HUMS 1005 Lecture 1: Introduction

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Humr 1000 b intro to human rights lecture #1: introduction. The human rights ideal is that human rights apply to everyone. This ideal is what formed the premise of the united nations declaration of human rights. Even in developed countries like canada, there is a problematic issue with respecting human rights. My role educating others with the information that i have, take on my own human rights issue. It is right here that we can make a difference. Why must other countries give up their own cultural rights in order to follow those of.

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Go to the United Nations Human Development report website: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hdr/2014-human-development-report/

Briefly describe what is the human development index (HDI).

Scroll to the bottom of the webpage and choose three countries from the list of the 2014 Human Development Index.

For each of the three countries selected, find the real GDP per capita of 2013, life expectancy, and education attainment, and briefly describe how those numbers are calculated, or what they stand for.

In your opinion, which country would be best to live in? Explain.

In your opinion, what is a better indicator of standard of living: real GDP per capita, life expectancy, or educational attainment?

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QUESTION 1

The tragic cost of war was clearly demonstrated in the combined death toll of World Wars I and II, which was roughly ________.

		five million people
		sixty million people
		fifty million people
		ten million people

QUESTION 2

The combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated between ________.

		$7 and $8.5 trillion
		$1.5 and $2.2 trillion
		$3.7 and $4.4 trillion
		$600 and $800 billion

QUESTION 3

An example of successful collective security is/was ________.

		Operation Desert Storm against Iraq
		the war on terrorism
		the prosecution of the Vietnam War
		the U.N. PROFOR operation in Bosnia

QUESTION 4

A type of agreement among states that aims to protect each state from aggression by other signatories to the agreement is called a ________.

		third-party security treaty
		mutual defense pact
		collective security agreement
		peacekeeping agreement

QUESTION 5

According to the authors, which of the following statements would likely be true about a new international balance of power?

		It would probably be multipolar.
		It would likely be bipolar.
		It would probably be hegemonic.
		None of the above

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is an example of postâCold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people?

		Chechnya, Russia, in 1999
		Kashmir, India, in 2002
		West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002
		Rwanda in 1994

QUESTION 7

In which of the following countries during 2011â2012 did the leader Bashar al-Assad conduct a brutal campaign against his countryâs citizens?

		Syria
		Saudi Arabia
		Iran
		Iraq

QUESTION 8

In which of the following countries was apartheidâthe official government policy of separation of the racesâpracticed?

		South Africa
		Angola
		Zimbabwe
		Egypt

QUESTION 9

What is considered the primary reason that human rights often take a backseat in American foreign policy?

		National security interests override human rights interests.
		Public opinion will not support risky human rights policies.
		There is no monetary payoff from human rights policies.
		Congress sees little value in a strong human rights policy.

1. Recent news reports blame the slump of the global economy primarily on the fall of the price of petroleum and the unexpected decline of the Chinese economy. China has the second-largest economy but a recent downturn is sending a ripple effect across the world (see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12107990/Why-China-threatens-the-world-economy-in-90-seconds.html).

In an increasingly globalized world, where countries are becoming more reliant on each other, what role, if any, should International Bodies such as the World Trade Organization or other governments play in ameliorating a country's economic downturn?

2. While the United Nations encourages economic prosperity, it points that that a flourishing economy should be in and of itself the goal of any particular economy. The Human Development Index (HDI) was created to emphasize that expanding human choices should be the ultimate criteria for assessing development results. (see: http://hdr.undp.org/en/faq-page/human-development-index-hdi#t292n36http://hdr.undp.org/en/faq-page/human-development-index-hdi). The report

The HDI is broken into three criteria: Long and Healthy Life, Knowledge, and a decent standard of living (see: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi).

Which criteria do you think are most important? Please explain your answer.

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