Blog Entry # 7: Food, Inc

Two weeks ago, I watch Food, Inc. for the first time, and I had a lot of thoughts running through my head. Horrible. After seeing images of how the animals were being treated , all I could say was Horrible.

 

Food, Inc. had some valid points and some not so reasonable. I was surprised to see the truth about American food supply, and I have to admit that the movie really did revealed lots of facts. To me, almost all of the facts that the movie offered were  Shocking. 

According to the movie, the average Americans eat over 200lbs of meat a year. The movie brought up that there were thousands of slaughter houses, producing the majority of beef sold, and that only 13 of them still stand today.  

I didn't think the animals would be treated that badly, but I came to understand that all of it is true: the way the animals were treated, how they're grown, and what they're being fed. In this case, the way the chickens were place so closely to one another really did surprised me. I wonder if they'd even have enough air to consume.

I was also unaware that the average chicken farmers invest over $500,000, and makes only $18,000 a year.

The modern supermarket stocks 47,000 products on average, most of which are produced by only a handful of food companies. 

In addition, diabetes rates were on the rise. The movie brought up that according to the American Diabetes Association, 1 in 3 American born after 2000 will contract early onset diabetes, and it was said that the rate will be 1 in 2. All of that from the food we eat. It is a truth that food borne illnesses are becoming epidemic, taking away many innocent lives. After watching the movie, the one thing that bothered me is the fact the INDUSTRY is trying to hide how the food we eat is being produced.

    

 

Blog Entry # 6: Importance of Education

What is education? 
                           Why do we educate our children? 
                                                What is the whole purpose? 

 

Education IS SOMETHING THAT CAN MAKE BIG CHANGES IN OUR LIVES. 

Here's what Education can do for us:

Education will give us a better understanding of the world we live in. Education will give us a clearly understanding between what's right and wrong. Education will help us realize our potential; it will make us realize what we're capable of. 

Education will make us creative thinkers. Education will teach us how to handle our responsibilities. Education is something that will change our lives. Education is what's right. Education is our guide to the Righteousness. Education is our only hope to a higher standard of living. Not only will it teaches us organizational skills, but it will also allow us numerous opportunities to a brighter future. 

An anonymous once said, " The greatest gift for a man is the gift of knowledge." Learn, for it is the greatest gift of all time to all of us. There's a lot thing Education can teach us!

Ladies and Gentleman, Give Education a chance! 

 

Blog Entry #5: A Dystopiean Society

 

This short clip from " Wall-E" gives up a short description of the unknown world that we're headed with the technology that is becoming more advanced than ever. The society in " Wall-E" has become a " Dystopiean" society. How? 

Humanity don't have to do any work anymore. Everyone is obese, and they don't seem to have any concept of socialization. The human race is replying on machines, where as they should be relying on each other.

In addition, Interaction between one another, real communication, has been abandoned unfortunately. The world in " Wall-E" is filled with heavy trend of boredom. 

In a way that society in " Wall-E" depend on those robots, I wonder what would happen if all the robots broke down all the sudden. 

Everyone seems to be not working; therefore, what if there's no robot repair men among the society? 

What would happened? 

Technology may have helped the world become a better place, but it has also brought others negative impacts on society such as examples in the short clip above of " Wall-E." 

Blog Entry #4. Texting While Driving

A number of states in America have passed laws banning texting while driving. Here is why. 

Here are some facts: Texting while driving makes a crash up to 23X more likely. 82% of Americans between the age of 16-17 own cell phones, and 36% say they have texted while driving. COUNTLESS teens text while diriving, believing it's not a PROBLEM, but It's a problem.






How to prevent these crashes?

 

Blog Entry #3: Technology Today

"We're changing the world with technology." 
--Bill Gates

It's simple, We live in a society dependent on technology. Ever wonder how many people in a country own a Smart Phone, or how many songs are being downloaded illegally? The above short video gives us a broad perspective on our everyday's use of technology. Technology have been a part of our lives for so long that we some times forget how it is effecting the world we live in. 

This statistic shows that the average american spend more time listening to the radio, in this case 14%, than reading the magazines or the newspapers, which is only 6%.  

In other words, the use of technology is blooming throughout the years. 

Entry #2. The Economy Where We Live

Wendell Berry, an American novelist, poet, and environmental activist once claimed, " In a society in which nearly everybody is dominated by somebody else's mind or by a disembodied mind, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn the truth about the activities of governments and corporations, about the quality or value of products, or about the health's of one's own place and economy." That is to say it is essential for everyone to understand at least the basic operation of his/her nation's economy.

        

  Have you ever thought about the economy where we live in?

                            

                                  In the economy where we live in, both producers and the government's decisions decide which goods and services are produced and how they are allocated. That economy is called " Mixed Economy." Mixed economy offer more freedoms than any other economies, such as command economy. For instance, it gives companies the freedom to make their own decisions, buy, sale, fire, hire as much as the need when necessary. One such example can be found in the United States today. 

It also allows competitions between producers. In this case, two producers can make the same product and see which one gets more customers. However, when one loses enough customers, he can pair with the other producers or accepts that winner takes all.

And of course the government plays a huge role in our economy: to protect the public and to preserve private enterprise..