The article is fascinating however I wonder if there is really some truth in it, and if so I would like to have read in great details on how South Korean women are expected to out live the rest of the thirty-five industrialized countries. The article only mentioned that South Korea education and nutrition have benefited them the most, I can see that playing a role in the study being that I once saw a documentary on ways that South Korea education system varies from several others countries the documentary showed how kids attending schools for ten to twelve hours per day as well as attending study groups on Saturday. Although I really don't think it plays a major factor in life expectancy. I do however understand the nutrition aspects Americans are known to have a very high obesity rate which of course explains hypertension and early disease our society faces do to the poor eating habits that surrounds Americans day in day out. Leathas005
The World Health Organization reported; Out of 35 industrialized countries the U.S. life expectancy in 2030 would be in 8th place behind 7 other countries. People are living longer with woman living longer than men in all countries. The report concluded that S. Korea, in 1st place, had a more equal society that deals with stress better. They put resources into education,nutrition and improvements for people over 65. The U.S. is the only country without universal health and more and more people are obese which affects our countries health. Our country should be looking at this report and planning future goals. In my life time, I have seen drastic changes in how people eat and relax. I don't remember ever going out to eat as a child. When we came home from school, we dropped our books and went out to play in fresh air and sunshine to ride bikes, jump rope, climb trees, explore. As a teen, I walked to dances and may stop for ice cream after. My three sons played catch, football, rode big wheels, climbed trees and loved being outdoors with NO PHONE. Today, people go to a 40hrs or more a week job that is stressful, kids go to school with pressure to perform well and then their noses are in an electronic device where performance and what and who they talk to causes more stress to fit in. Obesity is a big problem here because no one exercises and fast foods are the norm and so convenient in a fast paced society. Why do people prefer a fantasy world to a real fulfilling life? Technology advancement is good as far as better surgeries and understanding our global world better but I worry about it taking the place of human interaction and relationships. Stress is increasing over the years and as far as I can see technology is not giving us a calmer lifestyle or fewer work hours. grandma005
My mother will be 76 years old this year and she has lived in the United States for the past 55 years. My mother is Korean and has taught me to be more relaxed and to live my life with a purpose. To live for the family. The lifestyle of Korean society has always been about the family. As a child growing up in Korea, she spoke of a routine that was ingrained into the raising of the children of the family. In Seoul, the eldest woman is the Matriarch of the family and her word is law. No questions. Elders were respected, without question, and children were to obey all directives. This may sound like a harsh lifestyle, but the traditions and customs you learned as a child would shape and mold you into the person you would be someday. Part of the reason behind the longevity of Koreans is that their diet did not consist of fried foods, huge amounts of meat, sweets, or any kind of junk food. Koreans sweets would probably shock many people. Much of the food that was eaten was always either grown or raised around the home. Vegetables were the main staple for most of the meals, with a small amount of meat, when it was available. There was a slow growth in technology, for many years, before Korea began to become more technically advanced. The Korean culture is one where the family is always at the forefront of everything in life. From much of what I learned as a child growing up, here in the United States, I sometimes believe that I would have been more comfortable and at peace had I been raised in Seoul. I listen to how she would describe walking from place to place without the hassle of cell phones, loud music, a constant bombardment of some form disturbance. Korean society did not believe in butting in or worrying about the little things, because the little things are what made life a little more interesting. Perhaps there is something to be said about their nutrition, the fact that they still do walk to most of their destinations, and that they might not be in as big a hurry as everyone else. They just live one day at a time. This was taught to me by my mother, who was also trying to “fit in” in our society, and she would make sure that we remembered who we were. I remember seeing my “Halmoni” or grandmother for the first time, we had left Seoul when I was 6 weeks old. She walked into the airport, walked right to me and smiled. She called me Jimmy. Family, nothing less. Seoulman005
Thats so great that your mother is still alive and doing well. My Great great grandmother just turned 80-something and I believe that she lives a completely different life style. My grandmother is African American, she is church going who follows ceratin rules as well. But when it comes to cooking, the things that she cooks and that we eat, it is shocking to see her at this age. Soul food has always been a big thing in African American culture and most of the time, it's your grandmother who introduces you to it. But it is SO unhealthy, ALL of it. There's either high cholesterol or diabetes waiting for you with every bite that you take and to have eaten that for as long as she has been living.. Its truly amazing that shes made it this far. PurpleHearts005
