Making a Difference

Dear Students,

I have put descriptions and web addresses on a site called: Making a Difference. Please click on this site, and it will take you there. http://themukogawadifference.blogspot.com/

The purpose of this site is to help you find ways to be active in the community and in the world.

Take Action!

Women and Education

These articles are about changing the lives of women.

Global mortality rate down dramatically, study of past 40 years shows

By David Brown

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/30/AR2010043000801.html

The Less the Education, the Higher the Risk of Dying Early

By David Brown

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302599.html

Global Woman

Dear Students,

This is an excellent article about women in the world. There are many problems, but we have the hope of helping and changing. Please read Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's article,
The Women's Crusade.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/magazine/23Women-t.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

The liberation of women could help solve many of the world's problems, from poverty to child mortality to terrorism.

Also, watch the video on this site.

Global Citizens

Dear Students,

In order to become citizens of the world, we need to know the names of countries and some basic statistics about those countries. After we locate countries and describe them, we can begin making comparisons, listen to world news, and participate in the world. Let's get started.

Follow these instructions in order to easily find country locations.

Maps Sites

1. Use this website to find printable maps:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/

2. Go to: Online Maps of General Interest, and you will see the following:

* Maps of The World

* Maps of Africa

* Maps of The Americas including United States, Canada and Mexico

* Maps of Asia

* Maps of Australia and the Pacific

* Maps of Europe

* Maps of The Middle East

* Maps of Polar Regions and Oceans

* Maps of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics

* Maps of The United States including National Parks and Monuments

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3. Click on the broad area, e.g. Asia. Then you’ll be given choices:

* Asia (Political) 2008 (972KB)

* Asia (Reference Map) 2007 (920K) and pdf format (514K)

* Southeast Asia (Reference Map) 2007 (788K) and pdf format (349K)

· Asia Historical Maps

4. Click on the pdf format if you want to download and print.