Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Blog #8!!!!!
I still can’t
believe that we have covered 24 chapters in a 10 week period. 756 pages that’s
crazy!!!! Although it has been stressful at times and it seemed like some of
these things I did not quite understand, in the end with all the class discussions
and blogs that I have seen make me understand some of the questions I had a lot
better.
In
chapter 21, the thing that stood out the most was the section on Hitler and the
Nazis. This significant event that happened in history is an example of EXTREME
nationalism. With the discussion in class, I cannot believe that Hitler took
things so extreme as he did and that people actually believed and complied with
everything that was going on. When we discussed how some people did not know
that they were in fact playing a role in the murders of hundreds and thousands
of people is dumbfounding. I could not comprehend how some people did not know
or just chose to look the other way while this was all going on. The most
interesting part is how this massive system of mass murders was organized and
how they psychologically got people to feel that they were not playing a role
in their evil plan. I have learned about some of the camps that people were
held out, especially through the story of Ann Frank that most people have
probably read in high school. What today looked like a horrific nightmare was
the reality for many people during this time. This chapter was very sad but as
always full of relevant information.
Chapter
22 was on the Rise and Fall of World Communism. Here we learned that the
Russian Revolution took place in a single year, 1917 and was led by the
charismatic leader, Vladimir Ulyanov also known as Lenin for short. Here a
substantial number of members fought for the end of their role in WWI. Next
China’s revolution took several decades but finally ended in 1949 also lead by
a charismatic leader by the name of Mao Zedong. Although they only started with
60 members, their support grew enormously. China had been fighting for foreign imperialism
and peasant exploitation which was a radical social change.
Chapter
24 dealt with Accelerating Global Interaction. Here the most interesting things
that I took from this chapter were on relevant issues that we are facing today.
The section on global environment transformation and going green were the ones
that are key issues that are in headlines every day and will continue to be
until something is changed and done about this issue. The whole idea behind
people changing their habits is not so the government can be in complete and utter
control in every aspect of our lives. These changes need to be made so our
earth can be enjoyed for the many generations to come.
QUIZ #4 STUDY GUIDE
Sheila, Noel, Katrina, and I got together the Saturday before the quiz and made this study guide for the test.... GOOD LUCK!!!
1- Discuss the roots and development of Renaissance humanism.
Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems. The Enlightenment thinkers in eighteenth-century Europe had become increasingly critical of slavery as a violation of the natural rights of every person. The abolition of slavery made a remarkable transformation in human affairs. Enlightenment thinkers were increasingly critical of slavery
2. 1348 and 1492 as pivotal years in the transition to the Modern Era.
3- God,gold & glory as motivators of colonial expansion into the Americas. True
Iberians: from Spain and Portugal they led the way Western Hemisphere. The
main motivations for coming to America was the search for God (networks of
trade), gold, glory.
The impoverished nobles and commoners found opportunity for gaining
wealth and status in the colonies. Missionaries were looking to enlarge the
realm of Christendom and Persecuted minorities were in search of a new
life
4. Discuss The Great Dying.
The Great Dying; was genocide. The majority of people died of diseases due to lack of immunity, they didn’t have the kinds of animals to help then develop that immunity, they were forced out of their environments, they were force to adapt to new environments. Some adapted to Christianity to survive. Some intermarried to survive. 90% died: most died from smallpox plague, the rest died from hunger.
5. What were the various strategies for commercial exploitation developed by Europeans during the early Modern era?
6. What were some of the abuses of the early Industrial Revolution?
At the heart of the Industrial Revolution lay a great acceleration in the rate of technological innovation leading to an enormous increased output of goods and services. A “culture of innovation,” a widespread and almost obsessive belief that things could be endlessly improve.
7. What does Strayer mean by the "echoes" of Atlantic Revolutions?
They expressed ideas of republicanism, greater social equality, and national liberation from foreign rule. Beyond this limited extension of political democracy three movements arose to challenge continuing patterns of oppression or exclusion. Abolitionists sought the end of slavery; nationalists hoped to do away with disunity and foreign rule; and feminist tried to end, or at least mitigate, male dominance. Although they took root first in Europe, each came to have a global significance in the centuries that followed.
