EXTRA CREDIT RN- FOOD ISSUE

Extra Credit RN- Food Issue Razi

This article contains information regarding the food and agriculture industry of America. I believe we cannot absolutely label this article as trying to convey oppressive information but it definitely is very concerning. It reveals some of the procedures used to process the fresh produce in today’s market as well as how this process affect the economy.

The thesis in this topic seems clear. The author is calling for change of planning in agricultural development. The article states that it takes ten calories of fossil-fuel energy to produce a single calorie of modern supermarket food. This process does effect how much money is spent behind the fossil fuel that is used for processing the fruit and vegetables. Due to the fact how expensive fossil fuel has become or to derive it, we as among the leading fossil fuel consumers are also pushing other countries in to a monetary war in the agricultural sector aswell. This can be considered as a social injustice because since we use so much of the resources which is said to be over nineteen percent of the fossil fuel according to the article, we increase the greenhouse gases and global warming and drilling for more fossil fuel.

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Bring, on Monday, your questions about the essay and grammar.

-Olivia

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Extra Credit Reading Note-Image Based Razi

This assignment contained images that showed a degree of oppression in the society it has captured. These images show how the people of Baghdad are moving on with their life by building their communities with the resources that are left with them. Images reveal the schools that are being functionalized and conducted, and also the ones that we being constructed and left with half constructed building due to the war. Students are also shown with happy faces, ready to take on the school year.
Thesis in this assignment appears to be about the after math of a society, a culture and the norm of life that was once a part of life in Baghdad before the war began. These images reveal the after math of dominance or cultural imperialism of one country upon another. Theme here is about a reform in the society. Some images show some educational buildings being operated again and the students are beginning to take education seriously by studying and attending school. These images basically reveal a cycle of series that take place during and after the act of oppression. The images I have seen that were taken in similar times did not show a similar results of after math. The reform took a longer time for images that I have seen from the war between Serbia and Bosnia. This can bring about discussion of how long it takes a society to develop and catch up to the rest of the world after a war. I would research on war reform timeline, international aid after the war and economic ties during war I have not found words that were so new.

Don't Forget!

There are extra credit RNS in two different posts below.

The Bridge Essay is due Monday.

You should be working on your Social Justice Documentation Project right now (recording interviews, taking pictures, drawing pictures, painting, sculpting, composing songs, writing poems, whatever).

Hello

This is the note I just sent to our librarian:

Hi, Mary.

On Monday, my students will be making a master list of topics. Today, they turned in proposals for their Social Justice Documentation projects, which inform their research papers.

Anyway, I thought I'd send you what we have right now.

Issues of Discrimination in Chicago Housing
Social Concerns for People with Cerebral Palsy
Treatment of Immigrants by Border Patrol Agents
Mexican Women in the Workforce
Poverty in Mexico
Marriage across Ethnic Boundaries (?)
Persecution of Bahais in Iran
Discrimination against the Elderly
Violence and Poverty in Third World Countries
Suppression of Rebellion in Burma (Myanmar)
Media Coverage of Darfur
Domestic Abuse in Arranged Marriages
The Role of Women in 1950s America
The Serbian-Bosnian Conflict


I'll e-mail whatever else we have on Monday. See you Wednesday.

Thanks.
Olivia

Reading Notes # 12

Huda Biabani

Reading Notes # 12

The thesis I have gathered from this reading is that the author is trying to show us in a sense how ugly a place can get especially around the time of war. The country who is in war with your country usually tends to take over your country and change all of the rules. There are so many more restrictions, people being watched by spies all the time, and no one walking in the streets are happy. When a group tries to protest three hundred of them die from being shot at by their own military.

The themes I see are violence, poverty, cultural imperialism, and powerlessness…

This reading reminds me a lot of what is going on around the world today. People all over the world are facing problems and restrictions like these in their own countries. They don’t have their peace of mind anymore. When they walk out of their houses, they can’t walk over to their neighbor’s house and expect their neighbor to welcome them happily when they are down because their neighbor is going through the same thing they are. When I read stories like these I keep thinking of the images of poor innocent children homeless, dying, and having to see their loved ones die. Then I think of “The Kite Runner” how the two boys from the book were so happy in the beginning. Even though there would be some bullying around, they still were living peacefully, having nice social gatherings, and just having fun. But once their country was attacked, everything was gone. They had to leave their country and everything they own, and everyone they love behind.

One class discussion that can possibly come out of this is what can we as the voice of America do in order to stop all of this. How can we use our freedom to help these people live normal lives again, the way the two boys from “the Kite Runner” used to live?

One thing I can possibly expand this reading into a larger topic is by talking about, the countries that we are hearing about that are in poverty, or experiencing powerlessness who are being exploited used to be invisible to the public. Once the country was attacked, and innocent people started dying the public around the world started educating themselves about who they are and what their culture is like, and one main thing is that more and more people started researching the truth.

“Their government controls nearly every aspect of their lives – what they can read, what they can say and think, where they go, how they make money.” (pg 85-86) I thought this was a nice example of how many people around the world are. Everyone seems to be controlled by the government in one way or another. This can range from very simple things to some more complex things like every action of the being because they are being watched by a spy at all times. Or some more simple things like playing with a toy. The media these days have started to control children minds by introducing a toy in a specific way. After watching the commercial the children feel restricted to play with a toy in a certain way. Take Barbie for example, little girls are forced to think that the only way to play with a Barbie is by buying a Barbie house and playing something like family with a Ken Barbie and a baby Barbie. Before girls used to have a wider imagination, many women learned how to sew by making outfits for their dolls.

