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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.

__**TEMPLATE:**__ __**2nd SENTENCE**: (author)__ __(successfully/unsuccessfully) fulfills this purpose by__(2-3 key supporting facts, examples, ideas, details, etc.).
 * 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).

__**GROUP 1:**__ __**Elizabeth E-Writing Lead**__

"South Africa faster growth a necessity." //African Business// May 2011: 40+. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 21 Oct. 2011. In the article "South Africa faster growth a necessity," the author states that the main issues in South Africa are unemployment and inequality. The author successfully proves this by looking at South Africa's GDP and comparing the difference between the wealthy and the poor. This relates to the theme of poverty, because unemployment is one of the main causes of poverty in South Africa. South Africa :: Health and welfare -- Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition "**South Africa.**" //Encyclopædia Britannica//. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <[] >. This article explains how apartheid has made an unfair health care system when dealing with diseases like HIV. The article successfully does this by looking at the differences between the health care whites get and the health care blacks get. This article relates to poverty because disease is one of the factors that creates poverty. CultureGrams World Edition: South Africa: Health "South Africa." //CultureGrams Online Edition//. ProQuest, 2011. Web. 21 Oct 2011. This article explains how South Africa is going through an HIV epidemic and is also affected by Tuberculosis and cholera. This article successfully does this by looking at the percentages of people that lack sanitation, good quality drinking water, and how many people have HIV. This article relates to poverty because disease is one of the main reasons for poverty.

__**Griffin G: group facilitator**__ "Diseases." //Dieases//. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. . In this article the author claims that Africa was a very vulnerable country for certain dieases like Malaria and Yellow Fever. The author successfully fulfills his purpose by explaining what diseases affect Africa the most, saying which countries have a high or low risk of certain diseases, and by saying how medicine in Africa is very hard to afford. These ideas are connected to poverty in South Africa because i know how badly they suffer from diseases.

Knight, John. "Unemployment in South Africa."//Http://economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk/14073/1/gprg-wps-010.pdf//. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.// //In this article, John Knight, claims how unemployment is a big problem in Africa. John Knight successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining how labour work creates a big majority of money for most Africans and how data from the post apartheid period are problematic.These ideas are connected to poverty because it is one of the affects on Africa due to unemployment.//

//Borat, Haroon. "Unemployment in South Africa."//Http://nuffdotty.co.za/resources/Unemployment%20In%20SA%2026Jun10.pdf//. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. In this article the author claims or shows how unemployment is a big factor in Africa and how unemployment still continues to grow. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by presenting graphs that show how the percentage of unemployment is almost 25% and how unemployment has continued to grow for the past 25 years. These ideas are connected to poverty because with out labour work to produce money, Africa still lies in the very poor section of countries.

__**Andew D: Tech Lead**__ . In this article Osiame Molefe claims that unemployment is a major problem in South Africa. Osiame Molefe successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining how much of the country is unemployed. These ideas are connected to poverty in South Africa because I know that unemployment is one of the top causes of poverty. "**South Africa.**" //Encyclopædia Britannica//. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. < [] >.

In this article(couldn't find author) claims that the apartheid of South Africa was and still is a major cause of poverty. This article fulfills its purpose by stating that even though the apartheid was lifted the new,white president of South Africa still held power over all the people. These ideas are related to the segregation of the U.S. because even though we had a new president most of the country stayed separated.

"South Africa: Economy." // World Geography: Understanding a Changing World //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. < []>

In this article(still couldn’t find an author) it claims that South Africa is still having economic trouble. The article fulfills its purpose by stating that an estimate in 2009 said almost 26 percent of people didn’t have jobs because they were in a recession. These ideas are related to the Great Depression here in the U.S. have most people didn’t have jobs.

