martes, 17 de noviembre de 2015

Unit 8 - What do our cities say about us?

Some experts assure that our cities are not only the place where we live. They claim our cities have personalities and they also tell a lot about who we are. There are cities which are known for being romantic, peaceful, quiet, agitated, safe and some others are known for being dangerous or problematic. This is the case of San Pedro Sula located in the Central American country Honduras. San Pedro Sula is an interesting city to analize because it is a Central American city the one that gets the label of the most dangerous city in the world with 171,200 homicides per 100.000 citizens.

This article shows 23 reasons + pictures of why is San Pedro Sula the most dangerous city on earth.  http://www.businessinsider.com/san-pedro-sula-is-the-most-violent-city-on-earth-photos-2014-12#one-of-the-worst-gangs-mara-salvatrucha-also-known-as-ms-13-developed-among-central-american-born-inmates-in-california-in-the-1980s-and-spread-to-honduras-and-el-salvador-when-inmates-were-deported-members-like-the-inmate-in-prison-below-often-cover-their-bodies-and-faces-in-tattoos-like-the-letters-m-or-s-6

Discussion Questions:  Based on the previous article answer the following questions.

1)  Which one of the the facts regarding San Pedro Sula's city surprised you the most? Why?
2) If you were Honduras' president what would you in order to stop this crime wave that people are suffering in San Pedro Sula?
3) Now that you know this information, would you like to visit this city? Why or why not?

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