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Ahmed Hamid. “2 suicide bombings kill 20 in Iraq.” 2 suicide bombings kill 20 in Iraq. 7th May, 2007. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq. (7th May, 2007).

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Julia’s blog link: julia03.learnerblogs.org

URL: www.defensetech.org/images/IraqPSA.jpg

URL: www.theinterpretersfriend.com/indj/maps/iraq-map.gif

I feel that this is connected to Julia’s current event, as this also has to do with Iraq’s suicide bombings in Iraq. Also, a similar number of people were affected (more than 20 people were killed).

What did you find interesting about this topic?

Even though this might be a weird (and gross) to most people, what I find interesting is how much people are comitting suicide. I wonder sometimes if they know that it would harm others as well, but they still do it, or they only think about themselves and not realize how many people they are killing, just to kill themselves. Also, I am also interested to know if all the suicide bombers wanted to die because of the same reason.

What did you like about the initial blog posting?

 I liked how Julia mentioned all the parties of the Iraqi race that were being suspected by the government. Also, the picture in Julia’s blog protesting about the U.S army in Iraq makes me have a clearer picture why all these Iraqi people are committing suicide by blowing up bombs.

Website: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/e/eb/250px-Korea_north_map.png

“Nuclear pact not reached; S. Korea still to give North food.” Nuclar pact not reached; S. Korea still to give North food, Copyright. April 21, 2007. www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/koreas.nuclear.ap/index.html (April 22, 2007)

What is the issue?

The issue is that South Korea will still give 400,000 tons of rice to North Korea, even though the North Korean government had failed to shut down it’s nuclear reactor at the deadline. At first, South Korea used this as a deal for North Korea to stop it’s nuclear reactor. However, South Korea has still decided to give North Korea food. They will send the first 350,000 tons of rice in late May, while the rest of the 50,000 tons of rice will be sent by railway trains to North Korea.

They have also agreed on South Korea sending in raw materials for North Korea, in exchange for South Korea having the rights to develope mineral resources in the North.

Who is involved?

South Korea and North Korea

Who is affected and how?

The people of North Korea, because if South Korea suddenly changes their minds or North Korea decides to do more violent things with the nuclear reactor, they would not have enough food to live on and die of famine. Also, the world could be wiped out if North Korea decides to use their nuclear reactor.

What would I do if I was involved?

If I was involved, I would try the same thing as South Korea is trying, giving food or materials if North Korea gets rid of the nuclear reactor. If that was not possible and I was working in the UN, I would suggest putting sanctions on North Korea until they get rid of the item.

“10 killed in Baghdad car bombing”. Yahoo. 28, Febuary 2007. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=ArXmaMrfnYSeKiwZrsiBVoRvaA8F (28 Febuary, 2007).

Cite: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=ArXmaMrfnYSeKiwZrsiBVoRvaA8F

Link to Shane’s blog:

http://shane7.learnerblogs.org/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42588000/gif/_42588329_india_map.gif

Cite: http://newsfromrussia.com/images/newsline/suicide_bomb_iraq.jpg

I found this article and Shane’s article similar, as his and my article are both about bombings, even though the places and the vehicles that were bombed were different.

It was said that the bombing occured at somewhere around midday in Baghdad, Iraq, in the most popular shopping places. 10 people died, while lots of people were wounded or injured as well. But, they said that the terrorism in Iraq has dropped sharply every since the plan to do so (Febuary 12th) was released. So it means that Iraq might have a chance to make the terrorism drop even more.

But to be on the safe side, they decided to ban cars, motorcycles, or any types of vehicles from the city on public holidays, so that it doesn’t ruin the holiday.

What did you find interesting about this topic?

What I found interesting was how much bombings there were in the world. It isn’t just one place (in Shane’s current event, Pakistan or Delhi). Also, this article showed that Iraq was still bombing cars, and it hasn’t gotten better.

What did you like about the initial posting?

I liked how Shane was writing much details on the blog so that I got a picture in my head (even though it wasn’t a happy picture). Also, his answer for the question (What would you do if you were directly involved?) was very reasonable, and I couldn’t find anything that could wrong with it. He seemed to know his article well, which made me think about it more, then if he just read it off the computer or off the board.

In some parts of the world, some people are willing to give up their lives for a cause like religion, race, tradition, beliefs, etc.

For instance, the fights between the black-and-white race. The “blacks” had always been treated unfairly than the “whites”. The blacks are always taken as slaves, and are the main victims of human-trafficking. This makes them hate the whites, believing that every white is evil. And they try to rebel or fight against them to get equality. Some are not as educated, and just fight for their rights. Also, some people are giving up their lives for religion. Their religion could say that another religion is bad and you have to get rid of them. Others might say that only trust your kind of religion and never others. This also causes war between countries. Another reason is that maybe a country’s land is taken by a bigger and stronger country. Everybody would feel outraged and fight for it, not thinking about death and only thinking about victory. Some would fight so that it could make a slightest bit of difference, and don’t mind the thought of death.

So what do I think about social studies? It’s interesting to know about the histories of other countries. Questions such as: who were the greatest heroes? what did they do? etc., can be answered as long as you know a little bit of history. Really, it is really fascinating sometimes to know a country’s history.

Well, will right more blogs about S. Studies!