Petroleum in Today's Life and its Risk in Use

Santo Domingo

Saturday 11th, 2022

Lorena De Los Santos. 100084820

Prof: Walkiris Vanessa Mejia O

Composition II / IDI-2290

Petroleum in Today's Life and its Risk in Use

  Petroleum was discovered in 1859 by Edwin Drake in Pennsylvania, United States. It is also called Black Gold or crude oil, is a fossil fuel. It was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria over millions of years on intense heat and pressure. Furthermore, it is a non-renewable source of energy, and unbelievable things come out of it. It has been worldwide well considered and approached. Petroleum has many utilities; however, its spilling has produced unimaginable issues and its lost can evoke wars.

 Refineries of Petroleum need petroleum’s components to be successful. The first components are fuels that are used for transportation; for example, gasoline which is used to transport all kinds of goods and gas use for cooking. Then, diesel generators that save lives by providing electricity to hospitals. Also, kerosene is a versatile fuel oil that has many uses including fuel for oil lamps, airplanes, and engines. Moreover, petroleum contains a lot of a chemical called propylene to make plastic. For instance, The Coca-Cola company has been well benefited from the prototype bottles come from crude oil. Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, and personal care products. Diaper’s companies use polypropylene in diapers made from petroleum-based, but it is considered safe for use. Additionally, polypropylene is used in medicine. For example, string breast implants are a form of breast implant using polypropylene then, prosthesis made from Standard Grade Polypropylene is the most widely used sheet plastic in orthotics and prosthetics, and nylon or polypropylene sutures are non-absorbable, but it provides permanent wound supports. In short, thousands of different useful products made from Petroleum come in forms that are consistent and reliable for the humanity.

On the other hand, hundreds of oil spills yearly in Africa. When oil spills in the ocean, it floats on the water and ruin the sea animal population, intoxicating them and thus, making consumers’ life difficult. Besides, the most devastating effects is on birds. Oil destroys the waterproofing abilities of feathers, and birds are not insulated against the cold ocean water. About 40 million liters of oil are spilled every year across the Niger delta. Its consequences make the death of newborn infants. Even though Shell company had been sued as a result of death of infants due to the oil spills induced by its company, it has been proved that children born within 10 km of an oil spill were twice as likely to die in their first month. In other words, petroleum itself is good for consumers, but it is a dangerous resource for people living around it.

Moreover, a sudden lost of petroleum supplies would make it impossible to meet world energy needs. The global economy would be forced to go down into a semi local condition because there would not be more fuel to mobilized products around. Perhaps, life would return to the latest seventeenth century, when men’s hunger for energy created deforestation and smoke pollution. Due to that issue, the overnight civilization would collapse with no energy. The worst situation would be during hospitals’ emergencies. Many people would die during their surgeries because emergency diesel generators would not be able to save their lives. Additionally, because of the need of plastic, the most affordable prosthesis would not be available; the 90 % of hygiene products would disappear, like toothpastes, vaselines, lipsticks, and any oil-based product. Petroleum is pivotal for daily life, but something good would come out of it. For example, As we would not have transportation by fuel, there would not be air pollution either, and the planet would be better. Due to minimum choices of food, no diabetes would take place, and one last thing is that the majority of people living in the city would prefer moving back to their countryside to produce their own food. After all, not everything would be bad because people would appreciate everything they would have.

 To conclude, life would not be the same without petroleum, and many people would stave to death because without fast transportation, the majority of products would rot. At the same time, its oil spill would contaminate the ocean, and the early death of newborn infants would stop. Furthermore, the end of this appreciated liquid would be the end of the live well known or maybe the destruction of many countries through wars for the remaining in their storage. Perhaps, human beings would develop another source of energy in replacement of petroleum. To sum up, the humanity has a better life with petroleum, even though it is a hazard liquid.

 Santo Domingo 2022

Causes of Global Warming

 

Global warming is a problem, which cannot continue to be ignored. Global warming has a wide variety of negative consequences for all living beings. Although there are many causes of warming, such as natural causes as volcanoes or water vapor, human beings are the main cause of this. Global warming has led to an incredible increase in earth's temperature; the major causes of global warming are deforestation, use of vehicles and industrial development.

 

First of all, plants are the main source of oxygen. They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, thereby maintaining environmental balance. However, forests are being depleted for many domestic and commercial purposes. This has led to an environmental imbalance, thereby giving rise to global warming.

