His 1130 H Global Issues Honors

Global Issues prepares the students to become active stewards to promote change in the world. It is assumed that students have a comprehensive background in United States and World history. This one-trimester course is designed to enlighten students about global issues that face humans. The students explore current issues: human rights, civil rights, racism, sexism, violence, terrorism, war/peace, poverty, hunger, justice/rehabilitation, energy, education, environmental stewardship, international trade/business, health/disease, eldercare, United Nations, and religion. They are required to read magazines and newspapers to evaluate how various media sources report the news. The students also give an oral presentation after the in-class reading to develop critical thinking and analytical skills. By enlightening students about current international and national crises, the students will learn to defend their opinions on a variety of issues. The students write four essays (5-10 pages).