As Amanda Knox Heads Home, the Debate Is Just Getting Started
By RACHEL DONADIO and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
This article talked about the harsh criticism America now has for the Italian justice system after the Amanda Knox trial. It discussed how the media wrongly painted a picture of the Italian police being too lenient, and the court system too corrupt. This made Italy come back at America, saying that their justice system was wrong, because, “they have the death penalty, which is wrong to most Italian Catholics.” Basically, the faults and trials of the Amanda Knox case have created quite a controversy in both countries, and the aftermath isn’t about to go away anytime soon.
Bringing America Back: Up to 3M New Jobs Possible as U.S. Manufacturing Makes Comeback
By DAVID MUIR (@DavidMuirABC) and ENJOLI FRANCIS
This article was about how almost three million jobs could be coming back to America from China. This is due to the rising labor costs in China. This, combined with the costs of shipping goods back and forth, makes it a better economical decision to produce a majority of goods here in the United States. People are asking the consumers to try and focus on buying things that have the label of being “Made in America”, so that companies will want to move their businesses back into the country, thus creating more jobs for Americans and less for other countries.
Steve Jobs’s secret legacy: Dying Apple boss left plans for four years of new products
By DAVID GARDNER IN LOS ANGELES and TED THORNHILL
This article was about Steve Jobs’ recent death and the affect it had on the Apple company. According to recent reports, as Jobs’ knew how severe his disease was, he made sure to create ideas for enough products to keep the company going for at least four more years. At the moment, that isn’t needed, because Apple sales have increased about 100% as people buy products in memory of him. There is a huge demand for all products, and a large number of preorders for his first biography. The point of this article was that Steve Jobs’ made such a huge impact on the way we live today, that he and his company are not going to be forgotten anytime soon, even with his death.
Hunger crisis grips North Korea as food runs short
By: Thomson Reuters, with contributions from Jeremy Laurence.
This article talked about the severity of malnutrition in North Korea, and how it is downplayed by the media. They have requested food aid for an extremely long time, but only about 30% of it has been granted, because other countries, such as the US, think that they shouldn’t give aid until they can be absolutely positive that the food will go to the people and will not be seized by the corrupt government. Accusations from South Korea, saying that North Korea is lying and exaggerating how much trouble they are in, has stopped help even more. People who have visited North Korea also downplay the worsening conditions. This article didn’t hide from the truth and really put into perspective the troubles that North Korea now faces, due to lack of food from natural disasters.
Back Home and Homeless
By: Matt Farwell
I chose this article as my focus article because it was super intriguing and really made me think about what America claims to do, and what it really does. This article was written by a war veteran named Matt Farwell, and it was about his life now as a homeless person. Due to his times in war, his mind wasn’t in the best place when he was sent back to America. Therefore, he’s been unemployed for about a year, and sleeps in parks, bushes, and sometimes in a twenty-four hour library. A startling number of veterans cannot find proper work or housing when they come home, which forces them to live out on the streets. The government does not do enough to help these soldiers, and thank them for serving our country. Many of these veterans need counseling, which is offered by the VA, but is still hard to get. Matt Farwell even said that he would “honestly rather be in Afghanistan.” At least there, he had a place to sleep.
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