Homework 34

   In our society the birth of a new born child is looked upon as a gift, the parents of a new born baby feel that their child is special and that their child has characteristics of a leader and the potential to change the world. I honestly believe that every time a baby is brought to this earth that is the exact mind state that every parent has. But on the other hand birth is looked at as a burden and something that slows a persons life down, to have to constantly watch and take care of a baby takes a huge chunk of time out of any body's schedule, I feel that that is the reason why people always wait till they are older and more mature to have children. It would make no sense what so ever to have a child in a early stage of your life because their are probably multiple goals and aspirations that you want to fulfill before you begin to settle down. 

   While discussing the topic of birth with one of my fathers associates he brought up an interesting point. He said that "That once a person has a child it's the parents job to make sure that their child does better and lives a better life then they did"after thinking that over and getting a clear explanation on why he said that it actually made sense. The reason why I can agree with him on his conclusion is because i can connect to it and see it in my daily life. My mother and father where both born and raised in Jamaica, my mother moved to America to make sure she went a college and had a career that she was happy with. My father also move to america with a dream of owning a electrical contracting business. My mother always told me that the reason she moved to america is because one day she knew she wanted to have kids and she wanted to make sure her kids did not have to struggle like she did. I think the main reason why what my father's business partner said is so important is because it is true. Connecting back to what we learned in class about Culture of Power and how people should be rich in culture and intelligence and should travel the world and learn new things, and i feel like that is most parents dream and goal in life is to make sure that when their child is born even if they have to bust their ass working to make sure that their child has the advantage that they didn't then they will do everything possible to make that happen.

Questions:

1) Is the birth rate higher in America do to the fact that their is more opportunities and jobs to be obtained?

2) What is the average age for a couple to decide to have a kid?

3) Is the birth of a child looked upon as a positive or negative in our culture?