A situation in my life in which I faced a similar dilemma to the Prisoner’s Dilemma was when three friends and myself dealt with a secret that absolutely could not be exposed. The situation was that my best girl friend (friend 1) and I were torn on whether we should have told our other girl friend (friend 2) a secret from our close guy friend (friend 3). The big secret was that friend 3 had a crush and intimate feelings towards friend 2. He came to friend 1 and I about his secret, but we all agreed to not tell friend 2 due to the risk of damaging their friendship and also we did not want to bring stress into her life in case she did not have the same feelings back. Friend 1 and I were definitely stuck in the situation. If we both did not reveal
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This may appear to be a minor issue in America, but in Metro-Manila, the central city of the Philippines, the traffic is unbelievably horrendous: crowdedness of all types of vehicles, narrowed structure of the streets, and the great lack of discipline from the drivers. What makes matters worse is that the city of Manila is heavily overpopulated. Due to the fact that Philippines is a tropical nation, there are reoccurring rain storms and hurricanes that cause floods within the city. This is a major issue in the Philippines, but there is a lack in communication between the government and the people. Everyone is aware that this is a frustrating issue, but no one is taking control. In order for this dilemma to be solved, I believe that a major key is for the government to take full control and strongly implement discipline among the drivers. The government should firmly reinforce the rules of driving because right now, the drivers have no sense of care or consideration to follow the rules. As for the drivers in the Philippines, their job is to actually obey the rules and the discipline being forced on them. Drivers should realize the significant amount of issues that would be solved and the time that will be saved if they just follow the
This may appear to be a minor issue in America, but in Metro-Manila, the central city of the Philippines, the traffic is unbelievably horrendous: crowdedness of all types of vehicles, narrowed structure of the streets, and the great lack of discipline from the drivers. What makes matters worse is that the city of Manila is heavily overpopulated. Due to the fact that Philippines is a tropical nation, there are reoccurring rain storms and hurricanes that cause floods within the city. This is a major issue in the Philippines, but there is a lack in communication between the government and the people. Everyone is aware that this is a frustrating issue, but no one is taking control. In order for this dilemma to be solved, I believe that a major key is for the government to take full control and strongly implement discipline among the drivers. The government should firmly reinforce the rules of driving because right now, the drivers have no sense of care or consideration to follow the rules. As for the drivers in the Philippines, their job is to actually obey the rules and the discipline being forced on them. Drivers should realize the significant amount of issues that would be solved and the time that will be saved if they just follow the