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After learning about the famous Greek philosophers, I would like to stand back and give myself some introspective about the matter. Care Ethics demands that we pay attention to the special relationships we have in our lives. It says that morality goes wrong when we emphasize impartiality because it’s our most caring relationships that make our lives worthwhile. Even though we might have a general love for humanity itself, we can’t beat the unconditional love that we only have with the people we know best.
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Maybe because I am not a mother yet, therefore I cannot have known how much my mother loves me, or so I think she does, but I understand the concept. I understand that giving birth to a child is not an easy thing to do; it’s sacrifices, many tears, and much pain. About parent-child relationship, Kant said: “The child is brought to this world without his consent and is placed in it by the responsible free will of others. This act, therefore, attaches an obligation to the parents to make their children- as far as their power goes- contented with the condition thus acquired. Hence the parents cannot regard their child has, in a manner, a thing of their own making; for being endowed with freedom cannot be so regarded. Nor, consequently, have they a right to destroy it as if it were their own property, or even leave it to chance.” The parents have full control of their child’s destiny from before it was born to the day it forms its own concept of life and death. With Kant’s philosophy, he would think the fact that the parents are using the child to their own good by telling them it’s their duty and it’s their debt to pay for the gift of life, is immoral; it breaks Kant’s laws of ethics. This would be using someone as mere means.
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However, if your parents gave you nothing but love and care, and when they get older, they simply cannot take care of themselves, and asked you to take care of them, would it be immoral for the parents to only want help, from their only child? And is it immoral for the child to deny the cry for help? Kant’s universal law creates a thought experiment for me. What if it is a law that the child has to repay their parents for the life they gave him, by fulfilling their conditions obliged to him. Not everyone should be a parent. There are neglected children out there, living in terrible conditions, whose parents stopped caring about them for a long time. The law would be abused by selfish and irresponsible parents. Another argument was brought up about the matter is that we owe our parents love and respects. Kant would disagree that we have any obligation to love another person because love is an emotion and emotions are not under our control. Additionally, I believe respect is earned, hence I don’t agree with the obligation to respect your parents if they are horrible and disrespectful people. With Mill, the question would be condensed to whether it’s beneficial for the greater good. If children had a moral contract with their parents, will it benefit both sides, and for the family in general?
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Mill might think the continuity of our genes is a factor contributing to the greater good of humanity, but morally, it is not wrong for us to choose to not take care of our parents when they get older, because in the past they have mistreated us, because we are enduring that presence of pain from putting up with people who have mistreated us. To Mill, there should be an extent to which we put up with our parents. You should take care of your parents out of love, not out of debt; we don’t incur any sort of debt to our parents when we were born since we were simply incapable of understanding moral contracts. I know most of my friends’ parents are seriously controlling when it comes to being successful in life, with their own definitions of success. They also use the basis of children carry a debt to them because they gave their children life itself, and no one can do that but them, hence the obligation to fulfill their impossible expectations.
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Children who were raised in such a harsh environment grow up to be adults who are always in a state of constant self-hating with low confidence. Using the moral contract as a chain to hold them back and to oppress a kind of responsibility on children to ensure that you have someone to take care of you when you get older is just awful all around. I have talked to a few parents who would constantly be bragging about their children attending prestigious schools and acing in every named musical instrument. It brought back so much unkind memories about my dad. When I met with their kids, they are terrified of their parents. It reminds me of my past as I thought raising a kid under such image-conscious parents’ hands is such a cruel thing to do. My parents wanted me to be all kinds of successful people possible; from a famous diplomat to a doctor of some sort. I had to break them out of that mentality by convincing them until they gave up when I turned seventeen.
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Before that, my dad would bring me to family get together, or dinner with friends to brag about me, represent me with this false image of perfection, overly exaggerating each of my accomplishments, so he could be seen a “successful father figure” to his friends. Other parents would do the same thing and it became a vicious cycle for the kids. It was not about the kids at the end of the day, but rather about the parents themselves. I thought it was selfish and self-absorbed. It made me incredibly self-conscious and ultimately became, a try-hard. I carried the urge of making my parents proud of their only daughter, and then continue to be a trophy for them to carry around and brag with other people. I remember the bar was raised every time my dad noticed my inferior to his friends’ kids, and it was a living nightmare. It reminds me the pride that Sir Gawain carries that he holds on so tightly that it became of his life that influenced his life decisions, in this case, my dad’s unfair expectation for me to succeed to boost his pride. All that being said, I understand my parents’ hardship, and I only came to this question because realizing that your parents are just human beings and not totems to be put on a pedestal is just a part of growing up, and I accept that. My parents might think that I bring shame to the name I carry but it’s time for me to think for myself. If I ever planned on having kids, they would be the best version of themselves and no one can change that. With that in mind, I want to end with an Emerson quote: “I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young soul to which they are totally unfit. Cannot we let people be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make that man another you. One’s enough.”
