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=N. Korea to Try American for Illegal Entry= March 12, 2010 | Week Fourteen

An American man that illegally crossed the border of North Korea is being tried in trial for entering the country. Identified as Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a thirty year old man from Boston. Since late January, he has been detained.

I don't see why they have to try Aijalon Mahli Gomes, as long as he didn't have any clear intent to do anything violent. Even though it's illegal to cross borders without permission, Aijalon shouldn't be tried and convicted for doing it.
 * Response**

[|BBC] [|CBS]
 * Sources**

The CBS article was extremely vague. It included the main points and details of the event, but it had quotes except one from the Korean News Agency while the BBC news article has a few confirmation and quotes from the government. Also, the BBC article includes information about past events of people crossing the borders of North Korea, and the outcome of it. I would recommend the BBC one because it has all the information CBS does and more.
 * Comparison**

"North Korea 'to try US citizen for illegal entry'." //BBC// (2010): n. pag. Web. 12 Mar 2010.

"N. Korea to Try American for Illegal Entry." //CBS// (2010): n. pag. Web. 12 Mar 2010.

=South Korea F-5 Fighter Jet Crash Kills Three Pilots= March 5, 2010 | Week Thirteen

Two F-5 jets from South Korea, within 5 minutes of leaving their base in Gangneung, went missing. They were found the remains of the pilot and the F-5 wreckage scattered on the ride of a mountain to the West of their base. The three pilots are concluded to have died in the crash.

I think either those F-5s were poorly built or the three pilots that were operating those F-5s were very inexperienced. How could you crash into a mountain that's about 5 minutes from the base you start off at? At least South Korea was able to find the wreckage and label the pilots as dead.
 * Response**

[|BBC] [|The Australian]
 * Sources**

Both the BBC and The Australian articles discuss the F-5 fighter jet crash but The Australian didn't have many details. The BBC one had quotes while The Australian didn't and BBC actually discussed what might or could be the reason for the crash occurring so close to the base.
 * Comparison**

"South Korea F-5 fighter jet crash kills three pilots ." //BBC// (2010): n. pag. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

"Three pilots die in South Korea fighter jet crash ." //Australian// (2010): n. pag. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

=China Flooded Mine Traps Dozens in Inner Mongolia= February 26, 2010 | Week Twelve

32 coal miners were trapped yesterday in the Shenua coal mine when it was flooded. Rescuers were able to save 31 miners, while one miner died during the flood. Shenua mine is located near Wuhai, Bejing, to the West. 77 miners were working about 289 meters deep when the mine was flooded.

I'm glad that those miners were able to be rescued quickly, with only one death. It could have been a lot worse. Mines in China are notoriously dangerous and the miners take a big risk mining there but in this case, they were prepared and were rescued not long after the flood trapped them.
 * Response**

[|BBC] [|Steel Guru]
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Both the articles from BBC and Steel Guru discuss the Shenua mine's flood and they both use a lot of the same numbers. For example, they used 31 for the miners rescued, 1 for the miners that passed away, and 77 for the total miners. Even though, the Steel Guru was a lot more vague than the BBC article as it had less details and descriptions. I would recommend the BBC article to read as it's a lot more informing.
 * Comparison**

"China flooded mine traps dozens in Inner Mongolia ." //BBC// (2010): n. pag. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

"Shenua coal mine flood traps 31 people in northern China." //Steel Guru// (2010): n. pag. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

=Oil Rises Above $80 As Regional Stocks Gain= February 19, 2010 | Week Eleven

In Asia, oil prices rose above $80 dollars for a single barrel. Oil traders are cheerful due to this rise in the stock markets. A contract between New York and Singapore rose the price for oil by $1.49, making the price $79.66. In the last 6 months, oil prices have touched just below $80 and dropped back down to $70 when U.S. crude inventory data failed to justify investor optimism.

It's great that Singapore's oil prices are rising, but doesn't that mean it's increasing somewhere else? It's kind of funny how usually the countries that don't need the money get the most importation while the countries that suffer from poverty and really need the money are usually the ones with the most exportation. The world should work the opposite way, but it doesn't, and we end up with a lot of countries that are suffering.
 * Response**

[|Seattle Times] [|EMOIZ]
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Both of the articles, Seattle Times and EMOIZ both discussed the oil rise in Asia and specifically Singapore but Seattle Times was a lot more detailed than EMOIZ. EMOIZ was a lot more vague and only discussed the oil raise and the contract that New York and Singapore had. They did not give the $80 figure or any figure at all. Seattle Times on the other hand, had a lot more details and was a lot more explanatory.
 * Comparison**

Kennedy, Alex. "Oil rises above $80 as regional stocks gain ." //Seattle Times// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010. .

