Blog 4 Society - Privilege - What's it to me?!
Please respond to 2 or more of the following questions:
- How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege?
- How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
- Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
- How can I use critical inquiry help to dismantle the institutional constructs used to subjugate people?
- What methods of engagement circumvent perceived empathy?
Please comment on your classmates and engage in conversation.
Megan Gonzales
ReplyDelete2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen? Everything thing I do from the moment I wake up to the time I go to bed my decisions effect the world. In some places of the world water is scarce, other places water is dirty, and in places such as America water is being used constantly and drying up permanent aquifers. We use water as if it can be replaced easily and as if our world doesn't depend on water. I try not to waste and abuse the fact that I have the advantage of having clean water in my faucets everyday but sometimes conserving water is hard to do. Everyone is guilty of wasting water which we should be trying to preserve as much as possible. My decision to drive everyday also reflects my willingness as a global citizen to harm our atmosphere by releasing toxic carbon dioxide into our air.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
I believe that majority of people are in denial because no one wants to believe that our precious possessions that we love so much could actually be harming the planet.
How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen. Many might ask, what does it mean to be a global citizen and what are our responsibilities? The first thing that comes to mind automatically are the many things we can do “responsibly” to help conserve our resources as a global citizen. To reduce, reuse, and recycle are ways in which we all strive to preserve our world. Yes, environmentalism is a form of actively participating as a global citizen, however, those are things we all do because we have been made aware. We have been educated, told and shown how/what we can do to make a difference. We can see, just by the little actions we take what a difference it makes too. What if that were the case for global issues dealing with humanity? I think this question is intended for us to dig deeper and think about that. In the context of what we’ve been learning, global citizenship, “applies world peace and a sense of universal equality, the concern for fellow human beings, human rights and human dignity”. Our responsibility is to understand individuals and groups, their values, beliefs, attitudes, way of life, etc. To appreciate all people, everywhere and in doing so, learning the value of diversity. So...knowing that, I have to ask myself, how do my decisions reflect this? Am I accepting this responsibility as a global citizen? Am I standing up for world peace, for human rights around the world, for human dignity in all parts of the globe?? Aside from respecting others and trying to understand their culture, I honestly, would have to say, NO. It’s not that I don’t want to though, I would love nothing more than to help bring about world peace, justice, equality, etc. I think many of us are ignorant as to how to go about doing that. What decisions can we make that will truly help in this endeavor. I suppose with this new found awareness I can evaluate my own attitude and take the initiative toward action. That being said, what action or decisions can we take that would make a noticeable difference? 3. Which brings me to the question, “Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?” To help in this cause, to really take responsibility as a global citizen, action must be taken. This is difficult for people to do especially when they don’t know how. We are told not to be prejudice, not to judge, not to discriminate, that we are to treat other as equals. Most of us do a great job of this when it comes to our own country but when it comes to undeveloped, non-privileged countries, we don’t. I think it’s easier to remain in denial, because in doing so, we don’t have to change our way of life. We are accustom to focusing on the here and now of what we can readily see and change in our own daily life. Until we educate people properly on ways they can take action toward global peace and humanitarian efforts, making this a lifestyle change that is easy and simple to put into our everyday life, we will most likely remain a society in denial.
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1. How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege?
ReplyDeleteSociety has set up a system in which some are more privileged than others. This feeling that some people are different than others is what makes this kind of class system able to exist. We feel like those with money are the privileged class and that that is what we must aspire to. In turn society limits that privilege to a select few and makes it difficult for those without privileges to rise above their current conditions.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
A lot of times it is difficult to face your own part in the wrongs of society and so denial is a natural response. I don’t think that anyone is truly naïve to the awful things that occur all over the world. It just becomes easier to be in denial of it all in order to continue with your own life and your own day to day problems.
