- 2008 Food Riots break out in Haiti
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/09/11
- The author's arguement is that if nothing takes action in helping Haiti, then it's not going to progress at all. The author's interest appears to be for helping Haiti with their food crisis.
What was the main idea of the article; in other words what was the author's point?
- I think that the author's point in the article was made pretty clear in the beginning when thee so called "Peacemakers" shoot rubber bullets and used tear gas to "control" rioting mobs because of food prices. Also, that even though there are people there in Haiti suppose to be keeping peace there, no peace is resulting from them being there.
What was the author's bias? Has the author included facts from all sides of the issue?
- The author was clearly biased, because although the author may have included a fact from the other side, I could tell that they were more about how much worse Haiti is going to get and how the Haitians feel since they're hungry rather that the opposite.
What questions do you still have after reading these articles?
- Why hasn't the President came out yet and said a word about anything
- An average of about 13 % of disposable income on food is spent by U.S. consumers.
What was the main idea of the article; in other words what was the author's point?
What was the author's bias? Has the author included facts from all sides of the issue?
What questions do you still have after reading these articles?
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- Price for grains and other farm products began rising last fall after poor harvests in Canada, Russia and Ukraine tightened global supplies.
- All of 2010, food prices at the producer level rose 3.5 percent.