Naeem,. "Oil prices rise in Asia." //Emoiz// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010. .

=Japan Exports in January Jump; Asia Demand Booms= February 12, 2010 | Week Ten

In January, Japan's exports made a jump of about 40.9% from the earlier year. Exports grew to $54.4 billion, marking the second consecutive month of year-on-year rise. Vehicle exports rose 59.2% while auto parts shipments rising 89.6%. Semiconductor products rose 83.1%. Imports in Japan increased 6.5%. Japan's exports to China increased by 79.9% due to the demand of vehicles, semiconductor products and plastic goods.

I'm not surprised that Japan's exportation and importation is rising. Especially with China. Japan is known as one of the most technologically advanced countries out there so it's only natural that China would want a demand of their vehicles and semiconductor products. I don't know why there's a demand for plastic goods, there should already be enough of that in China.
 * Response**

[|Seattle Times] [|Market Watch] 2010-02-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Seattle Times and Market Watch used a lot of the same statistics and information about Japan's exportation and importations. Although, Market Watch was more vague than Seattle Times and used rounded up percentages and had less information. For example, Seattle Times included specifically what products increased in exportation while Market Watch did not. They are both relatively short though, but I would recommend Seattle Times over Market Watch.
 * Comparison**

"Japan exports in January jump; Asia demand booms ." //Seattle Times// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010. .

Kitchen, Michael. "Japan's January exports rise faster than forecast." //Market Watch// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010. .

=Tsunami Lightly Swipes Asia Coast= February 5, 2010 | Week Nine

A tsunami that crossed the Pacific swiped island nations and Asian coasts lightly on Sunday. This tsunami was generated by the Chili earthquake. This tsunami caused slight injuries to any people, only slightly hitting the coasts of nations. Populated areas such as Hawaii only received a slight blow from this tsunami.

I'm glad that this hurricane did not have any significant effect on anyone. I think that the preparations that we took as a response to the Chile earthquake might have helped this situation if it was anything worse than a glancing blow. Still, it's good to hear that places like Hawaii and Japan made it out good, but it's sad to hear that Chile has suffered greatly from the earthquake that had started this tsunami.
 * Response**

[|Seattle Times] [|People's Daily Online]
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Both of the sources had a lot of similar information regarding the tsunami that was started by the Chile earthquake, and they also contained extra information about past tsunamis. I don't know why, I find this information irrelevant. People's Daily Online had a lot of information regarding past tsunamis compared to the Seattle Times though, and I found reading all of it unnecessary. I would recommend you use the Seattle Times article if you would just like to know about the Chile earthquake tsunami but if you would like an article discussing the tsunami and also past tsunamis, choose People's Daily Online.
 * Comparison**

"Tsunami lightly swipes Asia coast." //Seattle Times | Nation & World// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010.

"Chilean quake-triggered tsunami spares well-prepared Asia-Pacific region." //English | People's Daily Online// (2010): n. pag. Web. 1 Mar 2010.

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=Another Medical Team Off To Haiti= January 22, 2010 | Week Eight

China has sent another medical team to Haiti as of yesterday to relief them from the earthquakes that has been happening and the risk of epidemic disease. The flight consists of a 40 member medical team and 20 tons of medical supplies and food. There are also four peacekeeping policemen on the flight that are there to replace the ones that were killed in the earthquake. Most of the members of the medical team are trained to help relief in disaster relief while there are some that are trained to help counsel the earthquake survivors in Haiti. "We must provide help as soon as possible since many people are injured and epidemics are spreading," said Wang Yurong, head of the medical staff and deputy chief of General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command.

I think it's great that China is helping Haiti. This is what the world needs more of. When a country like Haiti is under stress, like the earthquakes and worry of epidemic diseases Haiti has, other countries should be helping it. We shouldn't be starting wars and making enemies with each other. I read somewhere that there is fear of the death toll in Haiti is going to rise to 300,000 people. If that's the case, than we Haiti needs all the help that we can give it.
 * Response**

[|China Daily] [|English People]
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Both the articles discussed the Chinese medical team and the supplies being sent to Haiti. They both included the same statistics of the medical team, and of the supplies being sent. Although, English People had more statistics about the amount of people killed in Haiti, amount of people in Haiti, the net worth amount of the supplies being sent, etc. English People was a lot more straightforward than China Daily.
 * Comparison**

Guangjin, Cheng. "Another medical team off to Haiti." //China Daily// (2010): n. pag. Web. 22 Jan 2010. .

