REVIEW: 18-Drug violence mars Mexico City

18-Drug violence mars Mexico City
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7897345.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 19 February 2009

Paradisiacal places in the Atlantic coasts of Mexico have turned the place into a hell due to the preference that drug traffickers have on them. Cancun is one of these cities that have been invaded by soldiers and drug cartels who engage in a constant fight. While, cartels increase their power in those regions, many people are deeply worried of the army intervention to put in danger democracy.
Cartels in Mexico have increased their power in many ways: having judges and lawyers on their side as well as corrupt policemen who offer them security as well. The Mexican president without knowing what to do asked the army to help him to dissolve this dirty business. But, cartels try to be settled in those tourists regions because there are foreigners that are interested to intervene in their business as well. That possibility to commerce abroad is fundamental for the cartels to stay in the Caribbean coasts. Such is their power that many marches are promoted by these cartels and it is said that the people who go in representation of the cartels are paid for them.
The army on the other hand tries to control and attack the drug dealers if necessary. But it is sometimes a bit tough when doing their routine. They check anyone who seems suspicious. Although there is a veil on the army’s procedures, it is claimed that the army overuses their position and power and abuses of people’s rights. This is supported by the human rights committee from Mexico who is afraid of the future consequences of the army intervention in almost 11 states of this country.
To sum up, the negligence of giving a special power to those who fight and are taught to defend the country to any costs is really worrying for democracy in the Caribbean. Limits must be placed after reaching consensus among every single citizen in Mexico and trying to disintegrate cartels by in jailing those who are corrupted by the dirty money it comes from drugs trafficking.

REVIEW: 17-What makes cyber criminal?

17-What makes cyber criminal?
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7403472.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Monday, 19 May 2008 15:13 UK
Poverty, unemployment, and the responsibility to feed their children are reasons that trigger hackers to steal from others’ bank accounts in Brazil. This modest assault in people’s bank account is creating a headache for law enforcement agencies around the world. Why cyber crime and how to defend from these unscrupulous cyber criminals are some of the indications given in the newspaper article What makes cyber criminal?
published by the BBC.
Access to the internet is possible for everyone who lives near a cyber café since the cost is minimum. It is widely known that hackers steal money but what is surprising from Brazilian hackers is that they steal in small amounts to rich people so that the victims do not notice what is missing in their accounts. Hackers in Brazil are just practising what they could do next; they are trained by foreign hackers so as to become a real one. What surprises me most Is that hacker in Brazil are considered as “pupils”.
On the opposite band, the government and banks are deeply worried. Banks do not want to speak about this issue openly since it puts their business and credibility in danger. Both banks and authorities ask people not to answer back unknown emails, to keep anti-malware programmes so that it avoids any sort of intromission from cyber criminals. Unfortunately this position taken by the government those of suggesting bank users are not enough to stop these cyber criminal.
To sum up, it seems that the control on the net and the negative side of being smuggled can not be avoided at last in Brazil where hacker take advantage of people’s ignorance on the issue.

REVIEW: 16-Online Risks: from cancer to autism?

16-Online Risks: from cancer to autism?
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907766.stm
Date of publication: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Newspaper: BBC NEWS
Many have claimed that the internet is a vice and not positive at all. A recent study carried on by a specialist reinforces this idea of the drawback of internet. A specialist who claims to have suffered from the negative effects of internet suggests that according to her studies internet produces psychological and mental damage. Yet, there are many people who still disesteem this presupposition.
According to this sociologist the internet activity promote to severe damage to people’s brain. Psycho physiological damages like autism and attention deficit activity disorder are some o the possible negative effects of too many hours in front of the computer screen. The specialist held a survey in which she found out the dramatic results from that she decided to go from school to school ad give some speeches about her findings. What‘s really catchy is that there is no evidence to support her assumptions.
Some other computer specialists claim that this woman is just exaggerating. Quite in the contrary, many educators who run autism academies or schools for special children suggest that they use computer as a tool. For them computers help their students to express themselves. A principal from attention deficit institution suggested that the survey has no fundaments and hence no credibility could be possible.
To sum up, the case here is a misunderstanding of the research. What is negative is the fact that there are some children who become addictive to the use of internet but by no means is this a generalization for everyone. Many students proved to have improved their skills by using computers as a tool.

