The catastrophe

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/donald-trump-election-win-means-instability-for-the-world-a-1120464.html

This cite contains European opinions and it points out great insights about Trump being a president. The author seems to dislike Trump being the president of US, the greatest and powerful country. He sarcastically compares Trump's outrageous and immature actions with his presidency. He also says, "it is a catastrophe" himself. It seems like this whole article is assaulting Trump, but also kinda gives help to him because the author says he needs a helper. The author is giving suggestions to what Trumps should do, but Trump is not interested in that and is ignorant and self-righteous. In this article, it also shows the immoral and impure part of the US. The voters of Trump said, "lock her up" to Hillary Clinton. This shows no respect for others which might bring conflict between the groups that voted for Trump and those for Clinton. After Trump being elected as president, the world and the US became unstable for the president of the strongest nation is irresponsible and egoistic.

US election

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/37608060

This cite explains the situation of the US presidential elections. It talks about Barack Obama, who is the current president of the US and how he has to leave his job. Mainly, it is about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's involvement in the presidential election where Hillary Clinton is for the Democrats and Donald Trump for the republicans. The cite also explains why the presidential election for the US is important. I think that the writer doesn't have any interest in the current delegates for the writer says, "It is almost impossible that they will receive enough votes to be elected as president". This, to me, it shows the corruption in the US (no offense) for the citizens have to choose delegates they are not passionate about choosing them. It seems hard for the US to choose the right president because they almost have ties. It would be intriguing how the government would solve this problem. if either of the delegates are chosen, I think there would be revolts because half of the country doesn't like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Also, I think that the writer supports the UK because the writer only talks about the relations of the US and the UK even though there are other connections other than just UK. It seems that the writer calls for the UK to be interested in the US presidential elections because the writer talks about the connections between the UK and the US only other than other countries too.

THE ISIS

This says quite a bit about the ISIS. I think that this is the world view of what they think the ISIS are and what they are doing. ISIS here is the evil looking skeleton or the god of death. Probably the ISIS might think that they are reforming the world and they are going to create a wonderful world but what the people think is that they are destroying the world and they are bringing the world to an end. I think that this political cartoon explains well about the ISIS and their outcome of their actions.

minorjob

The man who cleans up blood after murders

·         19 September 2016

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Mexico has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but who cleans up the blood at the crime scene when the police and investigators have left? Donovan Tavera is Mexico's first forensic cleaner. As he explains here, his fascination with blood began as a young boy.

What happens to the blood after a murder? The question haunted me for years, until I answered it myself.

The first time I saw a dead body was when I was 12 years old. Early one morning we heard that somebody had died on the street outside our block of flats. We went out to look. There were clear signs of violence. The man didn't have a shirt. I was struck by the streams of blood going down the street. But I didn't feel scared - I was just very curious. And that's how my fascination with blood began.

As well as us bystanders there were police officers and investigators. I kept waiting for someone to come and clean up the blood, but no-one came. Some of the blood even ran towards our building and my mother washed it away with water.

I asked her: "Who cleans the blood after a murder?" I asked her so many questions that day.

When my father came home from work I asked him too: "What happens to the blood after a murder? How do you clean it up?" I kept asking about it for days, until he said, "Please stop talking about this. Enough!"

That was when I decided to find out for myself. I went to the library and took out a book on medicine, but that was too general. Then I found a book about forensic medicine. I read about the process of death and what happens to a corpse. I learned a lot.

A murder isn't the same as an accident - in a murder there is a lot of blood. And blood can carry diseases. It seemed to me that if someone takes bodies from the street, there should also be a professional who cleans up the blood.

When I was about 17 I started experimenting. I went to the butcher and bought cow's liver and bones and then at home I would investigate how to clean up the blood.

And that's how I became a forensic cleaner.

Over the years I have invented more than 300 different formulas to clean up blood. Some I have perfected over the years. Others haven't changed since I first used them.

You need different methods depending on what you are cleaning - whether it's the carpet of a car, for instance, or personal objects like watches or rings. It also depends on how and when the person died. For instance, someone may have been lying dead in the bathroom of their house for a week, in a humid environment. In another situation, perhaps where a man has hung himself with his own tie, you need to consider other bodily fluids such as semen or faeces.

Before I come I ask what happened, and where the corpse is. I also need to know if the dead person was ill, and if there is a chance of contamination. That way I can plan ahead

I am the last person to visit the scene of the crime. I come after the police officers have left, and after the funeral has taken place. I am the last person associated with what happened, and often the dead person's family use me as a bit of a therapist. In the beginning I used to get personally affected, but now I listen politely and then get on with my work.

I usually work with my headphones on because music helps me concentrate. I always listen to the same three things: Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, 666 Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden and Paranoid by Black Sabbath. The opera relaxes me, it helps me concentrate and prepare mentally. But once I put my uniform on and start cleaning, I want to listen to heavy metal.

My work can only begin once the authorities have issued a legal statement saying someone outside the police investigation is allowed on the scene of the crime. Without that piece of paper, I can't do my job.

A few times people have called me to do a job, but when I asked them for those legal documents, they didn't have them. Instead, they offered me money - good money. When I told them I couldn't work without the proper authorisation, they quickly hung up. They may have been criminals, or perhaps it was a joke, I don't know.

The people who hire me are going through a very painful situation. From the moment the dead body is found until I have finished, they have to live with the blood - on the floor, on the walls, in the bathroom. And it smells. So when the house is clean and the smell has gone, their mood changes. Often, they cry with relief - a burden has been lifted. They no longer have to live with that shocking scene. It still hurts, but it's one less burden to carry.

The worst crime I've had to clean up was a multiple homicide in Mexico City where four people died. They were stabbed and the traces I saw showed signs of self-defence and panic. There was a lot of anger and desperation at that scene. It took us more than 10 hours to clean it - we had to hand over the house on the same day. My client was devastated, but in the end we gave back a place without a single trace of what had happened. My work had helped in some way and afterwards the person thanked me in a very nice way. There was a totally different atmosphere - it felt light, as if what had happened had happened a long time ago, like a distant memory.

I never thought this would be how I earn my living. I didn't even know this profession existed until I taught myself how to do it.

Opinion: It is intriguing that there is a job for cleaning blood. I didn’t hear anything about that. For all these years I haven’t been thinking outside the box and I have been looking only at the events that happen. If there wasn’t anyone that cleans up blood after a crime, the world would be in a mess. I only thought that the people around that area clean the mess but I was wrong. This news fascinated me because people around the area ignore about the mess just like the author’s parents. I also learned that it is dangerous to leave blood in the open for they can carry diseases. I think that the author is advertising the job of blood cleaning for it hasn’t been known to the world as much. Also, he is trying to inform all the people about what is not known commonly, the dangers of leaving blood in the open. The author doesn’t seem to have any negative emotions upon the murderer or murderers. For normal people, they would think more about catching the murderers, but this author seems to be slightly supporting them. If there is not crime, his job would be pointless.