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I have learned a lot and great many things from participating and playing Chess. It has played a major role in my life by changing my entire attitude towards life. I started playing Chess when I was 9 years old. My mom used to come back to home from work with tired and sweating face. The weather would be too hot and it would feel like 45 degree celsius. She used to take me to the Chess class which is 40 mins away from my home and wait for me there till the class gets over.
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That’s the first time I saw my Mom and Dad fighting. I don’t remember anything else but the reason why she works so hard. She cried saying that all my aunts, uncles and cousin doesn’t want me to succeed and they were jealous of me. They didn’t like my mom and they teased her a lot and my Dad wasn’t supporting. I saw the first tear from my mom broke free, and the rest followed by in a stream. She sat down on the floor with her head leaning towards the wall.
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I was in my senior year at high-school with a good amount of experience in Chess by playing many tournament with a lot of practice. I was still afraid of making mistakes and getting scolded by the coach and my mom. Sometimes all those fears were true. I got lashed out all the time I made a mistake. But, I would say that all those scoldings shaped me as a complete player today. More than that, it made me as a perfect person in my life. After 9 years my dream came true. My coach came into my house with a big smile in his face. He hugged me and said “Raghul, you got the chance to prove yourself”. Everyone in my house stood silently with a confused mind. My mom’s face was so curious and I can see that she was expecting him to say that I got selected for the nationals. Yes, I got selected for National level Championship. That’s when I saw the tears roll down my Mom’s eyes for the second time. I still wonder if I slept at all that night. But I slept peacefully and comfortably, because I know that the day where I’m going to make my Mom proud was closer. When I woke up, I felt my adrenaline was flowing already.
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It was the day of the finals. It’s still early morning and the sun hasn’t risen yet, but I already got ready for the tournament was sitting in the couch silently thinking about the strategies that should be implement in the game. My mom wakes up and turns on the radio- as my dad wakes up to come and see me to make that everything was fine. After a quick breakfast, My mom drives me to the old stadium. The finals took place in the same place where I played my first ever tournament. The one hour car ride seemed like a few minutes ride. My mom pulled the car into the parking lot. It felt everything happened in a matter of seconds and the tournament has arrived quickly and yet I don’t feel confident because of the nervousness.
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My coach leads me into the tournament hall. Everyone there welcomed me. The Initials rounds went well and I won all the games. Now it was time for final round in the top table with Aravindh. There were other players in the tournament, but I never lost to any of them. He was the one who won me in my District tournament. Although my rating was greater than his, he won me in most of the games we met. But, I was pretty sure that I was going to win this game because I analyzed all the mistakes he made in previous games and found his weakness. Nevertheless, i found the path to my victory.
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The tournament hall was filled with silence and I couldn’t even hear my opponent’s breath. I sat down in the soft cushioned chair, shook my hands with the opponent, cleared all the thoughts going on in my mind, and focused on the board. I was able to feel my heartbeat. I looked at my mom before starting the game. She didn’t move a muscle. I closed my eyes to take a deep breath and calm myself down. When I opened my eyes, every cell in the body worked furiously and they were attentive. A foot step came near and I heard “ the game begins now”. The timer started and since I was playing for the white side, I made the first move. I don’t remember any moves I made. The only thing I remember was the last move I made. The checkMate. At last I won the game. That’s when I saw the tears coming out of my mom’s eyes for the third time and this time it’s out of happiness.
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This was the first time I ever won a National level tournament with my hard work, and the determination to make my mom feel proud. This one moment, this one title, changed my life forever. All the national medias were interviewing and that’s when I said “I don’t deserve the priase. My mom deserves this.” Mountains weren’t tall, The roads weren’t long, and the Sun wasn’t bright. When I requested my mom to collect the prize, I was the best son in the world.
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When I think of the word “mom” it almost seems impossible to come up with the right word to describe her. Loving, caring, beautiful, selfless, strong… Strong. That’s the best word to describe my mom. My mom’s name is Tara, she is about 5’5”, medium length blonde hair, fair skin and hazel eyes. She grew up right across the street from Queens College, in Pomonok housing then moved out to Long Island and eventually made her way back to Queens.
