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=== INSTRUCTIONS : Underneath your name please post the (1) MLA citation of at least 3 articles-- CHANGE: Don't post the link, it messes up the formatting. (2) Underneath each MLA citation write your 3 sentence summary using the template.=== Zinn, Howard. "Christopher Columbus and Western Civilization." //The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy//. New York: Seven Stories, 2010.
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In this article Howard Zinn argues that Christopher Columbus should not be celebrated because his treatment of Native Americans demonstrated Columbus' true selfish motives. Zinn successfully fulfills this purpose by providing excerpts from Columbus' journal in which he described wanting gold and making the Arawak Indian slaves. These ideas are connected to European imperialism in Africa because both in the Americas and Africa we saw Europeans had political, economic and religious motives.

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 * 1ST SENTENCE**: In this (editorial/speech/video/article,etc) (author) ___ (claims/argues)__ __(the author’s purpose for what you read or saw).__
 * 3rd SENTENCE**: These ideas are (connected/related/similar) to ___ because__ ___(information you already know or an experience you’ve had).

Austin- Technology Lead
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1. In this article Ian Bremmer show us how South Africa’s various natural resources helps them be prosperous. South Africa and Zimbabwe contain but not control 98% of the worlds chromium. The US alone depends on the out side world for 21 of 24 of non-fuel strategic minerals.

2. This article is about the economy and how the white population of Africa, makes more money than the black population.Because of that the author talks about why the blacks have protested. The author also talks about how there isn’t much opportunity for the black people because of there education and how the white people get all the high executive jobs leaving the rest with hard labor work overall this article shows how education is a huge affect on the people and how if they don’t have a good education they cant get a decent job.

3. In this article the author talks about how 12 years later black unemployment is still as high as 40%.The ANC has forced millions of black South Africans to defer their dreams of prosperity.

Taylor- Writing Lead “Mega Cities Could Trigger Water Shortages And Social Unrest.” //Africa News Service// 25 Aug. 2011. //Global Issues In Content.// Web. 18 Oct. 2011.

1. In this article, Thalif Deen demonstrates how South Africa’s rapidly growing population is causing most of South Africa to live in poverty. The author successfully does this by explaining how the population growth is leading to water shortages and social unrest. This is similar to the even more extreme conditions in Central Africa like as those in Rwanda.

“How we use stats to improve lives.” //Daily News// [South Africa] 19 Sept 2011: 8. //Global Issues In Content.// Web. 14 Oct. 2011.

2. In this article, the //Daily News// exams the impact of inadequate toilet facilities on families in South Africa. The //Daily News// successfully does this by explaining how some of the water-based diseases are significantly affecting families in South Africa. This situation is similar to that of my family at my old home, which had a silver fish problem because of the silver fishes’ attraction to water.

“Eastern Cape Trade Doubles.” //Africa News Service// 13 Oct. 2011. //Global Issues In Content.// Web. 16 Oct. 2011.

3. In this article, Velisile Bukula illustrates South Africa’s relation to the rest of the world in terms of trade. The author successfully does this by proving that the Eastern Cape Trade has doubled in the 2010/11 financial year. This is similar to the high growth rates of other developing countries.

Sydney- Facilitating Lead Sydney Griffin Mr. Choksi Article Summaries World Cultures 4,5 Date: October 18, 2011

Summary 2 In this article Daily News argues that Unemployed people are more likely to be lured into crime or to respond violently to the pressures caused by population growth. The Daily New successfully fulfills this purpose by sharing its findings that unemployed people are more likely going to do crime. These ideas are connected to the fact that statement poor education is reason for the reason that South Africa is poor. This is because they think that population growth is affecting the poverty and that poor education is affecting the poverty. "Enough talk, it's time to take actionThe only way to tackle unemployment is to try out practical programmes, write Ann Bernstein and Simon Dagut. " // Cape Argus // [South Africa] 29 May 2009: 15. // Global Issues In Context //. Web. 19 Oct.

