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Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
1. how many subjects are offered in school?
2. what are they?

Numbered answers:
1. 8 are mentioned
2. English or French, their first langauge, math, science, history, social studies and geography

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El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador (, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. , the country had a population of approximately /1e6 round 2 million, consisting largely of Mestizos of European and Indigenous American descent.

El Salvador was for centuries inhabited by several Mesoamerican nations, especially the Cuzcatlecs, as well as the Lenca and Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. In 1821, the country achieved independence from Spain as part of the First Mexican Empire, only to further secede as part of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Upon the republic's dissolution in 1841, El Salvador became sovereign until forming a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.

From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, El Salvador endured chronic political and economic instability characterized by coups, revolts, and a succession of authoritarian rulers. Persistent socioeconomic inequality and civil unrest culminated in the devastating Salvadoran Civil War (19791992), which was fought between the military-led government and a coalition of left-wing guerrilla groups. The conflict ended with a negotiated settlement that established a multiparty constitutional republic, which remains in place to this day.
1. which other nations did it form a union with?
2. what is the capital?
3. is this also the largest city?
4. what was the union with the two countries called?
5. between what years was it unstable?
6. when did it get independence from Spain?
7. what happened in 1823?
8. what is the official name?
9. meaning what?
10. when was it in war?
11. what is the war called?
12. who was the war between?
13. what the approx population?
14. what was established when the war ended?
15. how many years did the union with the two countries last?
16. who were the original dwellers?
17. such as?
18. what started the civil war?
19. when did the Spanish conquer it?
20. which people live there now?

Numbered answers:
1. Honduras and Nicaragua
2. San Salvador.
3. yes
4. Greater Republic of Central America,
5. 19th to the mid-20th century
6. 1821
7. It further seceded as part of the Federal Republic of South America
8. Republic of El Salvador
9. Republic of The Savior
10. 19791992
11. Salvadoran Civil War
12. the governemt and left-wing guerilla groups
13. 2 million
14. multiparty constitutional republic
15. 3 years
16. several Mesoamerican nations
17. the Cuzcatlec
18. socioeconomic inequality and civil unrest
19. the early 16th century
20. mostly Mestizos of European and Indigenous American descent.

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(CNN) -- During the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke that President Obama laughed at, but that you could see was just killing him inside.

"Mr. President, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow?" Kimmel asked. "That was hilarious. That was your best one yet."

Yeah it was.

I'm sure he still has a lot of hope. But I would dare to say the thing that changed most over these past three years is Obama. The unbridled optimism that his first campaign once embodied has been bludgeoned by dogmatism, pragmatism and bipartisan cronyism.

Hope and change are tough when the worst economy in 80 years is waiting to greet you at the door.

Hope and change are challenging when Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial gatekeeper of the conservative movement, tells his troops "I hope Obama fails" before your first day on the job.

Hope and change are virtually impossible when working with a Congress so dysfunctional that its approval rating never reached 25% in all of 2011 and was as low as 10% in February.

No wonder his hair is a bit grayer these days.

And no wonder the new Obama slogan is "Forward."

"Hope and Change" captured the heart of a people who believed one man could change the culture of Washington. "Forward" acknowledges things are not where he said they would be, but takes ownership of a record that shows he at least has us pointed in the right direction: 12 consecutive months of job losses before he took office, 25 consecutive months and counting of job growth since 2010.
1. What was Obama's previous slogan?
2. And the new one?
3. Obama was president during the worst economy in how many years?
4. Who wished for Obama to fail?
5. Is he a liberal or a conservative?
6. What event was on Saturday?
7. Who spoke at it?
8. Did Obama chuckle?
9. When this was written, how long had Obama been president?
10. How many months have jobs grown?
11. Were there any breaks in those months?
Numbered answers:
1. "Hope and Change"
2. "Forward."
3. 80
4. Rush Limbaugh
5. conservative
6. White House Correspondents' Dinner
7. Jimmy Kimmel
8. yes
9. three
10. 25
11. no