Today we did blog discussions.Topics cover major news events from this summer. Research your topic and add your personal thoughts.1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll2. South Sudan-40 out of the last 50 years Sudan has been in civil war. Ended in 2005. July 9 they became the newest country of the world. why they were at war; ethnic groups, religions, wanted to gain control of south. People in North Sudan are Arib. South is Black Africans. From the north Islamic from the south are Catholic. Most oil is in the South, and they have better farmland.3. Libya-people in libya wanted freedom and stuff and then gadafi told his people to kill innocent people so he could keep his power. we set up a no fly zone so more people could be protected.4. US Supreme Court and videogames-its the parents who have to watch this not the goverment ruled in favor of the people.5. New York and gay marriage6. Drawdown in Afghanistan7. Al-Zawahri and al-Qaeda8. US debt ceiling crisis-problem and solution9. NFL lockout-problem and solution10. US/French Embassies attacked in Syria11. Famine in Somalia-somalia has been without an orignized goverment for 20 years. Second worst drought they've has in 50 years. 10s of thousands have died because of malnutrion.12. Norway incident13. Women's World Cup-look at history of Women's World Cup and results
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