Summary 2 In this article Ann Bernstein and Simon Dagut claim that almost 5.5 million people are unemployed and that it is a bigger causes of poverty in South Africa this is because when a lot of people move to one area there are not a enough jobs thus leaving many people unemployed. Ann Bernstein and Simon Dagut successfully fulfills this purpose by sharing there views on unemployment and growing population.These ideas are connected to the statement that South Africa is poor because of the affects of the apartheid. "How to create five million jobs." // Daily News // [South Africa] 28 May 2009: 21. // Global Issues In Context //. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.

Summary 3 In this article Population changes boost development argues that population changes may boost the economy. This is because the annual growth rate is 2.1 percent between 1996 and 2001. This is also because the youth in South Africa is under 34 years. Population changes boost successfully fulfills this purpose by telling us how the economy is declining to population changes. These ideas are connected to the US because we are having economy problems. "Population changes may boost development. " // Cape Times // [South Africa] 23 Sept. 2011: 4. // Global Issues In Context //. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.

Hannah-Technology Lead Hannah Gonzalez 10/18/11
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South Africa Poverty Affect Articles: Leaching

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Global Issues: Leaching Article on Data environmental research (Ecology, Environment & Conservation Article) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussed/written by: W.M. Gitari and colleagues.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article W.M. Gitari and his colleagues (discussed) claim that in Cape Town, South AFrica, fly ash is being out inot leaching tests to see how many important elements are being blown away in the process of leaching. W.M. Gitari and his colleagues successfully fulfills this purpose by showing research that important minerals are much more leachable then others, based on the pH scale. (Acidity/base level) These ideas related to a less important cause of poverty because leaching destroys crops; then food and crops can not be produced

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Global Issues: Leaching Article on Data on Hazardous Materials (Ecology, Environment & Conservation Article) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Published/written by: Researchers at University of KwaZulu

In this article researchers at the University of Kwazulu claim that geochemical models are being bade about leaching, and how flu ash makes leaching easier to occur in land growing areas. The University of KwaZulu successfully fulfills this purpose by saying that fly ash effects leaching conditions (in a bad way) and are displayed as a less important causes of poverty because leaching leaves people with little food, and hardly anything to sell.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Observations from the article: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*Too many industrial sites?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Global Issues: Stable Government Article on a Country risk summary <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Article from: Economist Intelligence Unit: Country ViewsWire <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hypothesis: Somewhat wrong!

In this article //The Economist// says that the government is stable and that their political, sovereign, and economic structure risk are in good/o.k. conditions. //The Economist// successfully describes how South's Africa government is managing, but struggling through the process. (They have a good banking sector risk but their currency risk is not good etc.) These ideas are important because the whole country of South Africa is effected by the little decisions and statements the government states/do; the government has to become more organized and focus on what South Africa really needs. Jenna- Writing Lead

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the article, “Lets Stop Blaming Apartheid for our Failures”, claims that apartheid isn’t the reason for South Africa’s education problems. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by stating that the education committee is not doing anything to stop teachers who don't come to class and they are tolerating unprofessional work. some of that work would be teachers not coming to class, little or sometimes no teaching, under performance, and poor academic success. These are ideas related to articles about apartheid and how they are trying to fix it even more.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, It claims that education is still coming back from apartheid and how they are trying to fix it even more. It successfully states that there is still apartheid by saying that many schools are still without good textbooks or supplies. Because of this, the literacy rate in South Africa is around 86%. A lot of students have enrolled in higher education but they are trying to fix it to make even more students join. This relates to all the other articles I have read about apartheid in schools.

"Resource Wars Threaten Africa - III [column]." Africa News Service (Sept 14, 2011) __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the article, “Economy”, it states that Africa has good resources they can sell to make it a good economy. It successfully shows this because it says that more than half of the export earnings come from minerals and metals. It is one of the worlds largest producers of gold and platinum. It also has many more resources that it can sell to other countries and that is why resources are very good ways of being a prosperous country.

