reflection 8

On this unit 8 in critical literacy, I had learned how to apply all kind of how to be more critical in critical literacy subject. In this unit also only have one article to be review, which is drugs or guns publish by time magazines pages 54-55 and written by Hawthorne, Peter on 2001, 10 December. The article is about the Presidents of Africa Thabo Mbeki are in the dilemma weather he has to choose guns or drugs. Africa had an upheaval politic, so the presidents of Africa thoughts that he needs guns to make sure that they will be save, but the presidents should think about his people who are suffer from AIDS. And the NGOS are questioning the power that the Mbeki have, because he spend $60 billion on buying guns, the NGOS thinks that the money should be use to help the people who suffer from AIDS.

In this unit, the activity that we do is only discussed in class. At first when I read the article I had a difficulties to understand, because the article is a long article and the writer only use drop cat in the 1st paragraph to make sure the readers understand the paragraph. I think that the writer should use several drop cats because this article is a very serious article, it talks about politics and not all love to read an article about politic in additions the article is a long article.

For the conclusions, in my opinion the precedents of Africa Thabo Mbeki, he should thinks about his own people who suffer from AIDS especially for women who pregnant and kids. They must been given mendicant to prevent and help them to be in batter life.