America's Response
To a Changing World
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1. The U.S. Spends $5.9 Billion on Foreign Military Financing. Guess What 2 countries received 75% of the Total.... 2. Practice Reading Graphs - create document to record your observations
3. So what was the Marshall Plan (1948-1952)?
4. Which countries get the most US aid? What could be the underlying goal of this aid? 5. Review US Foreign Aid Research Notes - from last class 6. USAID - "Who we are" 7. Visit the USAID "What we do" website here. A. From the "Sectors" section choose the category of USAID that most interests you. B. Explore your sector and read through the information provided by the USAID website about your category (just the main page). C. After reading through the information about your sector, write a paragraph that:
HW - USAID Sector Paragraph (see #7 above) - turn in to Assignment #9
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1. Global Poverty and US Aid Stats Quiz
2. Using the foreignassistance.gov website, work with the members of your group to answer the questions on the US Foreign Assistance Research. Click here to visit the foreignassistance.gov website. 3. HW - Finish US Foreign Assistance Research 1. Finish - Living On One - Change Series (Episodes 6-7)
Ep. 7: (Not) Going to School 26. What effect do language barriers have on native peoples in Guatemala? What percent know Spanish? 27. Why are poor kids less likely to go to school even if school is free? 28. What percent of girls marry and start a family before 19? 2. What is the state of global poverty for children?
3. What is foreign aid, and how much does the US spend on foreign aid? 4. What does the US Gov. spend per year on foreign aid, and how does this compare to the amount spent on the military per year? 5. What does Bill Nye the Science Guy have to say about all of this?
HW - Assignment #7* Answer the following questions: (quiz next class based on these questions) 1. Which 3 statistics about global poverty are the most significant to you? Explain why. 2. What percent of the federal budget, does the average American think the government spends on foreign aid each year? What percent of our country's annual spending is actually spent on foreign aid? 3. About how much money the US Gov. spend per year on foreign aid? 5. How does the amount spent on foreign aid compare to the amount spent on the military per year? 6. What is the most common cause of death for Children 5 years old and younger? 7. Cite a statistic that supports the argument that foreign aid has worked in Africa. 8. Which challenge faced by people living on $1/day do you believe is most significant/pressing. With limited resources, which problem do you think should be addressed first? Water, employment, malnutrition, education, or natural disaster relief? *Prepare for quiz on this on Monday 11/28 1. Pass back "Undecided Voter" grading sheets
2. Finish - Living On One - Change Series (Episodes 4-7) Answer the questions below as we watch each episode in the "Living On One - Change Series." Ep. 1: The First Step 1. How many people live on less than $1 a day? 2. What would be the hardest thing to go without if you were forced to live on less than $1 a day? 3. Where do the filmmakers go to experience life on $1 per day. 4. Why do they want to study rural poverty? 5. What percent of Guatemalans live in poverty? Ep. 2: Water from a Pipe? 6. How many people don't have access to fresh, clean water in their homes? 7. How many people per year die from water based illnesses? 8. How would water related diseases effect your life (even if it doesn't kill you)? Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas 9. What percentage of their daily calories were the apply to supply with their initial diet? 10. What is the difference between acute and chronic malnutrition? 11. What percent of Guatemalan children are malnourished? 12. What are the effects of malnutrition? 13. How can malnutrition lead to generational poverty? 14. How many people can be fed by the food produced in the world? 15. Then why do some still starve? Ep. 4: Disaster Strikes 16. What is the difference between emergency aid and development aid? 17. What effects do natural disasters have on the poor. 18. What percent of the land do wealth land owners control? 19. What is the effect of the majority of the land being used for crash-crop agriculture? 20. What type of land is available to indigenous farmers? Why? Ep. 5 – We need a Job 21. What do most people do for work in Pena Blanca? 22. What is an informal job? What percent of Guatemalans have informal job? What about workers world-wide? 23. What are some of the problems faced by informal workers? 24. What are some of the problems faced by Victor as a farmer and day laborer? 25. What benefits come from a formal job? Ep. 7: (Not) Going to School 26. What effect do language barriers have on native peoples in Guatemala? What percent know Spanish? 27. Why are poor kids less likely to go to school even if school is free? 28. What percent of girls marry and start a family before 19? 1. Global Poverty Quiz