 

Secondly, the use of vehicles, even for a very short distance results in various gaseous emissions. Vehicles burn fossil fuels, which emit a large amount of carbon dioxide and other toxins into the atmosphere resulting in a temperature increased. Therefore, I think that the use of electric car is really a innovate idea.

 

Finally, with the advent of industrialization, the temperature of the earth has been increasing rapidly. The harmful emissions from the factories add to the increasing temperature of the earth. Anyways, in 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change reported that the increase in the global temperature between 1880 and 2012 has been 0.9 degrees Celsius. The increase is 1.1 degrees Celsius when compared to the pre-industrial mean temperature. In this moment, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than in any other moment in the last 800.000 years. It shows that the global warming is worse than ever.

 

In conclusion, although all these advances make life easier for the human being, it is a fact that it is destroying the most important thing in life. As much as industries or vehicles, nowadays they are very important to society. Is a reality that industrialization or vehicles are highly polluting for our planet, leading to global warming and our job as an inhabitant, it is to try to reduce these risks before there is no turning back.

Living in Japan

Living in Japan 

By: Wander Jose Sanchez Santos

         Japan is a great place to learn to be more considered and hospitality toward people. Unlike other countries, in Japan, the art of kindness, the gratitude, and respect to the others is more often. Japan is one of the best countries to visit, take vacations and know about general culture; however, living there is not so easy as it seems and more if you are a foreigner. Therefore, there are many reasons why living in Japan can be challenging, but three stand out.  

         The first reason why living in Japan can be challenging for foreigners is the strong language barrier. Unlike other languages, Japanese is not an easy language to learn, because both speaking and grammar are complicated to understand. For instance, it requires time to learn it, hard work and immersion in the local culture. Although some people want to live in Japan, the language is one of the problems to adapt to this country.

        The second reason why living in Japan can be challenging for people from other countries is that the traditional Japanese work is inflexible. The work schedule is more extensive than other nations. A clear example is it work in excess. The extra hours are lunch and drinks at the end of the work with coworkers. Everything in their lives revolves around work; shops, trains, bar, and restaurants. Therefore, for the people who want to work in Japan, should know very well that it will not be easy, and it is going to be stressing. 

        The third reason that makes it difficult for non-citizens to live in Japan is the difficulty to integrate into Japanese society. For Japanese people, it is difficult to accept a foreigner as a part of them, because they think that a foreign does not adapt to their lives, such as in culture, customs and the language. Also, they understand that people from other countries cannot comprehend and appreciate completely their country, no matter how long a person lives there. They always will see people from other countries as a second class citizen or as a foreign else.

        To summarize, the strong language barrier, the inflexible and traditional Japanese work culture, and the difficulty to integrate into Japanese society make it challenging for foreigners to live in Japan. If for a Japanese, life is tedious and stressing, imagine for foreigners. For that reason, to the people who are considering living in another country, especially in Japan, they must love Japanese and their culture.

List references 

Pros y contras de vivir en Japón  

https://www.lavoronelmondo.com/es/japon/vivir-en-japon-pros-y-contras/#:~:text=Vivir%20en%20Jap%C3%B3n%2C%20contras%3A&text=Dif%C3%ADcil%20integraci%C3%B3n,Vida%20estresante 

Covid 19 Changed Everybody's Life

By Rosa N. Garcia

Covid-19 has been the biggest pandemic in the 21st century, a pandemic that has changed people's lives emotionally, psychologically, and economically in good and bad ways. Many people have lost a loved one, a family member, a friend, their mind and even their hope. Everybody thought it was the end of humanity because we hadn't faced anything like this before.  In December 2019 a disease was detected in China. The disease was first called Wuhan pneumonia, from which it was discovered, but then it was named as CoronaVirus or Covid 19. This disease has made changes in many areas of our lives, which have had a major impact and cannot be undone. Covid 19 has changed the way we communicate; it has transformed our work style, and it changed people's mindset. 

