Being a parent is
a gift, but it is also a responsibility. The parent has to face many obstacles
when raising a child. Teaching them why we kill animals is a very dissatisfying
topic to discuss with a toddler. I have
a two-year-old son who does not quite understand yet that he is eating an
animal. The other day when I was giving my son animal crackers, I realized
there was an animal on there. By putting the “animal” on something that tastes
good to the child, it is subconsciously telling the child it is okay to eat
animals. This animal cracker had dual
symbolism: the cracker takes good, and the animal was good to eat. This is an example of social construction of
reality.
Peter Berger
explains how all "things" are socially constructed. Social construction
includes Habitualization created by externalization. Man has always been a social product
to the world with no absolute meaning. Social order is achieved using symbols.
A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something other then the
material object. A material object can mean nothing other then
what the object is. But when man looks at the object it can have a symbolic
meaning, creating a dual representation to the material object.
Symbolic entities
enter our world from birth, which are the socializing agents that change person
views on reality. The reality is that
everything we perceive to be is social constructed. The social order is necessary for a society to
maintain. There can be both beneficial
and detrimental effects to the society.
Economics are the primary concern for the “lawmakers”. (It is also a
fact that the “lawmakers” are also the richest 2 percent.) These lawmakers are
the ones responsible for the socially constructed world. This is the New World
Order coming into effect. The socializing agents that are in America today are
essentially taking our ability to use our maximum potential as humans through
the use symbols.
An infant at the
age of eight months old have about 1,000 trillion synapses. As the child grows,
at the age of ten, the child has 500 trillion. The final number of synapses is
largely determined by the child's experiences in life. This can increase or
decrease the number of synapses to about 25 percent. The book “How to
Raise a Brighter Child” explains this process of a child’s brain development and
gives you “tools” to stimulate the child’s neurons in their brain. Through my studies, I have found that
creativity is very important to maintain as you grow. The human brain works by counteracting with
the left and the right hemisphere of the brain. If we lack creativity, our
right side is weaker, which takes away our ability to use our maximum potential
of our brain. The world is in a transition
to a new age. Being aware of the symbolism
and the brain are crucial elements to understanding the world.
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