In Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Singer offers two simple claims to which objections are hard to come by. He then formulates a conclusion based on the two claims, which is controversial in nature. First, death and suffering due to starvation and malnutrition are very bad; a true, uncontroversial statement. Second, if we can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing something of equal importance then we ought to do it; again a legitimate uncontroversial statement. Finally, we ought to give a lot of our money to famine relief; here lies the issue.
Company Q’s current mind-set on social responsibility appears to be quite negative, uninformed, and antiquated. It would appear that the company chose to close stores in high risk areas without first investigating how they could provide service to this under-served segment of society while still maintaining a profit margin and ensuring the safety of its employees. The company’s veiled attempt to make quick profits by providing only a small, high margin sampling of the customer requested health-conscious or organic products has likely served only to alienate and diminish their customer base. Lastly, the company’s response to the local food bank’s request for donations appears to a feeble attempt to create a valid reason to avoid the extra work that may have been associated with this endeavor. This response likely had the added effect of offending their employee base by suggesting that their employees would utilize the program to steal from the company.
As sociologist Douglas S. Massey has said, “segregation is a key cause of poverty because where one lives determines much about the life chances one faces." And this in the United States is "Created by White prejudice, Actualized by discriminatory behavior and Condoned, if not supported, by government." Today both, in the US and in Europe as well, overt racism is replaced by “politically correct behavior” and the reality of social relations has been rarified. This has made the evil of racism omnipresent, omnipotent but still invisible. It is to the credit of White societies, that, this art is not only universalized but its social reproduction is also ensured.
Nevertheless, not allowing others to access to water is against morality when we control the supply of water. In the contrast, the innocent villagers are still not conscious of being taken advantages. As Mary says “It be an act of God, Madam, God no be blind. He see what awful thing people do nowadays-o. (3)” It seemingly signifies that God will punish people who do bad things at the end.
The Plague of Public Opinion Thomas Syzaz once said, “The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only one right way to live, only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of the greatest threat to man: members of his own species, bent on ensuring his salvation, security, and sanity.” On the other hand, the1832 Cholera epidemic, in America, was unexpected and brought light to the public view on health. The outbreak sparked numerous debates about contemporary health practices, sanitation, medical knowledge, and society as a whole. New York City doctor, Martyn Paine, composed a series of letters that documented the treatment, etiology, diagnosis, and prevention of Cholera, in a scientific manner. The letters were consistent with the humoural theories from medical antiquity and emerging Sanitarian public health reformers.
It challenges the viewer to make a change for not only themselves but for the environment. Water has become an endangered species and this crisis must be stopped before it becomes extinct. Throughout the documentary, women and children and men, who look like mere shadows of their former selves, are shown to depict the devastating effect that the privatization of water has over human life. Irena Salina highlights this devastation amongst these underprivileged people who lack a means to attaining safe affordable water throughout the world through actual footage and photography of people in need. People from India, Africa, and South America, all struggling with the problem of maintaing life and receiving affordable and clean drinking water, are all shown to make the viewer aware that this water crisis is universal.
Saying that, “failure to address these issues not only hurts these workers’ families, it erodes the functioning of America’s communities, its economy and our very notions of what democracy can achieve (Fairness Initiative).” Also, although food stamps are supposed to be there to help working poor families, it still in the end leads to further erode in their economic well-being. So in dealing with all these issues, many working poor families are left stressed. The fact of these families living in poverty is enough, but also the fact that children have to endure these conditions in poverty is unbearable. “. .
Orwell discloses the true motives of colonialism through the figure of Flory; an important character in Burmese Days as Orwell uses him to criticize the social behavior of the colonial society present in Burma at that time. During Flory’s debate with his friend Dr. Veraswami, he clearly reveals the true intentions of the British by saying that the “British Empire is simply a device for giving trade monopolies to the English” (p40). Flory believes that the British are not there in Burma to improve the country but for monetary gain. Therefore, the British use racism during colonialism to hide their true intentions. Through this conversation, we can realize the incredible influence that social code has had over people.
Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa By Dambisa Moyo In the book Dead Aid, author Dambisa Moyo gives an indictment of the foreign aid industry, arguing that western aid to Africa has not only perpetuated poverty but also worsens it. She insists “You get the corruption—historically, leaders have stolen the money without penalty—and you get the dependency, which kills entrepreneurship. You also disenfranchise African citizens, because the government is beholden to foreign donors and not accountable to its people.” Much of "Dead Aid" outlines an agenda for Africa's economic development, such as expanding its trade and developing its banking sector -- that is, creating a reliable system of credit that will allow individuals to earn interest on their savings and businesses to receive the loans they need to grow. While criticizing outsiders for their misguided ideas, she does not ignore Africa's self-inflicted wounds. She notes there are steep obstacles to doing business there.
2015). While I admit that if effectively carried out this would reduce or even eliminate all underground retailers and the social treats they present to society. Another problem, however presents itself, the rise of social unrest as farmers, retailers and poverty stricken individuals are stifled by all the restrictions significantly decreasing the profits that could be made by free use of the plant. These individuals also run the risk of getting into trouble with the law if their possession of ganja is above the regulated amount causing further discomfort (ministry of Justice,