2. How do my decisons reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteI believe that every action I make affects the globe. It's whether I am driving to school, taking out the trash, taking a shower, washing dishes, and other things that affect the globe's resources. My decisions I make need to acknowledge the fact that it can either hurt the globe or help it, but do I think about the globe when I make these decisions is another question I need to take full responsibility of. I make all these actions during the day, honestly, without even thinking "does this harm the world." It is hard to take responsibilty because in the society we live in today people don't acknowledge what they are doing can be potentially harmful to the globe. Also, I have to consider other people around the world. The people living in proverty where they don't have the choice to make good responsible choices on how to use the globe's resources. They depend on us and we make the choices. I sincerely need to think about my actions and choices because I have become accustomed to this society and how shallow people can be and it's really sad. I have realized how blessed I am to be living comfortable and going to school and getting my education. I am priveleged to be doing things that others don't get to do. So, I really have to take a look at my choices and rethink and take full responsibility.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
I believe being in denial in what is going on in the world is just the easier route to take because in our society people don't want to change to help the globe. People want to have the good things in life and deny the fact that there are poor countries living in unhealthy areas and the less fortunate not being able to have good meals or the medical needs. So, being in denial and not acknowleding the poor countries that need more resources does maintain our status quo because we don't make changes to help the other countries that do need our help.
1. How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege?
ReplyDeleteI know if someone is rich or poor or middle class and how would you tell if someone is rich or how can you tell if someone is poor and Like if someone has nice cars and nice clothing you can assume they are rich and have money as opposed to someone who wears old clothes or doesn’t look clean and looks dirty or homeless. There are some whites or other races that really want to help I give them that but there are still some that can stand us and don't believe that we are people just like them and to have just like they have. I was young and maybe I was not taught all of this in school. Or I don't read or get the news where I live. Because for me to say that I don't see the difference between the whites and other minorities I was blind and can't see. But right now today and that will give me some idea of the differences in the whites and other races. And no I don't think any of it is fair we are all human and I think that everybody should have the same opportunities, and no matter the reason there shouldn't be homeless or hungry people nowhere in the United States of America. No uneducated people in the USA everybody should have the same no matter the color of their skin.
2. How do many decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
I think most of us we do good things and deserve to be a global citizen but we don't do enough and most of people in every country love just their own race or their own countries. In general we are all one kind in one big country it's earth and there was no nationalities before we are global citizens if we want or deny. also I am a global citizens, I don't care where you come from or I come from or we are all the stupid laws, names, and citizenship are designed to keep us separated. People have to tell themselves that my race is human, my country is earth, my government is absolute freedom, and all other variable are to keep us separated. the world as a whole needs to do more to preserve the well being of the earth as to not destroy it so quickly or mankind as a whole needs to come together.
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteEvery decision we make each day affects something or someone else. Whether it be choosing what to eat for lunch or choosing to ride the shuttle bus or drive to school, our decisions affect something else. I accept responsibility as a global citizen when I am aware of the choices I make and how they affect the world. When I decide to take the shuttle bus instead of drive, I am saving gas and also not causing the air to be as polluted due to fumes from my car. When I make bad decisions that negatively affect the world, I am unwilling to accept my responsibility as a global citizen. As opposed to when my decisions positively affect the world, I am willing to accept that responsibility.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
When we choose denial as our alibi, nothing is changed, nothing is improved. Everything stays the same, or "status quo" because we choose to deny what is going on. If we didn't respond with denial, things could actually improve and be something other than "status quo".
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteEvery little decision that a person makes effects the people around the world, whether they are aware of it or not. The labor and resources put into one little item, like a cup of coffee, are from all over the world. Personally, I don't think I am aware enough to really accept responsibility to be acting as a global citizen. I admit that I do not research what is going into the things that I consume. I am like most Americans and just happy that I can consume it. I think that this is really opening my eyes though to be more aware and make better consumer decisions.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
Denial maintains status quo because if no one makes an effort to change, then there will never be change. The hole that people are in will just begin to dig deeper and deeper. The gap between people in society becomes so big that there is almost no possibility of closing the gap.