REVIEW: 15-One day I’ll watch my son die

15-One day I’ll watch my son die
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7910173.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
It’s said that the loss of a son or daughter causes an unbearable pain. This is clearly depicted in a letter written by a heart-broken mother to an important newspaper: The BBC. Her child hasn’t died but his life expectancy is shorter than expected. Noah has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and although he is not a child who plays football or goes to school his legacy will last forever in her family’s souls.
The letter begins by the time Noah’s mother was pregnant. She and her husband dreamed of their child having a normal lifestyle like going to school, playing football. But, destiny played wrong a starvation of oxygen had caused severe damage on his brain in the very moment he was born. From that moment till now, Noah has suffered quadriplegia. They couldn’t believe their dreams about their child drifted away all of a sudden.
Next step was to go on life taking care their special child. Everyday, Noah’s parents have to change him nipples feed him and take care of him years passed but Noah still being a baby. One night, he has had asthma and complicated his health situation even more. Doctors then said that Noah was to live few months more in that moment. Noah’s parents get desperate without knowing what to do. Nowadays, Noah’s parents await Noah’s death thinking that Noah is one special child that has taught them to have internal strength.
To sum up, Noah’s case can easily be applied to any family who undergo the same dramatic situation. The need to feel there is still a chance for a hope is what leads some families like Noah’s o believe that things are done with one purpose that is the teaching of life.

REVIEW: 14- Relationship lessons from age 5

14- Relationship lessons from age 5
NEWSPAPER: BBC EDUCATION
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 23 October 2008 11:17 UK
LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7684810.stm

Abortion is considered one of the most dramatic issues that worry the actual society on which young girls under 16 are also implicated. If these young ladies would have had power of decision at the correct moment, they would have known the best way to care their health and to best contraception method for them to use. Nevertheless, the vast majority of these girls do not know anything about sexual education. From this basis, British authorities are deeply worried by the high rate of abortion and the disinformation about sexual education. And hence, the British government issues a law in which sexual education is to be taught in both primary and secondary schools.
Sexual education has been part of the science curriculum for almost two decades. Studied as a mere process of a mammal, human reproduction has been studied not well developed as a moral issue of values. So, the new legal basis provides a moral framework, age appropriate according the level the child or teenager is on. Although the government will provide each school with a model of f how to teach sexual education reshaping is possible. Many religious congregations may take this issue from different perspective whether giving importance to the role of parents or the relevance of virtues. The government suggests that what they want is that teenagers and children don’t consider sex as a reproduction organs and that’s all. They want to give sexual education with a moral understanding.
The government believes that from this new approach students may be able to a mature manner. In that way, teenagers would consider the possibilities to take care of themselves using a contraception method and not having the need to be exposed to dangerous consequence after an abortion.

REVIEW: 13-In education, furniture matters, too

13-In education, furniture matters, too
Link: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/america/25desks.php
Newspaper: International Herald tribune
The kinaesthetic approach on how to teach in a classroom puts emphasis on the essential role furniture has on the child. The display of and how the furniture is ordered help the student to concentrate on their studies more and more. This approach was put into practised by a new institution in Minnesota as the newspaper article In education, furniture matters, too published February 25, 2009.
Classrooms filled with small and heavy desks that were all ordered in long queues are out of fashion but rather than becoming an obsolete trend, the old desks did not allow mobility in the classroom. A new design overwhelmed the old ones. This new design allows the student switch between sitting and standing as their moods dictate since they have swinging footrests and adjustable stools.
This new furniture design has a positive impact since children have the flexibility they need to expend their energy. And hence, they focus on their work better. Yet, furniture is sometimes expensive and it depends on the funds each school has. Although this furniture is rather expensive, the benefits are many and many schools try to save money so as to buy them and experiment using this novelty.
To sum up, schools from Minnesota are pioneers in having new furniture that allows students mobility in the classroom. Many others schools want o imitate with the hope that their students have better result in their process of learning.

REVIEW: 12-How to cope when school is “hell”

12-How to cope when school is “hell”
LINk: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7901598.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
Friday, 27 February 2009

Some specialists consider that schools should teach lessons that involve mental illness as part of health education. The primary concern to teach such a topic at schools is because there is an increasing tendency in mental health problem among students from different ages ranging from 8 to 18 years old. Many of the reasons why these mental illnesses appear as well as the possible contributions to find a way out to this problem that is affecting children and teenager in their school years are explained in a recent research published in an article in the BBC on line.
It is known that children are sometimes cruel and this is clearly shown when nuts turn into bullying. There are cases where school mates avoid speaking to a certain teenager discriminating him or her. This isolation with time provokes depression and this in turn ends up in self harming or suicide. It must be remembered how important the sense of belonging for teenagers is. Yet, teenagers do not try to empathise who are different and so they still isolate the other who does not look or behave like the majority does.
Fortunately, many plausible solutions to stop this desegregation and future mental problems have emerged through out the last years. First of all, schools ask the advise of specialist to give students talks so they can express their opinion and listen to different positions in the issue. The function of these speeches is to make students aware that any of them can suffer from these psychological stigmas and to stop those who used to bully at their mates. What’s more teachers are also taught how to react in front of uncomfortable situations among teenagers constant taunts. What has been really positive was the government attention on those cases since authorities have offered direct links between primary acre trusts and schools to help those children displaying signs of mental health.
To sum up, a union among schools, teenagers, specialists and governmental funds contribute to a possible solution of a problem that seemed once that was impossible to uproot from schools: bullying and its terrible consequences: mental health illnesses.