Women who exploit men, Respnse

that video was actually pretty interesting... but i think this mans view has alot to do with his parent divorce, and thats the problem these days. The divorce rate is increasing so much that children at such young ages need to experience going to court and all of these nasty fights. Which scars them for their future. They in return can never trust anyone. Everything always has a domino effect to it. The parents fight, the children see that, they can't stand it, and since all they ever see is thier parents fighting they have a hard time opening up to anyone because they are afraid of commitment, because they think their relationship will turn out like that too. And then the marriage rate decreases. and it all just keeps going down hill like that.

Reading Notes #12: Rock the Junta

1.
How would you feel that all your action and words were controlled? Its a scary time in our world and I believe that not only in America but all over the world there should be freedom of speech and action in our own personal lives. The people in Burma are so closely guarded by every aspect of their lives. Not just in at there place of work, but also in their personal lives. If a person makes a wrong statement they could be punished and even imprisoned. Even the media in Burma is censored. If a certain rock band is singing songs of Christianity the government will either change it themselves or make the artist(s) change it.

2.
The theme of the article, I believe, is not just powerlessness but also muteness. People in Burma are not just controlled by their actions, but also their words. As written in the article a man was protesting and on his banner said: "Freedom." He was imprisoned for seven years. I believe that such a punishment is preposterous.

3.
The article "Rock the Junta" reminds me of a comic strip named "Pyongyan: A Journey in North Korea." Both countries are strongly ruled and there does not seem to be any room for creativity. People are ruled and observed very closely in every aspect of their lives.

4.
Question #1: What kind of views do you think Burma citizens have on America?
Question #2: Do you believe that the citizens of Burma are treated righteously?
Question #3: Do you believe Burma has a effective prison system? Why?

5.
Topic #1: Burma's views of the American people
Topic #2: The political hierarchy in Burma
Topic #3: The penal system of Burma

6.
- Junta: a council or committee for political or governmental purposes ; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
- Mendacious: given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth <mendacious tales of his adventures>
- Methamphetamine: an amine C₁₀H₁₅N used medically in the form of its crystalline hydrochloride especially in the treatment of obesity and often used illicitly as a stimulant —called also methedrine

(-: Women who exploit Men ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BYDMCJxE_A

Marriage and divorce are the two most important events which are happing in everybody’s life. The rate of marriage and divorce might be varied from society to society, and this depends on a lot of parameters.
Economic issues is one of the most fundamental factors which prevents the youth to get married, and the rate of divorce will be increased as a result of this crisis. As the cost of living goes up continually, and number of jobless people increased, this will leave no effect but discourage the youth of getting married and they are not interested in taking responsibility of a family and bringing up the children.
Enclosed video monitors the state of marriage and divorce in our society. In general, as video has mentioned that there are two groups of women, who have strange idea regarding marriage and try to exploit men unintentionally (Especially in first 3 minutes.)
First group are the women who are looking for a man who are wealthy with plenty of money and property so marring with this group of man is very tempting, so she gets marry, but after a short time she expect from her husband to come home early in the night and spend longer time with his family instead of being away and busy with his job for more income. The man cannot live differently of what he has been, so they find living together is intolerable and decide to end their marriage to divorce.
Second group of women who are looking a man who spend most of his time with his family, but the man does not have sufficient income to make comfortable life for his family. After a while living together she reaches to a point where this kind of life does not satisfy her anymore, so a lot of disagreement will be started and their common life turns to darkness, finally they won’t reach to a reasonable solution but divorce.
If we consider either group closely we reach a common point which is basis on today‘s American couple life, and this is nothing, but economic and wealth.

Today’s American couple life is constructed on economic and wealth that is why their common life won’t last long and end to divorce soon.
In today’s marriage, women instead of looking for someone who is wealthy enough to prepare them a luxurious life style, they should consider love and affection which makes marriage last longer.

Updates

1. Don't forget to scroll down and review the revised schedule and list of upcoming work.
2. There's also an extra credit RN option below.
3. AND! Here's another extra credit RN option (image-based): Images from Iraq

Great work so far, everyone.

RN#12

Razi
Reading notes #12
Rock the Junta

This reading contained information about the life style of Burmese people. It definitely demonstrated a cultural imperialism due to the imposing of life style demanded by the government on the citizens of Burma or Myanmar as it is now called. This would be the thesis of this article ofcourse. Throughout the article there is a fear in the people of Myanmar, a fear that stops them from expressing themselves as liberally or just freely as they can. This fear of their seems to be the theme of this article.

This article reveals that the government in this country is governed by leaders who are diplomatic and want to r

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un the country by their own suggested laws, which pretty much isolate the country from the rest of the world. There is no room for liberalism or freedom of speech in any manner, it’s the government way or the dead man’s way. This article does remind me of something similar that I have read about Korea and Japan aswell. How the government had laws set up for the system of living in their country. They control the number of reproduction in a household, which can be understandable but they fine people a five thousand dollar fine in their currency for spitting a chewing gum on the street and public spanking included aswell.

This can give rise to a discussion about how diplomatic and communist governments. If there was any research to be done on these topics I would prefer to do it on, diplomatic and communist governments how are they similar or different, how do they serve the public and how the justice system works. The only unusual word I came across was Junta which meant military coalition. In other language such as Hindi the same words actually means government.

Extra Credit RN, if you're interested

A New York Times Magazine article about food issues. Can we connect this to our themes in any way?

Extra Credit RN due Friday (posted online).

-Olivia