8. Discuss the events and significance of the Haitian Revolution.
Saint Domingue was widely regarded as the richest colony in the world. It produced 40% of the world’s sugar and half of its coffee. Given the enormous inequalities and its rampant exploitation set in motion a spiral of violence for more than a decade. Surrounded by confusion, brutality, and massacres the power gravitated to the slaves. Haitian Slaves revolted against the French control and successfully became free. Free and independent citizens.
9. In what sense were the "Arab Spring" and "Occupy" movements echoes of the Atlantic Revolutions?
The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010.The protests have shared techniques of mostly civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches, and rallies, as well as the effective use of social media[21][22] to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and Internet censorship.[23]
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic structure and power relations in society more favorable to the underclasses. Different local groups have different foci, but among the prime concerns is the claim that large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy and is unstable.
What they share in common with the Atlantic Revolution:
10. How did the move from traditional forms of production to the "cash crop" system affect Africans under colonial rule?
p. 601
Colonial rule, created conditions that facilitated and increased cash-crop production to local farmers. Many colonies came to specialize in one or two cash-crops creating an unhealthy dependence, what traditional used to be an independent life style.
Quiz
#4
1- Discuss the roots and development of Renaissance humanism.
Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems. The Enlightenment thinkers in eighteenth-century Europe had become increasingly critical of slavery as a violation of the natural rights of every person. The abolition of slavery made a remarkable transformation in human affairs. Enlightenment thinkers were increasingly critical of slavery
-religious
groups, especially Quakers and Protestant evangelicals, became
increasingly
vocal in opposition to slavery
-growing
belief that slavery wasn’t necessary for economic progress
-
notion that slavery was out of date
2. 1348 and 1492 as pivotal years in the transition to the Modern Era.
1348 the plague
1492 Columbus came to America in search for gold, god, glory
3- God,gold & glory as motivators of colonial expansion into the Americas. True
Iberians: from Spain and Portugal they led the way Western Hemisphere. The
main motivations for coming to America was the search for God (networks of
trade), gold, glory.
The impoverished nobles and commoners found opportunity for gaining
wealth and status in the colonies. Missionaries were looking to enlarge the
realm of Christendom and Persecuted minorities were in search of a new
life
4. Discuss The Great Dying.
The Great Dying; was genocide. The majority of people died of diseases due to lack of immunity, they didn’t have the kinds of animals to help then develop that immunity, they were forced out of their environments, they were force to adapt to new environments. Some adapted to Christianity to survive. Some intermarried to survive. 90% died: most died from smallpox plague, the rest died from hunger.
5. What were the various strategies for commercial exploitation developed by Europeans during the early Modern era?
Beyond the multitude of individual tragedies that is
spawned-capture and sale, displacement from home cultures, forced labor,
beatings and brandings, broken families-the Atlantic slave trade transformed
the societies of all of its participants.
The Atlantic slave trade represented and enormous extension of
the ancient practice of people owning and selling other people
6. What were some of the abuses of the early Industrial Revolution?
At the heart of the Industrial Revolution lay a great acceleration in the rate of technological innovation leading to an enormous increased output of goods and services. A “culture of innovation,” a widespread and almost obsessive belief that things could be endlessly improve.
7. What does Strayer mean by the "echoes" of Atlantic Revolutions?
They expressed ideas of republicanism, greater social equality, and national liberation from foreign rule. Beyond this limited extension of political democracy three movements arose to challenge continuing patterns of oppression or exclusion. Abolitionists sought the end of slavery; nationalists hoped to do away with disunity and foreign rule; and feminist tried to end, or at least mitigate, male dominance. Although they took root first in Europe, each came to have a global significance in the centuries that followed.
8. Discuss the events and significance of the Haitian Revolution.
Saint Domingue was widely regarded as the richest colony in the world. It produced 40% of the world’s sugar and half of its coffee. Given the enormous inequalities and its rampant exploitation set in motion a spiral of violence for more than a decade. Surrounded by confusion, brutality, and massacres the power gravitated to the slaves. Haitian Slaves revolted against the French control and successfully became free. Free and independent citizens.