"Chinese medical team, medical supplies leave for quake-hit Haiti ." //China Daily// (2010): n. pag. Web. 22 Jan 2010. . ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... =**Scores Killed in Sudan Tribal Clash**= January 8, 2010 | Week Seven

Some time around the beginning of this year, at least 139 Dinka cattle herders were killed and 54 were wounded in a cattle raid by the Neur tribe. This occurred in the remote Tonj area in Warrap state, Southern Sudan. The amount of Neur tribe followers killed is unknown but there was a large amount that went on the raid. The raid was only discovered after an UN security team visited Tonj. There has been a rise in tribal violence in the recent months. At least 2,000 people have been killed, 250,000 people displaced.

It's amazing that events like this are still happening. 139 people killed minimum and 54 wounded. That's a lot of people, and to think that we didn't even know that it happened until the UN security team stumbled across it. It's pretty dangerous to just be cattle herding out in a remote area. I wonder if those herders had any sort of defense because they created a pretty easy target for those raiders. Even though, it's amazing that these raiders were able to take out as many people as they did without alerting any authorities, if there were any that were in distance to stop this.
 * Response**

[|Al Jazeera] [|BBC News]
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Both the articles included a few similarities including the statistics of the number of people killed in ethnic violence recently, the same quote from Lise Grande, an UN official and the amount of herders killed. They also contain a lot of differences. Only BBC included information about a civil war and a peace treaty. BBC also included that international aid agencies warns of a "lethal cocktail" of rising violence. Thirdly, only BBC includes a quote from Humanitarian Affairs Minister Abdul Bagi Gilani saying that there would not be a return of war because, "This will never happen because all parties - [President Bashir's] National Congress Party and SPLM are keen not to go to war again." These differences can impact what the reader thinks about the government in Africa. There is rising violence currently but the Affairs Minister denies it and is doing nothing to help the cause.
 * Comparison**

"Scores killed in Sudan tribal clash." //Al Jazeera// (2010): n. pag. Web. 11 Jan 2010. .

"South Sudan cattle raid kills 140 ." //BBC News// (2010): n. pag. Web. 11 Jan 2010. . ............................................................................................................................................................................................... =Guinea: Aide Wounds Junta Leader= December 11, 2009 | Week Seven

On Thursday, Conakry, Guinea, two armed rival military factions broke out into a fight. Junta Leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was injured during the shooting that occured. The fight was due to the result of a massacre that the army committed on September 28th on people who were demonstrators protesting in the Conakry's stadium against Camara's military government that left the people of Guinea unsettle. 157 people were killed and dozens of women were raped. Toumba Diakite, an officer who is close to Camara who is also responsible for the massacre that took place is believed to have opened fire on the Junta Leader.

I find that a fight relating to a corrupted government is not surprising. The massacre is just another result of the kind of governments in Africa. 157 people were killed before the military could be stopped, if they were even. In the USA nothing close to a massacre as large as the one that occurred would happen. We have enforcers that are uncorrupted and take pride in protecting the people of USA unlike Africa, which has no way to protect themselves from something like this. Also, I think it's very ironic that Camara's officer who is responsible for a massacre which was the cause of Camara's military government betrayed Camara.
 * Response**

[|NY Times] [|RNW]
 * Sources**

The RNW article was released a day after the NY Times article so the RNW has more updated information. In RNW, it mentions that Camara's injuries aren't fatal, which in NY Times it says the full extents are unknown. The extent of Camara's injuries are important because if they were fatal, he might not make it. Also, the RNW says that the officer that attacked Camara (Toumba Diakite) has been arrested. Both articles mention the massacre that occurred which was the cause of 150 deaths but the RNW also gives us a little information about how Camara came to power.
 * Comparison**

NOSSITER, ADAM. "Guinea: Aide Wounds Junta Leader ." //New York Times// (2009): n. pag. Web. 14 Dec 2009. .

