This poem was written in response to MDGs 3 and 5, which are about women’s equality. I wanted to show my frustration with how women are treated in today’s society, which is completely out of sinc with our modern world.
Women
Why is that such a loaded word?
Why, when we say it, do we think of
More girls than ever with eating disorders?
and only 17% of Congress?
and the tabloid lives of Kim Kardashian and Lindsey Lohan?
Why don’t we think of empowerment?
Our mothers
and grandmothers
fought to vote
yet more women than ever
feel as though they have lost...
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Studying India was a fantastic experience for me. I have always been interested in Indian culture and I loved learning more about India as a country. It definitely has its struggles, but they have really worked hard to achieve more success in the MDGs, especially MDGs 1 and 2, which are all about giving more access to the people.
India is a large country, actually a subcontinent off of Asia, with one of the six fastest growing economies in the world and the second largest population. With almost 1.2 billion people, they have struggled-and still do struggle- with how to support...
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