9. In what sense were the "Arab Spring" and "Occupy" movements echoes of the Atlantic Revolutions?
The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010.The protests have shared techniques of mostly civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches, and rallies, as well as the effective use of social media[21][22] to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and Internet censorship.[23]
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic structure and power relations in society more favorable to the underclasses. Different local groups have different foci, but among the prime concerns is the claim that large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy and is unstable.
What they share in common with the Atlantic Revolution:
-
they also shared a set of common ideas
-
grew out of the European Enlightenment
-
notion that it is possible to engineer, and improve, political and social life
-the
core political idea was “popular sovereignty”—that the authority
to
govern comes from the people, not from God or tradition
-and
ruled should last only as long as it served the people well]
-but
in the long term, the revolution gave ammunition to groups without
political
rights
10. How did the move from traditional forms of production to the "cash crop" system affect Africans under colonial rule?
p. 601
Colonial rule, created conditions that facilitated and increased cash-crop production to local farmers. Many colonies came to specialize in one or two cash-crops creating an unhealthy dependence, what traditional used to be an independent life style.
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Chapters 17, 18, & 20
Chapter 17 discussed the various revolutions during the 1700’s:
the North American (1775-1787), the French (1789-1815), Haitian (1792-1804),
and Spanish American Revolution (1810-1825). The most interesting of all the revolutions
that were talked about during this chapter was the Haitian Revolution were the slaves
revolted successfully. In this revolution took place in a French Caribbean
colony of Saint Domingue. Saint Domingue
was one of the world’s richest plantations that produced 40% of the
world’s sugar and half of its coffee during that time. Here the population of
slaves (500,000) outnumbered the rest of the population which were divided into
ranks. Whites, poor whites, free people of “color”, and then on the bottom of
the totem pole was the slaves. But here, “socially, the last had become first.
In the only completely successful slave revolt in the world history, the lowest
order of society –slaves- became equal, free, and independent citizens.
Politically, they had thrown off the French colonial rule, becoming the second independent
republic in the Americas and the first non-European state to emerge from
Western colonialism” (Strayer pg. 509). This entire revolution is inspiring in
so many different ways. The fact that in a world that never thought it would be
possible to have slaves actually come out top succeeded. It is nice to see that
in history the slaves came together in a common goal to attain a certain goal
with all odds stacked against them. Once again this is AMAZING!!!
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Chapters: 14, 15 & 16
This
week we read chapter 14 on Empires and Encounters and, chapter 15 which was
about Global Commerce, and chapter 16 which was on Religion and Science.
Although all three chapters where full of interesting information, the one that
interested me the most was chapter 14. Talking
about maritime expansion voyages that took place in the early 16th
century. The story that is taught in every history class is the voyage and conquered
territory of the US by Christopher Columbus. When people say that Christopher
Columbus discovered the new world I always want to tell people that statement is
not really true. Although Europeans conquered this land, in all reality they invaded
what was already the home of Native Americans. Going even further into the
chapter it leads into the section on the Great Dying. Although this event is a
combination of many factors the main idea to get from this is that through the invasion
of the US by Europeans, we spread diseases to the Native Americans that caused
their population to dramatically decrease. “Long isolation from the Afro
Eurasian world and the lack of most domesticated animals meant the absence of
acquired immunities to Old World diseases, such as smallpox, measles, typhus,
influenza, malaria, and yellow fever” (Strayer pg. 407). Reading about this
chapter made me reminisce on the childhood movie that a loved as a child, Pocahontas.
Watching that movie makes it seem like Europeans coming to America was always
good, along with plays during the times of Thanksgiving when they show the
pilgrims and Indians coming together peacefully at a table to have a feast.
Reading this chapter portrayed the complete opposite. As a child they do not
tell you of all the brutality and suffering that the Native Americans had to
endure. It is sad that entire tribes
have died out and that land that was once theirs is still conquered by those
who invaded it. Even the Native Americans who managed to survive and develop
the necessary immunities needed for the spread of diseases, life still was not
easy. They were forced to adapt to European ways of life and convert to religions
such as Christianity. Even today there are few numbers of distant generations
of those that once roamed the US territory before it was discovered and conquered
by Christopher Columbus and other voyagers in search of a new world.