"Guinea’s junta leader slightly injured." //Radio Netherlands Worldwide// (2009): n. pag. Web. 14 Dec 2009. . .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. =**Sudanese Christian, Silva Kashif, 16, Lashed 50 Times for Wearing 'Short' Skirt Against Islamic Law**= December 4, 2009 | Week Six

Silva Kashif, a 16 year old Christian girl that lives in southern Sudan was arrested in a Khartoum market last week for wearing a skirt that was beneath her knee. She was convicted of offending public morality. She received 50 lashes as her punishment. The authorities in Sudan enforce a strict version of Islam law, that allows flogging as a form of punishment, and is often wrongly introduced to non-Muslims such as Silva Kashif. The cop that arrested her ignored that she was a minor, that she was Christian, and gave her the maximum sentence. The only thing needed to prosecute women who wear short skirts like Silva Kashif did is a complaint.

This is an example of the corrupt law enforcement system that is present in Africa. Sudan is the largest country in Africa, yet we still had a high school girl whipped 50 times just because she was wearing a skirt that went down below her knees. If strict laws like that were enforced in America, a majority would be prosecuted. Also, a woman should be able to wear anything she wants, as long as it isn't disturbing to people. I can understand that it might be of Islamic law, no matter how absurd it might seem, but the authorities that arrested Silva didn't even check if she was Muslim or Christian. They also ignored the fact that she was a minor. In America, I know a lot of people who'd sue the authorities if any of that happened to them. The corrupted authority problem that we have in Africa needs to be solved.
 * Response**

[|NY Times] [|NY Daily News]
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The NY Daily News article had a different title than the NY Time's. It included the name of the woman, her religion, and the reason for her flogging. The NY Daily News article was far more abundant in information than the NY Time's. The NY Daily New's also included a picture of a whip. The NY Times article included no quotes whatsoever, while NY Daily New's included a few from Silva herself and a few from human rights activists. NY Daily News also included Silva's lawyer's thoughts.
 * Comparison**

Press, Associated. "Sudanese Christian, Silva Kashif, 16, lashed 50 times for wearing 'short' skirt against Islamic law." //NY Daily news// (2009): n. pag. Web. 5 Dec 2009. .

Press, Associated. "Sudan: Girl Lashed 50 Times Over a Skirt ." //New York Times// (2009): n. pag. Web. 5 Dec 2009. .

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. =**Rebels Seize Southern Somali Town, 12 Killed**= November 27, 2009 | Week Five

On November 22 Somalia's al Shabaab seized control Afmadow town in the lower Jubba region from their rival Hizbul Islam insurgents. The al Shabaab group and the Hizbul Islam group are both rebel movements that used to be in an alliance until they had a disagreement on who should have the southern port of Kismayu. 12 rebels from the Hizbul Islam group have been killed, and others were captured. Residents that from Afmadow said they saw dead bodies as they were fleeing. A lot of the residents took advantage of all the mayhem that was going on and forced entry into the Horn Relief and NGO aid agency buildings, and taking equipment. “Al Shabaab’s strategy is to stop anyone who can have an influence on the people in the areas it controls. This fighting is mainly about who should control resources and Kismayu port,” said Ahmed Ali Noor, a Mogadishu-based political analyst. Around 19,000 Somalians have been killed in fights since 2007.

After hearing so much about wars in Africa, it's been a normal thing to me to think about war when I hear anything related to Africa. When we talk about USA, I don't think much about wars but when it comes to Africa, it's like war is an average everyday thing there. Hearing about this to be honest didn't really surprise me. The fact that 12 rebels were killed in a fight between two rebels group that wanted to have control over territory and residents looting buildings and fleeing from their home town isn't anything new or special in Africa. It's been this way for a long time too. It's hard to imagine the future of Africa, that they might overcome their problems and become a stable country.
 * Response**

1. [|The Nation] 2. [|Business Day]
 * Sources**

The two articles had different headings. The Nation one was titled 'Rebels seize southern Somali town, 12 killed', while the Business Day was titled 'Somali rebels seize town from rival group'. The Nation article doesn't include the author's name, so I don't know if they were written by the same person but the two articles are very similar in writing. They only have a few minor differences in wording. Business Day only had one line that The Nation didn't have which was, "Al-Shabaab controls much of southern Somalia and parts of the capital Mogadishu. The group is fighting government troops and African Union peacekeepers to impose its own version of sharia, or Muslim law, in Somalia." I like The Nation one better because they included more information, like how the residents stormed the aid agency buildings, but the information of the territory that Al Shabaab controls is also interesting.
 * Comparison**

"Rebels seize southern Somali town, 12 killed." //Nation// (2009): n. pag. Web. 28 Nov 2009. .

Mohamed, Ibrahim, and Abdi Sheikh. "Somali rebels seize town from rival group." //Business Day// (2009): n. pag. Web. 28 Nov 2009. .

