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Thursday, December 07, 2006

"The White Man's Burden"

THIS POEM IS ABOUT RACISM THE PEOPLE FROM AMERICA THINK THAT PHILLIPINESE ARE BAD THEY FEEL THAT THEY ARE SUPERIOR FROM THEM THEY THINK THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE NOTHING HAPPENS TO THEM IN THIS POEM THEY ALSO SAY THAT PHILIPPINESE ARE DISRESPECTFUL TOWARDS THE AMERICANS.

Friday, November 17, 2006

The Meiji Restoration of Japan

The meiji restoration in the time of the beliefes of many gods. The japanese believed in many things. One was that they believed that they were desendants of the sun "sun goddes". The japanese religion believed that their religion was in reality better then everybody else's. The japanese in all were cultural people whom were smart in tactics and techniques. Commodore Matthew Perry went to japan in the hopes of actually, persuading then to open trading to the United States.This was simply not the case for the japanese people.Japan didnt want anythingto do with the United States since the british brought shame and disaster to china.The americans needed to trade with thejapanese because, japan would be the perfect place for shipwrecked ships togo and get food, water,and good supply of coal. soon it became known that Matthew Perry

Friday, November 10, 2006

karl marx and communism



Karl marx started communism because of treatment of worker in europe he said the conditions in European factories were very harsh and unsafe he also said that workers, rather than landlords, should control factories and farms. He urged the workers of the world to unite in a worldwide revolution. Hes idead was called communism it means common he said that wealth should be distributed "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." Marx believed that workers would control government, but communist governments were strict and dictatorial and people did n ot have the right to talk against government or else they were treated harshly.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution


karl marx was against the industrial revolution he said that worker should be the owners of factories. he came up wit with communism and it comes with common Marx wrote that wealth should be distributed from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.the industrial revolution inspired max bcause he thought it was bad and if people get together they could make a dofference.

film lesson "modern times"

this film was baout the industrial revolution and we can see charlie chaplins side of view he didnt like it he was against it he showed how much they had to work and in the film he gives up and stops following the rules. then he gets arrested and he goes to the hospital then he picks up the red glag

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Industrial Revolution/Child Labor



During the industrial revolution there was alot of child labor children at the age 0f 5 were already working odin gthe same things adults did. they picked the youngest kids because they didnt have to pay them that much money or in some cases they didnt pay them at all. the smallest kids in the industries were scavangers they have to go under the machines and that is very dangerous for them and at first they were scared but then they get use to it. children had to work from 5 inthe morning till dinner time and then till 9 or 10 pm and on saturdays up 11pm sometimes up to 12pm. some kids if they make anymistakes will get beat by pieces of thick leather. sometimes children didnt have time to eat at all just imagine how hard it was for them.

Monday, October 30, 2006

Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution was the time in which technology was being born.inventions were a main standup in the era of 1700 and 1899.the inventions that were involved in the industrial revolution were things that we still use today. some of the inventions were the tull seed drill it helped place seed in well spaced rows and it increase the crops yields.then in 1733 the flying shuttle was invented it help 2 move things twice as fast.in 1764 the spinning jenny was invented it help to spin tread 6 times faster this one was a very good invention because you can make clothes faster for people and is better sales and more money.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

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