APROVITOLA+maria


 * I have underlined the words to be eliminated, and added some words in bold.**
 * --Molly Rogers 10 December 2010**

Gina, has two years old and twenty-eight kilos, is a war dog __of__ **in** the __America's__ **American** Army **[[oppure: army of the United States]**, specialized in the search __of__ **for** bombs and explosives. Before it went in war, it was a __dog__ cheerful and quiet **dog**.

Nobody could think that Gina would return from the war with a mental disorder, but after its mission in Iraq it was terrified by everyone and everything. With its tail between its legs, it __hiding__ **hid** itself under the __forniture__ **furniture**. It was difficult **to** recognize Gina as the same dog, __as__ for those who had __know__ **known** it before the mission. Six months of war and, in particular, the bombardment of the convoy where it was travelling, had changed it. Gina has thus started a __terapy for treat__ **therapy to treat** that which vets call “post traumatic stress disorder”. At the beginning of the __terapy__ **therapy** its trainer, Melinda Miller, just wanted Gina to go for long walks along with Melinda and other friendly people. Afterward they __have__ made it jump over obstacles and __have given__ **gave** it some small __task__ **tasks**, such as finding some hidden objects. During this __terapy__ **therapy**, __that dates__ **which is still going on**, at every success they pay a compliment to it. And above all, they give it comfort __everytime__ **every time** Gina gets scared. For some months Gina __is__ **has been [studiare: forma di durata]** more cheerful and much less frightened. __She starts also__ **It is also starting [use the same pronoun: she or it, for the entire translation]** to regain some of its past skills. However the experts say that it will never __come__ **go** back to a war zone. __Over__ **Once** again, the case of Gina __arouses__ **raises** the question of the morality __about__ **of** the use of animals in war.


 * Final corrections:**

such an experience like this = such an experience as this/such and experience/an experience like this
would **refused =** would refuse
 * was sailing** = sails
 * was doing** = is doing
 * from** the port authorities = by the port authorities
 * -- Molly Rogers, 15/11/2010**


 * See if you can fix the parts that are in bold:**
 * (2) LAURA DEKKER**

====﻿The juvenile court of Utrecht has stopped the project of the thirteen year old Dutch girl Laura Dekker to leave in September for a round the world trip. Laura wants to become the youngest sailor to sail around the world by herself. The court has also opened an inquiry to evaluate the impact that **such an experience like this** may have on her physical and psychic condition.==== In July Laura's father had asked for an authorization to dispense her from compulsory school attendance for 2 years. He didn't think that the school would **refused** his request, but he was wrong. The law is very clear: a person who doesn't send his child to school is persecuted by the law. If Laura doesn't present herself in September, the authorities will intervene. Laura was born on her parents' sailing boat, while they were sailing offshore of New Zealand. She has been a good sailor since she was tiny. " She **was sailing** like a professional sailor" her father says. " I' m not afraid of her trip around the world. She knows what she **was doing**". In May Laura had already been stopped, in Great Britain, **from** the port authorities. They didn't want to let her leave again on her sailing boat "Guppy". They wanted her to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Her father, Dick, expert sailor who had already sailed the North Sea by himself at twelve, arrived, but only to give his assent to his daughter's trip. Laura is in a hurry. " I'm not the only one thinking about the record. There's a lot of competition, and I have to hurry up." Laura says. " I won't be thirteen years old forever.
 * --Molly Rogers 28/10/2010**
 * maria aprovitola 29/10/10**