     The First thing Covid-19 changed was our communication style. We moved from one-on-one conversations to no face-to-face interactions. Personal interactions were highly replaced by communication via telephone, email or other sources that allowed us to stay in touch  with others, at some point there was a need to have celebrations and meetings through video conference. This happened due to fear of social interaction groups and crowded places where the disease could have been very contagious. Unfortunately, isolation started to delay our communication because of the inefficiency of non-personal interaction. Another change that Covid-19 made to the way we communicate was the use of social media in which Whatsapp, Zoom and Google became the main communication sources during the pandemic. People used these platforms to study or communicate with their loved ones, which had triggered, according to some telecommunication companies, a high volume on data usage as many people were using these platforms at the same time.

    The second thing this illness has transformed is our work style. During the pandemic almost the whole world was under lockdown to avoid the spread of Covid, due to this, distance employment became more popular as some employers realized that their services could as well be provided remotely. Even though the whole world was going through a tough situation. We needed to continue living and entrepreneurs wanted to keep producing their  money, for this reason many companies decided not to stop their operations and started hiring people to work from home. Besides the opportunity some people had of keeping their job and working remotely; Many job positions were also  affected during the pandemic. Employees who did not have the tools to work remotely lost their jobs because the ones they had, needed to be done physically. Some other positions were put on hold, but once the Sanitary System was able to take control of the disease, those jobs positions were never reinstated. 

The last and most important thing about Covid 19, are the changes this pandemic generated in people’s mindset. People became antisocial because they adapted to the distance. Whenever you went outside, isolation and loneliness could be felt in public places because people did not want to talk or greet each other. The  lack of interest in helping others could be felt. People were only concerned about the future, we all wanted to know what was going to happen because our future was uncertain. Sooner hopelessness and depression started to take control of people’s thoughts and some individuals were even commiting suicide  because we all thought it was the end of mankind. However, not all the changes that Covid 19 made to our mentality were negative because as soon as we faced the truth we started to appreciate life and understood we needed each other's help to be able to survive. Some nations put themselves in  other's shoes and gave a helping hand to the poorest countries. Some of us were finally able to understand the fragility of life.

     To conclude the brief description of the way Covid 19 changed everybody's life, it's important to highlight the fact that even though  our communication, work style and the way we think have been transformed by this illness. Covid  in one way or another brought some positive things to our lives because it forced everyone to make changes. We had to make a change in our lifestyle, communication and mentality. The pandemic gave a lesson to all of us. We needed to realize how amazing our world is and  the importance of sharing our love and appreciation with others because life can change in an instant.

Dominican Republic-Haiti Border

   ​The Dominican Republic-Haiti border is the international division between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti on the island. The border exists to keep both countries separated. However, the Haitians have been crossing illegally which have concerned Dominican people. The massive migration of Haitian people to the Dominican territory have caused the construction of a border wall which as consequence, have generated the world’s opinions. 

First, Haitians have been crossing the border illegally to the Dominican Republic.  This is the principal reason to build a border wall. Haiti is considered a dangerous country to live in due to the crises they have been through. Examples of this the murder of their former president, Jovenel Moïse, and the gangs taking control of the streets, kidnapping, and killing. Dominicans believe people from the gangs could also cross illegally and do to our country what they have done in their own nation.

Second, most people that the nations are separated. Nevertheless, Dominicans don’t feel secure because the Haitians are crossing the frontier without any regulation. As a result, the current president, Luis Abinader, proposed the construction of the border wall. The government believes that building a wall will reduce the massive immigration from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. This idea is also supported by most of the Dominican population. The government has already started constructing part of the wall and has increased the border patrols to protect the country.

Last but not least, not everyone agrees with the decision of building the wall. People like Fiammetta Cappellini, the Haitian representative for Italian charity AVSI, said: “the relationship between Dominican Republic and Haiti has always been difficult due to their different speed and rhythms. However, the decision to build a wall worries us, as a possible reason for conflict and violence”. As Cappellini, there are more people stating opinions and concerns about the wall. Consequently, Abinader has clarified that none of the countries concerned about the wall have helped Haiti as the Dominican Republic has done in all these years with all the crises they have been going through one after the other. With this in mind, none of them have the right to make an opinion about the decision the Dominican Republic makes as a country.  

​In conclusion the division of the countries with the wall is a reality, and it is expected to end before Abinader’spresidency is finished. The wall is meant to protect the country from the crises that Haitians could bring and no matter the opinion that the world states about it. Both nations are already separated for cultural and many other reasons, therefore the wall is meant to protect the Dominican Republic from the Haitian massive immigration without regulation. 

