Splash Biography

• There are approximately 750,000 men, women, and children homeless nationwide. • It has been predicted that global climate changes’ effects on agriculture will kill 184 million people in Africa alone by the end of this century. • Human activity has led to an animal extinction rate that is estimated to be at least one-hundred times higher than the expected natural rate. • Approximately three to four million cats and dogs are euthanized at animal shelters across the country annually. • In just one hundred days, an estimated two million people were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The enormity of these numbers makes these statistics daunting. Sometimes it feels like the issues are too large to tackle. But that shouldn’t stop you from becoming an informed individual and doing something to make a difference. This class will discuss issues like homelessness, global warming, endangered species, animal cruelty, and genocide. We will not only examine the source of these problems, but what action is currently being taken and what you can do about it. So get ready to change the world.

With the State Department estimating an annual $13.6 to $48.4 billion annually in wholesale illicit drug sale earnings, people on both sides of the border have been impacted by the Mexican cartels’ fight to control the drug trade to the US. This class will examine the Mexican Drug War’s impact on government corruption, human rights, law enforcement, and media portrayal. We will inspect flaws in the current policy approach, and discuss what American efforts can be taken to improve the situation.