__**GROUP 2:**__ __**Eddie G**__ In this encyclopedia the author explains how the desertification emerged as the main issue in the dry parts of Africa. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by telling us about how the Sahara desert  made the desertification crisis increase in those certain parts of Africa by wiping out pastures and farms. Another reason how the author fulfills his purpose was by telling us how the desertification impacted the people in Africa because many of the people lived in the Western side of Africa and thats where the desertification mainly takes place. So many families ended up movine because they were short on food and water. < @http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&contentSet=EBKS&idigest=8de64512480f8c58026cd9fc2834cb47&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=GIC&docId=CX3049000176&source=gale&userGroupName=hins30136&version=1.0 >. In this article the author explains how the sickness in Africa was a huge impact on the people who lived in Africa. The author successfully fulfills this by informing us that in certain parts of Africa there are 60% tsetse fly infested creatures that are effecting the people and also the animals in Africa by the cause of death and sickness. Another sickness that effected Africa greatly was sleeping sickness and this was caused by a person being bitten by a tsetse fly. So many of the people in Africa grouped together and talked about ways to try and stop these diseases from spreading. < @http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&idigest=8de64512480f8c58026cd9fc2834cb47&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=GIC&docId=A269445892&source=gale&userGroupName=hins30136&version=1.0 >. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article the author explains how the desertification effected many of the citizens in Africa. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by telling us how bad the desesertification was to many of the Africans. The types of people that were effected more by desertification then the average African were farmers because the desertification wiped out their farms. So they were unable to make food for themselves and to sell them to other people and try and make money. <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: #00008b; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&idigest=8de64512480f8c58026cd9fc2834cb47&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=GIC&docId=A262145497&source=gale&userGroupName=hins301/.k36&version=1.0 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. __**Rebecca H, Facilitating**__ __**Christian S Tech Lead**__ "Health Information for Travelers to South Africa" 2011 The author claims many things about sickness, diseases, and prevention of them in South Africa. They fulfilled this by stating many diseases and vacinations. These ideas are similar because there sickness and disease. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 19px;">"HIV and Aids in South Africa" The author claims that 5.6 million people in South Africa had HIV, South Africa had the highest number of people with HIV, and 310,000 died of aids in 2009. The author filled this by stating many facts about it, prevention, and the impact. These ideas are similar because there about sickness and it impact in South Africa.
 * "Moringa & Desertification"** The author claims desterfication takes place all over the world. They fulfilled this by stating where it happens and how it affects them. These ideas are similar because there about how desertification affects people all over the world.

__**GROUP 3:**__ __**Cameron- Writer**__ "AIDS, Other Diseases Create Poverty Trap in Africa : NPR." //NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR//. NPR, 19 Oct. 2011. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6247813>. In this article the author NPR claims that 2 million Africans die each year of AIDS and 24 million are infected with HIV. And how it affects there government and there economic system. NPR's purpose was to inform the readers of the crisis. NPR successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining how many people are dying ever year in Africa and how many people are being affected by it. These ideas are connected to slavery because they could not control the crisis.

Selassie, Abebe Aemro. "South Africa’s Unemployment Puzzle « IMFdirect – The IMF Blog." //IMFdirect – The IMF Blog//. Abebe Aemro Selassie. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2011/04/04/south-african-unemployment/>. In this article the author Abede Aemro Selassie claims that unemployment in South Africa is a big deal the authors purpose was to inform. Abede successfully fufills this purpose by stating South Africa's unemployment is at 24% and there are mismatches between the kind of workers' skills, or large distance between population centers. These ideas are similar to that of the Great Depression in 1929 because the unemployment rate also went very high.

"Africa - Health Workers Needed: Poor Left Without Care in Africa’s Rural Areas."//World Bank Group//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21661891~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258644,00.html>. In this article the author Africa Region's Human Development Department claims health workers mainly in rural areas or poorer areas are needed, the authors purpose was to inform readers of how they need more health clinics in more poor areas. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining they need more health workers in poorer areas and saying there are more than 20 times more doctors/nurses in more populated areas. These ideas are connected to segregation because they are choosing to put more clinics in the more populated area to get more money and should put some more in the poorer areas.

