link: http://news.yahoo.com/outrage-over-sign-language-interpreter-madiba-memorial-082056835.html
since the memorial for nelson mandela was televised, there was a sign language interpreter there to sign the speeches for the deaf community. the problem was that the person who they hired did not actually sign the ceremony in any known language. it appears that he simply made up his own gestures.
i watched a portion of the video, and had i not known he was making stuff up, i would have at least thought he was like perfecting his hand skills for a rap music video, but knowing that he did make it up was just too much. i mean, at what point did he say to himself, i'm going to do this even thought i don't know what i'm doing. or, i'm going to do this and even though i know what i should be doing, i'm going to screw it up and see who notices. i'd love to hear his side of the story.
besides being a huge disrespect to the deaf, what a terrible place to do such a thing. i don't know what i think should be done to him, or who has any authority to do anything to him, but something should be done.
abby keele
12.11.2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
international law: Chinese government tries to spin smog as a healthy benefit, and aid to national defense
link: http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-government-tries-to-spin-smog-as-a-healthy-benefit--and-aid-to-national-defense-174649885.html
recently, the pollution and smog in china has been terrible. it has forced the closure of schools, among making other daily activities difficult. according to this article the chinese government is putting a spin on the smog and pointing out the positive effects that it has:
1. It unifies the Chinese people.
2. It makes China more equal.
3. It raises citizen awareness of the cost of China’s economic development.
4. It makes people funnier.
5. It makes people more knowledgeable (of things like meteorology and the English word haze).
my personal favorite is that it makes the people more equal. you can't be jealous of some else because the smog is effecting them less. that is true.
abby keele
12.10.2013
recently, the pollution and smog in china has been terrible. it has forced the closure of schools, among making other daily activities difficult. according to this article the chinese government is putting a spin on the smog and pointing out the positive effects that it has:
1. It unifies the Chinese people.
2. It makes China more equal.
3. It raises citizen awareness of the cost of China’s economic development.
4. It makes people funnier.
5. It makes people more knowledgeable (of things like meteorology and the English word haze).
my personal favorite is that it makes the people more equal. you can't be jealous of some else because the smog is effecting them less. that is true.
abby keele
12.10.2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
international law: Nelson Mandela, revered statesman and anti-apartheid leader, dies at 95
link: http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-dies-214057711.html
nelson mandela has passed away due to some complications with a lung infection. he was 95 years old. he had led a very adventurous and divided life. not everyone agreed with his views, and he has been a very controversial figure over the past years.
to me, it will be interesting to watch how much hype there is over his death. i'd like to compare it to whitney houston. it just blew my mind how many people stood up and honored her, when she was just a singer. i bet he doesn't get as much hype.
abby keele
12.05.2013
so, it's been a few days, and just based of my own memory, this does seem to be less of a loss to our world, or at least the u.s., than whitney houston. honestly, in my own facebook feed, i had more about paul walker than i did about nelson mandela (says a lot about my friends. i may reconsider my list). i tried looking up stats about how many tweets per second there were about these things, and i found that that information is hard to get. i wonder how the news companies get it to report it.
but, my purpose is not to take away from the life and actions of mandela. my wanting to make this comparison stems from a curiosity that i have had for a while about why we honor those in our culture who actually do not contribute to society, a bit more than we do those individuals how have contributed. i want to understand why our world is more worried about a dope head recording artist who overdosed than their neighbor who fought in the war for our freedoms.
i want to know these things, because they disturb me. i don't want to live in a society like that. it leads no where good. it's a dangerous path. i wonder if i can understand it, if there is a way to get our priorities back. i hollered out at work that mr. mandela had died and the 22 year old in the cubicle next to me asked who he was.
now, i'm not professing to be a mandela expert, or an expert in anything international really. if this class has taught me anything, it has made me aware of how internationally ignorant i am. but really? we don't even talk about this guy? regardless of if you believe he was a good guy or a bad guy, he had a real impact on a whole section of the world. doesn't he get a chapter or something?
and end rant.
abby keele
12.07.2013
nelson mandela has passed away due to some complications with a lung infection. he was 95 years old. he had led a very adventurous and divided life. not everyone agreed with his views, and he has been a very controversial figure over the past years.
to me, it will be interesting to watch how much hype there is over his death. i'd like to compare it to whitney houston. it just blew my mind how many people stood up and honored her, when she was just a singer. i bet he doesn't get as much hype.
abby keele
12.05.2013
so, it's been a few days, and just based of my own memory, this does seem to be less of a loss to our world, or at least the u.s., than whitney houston. honestly, in my own facebook feed, i had more about paul walker than i did about nelson mandela (says a lot about my friends. i may reconsider my list). i tried looking up stats about how many tweets per second there were about these things, and i found that that information is hard to get. i wonder how the news companies get it to report it.
but, my purpose is not to take away from the life and actions of mandela. my wanting to make this comparison stems from a curiosity that i have had for a while about why we honor those in our culture who actually do not contribute to society, a bit more than we do those individuals how have contributed. i want to understand why our world is more worried about a dope head recording artist who overdosed than their neighbor who fought in the war for our freedoms.
i want to know these things, because they disturb me. i don't want to live in a society like that. it leads no where good. it's a dangerous path. i wonder if i can understand it, if there is a way to get our priorities back. i hollered out at work that mr. mandela had died and the 22 year old in the cubicle next to me asked who he was.
now, i'm not professing to be a mandela expert, or an expert in anything international really. if this class has taught me anything, it has made me aware of how internationally ignorant i am. but really? we don't even talk about this guy? regardless of if you believe he was a good guy or a bad guy, he had a real impact on a whole section of the world. doesn't he get a chapter or something?
and end rant.
abby keele
12.07.2013
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