Globalization and diseases
Globalization is driven and constrained by a number of forces: economic processes, technological developments, political influences, cultural and value systems, and social and natural environmental factors. There is much to be understood about how the wide-ranging changes are impacting on infectious diseases; there is an existing evidence between globalization and infectious diseases in terms of changes in disease distribution, transmission rate and, in some cases, management of disease.
Globalization, the flow of information, goods, capital and people across political and geographic boundaries, has helped to spread some of the deadliest infectious diseases known to humans. The spread of diseases across wide geographic scales has increased through history. Early diseases that spread from Asia to Europe were bubonic plague, influenza of various types, and similar infectious disease.
In the current era of globalization, the world is more interdependent than at any other time. Efficient and inexpensive transportation has left few places inaccessible, and increased global trade in agricultural products has brought more and more people into contact with animal diseases that have subsequently jumped species barriers.
Globalization intensified during the Age of Exploration, but trading routes had long been established between Asia and Europe, along which diseases were also transmitted. An increase in travel has helped spread diseases to natives of lands who had not previously been exposed. When a native population is infected with a new disease, where they have not developed antibodies through generations of previous exposure, the new disease tends to run rampant within the population.
To summarize this the etiology, the modern branch of science that deals with the causes of infectious disease, recognizes five major modes of disease transmission: airborne, waterborne, blood borne, by direct contact, and through vector (insects or other creatures that carry germs from one species to another). As humans began traveling overseas and across lands which were previously isolated, research suggests that diseases have been spread by all five transmission modes.
miércoles, 27 de octubre de 2010
Immigration
Immigration
To analyze the term migrant refers to someone who has emigrated from one region to another region for the purposes of seeking employment or improved financial position. Besides that an economic migrant is distinct from someone who is a refugee fleeing persecution.
Many countries have immigration and visa restrictions that prohibit a person entering the country for the purposes of gaining work without a valid work visa. Persons who are declared an economic migrant can be refused entry into a country. Sometimes is not easy for the immigrants move from their country because of the documents that the law has established.
Nowadays in Costa Rica we can notice the existence of many refugees which are like shelters for people who are in the necessity due to they don’t count with the financial means to pay or rent a house, furthermore the government is reducing part of the costarricans salary like charging some taxes to help the foreigners.
One important point is that in CR people avoid the hard job, as an example nobody wants to work in a farmer, agriculture and some other different kinds of jobs that only the immigrants do, here in our country we have many people from Nicaragua and Panamá working, for my personal point I will say that is not fair when the government charged me to help this people, however it is necessary to have them doing activities or working here.
To end this topic I will say that some people are agree and in the other hand some others are disagree with the immigration, so it is just an open title of conversation with a big quantity of different points of view. It is not easy to decide if I am agree or not, I would never ever say that I won’t stay in a similar condition that is why it is valuable to help others.
To analyze the term migrant refers to someone who has emigrated from one region to another region for the purposes of seeking employment or improved financial position. Besides that an economic migrant is distinct from someone who is a refugee fleeing persecution.
Many countries have immigration and visa restrictions that prohibit a person entering the country for the purposes of gaining work without a valid work visa. Persons who are declared an economic migrant can be refused entry into a country. Sometimes is not easy for the immigrants move from their country because of the documents that the law has established.
Nowadays in Costa Rica we can notice the existence of many refugees which are like shelters for people who are in the necessity due to they don’t count with the financial means to pay or rent a house, furthermore the government is reducing part of the costarricans salary like charging some taxes to help the foreigners.
One important point is that in CR people avoid the hard job, as an example nobody wants to work in a farmer, agriculture and some other different kinds of jobs that only the immigrants do, here in our country we have many people from Nicaragua and Panamá working, for my personal point I will say that is not fair when the government charged me to help this people, however it is necessary to have them doing activities or working here.
To end this topic I will say that some people are agree and in the other hand some others are disagree with the immigration, so it is just an open title of conversation with a big quantity of different points of view. It is not easy to decide if I am agree or not, I would never ever say that I won’t stay in a similar condition that is why it is valuable to help others.
domingo, 17 de octubre de 2010
Poverty
Poverty
Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action.
