I. Sri Lanka “will defeat terrorism”
BBC News
Tuesday May 27, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7421470.stm
II. This article is about how the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, is upset because of terrorism attacks against his country. One attack was reported to injure at lest 70 people on a commuter train. The authorities are accusing the Tamil Tigers. The president says that he is committed to defeating terrorism and will not let up until it is stopped. The bombing occurred 4 days after an attack happened the Tigers’ territory, in which they Tigers’ blamed Sri Lanka for. Sri Lanka is also increasing in the number of battles fought around their country.
III. A) This article relates to the AP World History theme of impact of interaction among and within major societies. It relates to this theme because the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka are conflicting, and it is causing many deaths.
B) The Tamil Tigers is a militant organization, located in Sri Lanka. They constantly conflict with Sri Lankan government and are trying to secede from their nation.
C) The author of this article is not listed, but it is likely to be an insider.
D) The author seems to lean towards the Sri Lankan side of the story. He uses many quotes that support their side and doesn’t give the Tigers’ point of view. He most likely chose to do this because the Tamil Tigers are listed as a terrorist organization and may not care for them.
E) The point of view missing in this article is that of a Tamil Tiger. There are absolutely no quotes from a Tamil Tiger. If we had their point of view, it would help us get their side of the story and see if the Sri Lankan government has done anything bad to them.
F) I believe that the Tamil Tigers should stop attacking the people of Sri Lanka. If they want to secede, they should try to negotiate with the government instead of killing innocent people.
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I also believe that this terrorist group called the Tamil Tigers are not solving anything politically by killing people in Sri Lanka. If they feel they need to secede they can comprise a deal with the government as Jay said. Hopefully this message will get across to other countries, telling them to help fight of the Tamil Tigers. By doing so we would create stronger ties with Sri Lanka, which would benefit us greatly when were need a favor.
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