"One Child Policy"

In China they have a thing called "family planning". Adults in China are only supposed to have one child to reduce their giant population. It is a way to control their quickly growing population. While they are very strict on this, there are many exceptions. Families who live in rural areas can have another child only if the first is a girl or disabled. This is so the family can carry on the family name. Also those parents who don't have siblings are allowed to have more than one child. Lately they have been more relaxed on this policy.

This idea was introduced in 1979 because of environmental and social issues. It was said that from the time it started to 2009, there were 200 million children that weren't born because of this policy. This policy is very controversial because it has lead to abortions and the possible cause of gender imbalance.

In the letter I wrote that talked about this, she said her parents had to pay extra money to have another child. She was the first child and they had to pay for her brother because of the family planning. Many people that I read about have such small families. I never knew it was because of this family planning policy.

I chose this topic because I found it extremely interesting. The fact that they have to pay for other children is strange to me. Here we can have as many kids as we want, often too many. I think it would be so weird to live somewhere where the population is so high that we have to limit the number of kids one can have. I can't believe they have so many issues that are related to their population. I couldn't imagine living in a place with that many people. I would probably feel so clasterphobic 24/7. I feel sad for them that people can't have brothers and sisters unless they can afford it. Or they never experience that because of where they live. I understand why they do it, it's obviously very nessecary. But I feel so sad for them!

I think it is a good idea for them to do this. They have so many issues with environment. They have the most pollution in the entire world and this is a direct cause of population growth. If they didn't have this policy their population would just continue to grow and the problems would increase. It's insane how many people they have, but it is definitely a need for them.

http://www.medizin-ethik.ch/publik/family_planning.htm

Service Learning Project

Hunger in the Homeless Community

Gloal Perspectives Response

Using global perspectives to solve local problems:
If we look globally and see the ways other societies solve problems it can help us tremendously. We need to use our resources around us to help better our own society. Having a broader perspective can help us be more effective in our own community. It also opens our eyes and shows everyone what else is going on in the world. What we do globally can affect us locally and vice versa.

I believe that if we are more aware of what's going on in the world will definitely help us. We can see how they are solving problems and use that to fix our own. We all have very similar problems and we can help each other to all have a better society. If one country is doing it right we should use them as an example to help our own situations.

http://ucpsarnet.iglooprojects.org/forums/interestgrsexualitys/globalperspectiveonlocalcommunityissues


"The One Who Builds" film screening
This movie is about a once refugee who is now trying to give back to those who were in the same position he was in. He helps people get established in America. He tries to make them feel as if they are at home and not a foreigner.

I think this documentary is really inspiring. I only watched the trailer and read a quick summary, but that still impacted me. This man has so much kindness and all he wants to do is have people feel welcome. He was in there shoes and knows exactly what it's like. I think it's incredible that he is trying to make it better for people who dealt with the same things.

http://theonewhobuilds.wordpress.com/



How the Internet shrinks our world while expanding our horizons

There are many advantages and disadvantages with the internet in our society. Some advantages include the wide variety of information. This allows us to know so much more than we ever did before. Also being able to connect globally is a huge deal. Without the internet, communication was much harder. There are some disadvantages, though. The information you put on the internet is never safe. This is a huge problem with what we can and should share on the web. We are limited in that aspect. There is also the fact that it is always changing and we can never keep up.

I think with technology and the internet it has provided us with great things. We should never look at it negatively. Without the internet there is a lot that wouldn't exist to this day. I think the internet does more good than bad in the long wrong.

http://technologizer.com/2011/10/28/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-internet-as-taught-to-students-in-1996/
http://thedoghousediaries.com/4513


Health care disparities:  Global initiatives versus local responsibilities

Cancer is the second highest cause of death in Europe. This has a lot to do with how the Europeans choose to live their lives. There are little to no education on prevention. Same thing with Asia. 78% of all people who get hepatitis live in Asia or surrounding countries. There is also very little education on this.

I think it is the local community's responsibility to educate themselves on these kinds of things. A lot can be done with just education and awareness. Other countries are providing the education and it is making a difference. I think globally, countries are setting examples but it all comes down to whether or not they take the advice and follow them.

http://healthcaredisparities.com/resources/previous-papers/global-disparities/
http://globalhealthdisparities.wordpress.com/