Half The Sky Reflection

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The rich diversity of human life stimulates me to learn how we interact with the world around us, and how it affects different societies. I enjoy finding aspects of Geography in everyday life, and love to immerse myself in all the knowledge I can gain from it. After reading the eye-opening book 'Half the Sky: How to Change the World' by Kristof and WuDunn, I was shocked to understand the different realities facing cultures in the developing world- even in this present day. Reading this enhanced my extra-curricular interest in modern issues and areas of debate. How are our actions going to affect future generations? This is a topic of which I am keen to learn more about. While reading about global warming, I was shocked by the fact that the …show more content…

Psychology has taught me an immense amount of information about our species. Learning about our psychological needs, for example in 'Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs', has helped me understand in Geography why some communities in the third world are not developing. Due to lack of resources, their quality of life and psychological health decreases. Studying Biology has broadened my thinking about ecosystems in different levels of detail - this has been invaluable in the Geography topic of ecosystems. I am currently investigating the question "How will the Earth cope with a population of 10 billion?" for an EPQ, which stemmed from my interest in the AS Geography topic of population. The process of carrying out research has been enlightening due to the different learning style, and I found the freedom of exploring my interests enjoyable. While researching, I read a news article concerning the increasing problem of world hunger. It stated, "The Global Panel predicts a dramatically worsening situation over the next 20 years... leaving half the world malnourished." It is figures like this, and the relevance of the subject, that drive me to discover what we can do to decrease the effects of these problems. Being culturally aware and globally engaged, enough to have the knowledge to help, fuels my avidity for

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