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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the positive and negative effects of globalization and trade on individuals, businesses, and countries. As a result of the interconnectedness of markets throughout the world, societies adopt polic

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Cotton Still a Big Crop in South Carolina | South Carolina Focus

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

American consumers buy nearly 20 billion new items of clothing a year, many of them made of Southern cotton, but 98 percent made overseas. A University of South Carolina professor wondered about the...

Last Auction: Today's Challenges | Carolina Stories

Episode 9

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Understanding the challenges of farming in Mullins today. Health Risks of Tobacco Almost a half-million Americans die of smoking-related illnesses every year, making smoking the leading cause of...

Last Auction: Struggles | Carolina Stories

Episode 14

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

A more in-depth look at the struggles the people in Mullins face.