LOVE IS IN THE AIR

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

To humans, the most crucial thing we need in order to survive is oxygen, the air we breath. Can you live a day without food? Can you live a day without water? Can you live a day without air? I hope not, because it is just impossible. In this world, there are tons and tons of global issues; things we cause, and things we need to solve. One question I always have is which one is the vital one. Is it Human rights? Is it Feminism? Once I made up my mind, I know that what we need to save first are the trees, because if we don’t, then we cannot live. I think we should all work together into solving one problem; otherwise, nothing will be solved.

In each year, a forest as big as Panama are being torn down. In each year, a tree as old as all your ancestors ages added up are being cut, and burned, and made so that you could use it once and throw it away carelessly. And in the next 25 years, 28,000 species might be gone, some of which you have never seen before. Forests are like our lungs; they absorb carbon and release oxygen which is the most abundant compound for lives. It is plain - trees are important, we destroy trees, trees are what we need save, and trees are the ones that save our life.

Common Causes of Deforestation

1. Land for housing and urbanization
2. Harvesting timber for paper and tissue
3. Plantations for cash crops
4. Land use for ranching

Interesting Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLJscAlk1M

Solving deforestation is really easy. One is to stop cutting down trees, two is to plant trees, and three is to “JUST DO IT.” Forests are like lungs of our world, and by constantly destroying them are like destroying ourselves.  We all have power,  If only the power of our two hands and two feet are use to build rather than destroy and used for caring rather than destroying. I really want to know what our world would be like in the future where greed is less important to us than good.

Fifty Shades of Blue

Fifty Shade of Blue What is the most important thing in you life? I’ll tell ya, it is not your girl friend, not your boyfriend, or even your family and friend, or even the erotic movie “ Fifty Shade of Gray”. Lacking these things will not kill you! Repeat, lacking these will not kill you. The things that are fundamental to life and will kill you if you don’t have them are: oxygen you breath in every single second, water you drink every single day, and food you eat every single day. As my heading foreshadow, I will be discussing water in this blog. There are 7 billions people in the world, but 1 billion don’t have access to clean water. 1 out of 7 people do not have clean water to drink from. 1 burger = 6 gallons of water. 70% of water sources are for agriculture. Each day there are 4500 kid, who died because of water related disease. Water related disease have killed more people than any war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLT4y7nFhAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLT4y7nFhA People think of water as limitless, but the dark truth is that it is not. We are using water like it will never run out. What we need to think is that there is only 3 percent of the world’s water is freshwater which we need to share with 7 billion more people who live on the same earth. One perfect way we could do to save water is by consuming less meat. As you know, most water is wasted for raising animals and agricultural use. Change from a burgers to salads, and you would save more than 5 gallons of water, and get much healthier in the process. Humans have brains to think, so think.

MORE THAN A BAG!

More Than A Bag

Plastic could be anywhere; in the air, in the water, in the landfill, in your food, and in your stomach. If you think fish and the small animals are the only organisms that get affected by all the plastic we produce, then you are wrong. When you go out to eat lunch, you might think that what you ate are fish and chips, but maybe the fish is contaminated with BPA, a dangerous substance that are in fish, who consume small plastic particles. Can you imagine if you are eating plastic? We are eating plastic!

Eating plastic and BPA might not cause you trouble now, but I am a hundred percent sure that by the time you reach 60 years old, you will regret it. At this rate, we are using a lot of plastic wastefully. Imagine, where can we keep it? Plastic lasts for a lifetime or even more. By “ a lifetime”, I literally really mean it! Imagine, from when you were born until the day you die, plastic will never disappear. It is quite possible that maybe the plastic you see in the ocean are actually older than you are. JUST A FACT.

Women Work More, But are Still Paid Less!

“The informal slogan of the Decade of Women became “Women do two-thirds of the world’s work, receive 10 percent of the world’s income and own 1 percent of the means of production.”— Richard H. Robbins, Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism,

(Allyn and Bacon, 1999), p. 354   

In every country in the world, women continue to be paid less than men even though they do the same amount of work. Over the past 10 years, women have accomplished as much as men. Women earn an average of ⅔ of men’s  wages, and sometimes, they are denied opportunities that lead to better jobs. It’s like the world does not trust women to do top jobs because they think less of women than of men. More women work outside the home, and when they look for jobs, they are only offered ones that are in the lower echelons of the workforce. Despite the fact that they have the capability to work in these positions, they are often denied executive positions due to their gender. Just because of their gender, they are treated differently, and it is not right. If the person is suitable for a job, then they should get it regardless of what gender they are or what religion they believe in.

An example is the employers in Bangladesh. They believe that women are willing and able to work longer hours for less pay. They make up to 85% of the workforce, but are earning the minimum wage of $37 USD a month, which is $0.22 an hour. Bangladesh women are the lowest underpaid laborers in the world.  

The capability of women to work in important jobs should be recognized. For example, like the current Thai president Ying-lak wasn’t turned down for running in the election for president. People believed in what Ying-Lak is capable of, so that’s why the people voted for her to lead the country.

Women need equal pay for equal work. Many of them faint from exhaustion during the work day and some are poor and suffer. This applies to women all over the world, no matter what job or the level of the job. Women should be treated the same as men and be payed as much as men, and should permitted to work in the same jobs as men.

Sexism, Feminism, and Man-Hating

Lately, incorrect notions about feminism seem to be going around quite a bit. I don’t know how or why it happened, but the word “feminism” has been given a negative connotation- it’s somehow become synonymous to “man-hating”. It makes men uncomfortable, if not intimidated or disgusted, and it makes women hesitant to use it. But it shouldn’t be that way. Feminists aren’t beating men to the ground or stealing every man’s job or trying to run the world. In fact, all we’re doing is working against stereotypes and old traditions that label us as “weak” and “incapable”. We’re fighting so that women and men can stand on the same ground.

My friend once asked, “Why are feminists making everything such a big deal? I’m a girl and I don’t feel oppressed or mistreated. Aren’t men and women already equal?” Now, this is the product of ignorance. Don’t get me wrong, she’s my friend and I love her, but thoughts like this can drive me crazy sometimes, because the answer is a big huge NO. NO, men and women are not already equal. And NO, just because you don’t feel oppressed, does not mean other women are not. My friends and I, we’re lucky because we are part of the small percentage of women who are able to receive proper education and live in a mostly non-discriminating society. But still, sexism exists. It may not be very noticeable, but it’s there, weaved into our daily lives.

Sexism is when women are expected to do all the cooking and house chores because “men aren’t as good at it” and “it’s the wife’s job”. It’s not. We can’t just generalize and say that all men can’t cook and all women are good at doing chores; it depends on the individual. Sexism is when a guy is called a “girl” or “the p- word” for displaying emotion or fear. What’s wrong with crying or feeling scared? Is it weak? No it’s human nature. Does it have anything to do with being a girl? No it doesn’t. Sexism is when a woman is raped and the first question asked is “what was she wearing?” Instead of telling the girl how to dress, tell the man that rape is not okay no matter under what circumstances. If he’s strong enough to force a woman into sex, he’s definitely strong enough to control himself. Sexism is when a girl, somewhere in the world, is being denied of her rights to education because of her gender. Sexism is when a boy who sleeps with many girls is praised by his friends but a girl who does the same is labeled “slut”, “hoe”, “bitch”.

But sexism is not solely men’s fault. Women participate in all these things too, and some even have the belief inscribed into their minds that they are the weaker one. And that’s why we need to educate people and raise awareness. Eliminating sexism is not something that can be done only by women or men, it’s something that everyone has to take part in.