2. Every decision that I make reflects my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen. Every person on the earth has the responsibility to take care of the earth and its resources. However, it can be easy to forget just how much one person’s actions can affect the world. While the world is starting to worry about having enough water, everyone agrees that we need to conserve. But when it comes to everyday life, it is easy to leave the water running while brushing your teeth or taking an extra long shower. I used to think that taking really long showers, for example, couldn’t really hurt that bad, but now I see that if everyone has that same mind set, resources will be wasted left and right as everyone just uses resources without realizing the seriousness of the consequences. I must make decisions everyday with the environment in mind in order to fully accept my responsibility as a global citizen.
ReplyDelete3. I think that denial allows people to keep living their life the way they want to, whether or not they are upholding the status quo in society. People who are living on the top don’t want to step down in their lifestyles and believe they have some sort of privilege just because they are rich. Whether or not they earned their riches, most rich people believe that they deserve to be rich and stay rich. I think that they are in denial that they could help out the less fortunate. Most people have the attitude that if you just work harder, you can rise out of poverty. The people in poverty, however, know that this isn’t always true. I believe that denial maintains the status quo as people pretend that poverty isn’t that bad, or that everyone else will take care of the earth, so they don’t need to worry about it.
Staci Darden
To Madalyn Mae:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about riding the bus to school instead of driving. I always feel like I am helping the environment when I ride the bus to the downtown campus, but when I drive there instead, I tend to just not think about the pollution I am adding to the air and the gas I am using. It’s a lot easier to think about the little ways I help the environment rather than the many ways I hurt the environment.
Staci Darden
1.How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege? Society separates its wealthy from its poor and also separates people due to race and skin color. Allowing for the rich to have more options than the poor by being able to consume or buy such things as better education, clothing, homes, cars and overall lifestyles. As someone who has a British father and a mother from Mexico I have seen many differences and many similarities within my own family which I love both sides very much for their differences and similarities. It is this that I someday hope the world to see us as equals and not base anything on skin tone or even the level of someone’s wealth. Even though we live in a melting pot I do come across occasional people who believe they are better or seem to be more privileged due to race or wealth. But when it all comes down to it stripped of our skin colors and material items we are all the same and maybe one day everyone will be able to see past the material wealth or what type of skin tone one has.
ReplyDelete2.How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
Each day has a reflection of the decisions I make through the resources I use. Whether it may seem that what you do now will not affect anyone else or generations to come no matter how small it may be such as seeing some trash that needs to be thrown away and neglecting the issue still has an outcome down the road. In the United States we are perceived into thinking that everything we consume has unending supply but the reality is not the case and has become more apparent than ever before. We are running low on resources. I have no room to talk when it comes to wasting things sometimes such as I have caught myself throwing away a bottle when I knew it should be recycled. But I have made changes in some areas such as riding my bike to class instead of driving since I live so close, it helps not only by saving me a few extra dollars a month but also by reducing the carbon dioxide I put into the air. Small changes in daily living can help reduce drastic changes on a global scale.
In response to Staci Darden #3,
I believe this is true in many cases the wealthy seem to know that they are privileged and don’t like being taxed like the middle class or asked to be a little more conservative in how the live. But I must say that they do create jobs in our country and others which is a huge benefit. Also they give grants and donations to places that have made huge changes in society and the opposite has also happened too, where they have not given money to the needy and less fortunate. It’s hard to get people to accept a change in their lifestyles and tell them we all should live below our means even if we have the means to have whatever we want.
1. How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege?
ReplyDeleteThe way I see it, high society believes that everything they have is because they deserve it and that lower society is privileged to even eat at a nice restaurant. Things aren't like that. Rich people have the privilege to make good money because they had a good education that maybe mom and dad paid for or they have over 100 thousand dollars in loans. Just because they can live the high life doesn't mean that it was bestowed upon them to live that life. On the other hand I'm not saying that the lower society should have more privileges than the high. If they were to really put their minds to it and work at what they want to do then they too can be living the high life.
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
Well because I am a US citizen, I decided to further my education by attending school. Meaning that I want to graduate and provide for myself and not rely on the government to give me free food or money to live on. Of course I'm not saying those who do receive food stamps and money didn't take rightful responsibilities. I'm just saying that by taking a look at society around, I want to be able to provide for myself without anyone's help that way all the "free stuff" that I won't be getting can go to those who really do NEED it and aren't just lazy to get a job.
