Manifesto - Earthquake Resistant Houses

Imagine yourself with your family in your house having a good time or simply relaxing when all of a sudden you feel the ground shaking and the objects in your house are moving around, falling down, and breaking and as soon as you manage to run outside, your house, full of happy memories, fall into pieces along with the things that were so important for your everyday life. Many people believe that this situation will never happen to them but when you least expect it, an earthquake could strike and you could be the next victim. Now that many natural disasters have occurred, more are to be expected in the near future.  That is why earthquake resistance houses should be constructed.

This manifesto to construct earthquake resistant houses will benefit us all both economically and socially.  There would not be much major destruction to clean up and our families would be safe in their houses. This idea/problem/situation has been considered by some architects to carry out in the near future, but as we all know money is needed in order to enforce the houses. Nevertheless, it is better to feel safe in one’s own house when an earthquake strikes than to lose everything with an unexpected earthquake.

Stereotypes: Gender

Gender stereotypes exist everywhere, but in some places the gender roles have diminished little by little. The gender roles in the United States have taken a different turn. For example, women are now portrayed as strong, independent individuals whereas decades ago they were seen as weak and unintelligent human beings.

However we do still hear some phrases that could be stereotypical today, such as:

§  Women like to get married and have kids

§  Guys love sports

§  Women are nurses not doctors

§  Women are supposed to make less money than men

§  Women are supposed to cook and do housework

§  Women are responsible for raising children

§  Women have no technical skills

§  Women are not meant to be in charge

§  Women are clean

§  Guys are the head of the house

§  Guys do the dirty work

§  Guys are smarter

§  Guys are tougher

§  Guys are messy

§  Men are good at math

§  Men are engineers, doctors or have any high level career

Although many of us know that these assumptions do not apply to all of us, there are people who strongly believe that it is or that it should be that way. Luckily for many females, this stereotyping of genders is changing in American society.

This ad is targeting men in particular. It is telling men to “MAN UP” and take responsibility not just outside of the home but in their personal lives as well.  Since men are considered strong and intelligent beings, they should be strong enough to also be able to take care of their children. Who knows, maybe in the near future the terms “masculinity” and “femininity” would have a different meaning.