As I spoke about earlier, there is a strong connection between our modern-world problems and the issues created during the enlightenment and other such ages. Like I said, our reliance on many processes and resources during those times, transcended the ages and are still in reliance today. This is a problem because the scale to which they are applied and the systems they are trying to “power” are too advanced and there is a disconnect. This disconnect means that problems which were minute and negligible, are now major and building up. Due to this huge problem, the world is suffering many problems such as massive differences in class and possible ecological disasters like extreme climate change. The difference in class is what causes extensively poor countries to be hotspots for terrorism, disease, and many other plagues while the rich countries have little to no such problems.
To have a leader who could deal with these problems, he or she would have to be able to handle the immense stress placed upon them. More than that, they would have to be very well educated in Sciences, Psychology, Economy, and many other subjects which are key to our world’s survival today. Without this education, the leader may not be well suited to responding to niche problems which require creative and unique solutions. Also, the leader would have to be well-backed and well-liked by the people he leads. This way, he would be able to handle the amount of stress placed on him and be able to respond to problems on behalf of and in the way his citizens would.
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Which continues to impact your Kahiau Project topic the most today?
How do we see these impacts of exchanges now in modern America and Modern Hawaii?
For my groupʻs required community service, we chose to help clean and restore pāhonu, an ancient Hawaiian turtle pond. Our goal was set to promote sustainability in many ways such as food, energy, and environmental. This service would align with our goal since it is helping native wildlife and the pond is a possible future resource for aquaculture which could produce food. We planned on doing this on the weekend before Christmas day and all met up at the site where we were to work. After introducing ourselves to the men leading the cleanup, we put on our gloves, tabis, and other tools we were going to use and set off to the pond. We worked for two hours and in that time restored roughly 20 feet of the wall while learning about wildlife, Hawaiian vocabulary, and history along the way.
Overall, we learned a lot and left feeling accomplished. We managed to not only help the environment but also restore an area of huge human importance. Therefore everything went as planned, if not better and not much else could be changed to improve the experience. An improvement that I personally could have made is to have brought swim attire since the majority of the time here was spent in chest-deep water with waves. Although I did learn a massive amount and was able to interact with many plants and animals, I didnʻt learn a lot in the ways of poverty or other U.N. goals. I did learn a little about sustainability in nature and being able to maintain and coexist with wildlife which is an important and major lesson. Although I didnʻt learn as much as I had originally wanted in ways of U.N. goals, I did learn much more about leadership. By being able to organize this event as well as experiencing the effects of teamwork, I improved greatly at leading and being able to work with others. |
AuthorIʻm Kaleikaumaka Carrillo. My parents are Ruben and Sidney. Iʻm from Oʻahu, though my Mom is from Big Island and my dad, California. I love rocks, plants, science, and nature in general. I like dogs and my favorite food is Mexican. Archives
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