1) Understand 'The Story of Stuff', 'Darfur', and 'The Niger Delta
Conflict'.
2) Essay:
Connect consumerism with the conflicts we studied. Offer a
solution. (130
words)
3) Listening= Keywords (below)
- From 'The Story of Stuff'
1/3rd of the world"s natural resources.
70 garbage bags
80%
2000
9 square meters
Coltan
Consumerism
1%
-
- From 'Darfur'
Darfur
Sudan
Janjaweed
200,000 - 700,000
over 2,500,000
China
Russia
oil
weapons
-- From 'The Niger Delta Conflict'
petroleum
2.4 million
The Niger Delta Region
Abuja
Shell
Mobil
Chevron
50 years
70%
fish
natural gas
flares
40%
The largest single source of CO2 on Planet Earth
illegal
acid rain
torture
to protect
kidnap
50.000
200
a curse
multinational corporations
militaristic governments