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She grew up in a ‘boys world’. She has three older brothers. Joseph, Michael and Paul. “I’m close to Michael and Paul, we’ve always been. Joey kind of distant himself from all of us”, she pauses for a second, “he likes to hangout with my step family”. This brought up the conversation of her step family. Her dad (my grandfather) got remarried and married the stereotypical evil stepmother. She treated my mom horribly. There was two extra bedrooms upstairs but made my mom sleep in the basement. Before I could even continue to ask more about how horrible she was, she interrupted me, playfully slammed the table, “She would literally label food. Scott (the step-family) and Alvich (my mom). I got store brand food and they got name brand food. (Key Food vs. Skippy Peanut Butter). Get the picture?” We both laughed, it’s so stupid to even think that’s normal. Years later he ended up moving to Florida with Evil Stepmother, and missed out on a lot.
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I always heard stories about the evil stepmother but I learned even more through this interview process. I found out that she treated my mom like a guest in her own house. “She made me sleep in the basement when there were two extra bedrooms upstairs and I was only allowed to shower upstairs.” My mom laughed a little, it’s crazy to think that this is even true. “She also once put a stray dog in my bedroom and it shit all over the place.” This was another reason why her relationship with her father wasn’t the best. He allowed this bitch to treat HIS daughter that way. The evil stepmother is still in the picture, she’s still alive but refuses to come over anymore. It’s always an excuse for her not coming over… “Oh she’s not feeling well or she has to watch the cats, they’re sick.” The excuses continue by grandfather.
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When my mom was 14 she was in a serious relationship and it was not with my dad. It was with her first boyfriend Chris. She loved him with all her heart. They were always together. When she was 15, my mom got pregnant. She was way too young and she had an abortion. “It wasn’t easy at all, it was an extremely hard decision to make but we weren’t ready… I was a kid. It was a bad time, I wasn’t ready and my living situation wasn’t the best. Chris wasn’t even ready”. Eventually she and Chris broke up and that’s where the true love story started.
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My mom met my dad when she was 18, they usually went to the same bars in Queens. My mom gets all annoying when she talking about my dad. “I thought he was cute but I acted like I didn’t care, he gave me his number and I lost it in the midst of moving to Long Island but he didn’t believe me.” I already heard this story a million times, no exaggeration, my dad tells me all the time. After the next few times my mom and dad met up, they eventually started seeing each other. Countless trips back and forth to Long Island to Queens, they made it work. “Your dad would drive an hour to just give me Advil.” Eventually, my mom moved in with my dad and his family.
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When my mom was 19 she got pregnant with me, which could have been super scary but my mom felt secure this time. She wa a little older and she felt safe. They got pregnant out of wedlock, they had a wedding in the hospital the day they thought I was coming into the world but I decided to wait one more week. I was always so curious how she knew how to be a mom without growing up with hers. She looked at me, kind of tilted her head, “Umm well, I took care of my nieces when I was 15. I was always around young kids, it just came naturally.. I wasn’t afraid to be a mom.”My mom got a lot of help from my grandma and my great grandma. It was just the three of us for two years then my mom and dad had my sister.
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It was rough because my dad was always working, he was 24 years old with two kids and a wife. He was providing for us, “It was rough… I always missed your dad, but he needed to work. We had a lot to pay for. Your grandparents were a big help. Thank God for them, I did know what I was doing, but I was still young and I needed help”. As my mom was talking about her only being 22 and taking care of two kids alone most of the time, I was amazed. I know for a fact that I couldn’t do it. I can’t imagine being a mom yet and I have my mom there all the time. She’s superwoman. Eight years, my brother and sister are born. “I had 4 kids under the age of 30. I always wanted to be a young mom. I love being able to grow with my kids. Having you guys so young, taught me a lot.”
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My mom is the most amazing person I’ve ever met. She has been through so much since her mom passed away. She kept a positive outlook on life while growing up and despite all the anger she had and still has, she doesn’t let it get the best of her. She is an amazing mom and wife. She will go to hell and back for us, she is constantly on the run, taking us to doctors, practice, work, school, the list goes on and on. She is the definition of what a mother is and should be. She taught herself how to be a mom, she is loving, she is empathetic, warming. She’s my best friend, I have no idea what I’d do without her. She’s exactly the type of mother I want to be when I become one. I know my grandma is smiling down at her in amazement, she is so proud of the woman my mom became.
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Poverty among the woman and children in Sub-Saharan Africa has long been a topic of charities, celebrities, and governments. Seven of the ten most unequal countries in the world are in Africa, most of them southern. According to the World Bank that places the monetary level of poverty at less than $1.90 a day, there are 48.5% living on less than $1.25 a day. (Lanker, 2018) The rate of poverty decrease is among the slowest in the world. Most surveys to assess poverty are done every 2.
