2011, like many years before it, was a year of great change and moving forward. Many of the world’s great men had died. Some like Steve Jobs had made our lives easier, while others like Osama had threatened our lives for many years. Both these men were different, but both were great and powerful. 2011 was also a year of disasters, major political change, technological change, ending of terrorism and a more united world, as well as a year of protestors.
The most important thing in 2011 is the downfall of terrorism and a more united world through the cooperation to eliminate terrorists and dictators such as, Gaddafi, Osama Bin Laden, and Kim Jong-Il. This sent a positive message back to the people. It’s a year we moved forward in terms of eliminating the world’s most feared people. And it’s important because terrorism has just taken a step back. Worldwide cooperation improved and countries helped each other in eliminating terrorists. The deaths of these evil men has just made our lives safer but as we all know, the world is balanced and evil men will soon rise to replace these men. Let’s just hope that when they do rise, worldwide cooperation will have taken a step ahead and will help us catch and stop these men before they can cause much harm.
2011 was a year of natural disasters which have impacted many countries greatly. There was the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 11 which killed an estimated 15,836 people, the flood and mudslides in Brazil which killed 1000 people, and the devastating flood in Thailand which lasted several months. Each year, there are many natural disasters but this year was the year we had more of those. The natural disasters in 2011 were deadly and had a large death toll which entered Wikipedia’s list of deadliest natural disaster. The tsunami and earthquake in Japan followed by the nuclear issue brought 350,000 people to become homeless while another 1.4 million of the population were living without water. The Fukhushima nuclear eruption lead to the evacuation of over 180,000 people while many other people were said to be infected by the radiation exposure. It was the worst crisis in 65 years. The flood in Thailand leads to business, economic, and tourism downfall. It showed the vulnerability of the country to deal with these issues which occur often and this event has lead to the government saying they will deal with this issue and insure it does not happen to this extent again. People were homeless, trapped without food, and the damages were severe.
2011 was also a year of major political change which will enter history books and remembered in time. There was a death of dictatorships such as the death of Kim Jong-Il. The death of these dictatorships allowed for countries to have a change to become a country of democracy with higher freedom and more rights. Sudan was also split into two, with South Sudan gaining independence. Popular uprisings in different parts of the world also occurred often this year as well as the gaining of more rights such as the ongoing Yemeni uprising, and the Syrian uprising. However, there are still political problems needing to be dealt with such as the issue in Bangladesh where women are slaves to men and have much less rights and freedom. The government must change and the issue must be dealt with. The United States and Iran are fighting verbally, meanwhile there are ongoing conflicts such as the South Kordofan conflict and the operation Linda Nchi which is part of the war in Somolia which started in 2009.
In conclusion, like many years before it, 2011 was a year of great change. Mainly there was the death of powerful and great men, big political changes, and destructive natural disasters. The death of powerful and great men will pave way for new and younger men to enter our hearts and change our lives. Big political changes will be remembered in time as it entered history books and lead to many changes in different countries around the world. Destructive natural disasters have alarmed governments who will work together to make sure they never happen to this extent again. Another year passes, another year of great change, say your goodbyes to the beloved year of 2011.
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