Destitucion de Gustavo Petro

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Gustavo Petro fue el primer alcalde de Bogotá en ser destituido por la Procuraduría tras haber cometido tres faltas durante su mandato. Incluso, Samuel Moreno no fue destituido por haber robado dinero, sino que fue sancionado de su cargo. Uno de sus problemas durante su gobierno fue cuando el año pasado Bogotá se quedó por tres días sin la recolección de basura. Esta y otras causas dejaron a Gustavo Petro fuera del mandato como alcalde de Bogotá. Además de esto, Petro fue inhabilitado por 15 años para ocupar cargos públicos en Colombia. Durante estos días se decidirá quién quedara como alcalde en Bogotá hasta Diciembre mientras se hacen nuevas elecciones.

Una de sus faltas graves fue darle a dos entidades sin experiencia la capacidad de manejar el sistema de aseo en Bogotá.  Estas empresas fueron La empresa de Acueducto de Bogotá y Aguas de Bogotá.  Además, Petro expidió un decreto que restringía y limitaba a otras empresas de aseo en la ciudad de Bogotá. Esto causo conflicto en la ciudad porque estas empresas fueron afectadas gravemente y por causas injustas.  La tercera falta de Gustavo Petro  fue por la volquetas que uso para recoger la basura en Bogotá lo cual violo normas sanitarias en la recolección de estas. Esta fue la causa por la cual en Bogotá no se recogieron casi 9.000 toneladas de basuras en la ciudad durante tres días. 

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/bogota/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-13271079.html

The Economic Hit man

An economic hit man is a guy used by the United States that makes other countries invests in the United States. His job is to convince the other countries that the deal is fair and secure, so they are able to obtain a lot of many. The United States lends them money in order to make this deal, and the other country must pay them with the interest. When all this is done, the country is not able to pay the USA because the deal was fake; in order to pay them, they become the slaves of the United States. For the countries that don’t want to cooperate with the USA, their leaders are killed by the chacals or the USA army.

One of the countries that the USA attacked was Venezuela because they wanted their petroleum in order to get their economy better. The deal that the USA government negotiated with Venezuela happened during the government of Chavez.  The United States did not have success because Chavez did not wanted to cooperate and had a good support from the citizens. So the economic hit man could not do his job of influencing citizens to rebel to the government, because they believed in Chavez.

Other country that was affected by the United States was Syria during the government of Saddam Hussein.  Like in Venezuela, they did not want to cooperate so they were attacked by the USA in different manners. First, the economic hit man pays to citizens to rebel to Saddam Hussein government, but he was so strong that this was useless.  The USA decided to send the chacals to kill Saddam Hussein, but they did not succeed because he was well defended. So the USA could not reach to the economy of this country. 

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Race: Reality or Ilussion ?

Race is a social and political issue created by the people and government in order to justify the division of power and social power among the citizens. This idea was supported by the science because they demonstrated that blacks were weaker compared to whites; so the whites were the ones who needed to dominate and rule in the country. The people that tried to reveal against this idea were judged and criticized by the government and the wealthy people. So the people tried to prove that they were wrong by using science against them; but they said that science was only right when the whites use it.

The video shows the idea that race does not exist completely in the human beings because genetically humans are the most similar organism genetically. Only two genes are different in the humans; but the only problem is that it changed drastically the physical traits among human beings. Also the video showed that people from different countries and cultures could be really similar genetically; but different physically. In conclusion, it is really difficult to determine the different type of races in humanity because it is really complex and difficult to classify. 

http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

Lionel Messi breaks Barcelona record

Lionel Messi became Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer after the game against Osasuna in which he made a hat-trick. With only 26 years, Messi had scored 371 goals since he started to play in the club. Lionel Messi overcomes Paulino Alcantara who had 369 goals with Barcelona in only 357 appearances. This shows that Messi is the best player in the world because it is a ridiculous amount of goals for only one person in a team.  Thanks to the guidance of Tata Martino, the Argentinian, Messi break this record in the day of today.

This news is important to me because I like to see Barcelona play and Lionel Messi is one of my favorite soccer players. Also it is fun and awesome to see this team play because their game style is unique and difficult to play. Today Barcelona beat Osasuna with a 7-0 in the Camp Nou in which is very good because it allows them to continue fighting for the title with Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid. For these reasons I consider this news really important because I like sports, and specially soccer. 

