Civics Jan. 7 by Peter Melkonian

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Civics Jan. 7

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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Media / global concerns

Mr. Melkonian

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Things to worry about for the rest of the semester

Finish up the text book
Test on unit 4
Assignment (individual written piece)
Quiz

did someone mention a quiz?????

Next Tuesday, January 13 (pg 137-154)

vegan vs paleo

what does the research have to say about this?

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nutritional information...

does the news always provide the best information possible?

Is it always critical?

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This is confusing....

media is often one sided

Terrorism

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Distorted news

Poverty, hunger, homelessness isn't our problem

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get information from a variety of sources

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be critical when you hear things

Particularly if someone stands to gain from it!

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Contemporary global concerns

We take things for granted

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World hunger

We have enough for everyone... But we don't distribute it equally

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not just in very impoverished countries

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World health

Ebola... Actually this time

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way more people died in africa

Any wild guesses as to why?

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Prevention is key

But we have to educate to make changes

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human rights

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child rights

Child workers - controversial

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we're doing them a favor by helping them have a job!

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non-governmental organizations (ngo)

Groups around the world with a common goal

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Some even refuse to accept any government aid. Largely voluntary, these are usually charities that try to help different people.

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