"collapse"

"Collapse" written by Jared Diamond.  An excerpt from this book focuses on issues such as protecting and conserving wildlife.  Currently the earth is suffering from many issues such as global warming due to carelessness from people.  Whether it is conserving energy, fossil fuels, or something as simple as recycling.  The earth has resources that we do not take advantage of such as natural energy from the sun, ocean, and wind.  It is a fact that we need to use fossil fuels and such to go throughout every day lives, but I believe we can do a better job of conserving A little can go a long way if every one can do their part.  Without the natural resources mother nature has given us we would have never progressed to where we are now.  With the new technology we have we may be doing more harm than good.  Although we have good intentions, we are only creating quick fixes and nothing that is extensive enough to help us and the earth enough for the future.  We are in a difficult position and it does not help that with the economy the way it is that some believe that the earth is the least of our problems. We don't see that without change of our main resource there is no point of working towards a better economy if we cannot even live long enough to get to that point.

Feminism

When our country entered into World War II, our military demanded more men to fight at our front lines. These men were workers for companies and labor industries in which needed workers after most of them were demanded by the government to join the service. When the war was arising, labor yards and factories were expanded to build military machinery and planes for the war. While these factories were being expanded, this demanded more workers. Hiring women was meant to be a temporary decision; it wasn't until women stepped up and showed what they were ALSO capable of doing, other than being teachers and housewives.

With the unemployment rate becoming increasingly higher, this was the birth of the Propaganda Campaign era. This was the spark that boosted women up the status ladder. Of course it wasn't that high, it was still a step up from where we were. Many people identify this era of Feminism with Rosie the Rivetar and the image of "We Can Do It!" Rosie was the poster girl to attract women into working. Women were given the opportunity to work and to be the main supporter of their household financially.
This wasn't a pretty picture to paint during its time of course. This was a time of the Depression and Recession. Husbands, fathers, sons were sent off to war, only to leave their wives, parents, kids to support themselves. Most men didn't come back to support their families due to dying for their country. This left the head of the household title to the women. When men came back from the war, this arose a fight between weather or not women should keep their jobs or give their original jobs back to the men that had it before them. That didn't stop women from showing that they were capable of working and being mothers too. This opened the eyes of the working class of America that women could do it too, and just as good!

We are constantly climbing the ladder to show and prove that we are capable of doing the same things men are doing and have been given the rights to, right off the bat. Why should we have to prove ourselves when men are already given that privilege. Who's to say who is better at what and who can do it best? We are ALL capable of doing just as good and should be given both the RIGHT. Equality should be a right, not a privilege.