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The country of Luxembourg is made public transportation free for the whole country. These public transportation include trains, buses, and trams. The goal is to limit the amount of cars that people ride in order to reduce traffic and pollution. Although it is one of the smallest countries in the world, they have a big traffic problem. The country is located between Belgium, France, and Germany. Therefore, almost 200,000 people come there from different countries each day. This means many people are driving from other countries since they are connected to one another. During the times when people drive to and from work have the most traffic jam. Therefore, free public transport is the solution to solve the traffic issues and decrease pollution. This solution is even more so better for the poor people. This is a good idea to help improve the issues the country is facing. But I feel like this takes away people's freedom from driving their own cars that they have worked to purchase.

Fergal Keane is a BBC reporter for Africa. He made a public announcement explaining how he is leaving his role as a journalist to deal with his PTSD. He has been dealing with it for many years while still reporting news in different conflict zones. So you can imagine the struggle he has been having for many years to stay find peace while doing his work as a journalist. Keane has been involved in journalism for a very long time, starting in 1989. He began in South Africa reporting news during the time when the country was transitioning from apartheid to democracy. He also reported in Rwanda during their time of genocide. Therefore, we can see how reporting from war-torn parts of the world can be detrimental to the emotional health of a journalist. I believe Keane loved his job and this is why he had been able to work and still deal with his PTSD for such a long time. He really has been very brave to continue working from the very first time he experienced PTSD. However, I am sure he is