............................................................................................................................................................................................... =Camps Not Solution For Displaced People= November 20, 2009 | Week Four

26 million people worldwide have been chased from their homes as a result of armed conflict and violence. Red Cross argues that while those displaced people are hungry and homeless, making a camp for all of them to live and feed them in should be the "last resort" because when we focus on creating the camps, the people that are displaced are often ignored. When gunman attacked a small settlement north of Gereida in Darfur, Sudan, most of the villagers ran to Gereida, that was composed of about 20,000 people before they arrived. After they arrived, the number of civilians went up to 148,000. Those people currently are living there temporarily and are relying on aid agencies for their survival. Food is provided by the World Food program, so those people don't have to worry about harvesting anymore, their health services are free unlike before, each child can go to school, and there's clean water. This causes a problem, because the Red Cross estimate that even if the conditions in their former homes improve, only 1/3 of the people in Gereida will return to their homes. The other 2/3 will stay in the camp, due to the conditions being better then their homes. The point being that we spend so much time making camps for these people, that we ignore their former homes and the people themselves.

I never thought of it that way. I always thought that by building camps in Africa and feeding, schooling, etc. the people that were homeless, we were helping them the best way we can, but I never realized that while we're building up these camps, we can simply try to supply the villages with enforcement and supplies. We're making the camps so good that 2/3 of the people probably won't even return to their home villages, why can't we use all that to fix up the villages? There are around 148,000 people in Gereida. Gereida is pretty much made up of mostly Gereida civilians and the small settlement north of it now. We have 2 villages living in one, and we build a camp for them, but why can't we just send the supplies we're using to build up the camp to the village that was attacked? We shouldn't create an artificial environment that is so good that it surpasses the original.
 * Response**

1. [|CNN World] 2. [|Common Dreams Organization]
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The CNN World article was written by Hilary Whiteman while the CDO article was written by the Agence France Presse. Both articles describe the same topic, and have the same statistics, such as 26 million people being displaced. It also had the same quote, "The focus on camps means that what happens to the majority of displaced people -- those who seek refuge with host communities -- is often ignored," from the International Committee of the Red Cross chief, Jakob Kellenberger. The CNN World article also had several more quotes from Jakob, and so did the CDO article.
 * Comparison**

Whireman, Hilary. "Red Cross: Camps not solution for displaced people." //CNN | World// (2009): n. pag. Web. 12 Nov 2009. .

Presse, Agence France. "Red Cross Says Millions of Displaced Are Neglected." //Common Dreams Organization// (2009): n. pag. Web. 12 Nov 2009. . = =

............................................................................................................................................................................................... =China Offers Africa More Trade, Investment= November 13, 2009 | Week Three

China is planning to tighten economics ties they already have with Africa by reducing the amount of import duties from Africa and making sure their exports are safe. China got $7.8 billion last year while trade went up 30% during this decade. Also, China is planning to exempt unspecified types of commodities from customs duties, set up logistic centers in Africa and create an inspection system to weed out trade in substandard consumer goods, help build schools and hospitals, support malaria-prevention programs, and improve the farming methods.

I think that is extremely kind of Chen, the Chinese Commerce Minister, to help Africa. Africa suffers extremely from poverty and so did China, but now that China is growing, they can help Africa out which they are. The conditions we live in seem like nothing compared to Africa's. Also I'd like to highlight the part where they said they're supporting malaria-prevention programs. Malaria is a very common disease in Africa and tens of millions of people are affected by it every year. I did a wiki on it earlier, and I'm glad that China is supporting programs for it.
 * Response**

1. [|Seattle Times] 2. [|ABC News]
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Both of the articles are exactly the same in text, and are both by The Associated Press. The only difference I see between the two is that the ABC News source has a picture that includes Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif reviewing an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo.
 * Comparison**

Press, Associated. "China offers Africa more trade, investment ." //Seattle Times | Local News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 6 Nov 2009. <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology /2010221212_apaschinaafrica.html>.

Press, Associated. "China offers Africa more trade, investment ." //ABC News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 7 Nov 2009. <http://abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=9021438>.

