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Posted By:  lesleymarie
Posted On:  Oct 9, 2009

  If the World Were a Village
Although the book stated that this "village" would be a small scale model of the world, I couldn't help but find myself annoyed and irritated at the fact that "only 30 always have enough to eat" and that "the poorest 10 each have only about $1 a day". Maybe all the pictures got to my head and...... [view]
Posted By:  nrwilson
Posted On:  Oct 9, 2009

  If the World Were a Village
“If the World were a village consisting of one hundred people, only five would be American and Canadian.” This quote from the book by David J. Smith is truly eye-opening. He puts things in terms and conditions that are easy, not only to comprehend, but to relate to. Most of the statistics...... [view]
Posted By:  honormoorman
Posted On:  Oct 9, 2009

  Rethinking Global News Coverage
Reading If the World Were a Village reminds me of how distorted our view of the world can be as Americans. Perhaps it is human nature to slip into feeling like you are the center of the universe. But as an American, it is sometimes tempting to feel that we are the dominant culture in the...... [view]
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