__**Reece S-Tech Leader**__

__**Tom K**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AIDS transmitted through heterosexual sex. mother-to-child tranmitted AIDS being the other. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">607,184 people died from AIDS in south africa in 2006. 330,000 kids under 15 where living with HIV in 2009. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AIDS has affected over 65 million people in the last 25 years. “in the developing world, poverty itself is both a cause and an effect of a pandemic that is devastating the physical, social and economic health of entire regions.” 85 million people will be infected in 2010. 25 million children will be orphaned.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> this article tells me how africa is affected by AIDS. when a person is diagnosed its pretty much a death sentence. it affects africa economically by the citizens who have been diagnoses spending all their money they could use for food for the life saving cocktails that could ultimately save them.

__**GROUP 4:**__ __**Alaina G- Group leader :)**__ __(facilitator)__ “HIV and AIDS” Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Vol. 2, 2008. In this article, The Encyclopedia claims that a main point of why HIV/AIDS is such a big problem in Africa, is because the blacks were not taken care of when segregation was ocurring. The Encyclopedia successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining that the blacks had unsanitary hospitals, and their medical status was always “lower” than whites. These ideas are similar to how the Europeans looked down on blacks and they were used to be slaves because they were considered “lower” in that situation also. “Focus on AIDS prevention” Daily News (South Africa), Oct. 13, 2011. In this newspaper article, The Daily News addresses that people around the world should help AIDS by preventing it, not just having treatments ready. This newspaper successfully fulfills this purpose by telling the readers that prevention is important, because the poor part of Africa can’t pay for expensive treatments that are prescripted to them. These ideas are related to how the Africans would catch diseases through bugs in the hot climate because preventions are trying to be made. “Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with strategies to improve public health” Asamoah-Odei, Emil. Lancet 364 (July 3, 200) :35-40 In this article, Emil argues that Africans are living in a state of poverty because they can’t afford to pay for medicine or health care. Emil successfully fulfills this purpose by persuading us to help and realize that Africa needs our help so their medical situation can improve. When segregation was continuing in Africa the black hospitals were not taken care of, so the Africans could not afford their treatments which is also happening today; their health care program is a mess. These ideas are connected to segregation, because the blacks were never taken care of as well as the white, and when those problems were only fixed to make the equality better, the health aspect still stayed less important than it should be.

__**Griffin H- Technology Lead**__

__**Patrick S- Writing Lead**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“South Africans Rate Their Lives Worse in 2010” Gallup Poll News Service August 12, 2011 In this article, Magali Rheault and Bob Tortora claim that the lack of jobs is the biggest concern for the well-being of South Africa. Rheault successfully fulfills the purpose by stating the unemployment rate in South Africa is over 20%, and the country lost 1 million jobs from 2008 to 2009. The ideas are connected to the idea of poverty, because people don’t have the money to buy basic supplies like food and water.

__**GROUP 5:**__ __**Nina R; Group Facilitator**__ Nina Relias ARTICLE: http://www.southafricaweb.co.za/page/natural-resources-south-africa

In this article,the author claims that South Africa has a ton of natural resources. The article successfully fullfils this purpose because it explains that most of South Africa’s wealth comes from natural resources. There are a lot of minerals and ores underneath the surface of the land. South Africa exports to 87 countries. The minerals including, gold, platinum, coal and diamonds makes most of the earnings and exports in South Africa. Also, Africa has a good source of energy They have a lot of renewable energy resources. Although there is a lot of energy, they use more energy that what is being produced. The ideas are connected to the USA because the USA also has a lt of naural resurces too. ARTICLE: http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/papers/desertification-africa.html

In this article i claims that desertification is happening and South African farmers are having problems finding land. The author successfully fullfills this purpose. Desertification is when the land is used to much so you can’t use it in farming. It is caused by population growth and drought. Which are problems in Africa. The soil is being reused over and over again so it can’t become rich and the nurtenits degrade. This concept is related to famering in America because there are a lot of farmers and they are using land and have been using it over and over again. ARTICLE: http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/inforeep/land1.htm

In this article, the author says that land degrading or desertification is a major problem in South Africa. The passage successfully fulfills its agrement by saying that most of South Africa’s land is arid or semi arid. Which are the climates where desertification occurs. South Africa is still having problems with apartheid. This cause inferior people to have the land that is degrading and the “normal” people to have bad land. The toughts are similar because it is like America when slavery ended and the civil rights movement happened and the black people we inequal to everyone else in farming and everything.

