Reflective Question

1) Prime rate: A term used in many countries as a reference to interest rate which is used by banks. It originally indicated the rate of interest at which banks lent to their most favored customers, but today that is not the case. This is important for when the interest rates get high they tent to effect the economy in a negative way.

2)Tibet: Currently under the ruling of China and trying to change that because they don't want to be under this kind of ruling they want to be free. Significant in having choices and not being told or controlled on how or what to do.

3) Columbia Trade Agreement: This is a free trade agreement between the United States and Columbia. The importance of this is that it will create more jobs for the American farmers of today.

4)Iraqi military, militia, U.S. military-- who's who in the green zone?: The Americans are in the green zone and the bases are posted in Iraq. Which keep getting attacked multiple times. Connects to me in that I want the war to end...so the more things that have to do with Iraq and the U.S. are a big deal and have a lot to do with the elections for this year by which candidate is doing what to end the war.

5) Benedict XVI: Of course the Pope who represents the Catholic community and many people look up to him. This connects to me because I am a Catholic follower so many of the rules that I follow tie in with him.