Very interesting to see these rates as well as with other countries. Though to me it is not surprising where we the US rate as we mainly work on ways to become lazy/whatever makes our lives easier. US being advanced is also our downfall, because we are a high income nation we are able to take more shortcuts than that of other nations. This still is no excuse as there are quite a few other high income nations high on the list. I do however will have to disagree with this study as they are only basing their research on specific areas of focus. How many other countries have McDonalds or fast food of some sort? This research fails to look at how other countries such as ours the US influence other countries an adopting their life styles or choices. I like Chinese food and that was my dinner last Friday because I went to an oriental restaurant and ordered some. Now I have the same diet as some of the countries high on the list but say over in France someone is sitting there saying “I would really like a cheese burger and fries right now”. Nutrition is not the only factor as I said earlier that we like to make our lives easier and the majority of our society skip going to the gym. Not only do some of the other societies grow their own food but that is also their means of providing their sustenance. Universal health care is another topic I thought was a good statement saying that most other countries have such systems unlike the US. The US has more money than most other countries but lack all other areas of society compared to let’s say height, education, health benefits, social ties, etc. Clearly money is not everything and the lawyers and doctors up there in the house and senate need to actually look at these issues. Anyone can make money but it takes a society to keep making it at a national level so maybe money should not be at the top of the list in making a country all great and powerful. BHL005
Reading this article you can definitely see how the life expectancy will break down in years to come. From the very beginning of time women were out living men. Men would be the one’s working all day and providing for their family, while women stayed at home to see after the children, and the home duties. Nowadays women are going out working, driving doing what men were doing as well as taking care of the house. When you look how different foreign countries live compared to the United States I can see the life expectancy barrier making a huge change. America has a very high obesity rate as well as a high rate of substance and drug abuse. I’m positive our smoking rates are even higher than any other foreign countries as well. So looking at those odds I can absolutely see American’s dying at an earlier age. It’s our culture we grew up in has a lot to do with how we live today and many years to come. In the article Professor Ezzati states that “places that perform well do so by investing in their health system and making sure it reaches everyone.” That definitely sounds like the truth to me. We all need to get healthy that’s the only way we are going to live longer. Cupcake005...
Even though the article is short in contrast I do agree that korean women will have a longer life expectancy because it is a known fact that they eat healthier and stress less. I have a few Korean friends and I have observed them over the years and they tend to take care of themselves differently. The men are more adapt to take on bad behaviors such as smoking and eating unhealthy. If you think about it you see fewer obese Koreans then americans. You will also notice fewer Korean women smoking then Us women. Koreans are quicker tho farm and eat fruits and vegetables then junk foods and fast foods. Their medicines consist of natural ingredients compared to what we get in the US. While the men do all the working and hard labor in Korea can put a toll on their bodies and health causingthat lives to be shorten. However I do agree with that stats that the Professor laid out for 2030 both for men and women in the US vs Korea. If you think about it America has the highest obesity rate and death rates when it comes to smoking.12mc-005
I really enjoyed this article for several reasons. First, I find this to be a poor reflection on the United States of America. I say this because this is not who we are as a nation. I find are biggest trouble within the States is that policy cannot keep up with technology. Nowhere in that fragment of a sentence did I happen to mention the United States of America having trouble keeping up with any other country regardless their country to be a first-, second-, or third world country. I find this to be extremely troubling, because I believe many people see the USA as further ahead of other countries. Secondly, as a country who promotes so much free will among their people I would think it to be more happiness and success among their people. In fact, it is actually the exact opposite in the USA. I state this because as a nation our depression rate is through the roof. Why is that though? With that being said, can we blame our life expectancy rate on the stress that puts such a strain on our people, especially the younger generations? If that so happens to be the case then I can understand why, but I do not think that is the case.