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8 years for the rest of the world, while in most of Africa they are only done every 6.1 years. As of 2012 only 27 of the 48 countries had executed at least two comparable surveys since 1990 to track poverty (Anon 2016) .There are areas of Africa that have no degree of poverty at all. While this makes it almost unviable to sufficiently measure the levels of poverty, it is even more so when then GDP fills the gaps of data in with their best guesses.
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While according to these surveys’ poverty reduced from 57% in 1990 to 43% in 2012, one needs to contemplate that number of the deprived people that were indicated in those surveys went from 288 million in 1990 to 389 million in 2012. (Anon 2016). Africa has a rapidly rising population, due to circumstances that will be discussed later in this essay. The lack of dependable and prudent statistics in Africa across a range of areas is progressively recognized as a matter compelling greater international consideration. The headcount poverty rate is a minimal degree of the portion of the population living below the poverty line, it does not make a distinction among the poor.
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Of the approximate 19 million children in Sub-Sahara Africa, almost two-thirds of them live in poverty. What is considered one of the world’s poorest and underprivileged regions will face not only the present poverty and increasing deaths, but it will be faced with a new epidemic of over population. In a region that already can not economically take care of its people, a devastating growth in population will most likely cause even more issues among poverty, illness, increase in births, increase in deaths, and malnourishment. It will also impact the unemployment rates and further land degradation. Some fear that it will also affect the foreign aid from donors who are already straining with the increasing population and other areas that need aid.
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One struggle with the poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa is the land degradation. With increasing land degradation comes increasing poverty. Without the natural resources to harvest food and economical growth, poverty will only continue to rise. Thousands have died due to famishment from degradation, Millions are facing pressing dangers due to their water drying up, the land not cultivated enough for livestock to survive and the soil not rich enough to derive crops from. Africa’s harsh environmental difficulties such as soil erosion, deteriorating soil richness, deforestation and contamination of water are life-threatening fears for African people every single day (Anon 2018.2).
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Another concern that the Sub-Saharan African people must face is that the standard of living has radically declined due to the absence of a resourceful system of domestic and industrial waste management. Even if they get rainfall, it will most likely be contaminated and unusable, but because of the desperation it will be used and consumed, only to lead to more illnesses and deaths. It is a cycle that will continue to grow as the population increases and time passes without addressing these issues. Even in the areas that have access to water within their dwellings or communities, most find that the cost is too high to be able to pay. They do not make it so it is more affordable to the poor. In a poverty level of less than $1.25 a day, how is one supposed to be able to afford the cost of a water bill? They are struggling to eat and survive day by day, it just seems almost impossible to expect them to be able to afford that on top of it all.
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Another issue that faces the women and children of Sub-Sahara are the civil wars that are being fought. The tensions between rebels and the government have caused several issues with the civilians living within the area. (Anon 2018.1) The World Bank has sent aid to try and help the poverty issue, but the money very rarely makes it and only minimal amounts ever do. The corruption that takes the money for the greed of themselves will keep the county in a impoverish state. The wars have driven out the people who cultivated the land, leaving crops to waste, land to go barren and the ungoverned, uncontrolled deforestation. The wars also take away the men to go fight, leaving the women to struggle on their own, trying to take care of family, providing for their family, and just trying to survive another day in tumultuous, dangerous and violent surroundings.
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The next issue to discuss is medical care. There is a growing and unprecedented epidemic of HIV/AIDS spreading thru Africa. Approximately 55% or 12.2 million women in Sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV/AIDS (Hunter-Gault 2006). This number is increasing due to men going to work in the mines, and procreating outside of their family, many who start second families. Whilst continuing to spread the disease. Then they come home and spread it there. While there are medications and organizations that are trying to help with this, the fact of the matter is that the women living in rural areas are not able to travel back to where they need to in order to get more medication. The new mothers who receive formula either don’t have the clean water to mix it with or run out and are unable to journey to replenish their needs, so they are forced to breastfeed, giving their child the disease they so desperately tried to avoid.
