Journal Entries!
zlaan_Solving Global Problems 1.What do you think is the largest global problem? Do you think it can be solved? How, or why not? 2.Work with your group mates to come up with a list of the top 5 global problems. Can these problems be solved locally, or do they demand the cooperation of most nations to solve them? 3.What do you think it would take to cause countries to cooperate in solving a large global problem (for instance, the U.S. and Iran, or Israel and Iraq)? 4.Are you a person who usually thinks about these issues, or do you avoid thinking about them because they depress you (or because you believe there is no solution)? 5.If you’re committed to solving one of the big problems you’ve discussed with your group mates, how do you think you can encourage people to seriously commit to working toward solutions? 6.Your generation is often stereotyped as apathetic, more interested in your iPhones or Friday night parties than in working toward global solutions to difficult problems. Is this stereotype at all true, or do people have the wrong idea about your generation? 7.What are some small ways that anyone can help to solve big problems—or do big problems require big solutions (and small efforts don’t help very much)?