It starts with you

I was doing my ethics homework and I got this idea of doing this blog post about it. I mean, we are all talking about global problems, problems in our society or in other societies; and we should really start to take some action for every one of them.

As answered some questions about values I came to the sense that it starts at the individual level. We know what values are, we have a moral code, we know what right and what is wrong. We should all think about the actions we do every day, even when you brush your teeth, you should think about it and consider if there is something you could do to make it be better to conrtibute for a greater good. Big steps start with small actions, lets save water, treat everyone with respect, don't throw trash on the floor, use your car less, be honest, be responsible, be respectful, and do all the good things that you can do. Every day when you are about to go to sleep, think back on your day and see what you did to help, trust me, you will feel better.

ELEVEN MINUTES

Last night I finished reading a book of one of my favorite authors Paulo Cohelo. The book is named Eleven Minutes, when I finished reading the book I went with my mom and started giving her a breif description about the book because I wanted her to read it. The book is about a Brazilian poor girl looking for opportunities in the big cities, suddenly she was involved in a prostituion work. The conflict was that when the girl started earning money she taught that with that job she can actually get everything she had always dreamed, and thing like that. My mom was really interested in what I was talking, but she interrupted me beacuse she remebered something she saw on TV in the morning. She started telling me about a program she saw of prostitution, but that it was really weird beacuse many time we associate the word prostitution with a low class girl, the thing is that in this program the girls that where in this kind of job where middle class and high class girls that where trying like in the book get things that they have always dreamed about having like bags, jewelery, shoes ETC. So when my mom told me about this I looked some articles in internet, and I found one of UNICEF that a recent survey talks about this problem that it not only affect low classes. I think that this is really bad for every girl not only for middle an high class girls even for low class girls and of course also boys. This is another thing we should have more in consideration like many other problems this is also important.

Water scarcity

Water scarcity is a problem we have heard too much about. There is not enough water, we have to save it, the "tandeo" is the way, etc. But on the other side we hear the rivers are flowing full with water, the dams are overflowing and cities are in danger of flooding. So is there really so little water?

I think the government is trying to create some kind of fear and to change our behavior towards the use of water, by manipulating the information and starting this system to distribute water. Now we are aware we have to spare water, but why if it is so scarce they are charging us so little. I think it is because water is essential for our survival, we use it every day at all hours, they can't take that away from us by charging us more because lots of people wouldn't be able to afford it; for me this would be the same as taking food away from them. So i think the tandeo would be a good idea for this moment, but it's only making the state lose more money and water, because in several parts of the city the pipes aren't working well, so there are leaks and water gets everywhere but where it needs to get. So in theory it would be a great system to start now and don't leave it until there is actually no water, but it isn't being done properly.

Inequality and discrimination

In current times inequality is more noticeable than ever. The difference between classes is bigger, the middle class is the smallest group, and as always the social class or category means a lot to people. Inequality to me means the unfair difference of opportunities that the richest people get compared to the ones that the poorest get. Seeing it this way we can understand that inequality means that there is also a part called discrimination that gets involved.

Discrimination means the unfair treatment of a group of people according to specific characteristics, such as category, that includes prejudice.I think we all understand why this is wrong, but sometimes we don't even notice we are judging someone.

As I already said inequality leads to discrimination, but it happens the other way around too. When a person is looking for a job looks affect too. The presentation of the person is also important, the people who are considering hiring make a judgement, if they don't like it they discriminate this person. This happens all the time but we don't really think it's wrong because someone with a job like, for example, a salesman, has to have a good presentation. Therefore, this person won't get this really good job, he would find it harder to find another and he probably won't , this means he would be earning no money: Inequality.

So inequality leads to discrimination, I am sure this is wrong; but when it's the other way around it is unfair for some people, but it is the most convenient for the others.

Obviously this problem does not end here, this also has to do with the lack of education, job distribution, overpopulation, poverty and so on. This is a big problem involving many others that has to get deeper into to fully understand and know what to do about it and how.

Unemployment in Hermosillo

As we have seen in class unemployment is an issue that derives from overpopulation. It has to do with the distribution of jobs and not having enough for all the people. This later on leads to immigration and so on. But right now we are focusing in how we can see unemployment in Mexico. I think we all are aware that this is a problem that has been talked about since a long time ago, but right now it is only getting worst.

With the change in the government in September many people have lost their jobs in government offices. There was more employees than needed, and those people were fired. Even here in Hermosillo, at the former "Hospital Materno Infantil", there were what they call temporal workers. These people have a contract for six months and they renewed it every time it finished with the last government. When it changed these people weren't payed for a month, but when they did, they fired them. I understand that they are trying to save money and maybe even think about efficiency, but some of them were known for being really good at what they did. Taking away their jobs from people just to do so is not a good reason, maybe saving money is, but there are more things than that to take into consideration. This actions aren't fair, they are not well thought, and it isn't the thing that would lead them to be better.

Global Warming

Global warming is the increase of the temperature at the Earth’s surface. Global warming is global issue, which has become the most complicated issue facing world nowadays. The Scientifics are warning of this situation more and more. On the other hand, the technological, economic and political issues that have to be resolved before a concerted worldwide effort to reduce emissions can begin have gotten no simpler, particularly in the face of a global economic slowdown.

This issue is affecting to all of us, and very different aspects. For example, we are now suffering the drastically climate changes. And also all the natural disasters that are happening right now are because of this. We know that the poles are melting down and in a few years some communities could get flooded and a lot of people and also animals are going to die. Unfortunately, also because of the drastical climate changes animals are dying, because they can’t get adapted to it. I think we should make something right now! Every person can apport something to our world; to ecology. For example, we can recycle. Make programs at school of ecology, there are a lot of things we can do!

Looking For Water

Had the future already reached us? This is a question I always ask when I forget that at 11 p.m. I don't have water anymore at home at that hour. The cistern of my house isn't woriking so well, so I have to watch out the clock and be sure to finish all the things I have to do with water before 11 p.m. reaches me. That's when I started really appreciating this valuable resource. Do we always have to loss something in order to appreciate it? I think the answer is yes, especially vital resources that have a lot of uses. I really miss the times when I always count on water to be there for me whenever I want. Sadly, the mistreatment of it and the location of this city doesn't help the situation. It's really uncomfrtable to really go this extent. I think that the previous authorities didn't really think of this issue, and now it's very easy to them to apply this measurements so everyone can have access to it. Can the lack of rains in this little city be related to the whole global warming issue out there? Maybe it is. This can only be the beginning of the climate change chaos, if we continue on the same path. And, I can recall, we depend hugely in this resource. But, can we do something to help the situation or do we have to wait for the government to do something? I think that at least we can treat better this type of vital resources. Just use the quantity that is needed. There are some tips we can all follow. For example, water the plants and grass at night avoids the water from being evaporated so quickly, especially with the intense heat we get in the summer. Another problem I found is that if we only get from 6-14 hours of water a day, should we pay less for it? I think that no. I always have thought that electricity costs are very high compared to the cheap facture we receive of the water. I think we should pay it backwards. Water is clearly more important than electricity. First of all, we can live without it! Electricity has also its importance, but let's wait some time in order to see our priorities with the effects this will cause. Also, the city of Hermosillo is growing very quickly. How can we assure this resource if the city is expanding each day? Not only the goverment should do something, even though they "promised" water; but we, as part of this community, beware of the use we give to the water. We souldn't play with nature. I hope we don't finish buying bottled water to take a bath, watch dishes, water plants, personal hygiene, etc.