The reality of this article is quite fascinating, in my opinion. I wish it would have went into more depth regarding why exactly different life expectancies apply to different countries, but I suppose that the more you think about it, the more you can infer your own reasoning. The Korean culture and society is obviously healthier than others, which is why South Koreans have such a high life expectancy. I personally do not know much first-handedly about the lifestyle, but I do know that just about everyone’s lifestyle is healthier and less stressful typically than those who live in the United States, for example. Is this a real life example of social stratification? Why are South Korean women living longer than South Korean men, or longer than other men and women of the Earth? Maybe in South Korean culture, women and their health are valued more, so they ultimately live longer. This may be paralleled to the Titanic, as it is described in the textbook; women and children were given life jackets and life boats before men, which resulted in more women and children surviving the Titanic than men. Culturally, I believe that South Koreans are just happier people, which puts less stress on their heart, effecting longevity and their overall quality of life. South Koreans aren’t as near as materialistic as we are and it is in their reality to value family and loved ones more than items and money. Puppies005
No surprise here for me. I'm actually kind of obsessed with health and the medical industry. I even did my recent "favorite thing" speech in communications class on the evolution of medical science and the current state of the medical industry, as screwed up as that sounds. Following the lifestyle and diet trends of other major countries is a big part of that. I read a while back that Japan is becoming more and more like America in their diet. They have come a lot closer to adopting "SAD" which is an aptly named acronym for the "Standard American Diet". For Korea specifically, I know that it happens to be a much bigger deal to them when you are obese than it is here in America. Somehow we have managed to create a whole "glory culture" around obesity in certain areas of the country, and we also are just generally very polite and respectful to obese people. There is nothing wrong with being polite and respectful, but in America it has gotten to the point where we virtually condone the very behaviors that lead to hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and other obesity related diseases. If it were as stigmatic to be fat in America as it is in South Korea, you can bet we'd see a sharp decline in obesity and a proportional increase in life expectancy. Just another way how something not obviously impactful about culture can have a major impact. Poet005
As time goes on, technology becomes more advanced and we people become lazier. I found this article to be very interesting, but also hiding a lot of truth with it. My questions for this article are, how are South Korean women’s lifestyles able to achieve this huge growth of living longer? If so, how early are they giving these types of lifestyles or at what time in their life do they follow that certain lifestyle? Cause the article only included nutrition and health insurance. There has to be more to it than just those two benefits. For the United States, I feel like with how the obesity rate has been and how we all our surrounded by our technology, it doesn’t surprise me that the life expectancy rate is dropping significantly. Of course, I believe there are ways for all of us to improve on this, not eating that much fattening and junk food; not always being on our phones. Actually going outside and walking around and of course having benefits of nutrition as well as health insurance. I believe we would live longer and if both males and females of our country did this, then we could tighten that gap even closer, that what it is right now. TB005
I've always assumed that Asian ethnic people live longer than any other. I've always wondered why. As a kid, watching as many movies that I did, I assumed that it was because they had magic powers. The magic dragon gave them a power or someone had taken a immortal spell. But getting a little older, I started to think, is it what they're eating? Do they exercise more than Americans? They seem hard working, but Americans are too so that may not be it. What's in the rice? There have been many times that i've seen on social media or the internet in general of an Asian person turning an age in the late 90s early hundreds and that hadnt been the case for many other races. What makes the age difference between an asian male or female? Surely things are different than in America to where they both would live longer than any other country. It's sad to see that America doesnt even place in the top fives most expected when we are one of the wealthiest countries. You would think that there would be more ways naturally and in other ways to enhance a persons time on earth. PurpleHearts005
Its kind of crazy to see that the United States are so far behind in life expectancy compared to other rich countries in the world. Getting old and retiring is just something you take for granted and not really think about. Maybe that's the issue, though. I feel as if we as a society don't care enough about the elderly. We kind of just cast them off into a retirement home and leave them there. It's also interesting to see such a huge gap in the life expectancy of women and men. The article explains that men tend to live a more unhealthy life style then women would, so that obviously has an effect. Why is a women in South Korea able to live above 90 while in the US they live to 83 on average? Is it because in Asian culture they respect their elders more then we do? I'm not too informed on Asian culture so that's only a guess, but it's still an extremely interesting statistic. With better technology you'd assume, or rather hope, by the year 2050 we could all live to be 150, but maybe that's just a dream and not a reality. Maybe we all take technology for granted. Acer005
The article was fascinating and it made me wonder what our government is really aiming for with its decisions. In our current administration, I often find myself wondering who the government works for and what its goals are. For example, the article mentioned that the United States is the only country without universal healthcare. I feel like if the government was actually "by the people, for the people", we would be less focused on border control and controlling the press and more focused on making sure families could go to the doctor without worrying about the extreme costs of the visit and medication. The government's refusal to provide healthcare, a vital part of human health, is a factor of why other countries surpass us in life longevity and health statistics. I think the USA should start focusing on the people and how to improve and grow as a country, not focus on Trump's rhetoric of silencing or exiling people with different beliefs and backgrounds than himself.
