Africa Current Event 3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7735159.stm

Who: The people of the DR Congo and the withdrawl troops.
What:Two fronts have been withdrawn to create humanitarian corridors.
When:Reported Tuesday 18th
Where:The DR Congo
Why:They want to get humanitarian aid through.
How:They are going through the jungle in white armoured cars firing warning signals.

The news is very relevant, not something from 'a while ago'. And these articles are related to whats happening with the civil war in the DR Congo.

It seems like the government is actually with the rebels in this. Obviously, if someone comes into the jungle in big cars-armed asking you to come fight, no-ones going to do it. The rebels wont come [duh].

Africa Current Event 2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7731937.stm

Who:The DR Congo
What:Peace process with the DR Congo govt.
When:Sunday Nov 16
Where:DR Congo
Why:250,000 people have been made homeless by the fighting between rebels and Congolese government troops.
Gen Nkunda acknowledged that his forces had suffered heavy losses.
How: The violence and fighting happening there, many troops have been lost.

One reason that makes this article 'news' is because its very relevant. This article was published on November 16th and this is something people will want to know about quickly.
There is also 'progress' involved. The progression in the country of the DR Congo. They have stopped all the fighting there, and as said Gen Nkunda is said to be supporting the peace process. Many people have been left homeless and a great number of people have also died. This is something good happening in the world, and is a progression for the DR Congo.

Central Africa - Physical Geography

Central Africa has many major landforms. The Congo Basin, Western Rift Valley. Some other lakes on Central Africa that lie along the Western Rift Valley is Lake Nyasa (Which is also referred to Lake Malawi). Lake Tanganyika, Congo River and the Zambezi River are also another important bodies of water in Central Africa. The vegetation in Central Africa is dense and has a humid, tropical climate. Animals like, gorillas, elephants, wild boars and okapis roam in the tropical rain forests. There are also other very important resources in Central Africa. There's copper and diamond. Africa's copper is found in the Copper Belt. It stretches throughout northern Zambia and the southern democratic republic on Congo. About 50 % of Cameroon is covered by vast rain forests. (Cameroon is slightly larger than California).

Can we trust TBAS?

I think that a lot the information in "To Be a Slave" can be trusted. The information is from little exerts from previous books about slavery. Julius Lester even credited the person and the page number from the book he used. And some of the information was gotten from the survivors from the African slavery period.
The author himself is also trusted. Not only is it because the book was published in the first place, but Lester has won a lot of writing awards, so it looks like he can be trusted with his writing. And in this particular book, Julius Lester won the Newbery Honor award.

Africa Current Event

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7719030.stm

Who: People who have fled fighting in the Dem. Rep. of Congo.
What: Cholera, has broken out there.
When: Notified Nov 10th.
Where: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Why: Unsanitary Conditions.
How: Because the camps are so unsanitary.
This news article is 'worthy' because it tells us a lot of relevant information to what is happening in the smaller parts/countries of the World. The 'emotion' used are like grief. Obviously, the Cholera breaking out in the country is not a good thing, and many people are very sick from it, and the numbers are expected to rise.
The 'relevance' of the story is very relevant, because there is a civil war there, and people want to know recent things that are happening. Things like these diseases breaking out, gets peoples attention, which could grab someone attention and get them to help the case in some way.

5 Themes

Movement: The items that are being sold in this market are probably from many different places in the world.

Region: The culture and language make this place special!

Human Environmental Interaction: The building of everything in the market from the small stalls to the big outside building.

Location: The location of this place could be market.

Place: The place seems like it could b e almost anywhere. The clothes are quite similar to what we wear now, and it doesnt seem like it is a place in Brazil.

Violence

“Violence leads to more violence.”
I do agree with the quote in some ways.
In Julius Caesar, the 'violence' part was in Act 3 when Brutus and the conspirators stabbed Caesar. After Brutus was done with his oration to try and get the Roman citizens on their side, Mark Antony starts telling his side of the story, and gets the crowd on his side. (Julius Caesar's). This results in the Roman citizens getting mad, and starting to revolt, and kill the conspirators.
But, it doesn't always hold true. If Mark Antony had never spoken, all the violence would have probably ended, and Brutus and the other conspirators would have gained a place in the senate.