these are examples of the culture of south africa and the Kruger National Park as a part of the nature you could find there!!
miércoles, 21 de noviembre de 2007
Crime is a major problem in South Africa. According to a survey for the period 1998-2000 compiled by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, South Africa was ranked second for assault and murder (by all means) per capita, in addition to being ranked second for rape and first for rapes per capita.[1] Total crime per capita is 10th out of the 60 countries in the dataset. Other data rank South Africa second in the world for murders per capita and first for assaults and rapes.[2] Note that these statistics only compare statistics from approximately 60 countries (typically better-developed countries) and many of the remaining countries of the world will have higher rates of violent crime - though these are usually unmeasured, disputed or uncomparable.
Violent crimes such as murder and robberies have decreased in recent years, with the year 2004 seeing a drop of 4.6% and 5.3% respectively for these two offenses. The rape and hijacking rates, however, showed no signs of such a slowdown. Hijackings and cash in transit heists particularly have been shown to be on the increase. The situation with rape has become so bad that the country has been referred to as the 'rape capital of the world'.[5]
Recently the government has had a widely-publicised gun amnesty programme to reduce the number of weapons in circulation. In addition, it adopted the National Crime Prevention Strategy in 1996, which aimed to prevent crime through reinforcing community structures and helping individuals back into work.
taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Africa
Violent crimes such as murder and robberies have decreased in recent years, with the year 2004 seeing a drop of 4.6% and 5.3% respectively for these two offenses. The rape and hijacking rates, however, showed no signs of such a slowdown. Hijackings and cash in transit heists particularly have been shown to be on the increase. The situation with rape has become so bad that the country has been referred to as the 'rape capital of the world'.[5]
Recently the government has had a widely-publicised gun amnesty programme to reduce the number of weapons in circulation. In addition, it adopted the National Crime Prevention Strategy in 1996, which aimed to prevent crime through reinforcing community structures and helping individuals back into work.
taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Africa
domingo, 7 de octubre de 2007
Article about a famouse person in South Africa
Nelson Mandela is a man who is constantly taking care of the health of his country, making all the necessary things to take it up another level in education, civilization and even economy, he deserves recognize not only inside South Africa, but in thee hole world.
On Wednesday, 22 August he received recognitions form India’s first lady, to make it bigger the bows between these two countries, but this is not the only ward that he maid received.
For a man who has fight all his life looking for the well-being of its town around the world, for a man who has support very unusual situations, and always thinking in the way of look forward, to help his blood brothers with revolutionary ideas, this man should not only received the ward mentioned, he should be full of recognitions, for lead an almost unknown country to become one of the most powerful country in Africa.
Of course the recognition he received its very important, it shows the unit of these countries through the years, helping each one in the peace causes they have, and that shows the world that if the countries unite its forces the things will be better for them.
I was expecting the article give more information about this important succeed , not only limited showing the speech, it seems irrelevant for me, but I only hope that Nelson Mandela continue taking the right decision to help the South African people.
On Wednesday, 22 August he received recognitions form India’s first lady, to make it bigger the bows between these two countries, but this is not the only ward that he maid received.
For a man who has fight all his life looking for the well-being of its town around the world, for a man who has support very unusual situations, and always thinking in the way of look forward, to help his blood brothers with revolutionary ideas, this man should not only received the ward mentioned, he should be full of recognitions, for lead an almost unknown country to become one of the most powerful country in Africa.
Of course the recognition he received its very important, it shows the unit of these countries through the years, helping each one in the peace causes they have, and that shows the world that if the countries unite its forces the things will be better for them.
I was expecting the article give more information about this important succeed , not only limited showing the speech, it seems irrelevant for me, but I only hope that Nelson Mandela continue taking the right decision to help the South African people.
Text Critique
In this days the achieve of the peace in Colombia it’s a relevant opinion subject around the world, and some countries send a message of help to the Colombian government, like Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez. He said various important things to a TV program, to a newspaper and also in radio interviews. The purpose of this critique text is to interpret the point of view of Hugo Chavez to criticize the strong way he said those things and also try to look forward thought the help he offered, based on the declaration that appears in the newspaper “el tiempo”.
On these days Hugo Chavez is making an important job as a point of contact between the Colombian government and the Farc. But all the things that he said on his popular radio programs ”alo presidente” and in many international magazines and newspapers seems to be crazy and out of sense.
