Answer both parts of the prompt dedicating about 2-3 paragraphs for each part. Your claims should be logically coherent and you must support your claims with evidence as might be necessary. There are 5 potential points you can earn in this assignment. A strong response is worth 4 points, a good one is worth 3 points, a weak one is worth 2 points, and a submission showing little to not attempt at logical coherence or support is worth 1.
1) What in the world give you optimism on the topic of global inequality? Where do you see improvement in the human condition as it relates to poverty, development, or inequality? What hope do you have for continued progress on this front? On what does this continued progress depend or what does it rely upon? What are the risks, conditions, or events that might reverse this progress?
2) Now what in the world gives you pessimism on the topic of global inequality? Where do you see regression in the human condition as it relates to poverty, development, or inequality? What hope do you have for mitigation or improvement on this front? On what does progress depend or what does it rely upon? Do you as an individual have any agency in this regard? Does local society? Does the international community? What are the risks, conditions, or events that might lead to progress on this front and what are the risks, conditions, or events that might lead to further degradation or worsening of conditions?