The article is fascinating however I wonder if there is really some truth in it, and if so I would like to have read in great details on how South Korean women are expected to out live the rest of the thirty-five industrialized countries. The article only mentioned that South Korea education and nutrition have benefited them the most, I can see that playing a role in the study being that I once saw a documentary on ways that South Korea education system varies from several others countries the documentary showed how kids attending schools for ten to twelve hours per day as well as attending study groups on Saturday. Although I really don't think it plays a major factor in life expectancy. I do however understand the nutrition aspects Americans are known to have a very high obesity rate which of course explains hypertension and early disease our society faces do to the poor eating habits that surrounds Americans day in day out. Leathas005
ReplyDeleteThe World Health Organization reported; Out of 35 industrialized countries the U.S. life expectancy in 2030 would be in 8th place behind 7 other countries. People are living longer with woman living longer than men in all countries. The report concluded that S. Korea, in 1st place, had a more equal society that deals with stress better.
ReplyDeleteThey put resources into education,nutrition and improvements for people over 65. The U.S. is the only country without universal health and more and more people are obese which affects our countries health. Our country should be looking at this report and planning future goals. In my life time, I have seen drastic changes in how people eat and relax. I don't remember ever going out to eat as a child. When we came home from school, we dropped our books and went out to play in fresh air and sunshine to ride bikes, jump rope, climb trees, explore. As a teen, I walked to dances and may stop for ice cream after. My three sons played catch, football, rode big wheels, climbed trees and loved being outdoors with NO PHONE. Today, people go to a 40hrs or more a week job that is stressful, kids go to school with pressure to perform well and then their noses are in an electronic device where performance and what and who they talk to causes more stress to fit in. Obesity is a big problem here because no one exercises and fast foods are the norm and so convenient in a fast paced society. Why do people prefer a fantasy world to a real fulfilling life? Technology advancement is good as far as better surgeries and understanding our global world better but I worry about it taking the place of human interaction and relationships. Stress is increasing over the years and as far as I can see technology is not giving us a calmer lifestyle or fewer work hours. grandma005
My mother will be 76 years old this year and she has lived in the United States for the past 55 years. My mother is Korean and has taught me to be more relaxed and to live my life with a purpose. To live for the family. The lifestyle of Korean society has always been about the family. As a child growing up in Korea, she spoke of a routine that was ingrained into the raising of the children of the family. In Seoul, the eldest woman is the Matriarch of the family and her word is law. No questions. Elders were respected, without question, and children were to obey all directives. This may sound like a harsh lifestyle, but the traditions and customs you learned as a child would shape and mold you into the person you would be someday. Part of the reason behind the longevity of Koreans is that their diet did not consist of fried foods, huge amounts of meat, sweets, or any kind of junk food. Koreans sweets would probably shock many people. Much of the food that was eaten was always either grown or raised around the home. Vegetables were the main staple for most of the meals, with a small amount of meat, when it was available. There was a slow growth in technology, for many years, before Korea began to become more technically advanced. The Korean culture is one where the family is always at the forefront of everything in life. From much of what I learned as a child growing up, here in the United States, I sometimes believe that I would have been more comfortable and at peace had I been raised in Seoul. I listen to how she would describe walking from place to place without the hassle of cell phones, loud music, a constant bombardment of some form disturbance. Korean society did not believe in butting in or worrying about the little things, because the little things are what made life a little more interesting. Perhaps there is something to be said about their nutrition, the fact that they still do walk to most of their destinations, and that they might not be in as big a hurry as everyone else. They just live one day at a time. This was taught to me by my mother, who was also trying to “fit in” in our society, and she would make sure that we remembered who we were. I remember seeing my “Halmoni” or grandmother for the first time, we had left Seoul when I was 6 weeks old. She walked into the airport, walked right to me and smiled. She called me Jimmy. Family, nothing less. Seoulman005
ReplyDeleteThats so great that your mother is still alive and doing well. My Great great grandmother just turned 80-something and I believe that she lives a completely different life style. My grandmother is African American, she is church going who follows ceratin rules as well. But when it comes to cooking, the things that she cooks and that we eat, it is shocking to see her at this age. Soul food has always been a big thing in African American culture and most of the time, it's your grandmother who introduces you to it. But it is SO unhealthy, ALL of it. There's either high cholesterol or diabetes waiting for you with every bite that you take and to have eaten that for as long as she has been living.. Its truly amazing that shes made it this far. PurpleHearts005