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The healthier among the villages or dwellings will try to travel to get the medicines and necessities for the other women, but often they are needed to care for the sick and children so they are unable to make the journey. Medical care also extends to the number of deaths during childbirth. One in 250 women dies during childbirth. After birth, on in 15 children die from a preventable disease. (Anon 2018.5) Having just one trained midwife could drastically lower the number of deaths during childbirth. Having one person with medical training in modern medicine could help save hundreds if not thousands of lives. Half population are children and up to 20% are disabled and an increasing number are growing up stunted because of the challenges of malnutrition. Diseases like HIV/AIDS are leaving kids orphaned and in charge of their households at very young ages. An estimated 50 million orphans live in Africa. Not only do they have to deal with the dangers of HIV/AIDS, but also
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Malaria kills 3,000 African children per day. (Anon 2018.3) Deaths that could have been prevented with proper medical attention and resources. They don’t have the resources or the education necessary for this though. Something as simple as clean water could save even more. There are so many things that we take for granted every day. Bathrooms, showers, doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms, even Band-Aids. Many things that we don’t see at that important would prove to be invaluable over there.
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Another reason for poverty in women and children is the lack of educational resources. Without proper education and growth, the cycles are almost guaranteed to repeat over and over again. While the opportunities have grown tremendously, the more rural areas still lack a great deal of attendance. Many families cannot afford the school fees or the cost of uniforms for their child to attend school. Many have to travel too far or have too many responsibilities at home to be able to attend. They are raised to have a predisposition to their standings, their expectations of their future and fate. Even if enrolled in primary school, many won’t make it high school because the cost is just too high. In an already impoverished area, such luxuries are just not affordable. Without the education and being taught the skills to advance their livelihood, impoverishment will continue to increase, and destitution will continue to be their tomorrow.
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Women experience higher levels of poverty because they are not seen as individually valuable. They have lower social standings, they are seen as near the bottom of the list of importance. They are mainly seen as belongings and sublets of their men. They do not have equal rights to family resources, land or livestock and they have unequal rights within their family structure. They are subjected to discrimination and subjugation inside and outside of their homes (Kehler 2001). Unemployment among the rural women in Sub-Sahara is approximately 55% compared to that of the men which is approximately 37% (Kehler 2001). Women have limited access to education and training in skills that could advance their social standings. Their access to resources are controlled by things such as race and class. For instance, the poor black woman has substantially less access to resources, opportunities, and education as well as access to the growth and wealth of the country. They are expected to work under all conditions, including pregnancy.
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For example, there is no such thing as maternity leave for a pregnant woman working on a farm. They are expected to continue to work their 10-12-hour days in all conditions, with no breaks. If they take more time off than allowed, it is deducted from their wages. They are expected to continue to use chemicals and pesticides without protection. They do not have a guarantee that their job will be back for them after they have the baby. Many times, they work up until the days or day before giving birth and under extreme conditions return to work within a week. There is no such thing as childcare so many times they have to leave their jobs and be dependent on the men. The number of women headed households are increasing due to many factors: divorce, becoming widows and being abandoned are among the top. Many times they are left with caring alone for the children or elderly family. While many advances have been made in women’s rights, they have not fully been enforced in many areas. When they try to stand for their rights they are often threated or abused into compliance. (Kehler 2001)
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One of the causes of the population growth that occurs is the fertility levels are so high. Another concerning factor is that many parts still have cleansing rituals when a girl comes of age. During this “cleaning ritual”, they are required to have sex with the older men who come in disguised as hyenas. (Hunter-Gault 2006) This also leads to the spread of diseases and increased pregnancy. While many of the women have banded together to try and force this to stop happening, it is still a sickening reality to most young girls. “Births to teenage mothers account for more than half of all the births in this region: an estimated 101 births per 1000 women aged 15 to 19” (Mkwananzi, 2015). Many of the young women and girls are left unprotected and vulnerable to rape, assault and abuse. They enter into arranged marriages at very young ages and forced to procreate.
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Women and children have very limited access to resources and the training necessary for them to build a better tomorrow. They are among the most impoverished because of this. They have the least amount of rights and are forced to accept this by the corrupt government and men. Strides have been taken to help reduce this and I hope someday that poverty will be something of the past. The pictures and videos that you see of the children over there is just heartbreaking. They are among the most malnourished and because of this they are the most susceptible to diseases and illness that almost always leads to death. With the population crisis on the horizon I can only hope that answers and action plans are put in place before it’s too late.
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I believe in cherishing family traditions. After moving 1,000 miles away from home for college, I have learned to jump at any chance I get to go home and visit my family. The holidays are something I especially look forward to. Christmas has always been a pretty big deal in my family. My Mom has always made it her mission to ensure that Christmas is nothing short of perfection for my brother’s and I. The holiday traditions my Mom has established throughout the years are something I will cherish forever.
