Your Questions About Green Living

I need ideas for a term paper on global issues!?

My teacher has given us a term paper that needs to be 4-5 pages long, so i need an interesting topic!

Some of the possibilities he has given us include:

– Biological Weapons
– Al-Qaeda
– Infectious Diseases
– International Trade
– Environmental Issues
– Russian Organized Crimes
-Human Trafficking
– Drug Trade
– Indian Economy
– Theocratic Iran
– Role of Woman in Islam
– World Markets
-Tibet
– Africa
– Africa
– Abuse of Children
– Modern Communism
– Iraqi Democracy
– North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program

I think I could use a few of these, but he said we could choose other topics. It is my first term paper, but i want it to be interesting and pretty easy to write about! Thanks for the Ideas!

Geography (Africa) Help?

Well…

Can anyone help answer at least one of the following questions:

What challenges have African nations faced since independence?

In what ways did colonial rule cause problem for African countries after independence?

What economic, social, and environmental issues challenge Africans today?

How are Africans working to improve their economis and social conditions?

Re; How should Africans overcome the fierce Chinese vs Euro-American competition for their natural resources?

OVERCOMING SINO-AMERICAN RIVALRY IN AFRICA!
What does the future hold for Africans with the historic Sino-American [East-West] international rivalry and the most alarmingly competition not for the peoples’ welfare but the 1/3 of world resources in Africa?
A pointer to Africa‘s future is the Sino-American environmental issues on one hand and the ethnic minority relations of these countries on the other.
One is therefore moved to ask, would African aborigines be glorified economic slaves or be systematically DELETED to create unlimited access for new owners to resources?
Even if we can overcome these two challenges, the world would still need a Sino-American Peace?
Could Africa also possibly define their collective Manifest Destiny in the conscious efforts to address these issues?
What should Africans do?

What fate awaits the Africans in the fierce Chinese vs Euro-American economic war on their natural resources?

UNDERSTANDING SINO-AMERICAN RIVALRY IN AFRICA!
What does the future hold for Africans with the historic Sino-American [East-West] international rivalry and the most alarmingly competition not for the peoples’ welfare but the 1/3 of world resources in Africa?
A pointer to Africa‘s future is the Sino-American environmental issues on one hand and the ethnic minority relations of these countries on the other.
One is therefore moved to ask, would African aborigines be glorified economic slaves or be systematically DELETED to create unlimited access for new owners to resources?
Even if we can overcome these two challenges, the world would still need a Sino-American Peace?
Could Africa also possibly define their collective Manifest Destiny in the conscious efforts to address these issues?

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Should religion be banned?

My parents were Christian missionaries. I spent the first seven years of my life in Zimbabwe where I grew up among people who sacrificed easy comfortable lives in their home country in order to help the poor in Africa: doctors, nurses, teachers and ministers who dedicated their lives to building hospitals and schools and supplying medical help and education to the people of Zimbabwe. You can imagine how it annoys me when I see questions posted by people in this forum pointing fingers to Christianity as the source of all evil and pleading for religion to be banned. To me they seem to believe a lie. That is why I did a search on the internet to find some proof of what Christians are doing worldwide. I found this and saved it on my laptop, but I know for certain that it is only the tip of an iceberg:

1. Last year alone, CBN Partners:
provided medical treatment to over 785,000 people;
drilled clean, fresh water wells and cisterns for over 425,000 thirsty people;
ended the suffering of over 625 children through cleft palate surgery;
provided hundreds of thousands of meals;
paid the school tuition and gave supplies to thousands of young students.

2. Emmanuel Activity Centre (EAC)
COH runs a day activity centre called Emmanuel Activity Centre (EAC), serving people who have:
Down’s syndrome
Intellectual disabilities
Autism spectrum disorder
Cerebral palsy
Multiple disabilities

3.We operate across the spectrum of violent conflict: from displacement to repatriation, from rehabilitation to the re-development of conflict-damaged communities. CORD’s key sectors are education and livelihoods. Our work also addresses cross-cutting issues: child protection, gender violence, trauma, HIV/AIDS, environmental issues and forgiveness and reconciliation.

And if you feel you could help instead of criticizing other people, here’s a useful website:
http://www.tearfund.org/

Now tell me: Do you honestly believe that religion should be banned?
My intention wasn’t to discuss the pro’s and cons of missionary work, but to point out how unfair people’s comments about religion are. However, Sharmel has brought up a valid point. I agree that there is the danger of Christians coming across as arrogant when they try to convert people from other religions. On the other hand, a lot of missionaries don’t force their faith onto people but simply offer their services and invite people to church. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with that. The missionaries who worked with my parents were humble, loving, non-judgmental people who were there to serve. They were greatly loved and respected by the Wakaranga, the group they befriended: people who were previously severely suppressed by another tribe in Zimababwe.