Letter from the editor.This special issue of UPFRONT's World Affairs Noun 1. world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" international affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Annual contains an atlas and an almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. with information on 193 countries (plus a page of charts and graphs that answers, among other questions, which countries drink the most soda). We hope that you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will be able to use the World Affairs Annual throughout the school year as you try to make sense of the world for your students. On the home front, we look at the intense interest the presidential race is generating among young voters, whose turnout has been pretty poor since the passage of the 26th Amendment gave the vote to 18-year-olds in 1971. Of course, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have still a question whether their interest will translate into a turnout on Nov. 2 that's higher than in the past. This issue's Debate also focuses on a domestic issue--and one that should be of interest to your students who work: Should the minimum wage be raised? |
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