koichi

MY REACTION ABOUT BRAZIL WORLD CUP

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Riots are happened everywhere in Brazil.Protesters are marching against the cost of hosting the football World Cup.They say they are angry that billions of dollars are being spent on next month’s football tournament.They say goverment should spent more money on social projects and housing.The planned protests coincide with a range of strikes.The army is deployed to provide additional support after some robberies and looting,before the strike.But The goverment is arguing it was not related to the World Cup.

Many riots are happened in Brazil.But I think hosting World Cup is good thing.After World Cup,Brazil is going to earn much money because of foreign people who go to Brazil to watch World Cup.So the goverment can spend more money on social projects and housing than before.But if protesters are not stopped by the goverment,foreign people who want to watch World Cup will not go to Brazil because of public peace.So the goverment should stop these Riots.

 

 

kazuaki

my reaction about Brazil world cup

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Brazil  hold world cup in 2014. In general, this is a good news. But  many Brazilian people don’t think so.  In Brazil, there are many slam in which thief steal things or criminal do your harm. Now government have police and military go to slam to keep town safe. It is good but people think it as short range policy.

 

I think so too. Brazil are danger country. Government have to take new policy to be good country. To success world cup, sending a military to danger zone is nice idea. When I go to Brazil to see world cup , if there are many police, I feel safe.  but there is much better thing.  When world cup end, if government stop sending military, this policy has no meaning. It is most important thing that government keep on saving citizen. To do this Brazil need much money. So l think government need  make work not only by world cup but also by manufacturer industry,farming and trading.

jumpei

My reaction about the abortion

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Normally, abortion is not a good thing. People who become pregnant have to be responsible for their new children.

Ofcourse this is correct.However not all of the situations are simple as these. For example, women who were raped and became pregnant are difficult situations.  In this situation,  whose children will it be? The women do not desire  to have a child between a man who she does not love. In this case, will the abortion be a bad thing?

there are a lot of complicated situation in the world. I thought that the important thing is to establish  laws which can keep up with a situations which is difficult to  be solved enough by only  just one law.

yuya

My reaction about the article”Paraguay drug seizures up by 39% in 2013″

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<Summary>

Officials in Paraguay, which is the largest producer of cannabis in South America , say the amount of drugs seized in the country in 2013 rose by 39%. Therefore, officials are caring about such drug so the leader of Paraguay promised to fight against drug trafficking rigorously. On the other hand, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the marijuana trade. President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica tells us the reason of that legalization as this “if we don’t legalize marijuana trading, the low murder rate in Uruguay will soon rise as drug related violence spread.”

<Opinion/Comment>

Before reading this passage, we argued about matters of drugs such as  ” Why some country treats marijuana as a legal thing while the other country treats it as an illegal thing? “or “What is the difference between drugs like marijuana and alcohol or cigarettes?  They are quite similar on the point of strong dependence and bad effect to our body, but only marijuana is treated as illegal.”

My own answer about the first one is that the difference of people’s thought about marijuana and difference of the economical environment between those countries cause such difference.

My opinion about the second one is there’s no essential difference between those things. Historical cause decides whether it is illegal.

daiki

Brazilian protests –My reaction-

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There were demonstrations against the government in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 16th. Demonstrators marched against the cost of hosting the World Cup. They want the government to spend money for social project or housing for low income people. Strikes connected to these protests are also happened in Pernambuco. They lasted for three days and lots of people were arrested. But the government didn’t focus on this happening. It denied the relationship between the protests and the World Cup and possibility of a tourists’ decrease.

 

Brazil holds some problems such as drug transaction and a slum area now. It is said that small gun fights happen sometimes in a town. I think people tried to condemn the government from lots of aspect by taking advantage of the opportunity that the World Cup is going to be held next month. The Brazilian law tends to protect labors’ right so people might be very sensitive to welfare. I agree with protesters’ feeling. Brazil is a remarkable developing country which is a part of BRICS. However the country has the biggest debt in South America and it hasn’t been solved yet.

