Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2009

Article

How genetics influence our life?


What can we do with genes? If you make a list of positive and negative possibilities it would be endless. In the last few years there was much research on genetics and nowadays genetics appear in almost every part in our life.

Every day we have to do with products which are gene-modified. Be it tomatoes, pumpkins or finished products, the economy uses genetics in every way to make more profit but this is not healthy for our body at all. While some are maybe not dangerous others can have really bad effect on our body. Most people simply have no clue about genetic engineering. Genetics are not only used in the food industry but also for criminal investigations. It is possible to expose criminals with the aid of modern equipment like cameras which recognise faces and compare them with the database of criminals. Just a fingerprint is enough to identify somebody. This is very helpful for the police whereas intelligences or other institutions can track somebody very easily. In a few years there may be a total control of governments and we are not able to move freely anymore.


In my opinion, genetics can be useful if we use it correctly and only for our own advantages. But we should rather stop the development of genetics than risk that there will be de-gene-ration in our society or a clone of each of us as a back-up store for organs.

Sonntag, 4. Oktober 2009

Homework - essay writing

My ideal family

Statistics from the last years doubtlessly shows us, that we are in a time of familiar change. The big families are disappearing and the number of traditional families is decreasing. When we have a look at the permanently growing number of childless couples or couples with only one child, we see that the definition of the traditional family is in change. But is the traditional family always an ideal family?
In the following text I will talk about my opinion of an ideal family and I will have a look at the importance of families in society.

It’s not that easy to define the setup of an ideal family. According to statistics such a family would consist of mother, father and 2,1 children, one son and one daughter. If you ask me, families with four children is much better than the traditional. But not all of them are good. For example, if there are four daughters in a family the father is in minority. There should always be a balance between male and female family members. The reason, why a bigger family is better is simple. Children need bothers or sisters to play with, especially in younger age. It’s really important that they somebody to talk to beside their parents. Like in a traditional family the father has a full-time job whereas the mother is at home and cares for the children. When these are older the mother might has a part-time job.
Strong families are also very important for society. People have it easier in life if they have a family which helps you in every case and on which you can trust. Most of the criminal people come from “problem families” with bad solidarity, poor communication and often even violence. Children out of such families will most likely have no graduation, no job and if they will have their own family once they will also turn into bad parents. These facts prove the importance of family, not only in this aspect but also in every aspect in life.

To conclude, the ideas of the ideal family are divided. Nobody knows which type of family is the best and most ideal. But what we know is that more people do not want to have a family. Maybe it is just because in these days society career is much more important and that let’s people simple no time for a family.

Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009

Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves

Appreciation


The hit duet “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves”, which was performed by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, was first released in 1985. The main idea of this song is the standing of the women in today’s society.

There are three stanzas which all have rather the same content.

The first one says that women had to belong to a man in the past but nowadays it’s different. Women can stand on their own feet and they are independent.

In the second stanza we can see the aim of this song, namely to celebrate the liberty of the women of every age. In the past they were the inferior sex, but till now they have became stronger and now they also get better jobs like doctor, lawyer or other jobs in which you have to have much responsibility. Years ago that wasn’t possible. The only job for women was housewife and taking care about the children. Now, women are everywhere, even in policy.

The last stanza is about the same like the other two but in a longer form.

This song expresses that in that time women have been the inferiors of their husbands. Now they can look for themselves and are able to reach every goal they want to reach. Although women are stronger, almost independent and more confident now, they still can love a man in the same way as before.

We think the writers of “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” wants to say what women can reach if they hold together and how strong they can be. There are still countries in the world where women have no rights and everything is controlled by men because the female sex has no appreciation. With this song they maybe want to comfort the women in these countries to stand up against them and to get emancipated with the men.

It’s very easy to conclude this song. It’s about the inferior sex all over the world that has no confidence from the male sex. Women aren’t worse in any way and this song celebrates the fact that the situation for them has been becoming better.