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= = =New Vaccine Offers Hope in Africa's Malaria Battle= November 11, 2009 | Week Two

In Africa, tens of millions of people are affected by Malaria every year, and more than one third of the hospital beds in the Kenyan region next to Lake Victoria are dedicated to them. Malaria is spread from an infected mosquito, and is a parasite. It travels to the liver where it quickly matures and then enters the bloodstream and causes fever, chills, flu symptoms and anemia to the host. One million and up children die from this disease in Africa every year, and the disease is also found in parts of Asia, the middle East, and central and South America. But with the combined efforts of drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative which adds up to a $500 million, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we have developed a vaccine that seems to be able to prevent Malaria in about half the kids of children. The vaccine is aiming to attack the parasite before it can reach the liver and mature. It is under it's final stage of testing at the moment, which is Phase III. The newly found vaccine is being tested in eleven sites in seven Africa countries on 16,000 children under the age of 18 months. The price for this vaccine has not yet been set, but African families won't have to pay for it because the Gates Foundation, UNICEF, WHO, and the GAVI Alliance will provide funds. Before the vaccine was developed, the only way to protect against it was to use bed nets and mosquito spray.

I'm glad that we finally developed a vaccine for Malaria. This vaccine will be the first one ever developed for a human parasite. Even though the vaccine only works with a 50/50 chance, I agree with Dr. Dave Jones when he said, "Some may say, '50 percent, that's not great.' And that's true. If you get a measles vaccine, you're not going to get measles again." One million people every year is A LOT, but if we can cut that down to only 500,000, it'll make a huge difference. Also I found it a little surprising that the vaccine is going to cost the families in Africa nothing. It shows that the Gates Foundation, UNICEF, WHO, and the GAVI Alliance actually care about the disease spreading, and not money. A lot of people out there would develop a medicine just make money, and not really care about the sickness they're developing the medicine for.
 * Response**

1. [|Seattle Times] 2. [|IPS]
 * Sources**

The two sources had different titles. The Seattle Times article was titled 'New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle' while the IPS article was titled 'AFRICA: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer.' Seattle Times had no pictures, while IPS had one picture showing an African child. Also, they were both written by two different writers. They both had different information though. The Seattle Times article talked about the disease mostly, and how it will affect African children. The IPS article talked about Africa's government and their readiness to receive the vaccine.
 * Comparison**

Straziuso, Jason. "New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle ." //Seattle Times | Local News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 3 Nov 2009. <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/ 2010190185_apafafricamalariavaccine.html>.

Anyangu, Susan. "AFRICA: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer." //IPS | News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 4 Nov 2009. <http://ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=49137>.

............................................................................................................................................................................................... = = = = = = = = =American Cancer Doctors Reach Out to Africa= October 29, 2009 | Week One

Dr. Corey Casper learned Uganda has one of the highest rates of cancer deaths. Cancer there kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together, yet they have only one oncologist for thirty-million people at the tiny Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. Also, 70% of the patients that go to this institute are HIV-positive, and are being treated for it but at the same time they're also dying from cancer. 10,000 people a year suffered from cancer, and zero international dollars went to Uganda to help treat for their cancer two years ago. Now, U.S. Agency for International Development is sending $500,000 there to help build a cancer clinic and medical training facility. A reason why barely anyone survives cancer is because that early diagnosis is rare, and often by the time the doctors are able to recognize the disease, it's too late.

I find that the world thinks of Africa as a low-priority area, in which medical attention isn't as important there as it is anywhere else, which is why we never noticed the big impact cancer is having on people in Uganda. Til 2 years ago, we have been giving them no money at all to help support the cause of cancer, and they had only one oncologist, at a tiny cancer institute. And that's all for 30 million people. 10,000 every year were dying of cancer and we didn't even notice the statistics. At least now we're sending $500,000 to help them build a institute for cancer and train doctors for the cause.
 * Response**

1. [|Seattle Times] 2. [|Check Orphan]
 * Sources**

I found that both the sources, Seattle Times and Check Orphan, had the same exact article, and were both by the same person [ Donna Gordon Blankinship] which is probably why they were the same. Also they both included links to the [|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center] and the [|Uganda Cancer Institute]. Check Orphan also included a third one, which Seattle Times did not have, the [|Joint Hutch-Uganda Program]. A difference was that the Seattle Times article was published at 11:49am of October 26th, while CheckOrphan's article was published a day after, on October 27th.
 * Comparison**

Blankinship, Donna. "American cancer doctors reach out to Africa ." //Seattle Times | Local News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 26 Oct 2009. <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/ 2010139805_apwacancerinafrica.html>.

Blankinship, Donna. "American cancer doctors reach out to Africa ." //CheckOrphan | People News// (2009): n. pag. Web. 27 Oct 2009. <http://checkorphan.org /news/american_cancer_doctors_reach_out_africa>.

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