The Benefits Of Shopping Online

 

  The Benefits of Shopping Online

   These days, online shopping has become popular. After the COVID-19 pandemic, it also became a safer way to buy because people did not want to go to the physical store to avoid getting infected while shopping. Online purchases are part of the development of marketing and the Internet worldwide, becoming one of the most effective sales methods, which reaches millions of people. Therefore, shopping online has many benefits, but three excel among them.

       Saving money is one of the benefits of buying online. Many people buy online because they can pay with a credit or a debit card through discounts or coupons such as pages like Shein or Amazon and get discount.  Also, buyers can use these coupons when paying and save money. There are personal items they can buy online such as perfumes, wallets, and essential oils. Some websites and shopping applications offer customers the facility to buy gifts, appliances, household items, cell phones, and clothing by taking the advantage of up to 20% percent less the real price.

       Home delivery service is another benefit of purchasing online. Shopping online allows people to receive their packages in the comfort of their homes. Thus, by taking the advantage of this service, some buyers take the opportunity to supply themselves with food by doing the online supermarket. For example, they buy rice, vegetables, and thousands of other grocery products. They also shop for other grocery items, such as rice, vegetables, bananas, meat, canned food and thousands of other products in supermarkets, like Nacional, Bravo that have this type of online service. However, customers sometimes do not receive what they order because the pictures in the articles look more attractive than when they receive it in person, which causes disappointment.

      The third and most crucial benefit of purchasing online is the wide variety of products that shoppers can get in some stores. People can access various articles from the peacefulness of their homes through an electronic device. Sometimes buyers can see the same items in various stores; however, there are exclusive products for sale only on the online page, but they are not in the physical store. Also, people can get some offers on different articles. For example, some articles offer two for one and are cheaper in the online store than in the physical store. In addition, online shopping is very convenient for people who have any disability. 

     In conclusion, there are more than three benefits of shopping online, but the most prominent ones help us recognize that the sales market has expanded. Through online purchasing people can save money, they can have their packages delivered, and they can access various products. To sum up, whenever you use this purchase method, you will obtain benefits, either coupons or some type of offer from the comfort of your home.

The other Face of South Korea

         

    

            I have always wondered why in South Korea, a highly educated country, ¨most students have considered or already attempted suicide¨. It seems that one of the main reasons this decision is made is due to the pressure that society exerts on its young people since if they do not get good grades they will be considered failures. However, it is not only social pressure that makes these young people attempt suicide; other factors support this decision.

First, students spend long hours studying. They stop sleeping so they can study because if they do not learn, they will not get good grades and therefore they will not be able to enroll in a good university. To enter a university, they must take an annual exam. This exam is so demanding that students have to spend the whole year preparing for that day and if they do not pass it they will have to try the next year, which means they will have to spend 365 more days studying and forbidding their lives of the pleasures of life. This causes many students to become depressed for not approving the exam on the first try, others give up, and many others decide to end their lives so they cannot be labeled as failures of society.

Second, many young people decide to take their own lives due to the work pressure generated by not getting into a good university. In South Korea, it is extremely important to have studied in one of the 3 best universities in the country, since these give a direct pass to a good company that will have a good pay. And when it is not possible to get a good job, then these people find it necessary to leave the country or make the decision to end their living.

Third, the high standards of beauty implemented by society. Both females and males are affected by negative comments about their physical appearance. Besides, it is well known that Koreans do not have double eyelids, which motivates many of them to undergo eye surgeries to create an eyelid and surgeries for correcting their noses and cheeks. In addition, from a young age, mothers teach girls to take care of their skin to avoid stains, maintain an exaggeratedly low weight, and go on excessive diets.

In conclusion, the social pressure that is unloaded on the Korean population is exerted since the child is born, and has learned to read and write. Children are taught that if they fail in their studies they will be recognized as losers for the rest of their lives. Likewise, they are mentally and emotionally damaged by the stress they must handle to get into a good university since this will depend on how they will be seen by society. Even though South Korea is an example of an excellent education structure, the lives that this system has taken will always be a great loss to this great nation.

