Second Presentation Reflection -Victoria Iglesias

 

   

Group 1 Gender Inequality

Gender inequality has existed for hundreds of years. Fortunately for us, who live in the United States, it has evolved quite dramatically. It is factual that men in the past have been paid more money in the same profession with the same education as women. As western civilization has evolved, so have the minds of the newer generations.  It is no longer a man’s world.  Woman are not made to stay home, cook and take care of the children.  Woman are far more educated and are obtaining and holding the same positions as men.  Even in the military, there are high ranking officers that are woman.  It currently exist in every field and trade.  Women are able to secure jobs that at one point were only held by men.

At one point in history, only men were allowed to vote. In 1896, woman gained the right to vote in four states, including Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. It wasn’t until 1919 and the 19^th amendment that woman gained the right to vote throughout the nation.  Not only are woman allowed to vote but currently in office, we have the first woman vice president.

This wasn’t the only thing affected but so were the woman’s clubs in towns and cities which included better schools, the regulation of child labor, woman in unions and liquor prohibition.  However, all women did not necessarily agree with the equality in all sexes.  Some woman who were accustomed to their gender roles believed that politics were not a proper representation of woman.

During the woman’s suffrage movement, Susan B. Anthony along with fifteen other women voted illegally in the election of 1872.  The woman’s right’s movement began their own fashion craze as they fought for gender equality. Nearly fifty years before woman got the right to vote, a woman by the name of Victoria Woodhull ran for political office.  Now it is the norm to see woman run for political office. Not just in presidential elections but also for the house of representatives and the senate.  Local governments run elections where both sexes compete to hold the office of the mayor for their city and also councilman and councilwoman.

It is my belief that we will continue to evolve as a nation, and gender inequality will be a thing of the past.

 

Group 2 Climate Change

Climate change has been the topic of the news in the last decades. The main focus is always on how we as humans affect climate change It is an issue of the increasing public concern because of the potential affects it may have on our land water biological recourses. The United States make policy decisions regarding the strategies that we will be anticipating for the next several years. During the presentation it was mentioned that this is the moment that we must focus on future consequences. Climate change possesses a threat to our economic growth and long-term prosperity of many countries around the world.  Rising sea levels changing rain fall patterns and higher temperature will affect food security, agricultural production, water availability, and public health among many more. Climate change can impact and further produce social and political problems such as rural, urban migration and water resource disputes. 

Group 3 Infrastructure  

 During the presentation our group was able to define, explain, and prove the importance of proper planning when designing any time of building. This also includes roads and power supplies that are needed for the operation of any enterprise. The sustainability and functionality of all buildings must go thoroughly with inspections during the term of construction to ensure that all safety precautions are up to date and all measures are taken to account. Architects together with contactors and an abundance of workers come in to play to ensure that the project comes through fruition without a hitch. Just recently on the news we were able to see the collapse of a building in Surfside. This was an example and proof of what can happen when protocol for inspection is not followed, or neglect of inspection takes place. This cost the lives of many innocent people due to the negligence and lack of serious that an inspector signed off on when if fact the building was not in its best state. A lot of people past away and many were injured, including students from my former high school. It is because of this, that inspections should be thorough and repairs must be made to ensure the safety of everyone who works or lives in that building.