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A significant challenge is centered both on providing students with an appropriate core background and also emphasizing the new spirit of the 21st century.

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Global warming's social, economic, and political consequences

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Overpopulation and global warming's environmental impact

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Globalization's effects on the human rights movement and opportunities

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Waste products and fossil fuel usage are in part byproducts of our civilization and in part they are drivers of our civilization. Disposing of waste and managing fossil fuels present tremendous challenges to our society.

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