The article I found for the week 1/23-1/29 is about a health concern for Malaysia. In December and early January there was an experiment done on mosquitoes. 6000 mosquitoes were released into a controlled area of Malaysia to reduce the number of mosquitoes that were bred over the time period. The purpose of this experiment is to try to find a more effective manner by which to eliminate as many mosquitoes as possible. The reasoning for getting rid of the mosquitoes goes beyond just their annoying tendency, however. They pose a serious health risk as they are active all year round and have been spreading an increasing amount of Dengue Fever in recent years. There are arguments against the experiment, however, citing environmental and potentially worse health effects. It is natural that there would be objections to this experiment. One specific example that struck me was the idea of a mutant mosquito (now, I picture a GIANT killer mosquito, although I’m sure that’s not what is being referred to here…) So long as the proper research has been done in advance, anything to get rid of the pesky little things is welcome to me anytime.
The other article I read for the week of 1/23-1/29 is interesting due to the fact that it is about inspiring the youth of Malaysia. One of the things I really am interested in is about this trip, and simply in general as well, is education for youths. I think it is vitally important that children be introduced to reading at a young age. Far too often reading is left to the school system to teach and school systems aren’t typically well equipped to best teach literacy because the children are learning at such different rates. But anyways, I was pleased to see the Malaysian government taking an active role in its education system by encouraging creativity.
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