Today+in+Class

=Today in Class=

August 26, 2008

 * Questions for the Day:** Who is J.F. Rischard and why did he write this book? What are the TWO BIG FORCES he describes in chapter one and what does they have to do with global issues? What about the demographic explosion? How is the population of our planet changing?


 * Resources for Class:**
 * NOVA: World in Balance Web Site---click on Global Trends Quiz:[| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/trends.html]
 * Map of Developed Countries from CIA Fact Book: [|http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Map_of_Developed_Countries_(CIA_World_Factbook_2008).png]
 * U.N. The World at Six Billion: [[file:001_sixbilpart1.pdf]]

**August 25, 2008**

 * Questions for the Day**: What's going on around the world this week? What stories are making it into //our// media?


 * Spotlight on China**
 * NPR: "Debate on China's Openness" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93937941
 * NYT: "After Glow of Olympics, What's Next for China?"[| http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/olympics/25china.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin]
 * Washington Post: "A Victory for China" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/24/AR2008082401348.html?hpid=topnews



**August 21, 2008**
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