Brazil’s Senseless ‘War’

https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/04/19/brazils-senseless-war

This news published on April 19 explains the history of a police officer. His name was Alda Castilho a police officer of 27 years. On February 2, 2014 he died in a slum of Rio de Janeiro. It was shot by a few drug traffickers. In Brazil there are many murder victims, the majority died by the drug traffickers. In Brazil the production and the distribution of drugs has been growing and the democracy has weakened. The main target that the police officers have is to finish with the drugs and every day they face a new conflict. In Rio de Janeiro there is many corruption and the corrupt police officers commit these murders. At present in Brazil there is more drug than in 1970. The police officers say to us that the struggle operations against the drugs are useless. Many of the best traffickers continue its commerce from the jail.

Finally, they want to solve this problem with the help of the United Nations. The solution will be to legalize the drugs possession but many opponents say that the drugs consumption will increase. In Portugal there worked the decriminalization of the possession of drugs and at present the number of persons dependent on drugs diminished. Some countries are trying to legalize the production, the distribution and the use of the marijuana because it is the most consume illegal drug. If the government of the country decides to legalize the marijuana there will be less profit and there will be less murders. This solution might save many lives every year.

OPINION

In my opinion Brazil is a developed country but it has many problems. Principally that of the corruption and that of the drugs. If the situation is still like that the country is going to be controlled by the traffickers. An example was Pablo Escobar, a trafficker of cocaine that the government and Colombia wanted to control. Brazil is a nice country, with a good beach, good ambience and the good people. The government should use more strict measurements because any more deaths cannot be allowed in vain. The corruption should be eliminated and there should be more police officers in service. This news says that the solution to this problem would be to legalize the drug but I am not very sure. They are right because there will be less profit but also there will be many production. It might be a big problem because the traffickers might transport this drug to other countries. This solution would work if all the countries accept.

Finally, I would like that this problem was solved because the drug is very bad. The people do not realize that the drug is a chemical substance for the body. That's why many people die but also I understand the situation of the slum of Rio de Janeiro. The people of this quarter do all the possible to maintain their family and to be able to live in better conditions.

VOCABULARY

• Shantytown 
• Approach
• Growth 
• Prosecutors
• Strengthening
• Futility 

UCI use iPad to detect mechanical doping

UCI use iPad to detect mechanical doping

http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/04/uci-use-ipad-to-detect-mechanical-doping/

This news published on May 4 speaks on a new device that it allows to see if a bicycle takes a doping mechanism, that is to say, if it takes an electrical engine that the tour helps him to gain. The UCI has showed this device and is used by an iPad thanks to this many inspectors will be able to see if the cyclist does pitfalls or not. Mark Barfield tells to us that function has this device and how it is used. Finally this news says that there are rumors on a cyclist who is doing pitfalls in the tours because he has been twice a champion in the Tour of France. A girl called Femke Van den Driessche has been banned 6 years for the inspectors of the UCI because a doping mechanism was him.

OPINION

In my opinion it is a disrespect for the sport because to do pitfalls is not well. The sport if it is done owes to do good and without using doping mechanisms. The UCI has done a big work in there invented this device to see the one who does pitfalls. I think that many of the cyclists who do not do pitfalls do a big effort to cover so many kilometers in bike and it are not deserved that others do pitfalls so that they win. That's why I believe that the persons who do pitfalls should withdraw them forever of being able to realize again this sport. I like the cycling but I do not continue it very much, my father likes very much the cycling because from child who does routes with its bicycle. My father remained third in the Tour of Spain and this was its last Tour because it is already not in conditions to train. My brother every day goes in bicycle and he is training to be able to do the Tour of France. The sport that I like to me is the soccer.

VOCABULARY

• Headquarters

• Indeed

• Ferrous

Real Madrid to face city rivals Atletico Madrid in Champions League final

http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/04/real-madrid-to-face-city-rivals-atletico-madrid-in-champions-league-final/

This news published on May 4 speaks by the final of the Champions that will be played in Italy. On May 28 Real Madrid will face the Athletic one of Madrid for the second time. The Athletic one of Madrid gained the semifinals after winning the Bayern of Munich with a final result of 2-2. Real Madrid gained the semifinals after winning the Manchester City with a final result of 1-0. These two teams are two rivals with a big potential and the Athletic one wants to take revenge for having lost last year in the last minute.