__**Eddie K-tech. lead**__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">South Africans Rate Their Lives Worse in 2010; Lack of jobs is South Africans’ top concern regardless of wellbeing status In this article, Bob Tortora explains how the lack of jobs in South Africa is the main reason to why the people rated their lives poorly. Tortora successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining how South Africans rated their lives the worst they have ever been since Gallup started taking annual surveys, and that the unemployment rate is above 20% with about one million jobs lost in the past two years. These ideas are similar to our great depression because of the high unemployment rate. Rheault, Magali, and Bab Torrta. “South Africans Rate Their Lives Worse in 2010; lack of jobs is South Africans’ top concern regardless of wellbeing status.” Gallup Poll News Service (2011). Fale Opposing Viewpoints In Context

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Changing Face of Retail in Africa In this analysis article, published by Global Issues In Context, it claims that the entire African (across the continent) market is transforming to a “formal market place”. The author successfully fulfills his purpose by explaining how the consumer’s behaviour, both buying and social, are changing as a result and that with the younger generation growing up with the formal market, they will grow used to it which will drive demand, thus stimulating Africa’s economy. This change is quite similar to how the market is in the US because we currently have shopping malls and shops for a specific type of good, but they are much more prevalant here. "The Changing Face of Retail in Africa [analysis]." //Africa News Service// 12 Oct. 2011. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Save AIDS drugs bill In this editorial, The Toronto Star’s writer explains the condition of Bill C-393, a bill that would supply millions with their needed drugs, which will be generic and cheap. The author successfully fulfill his purpose by telling the story of one man who didn’t get the best drugs, but they kept him alive even with the AIDS virus and that 15 million people need drugs, but only 5 million get them. This is similar the the Black Plague because the disease was an epidemic with very few people, it any at all getting the proper treatment. "Save AIDS drugs bill." //Toronto Star// [Toronto, Ontario] 30 Jan. 2011: A14. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.

__**Pasha K Technology**__

In this article Christopher Thomas that we need universities for Africa to develop as a country. Christopher Thomas successfully fulfills this purpose by saying that only five percent of the relevant age group has access to universities which when compared to 25 percent in other countries is extremely less. it also says that 10 million people are thought of as short on food and also tells us that Africa has the youngest population in earth. these ideas are similar to mine as I also think that Africa is suffering mostly because of the extremely low literacy rates as there are only a handful of people qualified for any kind of blue-collar job.
 * Global Issues in Context:Higher Education in Africa Time to Pull Out the Stops**

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In this article Christopher Thomas that we need universities for Africa to develop as a country. Christopher Thomas successfully fulfills this purpose by saying that only five percent of the relevant age group has access to universities which when compared to 25 percent in other countries is extremely less. it also says that 10 million people are thought of as short on food and also tells us that Africa has the youngest population in earth. these ideas are similar to mine as I also think that Africa is suffering mostly because of the extremely low literacy rates as there are only a handful of people qualified for any kind of blue-collar job.
 * Global Issues in Context:Higher Education in Africa Time to Pull Out the Stops**

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In this article Christopher Thomas that we need universities for Africa to develop as a country. Christopher Thomas successfully fulfills this purpose by saying that only five percent of the relevant age group has access to universities which when compared to 25 percent in other countries is extremely less. it also says that 10 million people are thought of as short on food and also tells us that Africa has the youngest population in earth. these ideas are similar to mine as I also think that Africa is suffering mostly because of the extremely low literacy rates as there are only a handful of people qualified for any kind of blue-collar job.
 * Global Issues in Context:Higher Education in Africa Time to Pull Out the Stops**

