Alyssa Brewer

Write the Wrong Essay

As of the date May 9th, 2011, the world is a place full of advanced technologies, sophisticated ways of thinking, systems of doing and precocious procedures for the rest of time. However, the world we live in is also full of deleterious and repugnant tactics, adverse slanders, and dilemmas that affect the lives of all people living in the world today. Poverty, destruction of lives and the environment, murder, and inequality as well as copious other problems that cause hardships for many, if not all, of the citizens of planet Earth. Throughout history, there have always been acts that affect a group of people, such as, families, races, religious groups, and those who are not perceived to be the "standard". Between acts of murder, deceit, judgment, and abandonment, the world, although the only place habitual for human life, is providing a complicated path and life for the billions of people living in it. One of the main reasons for the hardships that prevent billions of citizens of creating their idyllic life is the judgment that is produced from inequality.

Inequality has plagued Earth from the very beginning of the days of human existence. One of the earliest most recognized forms of inequality, and one that still consumes the lives of an estimated twenty seven million people, is slavery. Slavery has been documented since 1800 BC. Over time, millions of people have been forced to forfeit their lives. They were not allowed to make personal life decisions, select their career paths, and be able to generate unique lives for the families that they would create. For generations, citizens were forced to live one life, and that life was decided for them and given to them by someone who was recognized as "normal" or above the "normal. The image of a normal or an above normal being has stayed with civilization, and have not always been for the better. The most universal illustration of slavery involves the higher control of the white population, and the laborers, or slaves, are typically noted as a black skinned person. Although that image of slavery was said to have ended in 1865, the effects of this time are often evident. According to an Economic News Release in 2011 about employment in the United States, the employment rate of white individuals is an estimated 114 652 000, which is a 64.7%. The estimated number of the black and African American race, is 14 699 000 people while the participation rate is 61.5%. In Canada, although racism is distinguished as a little less of an issue, possibly due to the fact that Canada has been labeled as a peaceful country and a refuge for those needing help, the idea of the white population is still dominant, while the blacks are a little more of a less dignified community. One of the most recent tables done by Statistics Canada about the unemployment rates of immigrants and other minority races was done in 2006. According to this table, the second and third generations of minority groups, such as those of a different race than the Canadian “normal", that 66.9-69% of the employed minority groups have not obtained their high school diploma that are of the age of 25-54. According to another table done in 2006, only 7.1% of the black populations are found to be in management positions. And again, as Canada continues to call the country a relatively free place of

racial prejudice, white supremacy has always been in control of high positions, such as government roles. In only 2005, the first black Govern General was announced. The roles of the government are undeniably white. In schools today in Canada, black groups are still the minority. If society in Canada is the open nation it is said to be, then why is black employment still so low? Do those of a darker race in need not travel to Canada? Or has the image of slavery stuck with humanity for generations. The definition of slavery is, "the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune". Not only has the black population suffered from an image of social injustice, but so have others.

For centuries people have struggled to achieve their ultimate life, whether is requires a certain social status or career path. One of the largest groups of people who have struggled in the past, and who are undoubtedly still under pressure to find a course to make it to the top, is women. The 17th century was full of ideas, and the natural law philosophers were influencing the idea that women were not meant to be equal, and it was universal, self-evident, and intuitive, that it was a law that could be found in nature. They believed that natural rights were self-evident to "civilized man" who lives "in the highest form of society". In the 1900's, minorities, such as women were not allowed to vote. In 1914, a law was made in Saskatchewan to prohibit the employment of white women under the power of Chinese men. In 1916, women found voting rights in three provinces in Canada. Women were permitted to get an equal amount of pay in only 1951. Women still did not have all the same legal rights, and in 1964, married women were given full legal rights. In 1975, the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms was established, and some may say that technically, women were equal to men. Saying that the image of slavery still affects the lives of the black race, it may be safe to say that the inequality of women created an image that still affects the lives of women today, not only in Canada, but all over the world. 3 out of 4 Canadian women above the age of 65 live in poverty. The controlling nature of men over women is still highly common. One in eight Canadian women have been beaten by men in their life and one in three girls have been molested by the age of sixteen. Abuse is universally known, but it has always been kept moderately hushed in Canada. In 1997, Canada was ranked as the top place in the world to live, but when gender inequality was taken into consideration, it dropped to seventh. Seventh out of one hundred and ninety six is still incredible, but not good enough when we are believed to be in an era of equality and freedom.

To say that 2011 is a year of equality and freedom is in fact a false statement. Dozens of countries around the world are suffering because of the state of poverty they are in, but should there really be any countries in torment because of poverty? Or do countries of the world not acquire much money to do the fact that they are not “politically” or “socially” standard? In 2009, the Federal Bank was said to have had a supply stream of 908.6 billion dollars. The cost to destroy the control of poverty would cost only 1% of the global income. 0.5% of the annual global income, which is roughly one billion dollars a year, would cover basic social services, those needed to save the lives of children, families, and the population in countries. Some may argue that it is a certain countries fault that they are in such debt and rough times, but is this the case? A

poll made in 2009 proved that only 71% of Americans would be willing to donate $15, $30 or $50. Populations have evolved over the generations, but were some not given the chance? In order for one person of one group of people to take such control of a certain resource and leave many without money, has to do with socio-political-economic factors. These factors being social, political and economic factors such as wealth, resources, and perhaps colour. When the “New World” was being created, nearly 500 years ago, a steady supply of African slaves were being captured to support both higher and lower classes. The elite, primarily the white population, had created such an image that a racial divide was created. New science experiments began that were completed to prove the superiority of the “white folks” and the inferiority of the “black folks”. The need for social stability has been such a worry for powerful countries, that for the last ten years in Venezuela, United States military advisers have been sent to over look officials to secure investment accounts. The same goes for Guatemala. Where else has low income been a target for war and death? In 2007, it was stated that in towns in Iraq, where the capita income was below the national average, was where three quarters of death was recorded. All of these points have one thing in common. That point is that the colour of the people who are governing or living in these countries are generally that of a dark race. Poverty is experienced in every province, state, and even town, but is it due to greed or an image that has been ruined sometime in history. Inequality and the power of money are linked. Once control is gained, it is the power of the controller to decide on where the money goes. This being said, is it just a coincidence that reducing heavily indebted countries would cost between 0.5 and 7.5 billion dollars, which is less than the cost of a stealth bomber.

Social injustice is by far one of the largest problems in today’s society. Discrimination has been a part of world’s history from the beginning of time, and it is very unlikely it will ever be wiped out. Judgment is a component of everyone’s daily lives. It determines on whether you will share a cab with a certain person, if it is safe to give that stranger your number. Judgment determines whether you will trust that person to take care of your child, it will also determine the decision to leave that worker alone in your nearly finished, remodeled house. Until people are trusted, until people do not need to use others, inequality will never reach a conclusion. As the youth, as a generation with the power to trust and change, it is our job to commit to that change, and to not decide on other’s choices and lives, but perhaps to aid someone who needs that help because of the generations before us. If our generation cannot connect internationally, if the fight for supremacy is more essential than the correlation of the world’s nations, World War lll will be in our future. It is our job to prevent global suicide.