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Our time downtown always includes a great attempt at ice skating in the frigid cold. Our ice skating shenanigans have always produced a series of memories throughout the years. Hysterical wipeouts coupled with belly aching laughter are forever etched in my mind. Something my mom and I always do together is the shopping. Our shopping trips always turn into hours upon hours of searching for the most appropriate, suitable gifts for each and every relative. Although this may seem to be a tedious task, the particularity in the personalization that my Mom puts into gifting makes it that much more special and well worth the while.
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I especially love baking cookies with my Mom and little brother. Baking means learning how to prepare some of our most treasured family recipes. Rolling out snowflakes and snowmen out of homemade sugar cookie dough is a guaranteed good time, but nothing beats letting my creativity run free with the decorating. The best part will always be getting to devour out delicious creations while watching a family favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. When Christmas Eve comes and 9:00 rolls around that means it is time to slip into our matching plaid pajamas. This is the designated uniform necessary to complete the selection process of carefully choosing the most perfectly decorated cookies to leave out for Santa, with a Diet Coke of course. I fall asleep Christmas Eve anticipating the impatient knocks of my little brother at my door to awake me. His excitement is uncontainable as he awaits the rest of us. Watching the joy pour out of him as he tears open gift after gift floods my heart with contentment. Family brunch is a must with holiday tunes in the background as my siblings, parents, and I chat over french toast, bacon, and all of the works. Being able to come together with my family, build memories, and live out the traditions my Mom has carefully crafted throughout the years is most definitely the highlight of my year. I will forever treasure my Mother’s festive passions and warm hearted demeanor for making the Holidays something I’ll never forget and always look forward to.
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The Cayman Islands are a natural wonder that contain certain secluded spots and deserted long stretches where your private island adventure can be taking shape. Finding the right spot at the right time calls for relevant knowhow and the fitting hardware but no fuss should interrupt your fun. Grand Canary equipment rentals are keen to facilitate your excursions. With the right rental gear and requite assistance; the sun, sand and sea become truly yours. With the correct information the experience of a Cayman Islands vacation has the potential to be like no other.
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Snorkeling is the easiest and most convenient way to see the ocean and its inhabitants. There is coral all around the reef, some very friendly sting rays and starfish; with mention of a very strange phenomenon at Bio Bay. Grand Cayman snorkel rentals have instructors guided by the wisdom of the sea, and will equip you perfectly to tackle your inshore runs. No need for daily returns on snorkel gear within a long term rental; but any loss or damage will make the renter liable for equipment retail costs.
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At Cayman Islands rentals, snorkels are available in all sizes including child friendly facemasks. Take a dive in the warm starfish point cove and see the sea stars in their natural underwater habitat. An evening sightseeing bioluminescence at the world famous Bio Bay with your Grand Cayman snorkel equipment cheaply available at daily or weekly rates is priceless. Infuse the most of this tropical holiday island while reserving your gear beforehand which will ensure they are ready for you.
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To discover the full potential of the island, take a grand Cayman Island bicycle rental around to find the hidden paths. Cruisers roll down the seven mile beach stretch; where most of everything on the island goes on, like a breeze. Take a supermarket dash or visit the nearest hot beach spot bar; use the provided map to chart your own adventure from anywhere around the island. From $ 50 a day to $145 for four or five days; the stylish cruiser bike rides on the wind down your Grand Cayman getaway.
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A mountain bike can go literary anywhere on land giving you the ability to navigate the beaches and hills around the Cayman Islands. With cutting edge framework to make them lightweight and aluminum disk brakes, they are easy to manage on the road or off it; while making for light baggage and storage. A hybrid cycle on the other hand delivers engineered efficiency, resilience and comfort for a cross island dash. Take a Grand Canary hybrid bicycle rental and see the ocean from a different angle and you can have it for $ 60 daily. For the young, the 24inch mountain bike is perfect for kids and is available from $45 a day; while toddlers or smaller children can Tagalong as well. The Tagalong is an accessory to carry younger children that is attached to an adults bicycle. Riders under 16 years of age must wear helmets according to Cayman Island regulations.
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To take your island fever a notch higher, carry your bikes on a rack to Crystal Eves or better still, Mastic Trail. Many more of these hidden must see places on a Cayman Islands vacation are best accessible by trails. A Grand Cayman rental bike comes along with a helmet, a high visibility jacket, a bike lock and a handy adventure map with all the information relevant to biking on the Cayman Islands. Rent equipment online in advance or call to book so that the bike most suited to your needs is made available. Cayman Islands bike rentals come with full assistance in the case you experience problems on the road, standby drivers quickly will respond to assist you immediately. Call or email to request the bike and all accessories delivered to your location and picked free of charge for George Town to West Bay.
