No Mail Good or Bad

Think about this...Workers at Canada Post, a government-owned corporation, have begun to strike causing some issues in the delievery of mail throughout Canada.  Do you think it is an issue in today's modern world of e-mail and computers?  Who would this effect?  How do you think postal service would be effected within the United States if this were to happen?  What about the fact that in the United States a lot of talk has already taken place about stopping mail service on Saturdays?  How would this effect our ecoconmy?

Cubans Get Taste of Private Businesses

Think about this....Cuba is a communist country.  This means that the everything is publicily owned by the government and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.  What is the United States was a communist country?  How would this influence you?  What if Cuba's economy was to change?  How will this change their country's future?

What the World Eats

Think about this...How much food do you eat in a day? In a week? If you had to put all your food together on table for a week, how much space would that take up?  Hungry Planet: What the World Eats documents the weekly diets and food environments of “typical” families from diverse nations around the globe.  The centerpiece is a family portrait with members gathered around a still life display of a week’s worth of groceries.  What does this say about the standard of living in other countries as compared to the United States?