However, there was only limited time for us to discuss about the topic B. (select by vote)
topic B is about the food crisis around the world. Before the conference, I found out that it was a really hard and deep issue because the global food trade system is unfair--- thus, the idea of "redistribution" has been brought out to solve the problem. Last Thursday, I attended a speech about world and Taiwan's food crisis and hoped that I could get some inspiration from it. However, after the famous professor delivered his speech, I raised my hand and asked him that how do he think about the idea of "redistribution", the only answer I got was "it is too ideal, not even realistic"......
Then I came up with a idea that why don't we start with the "food waste"?
http://www.ted.com/talks/tristram_stuart_the_global_food_waste_scandal.html
After I finished watching this inspiring video, I found out that I can combine this conception with the "food bank", which collect waste food but 100% edible from supermarkets or fast food restaurants.
I truly gained a lot by attending this event, we met several different respectable "rivals" and spurred up sparkles through fierce debate. It was a really tiring, stressful but meaningful activity that provided us with deeper views of some controversial issues.
Kira, here is a comment by Monica (she couldn't post this comment due to a technical problem):
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of food crisis around the world, the issue of " Genetically modified food" come in to my mind. GMF is now a hot issue all over the world; people are investigating whether the use of GMF is necessary or not. I once asked my friend about this. Her answer was yes; she did approve GMF. She said that because people in Africa feed on GMF; the weather and soil there can't breed other food. However, I think that though the geographical conditions in Africa are really bad, there is still no need of GMF. The shortage of food in some area doesn't mean there is no enough food on the earth. Uneven distribution of food is the main reason of this problem.
I think that the idea of "food bank" is great. Although the professor may consider we college student too unpractical, I still think it's very important for us to have high standard of the world. Only if we have high expectation can we make the world a better place.