PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society of the Two Year College

2008-2010 Honors Study Topic: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences

The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences

Issue Two: Rationales

Bibliography

admin • March 22nd, 2006 • Issue Two: Rationales

Anderson, Fred and Andrew Cayton.  The Dominion of War:  Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000.  2004.  Explores American history from European colonization to the present and examines the relationships among liberty, expansion, empire, and war.
Crouse, Eric, R.  “Popular Cold Warriors:  Conservative Protestants, Communism, and Culture in Early Cold War America.”  Journal of Religion and [...]



Project Ideas

admin • March 22nd, 2006 • Issue Two: Rationales

Create an online bulletin board that lists the natural resources essential to the success/survival of a modern industrialized nation.  The board should include a list of the countries that are richest in and currently use most of these resources.  Host an online chat about which countries have power, which ones do not, and how the [...]



Study Questions

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Gold
1. How have the geographic concentrations of natural resources in the world affected the global balance of power?
2. How do the United States’ and other countries’ energy policies influence alliances with other nations?
Gods
3. Is the use of violence in the name of religion ever justified?
4. To what extent does participation in an organized religion provide a sense of [...]