HISTORIC VOTES IN EGYPT CONTINUES FOR 2ND DAY

November 29, 2011
VOA NEWS 


1st. Paragraph 

Voting in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak continued after monitors reported high turnout and a peaceful atmospherethe previous day.

Last Paragraph

Nine days of widespread clashes, with 42 people killed and more than 3,000 injured, have heightened fears of violence among supporters of rival candidates.

Egyptian women leave a polling station after casting
their votes during a parliamentary election in Cairo, November 29, 2011.

Specific Argument (1st Paragraph) 

The author comments the historical voting process in Egypt in the last 30 years ago. 

Specific Argument (Last Paragraph)

The author points out the last confrontations between supporters of rival candidates in Cairo's streets. 

  

Strategies used:

1. Elimination: It consists of deleting irrelevant information in a paragraph in order to grasp the implicit idea the author wants to express or transmit. 

(Especially in the 1st paragraph). 

2. Substitution: It consists of replacing some elements by a reconstructed idea far more generalized by means of reformulating and paraphrasing processes. 

(1st and last paragraph).

3. Key Terms: It consists on concentrating on those content words that keep the most important meaning of the paragraph. (1st and last paragraph).

Source of the article: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Historic-Vote-in-Continues-for-2nd-Day-134658298.html 

ARABS IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON SYRIA OVER CRACKDOWN

By Yasmine Saleh and Ayman Samir

CAIRO | Sunday November 27, 2011 

1.    Translation of the Headline:

 “Los Países árabes imponen sanciones a Siria por la represión”

Techniques used in the Headline's translation:

1.    Addition: (Los) (Países) árabes imponen sanciones a Siria (por) (la) represión.

2.    Specific Argument:

1^st Paragraph:

Arab states voted Sunday to impose economic sanctions on Syria immediately, in response to President Bashar al-Assad's failure to halt a violent crackdown on an eight-month uprising against his rule.

SA: 

The authors says that Syria was sanctioned by arabs countries because the President Assad has executed a crackdown against Syrians people.

Last Paragraph:

During Libya's uprising, an Arab League call for an no-fly zone led to a U.N. Security Council resolution, which in turn paved the way for NATO air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

SA:

The author explains that the actions of Arab League caused an international response that ended with the establishment of a no-fly zone that was used by attack to Gaddafi.

Source of the article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/27/us-syria-idUSTRE7AM0QA20111127

ITALY CRISIS: MARIO MONTI APPOINTED NEW PM-DESIGNATE

13 November 2011 Last updated at 19:26 GMT


1 Technocrat Mario Monti has been asked to form a new Italian         2 government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio       3 Berlusconi on Saturday.

4 Mr Monti, an ex-EU commissioner, said he was starting urgent talks on   5 his cabinet. His aim was to resume growth and heal Italy's finances. He   6 needs a working majority in parliament to implement an austerity plan.     7 Most parties back his nomination. Italy's borrowing costs spiked this       8 week, threatening the eurozone.

Mario Monti. Fuente: BBC

   

GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS

• REFERENTS 

REFERENT	LINE #	WHAT DOES IT REFER TO?	FUNCTION	GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES
His	5	Cabinet	Cataphoric	Possessive Adjetive
Most	7	Parties	Cataphoric	Indefinite Adjetive
This	7	Week	Cataphoric	Demostrative Adjetive

• GERUND FORMS

ING FORM	LINE #	FUNCTION	MEANING
Following	2	Gerund Phrase	Tras la/ seguido de
Starting	4	Past Progressive	Estuvo iniciando
Borrowing	7	Noun	Endeudamiento
Threatening	8	Present Participle Clause	Amenaza

• VERB TENSES

VERB	LINE #	MEANING	FUNCTION
Has been asked to form	1	Ha sido designado para formar	Present perfect in passive voice + verb in infinitive
Was to resume growth and heal	5	Era continuar creciendo y sanando	Past simple + verb in infinitive + verb in present simple
Spiked	7	Disparó	Past Simple
Needs	6	Necesita/requiere	Prensent simple in third person

Fuente del Artículo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15713985

ITALIANS RALLY AGAINST BERLUSCONI

Euronews, November 5th, 2011. 

Pressure is piling on Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi to quit.

A rally in Rome, called by the country’s main opposition, the Democratic Party, drew thousands from around the country. Much of the press has turned on the prime minister and even pro-government newspapers admitted his situation was looking desperate after the humiliation of the G20 summit.

The Democratic Party leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, could not have made it clearer. “Berlusconi should go home,” he said, prompting a roar of approval from the crowd. “Either he goes alone or we send him home, in Parliament or through elections. But he has to go home”.

The fact that the International Monetary Fund will now be monitoring the implementation of Italy’s reform pledges is the final embarrasment for many.“We are not credible. I’m ashamed of how other European countries see us,” said one man. “It is pitiful. This man (Berlusconi), this marionette, must go away”.

Despite the protest, Berlusconi again declared he has no intention of standing down, saying it is his duty to stay on. 

But he faces yet another confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday and, with more coalition partners jumping ship, analysts estimate he is currently 15 votes short of winning it.

Source: Emirates24.com

Silvio Berlusconi, Head of Italian Government. Source: PressTV

Translation of the Headline:

"ITALIANOS SE MANIFIESTAN CONTRA EL GOBIERNO DE BERLUSCONI"

Techniques used in the Headline's translation:

1. Addition: "Italianos (se) manifiestan contra (el gobierno de) Berlusconi".

About the FIRST Paragraph

 "A rally in Rome, called by the country’s main opposition, the Democratic Party, drew thousands from around the country. Much of the press has turned on the prime minister and even pro-government newspapers admitted his situation was looking desperate after the humiliation of the G20 summit".

Specific Argument (SA) 


The author indicates the call of the main opposition party to rally against Berlusconi's goverment and its meaning currently. 


(Strategy used: Substitution, Elimination).




About the LAST Paragraph


"But he faces yet another confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday and, with more coalition partners jumping ship, analysts estimate he is currently 15 votes short of winning it"..


Specific Argument (SA)


The author indicates the next challenge for Silvio Berlusconi's administration inside the italian Parliament.


(Strategy used: Substitution, Key Terms).




CENTRAL THEME OF THE TEXT


The author communicates the people's rejection against Silvio Berlusconi's Government in Italy and its challenge for next days. 



DISCOURSE ORGANIZER (DO)


The author makes us aware of the problems Berlusconi's government face in the current economic crisis in Italy.









Source of the article: http://www.euronews.net/2011/11/05/italians-rally-against-berlusconi/