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Awareness and Revolution
Issues of the 21st CenturyWhat we’re doing to solve them
What you can do about them
OverpopulationUnited Nations estimated we will be 9.2
billion on the planet by mid centuryMany countries force people to have
fewer children and limit immigrationDebate on the carrying capacity of the
EarthIs the distribution of wealth fair?
Gay RightsSame sex marriage is legalized in many
placed, but outlawed in othersUganda has toughened its laws against
any homosexual behaviour
PovertyRoot cause of famine, disease, and
insufficient education in much of the world
Is self-reinforcing Being poor means getting a bad education,
so you get a bad job. You have kids and are poor, and so they cannot get a good
education, so they get bad jobs...
DiseaseAIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis each kill
over a million people every yearSARS, Ebola and the flu are causing
concernHIV remains without a cure and is
spreading through India and much of the African continent
Outbreaks of various diseases occur throughout the world
Global warmingScientists have said that the Earth is
going through human induced global warming
This will result in losses of biodiversity and ecosystems
Fossil fuelsScarce and more expensive due to high
demandDiscovery of new oil fields has not been
sufficient to sustain the current demandIs the Earth running out of fuel?Are there alternatives to fuel?
Reflection (part 1)Reflect on some of these issues
Do these issues connect to your life in any way ?
What do you think about these issues ?
Are these real problems or insignificant ones ?
Do you think these problems can be solved?
What solutions have you heard of?
How do they get you to listen?
How do they get you to change?
Reflect on some of these solutions Do these solutions seem possible for
you to take part in?What do you think about these
solutions ?Will these solutions solve the current
problems?Do you think there’s a better solution
that exists for some of these problems?
What do you think this means?Be the change you want to see in the
world.Gandhi
Mini-project (due Nov. 24)Research a solution to
a 21st century issueDescribe the solutionDescribe how it helps
solve the issueTell me what you think
about it (Does it work? Why or why not?)
Come up with a solution to a 21st
century issueDescribe the solution
(original)Describe how it would
help solve the issueCompare it to other
solutions (Is it better or worse? Why or why
not?)
This project is individual!
Mini Project
November 24th
Poster-type projectPresent on 8 1/2”x14”
paperInclude necessary
content and images (minimum 2)
Be creative!These will be put up
in the classroom so make sure your
posters are presentable
It is not a problem if more than one person
picks the same solutions to the same
issues, as long as they are presented and
explained differently.Remember to state
your sources.
Plagiarism is not tolerated.