The Current State of Affairs
The Current State of Affairs
Shirin Dey, Grade 9, CHS
The Mumbai massacre, the Wal-Mart stampede, piracy on the high seas, and the recession: so much had happened on the week of Thanksgiving, 2008. The question is, “Do you know the current events?” If you asked my generation, you’d be surprised to find that they don’t know much. They were all probably too busy eating turkey, watching football, texting friends, or shopping. Now, I can understand that Thanksgiving is a time for family, but surely people have time to check their email or watch TV over the holidays. When on the web, are they ever curious as to take a brief look at the latest headlines on their homepage? While flipping ...
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watching the news, and I was astounded by what had happened in the world that week.
According to reports published in Kenya, the Somali pirates have collected more than $150 million in ransom money over the past 12 months. There are entire towns in Somalia that now depend on revenues from pirates in order to support their villages. Somali pirates have hijacked some 40 ships this year, and are currently holding about 15 ships along with their crews, including a giant Saudi oil tanker. This tanker was actually just recently released after the ransom was paid.
On November 26, 2008 at 10:30 P.M., the city of Mumbai, India was brutally attacked. The ongoing fight lasted almost 60 agonizing hours. Terrorists attacked ten locations, killing about 180 people and wounding over 300. What these terrorists wanted, no one knows for sure; they killed random targets, but also took British and American hostages. I was very moved by these attacks, not only because India is my parent’s ...
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recently been notified that we’re in a recession. Actually, we’ve been in one since December of 2007. However, this isn’t a problem for us students, as our parents are there to provide for us, right? WRONG! In a few years, most of us will be off to college. This is why we need to understand the seriousness of the situation now. Do you know how you are going to pay for college in this declining economy? Even if you are able to pay for school, will there be enough jobs available afterward? If Ford, Chrysler, and GM (the three big American car corporations) do not come up with a viable plan for turning the auto industry around, hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost, limiting ...
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