Session+18

Please go back and make sure that all of Session 17 is complete. Then answer the following in your Session 18 page:
 * Session 18.1: Review **

**//What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?//** - It's a basic standard or basic rights obtained for all human beings. ** //Do you think that all countries (including the U.S.) follow the UDHR?// ** - Many aspects of the UDHR are considered, but no country fully follows them. In the U.S. Constitution and Amendments show large parts of the UDHR, but NOT all of it. //**Give examples of instances in which you think it is not being followed.** // - Not every nation in the world has the freedom of speech. Not every nation has the right to education. Not every person in every nation has the same rights.

**Session 18.2 Millenium Development Goals**
 * **Similarities between the Two Documents** || **Differences between the Two Documents** ||
 * ~Both want an educated world. ~Equal rights for all people. (Male or Female) ~More planned out. ~ || ~MDG is more about unity. ~MDG has aspects of environmental, ratial discrimination, and ||

** //Has the world made progress towards the Millennium Development Goals? Give SPECIFIC examples.// ** I think that yeas to an extent. The MDG's are a good idea. I think that it will eventually catch on. The Education aspect of it is expanding to many new places. everyone wants to help children get a proper education for a better future. **//Do you think that we will reach all goals by 2015 (the expected end of the mdg's)? Why/Why not?//** I think that a large part of the MDG's will be reached, but not full. The hardest part might be finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. This will be one of the hardest parts on the whole plan **//What surprises you when you look a the 2011 progress chart?//** I think that their are a lot of good people trying to help everywhere they can. The chart is sort of expected. Many Ocianic places are going to have difficultys expanding. I think that a lot of Centeral American countries have to deal with drug and gang issues. I think that

**18.3: What can young people do?** 1. Wear White Wristband 2.Make plans for Advocacy 3. Submit articles on the website. 4.Make or join in a colllaboration group that wants to help. 5. Keep growing the collaborations. 6.Join a government or official organization that helps.

<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">**18.4: In the News** It looks as if the deadline for this all is 2015. According to the articles Ive read, these goals have a slim chance og being reached by that time of 2015. I think that it will be a hard task, but nothing is imposible. I think that they could do it. They seem like a very determaing roup of people.