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      <title>THE YEAR 2004 by Merli Chavez</title>
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      <description>By Merli, Carlos, Uriel, Landy and Reyes.</description>
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         <title>Politics</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Zacatecas, Zac., September 12, 2004.</strong> <strong><em>Amalia García Medina</em></strong>, <em>the first woman of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) to obtain power as </em><strong><em>governor</em></strong><em> of Zacatecas, marking an important event in state politics. </em> </p><p><br></p><p>The celebration of the successful election was witnessed in the state parliament, where the new governor was accompanied by a large number of political leaders, among whom were Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, as well as, other prominent members of the PRD and the former PRI governor of Zacatecas.</p><p><br></p><p>García Medina from the beginning emphasized that her government is not just a personal victory, but is the result of a collective effort by those citizens who trust her, to have a more just country, mentioning the urgent need to <strong>improve</strong> living conditions life that prevails in the State of Zacatecas.</p><p><br></p><p>In his speech he highlighted some of the support that was delayed or not taken into account in the previous government and that seriously persisted in the entity, to which he noted:</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p><mark>"I believe that poverty and inequality are not inevitable curses; they are the product of </mark><strong><mark>(erratic) human decisions</mark></strong><mark> and policies. Facing them requires changes in the rules of the international game, in national policies and actions that are also promoted by the State and municipal government, which is what I propose to do." </mark></p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>She recognized the great challenges that Zacatecas faces such as the high levels of <strong>exclusion and poverty</strong>, so she decided to take on immediate and priority tasks. </p><p><br></p><p>Among the main acts that he highlighted in his<strong> speech</strong> is the replacement of more cases of migration with more local economic opportunities; improve the educational system to reduce school dropouts since there was a very high dropout rate and guarantee universal access to quality health services for citizens who need it.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <title>HEALTH</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>One of the main events of 2004 was the <strong>polio virus</strong> that had been eradicated in ten African nations before an outbreak that started in <strong>northern Nigeria</strong> spread to other nations. </p><p><br></p><p>It all began a year ago when <strong>immunization</strong> initiatives were denounced by Islamic clerics in Kano State as an American conspiracy to render Muslim women sterile. </p><p><br></p><p>When <strong>vaccinations </strong>were not available in the area, the WHO attempted to stop the disease from spreading by defending citizens in other nations. </p><p><br></p><p><mark>The Global Polio Eradication Initiative's coordinator, </mark><strong><mark>Bruce Aylward</mark></strong><mark>, claims that the most recent cases demonstrate the approach is failing.</mark></p><p><br></p><p>So, Kano officials suddenly reversed course and launched a four-day campaign. but, it is estimated that only 60% of the youngsters were vaccinated, which is insufficient to stop the illness.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>CRIME</title>
         <author>merlichavez09</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Burgos, Spain</strong> - <em>In the quiet neighborhood of Gamonal, the community was shaken by a brutal crime that left everyone speechless. </em>The Barrio family, consisting of Salvador, Julia, and their young son, Álvaro, were found lifeless in their home on 7 June 2004. This event, known as the<strong> ‘Burgos Triple Crime’,</strong> remains one of the most shocking and complex cases in criminal history.</p><p><br></p><p>The police were alerted by neighbors who noticed the <strong>absence of the family</strong> and a strange smell coming from the house. Upon entering, officers found a harrowing scene: the bodies of Salvador, Julia, and Álvaro had multiple stab wounds, 90 in total between the 3 of them.</p><p><br></p><p>Initial investigations focused on the main suspect, the <strong>family's eldest</strong> son Rodrigo, but no conclusive evidence was found. Despite the authorities' efforts and the community's cooperation, the case went cold, leaving more questions than answers. The media followed the case closely, keeping alive the hope that justice would one day be done.</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p><mark>‘Every 7 June we ask again who did it’.</mark></p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Seventeen years later, in 2021, new evidence emerged pointing to a single suspect: Angel, who showed resentment towards Salvador by writing profanity on his grave. Although he was in prison for the murder of an old woman and some evidence was found in his house linking him, he was not charged due to lack of conclusive evidence.</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p><mark>‘pig, bastard, son of a bitch’.</mark></p></blockquote>]]></description>
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         <title>TECHNOLOGY</title>
         <author>merlichavez09</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2004.</strong> <em>On February 4, a Harvard computer science student named </em><strong><em>Mark Zuckerberg </em></strong><em>created a </em><strong><em>platform</em></strong><em> called TheFacebook to virtually connect Harvard students, allowing them to create their profiles with information about each of them, share photographs of their day day and communicate with other members of the university community.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Zuckerberg's first idea began in 2003 with an online program called Facemash, in which students rated the attractiveness of their classmates. This program was successful very quickly because around 450 students joined, however, Facemash violated privacy regulations by obtaining student information illegally extracted from the university network, bringing Mark several problems, so he had to close it.</p><p><br></p><p><mark>In 2004, Zuckerberg was still trying to find a way to connect with different people through an application, so he took note of the successes he achieved in his Facemash program and began with the creation of </mark><strong><mark>TheFacebook</mark></strong><mark>, with better accessibility and better security options.</mark></p><p><br></p><p>Its launch was a success, in 4 months more than 250,000 students from both <strong>Harvard </strong>and other universities had joined, sharing their data and more information about their universities.</p><p><br></p><p>By the end of 2004, TheFacebook already had more than a million<strong> users, </strong>which is why Mark decided to leave Harvard to focus on his company.</p><p><br></p><p>Over the years, Zuckerberg managed to change the name of the platform to “Facebook” and <strong>launched</strong> new updates and improvements, causing companies to want to collaborate with him and more users to register, generating more success for his company.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <title>BUSINESS</title>