Ben-Facilitating Lead v <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__1st summary__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">South Africa demographics

This article shows the different %,ratios and ages of Africa’s death rate.I believe that this article shows that disease is a major aspect of the reason most of Africa is in poverty,because the author clearly shows the amount of people foe ex. who die in a population of 1000.It also clearly shows the population growth rate witch is -0.38% showing the affect on the people.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__2nd summary__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">South Africa economy

This article talks about the economy and how the white population of Africa,makes more money than the black population.I believe this is because of the education difference in the white and black people because the color barrier is still relevant today.The author also talks about how there isn’t much opportunity for the black people because of there education and how the white people get all the high executive jobs leaving the rest with hard labor work overall this article shows how education is a huge affect on the people and how if they dont have a good education they cant get a deacent job.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__3rd summary__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">South Africa life expectancy

This graph shows the how the life expectancy of the of south Africa matches up with Americas.The U.S life expectancy is 80 years of age on average and the South African life expectancy is literally half at 48 years of age.This affects the way the people work because if they are sick the productivity of the people will go down.This article shows the affect of disease on South Africans.

Marissa-Writing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.In this editorial, the Toronto Star argues that other countries should help South Africa with medication for AIDS. The Toronto Star successfully fulfills the purpose by explaining how much the south Africans need the medications, how Canada may help, and how other countries can help with the crisis.These ideas are connected to the overall health of South Africa because it can help the well being of the country. MLA Citation: “Save AIDS Drug Bill”. Toronto Star.January 30,2011.Global Issues in Context. Wed. Oct. 16,2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. In this article, Robert Weissman claims that there needs to be an affordable medicatioin for AIDS. Robert Weissman successfully fulfills this purpose by exposing the expenses of the medication and explaining how drug makers are being unfair. These ideas are related to people buying everday items because some people try to make you buy things, but they are way overpriced. MLA Citation: Anti-Aids Drugs Need to Be More Affordable. Robert Weissman. Sept. 13,1999. Insight on News.Wed. Oct. 17,2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointDetailsWindow?]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3.In this editorial, Keith Hart argues that AIDS needs to be stopped. Keith Hart successfully fulfills the purpose by giving examples of families become infected, giving statistics of the number of people who have HIV/AIDS, and that there needs to be a less expensive way to treat HIV/AIDS. These ideas are related to the black plague because HIV/AIDS spreads very quickly just like HIV/AIDS. MLA Citation: South Africa, the world and AIDS. Keith Hart. June 10,2011.Anthropology Today. Wed. Oct.18,2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Poor Marks For Education,__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">claims that South Africa’s education is very poor. The author of this article successfully fulfills this purpose by stating statistics that the government spend 80 percent of the 28 billion dollars on personnel and barely any to improve and supply the schools with things such as electricity and textbook. Also, the teachers are lacking of specialized training and diplomas to help improve the children's knowledge and shows weakness in the education system. These ideas are connected to how education will affect the society because as it is written on the article “The labour market is at the heart of inequality, and central to labour market inenquality is the quality of education.” MLA citation: “Poor Marks for Education” Africa News Service 11 May 2011. Global issues In Context. Web. Oct. 2011.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Dr. Jourie Joubert, explains that in the rural, they depend on education to make the place more developed and it’s fundamental for reducing poverty worldwide. Dr. Jourie Joubert unsuccessfully fulfills this purpose by not further explaining on how and why they depend on the education now. MLA citation: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Influence of Poverty on Rural Education: South Africa and Africa." 3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://i08.cgpublisher.com/proposals/28/index_html>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, “Why is education important in our life?” explains that education is a big part of our life and no human beings are able to survive properly without proper education. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by, explaining how education affects our future and how it makes us get a better decision and how it improves and widens our knowledge that could possibly lead to a change in society’s economy. These ideas are related to how South Africa should get a better education because it might be the key to lift them off poverty. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MLA citation: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Why Education Is Important in Our Life?" Get Paid to Write Articles | Make Money Online - Expertscolumn.com. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://expertscolumn.com/content/why-education-important-our-life>.

