1. Something in this world that truly concerns me is the issue of poverty. Money is just thrown around in many parts of the world, especially Edina where we live. People turn the other cheek to the terrible poverty around the world when it would be so easy to help. If people were to give a dollar a day, even less, poverty could see an end. In Ap econ, Mr. Szporn made an interesting point. People might say that the value of a life is priceless, that you couldn't pay them any amount of money to take a life. However, if this was true poverty and starvation wouldn't be such an issue because people would be doing more to help save countless lives lost. I think that poverty is so depressing and often seems far removed from every day life. If it were brought more to the forefront people might pay more attention, but it seems almost less painful to ignore it.
2. My mom's friend Trudey is a dynamic personality. She is practically part of the family. Some people might say that she is a little loopy. She talks to much, sometimes too blatantly, and tells crazy stories. Despite being a little odd, she is hilarious and well- rounded. She is full of random facts about a range of topics. She can rattle off information about horoscopes which, whether you buy into them or not, is fascinating to listen to. She can almost always guess what sign someone is based off of their personality. She is also really caring and genuinely nice. I have never met anyone quite like Trudey.
3. Alot of pieces of art inspire me. One that comes to mind right away is the song "One" by U2. People tease me for listening to U2, but I absolutely love their music and the messages that they carry. "One" is a particularly powerful song, and music video. Some lyrics include:
Did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got
We're one
But we're not the same
Well we Hurt each other
Then we do it again
You say Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to Carry each other
Carry each other
The song has really serious and all-encompassing implications. Looked at on a small scale, Bono sings of the impacts that relationships can have on happiness and life. On a global scale, there is the extremely valuable message of peace and love in the world. Everyday in the world, there is death, heartbreak, deceit, racism, prejudice etc. This song stresses that everyone benefits from love and appreciation of everyone. It would bring a better world. This powerful message moves me every time, and has brought me to tears. It inspires me to treat others well, be filled with love, live judgement free, and pray for a better, more cohesive world in the future.
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I really agree with your concern on poverty. I think that living in a place with such a wealthy lifestyle is hard to realize the "outside" world and I also agree that we could easily see a change if everyone would just put some sort of effort or time in their day to help it. I think that it is almost like people are hiding it because they don't want to come to the reality of the situation. Your last sentence really wraps it up, I agree that the world just needs to open their eyes and make an effort.
I agree that the even idea of poverty isn't exactly present in our society, but it isn’t ultimately neglected. People are doing their part in separate, often not visible, ways.
Great song. I agree whole heartedly.
i think that 'one' is perhaps the most beautiful plea for understanding ever written. that song has the ability to change attitudes, and i think that your views on the irrisponsibility of monetary usage in Edina is a good reason that we are, for the most part, desensitized to the waste of our resources.
My theory is that poverty is best prevented at a young age. The problem is that many people in poverty don't have the skills to get themselves out of it because they didn't finish high school, go to college, or preferred drugs and alcohol. I taught at a school in the deep poverty of the worst neightborhood in Minneapolis . . . But these kids also did so much drugs, had parents who bought them alochol, would refuse to read one page in a story. If we don't reach kids when they are young, then how are they supposed to escape poverty as an adult?
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