind to my friends and animals. I mustn't spoil and dirty the nature. I wish happy Christmas to all the children of the world. Faithfully yours, Sedrakian Vazgen Ipagrichnezy street flat 8 house 8 Yevevan 357010 Armenia, U.S.S.R. Feb 14, 1991 ========================================================= Date: 16 Feb 91 00:03:22 EST From: Kevin McKeown <76702.1434@CompuServe.COM> 1) My name is Michelle Rosenzweig. I am a 10 year old girl in Santa Monica. 2) I would like to be a teacher when I grow up. I would like to teach at the school that I go to now. 3) When I grow up I would like there to be no abortion. When people have abortions it is killing innocent babies. 4) The only thing I can do is to pray, since I am not an adult. The Bible says in the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt not murder." ============================================================ >From Ft. Wayne, Indiana, US: Date: 15 Feb 91 10:31:36 EST From: MBRANNIN%INSTEPS.BITNET@aun.uninett.no Subject: HELLO I'm Robin Kain. From: Matt Branning (MBrannin@INSTEPS.BITNET) 1. I am Robin Kain. I am 12 years old. 2. I want to cook and do art work. 3. I want no drugs in the world. 4. I want the police to do more undrecover stuff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mandy Trevino . I'm 13 years old. 2. Iwould like to be an artist or chef. 3. I would like no drugs,crime and I would like it to be clean. 4. Recycle. Have more cops undercoverand working hard. Subject: HELLO FROM INDIANA U.S.A Status: RO From: Matt Branning (MBrannin@INSTEPS.BITNET) 1. My name is Danny Riethmiller I'm 12 years old and I'm a swimmer. 2. When I grow up I want to be a proffesional swimmer or swim in the olympics if I don't make it to the olympics I want to become a doctor 3. I want world peace for ever nation in the world 4. I think I could have a meeting with every world leader from every country d talk to them to see what they want to do to have world peace. Date: 15 Feb 91 12:50:43 EST From: MBRANNIN%INSTEPS.BITNET@aun.uninett.no To: ODD dePRESNO Subject: HELLO FROM INDIANA USA Status: RO From: Matt Branning (MBrannin@INSTEPS.BITNET) 1. My name is Allison Arnold.I am a girl.I am 12 years old. When I am not in school I like to swim.I am on a swimteam. 2. When I grow up I want to be an architect. 3. The world would be a better place if their were more shopping malls. 4. I will make this happen by becoming an architect.That way I will make th world a better place. ===================================================== 1. Hello. My name is Dawn Palko. I am 10 years old. I live in a small town in Massachusetts (USA), called Northboro. I live with my Mother and Father, one of my two sisters - Dana (17 years) and our Labrador retriever - Cassidy (1 Yr). My other sister - Danielle (20 years) lives in Colorado. I am in the 4th grade. 2. When I grow up, I would like to be a veterinarian. I enjoy being near pets and farm animals. 3. When I grow up I hope the world is better because there will be less pollution, less garbage and less wasted plastic and paper. I can always hope. 4. To help make the future better, what I can do now is get a good education. I am working very hard to learn as much as I can. You can use my Father's E-Mail address to write to me (dnp@westford.ccur.com) Good Bye, Dawn Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== Hello 1. I am Eric Dunham. I am 11 years old.I am a boy that is in the 6th grade in the United States of America. 2. I am very interested in art and I like playing video games. 3. I want the world to be able to live in peace and harmony. 4.I think if people wanted peace bad enough , they would work together to get it. That's all for now. Eric Dunham Lamar middle School San Marcos, Texas USA LAMARMS1@SWTEXAS.BITNET Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== I am Laura Chavkin. I like art and cats. I have a cat named Socks and have adopted a manatee named Boomer with my friends. I live in San Marcos, Texas. This is a small town near Austin, Texas. I am Jewish and learning Hebrew. I would like to communicate with someone from Israel. 2. I want to be an art teacher in a college when I grow up. 3. When I grow up I want there to be worldwide peace and a better environmen I want less pollution and endangered animals. 4. To make this happen, I will recyle and adopt animals. I will spread information, also. I will write to the president and senators about peace. Laura Chavkin Lamar Middle School San Marcos, Texas USA LAMARMS1@SWTEXAS.BITNET Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== 1. My name is Bethany Wheeler. I am twelve years old. I live in a small town of about 35,000. I have one younger brouther who is 9 years old. I have one dog and two cats. I love playing basketball! 2. When I grow up I want to be a pediatrician. 3. I would like for the world not to be poluted. I would also like for all countries to be friends,to respect each others beliefs. 4. To make the world a better place I'll recycle and despose of trash the proper way. I can help our world become friends by being nice to one person then that person will be nice to the next and so on . Bethany Wheeler Lamar Middle School SanMarcos,Texas USA LAMARMSI@SWTEXAS.BITNET Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== 1. I am Joshua Squires. My family is made up of six people, two brothers and one sister. 2. When I grow up I want to be a marine biologist. 3. I want the world to be better when I grow up. I want it to have no polluti or war. 4. To make this happen, I will have a big peace protest, and I will try to make a clean energy source. Joshua Squires Lamar Middle school San Marcos, Texas USA LAMARMS1@SWTEXAS.BITNET Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== This is the first time using e-mail for Darcy and Jenelle: Hello, the two introductions below were written here at the Penn Yan Public Library on February 18th. My name is Darcy Hitchens. I want to be a beautician. I want the world to be drugfree and clean and peaceful.One way I can do that is pick up litter. Do not fight, and don't pass drugs. I am 12 years old. I live in Penn Yan N.Y. With my aunt and uncle. Named John and Vickie Gleason. And thats all FOLKS! bye My name is Jenelle McIntyre. I live in Penn yan, and Igo to Penn Yan Middle School. I am 12 years old. I want to be a Beautician when I grow up. Iwant the world to have peace, to be DRUG FREE. What I can do to do to make this happen, I can convince people to stop fighting. Well gotta go BYE! Feb 18, 1991 ================================================== 1. Hello. My name is Dawn Palko. I am 10 years old. I live in a small town in Massachusetts (USA), called Northboro. I live with my Mother and Father, one of my two sisters - Dana (17 years) and our Labrador retriever - Cassidy (1 Yr). My other sister - Danielle (20 years) lives in Colorado. I am in the 4th grade. 2. When I grow up, I would like to be a veterinarian. I enjoy being near pets and farm animals. 3. When I grow up I hope the world is better because there will be less pollution, less garbage and less wasted plastic and paper. I can always hope. 4. To help make the future better, what I can do now is get a good education. I am working very hard to learn as much as I can. You can use my Father's E-Mail address to write to me (dnp@westford.ccur.com) Good Bye, Dawn Feb 18, 1991 ==================================================