DeleteVery interesting to see these rates as well as with other countries. Though to me it is not surprising where we the US rate as we mainly work on ways to become lazy/whatever makes our lives easier. US being advanced is also our downfall, because we are a high income nation we are able to take more shortcuts than that of other nations. This still is no excuse as there are quite a few other high income nations high on the list. I do however will have to disagree with this study as they are only basing their research on specific areas of focus. How many other countries have McDonalds or fast food of some sort? This research fails to look at how other countries such as ours the US influence other countries an adopting their life styles or choices. I like Chinese food and that was my dinner last Friday because I went to an oriental restaurant and ordered some. Now I have the same diet as some of the countries high on the list but say over in France someone is sitting there saying “I would really like a cheese burger and fries right now”. Nutrition is not the only factor as I said earlier that we like to make our lives easier and the majority of our society skip going to the gym. Not only do some of the other societies grow their own food but that is also their means of providing their sustenance. Universal health care is another topic I thought was a good statement saying that most other countries have such systems unlike the US. The US has more money than most other countries but lack all other areas of society compared to let’s say height, education, health benefits, social ties, etc. Clearly money is not everything and the lawyers and doctors up there in the house and senate need to actually look at these issues. Anyone can make money but it takes a society to keep making it at a national level so maybe money should not be at the top of the list in making a country all great and powerful. BHL005
ReplyDeleteReading this article you can definitely see how the life expectancy will break down in years to come. From the very beginning of time women were out living men. Men would be the one’s working all day and providing for their family, while women stayed at home to see after the children, and the home duties. Nowadays women are going out working, driving doing what men were doing as well as taking care of the house. When you look how different foreign countries live compared to the United States I can see the life expectancy barrier making a huge change. America has a very high obesity rate as well as a high rate of substance and drug abuse. I’m positive our smoking rates are even higher than any other foreign countries as well. So looking at those odds I can absolutely see American’s dying at an earlier age. It’s our culture we grew up in has a lot to do with how we live today and many years to come. In the article Professor Ezzati states that “places that perform well do so by investing in their health system and making sure it reaches everyone.” That definitely sounds like the truth to me. We all need to get healthy that’s the only way we are going to live longer. Cupcake005...
ReplyDeleteEven though the article is short in contrast I do agree that korean women will have a longer life expectancy because it is a known fact that they eat healthier and stress less. I have a few Korean friends and I have observed them over the years and they tend to take care of themselves differently. The men are more adapt to take on bad behaviors such as smoking and eating unhealthy. If you think about it you see fewer obese Koreans then americans. You will also notice fewer Korean women smoking then Us women. Koreans are quicker tho farm and eat fruits and vegetables then junk foods and fast foods. Their medicines consist of natural ingredients compared to what we get in the US. While the men do all the working and hard labor in Korea can put a toll on their bodies and health causingthat lives to be shorten. However I do agree with that stats that the Professor laid out for 2030 both for men and women in the US vs Korea. If you think about it America has the highest obesity rate and death rates when it comes to smoking.12mc-005
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this article for several reasons. First, I find this to be a poor reflection on the United States of America. I say this because this is not who we are as a nation. I find are biggest trouble within the States is that policy cannot keep up with technology. Nowhere in that fragment of a sentence did I happen to mention the United States of America having trouble keeping up with any other country regardless their country to be a first-, second-, or third world country. I find this to be extremely troubling, because I believe many people see the USA as further ahead of other countries. Secondly, as a country who promotes so much free will among their people I would think it to be more happiness and success among their people. In fact, it is actually the exact opposite in the USA. I state this because as a nation our depression rate is through the roof. Why is that though? With that being said, can we blame our life expectancy rate on the stress that puts such a strain on our people, especially the younger generations? If that so happens to be the case then I can understand why, but I do not think that is the case.
