Development aid: pros & cons

1. Presentations of Facharbeiten:

• Paula, Lela, Anke H.

2. Discussion based on Spiegel-article and on three specialists [Franziska, Nadine S. & Marina]

• pros & cons of development aid and of Hollywood’s involvement

Reading tip: Henning Mankell – “Tea Bag” >>more

Clicktip, following Lela’s presentation:

SUMMER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Waves of Would- Be Immigrants Target EU Shores

As the weather warms up and the waves calm down, thousands of would-be immigrants are setting sail for Europe from African shores. Many get picked up by EU authorities — or die before they get that far. more…

June 17th: What’s new(s) in Africa?

I need your digital Facharbeit asap: Thursday last chance, otherwise less points

Three presentations:
Franziska, Mi, Merle >>watch

Individual NEWS presentations:

A current article from BBC News Africa: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm 

• choose an article which is of interest to you and tell us about it in 2 minutes

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Next Tue:

• please read Hollywood Stars & Africa: “Manager der guten Tat” (pp. 105 ff.  )
• presentations: Lela, Paula, Anke H.

Two sides of Africa: hope & despair II

Presentations:

• 10 mins oral presentation [Kristin, Kristin, Anke]
• who’d like to present next week?

 

Individual work [short presentations wanted]:

• Idi Amin [SPIEGEL-Spezial-article]:
• Robert Mugabe >>bbc special
• Mandela and violence [--> google: Mandela violence]

next week [please read one of the articles]:

Developmental Aid Workers Are Killing Africa

By Thilo Thielke

No one has to starve in Africa. Hunger there results from the failures of unscrupulous rulers — and their friends in the West. Paradoxically, it is the aid workers who are standing in the way of progress. >>article

How Europe Lost Africa

By Dominic Johnson

The future of Europe’s special relationship with Africa is at risk as former colonies react to a blasé, if not hypocritical, European attitude toward the continent. European-style institutions could enter a profound crisis of legitimacy if things do not change soon. >>article

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Two sides of Africa: hope & despair

Facharbeiten:

• Erfahrungen time-management & more
• digital version to be handed in, please
• 10 mins oral presentation starting next Tue [Kristin, Kristin, Anke]
  “This is what you should know about the topic I worked on” [max 10 mins; if you want to use media: ppt, xtimeline.com, http://www.bubbleshare.com/; http://www.slideshare.net/ 

Africa:

• article about Nelson Mandela --> 3 mins speech wanted "What makes a human being a hero? Nelson Mandela"
• what has become of the rainbow nation?
  |the events|    -   and a helpful analysis of background and reasons: "Der Regenbogen zerbricht"
       [DIE ZEIT - 29. 5. 2008] >>article

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