To Yan: I agree with your response to question one. Everybody does deserve to be treated the same regardless of race or society. But to add on to that argument, in my opinion, some people are just too lazy to do anything with their lives and want to get free money from the government and free food and free housing. I think because those people are already taking some privilege that high society isn't really taking, they should be a little bit more limited on what else they "deserve" to have. I don't mean to change your opinion btw.
2. I know that any decision I make in my life today will affect what happens tomorrow or the next day. Some people may think that living life one day at a time is the way to live but I think that eveyome should think about what future societies will have to deal with. Many people take things for granted such as clean water or something to eat. Instead of wasting such valuable things we should cherish them so that future societies can have these advantages.
ReplyDelete3. I think alot of society us in denial because many people do not want to realize that we are destroying our world. We are taking advantage of our nonrenewable resources and future societies will not be able to have these. Many people do not realize that such things are privileges and we should give others the chance to enjoy them.
To Thais I agree that people think that things such as eating in a nice restaurant is deserved and not a privilege. They do not realize that many people do not even get the chance to have a decent meal.
ReplyDeleteTo Cory I agree that those who are wealthy do receive many more benefits than those who living in poverty. People should be treated equally regardless of race or social economic standing.
Response to Thais Gaona # 2
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about when you say provide for yourself without anyone’s help. To me success is being happy with who you are and what have done. I know when I graduate in high school; I became extremely focused on gaining success based on what I could do on my own. To be successful means different things to different people. Most people probably think success is to have a steady pay check or rely on the government for the lifestyle that will make them happy. Sure that’s important, but it is not the only thing. To me, being successful is to be well educated, have love and friends and loving life. If I end up having all these things in my life, I will consider myself very successful with or without tons of money. I work very hard every day. I overcame many obstacles and challenges both in my job and education. I think what you think of yourself is what makes you a successful person not what others think about I mean if you are confident in yourself well then everyone will see that and will be confident in you as well good luck sweeties hold your head high.
In response to Kelsi, I agree with your response to question two. I also don't always really take the time to consider all that might go into the production of goods that I consume. I think that I have gotten better at this, especially with buying fair trade sustainable products whenever I can but I know that I need to be aware of how my choices impact others.
ReplyDelete2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen? I believe that I make a concious effort to make decisions that benefit everybody, but I also make selfish decisions that cause harm to the environment. If I rode the VIA bus around town to get where I need to go I wouldn't be releasing more harmful toxins into the air, in a perfect world everybody would carpool and take advantage of public transportation. It is out of our own selfishness that we are depleting our resources faster than they can replenish.
ReplyDelete3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society? I kind of feel obligated to bring my blog to this question because I think it is important. People do, and will continue to turn a blind eye to the heavy issues that our world is facing. It is hard to even think about giving up the extremely comfortable lifestyle that we as Americans, have become accustomed to. Just a walk around Costco today made me further realize how lucky I have it, we are able to buy necessities and we can even buy in bulk.
2. I feel that anything I do will affect the world whether it’s today, tomorrow or further into the future. It can be something as simple as recycling. When the whole “Go Green” became the next big thing I felt pride in myself knowing that I will impact the world in some way. There are many other ways in which I accept responsibility as a global citizen such as being a breast cancer advocate. With October around the corner I find myself purchasing every pink thing I possibly can. Knowing that a percentage will go to a good cause I find myself searching for the next item I can buy just for that reason.
ReplyDelete3. I feel many of us are aware of the wrong doing and aware of what can be done to change the world but we are in denial to know we can all make a difference. Such as recycling, although many people do it, many people also do not do it. I feel like those who do not deny the fact that they can make a difference and feel it is far easier to not worry about recycling that it is to actually do it.
Question1- Society today has a lot of different ideas about what certain people should do and what kind of human being they are. Most people today would believe that certain people would be more successful than others due to their race, or the neighborhood they grew up in. For example a common belief I hear a lot is that if you’re a male from the inner city your only chance to be successful is to become a rapper or a ball player.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2- My decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen by showing what my priorities are. For example, if I really cared about stopping pollution I would most likely car pool, ride a bus or walk to work so that the Earth could be a better place.