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CHAPTERS:
11, 12, 13
This
week’s readings were chapter 11, 12 & 13. These chapters focused on the
Worlds of Islam, the Mongols and other nomadic people, and the Worlds of the 15th
century. Islam seemed to be the hot topic of this week’s readings and topics
discussed in class. Here I learned that Islam is one of the largest religions
so I found it very interesting how it all started and how it was spread worldwide.
Unfortunately with the terrorist events that took place on 9/11 the Muslim
people and the Islamic religion get a bad reputation. Although there are some
groups that are extremists that believe in terrorist acts to get their point
across, there are many other people out there who believe in Islamic traditions
that were started from the beginning that do not deal at all with any forms of terrorism.
Other stipulations that follow are the negative restrictions that are believed
to be against women. Although we see some women not being able to show their
faces, dress a certain way, and have certain roles in society, it has not
always been this way. In the beginning, there were rules that protected the
women of Islamic culture and in a sense put them higher up in society and their
roles.
In this blog I am going to primarily
focus on Chapter 11 since this was the one chapter I found to be the most
interesting and relevant to things going on in today’s world.
The
religion of Islam was started by a man named Mohammad who believed that he was
the prophet of God. Like Christianity, the Islamic religion is also monotheistic
(believing in one god). The god that was praised in Islam was Allah. Muhammad
delivered the messages of the Quran (which is the Islamic religions scriptures;
like Christianity has the Bible) in its most sacred traditional language which
was Arabic. As he claimed to be the messenger of the Quran, Mohammad started to
gain many followers. As a merchant he traveled all over to gain more followers
that would believe in his teachings. In the Islamic tradition there are five requirements
for those who believe in this faith which are called the 5 Pillars. Throughout
Mohammad’s life, he gained many followers but nobody ever discussed what would
happen after his death. There was great controversy on who should take over as
the messenger of Allah. Some felt that it should be someone who was related to
him while others thought that one of his religious advisors would be the best person
to take on this task. The best idea that Islam portrayed, that should also be
taken on by everyone in the world is to not look at the world and what best
helps yourself; but rather what helps society and the community as a whole.
Chapter
12 focused on the nomadic people which primarily focused on the Mongols. The
Mongols strategically moved around according to season but did not have a place
that they could necessarily call their own. Even though they moved around from
place to place they had the structure and communication skills to stay in
contact and come together to protect their own. With their military, they were
able to conquer Persian and Russian civilizations along with many others. The
Mongols adopted religious ideas, military strategies, and the structure of
prospering societies, and turned them into one. Taking bits and pieces of
things that worked in other civilizations helped spread other ideas practiced
by various civilizations where ever the Mongols traveled.
PRE-INTERVIEW
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(SORRY ABOUT THE LATE POST…I WROTE ALL OF THIS
ON A PAPER AND FORGOT TO PUT THIS AS A PART OF MY BLOG)
Before Interview:
Before this
assignment the only things that I’ve really learned about gay marriage were the
things that I see on TV. I see all of the issues that deal with PROP 8 and have
relatives and friends that are in homosexual relationships; but I have never
really looked into the legality of everything and asked questions as to what it
was like to be in a homosexual relationship and the struggles that they have to
face. Before the interview I am going to look up more about PROP 8 and what the
ruling behind that is.
Before the
interview I am going to look up via internet and through text books about the
different kinds of struggles that one may go through. By doing this interview
face-to-face I hope to learn enough to put myself in their position and
understand what it is like. I can only learn so much through a text book, but
when someone tells you their personal experience it makes the situation much
more real and easier to understand.
I will conduct
my interview with a man named Jonathan who is a friend of my best friend’s mom.
I will conduct the interview at the hospital where he works. For this interview
I will print out my interview questions and write down important things he says
and take notes about the entire interview. I will ask some of the following
questions:
1.
How long have you and your partner been
together?
2.
Had you guys ever thought about marriage?
3.
Are you married?/ If so…How long?
4.
Where did you grow up?...Where do you live now?
5.
What age did you “come out”?
6.
What was your family’s reaction?
7.
What were your friend’s reactions?
8.
What are the public’s reactions? Both positive/negative
9.
What do you feel about the term marriage?
10.
When do you think people will change their
opinions on gay marriage?
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