Even in Japan, there were some criticisms that the government should prioritize revival after the big earthquake rather than holding the Olympics. Of course, “big problems” are uncountable in each countries but welfare work should be the most important thing for people.

yuka

FRENCH JOURNALIST CAMILLE LEPAGE KILLED IN CAR

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＜SUMMERY＞
A main topic of this article is religious conflict between Muslims and Christians in Central African Republic (CAR).
A French journalist was murdered in CAR during her working.
Citing her last tweet, the article says that this accident is attributed to disturbed social order and security triggered by religious conflict between Muslims and Christians. Although there’re already thousands of troops from the African Union, France and EU, CAR still cannot gain quietness.

＜COMMENT＞
The article brings several issues on the table, but I’d like to refer two of them.
The main issue is the difficulty in co-existing different religions in the same community, especially between Muslims and Christians. I think it is because those two can be both characterized as major religions of monotheism with strong exclusivity. They believe that their worship is one and only worship all people should believe. In addition, people, where the idea of secular politics is not matured enough, are more likely to attack other religions over political authority. I think these characteristics of religions results in prolonging religious conflict.
Another issue I mention is that the safety of people working in countries where social order is unstable. As we can see a case of a murdered French journalist, it seemed to be difficult for the French government to avoid the accidents. The international communities already pressurized CAR in aspect of diplomacy and military even before she was murdered, because there were consensus among foreign countries that the government of CAR lacks capability to control. Therefore, I think foreign governments should seek another way in order to protect people working in developing countries.

azusa

French journalist Camille Lepage killed in CAR

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Summery

We talked about a french journalist who was killed in CAR(Central African Republic). Her body was found by a french police in the Bouar region. According to her last tweet, she was travelling with the anti-balaka militia by moterbike to a dangerous area where 150 people had been killed by Seleka rebels since March. And her killers have not been found yet. Besides, security in CAR is getting worse in recent months. Because of conflict erupted in March 2013 between mainly Muslim and Christian militia, a quaeter of CAR’s population have taken refuge.

Opinion

Of course I have no idea about who killed her , but this article made me to think how international criminal should be solved between the countries. Today, it is not rare to be implicated in a crime in a foreign country especially for journalist like her. Both countries have to cooperate with eath other in oder to inquire into the truth of the matter as soon as possible. And my friend and I noticed that not only this article but another one are related to an opposition between Muslim and Christian. It is a common problem all over the world, we discussed. And it sometimes brings about a dispute, so we have to understand correctly the backgraund of a dispute between defferent religions, and find a settlement, I thought.

ryota

My reaction about police warn visitors, `Don`t scream if robbed`

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Summary

Brazil has the World Cup next month. But Brazil also has one of the world`s highest murder rates. In 2012, the UN office on Drugs and Crime said 25.2 people are killed per 100,000 population.

So Brazilian police have put together a phamphlet of top tips for staying safe during the World Cup next month. In those phamplet they suggest such as making sure not to scream if someone tries to rob you. If you say this simply, it`ll be “Do not react, scream or argue.“

Opinion

Ofcource, I can understand why Brazilian police suggest like “Do not react, scream or argue”. The idea is apparently to warn visitors not to provoke robbers into further violence, and avoid the increasingly common crime.

But, tourists come from all over the world(in this article it says tourists come mainly from Europe and the United States), and I think the those kind of people do not see this crime very often in their countries. So, not to react, scream or argue if they are robbed will be a severe suggestion to them.

At no sistant date, the World Cup will be held in Brazil. I think that Brazilian police find another way to do the World Cup safely. And it`ll be the biggest issue for Brazil.

hryota

 

saki

My reaction about more than 25% of young people share parents’homes

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Summary

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with parents in 2013, 26% of that age group. It also found young men more likely to live at home than women.
The ONS suggested the trend of living at home might be due to the recent economic downtown.
According to Karen Gask, senior research officer at the ONS, one of the main reasons is housing affordability, and that’s been cited by several academics who’ve looked into it.

Opinion

I think it is not so good that a quarter of young people in the UK living with their parents.
It is comfortable for them to have their parents do housework. But, they become independent and should live. This is because I think that if they depend on their parent forever, they cannot grow up. Moreover, if their parents die, they may not live alone.
However, they cannot spend money to buy a house. It is difficult to buy a house for their salary. But, they should be able to live in the cheap and small house. So, they cannot live with their parent by the reason of a salary being low.

In addition, there are some reasons that young men are more likely to live with their parents than women. Firstly, men cannot do housework than women. Secondly, men often inherit the house of parents than women. But, I think that men have higher salary than women. So, I think that more men become to live independently.