         <author>merlichavez09</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><em>In 2004 Turkey has successfully run for the secretary general position of the</em><strong><em> Organization of the Islamic Conference</em></strong><em>. This was the organization's first-ever vote on the position</em>. As per the report by Jonny Dymond:</p><p><br></p><p><mark>Turkey has worked very hard to support this stance. If the government wins the election, it will be overjoyed. </mark><strong><mark>Mr. Ihsanoglu</mark></strong><mark> won astonishingly handily, with thirty-two votes against the combined twelve of Bangladesh and Malaysia.</mark></p><p><br></p><p>Turkey will find the <strong>victory</strong> intriguing, as will the organization. With this victory, Turkey is better positioned to act as a go-between for the Islamic world and Europe in the year it hopes to secure a start date for EU accession talks.</p><p><br></p><p>The choice could indicate a more significant change in the way of change for the organization and its member countries. The <strong>Turkish government</strong> presented Mr. Ihsanoglu as a reformer for both the group and the greater <strong>Islamic community. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Following the outgoing secretary general's speech, in which he underlined the Islamic world's perceived pervasive backwardness, the Turkish nominee was chosen. </p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <title>SPORTS</title>
         <author>merlichavez09</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>London Lions became the first British team to win a <strong>EuroCup</strong> match since 2004 with an 80-75 victory over Trento.</p><p><br></p><p>Making their home debut in the competition, <strong>the Lions </strong>came from behind to score 20 points in the final 10 minutes at the <strong>Copper Box Arena.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Great Britain's Ovie Soko finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds.</p><p><br></p><p><mark>"It's just cool for </mark><strong><mark>British basketball </mark></strong><mark>to see the crowd and to do something for the first time in 18 years,"</mark> said Lions head coach Ryan Schmidt.</p><p><br></p><p><mark>"It's a big win for us. It's a big win for our organisation, it's a huge win for the </mark><strong><mark>BBL</mark></strong><mark> (British Basketball League) and UK basketball as a whole and I'm proud of our guys."</mark></p><p><br></p><p><mark>"We gave up 27 points in the first quarter, but they just chipped away at it."</mark></p><p><br></p><p>The EuroCup features 20 teams from across Europe, split into two groups.</p><p><br></p><p>The Lions, who are top of the BBL after winning their opening five games, will win promotion to the EuroLeague if they can reach the final of the EuroCup.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>MOVIES</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Back in 2004, <strong>the first Garfield movie</strong>, the popular animated character of the 90s, would reach every movie theater around the world as a live-action movie. Bringing popular comic book characters to the screen, such as John, Liz, Garfield and Oddie. <strong>Bill Murray</strong> being the voice of garfield.   </p><p><br></p><p>The development and creation of the film was chaos from the beginning. Bill Murray agreed to make the film thinking that it would be directed by the <strong>Coen brothers</strong> (famous filmmakers acclaimed by the public).  But in reality they were the Cohen brothers, who had no relationship with the famous filmmakers.</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p> When Bill Murray realized his mistake he wanted to abandon the project, however he was forced to voice the character of Garfield due to his contract.  </p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>The film was harshly criticized due to its <strong>humor</strong>, which was described as silly, with a weak script.  However, that did not prevent it from being a success in movie theaters.  Causing a wave of fury over Garfield's character  and ironically, due to its success, a sequel was planned to be released in later years where, yes, Bill Murray once again gave his voice to Garfield.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>MUSIC</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Remember how in 2004 the second album by the band <strong><em><mark>My Chemical Romance</mark></em></strong> was released? </p><p><br></p><p>The band presented their second album on June 8, 2004. This being a before and after in what will be remembered as the adolescence of many people</p><p><br></p><p>An album full of <strong>punk and emo energy</strong>, the vocalist of the band My Chemical Romance, <strong>Gerad Way</strong>, undoubtedly manages to give what the new generations were looking for in music.</p><p><br></p><blockquote><p>The history of the album talk about a man who returns from the dead, with the aim of finding his girlfriend and killing those who excluded him in life.</p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>With lyrics full of hatred and resentment, this album reached number 28 on the billboard charts.</p><p>The album was met with some criticism within the parenting community due to the use of <strong>dark humor </strong>on the album. And since topics like death are usually treated in a non-serious way. <mark>Some classify Gerard Way as a genius while others as a different singer</mark></p><blockquote><p><br></p><p>To promote the album, the band, during 2004 and 2005, made presentations in the media, participated in festivals and carried out its first world tour.</p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Some of the singles on this album are </p><p><br></p><blockquote><p>I'm not okay</p></blockquote><p><br></p><blockquote><p>Helena </p></blockquote><p><br></p><blockquote><p>The ghost of you</p></blockquote><p><br></p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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