OPINION

In my opinion on May 28 there will be a big party that nobody is going to get lost because the Champions stakes. Real Madrid is a good team but it does not have the same level as the Athletic one. The Athletic one has improved very much its game, he is a team that fights and runs very much. The trainer of the Athletic one is Cholo Simeone, a trainer much wanted by its fans. For me the best trainer of this year is the Cholo because I like its attitude in the field of game. Zidane is the trainer of Madrid, it was a legend but it does not finish of adapting itself in the team. I think that it is going to gain the Athletic one because it is a team that deserves to win for its effort and because it has never gained the Champions. Finally I had liked that the Barca was playing the final of the Champions because it is my favorite team and because its players are incredible. 

VOCABULARY

• Set up

• Courtesy

• Deflected

Turkey: journalist heading to state secrets trial shot at moments before verdict

http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/06/turkey-journalist-heading-to-state-secrets-trial-shot-at-moments-before-verdict/

This news published on May 6 speaks on a shooting in Istanbul. A Turkish journalist received a shot before entering judgment for having revealed secrets of the state. The aggressor shot 3 times shouting traitor. The publisher of the newspaper Cumhuriyet (Dundar) went out unharmed but there are reports that they say that I rub him the bullet. Finally this news informs that this case has generated a lot of international criticism and that Dundar can be pled guilty and punished by life imprisonment. Dundar is accused for publishing files that show that Turkey was transporting you arm the Syrian army.

OPINION

In my opinion this news has impressed me because every time there are more conflicts because of the war in Syria. I think that this journalist has been right in publishing these files so that the people should know what does Turkey. It looks like to me a disrespect that a country as Turkey transports you arm the Syrian army. Dundar does not deserve to be punished, they should give him an award for having stolen these files because this situation cannot be still like that. The terrorists must be eliminated and that's why all the countries must collaborate. Turkey should be punished by the UNO because it does not seem fair at all to me what they are doing. I believe that the best solution to this problem would be that all those who do not want the war in Syria go of this country while to others that stay there they are eliminated. The world cannot be still like that because many countries are suffering attacks through the fault of these terrorists and they are not guilty, they are innocent people. 

VOCABULARY

• Eyewitnesses

• Unharmed

• Grazed 

Killer Whales in Tokyo Bay

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Summary:

This news explains that orcas have been seen in Tokyo. The Coast Guard has been advised to control these animals because they have had problems with fishing vessels. There are 50,000 of its kind and can be found in all oceans.

My Opinion:

I think that these animals should not be caught. The Coast Guard should control their movements by the ocean because they are a danger. These animals cause problems and are boats everywhere. The government should put boats to find these animals and take them to a better place.

Vocabulary:

Spot: Localizar

Undeterred: Decidido

Census: Padrón

Lion kills an American tourist

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Summary:

A lioness killed a tourist in South Africa. The tourist was an American woman of 22 years old. I was photographing the animal in a game reserve and lioness attacked by the car window. The staff alerted the ambulance and the driver of the car was also injured. The staff was told not to go down the windows and also taught them a tip sheet. After the attack staff chased the lioness to put it elsewhere. It is the third incident in the last four months in the park.

My Opinion:

I think people should monitor and ignore what I say staff. Wild animals are very dangerous because you never know how you will react. Lions are the most dangerous animals in the forest and can always attacking anyone. In the parks should put more security for tourists and that can take pictures quietly. Always heed warnings because who knows if they fail misfortunes.

Vocabulary:

Maul: Atacar

Sort of: Un poco

Lunge: Lanzarse

Rush: Correr

Pass away: Fallecer

Put down: Sacrificar

Heed: Prestar atención

How to build the world's largest ship

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141128-how-to-build-an-ocean-giant

Summary:

The Pieter Schelte is a big boat in the world. It is not an oil or a carrier. It is because it has to be a boat with these characteristics. Talk about a boat that was from South Korea to Rotterdam. It is a ship designed to install or move petroleum platforms. It can also help to build bridges. Why they want it so great. It measures 382 meters long and 124 meters wide. It is the union of two large ships with a slot in the prow to lift heavy material. It was built piece by piece in Okpo-dong.

My Opinion:

In my opinion I think it's a great project but much money and material is needed. I liked this story because they speak of a boat that costs creation. The drawback of this boat is that it is to move the plates on oil. I do not like because oil is highly toxic and their projects will be at sea. Therefore it is contaminated faster and animals die. I congratulate the creator because it is a great idea and will get much money.

Vocabulary:

Carrier: Transportador 

Wide: Ancho

Prow: Proa

Drawback: Inconveniente

Therefore: Por eso

SR-71 Blackbird: How to fly the world's fastest plane

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130701-flying-the-worlds-fastest-plane

Summary:

In the news talk about a very fast plane. They also say it is faster than a missile. And you can get very high. The Lockheed SR-71 was created by Lockheed Skunk Works. It was a secret project. It was created because they lost a spy plane, the U-2, in the Soviet Union (1960). It is designed to fly high and that no missile catch it. Since 1966-1989 he has flown in many military sites. Colonel Rich Graham flew with this plane as a pilot for the mission. Later as a coach. In a few years he wrote a few books on the aircraft.

