I love my global studies class. The only thing is, it angers me to see how some of the people in my class aren't even aware of what goes on in the world. My professor said it nicely - "We're all aware of the lip-synching (spelling???) incident with... what's her name? Oh yeah, Ashlee Simpson. She seems like a decent girl... but who's heard of the Millenium Development Goals?" It's so true! Everyone seems to be so caught up in things like the Brad and Jen break up (which I've just heard about by the way - I'm a loser =P) and other entertainment news that we are just ignorant to other (more important...) things that happen in the world. For those of you not aware of these Millenium Development Goals, there was a gathering in September 2000 to make up this Millenium Declaration. Its purpose is to erase poverty, promote education, combat HIV/AIDS, etc. The Millenium Declaration was adopted by 189 countries... I really encourage you to look into it. The sad thing is, not alot of people have heard of these goals and I believe countries who signed on and promised to help aren't actually doing so...
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