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My first topic was the Arms Trade because it has been the cause of many conflicts. In the Irish-British conflict the Germans provided the Guns, consequently the British responded with greater force.

I learned these facts:

• The world spends around 1000 billion dollars per year on weapons and the military.
• Developing countries get more weapons.
• India is the largest receiver of weapons.
• The arms trade is very corrupt.
• It started in bulk during the cold war.
• The United states is one of the largest providers.
• Armament firms complete the contracts.
• Armament Firms get major tax breaks.
• The U.S. used 9/11 as a cause to sell arms to other countries.

I could see this becoming my exit project because it has one of the largest affects on the global situation.

My question after reading is:

Do government leaders make money off of these deals.

My next issue is:

Biodiversity

I chose this because I am greatly interested in wildlife and especially the water.

• Biodiversity affects how species grow.
• Biodiversity is the range of wildlife in one area.
• Biodiversity is negatively affected by our actions because we kill and replace species.
• We as a race kill many species daily.
• As we kill species we slowly destroy the ecosystems they belong to.
• Climate Change which humans caused is a major threat.
• Pollution affects corral reefs which affect biodiversity.
• Many agreements have been reached but none are really being followed.
• Biodiversity helped early humans because they had a variety of crops to choose from.
• It is possible to expand population without harming other animals.
• Biodiversity exists in all extremes of nature.

I could see this topic becoming my exit project because I was am interested in preserving and saving the environment.

My question after reading is:

Do we need biodiversity in our city lives?