Everyone knows that poverty exists in the entire world, no matter the country. Sometimes it is produced because people don't have a job, for overpopulation in the family, lack of resources and others. But sometimes, this occurs because people forget to keep trying. They just feel sorry for themselves and want help from others.
However, there are people who had overcome poverty as my family did. When my mom was a child, they were really poor but she worked to get success in her life.
One story is that Mary is a successful farmer with a business of “baby or mini vegetables” in Pacayas, Cartago. She was born in a small town within a very poor family where she had to work with her brothers from the age of 7 years old. Every day, she had to get up at 4 am in the morning and immediately take the field with the other brothers and her father to milk the cows and grow tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, potato and carrots. And at noon they were back at home so Mary had to clean the dirt floor, clean the bathroom of "hole", hand washing and helping her mother to prepare the coffee of the 2:30 pm and the dinner for 5:30 pm. Mary and her brothers went to bed at 6:30 pm and the next day should have the same routine. She and her siblings did not study at school. It was not until Maria was 15 years old when she could learn to read, write. At 20 she made her way to school and when she was 26 years old completed the fifth year of college. Mary wanted to grow so she sought help from a women's association which started with micro-project promoted by the government. Gradually came into the business of “baby or mini vegetables” and today sells her products in major supermarkets in Costa Rica and exports along with other farmers (Export Cooperative) to Mexico and the United States. In an interview she said that those born poor are able to thrive if they want and that poverty is in the mind! What wisdom has the words of Mary!
Actually poverty is a situation that lives a lot of people, not only Costa Rican people; around the world poverty is a big threat. I met a woman who had only two children; she worked in a restaurant, she was very nice, she lives well. But one day she was in a traffic accident. From that day her life experienced a big change, she didn’t have support, and she was alone and with two little children. She had a mutilation of her leg. She hadn’t anything, nothing of money, nothing for eat. She needed to change her home; she went to my neighborhood and decided to start a new life. She talked with all people that live in my quarter and everybody choose to help that woman. She began cooking hamburgers, pizza, tacos, patty and many funk food. She went house by house selling meals. After several months she was able to get success like rent a better house. And now, she has a soda call "La esperanza". So this is a story of life, an example of effort and love. I know nowadays opportunities are scarce but the simple fact of wanting to live and overcome is the inspiration to overcome poverty.
Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action.
Everyone knows that poverty exists in the entire world, no matter the country. Sometimes it is produced because people don't have a job, for overpopulation in the family, lack of resources and others. But sometimes, this occurs because people forget to keep trying. They just feel sorry for themselves and want help from others.
However, there are people who had overcome poverty as my family did. When my mom was a child, they were really poor but she worked to get success in her life.
One story is that Mary is a successful farmer with a business of “baby or mini vegetables” in Pacayas, Cartago. She was born in a small town within a very poor family where she had to work with her brothers from the age of 7 years old. Every day, she had to get up at 4 am in the morning and immediately take the field with the other brothers and her father to milk the cows and grow tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, potato and carrots. And at noon they were back at home so Mary had to clean the dirt floor, clean the bathroom of "hole", hand washing and helping her mother to prepare the coffee of the 2:30 pm and the dinner for 5:30 pm. Mary and her brothers went to bed at 6:30 pm and the next day should have the same routine. She and her siblings did not study at school. It was not until Maria was 15 years old when she could learn to read, write. At 20 she made her way to school and when she was 26 years old completed the fifth year of college. Mary wanted to grow so she sought help from a women's association which started with micro-project promoted by the government. Gradually came into the business of “baby or mini vegetables” and today sells her products in major supermarkets in Costa Rica and exports along with other farmers (Export Cooperative) to Mexico and the United States. In an interview she said that those born poor are able to thrive if they want and that poverty is in the mind! What wisdom has the words of Mary!