Evan- Technology <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Article 1: South Africa’s next chapter

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author claims that Jacob Zuma (South Africa’s current president) is doing all he can to make Africa a better place. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by stating Jacob’s plans and ideas to make Africa civilized such as reinstating the death penalty to help prevent crime, even though he is against it. These ideas are connected to president Bush because he also tried to make America a better place when it was in times of trouble, just like Zuma is doing to Africa today <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__MLA Citation: “South Africa’s Next Chapter.” Christian Science Monitor 23 Sept. 2008: 8. Global Issues In Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2011.__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Article 2: Republic of South Africa

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author claims the way the South African government works through voting. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by stating facts and examples of how South African leaders are selected, the age to vote, and the major political groups of South Africa. These ideas are connected to our political system because we also have to have a certain age to vote and we also have a specific group in which decisions are made. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__MLA Citation: 2011 ProQuest LLC and Brigham Young University.__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Article 3: African National Congress - Censorship measures

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author claims that Jacob Zuma is announcing the different events and situations between white people and black people. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by giving an example of a man on a plane who was taken off board to be inspected. Nothing bad was found, but he was still discriminated against. These ideas are connected to America today because discrimination still goes on even thought its only a thing in the past. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__MLA Citation: Brink, Andre. “A Long Way From Mandela’s Kitchen.” New York Times 12 Sept. 2010: 13(L) Global Issues In Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2011.__

Jill-Writing Lead
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Weissman, Robert. "Q: Are U.S. Anti-AIDS Drug Makers Being Unfair to Africa? Yes: The Pharmacy Giants Are Putting Profits over People in the Face of a Massive Epidemic." //Insight on the News.// Africa, 1999. In this article, Weissman claims that the U.S. is denying South Africa of medicines they need and South Africa's government has to pass compulsory liscensing and parallel importing laws to obtain the medicines. Weissman sucessfully fulfills this purpose by providing quotes from U.S. drug dealers that explains that the U.S isn't giving South Africa the medicines they need to satisfy their own demands and by providing facts about South Africa's Medicines Act which is what allows compulsory licensing and parallel importing. These facts are connected to why South Africa is poor because they explain the impact of the measures taken to get medicine for South Africa's people and how it directly affects them economically.

Barrientos, Miguel. "South Africa Major infectious diseases- Demographics." //Index Mundi- Country Facts.// N.p., n.d. Web. In this article, Barrientos argues the main diseases that are being spread throughout South Africa. Barrientos successfully fulfills this purpose by giving statistics on which diseases are affecting people the most and providing many examples of diseases that are being spread throughout South Africa with backround information on each one. These examples are related to South Africa's medical crisis because they are the cause for the need of medicine.

McGregor, Sarah. "Education- South Africa: Schooling That Hampers Developement." //IPS Inter Press Service//. N.p., n.d. Web. In this article, McGregor claims that South Africa does not have a good education system. McGregor successfully fulfills this purpose by giving quotes directly from teachers involved in the bad education system that explain what their schooling system is like. She also gives statistics of how well the students do in school (enrollment rates, percent of how many students repeat grades, etc.). These facts are connected to why South Africa is a poor country because if the students can not get a good education, then they can not get a good job and make money.

Lauren- Tech Lead In this article Leila Samodien claims that there could soon be a sharp increase in compensation for workers with the lung disease silicosis. Silicosis is a lung disease by the inhalation of silica dust, which can be found in sand, quartz, granite, concrete, cement, and stone. There is now a Constitutional Court battle for the right to sue.“Hundreds’ waiting for silicosis judgment. ”//Sunday Independent//[South Africa] 7 Nov.2010. //Global Issues Context Web//. 14 Oct. 2011.

Mwesiga Baregu successfully fulfills his purpose by stating that there is growing evidence that the war in Libya is more about the natural resources and raw materials. Furthermore, 98% of the world’s chromium reserves used to make stainless and tool steel are in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Africa potentionally holds a very powerful position in the global supply of resources. “Resource Wars Threaten Africa- lll[column].” //Africa News Service.// 14 Sept. 2011//. Global Issues In Context//. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. In this chart, the life expectancy of males and females are measured. The Culture Grams World Edition successfully fulfills this purpoes by stating how much lower South Africa's life expectancy is compared to the United States of America and other countries of the World. These ideas are connected to leila Samodien because of the diseases she describes in her article. //"Global Issues Context Web//. 14 Oct. 2011."

