Religion and Global Superpowers

Name four major world religions

1. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism 

Name the major superpower countries for each religion

1. Christianity: England

2. Islam: Turkey

3. Hinduism: India (Mughal Empire)

4. Buddhism: Japan

5. Atheist: China (Communist country therefore believes in no religion)

Outline which religion lends itself to support a global superpower

- Christianity is the major religion for the United States of America. I believe that Christianity would be a religion that would be helping a global superpower because much of the world follows the faith of Christianity  This way, it would be esaier for many countries to have good relationship based on religion. 

Military's Role on a Global Superpower

In this day an age where a country can attack another country without leaving the comfort of their homes and access to another countries information can be gained by the internet. Do you think the military has as big an effect on a countries ability to be a global superpower.

A military does not necessarily mean a group of people fighting to protect the nation, it could also mean a group of people who are armed. Many of the countries in today's world are armed with nuclear weapons that can destroy half of the world from the comfort of a home. An article from The Diplomat states that China has all the "elements of power - an extensive industrial base, a strong state, and a nuclear-armed military" (Pei). This statement clearly shows that even though the world has evolved from World War II where people don't find the need to go out and battle with other military groups to win a war, a military base is an important aspect of making a country a global superpower. Other sources believe that in order to become a global superpower a country needs to be equipped with an "overpowering military" (World War II: The Rise of the Superpowers). Countries have evolved from the idea of a large quantity of man power, to having higher risk equipment, which includes any sort of nuclear weapon. It is stated in the question above that much of the information regarding other countries can be found on the internet, however, a global superpower needs to have the ability find top secret information somehow, something that not all people can do. Having intelligent people and powerful nuclear weapons does mean that a country has less focus on the number of people in the military, however, the military does have a strong affect on the ability to become a global superpower with these two "weapons." 


Bibliography:

http://apac2020.thediplomat.com/feature/china’s-not-a-superpower/
http://www.novelguide.com/ReportEssay/history/world-war-i-ii/world-war-ii-rise-superpowers

Governments of World Super Powers

1. The Government of Great Britain: Constitutional Monarchy

2. The Government of China: Communist and Socialist State

What Makes a Global Superpower?

I believe that a global superpower meets these criteria:

1. The country is one that is developed.
2. The country has a good international relationship with other developed countries.
3. The country has a high literacy rate amongst it's population.
4. The country could possibly be one of the Veto Powers in the United Nations.
5. The country has a strong military sector.

There are other details that could potentially make a country a global superpower, however, I believe that these five things are the main characteristics of a global superpower. 

Oil Depletion Outline

Name: Spreeha                                                                              

Individual Research title: A Close Analysis to the Causes of Oil Depletion over the last two decades.

What question do I want to ask?

How much has oil depleted over the last two decades and why has it depleted and how has it affected the world?

Where will I find the information to answer my questions?

1. Articles (newspaper, online) about the reasons behind oil depletion

2. Basic statistics regarding how much oil has depleted over the years  - search engine.

3. Essays and academic sources regarding this issue. Big topic and is easy to find information about. 

How will I analyse the information? 

1. Find the bias.

2. Find the audience it is for.

3. Where the information is coming from.

4. Compare it to different types of information I find. 

How will I identify and evaluate possible scenarios?

1. Searching for techniques that have already been in use to stop depletion of oil.

2. What are the new ideas that are out there - weigh the pros and cons between the solutions

3. Getting different perspectives from other sources to support or refute the ideas.

Possible scenarios

Still in search for scenarios. I am identifying the problem right now. 

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News Analysis

“India Food Security Bill Could Be Stalled” – by Prasanta Sahu and Romit Guha

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203922804578080082774594820.html

Paper’s Bias: I’ve gathered information from this article from the online Wall Street Journal. This organization aims to provide their readers with the on goings of the economy. With this, the paper’s bias remains towards the side of the government stating that the government doesn’t have enough money to start the food security bill until the next fiscal year (starting in April 2013) because of the present deficit.

Author’s Bias: Though these two authors, Sahu and Guha, are part of this corporation, there is a statement from another source, which states “[The government] use it [the introduction of the bill] as it’s carrot before the 2014 elections.” By mentioning this, it shows that the authors are more towards the side of the people who are food insecure as they agree with the statement about the government trying to use the food security bill to capture the votes of those belonging to the poor sectors of society.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is clearly an informative piece of news as the authors don’t try to persuade their readers to go against the government’s plan, only they merely state the reasons, directly, as to why the government has taken the decision to stall the food security bill until the next fiscal year.

Argument: The argument found in this article is though the government has decided to take on the responsibility of subsidizing “grains to more than 60% of India’s 1.2 billion people, with special provisions for pregnant women, destitute children, and others” it needs to make sure it has enough money to be able to do this without causing harm to the whole country. The government believes that it will need “745.52 billion rupees” to subsidize food for the poor during this fiscal year, and it does not have enough money, and for this reason it is pushing back the introduction of the bill until next year.