Tajikistan Votes Under President's Watchful Eye

this article is about how tajikistan is holding elections, but the people holding them are keeping more of an eye on who exactly people vote for. 

this article is of global importance because if people in countries are so controlled by their own governments that they dont even have the right to actually vote for the person you want to run your counrty is a very shocking thing.

U.N. presses for more investigations into Israel-Gaza war

this article talks about the Israeli Palestinian war that has been going on. the UN has tried many things to appease both Israel and Palestine but it seems like nothing is working. there is much tension between them, and it seems as if there isn't much that they can do. its more a question of when and what is gonna make this tension act out as a civil war. 

this article is of global importance because of the ongoing conflicts between these two countries in this region. the main region this is of global importance because if one country makes another one angry enough they could strike, and set off world war three.

Death toll in Chile earthquake passes 700

This article is about the devastating earthquake in Chile, with a magnitude of 8.8. This is one of the hardest hit regions and it is an unthinkable catastrophe. just as we are trying to aid relief in Haiti, now another part of the world is in tragedy. They have accepted a lot of offers for international relief aid and they have finally reopened some airports for private plains.

This article is of global importance because for one it is a frantic search to find love ones, but it also seems that the world as a whole has just been suffering one natural disaster after another, and the united states as a world power seems to be stretching itself thin helping one country after another.

What is the biggest issue in the middle east and why?

I think currently the biggest issue in the middle east currently is the new found knowlege of iran becoming a nuclear state. this is the biggest conflict because al-queda is a very big threat, and although if iran were to acsess those nuclear weapons they would not directly bomb the united states, but they would bomb people that the united states that are affiliated with them. such as israel, and if they were to bomb it, it could possibly start world war three. also, if iran was to give terrorist's acsess to these weapons, there is really nothing good that would come of that.

The middle east

The middle east could be defined in many ways, but the most common are geographically and religiously. There is such a melting pot of middle eastern culture that dates back thousands of years. Also, it is the birthplace of many religions such as Islam, Christianity and Judaism. I think that there has been a lot of conflict in this region for thousands of years because of the high value on oil, and religious land.

Why was Gandhi able to overcome british imperialism?

He had overcome British imperialism by first not fighting back when assaulted. In south Africa he protested how they should burn government passes because if the British preach liberty but they don't allow them to really live, and that was unfair. By uniting India he would be able to fight against the British, but he would need to have to unite three polar opposite groups. By doing this it helps him overcome British imperialism. He was also able to overcome imperialism by identifying with the lower class Indians by dressing like them. In his speech he was able to sway the masses and abolishing untouchability and burn every British cloth. Every time he is thrown in jail he fasts so his body is different, and if he dies in jail the British look bad so they let him out early. during the salt march, by the British ignoring, laughing, fighting, and losing Gandhi was able to overcome this Independence by using civil resistance and the idea of being in control. Also, even when Gandhi is put in prison the movements still go on, meaning that he has raised awareness. that is also why the reporter who is American is there.

I think that Gandhi did enjoy it because he got to unite a nation, but once Pakistan was created it seemed as if everything that he had worked for had just gone away even though he overcame British tyranny. This created a civil war which was or good so it started off as an amazing thing, but it ended up being very bad. If Gandhi would have lived, i still think that there still would have been problems because the only thing that united them was that one common goal of overcoming British tyranny and imperialists. Once that goal was reached there was no reason for them to be united anymore. I think that there might be a brief peace in the fighting but people never forget where they came from and in this case, both Hindus and Muslims are enemies. And when Gandhi was shot that proved that people could never be completely unified.

Social Injustice Responce

The one that i would pick is number two because if the majority does not want to be oppressed then you should do what you can to abolish or amend that law. It is better than the other two because there is just a point in time where people cannot take it anymore and they need someone to step up and lead them to a rebellion. For example, with Gandhi in India, he saw the horrible oppression going on in India and he finally stepped up and lead the Indian people to overtake the British.