Question

You've probably used media sites such as Facebook to chat with friends but social media isn't used for fun. In countries such as Tunisia, it has been used to change the world. Tunisia is a country in North Africa. By 2010, it had been ruled by the same leader for 23 years. Tunisians felt that their leader had done nothing to fix problems such as poverty, high food prices, and a lack of jobs. In December 2010, protesters held a rally to demand change but government demands. Soon, more people joined the protest. In January 2011, Tunisia's leader left the country. The protest had worked! Now Tunisia could try to build a better government.

Write a summary of the text you just read. Tap on the white space below to type your answer. When you write a summary, you identify the most ideas in a piece of writing. Then retell those ideas using your own words. A summary is much shorter than the original text use the tips below as you summarize each section of the text write a topic sentence that tells what section was mainly about, find two or three main ideas in important details explain them in your own words, do not include unimportant details or repeat information.

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The passage explains how Tunisians used social media to organize protests that toppled their long-time ruler. People were angry about poverty, rising food prices, and few jobs, so demonstrations that began in December 2010 grew despite government opposition. In January 2011 the leader left the country, opening the possibility of creating a better government.