In South Asia there has currently been a lot of huge news reports streaming through the streets. There has been an alarm among the people of South Asia because of the bird flu. There hasn't been any human cases of the bird flu found, but all the test on dead birds found in Budge Budge, less than an hour from Calcutta, have tested positive with this disease. Besides the fact that the people of South Asia are at risk of catching the bird flu, poultry is a main way they recieve money. With the risk of the bird flu, the major source of income that people get from selling poultry, or using it for their own food, have been affected as well. While the government is working on getting rid of the birds that are affected, they are also having villagers select out birds which may have the disease. There are two problems with this method. One is that the villagers don't have the supplies like, gloves for example, and that puts them at a larger risk of getting the bird flu because they are having exact contact with the birds. Also, many people don't want to get rid of their "backyard poultry" because that is once of their main ways to supply themselves with food and get money. In all, the worry of the bird flu spreading among humans is a main subject that South Asia has to deal with right now. If it spreads to Calcutta people will be in panic and cause chaos because things are getting very serious and health issues are at risk.
While the government of South Asia is busy dealing with the issue of the bird flu, they also have to deal with a hijacking incident of an Indian airline to Afghanistan. Finding who the men were that were involved in the hijacking can relate to why the government is trying to control the bird flu. The government has the saftey and well being of its citizens in mind. Without the government tying to control each circumstances that would show that the have no respect for human dignity.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
32k: The Ford and Carter Years
A.Take notes to describe the policies of each towards the problems facing them.
*Problems faced by Ford*
Ending Watergate Scandal:
Troubled Economy: Carter claimed he didn't have an economic policy at all. He said he thought that there was a crisis in spirit of the people. From here, people began to believe their president had given up on them.
Hostile Congress: The Congress continually battled the worst economic recession and they pushed their own economic agenda/problems to Fords attention.
Cold War tensions:
Southeast Asia:
*Problems faced by Carter*
Distrust of politicians:
Energy crisis: Most important issue they were facing. America relied on imported oil very much, and thought that factored into the problem. He then offered over 100 proposals on energy conservation and development.
Discrimination:
Humans rights issue: Wanted to use moral principles for a guide for US foreign policy. Promoted that the US needed to commit itself to human rights.
Panama Canal:
Cold War tensions:
*Problems faced by Ford*
Ending Watergate Scandal:
Troubled Economy: Carter claimed he didn't have an economic policy at all. He said he thought that there was a crisis in spirit of the people. From here, people began to believe their president had given up on them.
Hostile Congress: The Congress continually battled the worst economic recession and they pushed their own economic agenda/problems to Fords attention.
Cold War tensions:
Southeast Asia:
*Problems faced by Carter*
Distrust of politicians:
Energy crisis: Most important issue they were facing. America relied on imported oil very much, and thought that factored into the problem. He then offered over 100 proposals on energy conservation and development.
Discrimination:
Humans rights issue: Wanted to use moral principles for a guide for US foreign policy. Promoted that the US needed to commit itself to human rights.
Panama Canal:
Cold War tensions:
31f: Women Fight for Equality
A. Take notes to explain how each helped to create or advance the movement.
Experiences in the workplace: Women were paid much less than men for the same jobs, which President Kennedy changed. Women got management positions that led them to notice their unequal status in society even more.
Experiences in social activism: Women noticed that they were "brushed aside" in groups/organizations. They took action and organzied small groups to discuss their concerns.
Consiousness raising: "Women shared their lives with each other and realized that their experiences were not unique."
Feminism: Women wanted the right to be economically, politically, and socially equal with men. In 1920, women won the right to vote.
Betty Friedan and the Feminine Mystique: Helped spread how women felt and were treated around the world.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Womens movement gained strength when the Civil Rights Act was passed. This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also formed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to deal with discrimination claims.
National Organization for Women (NOW): This group fought to pursue women's goals. This group fought for child-care facilities so women could pursue jobs and education. They prompted EEOC to declare sez-segregated job ads illegal and made employers unable to refuse to hire a women because it was traditionally a males job.
Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine: Steinem made her voice heard about feminism and equality. She created the group National Women's Political Caucus to encourage women to have a role in the political office. The Ms. magazine created was to show the contemporary issues from a feminist perspective.
Congress: Congress passed a ban on gender discrimination in education programs or things involving federal financial assistance. They also expanded the powers of the EEOX and gave parents that worked a tax break for child-care fees.
Supreme Court:
B. The Equal Rights Amendment would have guarunteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Who: Phyllis Schlafly
Why: He believed that the ERA would lead to "a parade of horribles," like drafting women, ending of laws protecting homemakers, and the end of husbands responsibility to provide for his family, and same-sex marriages.
Experiences in the workplace: Women were paid much less than men for the same jobs, which President Kennedy changed. Women got management positions that led them to notice their unequal status in society even more.
Experiences in social activism: Women noticed that they were "brushed aside" in groups/organizations. They took action and organzied small groups to discuss their concerns.
Consiousness raising: "Women shared their lives with each other and realized that their experiences were not unique."
Feminism: Women wanted the right to be economically, politically, and socially equal with men. In 1920, women won the right to vote.
Betty Friedan and the Feminine Mystique: Helped spread how women felt and were treated around the world.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Womens movement gained strength when the Civil Rights Act was passed. This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also formed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to deal with discrimination claims.
National Organization for Women (NOW): This group fought to pursue women's goals. This group fought for child-care facilities so women could pursue jobs and education. They prompted EEOC to declare sez-segregated job ads illegal and made employers unable to refuse to hire a women because it was traditionally a males job.
Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine: Steinem made her voice heard about feminism and equality. She created the group National Women's Political Caucus to encourage women to have a role in the political office. The Ms. magazine created was to show the contemporary issues from a feminist perspective.
Congress: Congress passed a ban on gender discrimination in education programs or things involving federal financial assistance. They also expanded the powers of the EEOX and gave parents that worked a tax break for child-care fees.
Supreme Court:
B. The Equal Rights Amendment would have guarunteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Who: Phyllis Schlafly
Why: He believed that the ERA would lead to "a parade of horribles," like drafting women, ending of laws protecting homemakers, and the end of husbands responsibility to provide for his family, and same-sex marriages.
29i : "I Have a Dream"
Discussion Questions
1. What does Dr. Martin Luther King mean when he says he has a dream that the nation "will live out the true meaning of its creed"?
Martin Luther King meant that he wants everyone to be equal with one another, no matter what color skin they have. He wants people to live with the saying that "all men a created equal." While they say that all men are created equal, it is not true. He had a dream that one day it will come into effect and African Americans would not be treated unfairly, but instead like everyone else.
2. What critisisms does King level at American society?
King basically critisizes the nation when he claims he has a dream that everyone would be created equal. It is critisism because he talks about the segregation, racisim, etc in the world. Although he had a point that African Americans were not treated the same way that white people were, he was still technically critisizing the American society very much when he went against what was "set", basically meaning he stood up for himself.
3. Do you think that King's dream has been fufilled? Explain your response.
I think that King's dream has been fufilled. Today African Americans and white people are more equal than what they used to be. Even thought there are still people who are racists, the lifestyle of the nation changed as a whole. African Americans are looked at as people, and not things.
1. What does Dr. Martin Luther King mean when he says he has a dream that the nation "will live out the true meaning of its creed"?
Martin Luther King meant that he wants everyone to be equal with one another, no matter what color skin they have. He wants people to live with the saying that "all men a created equal." While they say that all men are created equal, it is not true. He had a dream that one day it will come into effect and African Americans would not be treated unfairly, but instead like everyone else.
2. What critisisms does King level at American society?
King basically critisizes the nation when he claims he has a dream that everyone would be created equal. It is critisism because he talks about the segregation, racisim, etc in the world. Although he had a point that African Americans were not treated the same way that white people were, he was still technically critisizing the American society very much when he went against what was "set", basically meaning he stood up for himself.
3. Do you think that King's dream has been fufilled? Explain your response.
I think that King's dream has been fufilled. Today African Americans and white people are more equal than what they used to be. Even thought there are still people who are racists, the lifestyle of the nation changed as a whole. African Americans are looked at as people, and not things.
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