Photo Credit: CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/16/sport/football/barcelona-milan-messi/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

Middle East News and Issues

I found a webpage that talk about all the current issues from the Middle East since its beginnings. http://middleeast.about.com/ was created by Rimoz Manfreda who is a researcher and political risk analyst in the Middle East. He started this webpage since 2001 because he lives in this zone and knows the daily incidents that happen in this area. Also because he loves this types of topics, and is an expert on them. This webpage help us learn the basics of Middle Eastern issues, the most frequently asked questions, and most commonly used terminology. I like this site because it gives news from West Africa to Pakistan. I believe it is a good webpage for the people who want to learn the history of the Middle East and its effects in the whole world.

Photo Credit: http://journal-neo.org/

Movie: Lemon Tree

The movie Lemon Tree tries to show the conflict between Israel and its occupied territories that are: Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and the West Bank. The movie starts when Salma Zidane, a Palestinian that lives in the West Bank, is ordered to cut her lemon trees. She feels really sad because her ancestor owned that trees so it was the only memory she had from them. For Salma the trees were like persons, so she tries to fight against the Jews by going to court. The only problem is that she is alone because her husband died and her son lived in the United States. This trouble with the tree started when the Defense Minister of Israel moves to a house near to Salma’s home; the minister believed that these trees were dangerous to him, because they affected his security. At the end Salma Zidane “wins” the case with the help of her lawyer, but the decision was to cut the trees up to 30 cm; so they were not able to produce lemons any more.

This movie reflects the conflict between these territories because it shows the power Israelites had over Palestinians. It is represented in the movie when the government of Israel is trying to take the lemon trees from Salma Zidane. This shows how a woman has few support and rights in the Middle East; especially if it is a Palestinian. Also the movie Lemon Tree represents successfully how the power is divided in Israel because of their government, culture, language, and religion. It’s now fair for a human being to take the things they have work or created for many years because they are different, inferior, and weak. I believe that Palestinians should be treated equally because the also live in that territory for a long time. Both cultures should share the country and leave peacefully in order to stop suffering. 

Photo Credit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/movies/17lemo.html?_r=0

Caracas Chronicles

I found a webpage that gives all the information about the conflict in Venezuela since 2002 until now. http://caracaschronicles.com/ it is directed by a Venezuelan politician who now lives in Chile, so he can give his opinion freely without getting in trouble with the government of Venezuela. I like this webpage because the information is really good, and its organization is awesome; so it is easy to read and learn about this important topic. Also it allows us to comment in the posts he makes, so it creates a connection between the writer and the reader.

Capital One Cup - Final

En el día de hoy el equipo llamado Manchester City gano su tercer trofeo en la copa de la liga inglesa gracias a su gran esfuerzo y dedicación durante todo el torneo. Después de mucho tiempo este equipo inglés alcanzo la gloria gracias a la dirección técnica del chileno Manuel Pellegrini. El partido termino  3-1 a favor del Manchester City con goles de Yaya toure, Samir Nasri y Jesus Navas. Aunque empezaron perdiendo, lograron remontar el resultado ya que no perdieron la calma en el partido, a pesar de ese gol en contra que recibieron al principio del partido.

Todo el equipo técnico está feliz del resultado porque en los partidos pasados no habían concebido con la victoria porque no estaban jugando en su mejor nivel. Además, venían de jugar en la Champions contra el Barcelona en donde muchos de sus jugadores terminaron agotados por ese fuerte enfrentamiento. Este fue el primer título de Manuel Pellegrini tras llegar del Málaga al Manchester City en el verano pasado. Para concluir, esta victoria será de mucha ayuda para este equipo porque le subirá la confianza y la moral a este gran equipo para que siga ganando más títulos en esta temporada 2013-2014. 

Photo Credit: As.com


Workscited: Pellegrini: "Supimos esperar nuestro momento" | Internacional | AS.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2014/03/02/internacional/1393778785_252417.html

Israel and the Palestinians

The economist explains how the conflict between Israel and the Gaza strip is getting worse as time passes. Both sides have decided to cease fire because many innocent people have been killed because of the hate and rivalry among them. They are fighting in order to get their territory back because according to both sides the territory belongs to them. There are many factors that contribute to this dispute, like religion, culture and language. The majority of the citizens want to end this conflict because at any moment their life could be in risk because that country lacks of security.

The HAMAS are the Islamic movement that have ruled Gaza since 2007, and the fight in order to get their territory back and make their rights value.  Egypt is the country that is helping Gaza by giving them weapons in order to defend themselves from the Israelites. I believe that this conflict will not end until either side gets destroyed or leave the country. The UN should make a plan of action in order to end this ancient conflict. Also, the UN should not listen the countries that BETO this decisions because it is not making any good to that poor country and their citizens.

Photo Credit: The economist

MLA citations:

Israel and the Palestinians: Old battles, new Middle East | The Economist. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/news/21567086-ceasefire-between-israel-and-hamas-could-yet-be-unlikely-foundation-peace-old-battles-new