Actually poverty is a situation that lives a lot of people, not only Costa Rican people; around the world poverty is a big threat. I met a woman who had only two children; she worked in a restaurant, she was very nice, she lives well. But one day she was in a traffic accident. From that day her life experienced a big change, she didn’t have support, and she was alone and with two little children. She had a mutilation of her leg. She hadn’t anything, nothing of money, nothing for eat. She needed to change her home; she went to my neighborhood and decided to start a new life. She talked with all people that live in my quarter and everybody choose to help that woman. She began cooking hamburgers, pizza, tacos, patty and many funk food. She went house by house selling meals. After several months she was able to get success like rent a better house. And now, she has a soda call "La esperanza". So this is a story of life, an example of effort and love. I know nowadays opportunities are scarce but the simple fact of wanting to live and overcome is the inspiration to overcome poverty.
viernes, 8 de octubre de 2010
Feedback letter
Feedback Letter
Globalization Week Organizer,
September 29th, 2010
I would like to say thanks to you for the organization of the Globalization Week. With the activity the students experienced the opportunity to learn more about the challenges of globalization in different ways, for instance: laws, psychology, sociology, dentistry and business and some others. The activities made people to get an entertainment time.
Also people got the knowledge and learning about different topics talking about system engineering and how to use software’s that might be useful in the future, I am studying business administration and I believed that it was an important information provided for me, if for example I expect to create my own company, now I know what programs to use as a web site.
As an advice for the coordinator I will say that the presentation was good, however the sound of his voice was too low, for that reason the audience wasn’t concentrated on the speech.
To summarize this I will mention that the globalization week was something that should be implemented in our life or jobs due to every day there is a development in technology which is use in the companies.
Best regards,
Globalization Week Organizer,
September 29th, 2010
I would like to say thanks to you for the organization of the Globalization Week. With the activity the students experienced the opportunity to learn more about the challenges of globalization in different ways, for instance: laws, psychology, sociology, dentistry and business and some others. The activities made people to get an entertainment time.
Also people got the knowledge and learning about different topics talking about system engineering and how to use software’s that might be useful in the future, I am studying business administration and I believed that it was an important information provided for me, if for example I expect to create my own company, now I know what programs to use as a web site.
As an advice for the coordinator I will say that the presentation was good, however the sound of his voice was too low, for that reason the audience wasn’t concentrated on the speech.
To summarize this I will mention that the globalization week was something that should be implemented in our life or jobs due to every day there is a development in technology which is use in the companies.
Best regards,
sábado, 2 de octubre de 2010
Measures taken against global warming by countries around the world
Measures taken against global warming by countries around the world
Nowadays we can notice that the countries are not fighting to avoid the global warming around the world, besides that the climate warming over the last three decades has likely already had a discernible influence on many physical and biological systems which is causing a lot of danger in the humanity.
Evidence for warming of the climate system includes observed increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level, all of those things might affect the life of people, that is the reason why we should start looking for a solution.
Some of the effects of global warming I can mention here are for instance:
Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles, Sea level rise became faster over the last century, Some butterflies, foxes, and alpine plants have moved farther north or to higher, cooler areas. Hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger and some diseases will spread such as malaria carried by mosquitoes.
The preferred solution seems to be to force our global communities to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and conserve and to develop cleaner renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind power to eliminate this global warming happening in all over.
To summarized I believe that parents or adults should create a concern on the little kids due to they will be the people who will handle the future, about the use of the resources for example invest in green jobs and clean energy, set limits on global warming pollution.
Keylin.
Nowadays we can notice that the countries are not fighting to avoid the global warming around the world, besides that the climate warming over the last three decades has likely already had a discernible influence on many physical and biological systems which is causing a lot of danger in the humanity.
Evidence for warming of the climate system includes observed increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level, all of those things might affect the life of people, that is the reason why we should start looking for a solution.
Some of the effects of global warming I can mention here are for instance:
Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles, Sea level rise became faster over the last century, Some butterflies, foxes, and alpine plants have moved farther north or to higher, cooler areas. Hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger and some diseases will spread such as malaria carried by mosquitoes.
The preferred solution seems to be to force our global communities to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and conserve and to develop cleaner renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind power to eliminate this global warming happening in all over.
To summarized I believe that parents or adults should create a concern on the little kids due to they will be the people who will handle the future, about the use of the resources for example invest in green jobs and clean energy, set limits on global warming pollution.
Keylin.
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