Teenage Gunman Kills 15 at School in Germany
Who: Kretschmer, Tim
Where: Germany, Winnenden
When: Wednesday, March 11 2009.
Why: Because a depression, Officials revelaed that Kretschmer received psychiatric care for depression.
What: Tim Kretschmer is a 17 year old guy that killed 12 people in the school and three others in the nearby town of Wendlingen. He then shot himself after a shoot-out with police.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7939528.stm
Virginia Gunman Identified as a Student
Who: Cho Seung-Hui
Where: United States, Centreville, Va
When: Monday, April 17 2007
Why: he was a loner while he had a residence established in Centreville, Va., Mr. Cho was living on campus in Harper Residence Hall.
What:The gunman who killed 32 people and himself on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/us/17virginia.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=school%20shotting&st=cse
Northern Illinois University School Shooting
Who: Stephen P. Kazmierczak
Where: Northern Illinois University, United States
When: Thursday Feb 14, 2008
Why: Because he had mental health isues
What: A 27 years old former sociology student opened fire on students in a lecture hall killing 5 before turning the gun on himself.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/steven_p_kazmierczak/index.html?inline=nyt-per
School shooting in Lousiana
Who: Latina Williams
Where: Lousiana Technical College United Sates
When: Friday, Feb 8 2008
Why: She had health problems
What: A student that killed two people and then herself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/education/edlife/mental.html?scp=1&sq=Latina%20Williams&st=cse
Boy arrested over school shooting
Who: A boy who name was not released because he is a minor
Where: St Lawrence's primary school, England
When: Thursday, April 17 2008
Why: He found the weapon on his house, and thought that was funny.
What: An 11-year-old boy has been arrested after two children were shot with a pellet gun in their school playground in York.
The nine-year-olds were injured, but not seriously hurt, when the weapon was fired into the playground of St Lawrence's Primary School on Thursday.
One of the them was hit on the elbow, the other on his shin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7350000/newsid_7358400/7358465.stm
Sorrowful Town Honors Teen-Ager Killed in School Shooting
Who:Kipland P. Kinkel
Where: Washington United States
When: Wednesday, May 20 1998
Why: He always was saying that he was going to kill someone but no one believe because they think that kids say unsence things but i think that it was normal for him to killed people or to talk about dead.
What: A 15 year old girl opened fire in the school cafeteria killing 2 people and 22 students with big injuries.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E2D61738F935A15756C0A96E958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
lunes, 16 de marzo de 2009
martes, 3 de marzo de 2009
U.S. Says Iran Has Material for an Atomic Bomb
Where? Washington
Why? becuase recently they found uranium in Iran
When? Sunday
Who? The United States
What? The United States now believes that Iran has amassed enough uranium that with further purification could be used to build an atomic bomb, the agency declared for the first time that the amount of low-enriched uranium that Tehran had stockpiled, estimated at more than a ton, was sufficient to make an atomic bomb.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/washington/02military.html?scp=31&sq=march%202&st=cse
Why? becuase recently they found uranium in Iran
When? Sunday
Who? The United States
What? The United States now believes that Iran has amassed enough uranium that with further purification could be used to build an atomic bomb, the agency declared for the first time that the amount of low-enriched uranium that Tehran had stockpiled, estimated at more than a ton, was sufficient to make an atomic bomb.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/washington/02military.html?scp=31&sq=march%202&st=cse
lunes, 2 de marzo de 2009
News Analysis
1. Who is Robert Mugabe, How long has he been in power? How popular is he?
President of Zimbabwe he has held power as the head of government since 1980, as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987, and as the first executive head of state since 1987. Mugabe rose to prominence in the 1960s as a Zimbabwe African National Union leader in guerilla warfare against white-minority rule in Rhodesia in the Bush War Emerging from this conflict, Mugabe was hailed by many Africans as a hero.
2.Who is Morgan Tsvangirai? Whicgh is/ has been his political role?
Prime minister, he the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition and he has been called a traitor on many occasions, been brutally assaulted and been charged with treason three times.
