The terms used in the reading were interesting and I have not heard them used in this context before, like expropriation, meaning to take away excess amount of ownership to be given to the "poor" and those who do not have it. I could not imagine living in a society that would take my belongings that I work hard for away from me because someone does not have it. That would honestly make me not want to work or earn money because someone is going to give it to me because I do not have it, why work?
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Week Eleven
The Catholic Social Thinking of Labor and property argued that sharing is for the better good for all because God gave peopole property for all to use not just for self. The social aspect of property justifies the reasons of why communist beleived that it was acceptable to have people sharing and that all are equal. The "private" aspect of property was to create initiative to make people want to work for what they have and through distrubution of sharing, full participation is needed in order to make this work.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Week Ten
3/19 Reading
I did not know that China had a Opium War and that it almost had ruined their country because of the powerful effects of how it affect their political leaders. Like any other war, there is always a bigger problem underlying the reason why they are at war with someone else, but from what I understood from the reading, China was fighting for trading rights. There was a tarrif on imported opum, out of fear the Chinnese burned the drug fearful that the people of China would become addicted. The war resulted in China being willing to open their trade markets to foreigners. I remeber learning in high school about Tajikistan, a country in the middle east and how the opium plant was their only source of crop that was profitable. They had many drug addicts and unfourtnely, the country is one of poorest countries in the middle east.
3/21 Reading
We had previously had learned about the women right movenment during the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment period, and obviously women all around the world were fed up with being mistreated by men everywhere in the world. Qui Jin was fed up with the injustice against chinese women, she explains how a girl is lucky to have have a tolerable life depending on how her father treats her, if he tolerable of having a daughter her life will be much better than a girl whose fatehr is "ill-tempered and unreasonable" cursing her birth waiting impatiently to marry her off to become someone elses property. Refering to another human being as "property" is never okay as we have learned from reading and learning about slavery from the early motives and thinking of why they thought it was okay to enslave another human being. Sadly, these girls are born intoa culture that does not acknowledge them as humans and are forced to partake in a culture that does not honor them. Favoritism towards men and any form of punishment is "retribution for some sin commitied in her previous existance". Jin wanted all women of China to know that the country was near destructuion and relying on men was not a smart move because they do not know what to do themselves.
I did not know that China had a Opium War and that it almost had ruined their country because of the powerful effects of how it affect their political leaders. Like any other war, there is always a bigger problem underlying the reason why they are at war with someone else, but from what I understood from the reading, China was fighting for trading rights. There was a tarrif on imported opum, out of fear the Chinnese burned the drug fearful that the people of China would become addicted. The war resulted in China being willing to open their trade markets to foreigners. I remeber learning in high school about Tajikistan, a country in the middle east and how the opium plant was their only source of crop that was profitable. They had many drug addicts and unfourtnely, the country is one of poorest countries in the middle east.
3/21 Reading
We had previously had learned about the women right movenment during the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment period, and obviously women all around the world were fed up with being mistreated by men everywhere in the world. Qui Jin was fed up with the injustice against chinese women, she explains how a girl is lucky to have have a tolerable life depending on how her father treats her, if he tolerable of having a daughter her life will be much better than a girl whose fatehr is "ill-tempered and unreasonable" cursing her birth waiting impatiently to marry her off to become someone elses property. Refering to another human being as "property" is never okay as we have learned from reading and learning about slavery from the early motives and thinking of why they thought it was okay to enslave another human being. Sadly, these girls are born intoa culture that does not acknowledge them as humans and are forced to partake in a culture that does not honor them. Favoritism towards men and any form of punishment is "retribution for some sin commitied in her previous existance". Jin wanted all women of China to know that the country was near destructuion and relying on men was not a smart move because they do not know what to do themselves.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Week Nine
Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal,Spain, and Italy were the leaders in taking over a piece of Africa and were the predominant in the scramble for for Africa. It disturbs me that these countries did everything in their power to take over the land and the people with no regard for them as human beings, let alone natives of the land who were indeed there first. Conflict had emerged amongst the difference countries because they were all fighting for the same thing and wanted to be the country that had conquered the most of Africa.
Visual 18.1
The image is of a game board that depicts the travels of David Livingstone and Henry Stanley. Livingstone was a british missionary and explorer of central Africa who exposed the Arabs horrific slave trade. He became unbelievably famous. Stanley was a British journalist and explorer who gained fame from finding Livingstone who was lost in Africa. I find the game board disturbing because the way the game is starts you begin off the boat and on land, you encounter a village and the Arabs, the game ends with you receiving more people to the land. It emphasis that to win, one must conquer and bring more people to Africa because it is now your land. The game board illustrates the British soldiers shooting and running away a village of African people from their homes, which is close to the end, signifying that you are in control and "winning" the game.
