Blog Post #10.

North Korea: What would you do if you were President Obama?

If I were President Obama and I had the opportunity to address the situation in North Korea I would  work on three main problems; human rights issues, the nuclear weapon development and Kim Jong Un.  Even though these three issues are complex, they connect to each other directly. By addressing Kim Jong Un, the solutions for the two other issues would be resolved aswell. Without Kim Jong Un's dictatorship, their would be not nuclear weapons nor human rights issues. If I were Obama, I would create a peace treaty with not only North Korea, but also with South Korea, China and Russia. The reason why I chose these three nations is because South Korea is being directly affected by the North and China and Russia are strong nations with Veto power in the United Nations Security Council. This treaty would state that the United States would like to extent peace to North Korea in exchange for dismantling their nuclear program. If they were to refuse this offer and or break the treaty, the United States would not hesitate to attack North Korea. Due to the United States and their powerful army/nuclear weapons, I have no doubts that they would loose this battle. Of course this plan of action would be our last resort. By having China and Russia sign onto this treaty, it would mean that two of the strongest nations in not only the middle east but in the world could help to monitor the activity taking place in North Korea. I am aware that China has chosen to not intervene in order to maintain their high economic status in the east, but just by helping to cease North Korea's nuclear development, their economy status would not be in jeopardy.

Blog Post #9.

The Sexualization of Mainstream Society -- Is it a problem?

I believe that the sexualization of society is in fact a problem because it contaminates the minds of not only the youth population, but the adult as well. Sexualization commonly refers to women. Men, associate their sexual fantasies about women in degrading manors. This has become an issue in society and is mentally and physically damaging young and older women. Even in the corporate world, women are viewed as sexual objects rather than judged on their intellectual capabilities. Sexualization will only worsen as a result of the development of society. 

Blog Post #8.

Poverty: What role should the wealthy nations of the world, like Canada and the United States, play in easing the suffering of the world's poorest people? What responsibility do the wealthiest people have in tackling global poverty?

Wealthy nations of the World are the perfect solution to the world’s poverty. Nations such as the United States and Canada can step up and aid the underdeveloped countries in relieving some of their poverty stress. For example, they can assemble and discuss ways in which they can aid the countries, by providing them with clean water wells and building facilities where children can attend school. Although, many of the world’s wealthiest people do donate their money to charities, they can step up their donations internationally to more underdeveloped countries. 

Blog Post #7.

Connecticut School Shooting: What does this event teach us about society?

On December 14th, 2012, 26 people were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary School-20 of them children. The shooter was 20 year old Adam Lanza who later killed himself after his rampage. This event has spread all across the world gaining the attention of citizens everywhere. The firearm laws in the United States need to be altered. Adam Lanza has access to his mothers weapons that were kept in the basement close to his room. Even though the mother had all her weapons registered, she should have kept them locked up where they could not be accessed by anyone but her. This teaches us that society has become outrageous. This shooting has deeply disturbed me and my prayers go out to the poor families affected by this. May they rest in peace. 

Blog Post #6.

Israel Settlement Building: Do you agree with Israel's decision to resume the settlement building in the E1 zone? why?

I do not agree with Israel's decision to re build settlement camps in the E1 zones. This will cause greater problems between Israel and Palestine. By Israel rebuilding, they are breaking the truce and this will only make Palestine angry and more likely to attack. Since Israel has broken the truce, Palestine will rebel and begin to construct more nuclear missiles to launch over to the West Bank. This conflict will never get resolved if both sides cannot stay devoted to the truce.

Blog Post #4. Gapminder.org

As income increases, the ratio of females to males who can, with understanding, read and write a short statement on their every day life increase as well. This can perhaps be explained because as money increases their access to education becomes much more accessible. Thus ranking them in a higher economic status. 

By: Shelbie Reid and Emily Greco

Blog Post #5.

World Issues Conference: Reflection

For the World Issues Conference, I was the grade 12 leader for the "Iran Nuclear Weapon Development". My grade eight presenters were well prepared and took up the majority of their presentation period. They covered the important aspects of the nuclear weapon development in Iran and Israel. They had wrap up discussion questions and they themselves were able to elaborate on questions and certain points. I was apart of the water filtering simulation. I found that this was very successful and that the students discovered the underlying message behind the simulation. The highlight of the day was when Marc Kielburger spoke to the group and also the musical performances. These two events really gained the attention of the students. Overall, I found that it was a very successful day.