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Here is a little reveiw of what we've done in Current World Issues, what I've learned in Current World Issues, and reasons why I liked or disliked the class. First off somethings we learned in the class were the book The Flat World which was about how China and India might take over as being the "smartest" countries in the world. Another topic was Population Unit where we discussed the effects of Overpopulation and what causes it and all the other population problems. We also discussed Global Warming, how it is caused, what we contribute to global warming, and what you can do to stop global warming. We also discussed many small topics such as Darfur, Rwanda, Isreal- Palestine, China-Taiwan, Afganistan, and Iraq. I liked this class because it gave me a sense of why I need to keep up to date on my current events, and that I really like looking at current events. What I didn't like about the class though was that the tests were kind of hard, and you had to do alot of work outside of class. 

I think that both of these are hard but nessacary. Semester tests are necassary because they are over everything you have learned in that class in the semester. It is also important because it is approximatly 20% or so of your grade so if you fail it you will not do very well in the class. You shouldnt skip out on your semester tests or be late for your test or you could get a zero for the class, and you better study for them because they will be over everytihing in the semester and need a lot of hard work to get an A on. ITEDS are kind of the same as semester tests with the fact that it tests your knowledge in specific areas. It is also importand for the school because they are compared to other schools with this tests. You can also be placed in higher and lower classes with your scores on these tests. So all in all you should always be prepared to take the semster tests and the ITEDS because your future could depend on them.