My Opinion:

In my opinion I chose this topic because I really like aircraft. This aircraft is the best for me and the best project in recent years. The creator deserves an award because this technology is very advanced. The way the plane is perfect because it adapts very well to time so it is very fast. The big disadvantage is that a lot of money for one aircraft. I think they should spend the money on something else of greater benefit because this ship produce big problems.

Vocabulary:

Deserves: Merecer

Greater: Mayor (en cantidad) 

A pair of cave lion cubs has been found mummified

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151119-first-mummified-cave-lions-discovered-in-siberia

Summary:

This article discusses lions found after thousands of years trapped under the ice. The news says that you can see the face and claws. They were found in Siberia and the news says that could be used to learn more about the species that became extinct 12,000 years ago.

The worker named Yakov Androsov found the remains by chance as he was collecting mammoth tusks. The puppies are in very good condition and cave lions inhabited many parts. Puppies were two or three years. The news says that many scientists collaborate to know their lifestyle, family relationships ...

My Opinion:

I really liked this story because I learned something about animals that do not exist now. I also reported that scientists do their best to learn more about these animals. These puppies are a very valuable species to learn more about your lifestyle, family relationships, where they lived ...

The work of Yakov has been a very good job and with great interest because he loves his job.

Vocabulary:

Walled: Amurallado

Soil:  Tierra

Unclear: Confuso

Suprisingly: Sorprendentemente

Harsh: Duro/a

Joburg Open: England's Andy Sullivan wins title by two shots

                                                                                              BBC

SUMMARY:

This article talks about Andy Sullivan. Thanks to him for his batting his team could win. Details how was the party and tells us that Wallie shot a 71 to tie. Sullivan's victory was his second title on the European Tour and earned 3 points for the championship of St. Andrews. He reports that when he started the round Coetsee made 5 shots and moved to the top of the standings. Howell had played 9 holes but dropped two shots in the water.

OPINION:

I think golf is a sport quite boring because you just have to throw the ball into a hole. But we must also say that it is a difficult sport because you have very accurately when you throw the ball. My father is a fan of this sport because when I was younger was devoted to it. In this sport does not need to have a good physical condition because there is no getting around much just have to launch. I chose this story because I know that my father liked and he was the one who informed me of this.

VOCABULARY:

Bogey: Uno sobre par.
Dropped: Caerse.
Hooking: Gancho.

Ulster and Ireland wing Andrew Trimble signs two-year deal

BBC

SUMMARY:

Andrew Trimble signs two-year contract. You stay in Ulster until 2017 and then signed a contract to Irish Rugby Football Union. The player is 30 and has a foot injury. Her first debut in Ulster was with Cardiff in 2005 and within 64 tries in 188 games. His first Irish party was very successful in the Six Nations, 2014. Trimble has scored 16 tries in 57 appearances for Ireland. The match against Argentina was when I highlight more. Trimble was named player of the year for 2014 Ulster because I helped them reach the semifinals. Trimble says he is delighted to have signed these two years and that his goal is to play with the selection.

OPINION:

This sport is not well known in our country, but in others is very important. Rugby for me is a very entertaining sport because there is always action. Players are surprising because they have very strong and some are very fast. Trimble for me is one of my favorites because it runs a lot and works a lot with your team. It is a very young athlete to the sport but if it continues it will be one of the best. I like this sport because early that the practical.

VOCABULARY:

Sidelined: Banda.

Delighted: Encantado.

Aiming: Apuntar.

Rafael Nadal: Argentina Open win equals clay-court title record

  BBC

SUMMARY: 

Nadal won the 46th title of his tennis career in Argentina. The win was 6-1 and his opponent was Juan Monaco, the favorite by the public. Nadal won the same number of titles Monaco Guillermo Vilas. The match was very even. In the first set they were 1-1 and the rain made the match was delayed. But when they returned to play Nadal ended the game with spectacular results. After a while injured, he had already prepared for this tournament. Finally, the time it takes to win were 1h and 26 minutes. Nadal is in the third position in the world rankings, while Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori get behind him.

OPINION:

My opinion on the subject and the player is that Nadal is a great player, is one of the best for me. I feel great to have won this tournament in Argentina. Nadal is a model of person to follow because it is one of the few people who surrender. The good player of this sport is Federer, but Nadal soon overcome. I think Nadal will keep winning titles and increasingly that has recovered from the wrist that is the part used more.

VOCABULARY:

Delayed: Retrasado.

Further: Más lejos.

Hampered: Obstaculizar.