Robert- Facilitator

Gracie-Facilitator <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.) McGregor, Sarah. "Education- South Africa: Schooling That Hampers Developement." //IPS Inter Press Service//. N.p., n.d. Web. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Sarah McGregor explains the problems in the South African educational system. McGregor successfully fulfills this purpose bystating facts about the amount of South Africa’s GDP goes toward education and how many students have to repeat grades due to failing exams. These ideas are elated to the ideas expressed in the NYT Upfront article about the Apartheid because they both discuss the emotions of the teachers, who don't always come to school.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2.) "Education | Data." //Data | The World Bank//. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://data.worldbank.org/topic/education>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In these charts, the amount of students and persistence of students were measured. The World Bank graphs successfully fulfill this purpose byshowing clearly how only about 40% of students are enrolled in primary school and less then 10% of those students have the persitsence to continue to the last grade. These ideas are connected to Sarah McGregor’s article because they both explain the lack of interest from the students.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3.) Adkins, W. D. "The South Africa Education System: An Analysis." //Helium - Where Knowledge Rules//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, W.D. Adkins claims that although South Africa’s educational system is good compared to the surrounding areas, it still has problems. Adkins successfully fulfills this purpose by stressing the lack of computers and other resources. These problems are the opposite of our school because our school’s computer problems revolve around the computers not cooperating more then them not being there at all.

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Julia-facilitating <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Kevin Hill claims that this small community is overcrowded and poor. He also says that many other parts of Africa can be the same. Hill successfully fulfills this by stating evidence saying that Africa is highly congested and over populated. He also mentions that there are approximately 5000 people living in some small communities. These ideas are similar to other parts of Africa because Africa is overpopulated almost everywhere. Hill, Kevin. "Rokupa-Portee Warf Faces poor Sanitation." //The Africa News Service: Writings on poor Sanitatition//. Web: Global Issues in Contex, 2008.

In this article Natasha Prince claims that Africa is overpopulated and there is so little land people even get to the point to where they have to fight others for land. Prince successfully fulfills this purpose by stating, “there is no quick way to fix desperately poor housing conditions in over populated towns.” and also by saying, “despite the sporadic protests, backyard dwellers still demand land.” These ideas are similar to other parts of Africa because i know it is overpopulated in many other towns or cities. Prince, Natasha. "Backyarders' Misery Contunues." //The Africa news Service: Writings on Landownership dilemas//. Web:Global Issues in contex, 2009.

In this article South Africa Housing claims that Africa’s living conditions are normally only good and sanitary for the rich whites that live in the area. South Africa Housing successfully fulfills this purpose by stating that “Whites usually have the largest and most expensive houses,” and also by stating, “Many urban blacks live informal settlements called shantytowns. These homes usually consist of a single room, there is no electricity and and outside water tap is shared by an entire community. These ideas are similar to other countries and other parts of Africa. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"South Africa." "South Africa." //The Culture Grams: Writings on South African Housing.// Culture Grams World Eddition: South Africa, 2011.

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Marianna- Writing Lead <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Govt Unveils Soil Conservation Project in Tzaneen claims how desertification is hurting Africa's economy and agriculture. Govt Unveils Soil Conservation Project in Tzaneen successfully fulfills this purpose by stating that 900 million people are affected by desertification and demonstrating how the Sahara dessert is expanding across the country. These ideas are related to my native country, Mexico, because it shows how much agriculture and unused land can affect the country's economy.
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"Govt Unveils Soil Conservation Project in Tzaneen." Africa News Service (June 20, 2011) __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011 <[]>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, How To Stop Desertification claims how using the land too much can turn into a serious case of desertification hurting Africa's economical standard. How To Stop Desertification successfully fulfills this purpose by stating how the progress of desertification is increasing the number of desperate, hungry people leaving unproductive land leaving it available for desertification to take place. This statement is related to how farmers protect and treat their land from erosion and other climate effects so that their land is healthy and ready to be used when necessary.

