Jan 19, 2010
Would You Feel Guilty?
Haiti is a popular port of call for cruise ships because of its sunny weather and beautiful beaches. With the recent natural disaster in Haiti, there is much death and destruction. Despite this, cruise ships are still anchoring outside of Port Au Prince. These ships are just about two miles from where people are dying in the streets. These ships are also under heavy guard to keep the Haitians away. If you were a passenger on one of these ships, would you feel guilty having abundant food and drink so close to where people are dying from lack of basic food and water? Explain in a good paragraph.
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If I were a passenger on a cruise ship and I had an abundance of food and drink I would feel guilty that I am so close to people who have no food or anything to drink. Personally, I would feel this way because people are suffering and I am having fun on vacation. Whereas they have so many problems, such as no food, nothing to drink, and no shelter. The feeling of guilt would make me feel less of a person for so many reason, one being I have no worries at all and they do. Another, I am safe and this disaster didn't effect me at all, it might have ruined my vacation a little but it really didn't effect me.Finally small children are not eating or have fresh water to drink.
I would defintely feel guilty because i am more fortunate than them. I have all this food and they have nothing because they lost everything in the earthquake. I believe that its wrong, its kind of like we are killing these peole because we are starving them to death.
I would definitely feel guilty if I was aboard one of the ships. I would be saddened to know that I have so much and others around me are suffering. It seems pretty selfish to be in a position to help and not do it. If anything the ships should bring a supply of food and water to Haiti. The U.S. has an abundant supply of food and it wouldn't take much for us to help them. We should take the time out and help others.
i would feel gulity to be 2 miles away from haiti because there are people over there who are dying who need food water and clothes. i feel that them ships could go over there to help them , because if that would have happenend in the united sates we would want their help. i feel that that is very selfish to not go over there and help if someone is two miles away enjoying themselves.
Candace,
Please check you grammar. Look carefully at pronouns and verbs.
Ms. A
If I were a passenger on a crusie ship and I had an abundant amount of food and beverages, I would definietly feel guilty. To think that I am so close to people who does not have any food or anything to drink and I am on a luxurious cruise ship with tons on food and drinks is wrong. I would feel guilty because in Haiti, there are som any people suffering trying to find food and fresh water, it would just be completely wrong. Personally, I would feel less of a person, because they all have a common need: food. Also, I would feel less of a person because I have no worries at all and the citizens of Haiti all do. Trying to find shelter and recovering their families and that is something that is not on my mind. Lastly, the thing I would feel guilty about the most is the small children whoare without shelter, food, and fresh water.
I would feel extraordinarily horrible. How could some with the slightest bit of emotion even fathom a thought of passing someone without food or water. Especially someone with a abundance of the both. In my personal opinion I would give those people my last. I know that the Haitian people are at their wits end. So if I had been a cruise ship passenger,I would have gotten off the boat and helped them out.
No I wouldn't feel good even if I was on vacation because my conscience would constantly remind me of the natives that are suffering while I'm relaxing.
I feel that having the luxery of being on a cruise while all of these people are suffering would make me feel guilty. Yes it would be nice to visit the beautiful beaches but if anything I would want to do my best to help out the best way that I can while I am there. That could be a bennefit for both me and them. If I want to be on a cruise and visit one of natures beauties then I should be able to help prepare one of natures disaters. Why would it be fair to be waited on hand and foot and have all of the food and drinks that i want while I a am watching others starve? That is not fair and is completely unethical.
Yes I will feel guilty and heartless. It will make me feel like this because how can I just ride past all these hungry people knowing I have food on this ship but wont help them. I will feel so bad because they are suffering and I could do something about it but don't. It would make me feel like I have no heart at all. To just ride past all these dead bodies and hungry people and chose not to do something.
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