Friday, April 29, 2011
Immigration
Though i was not present for the immigration pane, nor do I really have a decent amount of knowledge on immigration or what it feels like to be one. I will say i believe i can relate to what i have heard about immigration. When someone is considered an immigrant they are treated like outsiders by the government, and not neccesarily the people. They have different rules to follow as well as the ones alredy set for the state. They also have restrictions to some extent, such as the right to vote after a couple of years of being a citizen. I dont know what it truly means to be an immingran, and i dont know how it feels. My guess is that they are being treated unfairly and its becomming a bigger issue everyday.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Womens rights
I am doing a research paper on womens rights. I feel it would be interesting to see just how differently women are treated in diferent societies. Though women gianed thier rights in the 1920's, we are still treated unfairly in society, especially when it comes to working and even still education. I want to know why? I want to see if there is a way that we can change this. I also just want to research this topic beuase we women are limited in a male dominated society and i feel that this is enslavement in a way. Men made our laws and any women in politics has to go to a man in charge with power to get an action that has to deal with the country approved. But in diferent societeis women are treated different. Based on the overall culture women are treated either as if they dont exist or like queens. There was a time when in Afrieca their women ruled like Queens and thier men as ings there was a respect for the opposing gender. My paper will point out the differences of the womens role in culture society and politics.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Food Inc
Corporations and the Government, collaborate together when it comes to illegal immigration. Robert Kenner, displays this well in his movie Food Inc. In here we see the immigrant workers being picked up from thier houses by the police, and are being jailed. The police even took the children if the parents were not there. The corporations are allowed to keep immigrants as long as they give up 15, names a day to the police. Even though when he said this, he was referring to the cows and pigs, his statement also reflects on this situation well. An organic farmer Joel Salatin says; We've become successful at hitting the wrong bullzide, at the wrong target." This could mean that we Americans as a country are going after the wrong people and are not asking the right questions, instead asking all the wrong ones and turning a blind eye to the wrong, since it is easier to do. We have become well accustomed with doing wrong. The Government, need break its bond with the corporations and shut them down. Its time for the Government to take its control back.
Monday, April 4, 2011
A bug that kills children (Fast Food Nation)
Ecoli is a deadly bacterial disease, that can develops into Hemolytic uremic syndrome, (HUS). This can lead to severe health problems such as kidney failure, anemia, or internal bleeding, staatistically 5% of children are killed by this disease and survivors are left with highly sever disabilities such as blindness or brain damage.
Whats in the Meat (eric Schlossers' Fast Food Nation)
At the age of six, Lauren Beth Rouldolph died, after eating a Jack In The Box Hamburger. This was one of the many death cases, that was reported in Eric Schlosser "Fast Food Nation", due to e coli.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Feedlots
Feedlots are plot of ground that is often located near a stockyard. This is where livestock are gathered to be fattened up for market. The grain given to these animals is aided by anabolic steroids that is implanted into the animals ears. (150, schlossers' Fast Food Nation). This is the start of prodction. Production starts on the farm with the farmers or the growers. The people who take these positions are placed under high and strict rules, on how to raise thier animals inorder for them to be able to sell them to the companies. What modifying what these animals eat the food that we know as a hamburger is later modified as well. Once a chemical is taken out of its form it cannot go back to its original form. This is known as food engineering, (111).
Feedlot production is about control and demand. A farmer named Monfort, who later became the Ken Monfort, the owner of many slaughter houses. He would control his sales and timing of livestock by feeding the cattle year round a new type of food. The grain, instead of grass. The corporations control how the food is raised and they put it on the market. If animals are not fat enough, and has not been given the anabolic steroids thenthey are not worthy of profit.
Feedlots make the selling possible. The farmers can grow they animals the way the corporations want them to.
Feedlot production is about control and demand. A farmer named Monfort, who later became the Ken Monfort, the owner of many slaughter houses. He would control his sales and timing of livestock by feeding the cattle year round a new type of food. The grain, instead of grass. The corporations control how the food is raised and they put it on the market. If animals are not fat enough, and has not been given the anabolic steroids thenthey are not worthy of profit.
Feedlots make the selling possible. The farmers can grow they animals the way the corporations want them to.
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