Muga, Wycliffe. "How to stop desertification." African Business 355 (July 2009) 44(2). __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 16 Oct. 2011

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Michael Appel claims that the farming income has increased during the last 6 years because of agriculture but there are still debts caused by bad harvests and less rain in the previous years. Appel successfully fullfils this purpose by proving his words with informative reaserch during the last couple of years to prove his reasons to say this statement.This statement is similar to Dr. Seuss’ Lorex story about how they take his home away to make it into a huge urban spot for buisness and he migrated somewhere else,having everything taken away from him by the people.

"Farming Income Up 49.2 Percent Since 2002." Africa News Service (Feb 17, 2009) __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011 <[]>.

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"South Africa." //CultureGrams Online Edition//. ProQuest, 2011. Web. 20 Oct 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, called, Republic of South Africa: Health, the author explains to us that disease and malnutrition is a huge aspect of South Africa, that is affecting a lot of people. The author shows us that about 18 percent of adults(ages 15-49) are affected with HIV/AIDS. Also, ⅓ of South Africa doesn't even have fresh drinking water. Drinking unclean water can start a lot of serious diseases. We know that South Africa is badly affected with these diseases because, there are always fundraisers that are giving them money to help their heath department.

Doherty, Tanya, et al. "Implications of the new WHO guidelines on HIV and infant feeding for child survival in South Africa." //Bulletin of the World Health Organization// Jan. 2011: 62+. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 20 Oct. 2011 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In an article called, HIV and Infant Feeding written by, Tanya Doherty and David Sanders shows us how infants are being affected by there mothers not feeding them properly. Because most women who have HIV and are breast feeding their kids, usually transmit diseases to their kids. These ideas are connected as true because we see a lot of unhealthy kids in Africa that are being born, and or growing up with a lot of health problems and part of this is because their mothers might of had HIV/AIDS.

"Halting the spread of AIDS." //International Herald Tribune// 18 Oct. 2005: 8. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article called, Halting the Spread of AIDS, the author explains to us on how AIDS are trying to be prevented in South Africa. The author tells us that there is not many was to prevent AIDS but if there was a vaccine for AIDS, 6 out of 10 people would not get AIDS. We see that these ideas are connected because we see a lot of doctors studying ways to try and cure AIDS.

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Pretorius, Jackie, and Johann le Roux. "MILIEU DEPRIVATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA." Adolescence 33.131 (Fall 1998) 689. __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011=====

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Jackie Pretorius and Johann le Roux argue that Milieu deprivation is the main result of poverty. Pretorius and Roux successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining that the poor barely get what is necessary for a decent life. Economic, political, and social factors combine to pull attention towards the help that Africa needs. These ideas are similar to some homeless people in Chicago because they might have become poor from being either fired from there jobs or being in huge debt.=====

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"A BIG need." Cape Times (South Africa) (July 25, 2008) News: 8. __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011=====

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Lindile Ndlovu claims that Africa does have enough money to support itself, their just not using the money in the right ways. Ndlovu successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining that South Africa has rich people who don’t even need the money they have. She thinks the government needs to tax them more because they have enough money to pay them.These ideas are related to the rich in the U.S.A. because the government makes them pay higher taxes because they have the money to do it. =====

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"Starving before school-going age." The Saturday Star (South Africa) (Oct 1, 2011) NWS: 11. __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 14 Oct. 2011=====

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article Starving Before School-Going Age argues that children don’t only just have a bad education system, that it is there life before school that also ruins the learning process. This article sucuessfully fulfills this purpose by stating that these children, for their whole lives, have had a bad nutrition. Even before birth, mothers didn’t eat what they should have to keep their children healthy. Before these children go to school, they are exposed to limited breastfeeding, unhealthy nutrition, and common childhood illnesses. These ideas are similar to someone not eating breakfast in the morning because when you don’t get the good nutrition you need before the day begins, you will be even tired and distracted from their classes. =====

