Awareness and Revolution

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.