world changing response 6

The education of women is very important, especially in countries where women have not had the privlege to always obtain an education. It is also important to recognize the need to give women a certain "power", instead of letting them believe that the old ways, where they had no rights was the correct way of living. It is noted that women in india are forming self help groups, in order to "increase women's solidarity within villages". the group allows these women to come together and discuss issues ranging from malnutrition to womems rights. I believe that this groups intentions are purely positive, trying to inform women of different issues, as well as giving them an opportunity to come together, learn and speak freely. Its amazing to see the spread of this social networking, in order to promote women in society.

World Changing Responses

Consuming Responsibly: As consumers, we are attracted to objects that has the ability to fulfill our desire. However, the impulse action made by the consumers isn’t necessarily helping the environment since consumers buy products without considering several elements behind them; for instance, process of manufacturing of the merchandise that could cause severe damage to our planet or the fact that certain products would be replaced in a short period of time. In this section of the book, Steffen talks briefly about the intelligence of purchasing; he brought up a perfect example of recyclable fabric materials, which I think serves the same purpose on every aspects in our daily lives.

Brands & Logos: It is obvious that our present society is generally brainwashed by Televisions, ads and all the media information amongst us. Well known brands are usually known for some characteristics that make them stand right out amongst the other companies; it can be the quality of it, the appearance, the background of the design and so on. Some people are worried that consumers are very likely to be blind sighted by the names of the brand on certain products; in my opinion, as long as we do enough research on the product and evaluate them to make sure they’re not over priced, we won’t need to worry about the logos and brands.

Cars & Fuel: Just like the author says, the demand on oil to provide fuel for transportation like cars are getting progressively worse as time goes on. In small countries or cities, problems like this wouldn’t be the hardest issue to solve, public transportation for one is a perfect solution; on the other hand, areas like North America or Mainland China, current technology wouldn’t be able to fulfill the convenience in such long distance traveling in a short amount of time. Therefore, concept projects like “peak oil” need to be presented.

Producer Responsibility: Is appearance more important than functionality? People usually think this we can only choose from one of those two options while making decisions on our purchase. Nevertheless, the goal of most companies is to achieve both of those characteristics at once. These companies managed to survive. The last aspect of a product is what consumers usually overlook as long as the particular product fulfills the first two aspects; it is the wastes being produced behind all the process in many factories. A successful company should be solving this issue first; after that, they focus on the aesthetic and the functionality.

Greening Infrastructure: I think the idea of looking the planet, as our “home” is a very meaningful and at the same time helpful to prolong the age of our mother earth. For one, plants can reduce the ozone damage and also filter the air we are breathing. Moreover, the environment would also improve visually.