Current Events

1 02 2013

I did my current event about a secretary who became king of Otuam in Ghana. This is the article:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/world/africa/king-peggy-otuam-ghana/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

Peggielene, Peggy, Bartels had been a secretary in the Ghanaian Embassy in the United States for around 30 years. One late night in 2008, Peggy got a phone call from a relative in Ghana saying that she was now the king of Otuam. She thought it was a joke but it was true. The previous king of Otuam was her uncle and he had recently passed away; since the village elders had known about Peggy from her visits, they anointed her the new ruler. Peggy accepted kingship. She now lives two very different lives in the US and Ghana. In the US, Peggy is still a secretary, taking phones calls and doing everything for herself. She lives in a small apartment. Though, in Ghana, Peggy lives in a palace with people who want to do everything for her. She gets bowed down to and wears a crown. Peggy took the title king because it’s the official title for the ruler of Otuam and because she can achieve more with that title. Over the past few years, King Peggy has helped poor families with school costs, provided the first ambulance with some help, and brought computers to classrooms. She hopes to get state-of-the-art toilets in Otuam soon as well. There was a book written on her story and next year there may be a movie.

I thought that this story was very unique. A secretary becoming a king in Ghana. I thought it was cool that Peggy accepted that position and has done all she can to help out in Otuam, I’m glad that she’s improving that place. I hope that she can continue to do that. I also thought it was interesting that Peggy’s doing both of her jobs, secretary and king. She didn’t decide to stop her secretary job and just be king, she’s both. This story helps prove that everyone has a place in this world and everyone has a story. I think it also proves that something great can happen to anyone.


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One response to “Current Events”

    4 02 2013
      jminkus (16:55:51) :     Reply

    So cool! Thanks for finding this. So neat that she just got called in the middle of the night, and it’s so inspiring to hear what she’s been doing for the people of the village!

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