F THE WORLD ONLY HAD 100 PEOPLE
Let us not be stopped by that which divides us but look for that which unites us
If we could reduce the world's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the demographics would look something like this:
60 Asians 12 Europeans 5 US Americans and Canadians 8 Latin Americans 14 Africans
49 would be female 51 would be male
82 would be non-white 18 white
89 heterosexual 11 homosexual
33 would be Christian 67 would be non-Christian
a.. 5 would control 32% of the entire world's wealth, and all of them would be US citizens
a.. 80 would live in substandard housing
a.. 24 would not have any electricity (And of the 76% that do have electricity, most would only use it for light at night.)
a.. 67 would be unable to read
a.. 1 (only one) would have a college education.
a.. 50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation
a.. 33 would be without access to a safe water supply
a.. 1 would have HIV
a.. 1 near death
a.. 2 would be near birth
a.. 7 people would have access to the Internet
Monday, March 02, 2009
Sunday, March 01, 2009
some more culture
I am not sure if one can “act American.” What I mean is that there is no clear definition of what is American. We have been called the melting pot of the world with great reason. In our metropolitan areas you can experience almost any culture from any of the four corners of the world. We are caucasian, asian, african, indian, hispanic. Our family might have moved here 200 years ago or just have migrated here 2 months ago. We live in rural, suburban and urban areas. We attend churches, mosques, temples or none at all.
What characteristics would be given to an American? If you were to go overseas we might be known as obnoxious, loud and rude. The media might portray us as obtrusive and ill tolerant. Others might look at us and say we work too hard. Some might say we spend too much money on entertainment. We could add any description that we want but Americans characteristics are as diverse as the nations we are from.
What characteristics would be given to an American? If you were to go overseas we might be known as obnoxious, loud and rude. The media might portray us as obtrusive and ill tolerant. Others might look at us and say we work too hard. Some might say we spend too much money on entertainment. We could add any description that we want but Americans characteristics are as diverse as the nations we are from.
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