Economics Homework Help

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You have chosen a community issue to research for your Circular Flow Project. For this honors assignment, explore an environmental issue that your community or country is facing. Consider a challenge that has resulted in externalities affecting you and your local area. Choose an issue that you feel strongly about, and consider how the issue relates to poverty.

The following websites may provide a good starting point for your research.

• EPA High School Environmental Center
• Poverty Environment Net
• World Bank—Environment
• Environmental Literacy Council
• New York Times—International News
• Reuters—International & World News
• CIA—The World Factbook

How can you spread the word or encourage action for your issue? Your goal is to encourage others to join with you in your concern and convince them to act now to improve lives affected by the issue you chose.

Step Two: Create your presentation

Choose a format to create and present your awareness-raising campaign.

• Write a letter to a newspaper editor.
• Create a radio or television public service announcement.
• Create a blog.
• Contact government leaders.
• Create a poster or pamphlet, encouraging others to join an organization that is currently working to address the issue you have chosen.
• Create an awareness website.

For additional ideas, discuss possibilities with your instructor. There are many 21st century tools available for effective collaboration and communication in the online environment. For more information about tools your school recommends, please visit the resource tools area in your course or contact your instructor.

Make sure that you address these questions in your awareness presentation:

1. What is the issue?
2. What externalities does the issue raise?
3. How is the issue connected to poverty?
4. What helpful action can your viewers take?