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Saffransbullar cookies are also often referred to as Lucia buns or Lucia cats; and are flavored with a spice called saffron and dark raisins and often shaped into what resembles the letter “S” or an infinity symbol. These Lucia Cat cookies are very symbolic within Swedish culture. On December 13, Sweden celebrates Lucia Day, also called Saint Lucy’s Day, symbolizing the light within the darkness of winter. Traditionally, Lucia is known as the bearer or light. On this holiday, children wear white with wreaths of battery-powered candles in their hair.
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Personally, after just writing a paper about Swedish culture, I wasn’t all that knowledgeable about all of the particular customs and traditions that we discussed. It was interesting to learn about their own experience with the holiday season as a Swedish family in America. They still have family in Sweden, and visit them annually so they are able to stay in touch with their heritage. There was plenty that I was familiar with, however, they were often explaining things to me about their holidays and celebrations that I was not aware of. I was very respectful and eager to learn more about Swedish culture; however, Bella and her family were often shocked and impressed with how much I had been exposed to from my research. Based on my part one analysis on Swedish culture, I was not at all surprised with my personal interaction. I was familiar with the desserts we made after writing my first paper; and was even familiar with Lucia Day.
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People always want to go out of the station on holidays to relieve stress and get away from work for a short period of time but bring everlasting memories with them. Nothing is more memorable than a vacation with family. There are many places to go for a vacation. Where should one go for a vacation? There are many options to choose from. The most common places people choose taking a vacation are either the mountains or the beaches. Although the beach spots and the hill stations are similar in many ways such as both are family vacation destinations, associated with variety of fun activities, attractive and exciting, with variety of sceneries, and fulfill expectations of a perfect holiday destination, they differ in various aspects such as climate, location, age and personalities of the people who dwell there, foods, flora, and fauna, etc.
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In mountains, where the forestation is extremely thick, the altitude is very high, the air is crisp, and the temperature is often cold, sometimes freezing cold in contrast to warm, often kind of hot, humid weather of the beaches. However, the warm climate is one of the most striking features of the beach due to the endless ocean and low altitude. “Sun” and “Fun” are two most accurate words that describe the beaches, whereas fresh healthful mountain air along with mighty mist and fantastic fog is responsible for mesmerizing experiences.
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The second difference between vacationing at the beach or in the mountain is the location and its beauty. Geographically, mountains are usually found in the northern area of a country in contrast to beaches that are generally located in the southern part of a country. Rocky Mountains of Canada and the great Himalayan Mountains of India are archetypes of hill station holiday, while Acapulco and Cancun beaches are epitomes of the beach holiday. The beautiful landscape, gorgeous mountains, often snow white peaked summit, deep inspiring valleys, freshwater streams, and sparkling waterfalls make mountains perfect holiday destination.
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On the other hand, infinite ocean, soft sand, whispering waves, and chilling sun are equally good places at beaches to enjoy. Many travelers write frequently about the beauty of the sunrise from the mountains while the sunset is deemed prestigious on the beaches. Flora and fauna are where the mountains move ahead of the beaches. While beaches offer only marine plants and animals which are often difficult to spot as they are underwater, the mountains have a better visible biodiversity. The beaches offer marine life such as corals, algae, weed, beautiful fishes, mammals like dolphin, etc., in contrast to mountainous forest with innumerable species of plants and trees, beautiful alpine zone, amazingly beautiful flowers, meadow, Timberline, various trees, awesome avian life and distinct wildlife animals which provide a unique experience for nature lovers. It is uncommon to find seafood in usual multi-cuisine continental dishes of mountains in contrast to beaches where the seafood is extensively and widely available and making heaven for seafood lovers.
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Furthermore, introverted, balanced, mature, self-centered, calm, composed, romantic, thoughtful, and peace-loving people prefer mountains, while extroverted, active and highly energetic, socially interactive, carefree and cheerful, materialistic, and adventurous people like beaches. The beach people are extroverts who are more prone towards the hip and happening beach life. On the other hand, the mountain people are introverts prefer the peace and quiet of mountains and natural surroundings where they can just be themselves.
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Beach people are generally active and highly energetic in their daily lives, whereas people who love mountain vacations are more of balanced travelers who love to be around nature. As far as social behavior is concerned, a beach person is observed to be more of a social butterfly, in contrast to a mountain person who chooses to be a mountain monk. While the beach person may be very carefree and cheerful in nature, the mountain person may appear to be very calm and composed. In terms of activities, one can experience mountain climbing, hiking, skiing, etc., on the mountains, while on beaches, people get engaged in activities such as swimming, water sports, playing volleyball, music, nightlife, etc.
