martes, 17 de marzo de 2009

Virginia Tech massacre

WHAT:The perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded many others
WHERE:on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
WHEN:April 16, 2007,
WHO: Seung-Hui Cho
WHY: He was mentally ill

Students Killing Students

WHAT:Schoolmate, Steven Kazmierczak, 27, an award winning Sociology graduate, killed the five and wounded 16 others
WHERE:Cole Hall auditorium at Northern Illinois University (NIU)
WHEN:Valentine’s Day, 2008
WHO:Steven Kazmierczak, 27
WHY: Doesn´t say the motive

Man accused of killing USC student from Eagle will go on trial

WHAT:Travion Terrett Ford, 24, was charged with one count of murder in the death of Bryan Frost.
WHERE:University of Southern California student from Eagle
WHEN:Sept. 18
WHO:Travion Terrett Ford
WHY:Doesn´t say the motive

UA student charged with attempted murder of baby

WHAT:Sarah Elizabeth Tatum, 19, a Scottsdale native, was arrested early Wednesday
WHEN:Feb. 26, 2009
WHERE:A University of Arizona
WHO:Sarah Elizabeth Tatum
WHY:Monday incident in which she put her newborn baby in a bag of dirty clothes.

Students killed in German school shooting

WHAT:A 17-year-old gunman went to his old high school in southern Germany this morning, leaving 15 people dead and several others injured
WHEN:Wednesday 11 March 2009
WHERE: in a high school in Winnenden southern Germany
WHO:Tim Kretschmer
WHY: it doesn`t say the motive

Arizona Student Charged In Roomie's Death

WHAT: the student Galareka Harrison killed Mia Henderson with a knife
WHEN: Sept. 7, 2007
WHERE: at the University of Arizona
WHO:18-year-old Galareka Harrison
WHY:Upset that her roommate had accused her of theft

lunes, 2 de marzo de 2009

News Analysis

1. Who is Robert Mugabe? How long has he been in power? How popular is he?
Zimbabwe President.
2. Who is Morgan Tsvangirai? Whicgh is/ has been his political role?
He is the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and now he share power with Mugabe.
3. What happened during last year's elections? Which was the outcome?
That Tsvangirai questioned Mugabe for doing his party.
4. Whis is the economic situation in Zimbabwe? How do the people feel about this?
The economy of Zimbabwe is collapsing under the weight of economic mismanagement, resulting in 94% unemployment and spiraling hyperinflation, the people don’t like that because they don’t have money to buy food.
5. What do you think about the celebrations and the lavish party?I think is bad because the president should see for the people instead of himself and that the money he spends on his party he could spend in the hospital or in the schools of his country.

a) Give the conflict a name and explain why you think it is a conflict.
Cholera Epidemic because is killing all the people of Zimbabwe and infecting them.
b) Who is involved and why?
All the people of Zimbabwe because is infecting and killing them.
c) Explain in detail why the conflict has happened.
A cholera epidemic that broke out in August has since hit every corner of the country, killing 3,731 people and infecting nearly 80,000
d) Give a timeline of events (at least 5) related to the conflict.
August the cholera start
Cholera start killing people
Cholera spread to every corner of the country
Cholera killed over 3,000 people
Cholera has infected over 80,000 people
e) How do you think this conflict can be solved and why?
I think that the conflict can be solve with the news medicine and with asking for help to the MSF.