Is it mad to always hope for the best? The New Year is a time for looking back. But it is easy to forget about the happy stories and only talk about the bad news.
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Review of the year: Now for the good news!
Is it mad to always hope for the best? The New Year is a time for looking back. But it is easy to forget about the happy stories and only talk about the bad news.
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The war in UkraineA country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022. . Climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.. It is easy to only remember the bad things that happened this year. But many good things happened too:
Many thought RussiaThe largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people. would win the war easily. But in November, Ukraine's soldiers took back a huge area of land.
The number of Covid-19The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020. vaccinations reached 10 billion worldwide.
NasaThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration, responsible for the US space programme. has started missions to space as part of a plan to return to the Moon soon.
More energy we use today is renewableEnergy sources, such as wind and solar power.. And there have been amazing sports competitions, like the Winter Olympics and the World Cup.
Is it mad to always hope for the best?
Yes! It is nice to always hope for the best - but we must be realistic and focus on the many bad things that have happened and try to find answers.
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No! We like to talk about bad news - but it is important to celebrate every piece of good news that we find. Many think the world is a much better place than before.
Ukraine - A country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Russia - The largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.
Covid-19 - The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020.
Nasa - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, responsible for the US space programme.
Renewable - Energy sources, such as wind and solar power.
Review of the year: Now for the good news!
Glossary
Ukraine - A country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Russia - The largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.
Covid-19 - The official scientific name for the type of coronavirus that swept the world from March 2020.
Nasa - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, responsible for the US space programme.
Renewable - Energy sources, such as wind and solar power.