 

 

References:

Corea del Sur- Suicidios

https://datosmacro.expansion.com/demografia/mortalidad/causas-muerte/suicidio/corea-del- sur#:~:text=Corea%20del%20Sur%2C%20uno%20de%20los%20pa%C3%ADses%20con%20m%C3

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Economy Issues

 

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

December,10^th, 2022

 

Economy Issues

 

By Yenifer A. Gomera 

      Migration is not a recent phenomenon; it has been a part of the human history since its very beginning of time. Migration is defined as a process of moving, either across an international border, or within a country. Undoubtedly, Dominican Republic has been dealing with this situation for many years, specifically with the Haitian migration. According to the Second National Survey (2020), there are about half a million Haitians living in this island. Unquestionably, Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic can provoke serious damages.

    Firstly, Haitians migration to the Dominican Nation increases the informal economy. As there are lot of illegal Haitian in this country, they have to create informal business to survive. However, that is a problem in our economy. For instance, in the avenue La Duarte, we observe lots of informal Haitians sellers. Clearly, these merchants do not contribute to taxes. Due to this, the formal workers are affected because they have to pay high taxes.

  Secondly, Haitians migration to Dominican Republic affects the Dominican worker salary. This situation replaces the Dominican workforce and contribute to increase the level of poverty in this island. According to research by the Ministry of the Economy Haitian migration raises the level of income inequality in the country; that is, it increases the remuneration of capital and skilled labor and reduces the labor income of less skilled workers. That is to say, as Haitians receive a low salary because of their illegal condition, Dominicans will receive the same salary or even they may not have the job. 

     Lastly, the Haitians parturients produce enormous expenses in our country. As mentioned by Doctor Miguel Antonio Ortega, the general director of Presidente Es­trella Ureña hospital, in Santiago, the expenses of such hospital increase to more than RD$8 million every month due to the service offered to Haitians parturients, which causes a deficit of RD$3 million per month. Another thing that acts on in our financial system is the investment in repairing damages caused by these pregnant women to some spaces, such as bathroom, corridor, sinks, and others. Consequently, not only the economy is affected but also Dominicans parturients.

    To sum up, the mass of Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic produces several issues to the country´s economy. It affects the Dominican worker´s salary. Moreover, the government spend huge amounts of money in Haitian parturients which disturb the Dominican financial resources. Clearly, migration is a serious problem, and it should be regulated in order to have a better economy.

Santo Domingo 2022

Violation of Children's Rights: The rights of thousands of girls sold for marriage are violated in indigenous communities in Mexico.

By Fior Encarnacion

     Children are the joy of the home, that is how many of us identify them since children are capable of making you smile in your most difficult moments. We can say that a child’s only responsibility is to be happy doing what they like, whether playing, practicing a sport, dancing, or spending time with their friends. Unfortunately, not all the children in the world have the privilege to have a happy childhood, like in the case of girls whose rights are violated by being sold for marriage. The rights of girls sold for marriage are violated in indigenous communities in Mexico.

     Foremost, girls sold into marriage in indigenous communities are deprived of the right to a happy childhood. Those little girls do not have the time to be kids as their infancy is taken from them. We all know the great responsibility that comes with a marriage, a responsibility that should never be left in the hands of little girls. Children's happiness most be the number one priority of parents, and for sure marriage is not something those girls enjoy. Notably, those poor girls do not have time to play because of the heavy work involved in a marriage. A child is supposed to be happy all the time, and some studies show that having free time to play is something that contributes to that happiness. It is a pity that for those girls, having a moment to play or have fun is not an option since the society has ensured that marriage occupies the first place in their lives. Another thing that guarantees a good childhood is having friends and socializing. Sharing with friends can prevent isolation and loneliness. Even so, the girls who are in these places do not have time for them, as they have to take care of a husband. While other girls have the opportunity to go out, have fun, and do things they love that are typical of a child, those girls must assume the responsibility of having a home, a home where they have to forget about being little girls to become women, overnight.

     Moreover, Mexican girls of indigenous origin are bereft of the right to education. Every child in the world should have access to free, quality education. Most of those children do not even know what a school is, much less what it is for because they have never seen or heard of one, as studies are not an option there. Also, education is very important for children, since it allows them to acquire knowledge and thus achieve a full social life. Therefore, if they do not go to school, it is impossible for them to receive an education that guarantees a better future and that allows them to be free and independent young women. Along with, the personal development of people is something that depends a lot on the education they receive, and a quality education results in good development. In those indigenous communities, the children do not even have books or other things that facilitate their learning. As everyone knows, books have an essential role in people’s lives because this not only facilitates good learning for children but also allows them to discover a new world full of imagination. It is very sad to know that this girl does not have materials or instruments as simple and basic as a book for their study.

