Water rights fuel many conflicts and controversy throughout history. The US uses large amounts of water every day. People use water for drinking, watering lawns/gardens/flowers, kids play in it, generating power, irrigation, agriculture, and many other uses. Fortunately, the US government has acknowledged the problem of water conservation and has begun to regulate for the past years. With advances in technology, the US government now requires State and Federal laws that control water pollution and amounts used.

I found an interesting US Geological survey done in 2005 that breaks down the water usage in the US. The information was found at the following website: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/circ1268/htdocs/text-total.html

How America Uses Water:

Electric Power – 48%

Irrigation – 34%

Public Supply – 11%

Industrial – 5%

Livestock – <1%

Mining – <1%

Aquaculture – <1%

1. When a business outsources to a foreign country, a manager’s ability of control is significantly decreased. I would assume that most (if not all) businesses would have a contract, but the control is still not there. A foreign country will most likely not have the same values and goals as your business or the US for that matter. The country is going to driven to make a profit for them, probably with not much thought of how it will affect the US. Plus there is a major distance factor, so one is not able to oversee the goings on nearly as effectively.

2. This may not seem like a disadvantage that people often consider; security and legal issues. There is a plethora of differences between US law, China law, and every other country; and the US does not have the ability to step into that sovereign nation.

3. To me, the most annoying part is quality. I would say that the majority of my China made products are crap. This goes back to what the other country is driven by, making money.

4. I can’t seem to wrap my head around why our government cannot figure out the US labor market problems. It’s because we keep outsourcing! The more jobs we outsource, the more people without jobs here in the

5. Publicity. Outsourcing in general carries a negative connotation; especially if one is from a community where jobs were outsourced.

Before a company outsources, they should weigh all the factors carefully. A decision may seem like a good one at the time; but if one’s pockets are not deep enough to support the negatives of outsourcing, it may become a decision that a business will later regret.

Moral of the story: I should either do something about it…or suck it up.

To help reduce money being distributed poorly, the government should monitor the money given out more closely. After working at Hy-Vee for a year, I get to see many people go through that don’t spend government funded money on what the government had in mind. Personally I think that government should directly pay for the items requested and that the government feels fit.

Side Notes that aren’t directly related, but I thought of while typing and had the desire to get them off my chest:

I get tired of hearing of the idea have better education for everyone. Now let’s think about think, everyone gets a college education, who is going to do the jobs that don’t require college educations? Another thing is the damn Child Left Behind program. I had a small high school (graduating class of 16) and with this program in place, if someone was struggling the teacher basically had to “dumb” the rest of the material down for individuals who couldn’t keep up with. Dumb.

Anyways, I am bias on this topic and believe that there are some Indians who squander their (government’s) money, do not work hard, do illegal activity, etc. Of course there are these “people” are in every race, but I feel that that majority of Indians who still live on the Reservation are more apt to do this. Personally, I feel that most of the Indians who will not do this, get off the Reservation and make something of themselves. Just because you leave the Reservation and go out into the world, does not mean you are giving up on your culture.
There is not nice way to say this, but the government royally screwed the Indians when signing treaties because they condensed them into a small, god-forsaken area that no one really wanted in the first place. Their location leads to lack of job opportunities and poorer education, which just continues in the cycle.

I realize that I have many thoughts started here and am not sure if all the details are there, but give me any comments and let me know.

On the other hand, I do like technology in the class room. For example clickers (when they work) are wonderful. They are able to take attendance (which I think is awesome because I’m that nerdy girl who never misses a class and is annoyed when other people do and get away with it) and attendance doesn’t take 15 minutes out of the class period. Also, they are easier for professors to poll students because for some reason nobody likes to raise their hand, but are willing to push a button.

Technology does confine us to our homes more, but there are some people who otherwise would not have any contact with people. All in all, I feel that technology is useful, but shouldn’t consumer one’s life.