U.N.: Conflicts in Africa force people out of their homes

According to CNN. Com, About 11.6 million Africans have been made homeless. Leaders from across the continent will gather for the weeklong African Union summit to address the issue.

The source of the problem is by the wars and conflicts that have been going on in Africa. The leaders are expected to sign a pledge to help the displaced people.Aid agencies have already criticized some African countries for failing refugees.

 My Take:  In the article it said that half of the displaced people in the world are found in Africa. I think that if this issue could have been addressed earlier there would not be such high numbers of poverty. 

A piece of Anne Frank's life comes to Southern Cayuga Central Schools 

According to Syracuse.com, the Southern Cayuga Central schools are one of the 11 locations nationwide to receive a sample from the horse tree that grows outsides Anne Frank’s hiding place in Amsterdam.

The idea to apply came from a former student and her father who had visited the Anne Frank museum during their stay in Europe.The tree is known to be what gave Anne Frank hope when she hid from the Nazis during World War II.

The district middle school name appears as one of the winners on the Anne Frank Center USA website.

My Take: Anne Frank’s life is one way that people have been able to study and learn about the horror of the Holocaust. I think that this award will only bring more exposure and opportunity to learn about this period of time.  

Pumpkin Smashing 

According to USAToday.com, The town of Stillwater, Minnesota celebrates the beginning of autumn with smashing pumpkins. At the town’s 2^nd Annual Harvest Fest, gigantic pumpkins are submitted in to a weigh-off.

But at this harvest fest the pumpkins aren’t left for show- they are smashed after. When one of the triggers to the pumpkins was pulled off, it released a 1,300-pound powerful surge in to 100 feet in the sky.

 My Take: I thought this was a neat video in light of fall and Halloween. Its one thing to see a huge pumpkin at a festival, but seeing that massive pumpkin smashed live must be quite a sight.