Blog Post #19- A Skill of a Lifetime

This year in World Issues was a fun and engaging learning experience where I learned an important skill throughout the different assessments, debates and group discussions that we had as a class. At the beginning of the year I did not have a lot of interest in reading the newspaper and watching the news regularly but throughout the course I developed the skill of world awareness. After going through in depth discussions in class, I realized how 1 story can turn out to cause a political uproar and/or a total change of government for that Country. Thus, realizing how interesting and life changing a story that takes place on the other side of the world could be. Without this course, I would not have to urge to be as aware with worldwide news.

World awareness is a skill that doesn't only help me in world issues class but it can affect me in my personal life. Being aware is a must when you run a business. For example, if I were running a Canadian business and the American economy was in a recession, I would have to know that because of the affect that economy has on our economy, therefore I would make small changes in the company to deal with any financial problems that may occur. Being aware can reduce the effect on life situations including the one described above. As well, becoming more aware with the poverty around the world can lead to helping to try and cure it by donating money, food and education tools.

All in all, whether in the classroom, the workforce or in my personal life, having the skill of world awareness makes a person more educated and knowledgeable. "We obviously want to produce things that people want. We are going to continue to do that in an environmentally responsible way, while still being aware of the physical, scientific and practical issues that we have to deal with."

-Lee R Raymond