The Great Depression:Questions

On The Lines

1. Recession
2. Deficit
3. Loan
4. Interest rate

Answer The Following

1. Banks cannot provide money, so people cannot buy the goods others sell, and so the workers cannot earn a salary.
2. Recession, is a significant decline in overall economic activity.
3. Customers, aren't buying any of their cars or trucks, and if the government does not help them, many workers might run out of business.
4. They want some financial help from the government.
5. In Washington D.C., an important meeting was held.
6. They called this meeting to solve the global economic crisis.

True Or False

1. False, The Great Depression, was a world wide economic crisis.
2. True
3. False, Canada's economy is doing better than most countries.

Between The Lines

I suppose the other industries might have to shut down, just like how the car makers had to in the article. but, the other industries would be able to get some help from the IMF, or the World Bank.

Beyond The Lines

I think my headline would be 'Financial Bust' because it tells the reader very little which leaves them wanting to know more about the subject.

Pirates On The Loose

On The Lines

1.Many pirates operate from Somalia.
2.They resort to piracy because,there are no government programs offering food and shelter to Somalis who have lost there jobs.
3.They are unable to control their citizens because, Somalia lacks a strong government, and there is no one to keep crime off land and off water.
4.90 vessels have been hijacked, by pirates since January.
5.The hijacking of the Sirius Star, was the largest hijack in marine time history, which makes it so different.
6.To solve the problem i suggest, Somalia gets a stronger government, that offers food and shelter to citizens without a job.

True Or False

1.False, because piracy to different waters off Somalia, Southern Asia, Nigeria, and Iraq.
2.False, 80 percent of international freight is transported by sea.
3.False, Somalia's government doesn't provide food and shelter for its people.

Between The Lines

Good Morning Johnson's Shipping Company. I, Captain Wesley, leader of our crew, demand 25 million dollars for the safe return of our ship and its crew members. I will need the money by the end of this week, or your ship, and its crew members, will be sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

Sincerely,
Captain Wesley

Just Talk About It

Ever since Somalia's government couldn't provide food and shelter, piracy has spread to many waters. I feel that the reason for this is because Somalia lacks a strong government, and also because no one has done anything to stop it.

Vacation Time

Kevin never did like scary movies. Ever since his trip to Whistler, things haven't been the same.
It was 6:30 pm in Whistler and Kevin and his family were watching scary movies in their hotel room. Another movie came up and the family began to watch. The movie turned out to be more than they expected, and ended up frightening Kevin with it's blood and gore. When the movie was over, dinner had begun and the family was ready to go to the dinning room. Accidentally, the family left without Kevin, so he ended up taking the elevator alone. Unfortunately, no one knew the eleven year old didn't know how to operate the elevator, so Kevin ended up stuck in it. Eventually, the rest of his family found him, and discovered he forgot to press the floor number.
Ever since that day, Kevin has had a phobia of elevators, and occasionally numbers.