I agree with what Madalyn said that the decisions we make every day affect ourselves and everybody around us. That is why everyone should make the best decision possible, not for themselves but for everybody around them.
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen? I think that many decisions and actions that I take everyday affect who I am as a global citizen. Weather it's helping to keep our planet clean by doing little things, or helping out in the community. I think the fact that I am in college to get my degree and someday have a job shows that I am accepting my responsibility as a global citizen because someday I will have a job and be able to give back to my community.
ReplyDelete3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
I think that a lot of use don't really realize what's going on around us and kind of turn the other cheek to major issues that are happening around us. Often times it's not that we don't know whats going on, but we choose not to pay a lot of attention to it because we don't want to change our lifestyles, even though some small changes we make could make a difference.
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen? - As citizens of this world we all have the choice to either take or giving back to society and the world around us. Being selfish or unselfish. In my eyes I make decisions everyday that reflect my willingness to be a global citizen. Recycling and using reusable and renewable resources is one of the constant daily choices that I make that I am hoping makes some sort of small impact!
ReplyDelete3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society? - I believe that people are in denial about what is happening outside of their bubble because they do not want to actually REALLY know what is going on in the world around them. People are comfortable in their own lives and surroundings and don't want to let their minds wonder about issues that they think do not directly effect them. Most people don't even take the time to really understand what is truly going on in our own countries politics and society. Sadly it seems that the majority of people would rather their minds just not go certain places and stay in a constant coma of denial. Will they every wake up?!
In response to Megan, when you talked about that we sometimes take clean and pretty much unlimited water for granted you are so right. So many other countries are so very careful about how much water they use and consume and I have to admit I really do take clean water for granted. About 5 years ago I had a foreign exchange student living in my house from Denmark and he would take super fast showers and turn of the water when brushing his teeth. I was like why are you doing that!? Not even realizing that in other countries it is custom to try and save water. Reality sure slapped me in the face at that moment!
1. How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege? Society connotes differences by race, separating the rich from the poor, or even by politics. Some of these qualities allow us to be more privileged than others. Depending on where someone lives could depend on the way they carry them self, their income, or what kind of clothing they wear. Somebody from the poorer side of town may not be as privileged to wear the same type of clothes as someone on the middle class/suburban side. However, this is what makes everybody differ from one another, so if it wasn't for these differences then society would not be what it is today.
ReplyDelete3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society? Denial maintains the status quo because nobody wants to go through a change process. We are used to/or get used to living a certain lifestyle and don't want to take a step down from where we are. We knowingly spend money even though our parents received budget cuts or know that our economy is going down hill. Pride can also be the reason of our status quo. Sometimes people expect so much out of us that we don't want to let them down or be taken off of our pedestal. Whatever the case may be, I think if we all accepted change our society could make a change for the better and change our status quo.
Q.1-Society uses a variety of ways to point out differences amongst peoples such as race, skin color, education levels, and level of financial attainment to name just a few. With regard to finance, in a way it continues to be "the rich get richer" mentality as society (govt. in particular) makes it seem that those with money are more worthy than those without. Those with money should be allowed more tax breaks, etc. than those without money as society would have you believe that those with money are more deserving, more industrious, more entitled. In fact many of those with money are through inheritance, corruption, or just plain "luck" and are not more "anything" than any of the rest of us. This not to take away from those that actually fighting their way up the economic ladder. However, if a more uniform tax code, for example, in which everyone is taxed equally as a percentage of their income, and not as a result of their political clout, were to materialize maybe more people could start building a wealth base instead of merely "getting by". Until society stops seeing our "differences" and starts seeing our similarities, such as the need for everyone to have a chance to succeed, we will all be the poorer for it.
ReplyDeleteQ.3-Responses of denial in society maintains the status quo in that if you do not acknowlege that a problem exists then there is no need for you to "deal" with it.
To Chrisanne Salinas-very thoughtful and well-stated responses.
