Climate Alteration

          So there’s this little thing called climate change, you may or may not have heard of it. And I know what you’re thinking: by the greenhouse effect. For those rusty on biology, the greenhouse effect is a mechanism by which the earth traps in heat being radiated by the earth usually in the form of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide, methane, etc. However, in excess, these gasses contribute to the continuous warming of our earth. What’s wrong with a little warming you say? Well, more than you might think. 

          Many argue that climate change isn’t propelled by human actions. There have been changes in climactic periods before and there will be changes in the future. And even if this warming trend isn’t our fault (which I doubt), what harm will come from making our planet a more sustainable and healthy place? We should be doing everything in our power to ensure the future and survival of this amazing planet that we have.  

          So what now? If we agree that there is a problem, what comes next? How do we stop a future that is seemingly inevitable? Well, we can start by doing what we can in our everyday lives to limit the amount of waste we produce. Try taking public transportation as much as possible. Make an effort to reuse what you can and recycle what you can’t reuse. When possible, buy local or organic food products. Also, push policy makers to shift to renewable energy sources. We live in a society almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels, and resources like oil are becoming harder and harder to find. Instead of going further and deeper to find new fossil fuel sources, what if we used energy that has been there all along and will never run out? By the solar and wind power as our main sources of energy, we could greatly reduce the amount of energy we produce, a goal that we have been working towards for several years now. Renewable energy sources not only make environmental sense but economic sense as well. 

          These changes may be difficult and kind of a pain to implement; however, the benefits of creating a better world far outweigh the costs. We must try our best to live in a sustainable way. By ensuring the survival of our planet by living more sustainably, we will not only be working towards energy independence, but towards creating a cleaner and healthier planet.

Equal Rights

         

          People go on about how it’s so important for freedom of speech, correct? However, for some people only certain things can be spoken freely. If a straight person announces they could never, ever date a person of same sex they are bashing on homosexuals however even though it is their opinion, voicing it would cause more trouble? It seems we can openly and freely talk about chosen subjects, but freedom of speech is everything. People are allowed to hate, and voice their dislike for something, or someone. I do not like vegatables, there I said it, I said it freely however if I were to say being around homosexual people makes me uncomfortable I will certainly be anxious and fearful, because I could and may be called upon as a hater or someone who ‘doesn’t understand’ however, in my statement I have only told my opinion and thoughts, I have not jeered or bullied but it is still frowned upon.  Again, a big no for probably half the population. Why is the worth of the woman put to who she belongs to, or what she does as a living, and not on her herself? Why do they “belong” to men? They should have the ability to say and do what they want, but every time a woman speaks out, her opinion is covered over and stepped on and hidden under the rug. I believe that the women should get to choose what they always wanted. I believe that they are still not treated as equal to men, and I find that really sad. We all want to be treated equal and yet people voicing negative opinions is uncalled for. And see, in the end, when you die, it’s not going to matter what gender you are or which gender you fall in love with because we’re all just souls in the end. And I don’t believe God hates gays. He’s God. He created them as people, he chose them for the path they were on.  And you also shouldn’t control someone’s love. Love unconditionally, love freely, love everyone, and live your own life, one that YOU are proud of. In the decade that we live in surely we can walk away from fighting for equal rights and actually be equal as individuals? Am I asking for too much in our human race or am I speaking sense?

English Month Celebration

          The beauty of the English language does not lie within sentences before a punctuation and after a clause. Instead, it is the clear distinction between relation and realisation. 

          When we love something so deeply, we often find it hard to pinpoint what exactly is it that we love. For instance, if you love Mathematics, you can’t possibly tell your friend you love Mathematics just because you love solving mathematical sums or algebraic equations. If so, that probably isn’t love but yet, it’s something that you enjoy doing. You enjoy doing algebra because finding ‘x’ gives you a sense of great joy, a sense of greatness, a sense of achievement. And that is exactly how I feel when I learn a new word from a book or simply just reading off the dictionary!

          Just 26 letters is all this language needs to bring across a message or simply deliver an awe-inspiring essay. Such charm is something worthy to be utilised deftly. I personally have an aversion towards profanity and I strongly feel that some of us have morphed the beauty of the English language into ugliness. Language is a double-edged sword. While profanity is something which mars its beauty, there are also others which inevitably elevates its infinite charm. A perfect example is that of William Shakespeare. He is a person of great repute. His literary work is evidence of how English can be appreciated where poetry is concerned. 

          While the English language interests me, it also confuses me. Why is there a “b” the word “doubt” when it is clearly pronounced as “dout”? Why then is “double” pronounced with a “b”? Shouldn’t it be pronounced as “doule” then? Why is “melancholy” pronounced as “meh-lan-kol-ee” instead of “meh-lan-cho-lee”? It does bewilder you too am I right? Well, this is just the wonder of the English language and how things are supposed to be done (or in this case, pronounced). The English language is also fun and humourous if you understand it quite enough. 

          Language, a great poem in and of itself, is all around us. When reading something that is so heartfelt, we develop a certain framework of relation with the content. We are able to relate to it and understand it better. That is the magic of the English language.