PARAGRAPH ONE:
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change the system for refugees |
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to action from Europe |
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They are shocked |
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and nothing happens |
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250 Africans drowned |
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rescue operations |
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not far |
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by the Lampedusa tragedy |
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in the past |
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from the beach |
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the talking stops |
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coming to Europe |
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the Lampedusa disaster will lead |
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ten years |
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search and |
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after their boat sank |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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The perfect |
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their borders stronger |
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It would be very |
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of lives |
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Europeans already want to make |
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of the Mediterranean |
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reduce the number of |
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the responsibility |
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Italy is in the middle |
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solution |
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we have saved thousands |
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Europe border |
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the Mediterranean is the Africa- |
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unpopular in Europe |
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He called for Europe to share |
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people coming in |
Europe wants to (1) ___________________ for refugees coming to Europe. They are shocked by the Lampedusa tragedy. More than 250 Africans (2) ___________________ boat sank. They were not far from the beach. Almost (3) ___________________ died in the Mediterranean Sea in the past ten years. After a boat sinks, European politicians (4) ___________________, but after a little time, the talking stops and nothing happens. No one knows if the Lampedusa disaster (5) ___________________ from Europe. One idea is more money for search (6) ___________________ that will cover the area from Spain to Cyprus.
The (7) ___________________ is very difficult. The perfect solution is for Europe to open its borders to anyone. However, no country does this. It would (8) ___________________ in Europe. Many Europeans already want to make (9) ___________________ to reduce the number of people coming in. The Italian interior minister said: "[Italy is] (10) ___________________ Mediterranean and we have (11) ___________________ lives. We now ask for some help from Europe." He added that the Mediterranean is the Africa-Europe border, not the Africa-Italy border. He called (12) ___________________ the responsibility.
EuropewantstochangethesystemforrefugeescomingtoEurope.The
yareshockedbytheLampedusatragedy.Morethan250Africansdrow
nedaftertheirboatsank.Theywerenotfarfromthebeach.Almost20,
000asylumseekersdiedintheMediterraneanSeainthepasttenyears
.Afteraboatsinks,Europeanpoliticiansaskforchange,butafteralittle
time,thetalkingstopsandnothinghappens.NooneknowsiftheLamp
edusadisasterwillleadtoactionfromEurope.Oneideaismoremoneyf
orsearchandrescueoperationsthatwillcovertheareafromSpaintoC
yprus.Theanswertothisproblemisverydifficult.Theperfectsolutioni
sforEuropetoopenitsborderstoanyone.However,nocountrydoesthi
s.ItwouldbeveryunpopularinEurope.ManyEuropeansalreadywant
tomaketheirbordersstrongertoreducethenumberofpeoplecomingi
n.TheItalianinteriorministersaid:"[Italyis]inthemiddleoftheMedit
erraneanandwehavesavedthousands…oflives.Wenowaskforsome
helpfromEurope."HeaddedthattheMediterraneanistheAfrica-Eur
opeborder,nottheAfrica-Italyborder.HecalledforEuropetosha
retheresponsibility.
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