Violence in Society

Over the last few decades the violence in society has increased and it stems from many areas such as the media, the government, social environments and the home. Media can be associated with video games, television shows, movies and even music where violence is very popular. Supply and demand is how many companies make their fortune so if consumers have a demand for violence, the company is going to supply it. Video games television shows and movies do have age restrictions that make it easy to tell whether the program is suitable for the child or not. However, there is no age limit on watching the news, and in our world today, you only hear about the horrific and violent events that take place around the globe. This is because our society wants to watch disasters happening in other places. Just like movies and games humans watch these things in order to feel better about themselves. It is a way of releasing emotions and this was seen in Shakespeare times when his plays were very popular and still are today, but they are all tragedies. In the end the main characters die. Eliminating violence is not realistic but putting parental controls on certain programs and watching television with your children will help reduce the exposure.

The government is another source where violence is used. Police forces, military and regimes are a common sight in the news paper and on television. Sheltering children for what is happening in the world ins't necessarily the best idea. I would say the best solution would be to make sure they know that what many counties are practicing, isn't ethical or acceptable. Too much sheltering can cause social barriers and a lack or worldly culture. too much of anything isn't good for anyone. Too much violence isn't good for children, but neither is too much ice-cream. Small of everything is the solution.

The Millennium Development Goals- Quality and Empowerment of Women

Empowerment in women has come along way from WW1 in Canada but in terms of the world there is much more work to be done. North Africa and Western Asia in specific has fewer then one in five paid jobs outside of agriculture held for women. Meaning that their isn't much, other then farming and tending, that women can do. The completion date of the Goals is by 2015 meaning we only have 3 years left to go and with economic problems facing the entire globe, I can see how these haven't become a large priority. It seems that developing countries are ones that have much trouble with gender equality and for what reasons? The environment and is a large part on what makes them developing as the climate contributes to poverty. The jobs that are available other then agriculture are minimal and because of their culture men are traditionally the workers and women are the care takers. Culture is something that is a difficult hurdle to get over and considering most areas that have the most severe gender inequality are ones that have strong religious ties. In order to move forward, I believe that education is the only way, as educating younger generations will help for improvement in the future. Many religious beliefs are instilled from a young age, so change is very difficult with adults. My person belief that to abolish the inequality problems is to change peoples cultures and methods of thinking.