Design for Giving: San Francisco, America

Though San Francisco is a pretty cool place, there are still some things about this city that bother me. I think that there are some things that San Francisco can improve upon.

Take for example, litter on the streets. It just bothers me when people dump their garbage on the walkways. I wish people would just respect the city more. I want to volunteer to help clear up littered streets.

Another thing that bothers me is poverty and gangs. One of my best friends lives in a hotel where she's afraid to leave the room, scared to even go to the restroom. She hears gunshots at night. I think there should be more programs that crack down on gangs and drug dealing.

As for America, well, everyone knows this country is not as discriminatory as many other countries and that we have plenty of freedom. Everyone knows that we Americans are spoiled with so much freedom, but still, everyone knows America isn't perfect. Some of its problems include: greenhouse gases, clean-up from Hurricane Katrina, the recovering economy, difference in pay between men and women, racism, sexism, and the war. America is working on reducing its amount of greenhouse gases, but there are still plenty of people who disbelieve its existence.

Though Hurricane Katrina happened over 4 years ago, there's still plenty to clean up and reconstruct. I hope the government would pay more attention to this major problem. The economy is recovering slowly, but there isn't really much we can do about that. America should also make it illegal pay men and women differently. Racism is still a big problem, but as time goes on, I believe that it will slowly diminish. As for the war between America and Afghanistan. It bothers me to know civilians are being killed by the dozens each day, but as for a solution, I'm not sure if I can say much...

Some things require action to be fixed, and some things just need time to heal.

by: Brigette W.

What Bothers Me and What I Will Do

What bothers me in America is that we give too much money to the rich and not enough to the poor. What I'm going to do about this is try to give the poor more money to the poor and try to give them a home.

What bothers me in San Francisco is they're not prepared for another earth quake and it would destroy the houses. If I'm rich when I'm grown up I'll try to do constructive work on San Francisco to make it stronger for another earth quake. The buildings won't break and houses won't cut in half. That's how I'm going to help San Francisco.


Photo credit: Wikipedia San Francisco Earthquake

Cleaning San Francisco

We need to help our community by reducing, reusing, and recycling "The Three R's."

We need to help our neighborhood by picking up litter and not littering.

We need to clean the beaches and help when there are oil spills so animals can live in a nice habitat. Why don't people understand there not the only living things on Earth? People should clean up after themselves or help their community. Even though animals come from shelters their not rabid. You shouldn't just abandon an animal when you take an animal you're taking a big responsibility. This image is from Google when the oil spilled into the ocean.

By Rubina and Anya

Americas Problems

What bothers me about San Francisco is all the trash on the street. Also, it's not just in San Francisco — its all over the world!

What bothers me about the United States is all the stray animals.Why do people not love their pets as they age ,then they just give them away their pets or just throw them on the street!

Photo credit: Google images

What Bothers me about San Francisco

What bothers me about San Francisco is that the traffic, nobody walks anymore, and there is a pollution.





Photo credit: Wikipedia media

What Brothers Me

What brothers me in San Fransisco is that people don't recycles or reuse trash that you dump away. I would find peoples like friends, families, other schools to make a fundraiser so we can recycles or reuse trash.

What bothers me in the USA is wasting engry like turning on the lights when were not using it or wasting water. I would tell them to turn of their lights or turning of the sink when it is running.

By Brandon W.

Photo credit: Cornice Black

What Bothers Me

A Little Bit Dimmer from IDEO on Vimeo.

I think what bothers me in San Francisco is careless people who litter. I am going to help by telling people to pick up their trash if I see them litter. I think what bothers me in the United States.

A Little Bit Brighter from IDEO on Vimeo.

Global warming and the Green House effect. I am going to try and do my part by keep ing the heater in the house down, and take the bus to my destination.

An Email Message from "Words," aka Zara A.

The following is a note from Zara A., our contact in India for the Design for Giving Contest.

My name is Zara A., I just turned 18 and i am totally loving it! I am 100% indian though i have almost no command over any indian languages, i prefer to think of myself as linguistically challenged. I joined the "Design for Giving Contest" Team because my mom and Mrs Kiran Sethi, Principal of Riverside school, were college roommates and know each other well. I actually moved from Chennai, a city in the south of India, to Ahmedabad, which is in the west, to work on the competition. I just finished highschool and am currently doing a gap year to primarily introspect because I, like most teenagers, am not entirely sure what i want to do with my future.


The original team that worked on the contest was aged about 18 to 21 (me being the youngest technically) and we all served different purposes. I was in charge of letter writing, press releases, website content etc. so they nicknamed me 'Words'. It was an amazing experience to see how people who had just met each other formed a team that worked very well with one another and managed to actually produce something as large as the Design for Giving Contest. All together on of the most memorable things ii have ever done and i am so glad that you guys want to be apart of it =D


Looking forward to speaking to the kids! if you need any more answers please feel free to email me! oh and warn them that i do have an indian accent so they might have to speak slowly for me to understand and vice versa.

Words

Photo credits: Images of Ahmedabad from Wikipedia

Design for Giving Contest: What Could The Herald Do?

Watch this video showing a school in the "Design for Giving" contest. Write one paragraph -- three to five sentences -- about video. Include the five W's and give your impression of it.

Next, come up with three ideas for "giving" that students from The Hillwood Herald could easily do.

Again, remember to answer the five W’s of any good news story:

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why

News Event: Design for Giving Contest

Write a story about the "Design for Giving" contest and interview one of the contests organizers in India. You should research the contest by reading this story from an Indian newspaper and the information on the contest site. You will find several news stories on this page. Remember, as you write your story, to source any publication that you reference.

Remember to answer the five W’s of any good news story:

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why

India questions

What bothers you about India? What are you going to do about it? Do you like a special place or the whole thing?

Questions for Zara

What is your community like? Is it clean, dirty, natural, or dangerous? Do you have many friends are the people supporting you? Is India as nice as it is in the pictures? Is India supporting you?

5 Question for Zara

What is your living style in India?, what school do you go to?, what type of foods do you eat?, do you walk, drive cars, or ride bikes?, and what do you do in your free time?

Questions for Miss Zara (Words) :

Hello Miss Zara! I hope you are doing well. Here are some questions for you.

1. How is life in India?
2. How do you think it can be improved?
3.How did you get involved with the "Design for Giving Contest"?
4.What ideas do you have to with your life aside from being involved with this program?

by: Brigette W.