Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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People Around The World Can No Longer Be Ignored Communication has improved tre- mendously in the past century and this advancement has created a con- cern for people throughout the world. Since the descendants of many Euro- peans have settled in the Tri-City area, Granite Cityans are particularly fortu- nate in having an opportunity to learn firsthand about other nationalities and cultures. In their senior year, South students may study Ethnic Literature and through discussions learn more about ethnic groups from Armenia, Macedonia, Germany, and the Slavic countries. In addition, they read about the Irish, Blacks, Indians, Jews, Puerto Ricans, Orientals, and Chicanos. Today people are becoming aware of the conflicts in foreign countr ies and their relationship to events in our own country. Although the U.S. spent its first one hundred years in isolation, this policy of unconcern, of indiffer- ence, is no longer feasible. Crises in the Mideast, Europe, South Africa, and China affect our future, whether we think in terms of fuel for our auto- mobiles and homes, of imports and exports, or of military involvement in distant places. 5