Official Start Time: 12:30 a.m.
Date: 5/16/09
Official End Time: 1:30 a.m.
If there has been one word that has followed me throughout this year, it has to be the word definition. In context, definition is the way we define a certain word or action. For instance, by definition a car is a vehicle that consumers use to travel from place to another. The same however can be applied to an action such as violence: the physical act of causing someone harm. The issue we are faced with is when definition limits our understanding of a certain situation. By definition, we lack to consider different cultural points of view and the gray area that gives violence life.
I say this as we look at the evil in today’s world and how we are so quick to use definition to point the finger at the things that are wrong and not at the things that could make it better. Half the problem is ignorance, the other half is greed. Combined these elements, at least by definition, make us indestructible; but why? Why should we, as a global society, ignore the actions of our fellow man? Why should we care about the hundreds of people suffering at the hands of poor leaders and situations that many would deem inhumane?
The source leads back to greed and how through ignorance we are allowed the freedom to do as we please without any consent to our fellow man. In America, it would be un-American to kick a pregnant women going into labor out on her back. Because of situations like these, tax payers pay additional taxes to the government so that a women like that can receive the best treatment in her time of need. The issue America has been in, not just today but since probably the creation of welfare, is why should I have to pay for the mistakes of another person?
Is greed enough of a reason to justify a capitalistic society? Do socialistic ideas cripple us as a society or do they promote nationalism? These are the line drawn when it comes to arguing how America should approach thinks like welfare and medicare? For the most part, we are the only country in the world that provides welfare and medicare to people who are incapable of work. We are the only non-socialistic society that focuses so much on providing socialistic ideas to a capitalistic society. These actions are what have made America so powerful. The idea that as an American you are safe and will be protected in your time of need is what has instilled this level of nationalism, but as the 21st century continues to level the playing field, many realize that American isn’t the only nation for future success as global powers like China and Europe continue to grow.
By eliminating welfare and medicare to those who are incapable of work, we are betraying the fundamental institutions by which society stands. Society is formed when a group of people come together in order to survive and prosper. Each member in society plays his/her role and works towards building on the foundation upon which the society was founded. These ideals are socialistic and it is therefore impossible to eliminate them without eliminating the unity that society instills upon each member. These elements are what make it possible for men and women to have children and continue to push the human race forward with the support of a group of individuals who stand in the same position, aiming to strive for a better life in a cruel world.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 5/16/09
Official End Time: 1:30 a.m.
If there has been one word that has followed me throughout this year, it has to be the word definition. In context, definition is the way we define a certain word or action. For instance, by definition a car is a vehicle that consumers use to travel from place to another. The same however can be applied to an action such as violence: the physical act of causing someone harm. The issue we are faced with is when definition limits our understanding of a certain situation. By definition, we lack to consider different cultural points of view and the gray area that gives violence life.
I say this as we look at the evil in today’s world and how we are so quick to use definition to point the finger at the things that are wrong and not at the things that could make it better. Half the problem is ignorance, the other half is greed. Combined these elements, at least by definition, make us indestructible; but why? Why should we, as a global society, ignore the actions of our fellow man? Why should we care about the hundreds of people suffering at the hands of poor leaders and situations that many would deem inhumane?
The source leads back to greed and how through ignorance we are allowed the freedom to do as we please without any consent to our fellow man. In America, it would be un-American to kick a pregnant women going into labor out on her back. Because of situations like these, tax payers pay additional taxes to the government so that a women like that can receive the best treatment in her time of need. The issue America has been in, not just today but since probably the creation of welfare, is why should I have to pay for the mistakes of another person?
Is greed enough of a reason to justify a capitalistic society? Do socialistic ideas cripple us as a society or do they promote nationalism? These are the line drawn when it comes to arguing how America should approach thinks like welfare and medicare? For the most part, we are the only country in the world that provides welfare and medicare to people who are incapable of work. We are the only non-socialistic society that focuses so much on providing socialistic ideas to a capitalistic society. These actions are what have made America so powerful. The idea that as an American you are safe and will be protected in your time of need is what has instilled this level of nationalism, but as the 21st century continues to level the playing field, many realize that American isn’t the only nation for future success as global powers like China and Europe continue to grow.
By eliminating welfare and medicare to those who are incapable of work, we are betraying the fundamental institutions by which society stands. Society is formed when a group of people come together in order to survive and prosper. Each member in society plays his/her role and works towards building on the foundation upon which the society was founded. These ideals are socialistic and it is therefore impossible to eliminate them without eliminating the unity that society instills upon each member. These elements are what make it possible for men and women to have children and continue to push the human race forward with the support of a group of individuals who stand in the same position, aiming to strive for a better life in a cruel world.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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