Blog Post #4 Gapminder

The child mortality rate is slowly decreasing. Peru and Turkey reduced there child death rate by 2/3rds in fifteen years and 43 more countries will reach their goal by 2015. But sadly 10 countries child mortality rate has increased since the 1990's.

Post #3- The USA Elections

If i was in the states and was legal voting age, i would vote or Obama. Obama is trying to get Universal health care for all, which is a much  better health care system then their past system. Also he is a supporter of gay rights, making it possible for same sex marriage to be legal across America. Obama tries to be more diplomatic in issues over military force, he removed troops from the middle east soon after he was elected the first time. I think that Obama's view inst clouded by a religious bias and could make more level headed choices for the well being of the states.

Post #2- How Does the Death of the American Ambassadors in Libya impact the Arab Spring

I believe that the death of the American ambassador will effect not only the Arab Spring movement negatively but cause unrest in Libya. The average Libyan citizen said that Christopher Stevens stood by them when no one else would and was comfortable in the streets  I think that it will cause a negatively movement with in the Arab spring because the shock and confusion of the people will be taken advantage off by the Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. I think that democracy will be second guessed and that religious rule will be seen as a more viable option and this idea will be enforced by Salafists.

Post #1- Important Issues in Our World (personal)

Darwin's theory of evolution states that only the strongest survive, but what happens when extinction of a species occurs? How About when a species become critically endangered? The top ten critically endangered  species in our world today are the Giant Panda, Javan Rhinoceros, Monarch Butterfly, Mountain Gorilla, Bluefin Tuna, Leatherback Turtle, Magellanic Penguin, Pacific Walrus, Polar Bear, and the Tiger. 10 species that have become extinct are the Baiji River Dolphin, Tecopa Pupfish, Javan Tiger, Bubal Hatebeest, Pyrenean Ibex, Caribbean Monk Seal, Golden Toad, Passenger Pigeon, Quagga, and the Tasmanian Tiger.

I believe this is one of the most important issues in our world because with out genetic diversity of species or world becomes less varied. I agree that only the strongest survive but as a human being, the most greedy and selfish species on this planet, we are speeding and possibly causing the extinction process to happen. Also now that these 10 animals have disappeared how has the environment where they use to live been affected. What effect has their absence caused to our world.