2. Living On One - Change Series - view all episodes by clicking this link (to answer the questions below). Answer the questions below as we watch each episode in the "Living On One - Change Series." Ep. 1: The First Step 1. How many people live on less than $1 a day? 2. What would be the hardest thing to go without if you were forced to live on less than $1 a day? 3. Where do the filmmakers go to experience life on $1 per day. 4. Why do they want to study rural poverty? 5. What percent of Guatemalans live in poverty? Ep. 2: Water from a Pipe? 6. How many people don't have access to fresh, clean water in their homes? 7. How many people per year die from water based illnesses? 8. How would water related diseases effect your life (even if it doesn't kill you)? Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas 9. What percentage of their daily calories were the apply to supply with their initial diet? 10. What is the difference between acute and chronic malnutrition? 11. What percent of Guatemalan children are malnourished? 12. What are the effects of malnutrition? 13. How can malnutrition lead to generational poverty? 14. How many people can be fed by the food produced in the world? 15. Then why do some still starve? Ep. 4: Disaster Strikes 16. What is the difference between emergency aid and development aid? 17. What effects do natural disasters have on the poor. 18. What percent of the land do wealth land owners control? 19. What is the effect of the majority of the land being used for crash-crop agriculture? 20. What type of land is available to indigenous farmers? Why? Ep. 5 – We need a Job 21. What do most people do for work in Pena Blanca? 22. What is an informal job? What percent of Guatemalans have informal job? What about workers world-wide? 23. What are some of the problems faced by informal workers? 24. What are some of the problems faced by Victor as a farmer and day laborer? 25. What benefits come from a formal job? Ep. 7: (Not) Going to School 26. What effect do language barriers have on native peoples in Guatemala? What percent know Spanish? 27. Why are poor kids less likely to go to school even if school is free? 28. What percent of girls marry and start a family before 19? 1. Global Poverty "True-False" Quiz
2. Living On One - Change Series - view all episodes by clicking this link (to answer the questions below). Answer the questions below as we watch each episode in the "Living On One - Change Series." Ep. 1: The First Step 1. How many people live on less than $1 a day? 2. What would be the hardest thing to go without if you were forced to live on less than $1 a day? 3. Where do the filmmakers go to experience life on $1 per day. 4. Why do they want to study rural poverty? 5. What percent of Guatemalans live in poverty? Ep. 2: Water from a Pipe? 6. How many people don't have access to fresh, clean water in their homes? 7. How many people per year die from water based illnesses? 8. How would water related diseases effect your life (even if it doesn't kill you)? Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas 9. What percentage of their daily calories were the apply to supply with their initial diet? 10. What is the difference between acute and chronic malnutrition? 11. What percent of Guatemalan children are malnourished? 12. What are the effects of malnutrition? 13. How can malnutrition lead to generational poverty? 14. How many people can be fed by the food produced in the world? 15. Then why do some still starve? Ep. 4: Disaster Strikes 16. What is the difference between emergency aid and development aid? 17. What effects do natural disasters have on the poor. 18. What percent of the land do wealth land owners control? 19. What is the effect of the majority of the land being used for crash-crop agriculture? 20. What type of land is available to indigenous farmers? Why? Ep. 5 – We need a Job 21. What do most people do for work in Pena Blanca? 22. What is an informal job? What percent of Guatemalans have informal job? What about workers world-wide? 23. What are some of the problems faced by informal workers? 24. What are some of the problems faced by Victor as a farmer and day laborer? 25. What benefits come from a formal job? Ep. 7: (Not) Going to School 26. What effect do language barriers have on native peoples in Guatemala? What percent know Spanish? 27. Why are poor kids less likely to go to school even if school is free? 28. What percent of girls marry and start a family before 19? 1. Final Election Update
2. Convincing an Undecided Voter
3. Nov. 9th Letters (Collins Type 3)
1. Election Update...
2. Electoral Prediction - Click here to complete your electoral map
3. Continue work on projects Convincing an Undecided Voter (about 10-15% of eligible voters) A. Choose the five issues that are most important to you.
B. Choose your presentation medium (how you will communicate your opinion to the undecided voter).
C. You project must include the following: A. A brief biographical overview of both candidates (the information you find most important) B. An explanation of the 5 issues you find most important (from your research). This should include:
C. Your Endorsement:
D. Nuts and Bolts
E. Due Date - Project is due on Tuesday 11/8 1. Latest polls on Maine ballot questions
2. Latest polls on national election 3. Click here to vote in TA Mock Election 4. Progress checks on "Undecided Voter" project
Assignment Description Convincing an Undecided Voter (about 10-15% of eligible voters) A. Choose the five issues that are most important to you.
B. Choose your presentation medium (how you will communicate your opinion to the undecided voter).
C. You project must include the following: A. A brief biographical overview of both candidates (the information you find must important) B. An explanation of the 5 issues you find most important (from your research). This should include:
C. Your Endorsement:
D. Nuts and Bolts
E. Due Date - Project is due on Tuesday 11/8
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