1. Perspectives Social 10-1/10-2

2. The Elephant & The Blind Men Once upon a time, there lived 6 blind men in a village One day the villagers told them there was an elephant in the village They had no idea what an elephant was so they decided to investigate

3. The 1st man touched the elephant’s leg.“Hey, the elephant is a pillar.” “Oh no! It is like a rope” said the 2 nd man who touched the tail

4. “Oh no! It is like a thick branch of a tree” said the 3 rd man who touched the trunk of the elephant “It is like a big hand fan” said the 4 th man who touched the ear of the elephant

5. “It is like a huge wall” said the 5 th man who touched the side of the elephant “It is like a solid pipe” said the 6 th man who touched the tusk of the elephant

6. They began to argue about the elephant and each man insisted that he was right. They argued until a wise man stopped by and asked them what the matter was. They told him they could not agree about what the elephant was like.

7. The wise man told them that they were all right because each one had come across a different part of the elephant. But they were all partly wrong because they had not touched every part of the elephant.

8. Morale There is some kind of truth in what each person sees. Each person has his or her own perspective based on their experiences.

9. What words do you see?

10. Find a man's face among the beans. Some say that if you find the man in 3 seconds or less, the right half of your brain may be more well developed than most.

11. How many human faces can you find in this picture? The average person sees 4-5 faces, but there ’ s more There are 11 faces

12. How many faces do you see? If you look very carefully, you'll find 9 different faces in the picture; the 9th belongs to a dog.

13. What animals do you see?

14. What do you see?

17. Old woman or young woman?

18. Their Perspectives

19. Globalization & The World Social 10-1/10-2

20. You In The World You’re not normal…you belong to a small part of the world’s population that –goes to school –has access to health care –enjoys many freedoms

21. World Facts You live on more than $2 a day ½ of the world’s people live on less than $2 a day

22. World Facts You can read 860 million cannot

23. World Facts 100 out of 192 countries are either “not free” or “partially free” – their freedoms and basic rights do not exist or are very limited 3.6 billion people live like this

24. 852 million people do not get 3 meals a day

25. World Facts 1.6 billion people have no electricity 2.4 billion rely on burning wood or dung for cooking & heating

26. World Facts 30% of the world’s people have never made a phone call

27. World Facts 73 million children under 10 work to stay alive

28. How Much Do You Know About The World? 1.How many people live in the world today? a.) 4 million b.) 250,000 c.) 1 billion d.) 6.5 billion

29. 6.5 billion

30. 2. Where do most people in the world live? a.) Asia b.) Africa c.) N. America d.) Europe e.) South America

31. Asia 2/3 rd of world population lives in this continent

32. Question 3. How many languages in the world are spoken today? a.) 12 b.) 100 c.) 980 d.) 6700

33. 6700 languages

34. Question 4. The following 6 languages are the most commonly spoken around the world today. Which 3 do you think are most commonly spoken? a.) Bengali b.) Mandarin Chinese c.) English d.) Spanish e.) Hindi f.) Arabic

35. Mandarin Chinese – 900 million speakers Spanish – 332 million English – 322 million

36. Question 5. How frequently does a language disappear from use? a.) 1 every 10 years b.) 1 every year c.) 1 every month d.) 1 every 2 weeks

37. 1 language disappears every 2 weeks

38. Question 6. A person living in Norway can expect to live 79 years (highest in the world). How long do you think a person lives in Sierra Leone where it is the lowest? a.) 65 years of age b.) 50 c.) 30 d.) 26

39. 26 years of age Civil war, HIV, malaria

40. Question 7. How many people die every day in Africa of HIV / AIDS or related complications? a.) 25 b.) 200 c.) 1000 d.) 6000

41. 6000 people die in Africa every DAY from HIV / AIDS

42. 8. Countries around the world are interconnected by trade, cultural ties and economic ties. Which nation is most globally connected? a.) Canada b.) Singapore c.) Ireland d.) United States

43. Ireland! It’s a highly technological society and it has the most trade connections to other countries

44. Question 10. According to the UN, how many people die in developing countries each year from diseases associated with unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and hygiene? a.) 32.2 million b.) 22.2 million c.) 12.2 million d.) 2.2 million

45. 2.2 million 6000 people die every day from diarrhea caused by contaminated food & water and poor sanitation 90% of this 2.2 million are children

46. Question 11. According to the World Health Organization, how many litres of clean water does a person need every day to ensure health? a.) 7 litres b.) 215 litres c.) 2 litres d.) 20-50 litres

47. 20-50 litres of water

48. Question 12. What percentage of the revenue from banana sales stay in the country in which it was grown? a.) 5% b.) 32% c.) 15% d.) 64%

49. 5% of the money made from bananas stays in the country in which it was grown

50. Question 13. What percentage of the cost of blue jeans goes to the person who sews the jeans? a.) 12% b.) 2% c.) 50% d.) 25%

51. 12%