Reflection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

As I looked over my assignments, I found that there are a few similarities in them. The aspect of domestic violence, prostitution, and servitude has me thinking, “Why are these things happening to females? I was always thought that I could be anything I want to be. I just had to focus my mind and work my hardest and my dreams or my goals would be achieved. We all want to make something of ourselves and we try to make the right decision in getting to our dreams. So why do some people take advantage of others’ dreams and turn them into nightmares?

Human trafficking (sex slaves or prostitution and servitude) in this world is getting in some ways out of hand. It seems that some people have their own option on how things should be; as in, the way they live their lives with no regards of how they affect the other person or people around them. They do not think about the consequences or the punishment if they are caught, all they think about is themselves and what they want right here and now. It’s even more annoying that the people with lots of money are the ones that seems to careless and or take advantage of others that are less fortunate than themselves.

In my first assignment “My awakening,” I told a story about domestic violence. Mr. Mohammed beats and humiliates his wife in public and in front of his children, with no cares in the world, as if his wife had no rights. “He did not listen…He kept on hitting and then started to punch his wife.” “Mr. Mohammed then grabbed his wife’s clothing and started ripping them off her and calling her whore.” (pg 3) He felt like he could do anything to her, because she is his wife. Yes, they were married, but does that give him the right to treat her the way he did? We loo...

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... are also in the business of human trafficking? We are all human being, with a heart that beats blood through our veins. We all come from a mother (female) that gave birth to us, is this the way we repay her for giving us life. Don’t a female deserve as much respect as the males and shouldn’t they be treated as equals, regardless of age or race.

Whether in the past, the present or in the future, we as females have rights and those rights should be upheld and kept regardless of where we are in the world. We should not be worried about our safety and the safety of our families where ever we go. We should be protected by the law and not be sold by the ones who sworn to uphold the law. We should be loved and cherished by the ones we love and not be humiliated by them. The time for change starts with us looking for that change.

Works Cited

Half the Sky