     Furthermore, the right to be heard is one of the many rights violated when these girls are forced into marriage. Girls from these communities are married at a very young age to people they don't even know, and in most cases without their consent. Parents are supposed to care for and listen to their children and allow them to be part of the decision-making process, especially when the decision will mean a change in the child's life. In the case of those indigenous girls, it is different, since they do not have the right to reject the decisions of their parents. There, the girls are simply sold to the highest bidder to later marry and become slaves of the household. Unfortunately, these girls miss out on a good childhood without their consent, as they are not given the option to choose what they want. Those poor girls have never had the privilege of saying what they would like to do with their lives. They do not have the right to choose what will happen to them and their future, much less the right to choose what they want in their lives. In addition,  by law, everyone, including children, has the right to choose the things they prefer. However, those girls do not have the right to say that they do not want to be treated as objects.

In conclusion, the rights of thousands of girls in indigenous communities in Mexico are violated and nobody does anything. It is the responsibility of the parents, tutor, or responsible adult to give children a decent education, ensure their happiness, and above all, to ensure their health, both mental and physical. Children are defenseless beings who deserve to be cared for, loved, and treated as human beings. And It goes without saying that children play a very important role in society as a society without children is a society without a future.

Choosing a Career Based on Passion or Money.

 

                                  Choosing a Career Based on Passion or Money 

  Choosing a major for passion is to accept a discipline people have dedicated time and effort because they love it. Also, It does not matter if the pay is not enough they enjoy it because their passion is bigger than the ambitions. On the other hand, taking a specialization based on money means to make a decison over passion to have  better financial benefit. People make that decision and achieve their goals. There are several reasons for making decisions such as parents motivation and obligation, Social economic status (S.E.S.) and personal interest.

First, The motivation of the parents towards their children acts positively on the behavior of the children to carry out their tasks. This works in a way in which the children feel understood and have a better relationship with the family. Furthermore, This motivation helps young people to decide in which career they will specialize because they have the support of their parents. On the contraty, the parents obligation toward their children negatively influences since they do their tasks not out of enthusiasm or motivation, but out of a sense of duty. For example, parents tell them that they should study medicine because all of them study that major, or another motives, and children, fearing rejection by their parents or other reasons, are forced to study what their parents tell them without the right of choice.

Second, the social economic status (S.E.S) is the position of an individual or group on the socioeconomic scale, which is determined by a combination of social and economic factors such as income, amount and type of education, and prestige. One of the main problem why people choose a career based on money in Dominican Republic is due to the poverty. So, the principle purpose is to get a higher social estatus. However, According to an analysis made by the government there is an estimate of more than 300 thousand people living in poverty.Thus, everyone wants to increase the social economic status in this life.

Third, the personal interest is a key motivating factor for studying a profession. If the person is interested in fulfilling their dreams, it will be motivational and more pleasant. People would be eager to learn as well as develop relevant skills to work hard and persist through difficult challenges. These factors increase the chances of success in fulfilling dreams. The tension that people feel between the present situation, on the one hand, and the future situation that they want to achieve, on the other, is one of the key psychological elements that moves the human being, and also it is the code to achieve everything.

Finally, the parent's influence, social status, as well as personal interests make everyone understands the reasons for the decisions that Dominicans make. the future will depend on the decisions that each one makes. Whether it is for passion or for money, choose what you want. My advice is not to make hasty decisions or because your parents and friends tell you to. Create your own path because the future is in your hands.

                                                                                          Omar Xavier Romero Mejía

                                                                        English Composition II

                                                              Teacher: Walkiris Mejía Ortega

Teenage Crime Control

 

 

Teenage Crime Control

 

Crime Control is required to ensure safety for all. One strategy to make citizens rely less on policemen for protection from each other is to put security cameras everywhere (home, business place, street, avenue). But that is not all that can be done. Some procedures may reduce teenage delinquency in today's society.

