Study Questions
By admin • Mar 23rd, 2006 • Category: Issue Eight: SustainabilityGold
1. Does a decrease in a nation’s wealth cause a loss of power? Why, or why not?
2. What is the role of greed in the success or failure of corporations?
3. Why haven’t renewable sources of energy become a greater source of power for our country? Should nuclear power be controlled? If so, who should control it?
Gods
4. Do populations that value religion sustain themselves longer than those that do not? Explain your answer.
5. In what ways has the creation of the state of Israel sustained or weakened the Jewish faith?
6. How is the power of a religion enhanced or diminished by persecution?
Glory
7. Historically, all civilizations have ultimately declined. What is to prevent the United States from facing the same fate?
8. What causes the downfall of some powerful leaders? Consider as examples Anwar al-Sadat, Indira Gandhi, and Benazir Bhutto.
9. What are the components of personal power and how are these components sustained or lost?
Global
10. What role does population growth play in the retention or loss of a nation’s power?
11. How does depletion of rainforests sustain some and harm others?