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__**Heather D- Writer**__ __ Rail Link overdue – but it Would Have Made More Sence Before La Mercy (editorial) __// Africa News Service, // April 15, 2010: In this article the author argues that the government doesn’t always choose the best decisionsfor transportation. The author successfully explains how the government transferred the old Durban international Airport to a different airport. This transfer cost a lot and was not necessarily the most needed thing in S. Africa. This doesn’t help S. Africa be prosperous because if they’re spending money on things they don’t need then they’re wasting the money. This relates to things we learned in my consumer education class; we learned that if you spend money on unneeded things then you are wasting the money. __Transportation and communications:__ In this article the author explains how S. Africa’s infrastructure is the best in all of Africa. The author successfully argues that this helps Africa be prosperous. The article explains how if the infrastructure is good then it helps keep a people well informed and helps people get around the country faster. This idea relates to my experience of watching a show about people who cut off all communications for a year because it proves that a good infrastructure can really keep people informed. __ South Africa ____ Education __ In this article the author explains how apartheid is still happening, which does not help S. Africa be prosperous. The author argues that apartheid is still happening in education, so it will still be in other ways too Including Infrastructure). The author explains how white kids sometimes get a better education which is unfair to the black kids who want and need an education just as much as the white kids. This idea relates to the African slave trade in our country about a century ago. In both cases Africans loose rights that whites still get.

__**GROUP 6:**__ __**Robby O- FACILITATING**__ __Disease__ In this article, The Malaria Research Program of the Medical Research Council, claims that malaria is a serious disease and measures must be taken to start stopping this terrible disease. the Malaria Researchers successfully fills this purpose by telling the public that malaria kills 781,000 people every year, and some of it’s symptoms are vomiting, headaches, fatigue, and sweating. These ideas are similar to the feeling I have when i am sick because when I am sick I vomit, have headaches and I feel tired, and I know that is not a good feeling even just for a few days. __Disease__ In this article, The Avert Charity, claims that Aids and HIVs has a huge impact on South Africa. Avert successfully fulfills this purpose by informing me that 5.8 million people from South Africa have Aids/HIVs and it devastates tons of families in South Africa because is kills 316,559 people in South Africa, and Aids/HIVs are responsible for over half the orphans in South Africa!! These ideas are similar to nothing because no disease affects so many people in so many ways. (opinion) __Resources__ In this article, south africa web, argues that South Africa has plenty of natural resources but they depend too much on that and once those resources run out there economy will quickly fall apart. South Africa Web successfully fulfills this purpose by informing me that there economy would be nothing without the mining and lumber industry, and the gold mining has already slowed and has been passed up by China, also they don’t have the best back-up because there economic activities aren’t that great. These idea’s are similar to when the south (america) over used there dirt and had the “dust bowl”, that drove many people away from farming and increased the price of food in america.

__**Sofia Grajal-Puche--->Writing Lead<--:P**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">water supply-->In this article the author talks about the water supply in South Africa that is very scarce so we should help solve their water problem. In Africa today their are only a few country’s in Africa that have sanitary water to drink. the countrys who have the best sanitary water is Libya, south Africa, and Egypt. The supply of water is obtained by numerous types of engeneerig projects, such as wells dams and reseviors.in our society we have dams and reservoirs for our contrys water but we do have alot of sanitary water for our country. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">government-->in this article it shows how south africas government works.The president is chosen by an elected parliment .parliment has 2 houses called a 90 member council of provences and a 400 seat national assembely. all the people elected in here stay for 5 years. the people that are elected are derectly chosen be popular vote.in the US they also have a governmet that has a pesident.

government-->in this article it talkes about the parliments in their government. their current president is ,jacob zuma. and thier government consistes of 3 branches. these branches are the national assembly(legislativ), the presidential position( executive), and the constitional court(juditioal).in america we also have the 3 branches of government in our government

