This presentation came about as request from teachers to talk to their students about respect. The Dr. King quote provided me with an ephinay and serves as the theme of my presentation. I have given this talk to thousands of high school students since 2000, but the presentation you see here is MUCH better than the text heavy ppt I was using thanks to the creative genius of Tou Lee Yang!
1. A Guide for Promoting Peace in OUR Uncivil World
2. “ It may be that the GREATEST TRAGEDY in this period of social transition is NOT the glaring noisiness of the so called BAD PEOPLE , but the appalling silence of the so called GOOD PEOPLE ” MLK
34. American Knowledge of the World Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
35. 30 % knew the location of countries in the news Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
36. 47 % couldn’t find India on the map Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
37. 60 % didn’t know the most fortified border in the world is located between North and South Korea Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
38. 30 % thought the most fortified border in the world is between Mexico and United States Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
39. 60 % still could NOT locate IRAQ 0n the map 3 Years, Many Deaths and Billions of Dollars later Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
40. 11 % couldn’t locate the UNITED STATES 0n the map!!! Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005
41. What can WE the so called GOOD PEOPLE be DO ing ?