8. Jesus declares that those who follow him must "take up the cross." (Mat. 10:38) What is Dorothy's cross in baptizing her daughter and joining the church? Her love for Forster is great, but greater is still her love for her child- and for her God.
-Dorothy carries the cross of the life that she could have compared to the life that she is living. Dorothy knows that she could be well-off, be married, and happy with luxuries in this world; but the other side of her sees the poverty in the world, and her mind and soul will not let her leave it. Her new found unconditional love for God feeds on her selfless acts to the poor, which are what keep her going in life. Before, when she did have a nice house, a "boyfriend", and a happy life, she felt that something was missing, and that something she found was God. Even though through God she gave up everything that she came to love in life, her love of God out weighed her love of worldly possessions. This was a cross that Dorothy carried everyday, and at times kept her feeling lonely. In the end though, she chose the life of a humble servant, working for God and working for the poor. She chose to carry this cross, because God was so important to her.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wal-Mart vs. America
I believe that Wal-Mart is bad for America, because it is greatly affecting local retailers as well as local consumers. It is making American's believe that it is okay to buy goods for extremely low prices, even if it costs others an acceptable standard of living- even in another country. I think that it does not respect the 7 principles of Catholic Social teachings. Wal-Mart does not respect their workers rights, especially since they push their workers around and portray to the public that they a wonderful company. Also, Wal-Mart goes against the poor by violating the dignity of work and the rights of workers. They don't treat their workers with respect and throw them around like they are no big deal. Especially women, who get hardly any respect. It isn't fair or right that women get abused in positions and promised raises, when it is all just a scam. The one thing that Wal-Mart does seem to respect is the options for the poor, giving them job opportunities across the board. That is one thing Wal-Mart does do, even if it treats its employees horribly.
I would not ever consider working at Wal-Mart, especially after seeing these videos because if I were to try to get a part-time job, I don't want to feel pressured to work overtime, more than I want, or in a situation that I am not comfortable in. Wal-Mart now truly gives me the feeling of uneasiness when it comes to their employees, because I would hate the feeling of working at a place that treats me like that, and I am not okay with a company treating others like that.
After watching these documentaries I will think twice about shopping at major retailers and try to choose locally owned shops more often. I do not agree with buying everything overseas, especially it is building our national debt. The more I can help reduce that, and help local business the better- in my opinion.
I would not ever consider working at Wal-Mart, especially after seeing these videos because if I were to try to get a part-time job, I don't want to feel pressured to work overtime, more than I want, or in a situation that I am not comfortable in. Wal-Mart now truly gives me the feeling of uneasiness when it comes to their employees, because I would hate the feeling of working at a place that treats me like that, and I am not okay with a company treating others like that.
After watching these documentaries I will think twice about shopping at major retailers and try to choose locally owned shops more often. I do not agree with buying everything overseas, especially it is building our national debt. The more I can help reduce that, and help local business the better- in my opinion.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Nicki Bashing Catholic Church
Since Nicki Minaj's debut she has constantly been trying to get to the status level of Lady GaGa. What's so frustrating about this is that while that is all fun-and-games to watch, Nicki has obviously taken it too far this time. Yes, I'm not Catholic but personally I feel that if she had done this to any religion that it should have been an issue. Just because the Catholic Church is going through a lot of problems recently and is extraordinarily corrupt does not mean that it is her place to act upon this and bash the church even more. Attempting to make a statement about an important world issue is one thing, but overdoing it and crossing the boundary is going way to far- which is what I think she did in this case. Nicki had no right to design a performance like that, and it was extremely inconsiderate of the Grammy's and their producers to put a performance on like that. It was an inappropriate and highly controversial performance that she should have known would cause an uproar in the religious communities, so she should have expected nothing less.
Personally, I also think that other religions should voice their opinions on this matter, such as Jewish or Islamic community. I think that if other religions stand their ground and they all stick together then in future situations this would not occur, for the fear of receiving a similar reaction. The public too, should speak up if they disagree with her performance, but I feel like many will not because they don't want to not "go with the flow". By voicing their opinion on such matters we could prevent such matters from occurring again, and creating a bigger joke of the Catholic Church. As I stated before, I'm not even Catholic and I still find this performance offensive to me and to others.
Personally, I also think that other religions should voice their opinions on this matter, such as Jewish or Islamic community. I think that if other religions stand their ground and they all stick together then in future situations this would not occur, for the fear of receiving a similar reaction. The public too, should speak up if they disagree with her performance, but I feel like many will not because they don't want to not "go with the flow". By voicing their opinion on such matters we could prevent such matters from occurring again, and creating a bigger joke of the Catholic Church. As I stated before, I'm not even Catholic and I still find this performance offensive to me and to others.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Apple Products Response
What are your thoughts and feelings after reading the article? Does it make you think differently about your use of apple products? Has your consciousness been raised? If so, explain.
Personally, I feel angered that Apple uses its workers as if it were in a slave trading economy, while the world seems to have evolved so much from that. Apple attempts to blind its customers by the beauty of the products it creates, while in reality there is little to no beauty behind all the labor. The work that is put into making each piece is not worth it, especially since now there is a more modern way to achieve a very similar product. If Apple would create their iPads and iPhones and iPods in factories that used machines instead of humans I would feel much better about buying their products lately, but since they don't it makes me uneasy and unsure about settling for a product that could have cost thousands their lives. Apple does not even seem to abide by human ethic codes, or if they do it seems that their standards are extremely low. I am offended that such a major corporation thinks that it can just take advantage of its workers, and also its consumers. I think that everyone that has Apple products should know about this, as well as what they can possibly do about this issue. If possible, I would find it appropriate to send letters or more petitions to Apple showing them how concerned their consumers really are about the ethics of the company and that they should seriously consider raising their standards or else they might end up losing some loyal consumers.
Personally, I feel angered that Apple uses its workers as if it were in a slave trading economy, while the world seems to have evolved so much from that. Apple attempts to blind its customers by the beauty of the products it creates, while in reality there is little to no beauty behind all the labor. The work that is put into making each piece is not worth it, especially since now there is a more modern way to achieve a very similar product. If Apple would create their iPads and iPhones and iPods in factories that used machines instead of humans I would feel much better about buying their products lately, but since they don't it makes me uneasy and unsure about settling for a product that could have cost thousands their lives. Apple does not even seem to abide by human ethic codes, or if they do it seems that their standards are extremely low. I am offended that such a major corporation thinks that it can just take advantage of its workers, and also its consumers. I think that everyone that has Apple products should know about this, as well as what they can possibly do about this issue. If possible, I would find it appropriate to send letters or more petitions to Apple showing them how concerned their consumers really are about the ethics of the company and that they should seriously consider raising their standards or else they might end up losing some loyal consumers.
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