First of all, attending to early childhood education programs is an effective way to reduce crime in our environment. An example of this can be Multisystem Therapy that is based on the empowerment of the parents to return the “take charge” of parenting, with availability of accompaniment every day from a team of highly qualified professionals in clinical and psychosocial intervention that gives them tools to educate their children. Also, there is a program called intervention where young people are taken to jail for several days, they make them see reality as the day-to-day routine in jail living locked up and having to constantly fight for their lives.

Second, avoiding drug abuse in young people is good plan to reduce violent behavior that is caused by particular drugs. Teenagers who use drugs excessively are more likely to act impulsively or aggressively and cannot always think about their actions as a typical adolescents would. For instance, theft is committed to fund an addiction.

Third, properly punishment for teenagers who commit criminal acts is one of the best prevention to crime in the society. It is crucial that the juvenile justice system continue to improve in the area of decision-making and adolescent development for juvenile’s penalties when they make a bad action that leads to arrest. Besides, no criminal act should be allowed ignored because they are just young, as people often allege when it comes to a young family member who committed such an act.

To conclude, some methods can be successfully applied to control youth crime. The influence of educational programs to help each parents to keep the domain of their adolescents, avoid drugs abuse that cause savage mood, and the involvement of justice to punish properly any action out of order in young people is more than can be applied to  decrease crime in those days.

Teenage Crime Control by Omairy Mercedes 

English Composition II

Teacher: Walkiris Mejia Ortega

Causes of Delinquency in the Dominican Republic

Causes of Delinquency in the Dominican Republic

By: Estefany Bonilla King

 Delinquency is one of the most common social problems facing in the Dominican Republic. Delinquency is a concern, especially given the number of firearms in the hands of people without licenses. Delinquency in the Dominican Republic has broken all the morally permissible limits, being the biggest current problem that our country has. There are three main causes that generate delinquency  in the Dominican Republic.

The first cause that generates delinquency in the Dominican Republic is unemployment. Due to unemployment, young people today are forced to do whatever it takes to have money to support themselves. Young people, having no jobs, dedicate themselves to robbery, exposing their lives and that of other citizens. It should be noted that unemployment forces people to the path that according to them is easier to get money, but we all know that it is not.

The second cause of delinquency in the Dominican Republic is lack of education. When we talk about the lack of education we refer to academic studies. When the person does not attend an institution to develop the required studies, this causes the youth or adult to affect their social interaction as a citizen. When the person studies, he has another type of behavior, thus having knowledge of the social problems that can favor or affect him. the lack of education not only generates delinquency but also other social problems such as drug trafficking and drug addiction.

The last cause that generates delinquency in the Dominican Republic is the family values ​​that the person acquires from their upbringing. Although many do not believe it, this is one of the causes that I consider most important, because since childhood they are taught things that can be good or bad. In addition, parents have a great influence on the future of their children, because if a child does something wrong and is not corrected, he will continue doing it and that is where he can become a criminal.

In view of all this, what allows us to understand is how we can convict crime because we already know the main causes. With greater opportunities for employment, education and proper upbringing, there could be a reduction in crime.

Small Businesses and the Importance of Never Giving up. By Cristy Arnaut Perdomo

 

     Starting a new life can be a whole challenge for someone; especially for a person that had initiated a career in a world they thought was their own. That is why entrepreneurship can be such a hard idea to embrace, in fact, it happened to be my reality, since after being fired from my ideal job at one of the greatest hotel chains of my country because of the pandemic, my whole self was obligated to think out of the box and start a business. Nonetheless, as difficult as it could be, to start up a new business and becoming an entrepreneur can be easier than being an unhappy employee forever.

     The pandemic was a nightmare, a true one! It terminated lots of dreams. More than that, it killed people's hope of achieving some of the goals they ever had. People losing their jobs, houses, families tearing apart. In all contrast, my perspective after getting fired drastically changed. In a way, watching my savings account decreasing little by little was the engine I needed to get a business started. The word 'Fired' also needed to transform in a total new concept, because, I was fired from my job, I knew that, but some other things were fired too, like responsibilities with the hotel, being on time to performances and doing those kinds of things an employee has to do.

     In a way, in big businesses stories, the fact of being fired has been every entrepreneur's motivator and that's how you get started. My closet was opened one night and with all of those no-needed fabulous items I had on my hangers, business got started. In all honesty, it must be mentioned that clothing is a challenge. It has been such a hard task to make people believe in the quality of the products sold, but we can add to that, the accountability in the delivery and the compromise of selling second-hand items to almost running out of clothes. It can be inferred by people online that selling clothes is a piece of carrot cake, yet selling experience will tell you it is not. Most of the times, if not all the times, a lot of help from other businesses is needed to succeed.

