5 years and 4 days ago, we did not have twitter. And because of it, our worlds definitely ran slower. I'm not an avid twitter user. I use it to follow a couple of things but I think I'll start using it now. Why? It's useful.
Who every could have imagined that five years from five years ago, the world would be even more fast-paced than it was back then. What with the Ipod Ipad Iphone Blackberry Twitter Facebook (although it already existed), how can newspapers and magazines survive? They can't. They're all switching over to the internet.
When do you think people will no longer enjoy running in a park, going on a picnic, sitting down and just absorbing the day? Pretty soon not just a small percentage of the world will be absorbed in their phones that will probably eventually have more processing power than the average human, if it does not already so.
The reason I bring this up is because today I spent a large part of my day outside. I wasn't studying, I wasn't reading, I wasn't working at all. I was just enjoying the day. What happens when people no longer have the desire to do what I did?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Todays Thought
"Aim not for the limits your teachers place on you, but to surpass the limits you place on yourself"
Friday, March 11, 2011
Earthquake
Let us remember today as a reminder of how we should always remember how others in the world are less fortunate than we are. In our presence our significant troubles bring us to our knees, but there will always be others who's troubles are harder to bear.
Today, an 8.9 earthquake struck near Japan. Their lives, just like the lives of the Chinese Sichuan Earthquake Victims, will be forever changed by this event. Let us remember them just as the Chinese remember the SiChaun Earthquake. Let us remember them just as citizens of New Orleans remember Katrina. Let us think of them as if we ourselves are sharing their suffering, giving them hope, helping out in any way which we can.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Zero Waste Model for the World
This is the environmentalists Utopia, I feel. A society where environmentally friendly policies are economically beneficent and lead the entire town to become a "zero-waste" town.
Just some articles I want to remember
Factories of the Future?
Algae Energy?
Green much?
Too Idealistic? New Orleans being a smart city...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Late Night Thoughts
Today I am thankful for:
- The mistakes I made, not because I made them, but for what they taught me.
- My friends who support me.
- Those who everyday teach me more and more.
I think that this year is a year of change. And we need to focus on that possibility and reach for it.
Remember this: that the inner is important, significant. The outer is helpful, it is good, but you must not become focused on it. It must not become so important that the inner is forgotten. The inner must remain the inner and the central, and the outer, if possible, should be changed just as a help.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Environmental Education
It's interesting to see the Green Movement combine with the Education Movement. While this already exists in many other places (see link about India), it's existence in China (especially as a result of the Shanghai Expo), comes as a surprise after recent news concerning how the "sustainability" of the Expo resulted in the majority of the materials involved in the Expo being discarded as trash.
Other green movements are developing in China even as free speech is being stifled by the State: reported instances of journalists being detained and/or beaten in the past week when they tried to report on the Jasmine Revolution, or lack thereof. It'll be interesting to see China's Green Movement grow in the next couple of years as it's responses to protests remain the same.
India:
China:
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/shanghai-school-born-out-expo-rubble-789294
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Failure in Equality
Gap remains between the sexes when it comes to income
was the headline on cnn.com today. I think what stood out for me the most in this article was the fact that more women graduate from college but men still make more than their women counterparts. While I agree with the paper in that women should be encouraged to apply for higher paying positions (and seek higher positions in general), I wonder how many women actually apply to higher positions as opposed to their male counterparts; is it an aspiration problem or is it a hiring issue?
I learned in one of my previous classes that, in China, women are not as able to achieve high positions, but, at the same time, are less likely to fall into poverty. It is interesting to see the differences in economic culture where women still are not able to achieve high positions when compared to their male counterparts, but, are also more likely to live in poverty.
It will be interesting to see the effects that this study has, if any, on policy in America. Especially considering the political climate that currently exists in America.
The End of an Era
On Sunday, February 27, 2011, the last World War I Veteran died at the age of 110.
History really moves on. A horrific event, the last of the gentleman wars, will never again have personal accounts. Without those who experienced the war, the war's true story will most likely be distorted. It's hard to think that one of the greatest events of the 20th century will never again be recalled from a personal account.
This war was the last war where enemies shared bread to celebrate a holiday. This was was the last war where a sense of a "civilized" war remained. From the end of WWI, two opposing sides were never able to swap stories and meet each other. From here on out, war became not between humans, but a total pitting of technology against each other.
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