To Yan-I agree that a person's estimation of themselves as worthy individuals is definitely part of "success".
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteEvery decision I make every day of my life somehow affects the entire world as well. We all know that there is an insufficient amount of water but still water our yards, and take long showers and although we try our best not to do these kinds of things every day our decision is still affecting the world. Global Warming is also being affected by every single one of us every day and sometimes we don’t even pay attention to the things we do to harm our planet like driving to work and school every day instead of carpooling, riding the bus, or even riding a bike. Simple things like just keeping the temperature in our house two degrees lower in winter and two degrees higher in summer could save a lot of energy but most of us don’t do these things because we don’t feel that one person makes a difference.
3. Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
If people deny the things that are happening in society then they feel like they do not have to change anything. Big companies making money do not want to deal with the bad they are causing because all they care about is power and wealth and making their companies more and more successful.
To the statement Kelsi M. made about not being aware of what's going on and what we consume, I agree. I think I too could do a better job of researching and finding out what's going on in the world. I think if we as Americans were more aware it would lead to progress for making a change for the better.
ReplyDelete3. I feel that people are in denial because of the fact that people do not want to face the actual problems that are going on in today's society. If we actually took the time to acknowledge what was going on, then maybe a lot of us wouldn't be in denial. If people are losing money or can't afford their lifestyle, they just ignore the problem rather than try to fix it. I hope that one day this problem gets fixed.
ReplyDelete2. Every decision I make in my life, I have to be able to take responsibility for them. If I don't, then it is just like I am in denial. I need to be able to face my actions in every day life to make sure I know exactly what I am doing. If we are doing something bad to the environment and don't do anything about it, then that makes us look bad. I try to make every action and decision I make a good one so i don't have any regrets.
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ReplyDeleteHow do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteI believe that every decision I make everyday reflects the willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen because every decision I make from driving to taking the bus or not recycling or many small decisions can affect because at that moment I don’t realize how all those points can be affected in how I am responsible as a citizen to have a better world.
Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
Denial responses maintain the status quo because of how many know that they have done the wrong but don’t seem to admit it and try to make a change about it. And when there is no change that keeps the status quo of the society going because no one wants to make a change from the wrong.
In response to hayley you are very right we all have to learn that our everyday decisions we make we have to take responsibility on them not just the good but the bad as well and if not then it leads to denial which is not good.
Historically societies have limited privileges to people by finding differences and using them to set people apart. In the most intense scenarios we can look back at what the Nazi Germans were doing to Jewish, gypsies, and other oppressed groups of people. They were literally striping groups of people from the basic rights to life, liberty, and happiness during WWII. If we look a little closer to home we could see it in the Jim Crow Laws and social inequalities faced by many African American citizens right here in the U.S. all the way up until the 1970’s-1980’s people were still blatantly out-casted or treated as a lesser class all because of the color of their skin. And finally if we look today at the job market, if you look a certain way, or speak with a hard to understand accent you are less likely to get a job (even if you are more qualified) because people and societies take image to be more important.
ReplyDeleteAll this hatred and inequality was able to exist and still exists to some extent because people are too fearful to say or do anything about it. In order to overthrow any form of power a larger majority is required to show an interest in change and must be willing to make it clear that it won’t be tolerated any longer. As with any status quo, it is always seen as acceptable until the first person denounces it and rallies allies in order to make change happen.
How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteI understand that all of us play a great part of this world, this system. So knowing that I have that pressure is knowing that my actions and decisions are going to affect someone or something in some way, shape or form. I believe in the domino effect. So it’s my responsibility to take charge and do has many positive things as I can during my time here on Earth. Whether it’s helping someone or simply myself it’s going to help another individual and to know that you could be helping change the world, is the best thing you can do whether you see it or not.
Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
Simple, people are greedy whether we believe it or not. And denial is just a part of it. Denial is such a custom in today’s society that no one like to take the blame or anything. It’s just an easier act to do then just admitting it and facing it.
In response to Nancy Martinez; Yes I agree with you I don’t think anyone is naive to it, but it’s just a lot easier to ignore it and move on with life all together.
