Less Privacy is Good for Us(and You). Question 2

Amitai Etzioni's article, "Less Privacy is Good for Us (and You), depicts a very interesting discussion for and against privacy and its issues. Privacy is very important. Never-the-less, is privacy something so important as to where a person is harming others by covering up something of their own? What do I think? No. Although privacy protects and is typically a good thing for many people, it also has its downfalls. An example from Etzioni's article is the HIV testing of infants. Privacy laws may prevent mothers from having their child tested for HIV because it violates the privacy of the mother who passed the disease onto her child. Etzioni wrote, "To save the lives of their children, they must be tested at delivery and treated even if this entails a violation of mothers' privacy". If the disease is known in advance the mother can help ward of the HIV disease from passing onto her child. Other examples in this article talk about the ups and downs of biometrics, background checks for jobs, and search warrants. These topics are made to help protect the privacy of the individual, yet also protect the affected population. Privacy is a very touchy topic. We may never all agree on what is too far, however, I believe we all agree that privacy may be infringed upon under reasonable situations.

"My Home": The Story of Immokalee

After watching the two Untold Stories about Immokalee I felt like I had really learned a lot of interesting facts about Immokalee and more about the history of the people I have lived and grew up around my entire life. Ever since I was a little kid I always found the Seminole Indians a topic of interest, so naturally I found these two videos rather intriguing. I especially found the first video, "Outpost of Opportunity" the most interesting. The Seminoles early regular lives relied on the alligators in the swamps of Immokalee, which many preferred to call "My Home". Later when the swamps were drained they began a new era of agriculture. Hispanics and Europeans traveled from numerous locations to work on the growing farms once the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad traveled through Immokalee in 1921. Things continued to change and the city began to grow in between the two World Wars. Not long after World War II the economy of Immokalee took an even greater turn as oil was discovered and the Seminole Indian Casino was built.
Times for the native Seminole Indians sure have changed over the years but they have adapted very well to make the best out of what is given to them. In one of the videos a man spoke of how thankful he was for his job and while looking back after a hard days work on the farm he felt a great sense of accomplishment. I am not sure what is in store for Immokalee as it becomes more known and industrialized, but one thing I feel confident about is that the people living there will continue working hard and will find a way to adjust to the new things to come just as they have in the past.