Asia+Period+I

Tsechu: Why do we Americans need to care about what is happening in Asia? How is the problems and issues in Asia directly affect America?

Q: What kind of questions do you have in your mind? A: Why is there is there so much violence in my region? Why is there so much tension between the different ethnic groups? Why is culture, religion, and history so intertwined with current politics? Why has the ruling class's mindset changed so slightly despite the modern technology and progresses? - The most possible answer to this question is that most people want to keep their tradition. Social class are thousands of years old and I think there are more people who prefer to keep this tradition than to change it. They have gotten so used to follow such rule that they are afraid of new changes. Q: Develop ideas and questions for each of the critical thinking prompts:

Assumption: That Asian countries are direly poor. Why are Asian countries so backwards? Asian countries are either ruled with monarch or corrupt military juntas Why does Asia have the largest population? Why do people keep having children even when they are poor?

Rationale: Why is violence taking place in Asia? Why is it so easy for despot to rise in power in Asia? Why is there lots of problems in Asia?

View point: How is Asia similar to Africa? - Most under developed countries are found in Asia and Africa. One can find a lot of economical, political and social issues in Asian and African nations, and I think the reason for these issues to rise is the problem of unification between the people and its government. I feel that the people of these continents have so many different kinds of perspectives and it is natural, but they make their difference so important that they make inferior and superior groups possible exist. What is another way to look at Asia? If Asian kids are so smart why are they being ruled by juntas? What is another way to look at the problems in Asia?

Implication: What would happen if corruption continues prevail in Asia?

=**The best model for prompt:**= =**Assumption: Why is culture, religion, and history so intertwined with current politics?**= =Rationale:Why is there lots of problems in Asia?= =View point: What is another way to look at the problems in Asia?= =Implication: What would happen if the problems and issues continue to prevail throughout Asia?=