1. I think a country or people is bestowed its privilege by how financially stable its market is and how much money or wealth they have, and how abundant its resources that others need plus are they a “good” guy in the worlds eye(for example - terrorist.
ReplyDelete3.Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society? I think that people tend to ignore what chaos that is going on around the world because to think about it would prick their conscience and then they would need to do something which in turns means denying themselves. To maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are and people typically do not like change so denial of this changing world is how they survive.
Both Jenna and Cecilia bring up good points in their daily decisions to accept responsibility as a global citizen. Jenna in regards to recycling and Cecilia in regards to water usage both make good valid points. While most of us cannot accomplish change for the world on a large scale we can start at home and do our small part by conserving, recycling, reusing and reducing then maybe if we all did our small part a larger, wider area of the world would be effected.
ReplyDelete1 - Society separates people by race, color, financial stability, language, and religion. Those who are financially stable believe they deserve what they have and that the working class should not get anything free. They feel they have the privilege of having better resources and education because of their wealth.
ReplyDelete2 - People don't want to stop and worry about what is going on around the world. They rather just deny anything is happening and keep enjoying the life they are living. Being in denial means they do not have to do anything to help the world in need.
Response to Lennette G: I really agree with you, everything we do consciously or unconscious affects the globe. We have to start taking responsibility of our actions and stop harming the world around us and the people who live in it.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Yan responding to me: If this website had a "like" button I would "like" it like 20 times because I completely agree.
ReplyDelete1. I think that society connotes a notion of difference among people by stereotyping in a way. I think that society has a way of keeping poor people poor and rich people rich. I keep thinking about the debate I constantly hear about taxes and I think that this example helps my argument. It seems like even the government is making it hard for people to move up in their “position” in life. By granting different pay and treatment, some individuals are going to rise to the top of their company, industry, or society while others that might not have the same drive and intellect might fall to the bottom. In a way it’s similar to the animal kingdom, the weak become get eaten.
ReplyDelete2. I think that my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen because not only am I in school trying to better myself, I’m contributing in more than one way. My tuition is creating jobs for teachers, which means there’s a need for more universities, which causes need for housing for students, teachers, and faculty. This line of thinking could go on for a long time to include more food needing to be produced for the students in the area, which would mean more jobs of all shapes and sizes. Each individual is impacting the world’s economy in more ways that they might ever realize.
Response to Yan (Donna) – I agree that there are so many different distinctions between people that are considered the high or low levels in society. I think that we can learn a lot about a person’s social standing by looking at their choices but we have to remember not to rely only on that opinion because then we’d risk the chance of being wrong and judging someone unfairly.
2.How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
ReplyDeleteThe decisions I make on a daily basis can affect many people around the world. Many people do not have the luxuries that I have over here, so something as simple as leaving the water run for long periods of time isn't fair to someone to has no water in another country. With every bad action comes consequences and with every good decision comes benefits. It is up to me to live up to those actions.
3.Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
The status quo of our society is never changing because we the people are not willing to give up all we love! We are in denial so we are not able to see whats going on and if we are not able to see the bad happening in the world then it would be impossible to change anything. We need to realize that changes need to be made.
In response to Jenna: I like how you stated that if people aren't willing to take an interest issues here in their country, then they surely wont have the slightest care for the issues going on in other countries. It is a very sad thing to say, but it is the truth!
ReplyDelete1. Society is very materialistic and that alone separates the wealthy from the poor creating this boundary that the poor will never be able to pass unless they themselves acquire the wealth that they have. With this mentality, this could possibly make the less fortunate feel belittled or maybe that they shouldn't try as hard because they could have this idea that what they have is all that they're going to get.
ReplyDelete2. My mom always used to tell me that I had to eat all of my food because there are starving kids in Africa who would LOVE to have her home cooked meal. I understand that this is very true and that by me wasting what I am so fortunate to have someone else is potentially suffering. What I do everyday could affect someone else in a very specific way. The human race is all connected, what we do, say, feel will either benefit or hurt someone else. It's my responsibility to do what is right
response to starr: I feel that we have similar views and I really like what you mentioned about the water