Making Predictions

I can make several predictions based on clues from the articles, like titles, pictures, captions, what section of the paper the article is found in, etc. Today I read the article, "Fighting in Chad's Capitol Ebbs, but Fighting Looms." The first prediction I can make based on the title is that violence in Chad is dwindling and possibly there is in an end to it in sight. However, based on what I already know about the situation in Chad, and in Africa as a whole, I can predict that the violence that was in Chad will spill over into nearby African countries. Based on the first picture and caption of the article, I can predict that it will take much time and money to reconstruct parts of Chad that were destroyed in the violence.

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