CRAZY FATHER

WHAT: Douglas W. Pennington, kills himself and his two sons during a visit to the campus of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown
WHEN: Sept. 2, 2006
WHERE: Shepherd University in Shepherdstown
WHO: Douglas W. Pennington
WHY: Because he was crazy, there was no reason.

STUDENT MURDERER

WHAT: A gunman killed 32 people.
WHEN: April 16, 2007
WHERE: In a dorm and a classroom in the Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
WHO: A gunman (no name)
WHY: Because he was angry and crazy

GERMAN STUDENT KILL

WHO: Tim K.
WHERE: A School in Winnenden Germany
WHEN: march 11 2009
WHY: Because he si crazy, the police found no motive
WHAT: A 17 year old guy killed 15 people, 3 teachers included and 8 girls. in a school in Germany.

MONEY LOSTS

La Bolsa pierde 24% en 2 meses

WHAT: The "Bag" had its worst lost in 12 years
WHEN: March 2 2009
WHERE: Wall Street and Mexico
WHO: The insurance company AIG told it
HOW: The economic crisis
WHY: Because the crisis is worst than ever in 12 years

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/580792.html

NEWS ANALYSIS

1. Who is Robert Mugabe? How long has he been in power? How popular is he?
Zimbabwe’s president. He has been on power for 28 years. He is not very popular, because he hasn’t been good to his country.

2. Who is Morgan Tsvangirai? Whicgh is/ has been his political role?
He is the prime Minister of Zimbabwe and now he shares power with Mugabe.

3. What happened during last year's elections? Which was the outcome?
The international judges were expelled days before the elections with other international parodists, Mugabe won.

4. Whis is the economic situation in Zimbabwe? How do the people feel about this?
The economy is far worst than in Mexico, The inflation has already pass the 140.000.000%, and that’s something. People are not happy about it.

5. What do you think about the celebrations and the lavish party?
It is completely wrong, it seems like Mugabe is washing his hands for all the death, because instead of using money for hospitals that need it he uses it for his party.

Based only on the article below, define a conflict.

a) Give the conflict a name and explain why you think it is a conflict.
The Hospitals have no money for the Cholera treatment

b) Who is involved and why?
The whole nation, because it is attacking them, and also Mugabe for not doing anything.

c) Explain in detail why the conflict has happened.
Because instead of giving money to hospitals the government is using it to celebrate and “Honor” the president.

d) Give a timeline of events (at least 5) related to the conflict.
Cholera starts
Cholera starts killing people
Cholera spreads to everyone
Cholera has killed over 3000 people.
Cholera has infected over 80000 people

e) How do you think this conflict can be solved and why?
By giving money for medicines and asking for help in other countries.

CONFLICT

1. Country name
Zimbabwe
2. Conflict
The president wants to share the power
3. Copy the headlines and the link to a news item reporting on that conflict.
“SUSPENDEN NEGOCIACIONES SOBRE REPARTO DE PODER”, http://www.newstin.com.mx/rel/mx/es-010-001820424
4. Summarize the news item in your own words in 5 - 8 sentences. (identify the main ideas)
After three days of negotiations the president Robert Mugabe hasn’t get to an agreement with the opposition. The opposition thinks that there’s not much to do, though they are trying to make things as peaceful and clear as possible.
5. Describe the conflict.
They want the opposition to end, so they are trying to get to a peaceful solution by sharing the power.
6. Based on your research - geography and timeline, explain why the conflict happened. Which ones are the roots of the conflict?
Because through years there’s been an opposition just like the “Peje” here, because of the power and the way the government works. It started when the people thought that the government was unfair.
7. Answer:
a) Who is involved in the conflict?
The Government and the opposition.
b) Where is it happening?
The negotiations are been held on an Hotel.
c) When did it happen and how long has it been going on?
It’s been three days since the negotiations started.

PRESIDENTS OF THE WORLD

1. Silvio Berlusconi President of Ministers Italia
2. Michelle Bachelet President de Chile
3. Hillary Clinton Senator Junior of the U.S
4. Hu Jintao President of the popular Republic China.
5. Álvaro Uribe President of the Republic de Colombia
6. Ehud Olmert Primer Minister de Israel
7. Gordon Brown Primer Minister of England
8. Ban Ki Moon General Secretary of the ONU Korean
9. Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic
10. George Bush Ex-President of Estates Unites of America
11. Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia
12. Fidel Castro Prime Secretary of Communist of Cuba
13. Mahmoud Abbas President (rais) of the National Authority of Palestine
14. Taro Asso Prime Minister of Japan
15. José Luis Zapatero President of Spain
16. Kim Jong Il President of the Commission of National Defense North Korean
17. Barack Obama President of the U.S
18. Dalai Lama maestro spiritual o guru, is el lieder spiritual of the Lamaism or Buddhism Tibetan
19. Pratibha Patil President of the India
20. Thein Sein Prime Minister of Britannia
21. Robert Mugabe President of Zimbabwe
22. Hamid Karzai President of Afghanistan
23. Raul Castro President of the State of Cuba
24. Mohamed Osni Murbarak Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt
25. Dmitry Medvedev President of Russia.
26. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner President of the Nation of Argentina
27. Abhisit Vejjajiva Prime Minister of Thailand
28. Ignacio Lula da Silva President of the Brazil Republic
29. Angela Merkel Canceller of Germany
30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
31. Asif Ali Zardari Co-president of Pakistan