3. What happened during last year's elections? Which was the outcome?
-The Presidential Elections were held on March 29, the major candidates were Mugabe, Makoni, and Tsvangirai. Mugabe won.
4. Whis is the economic situation in Zimbabwe? How do the people feel about this?
Zimbabwe's economy is getting worst every time and the cholera is not helping, the government will now find it very difficult to raise finance, having already overspent its budget by more than 25% and with interest rates are running at more than 60%.
5. What do you think about the celebrations and the lavish party?
In my opinion i think that the president only see himself while others are suffering the cholera, he is spending time and money in his all day 85th birthday party.
A) Give the conflict a name and explain why you think it is a conflict.
A sellfish president and poor people asking for help. it is a conflict because Mugabe raised money to do a birthday party minwhile the people of his country is dying.
b) Who is involved and why?
The people of Zimbabwe and the president
c) Explain in detail why the conflict has happened.
The president made a party to celebrate his 85th birthday, he raised $250,000 to hold the party in Mugabe´s hometown Chinhoyi, minewhile the citizens suffering the cholera outbreak and he is spending that amount on birthday party´s, instead he need to start helping his citizens with the necesities.
d) Give a timeline of events (at least 5) related to the conflict.
Zimbabwe president raised money for his birthday ($250,000), Citizens died because the cholera outbreak, mugabe made the party on his hometown Chinhoyi, , citizens asking for help to survive, "I think it is going to be a great day for the legend and icon whose birthday we are celebrating today here," said Mugabe's, "The country might be having problems, but we need to have a day to honor the sacrifices the president has made for this country."
e) How do you think this conflict can be solved and why?
The president need to start thinking whats the best for the country, and to realize that making a party is not a good idea when others are dying, meanwhile he need to start doing hospitals to help the people and to try to get over this crisis.
President of Zimbabwe he has held power as the head of government since 1980, as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987, and as the first executive head of state since 1987. Mugabe rose to prominence in the 1960s as a Zimbabwe African National Union leader in guerilla warfare against white-minority rule in Rhodesia in the Bush War Emerging from this conflict, Mugabe was hailed by many Africans as a hero.
2.Who is Morgan Tsvangirai? Whicgh is/ has been his political role?
Prime minister, he the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition and he has been called a traitor on many occasions, been brutally assaulted and been charged with treason three times.
3. What happened during last year's elections? Which was the outcome?
-The Presidential Elections were held on March 29, the major candidates were Mugabe, Makoni, and Tsvangirai. Mugabe won.
4. Whis is the economic situation in Zimbabwe? How do the people feel about this?
Zimbabwe's economy is getting worst every time and the cholera is not helping, the government will now find it very difficult to raise finance, having already overspent its budget by more than 25% and with interest rates are running at more than 60%.
5. What do you think about the celebrations and the lavish party?
In my opinion i think that the president only see himself while others are suffering the cholera, he is spending time and money in his all day 85th birthday party.
A) Give the conflict a name and explain why you think it is a conflict.
A sellfish president and poor people asking for help. it is a conflict because Mugabe raised money to do a birthday party minwhile the people of his country is dying.
b) Who is involved and why?
The people of Zimbabwe and the president
c) Explain in detail why the conflict has happened.
The president made a party to celebrate his 85th birthday, he raised $250,000 to hold the party in Mugabe´s hometown Chinhoyi, minewhile the citizens suffering the cholera outbreak and he is spending that amount on birthday party´s, instead he need to start helping his citizens with the necesities.
d) Give a timeline of events (at least 5) related to the conflict.
Zimbabwe president raised money for his birthday ($250,000), Citizens died because the cholera outbreak, mugabe made the party on his hometown Chinhoyi, , citizens asking for help to survive, "I think it is going to be a great day for the legend and icon whose birthday we are celebrating today here," said Mugabe's, "The country might be having problems, but we need to have a day to honor the sacrifices the president has made for this country."
e) How do you think this conflict can be solved and why?
The president need to start thinking whats the best for the country, and to realize that making a party is not a good idea when others are dying, meanwhile he need to start doing hospitals to help the people and to try to get over this crisis.
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