Saudi Arabia vs Handmaid's Tale

Throughout A Handmaid's Tale, we see that women have very few rights, and those that they do have are kept in check by very strict punishment. Most of the time, women are suppose to not talk, and just do whatever task they are given. They are not allowed to be out on their own. They have to constantly have something one with them, whether it is a guard or another woman. They have a very strict dress code and a very strict time schedule. All of these rules are meant to keep women in line.

This kind of situation can be compared to that of Saudi Arabia's laws for women. When compared to Saudi Arabia's laws, everything listed above is just about present in their society. In Saudi Arabia, women have very strict clothing laws, that require them to be covered almost all of the time. There women must always be escorted by another man, regardless of where they are going. A teenager was gang-raped by a group of men, but she received a more harsh punishment then the men that committed the act. The women there are intelligent, but they are constantly help to very strict rules that prohibit them from making it anywhere in the world.


http://www.theweek.co.uk/middle-east/60339/eleven-things-women-in-saudi-arabia-cant-do

Children of Men

As much as don't like little kids, its hard to imagine a world without them. Their laughter and innocence add something special to society. They are a symbol for happiness and more importantly, the future. Without little kids, there is no one to carry on the legacy of the world. Once the last person on earth dies, there is just the history that is written down. There is no way for the a human to be reborn, or come again. The age of humans is over, and earth goes back to its natural state.

If you were one of the only pregnant people left in the world, you would do anything and everything to protect the child from any harm. The child becomes a beacon of hope that people rally around, because it means that there are possibly other people in the world that can have babies. Children of Men does a good job portraying this possibly. With the secrecy surrounding the baby to begin with, and the need to get it to the human project, the baby is already a major point in the plot. The amount of people that die, either trying to take the baby, or defending is absurd, but I guess with it being the only child in the world, it is a very major deal. At the end of the movie when they are walking out of the building, the entire battle stops because even the soldiers have not seen a baby in so long. All the soldiers just move out of the way because they are so amazed. 

Life As We Knew It and the Real World

In Life As We Knew It, we see the characters go though a major life changing event, but its not just the characters that experience them. The entire world falls victim to this terrible event when the moon moves closer to the Earth. The world is thrown into chaos and left without a plan as what to do next. Luckily Miranda's mom takes charge and grabs as much stuff as she can at the store. Her mom has a "plan" as to what they should do to stay alive, but that is only if she can put it into action. She eventually gets all the kids to work together and they all get what they need to happen done.

This story is a very good example of what could very well happen in the real world if natural disasters occur. Recently, countries have started to implement disaster plans to help with the chaos and loss of direction in these situations. It is important that authority figures and emergency people know what to do. The Philippines is a good example of this. They have created a manual for the mayors, firefighters, policemen and other important people so that they could help everything go smoothly in a disaster. The Philippines "Operation Listo" has started a movement that will prepare people better for natural disasters on both a local and national scale. This is an important plan to have in place because it gives the authorities a bit more control over a situation that may cause more confusion than necessary.

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=43673