The first paradigm shift that I am considering is the shift in ideas on climate change including carbon emissions. This is a paradigm shift because in the beginning of the 19th century the environment was seen as purely an expendable resource and carbon emissions were not considered important. Today, the environment is starting to be prioritized and large corporations are moving toward becoming carbon neutral. As for background knowledge, my audience would need to have a solid understanding of what carbon emissions are as well as why global warming and climate change is important. The key players in shaping this idea over time are large corporations, governments, and climate activists. Key events include the discovery of the greenhouse effect as well as Earth Day and climate summits. This idea is very complicated due to controversial views on whether this is an important issue and how severe of action should be taken. From my analysis people can better understand the journey of this issue and what needs to happen in future discourses.
The second paradigm that I am considering is the idea of gender equality. This has positively changed over time, which has been in large part due to social activism from feminist groups. This idea is very complicated as it involves many aspects of society and faces friction when discussed. Some key events in this paradigm are women gaining the right to vote, women gaining more respect in society, and we are now looking into the future to resolve further issues like the gender-pay gap.
The third paradigm that I am considering is the idea of gender. Up until recent decades people have only consider there to be two genders, but that idea has changed and now there are many that allow people to better define themselves. This is a complicated paradigm as there are strong opinions on both sides of the topic. My audience would learn more about gender identity and its importance and change over time.
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