If the world were only 100 people there would be: 57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 from North and South America 8 Africans 52 would be female 48 would be male 70 would be nonwhite, 30 white 59% of the entire world's wealth would belong to only 6 people and all 6 would be citizens of the United States 80 would live in substandard housing 70 would be unable to read 50 would suffer from malnutrition 1 would be near death 1 would be near birth Only 1 would have a college education 99 of them will not see this message, because only 1 would have a computer. When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for both acceptance, and understanding becomes glaringly apparent. http://www.luccaco.com/terra/terra.htm A slide presentation of this same information, which appears to be more up to date as the numbers are slightly different. |