Class Blogging Topic: Keeping Updated with worldwide news:

Students: Tell us whether or not you tend to pay attention to events in other parts of the world, and why. Why, in your opinion, should we care about what happens in places far away from where we live in general?

Sometimes, I do pay attention to events in other parts of the World if the event is of much significance. When a significant event in another part of the World happens, for example the BP oil spill or the revolution in the Middle East, it is important to keep oneself updated on such news as it is essential to keeping a global perspective, keeping us abreast on current issues .(However, on events of smaller significance such as a fire or kidnap etc. in other countries, I would not usually pay attention to them)

As for events of much significance, they could easily affect us in many ways. It could influence our way of thinking or change our perspectives of the modern world, or sometimes it could adversely affect the economy in the area etc. Thus, knowing and paying attention to these events would help us to keep up with the times and possibly prepare us for the future, as we would know what to expect. For example, the BP Oil spill, what has it taught us? Most certainly, it caused many people to think more fully about oil as a whole( its practicality, how widely it is used, the consequences of depending too much on it) Therefore, i feel that we should keep up with global news as it is of some importance.