     Small businesses can grow and expand as much as their owners can also progress and evolve. Two years were more than enough to find out that selling my own clothing items has made a huge impact in my economy. As a matter of fact, my account has more money now than it had before I got fired, but if truth be told, businesses are more than money. In my personal view, it must be recognized that a business can change every bit of one's personality. Selling requires a lot of skills that were not my strongest, such as confidence, boldness, lots of nerve and charisma. Life made me a person, but my business made me realize how much as a person myself could grow.

     To summarize and conclude, entrepreneurship can impact one's life to the fullest. I can add, as a last idea that it is not for everyone! It requires strength that not a lot of people out there have. Nevertheless, as the nightmare it can be in the beginning, it can become easier if you ease the way to success, whereas you enjoy everything that comes with it. Small businesses enhance their owner’s life when they do what it takes and I can certify that life quality also transforms once their dream start taking shape.

Cristy Arnaut Perdomo 

IDI-2290-06 English Composition II

Teacher: Walkiris V. Mejía Ortega

WHERE DO THEY GO

 

WHERE DO THEY GO

Millions of people disappear in the world annually, of which a minority returns home alive, and the other part returns dead or only lived in the memory of their loved ones. Throughout these last years, this fear and suffering have been tormenting the Dominican society, that without knowing how and why their loved ones disappear and without leaving any trace, they never return home, at least, not alive. These continuous and mysterious disappearances in the Dominican Republic have alarmed the Dominican security, arousing fear, agony, and desperation among all the Dominicans.

In the last five years, the rate of disappearances in the Dominican Republic has increased surprisingly and it frightens the society. These constant disappearances without resolutions are been causing insecurity among the Dominicans. People are scared of going out at night especially alone. They are even scared of taking a taxi or an Uber to take them home. According to an article published in the newspaper Listing Diario (Castillo, Laura, May 28th, 2022) between 2017 and 2022 at least 10,000 people were reported missing in which less than half of the cases were resolved. The families desperately search and pray for the victims to return home saved and alive, although it ends up being a search with no results. It is regrettable that despite the number of disappearances in the whole country, only 10 police officers carry out these investigations.

Authorities allege that they are improving with investigations into the missing people. However, in 2020 107 people were reported missing and only 87 of these cases were resolved, 73 cases out of 126 in 2021 were resolved. According to the newspaper El Caribe (May 23rd, 2022) in 2019 around 200 people were reported missing and around 122 cases were resolved. This situation alarms the Dominicans even more due to the lack of concrete responses given to the families. Then, we should ask ourselves, what kind of improvement is making the authorities if the rate of missing people is still very high? This only indicates that no progress is really being made in the investigations and the agony and desperation of the family and friends increase as time goes on.

The fear of going out into the streets has always been experienced in our society. However, this stronger fear that we are facing recently and with which we have a piece of limited knowledge comes like a shadow and changes everything around us. This fear of leaving and the idea of not returning home generates anxiety among citizens, not knowing if they will be the next. More than the fear of going out alone, getting into a taxi and something happening to them generates Dominicans feeling insecure even from their own co-workers. Such is the case of Jesus Cuevas, a young man who disappeared without a trace and was found dead in the house of a supposed ‘co-worker’. This event shocked Dominican society due to the inhumane way in which his body was found. People increments their worries about what is happening, and in this aspect, start concerning that it could happen to them too. Frederick Pérez Ventura, Natanael González Jesús Cuevas, Alexander Sang, Kendry Alcantara, Luis Ángel González Méndez, and Leanyi Vicente Sánchez. They are other victims who have disappeared without a trace, but unlike Jesus Cuevas, they have not returned home either dead or alive.

The last years in the Dominican Republic have been of suffering, agony, and impotence not only for the families involved but for all the Dominicans that care about the people's safety. Despite the technology we have today, disappearances seem to be a mystery that cannot be resolved. People ask themselves if there is something bigger behind those events, or if just the earth swallows them. All these people disappeared for no apparent reason leaving great sadness in their families and friends.

Where do they go by Darinelly Cambero H.

07/12/2022