This is a picture of a young girl after a suicide bomber hit a religious ceremony in the middle of Kabul. Many people were killed, and an extremist group took credit for what had happened. The bombing occured on Decemeber 6th.
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This picture depicts the average family in Afghanistan that will struggle to survive when the Americans withdraw due to funding cuts. With the war nearing ten years in length, President Obama has already announced the withdrawing of all troops from Afghanistan and the ending of the war. Afghanistan has already reached out to Germany, asking them for help, because their economy will have trouble without the American Aid. I chose this article as my focus article because it shows how countries all around the world depend on each other for economic and political help, which is an important concept to understand in Human Geography.
This is a picture of US president Barack Obama visiting a classroom that is part of the new “Head Start” program. He stated that he believed that the program was quite valuable to US education, and that it would help a lot of students. This was taken in Yeadon, PA at the Regional Head Start Center.
This is a picture of people relaxing and swimming in the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is part of the 28 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World competition. The Dead Sea is extremely full of minerals, and people go there for it to help their skin and bodies. The New Seven Wonders of the World contest was a contest held online, and the winners would be determined by mobile voting.
This is a picture of Meena Rahmani, who opened the first bowling alley in Kabul. She intends it as a place for men, women, and children to relax and forget about the struggles that war-torn Afghan is now facing. Rahmani has put about a million dollars towards this center, hoping that the ideas of fun and enjoyment will spread and be popular. I chose this as my focus picture because it shows how any country can really start to get back on its feet with help from its citizens, which is part of human geography.
This is a picture of Russian troops dressed in historical uniforms to parade through Moscow’s Red Square. This was for the 70th anniversary of when the soldiers of the Soviet Army marched through the same Red Square during World War 2 to join the front lines.
This is a picture of the devastating landslides in Western Colombia. At least 24 people were estimated dead, and they have dogs searching for many more under the rubble and debris after many houses were carried away.
The campus police officer John Pike sprayed calm protestors that were doing no harm with pepper spray. This created a great controversial scandal that ended in an apology by the way things were handled.
In Faroe Islands, they have a tradition that includes slaughtering whales and eating them. This has gone on for more than 1000 years, and it is accepted because they cannot sell the whale and simply divide it up evenly between the people in the town. This occurs about November 22nd every year.
Protestors in Egypt were hit with tear gas, guns, and physical violence from police forces. The protestors are angry over Egypt’s constant military rule and the fact that the government is trying to delay the elections even further. The protestors occupied Tahrir Square.
Since Khadafy died, the rebels have claimed that their nation was liberated, and began to set up a transitional government. Even though they are having problems with fighting in between tribes and rebels wanting to keep their weapons, the rebels have begun trying to write a constitution. In addition to all of this, Khadafy’s son was captured, and he could possibly be charged with war crimes for what he did in effects with the conflict from Khadafy’s 42-year-long reign.
I chose this picture for my focus picture this week. It was taken in Lima, Peru. The women here are supporting International Day against the Violence of Women. This shows some of human geography because it not only shows how ideas spread to other people in different countries, but also how a lot of people around the world can stand for the same ideas, and wants the same equality that should be right to everyone.
This week we finished going over political geography and talked a bit about the documentary on Capitalism. We also took our quiz on political geography. The quiz was pretty easy, since there was only four questions and it was open note, but it was a lot of writing. This week was an interesting week in news, with lots of controversy, which we always discussed at the beginning of class.
