Test for Ethan Kupec

Can the world achieve water sustainability? (A Block Only)

Respond to the question using your notes from class. Use at least two examples from the text.

MDG #2: Universal Primary Education

Is it a right for all children to go to primary schoo? Explain your thoguhts and the issues involved in universal primary education. You may cite the various documents from your classwork or you may cite the Now on PBS video about child brides.

Who won the debate?

Explain why you think so.

Extreme Poverty

Read 1 article about extreme poverty and summarize the article on the blog. Your summary should be at least one paragraph with two quotes from the text in it. Be sure to also list the website, author, title, date published, and periodical that the story first appeared.

C-Block only:Can we end extreme poverty?

In a paragraph, with at least two facts as support, answer the questions above: Can we end extreme poverty? Use the chart you completed in class to help your work.

Should the U.S. continue to provide subsidies to cotton farmers?

Using the information we learned in class, cite several facts and answer the question above.

Here is a link to the PBS NOW Website on the show, A Growing Hunger.

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/310/index.html

Please be sure you use at least 2 statistics you worked with today in class.

Did globalization begin with the "discovery" of America?

Thomas Friedman claims that Globalization 1.0 began in 1492. Do you agree or disagree with his claim? Reflect on the products you examined today in class to answer this question.

Wages and Jobs

What job do you expect to get? What sort of education is needed? How much do you expect to make? Is there a high demand for this work? How many people are in this field already?

Globalization and Americanization

Some people argue that globalization is its own process that involves technology, economic, political, social, and cultural change. However, others say that globalization is another word for Americanization.

There two links to two different stories for you to help make your case in addition to the documents that you viewed on Thursday in class.

Amartya Sen:

http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2353

Thomas Friedman

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5581