In past days Chavez said that “he is very interested in help the Colombian people and their government to take their off the big problem that they carry from many years, because they are blood brothers” but those words doesn’t full of total happiness the Colombian people because Chavez had gain an image of a very problematic person in the recent past, because of his way of speaking and his acts against the right way of the democracy
Chavez seems to be a very clever man because he maids all the necessary things to convince their contradictors that he is a god person and a politician that its honest and want the best for his country, but also he arise some bad feelings from other politician like George Bush, but in generally in south America had a very acceptable image, but we really don’t know his really behavior, and intentions.
A few weeks ago Chavez send a message to Alvaro Uribe” please give me a special permission to see Tirofijo in the Colombian woods, I want to know him, listen to him and talk to him in a very civilizated way face to face“these words came public in every single newspaper, TV shows, magazines and create a lot con controversy. The Colombian government responds to Chavez in a negative way argumenting danger to the integrity of Chavez if that propose became real.
As a conclusion Hugo Chavez it’s not a person to trust but it seems that these time he is making a lot of effort to give the first signal of life to a very old idea in Colombia, hope all the words he express and all the things he said that he is going to do became real and finally put the last period on the sad Colombia’s history.
On these days Hugo Chavez is making an important job as a point of contact between the Colombian government and the Farc. But all the things that he said on his popular radio programs ”alo presidente” and in many international magazines and newspapers seems to be crazy and out of sense.
In past days Chavez said that “he is very interested in help the Colombian people and their government to take their off the big problem that they carry from many years, because they are blood brothers” but those words doesn’t full of total happiness the Colombian people because Chavez had gain an image of a very problematic person in the recent past, because of his way of speaking and his acts against the right way of the democracy
Chavez seems to be a very clever man because he maids all the necessary things to convince their contradictors that he is a god person and a politician that its honest and want the best for his country, but also he arise some bad feelings from other politician like George Bush, but in generally in south America had a very acceptable image, but we really don’t know his really behavior, and intentions.
A few weeks ago Chavez send a message to Alvaro Uribe” please give me a special permission to see Tirofijo in the Colombian woods, I want to know him, listen to him and talk to him in a very civilizated way face to face“these words came public in every single newspaper, TV shows, magazines and create a lot con controversy. The Colombian government responds to Chavez in a negative way argumenting danger to the integrity of Chavez if that propose became real.
As a conclusion Hugo Chavez it’s not a person to trust but it seems that these time he is making a lot of effort to give the first signal of life to a very old idea in Colombia, hope all the words he express and all the things he said that he is going to do became real and finally put the last period on the sad Colombia’s history.
viernes, 31 de agosto de 2007
Descriptive essay
South Africa is a country with a lot of contrasts. You can, travel in a country with multifaceted faces, watch ancient cultures, watch big animals in their natural environment, or take tours in cities that gave earn economic and politic power.
If you want some kind of natural adventure in South Africa, you can visit de natural reserves that the government create to conserve the animals and the plants of haunting and human devastation for urbanize. If you are a person who became paralyze , of being in front of natural things you can take a tour that includes the big cats, the crocodiles, and the marine species, you will be feeling intimidating by the natural power that those animal have , and all of this in their natural environment.
But if you are a person that wants to be inspiring in some way by other things besides the nature, you can visit museums in the city of Ciudad del Cabo. You can feel the connection between the human past and the present, you can not only watch nature history, also you can see a lot of expositions about the human evolution and you will be feeling intimidating with the personal results that you will find in your way of knowledge.
Also if you are a sport fan you can go to the amazing beaches, and rivers to practice extreme sports like rafting, surfing and also climbing ancient rocks that were here many years before the human raze.
In conclusion if you are part of a group of people who like to discovers new experiences and learn more many things about the nature and our past you can visit south Africa and I know that you will be astonish about all the new things that returns to your home in your mind and in your heart about this wonderful country.
If you want some kind of natural adventure in South Africa, you can visit de natural reserves that the government create to conserve the animals and the plants of haunting and human devastation for urbanize. If you are a person who became paralyze , of being in front of natural things you can take a tour that includes the big cats, the crocodiles, and the marine species, you will be feeling intimidating by the natural power that those animal have , and all of this in their natural environment.
But if you are a person that wants to be inspiring in some way by other things besides the nature, you can visit museums in the city of Ciudad del Cabo. You can feel the connection between the human past and the present, you can not only watch nature history, also you can see a lot of expositions about the human evolution and you will be feeling intimidating with the personal results that you will find in your way of knowledge.
Also if you are a sport fan you can go to the amazing beaches, and rivers to practice extreme sports like rafting, surfing and also climbing ancient rocks that were here many years before the human raze.
In conclusion if you are part of a group of people who like to discovers new experiences and learn more many things about the nature and our past you can visit south Africa and I know that you will be astonish about all the new things that returns to your home in your mind and in your heart about this wonderful country.
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