Preston, CT USA The Earth is dying Jami, 27
Lowell, MA USA I say start with yourself. Felicia, 34
Lowell, MA USA The world is changed for the better by methodical passion moving one grain of sand at a time. Passion without method and method without passion produce negative changes. Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA USA The world (the planet earth) has been around for millions of years but the most change has occurred only in the past few hundred. Fortunately, most change has been for the good. However, there have been some bad changes.The world has fewer trees, birds, animal and plant species, and the air quality has gotten pretty bad. Hikers can no longer get a cold drink of water from a nearby brook without first filtering the water. You can't even swim in some rivers and streams because they are so polluted. Each summer my husband and I, along with thousands of Americans, help to clean up the mess humans have made of our beaches and parks. But fortunately, the world today is more concientious (about some things) and more trees are being planted, fewer are being cut down for timber, groups interested in wildlife and the environment in general have been formed and things are being done. As a birdwatcher...and lover...the change that I, personally, am the saddest about is the way birds populations have been decimated. Reba, 50
Rockville, MD USA Thw world has changed in regard to morals. Today it is permissable to do almost amything and people don't see the wrong in it. It frightens me that my grandchildren are growing in a world like this. There is lies and immorality and corruptness in our office of state and nation. To many have turned their heads away from God and the Bible but this is prophecy being fulfilled if you keep up with your scriptures you will see that. We need to tiurn to God not man.
Marci, 55
Diamond, OH
USA
The world IS change. Shifting plates, death, life, warmth, cold. . .it's all about contrast and evolution.
Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA
I need a context to answer this question!!! Over the millenia it's changed from a swirl of gas to the earth as we now know it. Since yesterday, my personal world has a lot more inconvenience with my car breaking down this morning.
Laura, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
Since when? The world is different every day. Not always in a good way either.
Shanna, 15
Cardiff ENGLAND
From what? Since when? By whom?
Jane, 60
West Linn, OR
USA
How is the world changed? From what? I don't understand the question.
Susan, 31
Chicago, IL
USA
I'd suggest that it is changed seemingly at random, or in a way we can't predict or understand. I think our collective consciousness shapes and changes the world, but since people in general can't fathom that or feel it, it gets reclassified as inexplicabe, ineffable... Or one person claims he's changed the world single-handedly, and others believe it, so bogged down are we in individual conceit. I don't find truth in that and I think it diverts us from finding the concept of the global mind.
Jesse, 24
Bowie, MD
USA
By the randomness of nature and the actions of those within it.
Alias Irrelevante
The world changes whenever a new leader takes position.
Melodi, 19
Hlliard, OH
USA
the world has changed thru technology which makes people change. THere are microchips and stuff like that that make life easier and faster. WHich gives people access to other ways of life be it good or bad.
Stephanie, 24
TX USA
In my lifetime: the world has changed in the collapse of communism, the internet's influence on the economy and the speed of information being spread; in general, the world has moved away from ignorance to knowledge. On the negative side, overpopulation has caused many problems, and the spread of diseases (like AIDS) caused by man encroaching on nature.
Mick, 30
Chicago, IL
USA
Communication has gotten worlds better. What used to be just local news now can be accessed world-wide.
Kim, 30
New York, NY
USA
New Orleans, LA USA i don't understand this question. . .it's kinda too open-ended, I think. . .(It also seems grammatically incorrect. . .isn't it "How (has) the world changed?") anyways. . . In most ways I don't think the world has changed, at least in broad terms. . .my world, in social, pop-cultural terms, changes almost every day. mothmc, 36
Los Angeles, CA USA Things cost alot more than they used to, violence is awful now, I remeber when you could leave your door unlocked without worrying someone was going to break in. Savannah in a symphony of fire and pain...and i want to play the piccolo Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA USA There is lots of stuff going on in the world today socially, politically, and environmentally. In the social scheme of things: As time passes, a greater divide is being created between the wealthy and the poor, but in developed countries, the poor are generally not left to fend for themselves. Trends show the USA is moving slowly (sometimes very slowly) towards social liberalism by maintaining legal abortions, making slow progress in hate crimes legislation that includes protection based on perceived sexual orientation and gender, beginning to allow legal recognition of all couples by granting the rights of marriage through civil unions for same-sex couples, legalizing assisted suicide, medicinal marijuana, and campaign finance reform, providing a living wage to all people who work, and allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. The AIDS pandemic is threatening to have a second upsurge because of new drug cocktails that have made it possible to live longer with the disease. People have the false impression that AIDS is no longer dangerous and have resumed risky behavior that has facilitated the transmission of the disease. Africa, the continent that has been hit the hardest, has a continually growing population with AIDS, and this disease will likely have a devastating impact on several countries in that region in the near future. In terms of international politics, the United Nations continues to facilitate the trend towards globalization. International finance corporations like the International Monetary Fund are being accused of forcing debt upon underdeveloped countries by giving loans that require economic restructuring that is not suitable to a developing nation and by collecting high interest on the loans. There is still a large divide between the developed nations and underdeveloped nations that is cause for much resentment. The most talked about global issue of today in my city is the "Second Intifadah" in the Middle East. Israel and Palestine seem to be suffering from a stalemate in peace negotiations and the future of that region looks to be quite volatile. Environmentally, global warming threatens to become a serious issue. More and more, developed nations take steps to try and decrease the amount of pollution in our atmosphere, but still the temperature rises due to Green House gasses, and certain communities that rely on long winters are already feeling the economic brunt of this manmade weather change. The population recently passed 6 billion and is still growing rapidly. Overpopulation of the world is still mostly an afterthought to most developed nations, but nations like China(the most populous nation in the world today) already have a one child policy to help control their population. The rain forest continues to dwindle, animal species continue to be driven to extinction, and humans expect the world we continue to decimate to support the quickly increasing population. Eric, 18
Beverly Hills, CA USA