If you had the opportunity to stop this social issue (child marriages in Afghanistan) from happening, how would you do it? Explain
The first thing I would do is make a economic reform. Girls are being sold because their family doesn't have enough money. So, what the families need is more money. I would be like the President of the United States and would start giving monetary aid to those in need. It could be in the forms of coupons for food, new jobs or actual money so the family can do whatever they want. The second, and most important thing I would do, is a teaching/psychology reform. I would make mandatory family sessions in which family members could understand the value of the other family members, and other people in general. I would also teach them about human rights, and how they could keep their culture, but still progress towards a more just society. Because some people from other countries think that Americans are liberal in the way they dress or they act. But people can have both: conservative and just society.
State a social issue that concerns you in your country (Puerto Rico) and explain in what way(s) would you help to make a positive change.
There are many social issues that concerns me in Puerto Rico. But one of the ones that concern me the most is violence and how it has become deeply rooted in our culture and everyday life. We see violence since we are born. Mothers teach their children by hitting them, instead of talking to them. People kill themselves on the street by a mere argument or to steal the twenty dollars somebody had on their wallet.
Sometimes people think that violence is only physical, but it is also emotional and verbal. Manipulating someone is a for of violence, making fun of people is another. But my favorite example is saying obscene words, or what is more commonly known as swearing. When people on the street call their friends the "B" word --in English-- or the "C" word -- in Spanish -- they are being violent, even if they do not do it consciously. That is why I said that violence has become deeply rooted in Puerto Rico.
Again, I think the problem is we have an illiterate society, in terms of human's relations and a person's value. I would do a mandatory class in school, specially pre-school and elementary school. I would teach kids the value of a human life, and how you can't do to others what you don't want done to yourself.
The first thing I would do is make a economic reform. Girls are being sold because their family doesn't have enough money. So, what the families need is more money. I would be like the President of the United States and would start giving monetary aid to those in need. It could be in the forms of coupons for food, new jobs or actual money so the family can do whatever they want. The second, and most important thing I would do, is a teaching/psychology reform. I would make mandatory family sessions in which family members could understand the value of the other family members, and other people in general. I would also teach them about human rights, and how they could keep their culture, but still progress towards a more just society. Because some people from other countries think that Americans are liberal in the way they dress or they act. But people can have both: conservative and just society.
State a social issue that concerns you in your country (Puerto Rico) and explain in what way(s) would you help to make a positive change.
There are many social issues that concerns me in Puerto Rico. But one of the ones that concern me the most is violence and how it has become deeply rooted in our culture and everyday life. We see violence since we are born. Mothers teach their children by hitting them, instead of talking to them. People kill themselves on the street by a mere argument or to steal the twenty dollars somebody had on their wallet.
Sometimes people think that violence is only physical, but it is also emotional and verbal. Manipulating someone is a for of violence, making fun of people is another. But my favorite example is saying obscene words, or what is more commonly known as swearing. When people on the street call their friends the "B" word --in English-- or the "C" word -- in Spanish -- they are being violent, even if they do not do it consciously. That is why I said that violence has become deeply rooted in Puerto Rico.
Again, I think the problem is we have an illiterate society, in terms of human's relations and a person's value. I would do a mandatory class in school, specially pre-school and elementary school. I would teach kids the value of a human life, and how you can't do to others what you don't want done to yourself.
Wow! I agree with you in both of the answered. Really I do not think about a reform, but is a excellent idea. Moreover I had not realized how close I was the violence. Friend you are open my eyes. Ah! I understand this post too. I like it!
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