Zoe - Technology <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Summery #1 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author is trying to inform us that South Africa is one of the largest producers of platinum and gold and help us understand that South Africa has good natural resources. The author successfully fulfils this purpose by showing how the economy is successful in producing natural resources. These ideas are similar to the good natural resources in the United States because South Africa has good natural resources just like the United States.
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"South Africa." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2011. Web. 18 Oct 2011.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Summery #2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Anthony Lewis, the author, argues that South Africa doesn’t have a very good government or president. Anthony Lewis successfully fulfils his purpose by explaining that a fast-growing population suffers from unemployment that may be as high as 40 percent. These ideas are similar to unemployment rates in the United States because since the economy is bad, many people are out of jobs in the United States just like in South Africa.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"South Africa’s post-Apartheid Government Protects Human Rights" by Anthony Lewis. Africa. William Dudely, Ed. Opposing Viewpoints Series. Greenhaven Press, 2000. Excerpted from Anthony Lewis, "Mandela the Pol," The New York Times, March 23, 1997.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Summery#3 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author is trying to inform us about the health issues in South Africa to help us understand the diseases there and how they are affecting the people. The author successfully fulfils this purpose by showing that South Africa is having many problems with HIV/AIDS epidemic. The ideas are similar to the diseases that were once in the United States including HIV/AIDS.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"South Africa." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2011. Web. 18 Oct 2011.

Susan-Writing Lead <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">October 18, 2011 1) In this article, provided by Culture Grams, it states how bad the education in South Africa is. It successfully proves that education is inadequate for most of the student in South Africa because of inequalities between races and under funding. This is similar to the early to mid 1900s in America because of segregation between whites and blacks. MLA citation: "South Africa." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2011.

2) In this passage from the article “Teachers’ Poor Value for Money” the author informs us about the bad teachers in South Africa. It successfully informs us how the teachers are some of the highest paid in the world, but they fail to teach their student to world wide standards. This issue of substandard teachers also happen in poor communities in america where the teachers aren't doing their jobs because the government aren't stepping in enough to make a difference. "Teachers' poor value for money." __The Star (South Africa)__ (Oct 5, 2011) LOR: 11. __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 20 Oct. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/start.do?prodId=GIC>.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3) In this article from //The Economist// reports about how the racial inequalities in South Africa effect education. The Economist successfully writes about how white pupils are spent on 2.5% more than Africans even though they make up only 14% and Africans are 75% of the population. This segregation and unequal funds in education also happened and happens in Americas because in the early to mid 1900s whites did always have it better. "Mixing up South Africa: the lessons from America for desegregating South Africa's schools." __The Economist (US)__ 334.n7898 (Jan 21, 1995) 17(2). __Global Issues In Context__. Gale. Hinsdale Central High School (IL). 20 Oct. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/start.do?prodId=GIC>.

Elliott- Group Facilitator <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Elliott Arnold Pd. 4/5 Chokshi 10/18/11 This article informs us about the health and malnutrition among blacks. It successfully fills its purpose by sharing with us how 18% of adults aged 15-49 are infected with aids, and how most of the black population lacks average sanitation and adequate supplies of water. It informs us that although public hospitals are funded by the government, they are not the best, and most blacks cannot afford to go to the better private hospitals. These problems trace back to apartheid in the sense that once again, blacks are subordinate to whites.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MLA citation: "South Africa." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2011.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article informs us about the health situation for blacks in South Africa. It successfully fulfills this purpose by telling us about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, unsanitary living, and how although public hospitals are funded by the government most blacks cannot afford to access the better, more expensive private hospitals. This goes back to apartheid because most blacks aren’t offered as high paying jobs as whites and tend to generate lower incomes than whites, therefore not being able to have access to good healthcare.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MLA citation: "South Africa." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011

This article informs us on the South African economy. It successfully fulfills its purpose in telling us that more than a quarter of South Africa’s population receives social grants, South Africa is one of the largest producers of gold and platinum, and although South Africa is the richest country in Africa, to reduce the high unemployment rate in South Africa strong growth will be necessary. This reminds me of all of the growth South Africa has come since the apartheid years and gives me hope that they will be able to overcome this problem as they have overcome other problems in the past.

MLA citation: "South Africa." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2011

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