30 for 30 responce

the events that brought the nation together was definitely rugby. The fact that Nelson Mandela was able to put aside the hate and bring the two very separated races together is inspiring. Also, rugby was a great way to bring the nation together and an example of when Mandela wore the springbok hat was a gesture that was very important. It was nice how everyone came together, even the black political activists that had so much hate.

Current Event 3:Gunshots heard in Haitian tent city

this article was about how gunshots were heard in the presidential palace in Haiti, and it was the most serious confrontation since the infamous quake. Thousands of Haitians have been left homeless and living in tents since January 12Th. Demonstrators lit the tents on fire, and earlier in the day they were protesting the governments inaction to the aftermath of the quake.

this article is of global importance because since Haiti is the most impoverished place on the western hemisphere, and the fact that there has been no action to improve the conditions is plain inhumane. but there is no reason to light a tent city of innocent civilians on fire. there needs to be a specific course of action to get Haiti back on their feet.

Current Event 2:Thaksin facing Thai terrorism charges

this article is about how a Thai court issued a warrant on Tuesday against the countries prime minister. he was charged with terrorism chargers with the Bangkok clashes and helped fund and plan the anti-government red shirt protests. he said that it was the government's responsibility to find and prosecute the people responsible for these attacks. Thailand's government has imposed a curfew in 23 countries for the next four days.

this article is of global importance because if a prime minister would commit these attacks, and then try to cover them up as if he was not responsible is morally wrong on SO many levels. And if he gets away with these charges, who knows what the world is coming to. If they do not set an example and put a stop to this, there could be a major fall out to the world.

Current Event 1:North Korea freezes relations with South Korea

this article is about north Korea making a statement that it was severing all ties with south Korea. A spokesman for north Korean committee for the peaceful reunification of Korea accused the south Korean president for blaming Pyongyang for the south Korean warship sinking. South Korea had already announced their suspension of trade with north Korea, making their relationship tenser than ever.

this article is of global importance because if south Korea and north Korea sever all ties, the consequences and fall out could be lethal, possibly even the next world war III. President Obama is working with the south Korean government to make sure that they are properly armed in case of an attack.

african map reflection

I believe that my groups preformance was excellent. considering that portugal took a majority of the land that we wanted, we were able to make ajustments accordingly. And, we took the land that fit the requirements as well as benifiting raw materials and farming. I think that great britian won, and italy lost because although they got land, it was unbenefical. Portugal went first and italy went last.

as for the real berlin conference it was different than expected. compared to the map we made it was much different for the way that it was carved up. but i believe that it was unfair that the africans had no say even though it was their land.

the scramble for africa responce

what this means is that there was such a high priority for raw materials and slaves in Africa, that all of the European were trying to get control of the country. there was almost like a competition to see which country can get the most land. it was traditionally chaos and disorganization throughout Africa.

African rainforest folklore:the spirit

this story is about a boy who goes into the jungle to kill an elephant to prove himself to his tribe. once he kills the elephant he realizes that he is still hungry and kills a little boy who is walking with a spirit, although he does not realize that its a little boy until he ate him. when the spirit came looking for the little boy, and when she found him dead she screamed. the people in the village heard this so they found the spirit, cut her up, and put her in the forest.

a big part of what made this story entertaining is that it had a lot of action in it, and it seemed as if there was always something going on.

this story talked about African culture mostly because of the spirit in the rain forest, but the culture also changed when it talked about guns because it represented the European imperialism.

i think you could apply this story to life because it seems as if its every person for themselves. the boy who was hunting ate the child because he was hungry, and even though it was an act of cannibalism.