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As I was looking into the tribes of the rain forest who are suffering from the logging going on in their lands, I discovered how serious this problem was for many other tribes. For the Penan of Malaysia, logging has affected their way of life. While most have settled down from being nomadic, they still rely on the forest that is being cut down around them.

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Also [|Survival] is a great website that talks about tribes who are being affected by outside pressures. They are one of the only organizations who are working for tribal peoples' rights. --- Claudia

Week 13: Pop Culture Watch Cell phones and texting has really changed communication and society. But are these developments really beneficial to society? This report demonstrates one of the consequences of abusing these technological inventions. media type="youtube" key="8YdqeGjp3S0?fs=1" height="390" width="640"

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While this has more of a biological and psychological basis, I still thought it was an interesting way to look at how people develop empathy for others we have something in common with (religion, nationality) and how to expand that to a more global feeling. media type="youtube" key="l7AWnfFRc7g" height="349" width="560" Jen Spartz