Moji Motions

Solution journalism is an approach that focuses on identifying and proposing responses to complex social problems. Instead of merely highlighting problems, it seeks out constructive stories about solutions that have been successfully implemented, with the aim of inspiring action and encouraging positive social change. The goal of solution journalism is to promote improvement and progress in society. Traditional watchdog journalism is aimed at monitoring and checking power. It focuses on scrutinising the actions of governments, organisations, and powerful individuals in order to ensure transparency, honesty, and accountability in how they govern and operate. Traditional watchdog journalism reports on wrongdoing, corruption, abuses of power, and other unlawful or unethical activities.

In recent years, teenagers and young people have become prominent figures in the climate movement. Greta Thunberg initiated Fridays for Future, inspiring global school strikes to demand stronger climate policies. Vanessa Nakate advocates for climate justice in Africa, highlighting the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. Other youth activists organize protests, social media campaigns, and directly engage with policymakers to push for urgent climate action.

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It refers to subjects that focus on scientific inquiry, problem-solving, and technical skills, often prioritized in schools for their perceived importance in innovation and careers.

Microcredit is the extension of very small loans to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral, steady employment, and verifiable credit history. For example, Grameen Bank operating in impoverished areas of Bangladesh provides such microcredits. These banks can implement high or low-interest rates without the intervention of the government.

Degrowth involves a planned decrease in the size of economic production and consumption occurring within a given economy (often measured via GDP). It could involve prioritizing less emissions-intensive industries, imposing heavy taxes or limits on emissions, implementing shorter workweeks, and encouraging voluntary reductions in consumer spending.

You are a talented, middle-class person in your early twenties about to start your career. You have the choice between a job in which you will make a lot of money and work long hours(e.g. investment banker, corporate lawyer, etc.) and a job which pays less but that you are more passionate about(e.g. social worker, chef, teacher, small business owner, etc.)

Welfare is given by the government to individuals in need (unemployment, families below the poverty line, limited access to basic human necessities, and so on). In the context of this debate, basic goods and services may look like (and are not limited to) subsidized housing facilities, education, food, and healthcare; and cash payments would be periodical cash allowances given directly that individuals can spend at their choice.

To reduce unemployment, governments use expansionary policies like increasing spending, cutting taxes, or lowering interest rates to boost demand and encourage hiring. For controlling inflation, they adopt contractionary policies, such as reducing spending, raising taxes, or increasing interest rates to limit excess demand and stabilize prices.

A jury is a group of citizens selected to listen to the evidence in a trial and deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty. Defendant is a person who is being accused of a crime in a court of law.

Filial piety is a virtue of love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, particularly within the context of Confucianism and East Asian cultures. It emphasizes the importance of honoring, obeying, and caring for one's parents and elders. Acts of filial piety include obeying one's parent's wishes, taking care of them when they are old, and working hard to provide them with material comforts, such as food, money, or pampering.