__**Michael Z- Technology & Trade**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Trade__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, the author purposes that Zimbabwe is South Africa’s main trading partner in Africa. The author successfully fulfills this purpose by stating that Zimbabwe imported R4.8bn worth of goods to South Africa between January and September last year.These ideas aren’t related to anything I know of.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Technology__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Andre-Michel Essoungou, claims South Africa revolutionized how the people talk to each other there by Internet and mobile phones. Essoungou successfully fulfills this purpose by stating in 2000, 11 million people had mobile phones and now over 400 million people have them. Now, mobile phone companies are major sources for tax revenue. For Internet, 3 million users in 2000 turned into more than 100 million users in 2010. These ideas are similar to other countries that try to make their technology better.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Technology__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article, Valerie Noury claims that South Africa is a very strong contender to be the world’s largest radio telescope. Noury successfully fulfills this purpose by saying that it is expected to receive a total investment of 1.5 billion (euro). The project spread over 5500 square kilometers. This shows how South Africa is getting better and up to date with their technology. These ideas are connected to other companies that make technology for their country.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rheault, Magali, and Bob Tortora. "South Africans Rate Their Lives Worse in 2010;Lack of Jobs Is South Africans' Top Concern Regardless of Wellbeing Status." 12 Aug. 2011. Print.
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South Africans Rate Their Lives Worse in 2010; Lack of jobs is South Africans’ Top Concern Regardless of Well being Status

In this article, Magali Rheault and Bob Tortora explains how South Africans lives are affected negatively by the lack of jobs. Rhealt successfully fulfills this purpose by sharing very low labor statistics in South Africa. These ideas are similar to many Americans being unemployed because of the poor economy.

Change For Blacks (Letter to the Editor) “Chance for Blacks(Letter to The Editor). Globe & Mail [Toronto,Canada] 22 Aug. 1989: A6 Global Issues in Context.

In this article, Robert J. Gelb explains how black Africans in South Africa have greater opportunity for higher education than they used to. Gelb successfully fulfills this purpose by explaining how non-whites are “pursuing advanced educations” at great universities. These ideas are similar to many schools in poorer neighborhoods in the U.S with poor education levels that are slowly beginning to increase because of the concern for the students’ learning.

Gauteng Proposes Amendments to Current Provincial Education Laws “Gauteng Proposes Amendments to Current Provincial Education Laws” Africa News Service 4 Oct. 2011. Global Issues in Context.

In this article, Africa News Service explains how the government of South Africa is passing laws for more opportunities to get a higher education. Africa News Service successfully fulfills this purpose by telling what the names of the education laws were. These ideas are connected to similar laws passed in different countries that can further education.


 * Jack R (Simba!) -Tech Leader<<<< >>>>>>**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anti-Aids Drugs Need to be More Affordable <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weissman, Robert. "Anti-AIds Drugs Need to Be More Affordable." Print
 * Matt R- Facilitator**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article Robert Weissman argues that the drugs to help and cure AIDS are to expensive for the South Africans to afford. Weissman successfully shows this idea by sharing statistics and how in the last twenty years the life span in South Africa decreased by more than nineteen years due to poverty. This relates to some people not being able to afford a house or nice clothes because they cant afford it and end up living a life in poverty.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AIDS, Other Diseases Create Poverty Trap In Africa

Beaubien, Jason. "AIDS, Other Diseases Create Poverty Trap in Africa." Web.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this article Jason Beaubien states that the Diseases and viruses in Africa are horrendous and will keep on spreading if we don’t help them fight it. He successfully shows facts about the diseases and also shows what kinds of diseases are in South Africa. This relates to the swine flu that was going on in 2010 and how it kept spreading until they found out how to treat it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Africa: Poverty and the AIDS virus <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hawa, Rahab S. "Africa: Poverty and the AIDS Virus." Third World Nation. Print.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this newspaper article Rahab Hawa explains that if South Africa doesn’t get help from other countries with money than the increase of deaths will occur and the people will be mad at the president. He successfully gives stats about the death rate due to AIDS and other viruses and diseases. This relates to when in New York the people marched down Wall st. on strike.