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Exploring Global Issues: Social, Economic, And Environmental Interconnections, Second Edition, Student Text, Laura Skelton, Sheeba Jacob, Danica Hendrickson, Danielle Shaw, Colleen Clemens, Facing The Future, Western Washington University Jan 2018

Exploring Global Issues: Social, Economic, And Environmental Interconnections, Second Edition, Student Text, Laura Skelton, Sheeba Jacob, Danica Hendrickson, Danielle Shaw, Colleen Clemens, Facing The Future, Western Washington University

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Exploring Global Issues - Have you ever stopped to think about how connected people in the world are to each other? In the 21st century, people around the world interact with each other more than ever before. If you have ever used social networking websites like Facebook, you know how easy it is to communicate with individuals from many different locations.Technologies such as the Internet and cell phones help transmit ideas rapidly.These days,you are likely to find youth in very different parts of the world listening to the same music, watching the same movies, and studying similar issues in school.


Making Connections: Engaging Students In Language, Literacy, And Global Issues - Student Text, Facing The Future, Western Washington University Jan 2010

Making Connections: Engaging Students In Language, Literacy, And Global Issues - Student Text, Facing The Future, Western Washington University

Facing the Future Publications

When you watch the news or read about current events in class, you may think, “Why do I need to know what’s happening in the world?” Is it possible that parts of your life could be connected to the life of, say, a doctor at a hospital in Uganda, or to a rainforest in Brazil, or to the economy in India? Making Connections gives you the opportunity to learn about global issues, to see how they connect to your own life, and to identify positive contributions you can make to your community and the world.