Visual 18.2
Jean-Baptise Marchand is portrayed in the illustration as the ultimate leader, one who was fearless and that he is being commended for his epic journey across Africa. The illustration has africans in the picture, but they are nothing like the africans that we seen in the first illustration. They are wearing western attire and holding guns, it seems as if they are allies with the French, helping them with journey.
Visual 18.3
This illustration depicts exactly how cocky and condescending the British were about especially regarding their conquers of Africa. Cecil Rhodes was a british businessman and politician who made is money from South African diamonds and encouraging the British Imperialism movement. I do not like the picture nor find it entertaining because it shows how he justified taking over a whole continent of people as if they were lost cattle that came with the land, as if the people were in his way.
Visual 18.4
The British and French were rivals but in this image it shows them toasting to their accomplishments because they both had conquered parts of Africa. It is like they are toasting to envying one another because they are both making great strides.
Visual 18.5
Image depicts that Ethiopia remained calm during battle because they were confident in their soldiers, they were fighting for their country and for the rights of their people, they knew that if the Italian won nothing would be the same.
Visual 18.1
The image is of a game board that depicts the travels of David Livingstone and Henry Stanley. Livingstone was a british missionary and explorer of central Africa who exposed the Arabs horrific slave trade. He became unbelievably famous. Stanley was a British journalist and explorer who gained fame from finding Livingstone who was lost in Africa. I find the game board disturbing because the way the game is starts you begin off the boat and on land, you encounter a village and the Arabs, the game ends with you receiving more people to the land. It emphasis that to win, one must conquer and bring more people to Africa because it is now your land. The game board illustrates the British soldiers shooting and running away a village of African people from their homes, which is close to the end, signifying that you are in control and "winning" the game.
Visual 18.2
Jean-Baptise Marchand is portrayed in the illustration as the ultimate leader, one who was fearless and that he is being commended for his epic journey across Africa. The illustration has africans in the picture, but they are nothing like the africans that we seen in the first illustration. They are wearing western attire and holding guns, it seems as if they are allies with the French, helping them with journey.
Visual 18.3
This illustration depicts exactly how cocky and condescending the British were about especially regarding their conquers of Africa. Cecil Rhodes was a british businessman and politician who made is money from South African diamonds and encouraging the British Imperialism movement. I do not like the picture nor find it entertaining because it shows how he justified taking over a whole continent of people as if they were lost cattle that came with the land, as if the people were in his way.
Visual 18.4
The British and French were rivals but in this image it shows them toasting to their accomplishments because they both had conquered parts of Africa. It is like they are toasting to envying one another because they are both making great strides.
Visual 18.5
Image depicts that Ethiopia remained calm during battle because they were confident in their soldiers, they were fighting for their country and for the rights of their people, they knew that if the Italian won nothing would be the same.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Week Seven
During the Industrial Revolution, many people struggled with transition from farm life to city life. In this reading were given insight from different perspectives on how life was for those who partook in the Industrial Revolution.
"Testimony" by Elizabeth Bentley, a young factory worker, was more than sad it was depressing because I am about her age and I could not imagine working in those conditions or even tolerate being treated in the manner. She mentions the hours being long from 5am till 9pm if they were busy, I can appreciate work labors laws because I could not even be able to work those long hours. Those working in the factories had no time to eat yet alone rest, they got off work when work was completed for the day. She mentions how the young girls were strapped so hard they had marks, but yet the parents did not say anything because they feared their daughter would loose their job. That is sad and shows how desperate families were for income, they scarified their daughters for survival.
Visual 17.3 depicts a group of women who have gotten off work and it is so unrealistic. The women are clean, well clothed, and happy. From all that we have read this chapter, we already know this illustration was a gimmick to make others believe that working in a factory was a happy place to be and easy money, which it was not.
"Testimony" by Elizabeth Bentley, a young factory worker, was more than sad it was depressing because I am about her age and I could not imagine working in those conditions or even tolerate being treated in the manner. She mentions the hours being long from 5am till 9pm if they were busy, I can appreciate work labors laws because I could not even be able to work those long hours. Those working in the factories had no time to eat yet alone rest, they got off work when work was completed for the day. She mentions how the young girls were strapped so hard they had marks, but yet the parents did not say anything because they feared their daughter would loose their job. That is sad and shows how desperate families were for income, they scarified their daughters for survival.
Visual 17.3 depicts a group of women who have gotten off work and it is so unrealistic. The women are clean, well clothed, and happy. From all that we have read this chapter, we already know this illustration was a gimmick to make others believe that working in a factory was a happy place to be and easy money, which it was not.
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