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lowest scored Trying to build peace and stability for a brighter future
 * 1) Identify their character.
 * Abdiweli Mohamed Ali: Hardworking, diligent, caring, friendly **
 * 1) Identify the country which their character represents - with particular attention to the state's geography, economy, population, and social structure.
 * Geography: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia, principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons, mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north **
 * Economy: Maintains a healthy informal economy, Agriculture is the most important sector with livestock normally accounting for about 40% of GDP and more than 50% of export earnings, GDP per capita: $600 (2010 est.) GDP: $5.896 billion (2010 est.) **
 * Population: 1 0,085,638 (July 2012 est.): Estimated since it is hard to take a census since so many people are nomads or refugees. **
 * Social Structure: Age structure: 0-14 years: 44.7% (male 2,217,890/female 2,217,063)15-64 years: 52.9% (male 2,663,729/female 2,588,716)65 years and over:2.4% (male 95,859/female 142,383) (2011 est.), 3.447 million workers (few skilled laborers) (2007)- 71% are farmers and 29% are industry and services, **
 * 1) Identify the character's previous occupation and other pertinent background information.
 * Ali has graduate degrees in public administration from Harvard and another in economics from Vanderbilt University, previously taught economics at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, used to be minister of planning and international cooperation. Became Prime Minister on June 19, 2011 **
 * 1) Identify 3 references that reflect your character's ideas. (Basically, who supports your positions?) These references should be chosen from among the list of debate participants. Should you use someone outside the list, please see me before you submit your resume.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti, and Burundi (horn of Africa) are all having similar problems and so they created an alliance to help solve some of their problems. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Somalia has an alliance with Islamic courts also to help with outside threats to nation. **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How does your character measure against these four benchmarks set by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation:
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Safety and Rule of Law

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lowest scored
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participation and Human Rights

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lowest scored-but improved from previous years
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sustainable Economic Opportunity

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lowest scored-but improved from previous years
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Human Development


 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Become totally familiar with the character's arguments for their political platform. Also, be sure to identify who their friends and foes are.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understanding what they are doing wrong and working to fix the problems. Have plans created to fix problems. Lack the money needed. The prize would grant them the money they need to carry out the plans they have created to fix problems. Just because we are last doesn't mean we aren't doing anything to fix our country. Developing economy. Trying to improve military forces so a peaceful environment can bring about change. With already improving conditions, many Somalis who left as part of a diaspora because of bad conditions are returning bringing more educated people into somalia, improving the economy and field of work. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 sources (one of which must be a primary source *star the primary source) **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Somalia's Future." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Feb. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_hNIiXVSA>. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Awate.com." Awate.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://awate.com/leadership-and-the-geopolitics-of-the-horn-part-i/>. **

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parks, Cara. "Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Somalia Prime Minister, Is Somali-American Harvard Graduate." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 23 June 2011. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/23/abdiweli-mohamed-ali-somalia-prime-minister_n_882848.html> **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, TFG Prime MinisterÂs Letter to the Somali Diaspora:Â A ResponseÂ." Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, TFG Prime MinisterÂs Letter to the Somali Diaspora:Â A ResponseÂ. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://wardheernews.com/Articles_12/Feb/Fatah/22_Response_TFG_PMs_Letter_to_the_Somali_Diaspora.html>. **
 * * [] ** (This id a pdf and I am not sure how to put it into an MLA citation.)


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Thread: Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Addressing United Nations General Assembly." Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Addressing United Nations General Assembly. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/67777-Dr.-Abdiweli-Mohamed-Ali-Addressing-United-Nations-General-Assembly>. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"The World Factbook." Central Intelligence Agency. N.p., 11 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. < <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. **