Should countries pursue policies of imperialism, or empire expansion?

I think countries should pursue policies of imperialism rather than empire expansion. An empire can expand as much as it wants. The issue is How they do it. With policies of imperialism, it can be inferred that ones country will be limited to specific details on how they can take a part of another country. The key here is having an equal advantage that benefits all of the world.

Take imperialism in China for example. The Spheres of Influence. Every country involved was somehow limited to something. Whether it be not being able to interfere with another country's trade or not being able to make one sphere more powerful than the others. Every one had an equal chance to have more power in some type of way.

If a country were to pursue policies of empire expansion, how would anyone cooperate? A country some how in some way needs to expand its empire. Have you thought about their motives? What if they are in need of certain resources for their country?

Individual Reflection

For my groups presentation, I believe that we did a well job on keeping what we talked about to the point without any nonsense. We gave our audience the mot important information they needed to know and managed to have well put together explanations.

What could have been improved was the design we had for vertical and horizontal integration. The poster was all beat up and I believe that people couldn't see what we were exactly discussing with them. Other than this I believe that there was nothing else that could have been improved. Given what the teacher said, all presentations had gotten stronger  with the next. So I suppose we were the strongest group because we went last. We kept if brief and to the core.

I pretty much know this because of the time span that presenting all of these chapters took. Plus our classmates were losing interest of paying attention. Evidently we saved our presentation for the next day when people were likely to pay more attention than they did before.

Do you think an individual today can rise from "rags to riches" like Andrew Carnegie did? Why or why not?

I guess it all depends on the product that you're trying to produce and sell. Lets say you want to be a manufacturer of a new guitar line. If you are able to produce them efficiently and make them last an extremely long time then yes I do believe an individual can rise from rags to riches.

But it's not the same as it was a hundred years ago. Nowadays we're running out of certain resources and that holds a great problem depending on what you're trying to sell. The more you have the less you can sell it for. The less you have, the price begins to range higher.

It is not really hard to start a business. The key factor in it is how you're able to get your product(s) out there in the world so you can make profit. The world works in weird ways all the time.

Jacob Riis

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In this photo, I see a crowded room full of men. This place doesn't look healthy, given by what I see. It looks like everything is piled up onto other things. Looking at the faces of these men makes me feel like they're uncomfortable, and depressed. But ultimately shows the blank expression on their faces. "This is life." These men feel tired and over worked. All they have is a blanket to cover themselves up in.

Where do they store their food? I see bowls and pots, but no food storage. Is it illegal to store food in your compartment at that time? Did food have to be given to you?

These people are hit by the harsh realities of life. I am pretty sure that they aren't that well paid either. Is this because they are immigrants? I believe that this is unfair. Although this is a big part of life during this time period.

Compare industrialization in China today to the description of a Carnegie factory of the past

In China today workers work over 60 hours a week. Some have 24 hour shifts. Working conditions over there are terrible. These people work for less and live horribly. They have 20 people sharing 3 tiny apartment complex rooms. These workers are barely fed. How can you just be fed a biscuit and tea?

Andrew Carnegie's steel mills were basically the same. This man worked his employees to death and hardly ever paid them. Some one was always at there death in those mills. Safety was a big issue. There "protective gear" consisted only of two layers of wool long johns. Definitely not enough protection if you are working around high flames, breaking chains, and tired as ever.

These workers work to create something so efficient, but receive less than what they should. But I guess some people have to go through hard times to set themselves at a successful position in their lives.

Cultural Influence!

Culture has had a major influence on me since I drew breath. All my life I've been surrounded my heavy metal music and that has made me do things I never thought I'd be doing. Things such as playing guitar, piano, writing poetry, and being very intellectual. I am open to all other cultures and am very accepting of other people and their lifestyles. My culture influences me to be generous when I can. I guess it's a moral thing.

If I grew up in a different culture I do not know exactly who I'd be today. Maybe I'd be the complete opposite of me; hype, talkative, lazy, disrespectful, etc. Things I think I'd be had I grown up with my father. Not a pretty picture if you can imagine it. Maybe I wouldn't be as dedicated as I am now to school and other priorities. I don't always know why, but I believe I'd be a negative person had I grown up in a different culture.

Primary source in history

The purpose for Primary sources in history is to give us first hand insights on the past. They are important tools for historians to develop an understanding of an event. By that, it helps us support those understandings with evidence as we answer questions about the past. Not only that, but arguments of the past as well.

The world of primary documents has evolved throughout the course of time itself. In the last two decades these documents have changes from newspapers/ magazines and radio to television and more electronic devices. Such as websites, blogs, social networks and social news.

Since technology is growing stronger by the day, we can all say this will have a major impact on the world. How? Well, we'll start to use our old resources less and begin to use podcasts and vodcasts more and more. This will make it easier for us to get information right there on the spot.