Self Evaluation

When we were first asked to split into groups for the final assignment, I was a bit nervous because I wasn't really friends with anyone in the class. I'm still not really sure how our group came together, but I can tell you that I am very happy it did. The social issue we chose to do was the situation in Darfur. Our goal was to create awareness about this issue in the most creative, fun way we could; and we did exactly that. We created a video, detailing the gruesome killings going on in Darfur, and we explained to our audience what we, as the youth in our community can do to help. We interviewed students from FIU in GC ,and through these interviews I learned that although many do not know about the issue, many were willing to learn and help.
We then took this footage and added it to our video so show that education about Darfur is key in bringing an end to the genocide. I must say that I am taking with me many things I learned from doing this final project. One of the main things I am taking away is that if you feel strong enough about a humanitarian issue going on in the world, help put an end to! It does not matter if you are an 18 year old college student or a wealthy celebrity, as long as you have that drive and that willingness to help, you are helping the cause. I also learned to open my mind to different things, and that life does not revolve around the small community of Miami; there are things going on this world that we should be educated on, and that it is our responsibility as humans to put an end to injustice. From almost getting arrested in GC, to staying at FIU until 1AM, to drinking enough Redbull to make us shake, and staying up late to turn in the final draft one time, I must say that I could not have picked a better group. I had a great time working on this project, and now, knowing everything I know about Darfur, I wish to continue working towards this cause.

Current Event

A current event issue that caught my eye was the situation going on in Venezuela. This past Sunday, December 1, 2007, Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, held an election to reform the Venezuelan Constitution, stating that he would be supreme ruler for all of time. Fortunately, he lost that election, and no reform to the constitution was made. On Monday morning, however, he made it very clear that although he was not going to be supreme ruler, he was still going to present to the Venezuelan people this notion of changing the Constitution, and that hopefully, one day, they will agree with him and vote in favor of him. Personally, I feel that although it is not the United States' duty to intervene with the way other nations are governing their people, I do believe that the United States should keep an eye on what going on with Chavez.