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                                                         The value of money 

Money today seems to be what is most important to people. In this generation “Money is power”. Once before I believed that money was everything. I use to think that all I needed was money to make it in this world and that my happiness would fall into place as long as I had money in my pocket. As I get older I have come to realize that money is  not everything. There is a lot of things in this world that money can not buy but will still make you happy.Think about how people spend their money on things that they don’t need instead of things that they do need in order to make it in life. When thinking about money people don’t think  about when that day comes money is going to disappear. Just like a cow can’t live without their food we can’t live without money. We never question ourselves about how much is money really worth ?or When money disappear how will we live with out ?

After reading “Stone Money ” by David Kestenbaum, my thoughts on money have not changed. Based on the article came to conclusion that money is not all that important. It is important for certain things that we need to survive and keep us on grid with technology, food, and clothing however there are people who live their lives using as little money as possible. The text states,”….. as soon as money fails, papers means  nothing anymore.” I agree with this quote because money is not everything that we think it is. If money lost its value then there would be no need for paper especially with the way technology is advancing.

In “Stone-Money Essay” by Milton Friedmen, he illustrates the myth and belief of the concept of money. In the article it states,”Our own money, the money we have grown up with, the system under which it is controlled, these appear real and rational to us”. In other words Friedmen agrees with the thought of money . Being that we know how money works and being raised with money compared to someone with no money , you will think differently then them. Everyone is raised with a different knowledge about money. Some people may have been raised in an environment where money could have been tight so they grew up thinking money should be budgeted and spent accordingly. Other people may have grown up where money wasn’t a problem in their environment and they were use to just buying whatever they wanted without thinking about a prices. Someone who grew up like that may be more relaxed with the way money works and the way they use it. This quote really means that people have their knowledge on money based on how they were taught and what they know to be real.

The way the world works today money is the center of it all. Our environment has programmed us to think that we need a lot of money to live a good life or if you don’t have a certain amount of money then you are not going to be successful or obtain true happiness and that is not true. If money was to vanish from this world tomorrow I believe people would go absolutely crazy and wouldn’t know what to do. I am happy that I changed my views on money early on in life and didn’t let money control me.

Friedman,Milton. “The Island of Stone Money.” Diss.Hoover Institution , Stanford University,Feb.1991.Web.13.Sept,2016.

“The Island Of Stone Money.” NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2016.

1.) Child Euthanasia NY Times

It seems counterintuitive that people will have a debate over weather or not they will allow euthanasia for ill children. How would you feel if your child was euthanasia if they was really ill without your say so? Belgium became the first country to allow this. According to the amended law, euthanasia would only become legal for children who are only afflicted with “constant and unbearable physical suffering”.

Based on the heated argument, a Socialist Party senator Philippe Mahoux  had agree with the decision that Belgium made. He believes that children will die in dignity, but the religious leaders who were at the debate disagree with the decision that they made.  They had also came to conclusion that they will allow young people or adults who are sick to determine weather or not they will allow the doctors to pull the plug.

Europe is basically the only country who is allowing this to happen other then the United States. Many of the countries had legalized medicine to cause death. Based on statics adult cases had already been 1,000 a year, but they are the first country who has restriction on age. Unfortunately, adults don’t have the same rights as the children. The adults are not allowed to choose death unless it wasn’t any hope for their illness and pain.

2) Showers Can Be a Killer

It seems counterintuitive that showers can be a killer because showers are used for an everyday purpose like people washing their bodies. Unfortunately showers can be a killer to old people. 1 out of 1,000 people who are over the age of 70 years old are likely to fall in the shower. The author Jared Diamond is a 75 year old man who is trying to decrease his chances of falling in the shower.

He use to work on a island called New Guineans. On this island he saw a lot of hazards. He had an experience where there was a hazard sign by a tree. When putting his tent down a man on the island informed him that the tree is weak and might fall down. Diamond thought that they were over exaggerating until he researched the amount of trees that fall down on that island .

People living on an island have a better understanding about danger than the average American does. That is because Americans have access to a lot of resources that people on the island do not so their judgement on danger is off. Americans basically take things for granted because we have doctors and other people to help us when something is wrong. By them taken this trip made them more aware of risks that can happen meaning that they are older.

3) Counterintuitive Life lesson

It seems counterintuitive that people take life for granted instead of actually valuing it while they are alive. In today’s society many people believe that money can buy you happiness. People tend to use money to buy them things that they worry about instead of spending money on things they don’t have to worry about.But this article shows that money can buy you happiness because when you spend money on things that you want it can reduce your stress level.  People need to spend money when they need to. For example people might not think living close to where they work will make them happy money wise. Living close to work might cause people to pay higher rent depending on where they work but it saves them from paying tolls and traffic.

 

0:00-0:004- The ad begins in the mall with the camera angle focusing on a kid teddy bear lying on the floor.  Then the angle shifts so I can see the view surrounding the bear ; which shows that people keep walking pass the bear and not paying it attention. It seems like it’s a young child who is between the ages of three and five has lost their bear when their parents were rushing to get somewhere.

0:07- The camera focuses a older man who came towards the teddy bear and picked it up. While he is picking it up; the camera then changes to a wider view where he is looking around suspiciously to see if there’s any kids around who he can ask if it’s their teddy bear.

0:16- A older lady is entering the mall, but the camera focus on her with the baby stroller and her struggling to get pass the first step.

0:15-0:20- The camera comes far out to show that a younger man came over to the lady with the stroller to help her get upstairs. They each are holding one end of the stroller so its equal weight.

0:21-0:23- The camera switches positions quickly with the old men and two young girls who is trying to find a parent who has a child that lost their bear. The camera also zooms in to see their face expression as they look around confused.

0:24-0:27-The camera switched back to the old men while he walks up to a mother and her young child. The camera zoom in on the family while the old man is talking to the family. It seem like he is trying to figure out if its the little girl teddy bear. The little girl nodded her head yes and took the bear from the old men. The camera shifted from the family to just focus on the little girl while she hug the bear.

0:28-0:33 – The camera focus on a baby bottle that was rolling around on the floor while everyone was looking.  A young teen founded a bottle, that a man with a baby stroller had dropped.

0:34- Camera switches back to the lady with the stroller. This time it’s three men that’s her with the stroller .Then the camera zoom outs to focus on them helping the lady.

0:35-0:40- The camera focus on the girl who give the bottle to the guy who dropped the baby bottle.  Then the camera zoom in on the young girl and the guy smiling at each other saying thank you.

0:41-0:45- The camera zoomed in on the parents as they smile ,kneeling down smiling to their kids.