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To summarize, both the beach spots and the hill stations are perfect family destinations for vacation, but mountain dwellers are introverted, mature, and romantic as well as there is a certain feeling of climate calmness and high biodiversity that beach most definitely lacks. As John Ruskin said, “Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” It does not matter what place a person decides to choose. The fun, leisure, relaxation, and everlasting memories are guaranteed. People choose one of these two options to spend their vacations depending on their preconceptions of enjoyment.
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Good time management is important to any organization but it is especially so for any military force that wants to be effective. The Marine Corps in particular is perhaps the most demanding when it comes to this regard with its reputation as America’s expeditionary force in readiness. Being known as the “First to fight” means that Marines must be ready to fight at any moment’s notice and in order for that to happen, the gear and equipment that Marines use must also be ready at any time.
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As a mechanic, my role to play is to make sure all my equipment is up and running and poor time management will lead to the detriment of my job if I can’t fix what needs to be fixed in time for the fight, wherever and whenever that is. Of course, time management in the Marine Corps also applies to one’s personal readiness. Since a Marine has to be physically, mentally, and spiritually fit, a Marine needs to balance his or her time in order to so, whether it be working out, getting enough rest, spending time with family and friends, etc while still being able to do one’s job effectively.
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My own mistakes regarding time management were that I wasted time when I should have been working and not finishing a task on time. My first mistake was squandering time at medical waiting for another Marine that I went to medical with when I should have gone back to work after accomplishing what I went to medical for. In sitting at medical wasting time reading a magazine and using my phone, I used up time that should have been used to make sure that the equipment that I am responsible for as well as my work area were good to go. What makes my mishap even worse is that my NCOs, my superiors, were working while I was just kicking back taking it easy.
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My second mistake was not finishing a MarineNet course on time especially after I said I would do it. In my defense, I wasn’t given a deadline and since I was given a week to do a previous MarineNet course, I thought I had more time to finish the class. However, I know that is no excuse as this was a different class and I shouldn’t have assumed anything and should have asked instead. The lessons that I have learned from my mistakes are that I should finish a given task as quickly as possible and move on to the next as well as if someone doesn’t give a deadline, assume they want it done as soon as possible. Needless to say, these are things that all Marines learn in boot camp but apparently, I much-needed this refresher as I messed up two times all in one week.
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In conclusion, having proper time management is important but especially so in a warfighting organization such as the renowned Marine Corps. My failure to manage my time wisely has taught me to finish my tasks faster and not dawdle around. Our 13th Commandant perhaps said it best: “The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of the government, and the American people.”
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once said “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you as you are to them. Such is the case in the graphic novel entitled Kindred by Octavia Butler, which tells the story of the main character, Dana, time-traveling from her home in Los Angeles in the 1970s to a 1800s pre-Civil War plantation in Maryland. Kinship is one of the focal elements seen throughout the course of the novel, as its purpose is to both illustrate and serve as the connection for the relationships between characters, particularly Dana and Rufus’ relationship.
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Moving on, Dana’s facial expressions help convey a worried mood because she realizes that if she can’t protect Rufus from harm’s way, then she will cease to exist in the present, given that Rufus must survive for her to eventually be born. Additionally, the alternation of dialogue between both Rufus and Dana and Dana’s thoughts as seen in the changes of the style of lettering support this because it exclusively allows us to capture the genuine emotions going through her head in those exact moments. Accordingly, the artistic style in the panels for this scene are also drawn to be more realistic to accurately portray Dana’s worry.
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Building off this, the blood kinship that they share is what drives Dana to keep Rufus from dying, which both launches this paradox as seen throughout the novel and causes Dana to genuinely care for Rufus as the story progresses. She goes on to have a parent-child relationship with him, by trying to teach him not to conform to the cultural beliefs of that period. It lays the foundation not only for their bond but for the rest of the events that occur in the novel as well. Furthermore, the element of irony is also present because Dana is black, and Rufus is white, obviously meaning that Rufus would go on to have a sexual relationship with one of his slaves in the future.
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Multiracial relationships were non-existent in the 1800s and very frowned upon in the 1970s, which is why Dana acted surprised at first. In addition, their features are also very detailed in the artwork to contrast their racial differences. Hence, Dana also appears to be wearing a very dark colored shirt, while Rufus is wearing white pajamas, which serves as symbolism for the difference in their races. This was done to add tension to their kinship, as Rufus is unaware of their blood connection at the time and he treats Dana as if she were a slave, given her skin color. It causes Dana to have to look past Rufus’ racist upbringing and truly dig down deep to sincerely care about him, adding another layer of complexity to their already unique relationship.