Reaching Common Ground

Responses will be expected on or before Sunday, December 7, by 9 pm.

World Population Issues:
For the past while, we have been learning about world population statistics/growth.  We have also discussed the United Nations Population Fund and its findings regarding how population issues affect youth around the world.  Your task this week is to access the UNFPA’s report entitled Reaching Common Ground:  Culture, Gender, and Human Rights, which is the youth supplement to 2008’s report on the state of the world’s population.  You do not have to read the entire article, but you do have to read the Preface and the Introduction plus the story of ONE of the young people profiled in the report.  After reading this material, provide some a reaction/commentary in response to the content of what you have read.  Something in the neighborhood of 300-500 words would be appropriate.

Responses will be expected by Sunday, December 7, no later than 9pm.

 

Direct Questions

Responses for this post shall be due Sunday, November 30 by 9:00 pm.

No reading or research to do this week; just a few questions for which HONEST responses are requested.

1. Is there too much pressure on grade twelve (and eleven) students to choose a career path before they even finish high school?  What advice would you give to employers, high schools, colleges, and universities about this pressure?
2. How would you describe your high school year to date?  Has it been positive/negative?  What would you have done differently?  What would you like to see changed?
3. Does the current version of schooling ‘work’ for you?  What are we doing right?  What are we doing wrong?  How could the PEI school system and – in particular – MRHS do in order to give suit your needs? 
4. Read the following editorial at macleans.ca:  Homework Hysteria.  Comment on the article, giving your own opinions on the subject. 

Remember, responses should be no more than 300 words (so be a strict editor) and should be submitted on or before Sunday, November 30 at 9:00 pm.

 

Readings in Religion

Responses for this post shall be due Sunday, November 16 by 9:00 pm.

This week’s post is a MUST-DO (meaning it MUST be completed or students will have an incomplete grade at mid-terms).

Using the cult or sect or new religious movement you’ve chosen to study, find an article online with your choice as its subject.  Read and make notes about the article and then, using the notes to the right about Writing Article Reviews, construct a review of no more than 300 words.  Be sure to follow the instructions about writing reviews when crafting your response.

A good resource for finding articles is ebscohost. 

• username:  peiebsco
• password:  level3

Remember, responses should be no more than 300 words (so be a strict editor) and should be submitted on or before Sunday, November 16 at 9:00 pm.

 

We Need a Name!

It appears that we need a name for our Global Issues 621 humanitarian project.  Submissions are welcome/expected from all Global Issues students and the winning submission will receive extra marks on the assignment of his/her choice.  Deadline for submissions is November 15.

 

New Polls!

This week, we have a series of student-generated poll questions for which NO research is required.  Please respond to all poll questions briefly and intelligently.

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