Power Essay

POWER
Dictionary.com defines power as an “ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.” To me, power means having control over another subject. Though we have seen power throughout history, the subject who possesses it tends to change.
Within the Industrial Era power was held within countries that obtained more control over land, labor and capital. The Industrial Revolution was all about factories coming into play and the migration of peasants from farm land to growing cities. With more and more factories opening, job opportunities were at a boom. Thousands of men and women migrated into growing London in hope to earn an income for families back home. With a greater demand on factory products countries had to begin looking for more labor, land to grow cotton on, and capital to produce commodities. Therefore we see England, as well as various other European countries, invading many countries in Africa as well as countries in Asia, such as India. Thus, Imperialism began.
Imperialism, defined as the policy by a stronger nation to attempt to create an empire by dominating weaker nations, was begun during the time of the Industrial Revolution when factories were in need of help. We see countries like England take over less industrialized countries for the benefit of three main reasons, gold, god and glory. Many European countries too sent their people to try and gain control over countries in Africa yet none was as successful as England. This draws us to the conclusion that during the Industrial Revolution the main source of power came from countries that obtained the most land, labor and capital.
Though, I believe power is to have a control over another subject, Capitalism and Globalization are causing power to change its subject, until now we see power help in large organizations and companies. Capitalism, found all over the world, is known for the term Laissez- Faire. Laissez-Faire means ‘let it be’ in French, which in capitalism means that private businesses should be allowed to work without government intervention. Since Laissez-Faire is a strong belief in leading countries such as the United States, less power is given to the government because they have no control over the companies. With the spread of Globalization these companies are becoming more and more important. For example, McDonalds, which use to be found only in North America is now found in India, China, Cambodia, and various upcoming super powers. Therefore, with Laissez-Faire and the rise of Globalization, we are seeing less power given to government organizations and more in leading companies.
As factories came into play during the Industrial Revolution we saw that power lay with countries who acquired the most labor, land and capital. Though, as time carried on, and capitalism became the new communism, companies began to gain more power. Hence, we see that power has always been having control of another; whether it’s taking control over another country, or gaining more control over a business, control is a key player in the definition of Power.

Cartoon Reflection

In this picture contrast and alignment are a huge part of this image. The contrast in this image is within the colour between black and white. Also, the alignment in this picture helps the slogan pop out and catch the viewers attention. The issue shown in the cartoon is based on how technology is progressing and where it will be in the future. I think the cartoonists opinion on this is a negative one by the way he underlines the "tell" in the banner. It helps you understand that the parents want to hear it from their son rather then reading it on his blog post. This cartoon is ironic because instead of telling his parents how his day went he uses a blog to express how his day went. I found this ironic because the usual thing to do would be to explain things to your parents rather then post them to a computer. This image helps portray technology in the future in a very simple manner. It demonstrates how children get attached to technology and how technology will eventually take over social lives to the extent that we will no longer communicate with one another. The cartoonist could have made this image more effective by making the slogan stand out more so that the viewer could see it better.

PoP

During this next week I want to have a final draft of my research paper. I think this is manageable because I have a rough draft of it currently and with some peer editing I think I can finish it.

Monday: Review outline, add touch ups, talk to Mr.Coyle
Tuesday: Get someone to peer edit my first two paragraphs
Wednesday: Get someone to look at my last three paragraphs
Thursday: Work on calculations for data analysis
Friday: Work on writing second paragraph for data analysis

TECHNOLOGY

Technology is the application of science to industrial or commercial objectives. I believe the five most important technologies used for me today are computers, phones, IPod, cars, and electricity. This is because these are my five most used technologies. My five least important technologies would be lawnmowers, microwaves, TVs, blow-dryers, and vacuums. I chose these because none of them really have any point. A.E.S’s technology, I find, is very efficient. I do think, however, that we print way to much paper. I recommended that instead of printing papers to send them to our teachers or that every class should get a blog and that’s where they can keep their homework, projects, etc.

LIFE

The more I think about what Mr. Vonnegut the more I agree. The computer, although a very useful contraption, is slowly taking away what skills we should posses. The world today has become a very fast place. With everyone on the move the computer has become a very popular way to socialize and interact with other people who are half way around the world. Yet, we also use it to communicate with those whom live right down the road. People are getting so caught up in their own lives and having to be doing something that we are slowly stopping the confrontation of each other and instead using our laptops to write someone an email. In the Euphio Question by Kurt Vonnegut we are introduced to a machine that brings happiness. I think why people, especially Lew Harrison, are intrigued by this machine is because it gives people time to slow down and appreciate one another for awhile. Once upon a time there were no computers, plans, or even telephones and people had to visit each other in order to tell one another something. Since there were no contraptions to speed life along people had to take the time to truly get to know each other and appreciate life. Now, with all of our machines, people get to know each other by your profile picture or the things you say to one another on a message and we always want more. People talk about how life is moving along so quickly but the truth is that it’s us who are speeding life away and not appreciating it; it is us who want more machines and computers; and it is us who are slowly separating ourselves from one another.

QUARTER FOUR

My goals for quarter three were to get an A in A.R and an A in the over all humanities class. Thankfully, because I planned ahead and started reading a lot during summer and during the school year, I was able to keep my goal of an A over all in A.R. In the over all humanities grade I got a 92.19% therefor giving me the grade of an A-. Although I was able to reach my goal of an A I wish I had done better on my tests an quizzes.

For this final quarter my two goals are to plan well for UBD and to get an A in humanities. My goal for UBD is to work for an hour and a half or more each week and to try to have a rough draft of the final project by the end of spring break. As for humanities, I would like to be able to get good grade son tests and I will do this by studying ahead of time rather then the night before. This way I will hopefully get an A.


WAHOO SUMMER IS NEARLY HERE :D

WWIII

I think that WWIII is defiantly a possibility; however I'm not sure that it would be in my life time.

The reason for an upcoming world war this time, I believe, would be over natural resources like land water and especially oil. As smaller and undeveloped countries become more and more urbanized and industrial they will begin needing the resources that larger and already industrialized countries have. Since the larger countries also want a strong industry they won’t willingly give the smaller countries what they need therefore causing the smaller countries to feel cheated. They would feel cheated because large countries like the US have tried to industrialize the eastern world for many years always lending them the resources they need but now since the smaller countries are on their way to becoming more western they won’t give them anything. Soon enough the smaller countries would come together and attack the larger countries for resources they need. However, I don’t think this will happen in my life time.

Even though I think a WWIII is very possible I don’t think it would happen in my life time. One reason for this is that we have a very strong UN. The UN would be a way for small and large countries to come together and come to a compromise about how much one country will give another. Although countries will be able to come to agreements the smaller countries will always need something more and there will eventually come a time when both countries disagree. Also, I think that we are finding new cheaper energy sources everyday which will slow down WWIII from happening. For example, scientists have figured out ways to farm without having to take up acres of space, as well as finding new ways to harness energy from natural sources like wind and water. However, these examples are all still in process, people are still in need of oil and lots of land. Again, these things will only slow down the war but it won’t stop it.

In conclusion I believe a war will happen because countries that are becoming more industrialized will be in need of more resources. However, if the war were to happen I think it would only happen either at the end of my generation or much later.