The recent world events that have occurred since the beginning of 2010 has changed our perspective on they have affected us as Americans. College students should pay close attention to the revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa as they have directly affected the transportation issue with the steadily climb of gasoline prices.
The average price of gasoline was $3.11 on January 24, one day before the Egypt revolution. Since then the price has jumped almost one full dollar as a result of the ongoing issue in Libya.
The average price of gasoline was $3.11 on January 24, one day before the Egypt revolution. Since then the price has jumped almost one full dollar as a result of the ongoing issue in Libya.
Students should not turn a blind eye to the world events because all things affect the American people. I do feel as though college students don’t pay too much attention to the world events because they feel as if it won’t pose a direct impact to them unless it affects their money, or lack thereof. College students should form focus groups to discuss these issues and find out as to why these world events are occurring.
For example, no one knew about the recent violence in the Ivory Coast as a result from the presidential elections between the incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and his challenger Alassane Ouattara.
For example, no one knew about the recent violence in the Ivory Coast as a result from the presidential elections between the incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and his challenger Alassane Ouattara.
It seems as though the college student is only concerned with local and national issues but does not to be in tune with their brothers and sisters abroad. Well, at least people tuned in to the Haiti and Japan earthquakes and made an attempt to help but that is not enough.
The college student must become globally aware because the real world is not only confined to Third Ward or to Oakland and so on and so forth.
We must stay alert to world affairs by reading newspapers, watching CNN or other international news outlets so that we can have a sense of what is happening on a particular day in other parts of the world.The college student must become globally aware because the real world is not only confined to Third Ward or to Oakland and so on and so forth.
Furthermore, the ongoing issues in Libya is influencing decisions here in the States on the proper course of action which has taken the focus of off what is most importing here in America: education and jobs.
If college students could discuss what is happening in Libya instead of what happened on a favorite reality show then we could more socially aware and be globally educated.
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