IWA #1: Examined Life

    After watching the documentary "Examined Life", I decide to talk about ethics which is money in specific, and what philosopher Peter Singer brings up in the video. In addition, I'm going to talk about how powerful money is to many people and what should people spend money on, and what should not based on what philosopher Peter Singer mentioned.
    In fact, money may not buy love or happiness; however, without money, people hardly have a perfect love and happiness. Vice versa people start stretching out because of lacking of money, and arguments start to explore. For instance, I've known a couple that always argue with each other because of the financial issue. The problem of lacking of money makes them frustrated and upset, and they start fighting and ending up with a break up. Therefore, how to spend money properly is an important way of keeping happiness. Don’t waste money on fashion and things that we don’t need, save them for later on.
    On the other hand, money to some people isn't a matter because they are too rich to care about money, but many other people don't have a buck to afford for their food or a bottle of drink. That is a reason that creates criminal life and illegal actions around the world.
    Furthermore, money is really powerful which can give many parents the power to sell their own children. Also, many girls decide to marry rich men even though they don't love each other, just because of money. This sounds painful, but it does happen in many poor countries since the poverty covers their minds.    
    As we all know, Americans in specific and some other developing countries in particular spend money on everything that they want to although those things aren't the needs. For example, they spend money on their vacations, movie theaters, casinos, and shopping malls while those money can save a lot of people who dying out there.
    Seeing what other poor people have to face with make me think of what and how I spent my money. Therefore, I encourage Americans to think twice about what they should spend money on after seeing other people/nations dying because they don't have enough money to fight with their sickness or starvation, or did not have clothes to cover themselves under a cold weather. Thus, just spend a dollar less everyday, we might save many lives by donating or helping them. In my opinion, providing old stuffs to goodwill station instead of throwing them away is another way of saving people's lives, which my mom usually does.