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The reality of this article is quite fascinating, in my opinion. I wish it would have went into more depth regarding why exactly different life expectancies apply to different countries, but I suppose that the more you think about it, the more you can infer your own reasoning. The Korean culture and society is obviously healthier than others, which is why South Koreans have such a high life expectancy. I personally do not know much first-handedly about the lifestyle, but I do know that just about everyone’s lifestyle is healthier and less stressful typically than those who live in the United States, for example. Is this a real life example of social stratification? Why are South Korean women living longer than South Korean men, or longer than other men and women of the Earth? Maybe in South Korean culture, women and their health are valued more, so they ultimately live longer. This may be paralleled to the Titanic, as it is described in the textbook; women and children were given life jackets and life boats before men, which resulted in more women and children surviving the Titanic than men. Culturally, I believe that South Koreans are just happier people, which puts less stress on their heart, effecting longevity and their overall quality of life. South Koreans aren’t as near as materialistic as we are and it is in their reality to value family and loved ones more than items and money. Puppies005
ReplyDeleteNo surprise here for me. I'm actually kind of obsessed with health and the medical industry. I even did my recent "favorite thing" speech in communications class on the evolution of medical science and the current state of the medical industry, as screwed up as that sounds. Following the lifestyle and diet trends of other major countries is a big part of that. I read a while back that Japan is becoming more and more like America in their diet. They have come a lot closer to adopting "SAD" which is an aptly named acronym for the "Standard American Diet". For Korea specifically, I know that it happens to be a much bigger deal to them when you are obese than it is here in America. Somehow we have managed to create a whole "glory culture" around obesity in certain areas of the country, and we also are just generally very polite and respectful to obese people. There is nothing wrong with being polite and respectful, but in America it has gotten to the point where we virtually condone the very behaviors that lead to hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and other obesity related diseases. If it were as stigmatic to be fat in America as it is in South Korea, you can bet we'd see a sharp decline in obesity and a proportional increase in life expectancy. Just another way how something not obviously impactful about culture can have a major impact. Poet005
ReplyDeleteAs time goes on, technology becomes more advanced and we people become lazier. I found this article to be very interesting, but also hiding a lot of truth with it. My questions for this article are, how are South Korean women’s lifestyles able to achieve this huge growth of living longer? If so, how early are they giving these types of lifestyles or at what time in their life do they follow that certain lifestyle? Cause the article only included nutrition and health insurance. There has to be more to it than just those two benefits. For the United States, I feel like with how the obesity rate has been and how we all our surrounded by our technology, it doesn’t surprise me that the life expectancy rate is dropping significantly. Of course, I believe there are ways for all of us to improve on this, not eating that much fattening and junk food; not always being on our phones. Actually going outside and walking around and of course having benefits of nutrition as well as health insurance. I believe we would live longer and if both males and females of our country did this, then we could tighten that gap even closer, that what it is right now. TB005
ReplyDeleteI've always assumed that Asian ethnic people live longer than any other. I've always wondered why. As a kid, watching as many movies that I did, I assumed that it was because they had magic powers. The magic dragon gave them a power or someone had taken a immortal spell. But getting a little older, I started to think, is it what they're eating? Do they exercise more than Americans? They seem hard working, but Americans are too so that may not be it. What's in the rice? There have been many times that i've seen on social media or the internet in general of an Asian person turning an age in the late 90s early hundreds and that hadnt been the case for many other races. What makes the age difference between an asian male or female? Surely things are different than in America to where they both would live longer than any other country. It's sad to see that America doesnt even place in the top fives most expected when we are one of the wealthiest countries. You would think that there would be more ways naturally and in other ways to enhance a persons time on earth. PurpleHearts005
ReplyDeleteIts kind of crazy to see that the United States are so far behind in life expectancy compared to other rich countries in the world. Getting old and retiring is just something you take for granted and not really think about. Maybe that's the issue, though. I feel as if we as a society don't care enough about the elderly. We kind of just cast them off into a retirement home and leave them there. It's also interesting to see such a huge gap in the life expectancy of women and men. The article explains that men tend to live a more unhealthy life style then women would, so that obviously has an effect. Why is a women in South Korea able to live above 90 while in the US they live to 83 on average? Is it because in Asian culture they respect their elders more then we do? I'm not too informed on Asian culture so that's only a guess, but it's still an extremely interesting statistic. With better technology you'd assume, or rather hope, by the year 2050 we could all live to be 150, but maybe that's just a dream and not a reality. Maybe we all take technology for granted. Acer005
ReplyDeleteThe article was fascinating and it made me wonder what our government is really aiming for with its decisions. In our current administration, I often find myself wondering who the government works for and what its goals are. For example, the article mentioned that the United States is the only country without universal healthcare. I feel like if the government was actually "by the people, for the people", we would be less focused on border control and controlling the press and more focused on making sure families could go to the doctor without worrying about the extreme costs of the visit and medication. The government's refusal to provide healthcare, a vital part of human health, is a factor of why other countries surpass us in life longevity and health statistics. I think the USA should start focusing on the people and how to improve and grow as a country, not focus on Trump's rhetoric of silencing or exiling people with different beliefs and backgrounds than himself.
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