Last Case Study and Austonia

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Austonia - Crisis!




Long term response plan:
All ciziten in Austonia are aware of the fact that  murder(assassination) is absolutely intolerable. However, the Austonia government will put effort in understanding what the citizens wants. The Austonia government welcome any suggestion or ways to improve the nation, and is currently discussing ways to allow citizens to  participate and be more involved in national issues.

Opinionated Editorial

      

  If you go to Google search bar and type “stray dogs,” the first thing that comes up is “stray dogs Taiwan.” Why did this happen?

        Taiwan had dealt with the stray dog issue for more than three decades. Although the number of stray dogs has greatly reduced since the 1980s, official statistics show that currently there are around 180,000 stray dogs living on the island; however, Wu Hung, the president of the Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan estimated the number to be around 300,000. Our ignorance and reluctance to face problems led to the killing of stray dogs every single day.

        Since the 1980s, the innocent looks of the puppies captured the hearts of Taiwanese. Fashionable breeds that were shown in the media lured and increased people’s desire to own one for themselves. However, somehow they did not expect how fast a puppy will grow, or perhaps they just didn’t thought that their cute tiny puppy will grow in size and age and start barking at night. They began to grow tired of this evil creature that they have to feed and clean up after everyday and decided it will be an absolutely okay thing to throw them away.

       People began abandoning their dogs on the roads or mountains as if they are disposable objects, not considering, or simply not care, that the life of a dog – which they are one hundred percent responsible for– might not survive. Since the trend of having pet dogs in Taiwan just started, people did not have a clear idea how serious leaving a bunch of unneutered dog out there will cause. In the 1990, there was an estimated amount of 666,590 stray dogs out there.

    Animal rights group say that in the 1990s, people in Taiwan tried to solve the problem by drowning and starving the dogs. Sounds horrible? Well, today, although it sounds much less painful and torturous, dogs that were caught and sent to animal shelter were put to death after a week unless they are adopted. Sounds better? I don’t think so.

    There is simply too much dog on the island that people just can’t catch them all, therefore more offspring keep coming. Although it is brutal to kill them, the government simply can’t keep everyone of them alive because there are limited money and spaces.

   Today, many good hearted people devoted their time and money in saving these animals. It is quite shameful to see that people who are actually trying to save lives suffered from the economic burden, while others still go to pet store for the most popular and adorable breed. In my opinion, people in Taiwan need to be more educated on this topic; they do not understand the seriousness and they did not care about the deaths that happens everyday. Unless more words are spread and more actions are taken, Taiwan’s stray dogs will still be imprisoned in their cells hoping for the help that will not arrive.

Infographic - Be Responsible
* Since i cannot upload the photo directly, i put it on prezi :)

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SlideRocket - Local Problem and Solution
If you did not listen to my presentation, you will miss a lot of details I presented (I might add them later), however, i think you'll get the idea of what i'm trying to show when you view the slideshow.


Documentary

Once gain, the server rejected the photos i was going to post, so it's on prezi! :D

doc on Prezi

I did not take these photos, these photos and notes were captured and written by a dog shelter volunteer who wanted to spread the word: STOP ABANDONING YOUR DOGS!!

by the way, because it was written in Chinese so I had to translate it, therefore you might find some grammar to be a bit strange :D
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From 流浪動物花園, http://www.doghome.org.tw/

"Mercy Killing"



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Reflection

I’ve learned a lot from all those incredible presentations I’ve listened to in the last couple of days (and last week). I could see that a lot of people clearly put effort into their work, and the result of their hard work was just great.

In B block, I especially liked Jennifer and Takumi’s presentation. I found Jennifer’s presentation very informative and clearly addressed the problem and solution. I did not know about Tibet’s problem until now. As for Takumi, I found out that he was very good with making eye contact with the audience and clearly knows the stuffs he need to talk about from the back of his head. I feel like I have a lot to learn from them as well as from other presenters.

In last week’s presentation in the conference room, I found Cathy and Francois’s presentation to be interesting. Both of them were humorous, and quite easy to understand with images supporting their information. In addition, although I missed the first part of Holly’s presentation and I also missed the food, it was quite touching at the end when she became quite emotional about something that she is passionate about. Since I’m also very passionate about my topic, I feel like I could have sent a clearer message to my audience to show them that I really care.

Last but not least, today’s presentations, which took place in the cafeteria, I saw a lot of new and interesting proposals to solve a problem. I liked Mr. Kinzer’s presentation about The Edge; maybe I really have to step out of the box sometimes to experience a different kind of world. I also liked Neil’s presentation on the lions; although he did not use visual images, I thought it was a better way to make sure the audience will be focused and therefore is capable of soaking in the information more easily.

In conclusion, everyone did a wonderful job. Apparently I still have lots to learn about presenting and how to truly inspire. However, I’ve really learned a lot from this assignment and I truly felt like I’ve become a better presenter than I did when I first entered 9^th grade J