Chapter 23
Capitalism and Culture
The Globalization of Liberation: Focus on Feminism
This chapter discusses developing countries and the creation of "third world" and the need notion of change. People were tired of oppression and colonial rule. As I read about Che Guevara and how he became an inspiration to third-world liberation movements and a symbol of radicalism to many in the West. I invasion a society of change and a desire of independence. In today's society there continues to be a desire of liberation from the self imposed society that we have obeyed. Our society has been successful in changing history such as the legalization of gay marriages. These victories could be tied with revolutionary leaders that like Guevara encouraged people to rebel and speak for what they thought was fair.
Strayer states that "Che Guevara, the Argentine-born revolutionary who had embraced the Cuban revolution and subsequently attempted to replicate its experience of liberation through guerrilla warfare in parts of Africa and Latin America. Various aspects of his life story -- his fervent anti0imperialism, cast a global struggle; his self-sacrificing lifestyle, his death in 967 at the hands of the Bolivian military, trained and backed but the American CIA--made him a heroic figure to third world revolutionaries."
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Chapter 9
The World of Islam
This chapter discusses how a religion can break down racial barriers. "As Malcom X, the American black radical leader and convert to Islam., following his participation in the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1964. That experience persuaded him to abandon his earlier commitment to militant black separatism for he was now convinced that racial barriers could indeed be overcome within the context of Islam."
Strayer also calls attention to the rapid growth of mosques and Muslims in the United States by the 21st century. As he states the Islamic world was growing fast and the large focus on the Islamic world. As I read about this I can't help but wonder how it is that individuals hiding behind this belief could have killed many innocent people such as the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The World of Islam
This chapter discusses how a religion can break down racial barriers. "As Malcom X, the American black radical leader and convert to Islam., following his participation in the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1964. That experience persuaded him to abandon his earlier commitment to militant black separatism for he was now convinced that racial barriers could indeed be overcome within the context of Islam."
Strayer also calls attention to the rapid growth of mosques and Muslims in the United States by the 21st century. As he states the Islamic world was growing fast and the large focus on the Islamic world. As I read about this I can't help but wonder how it is that individuals hiding behind this belief could have killed many innocent people such as the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Chapter 7
Disease In Transit
In reading about Silk Roads it is disheartening to learn about how many lives were ended because of the diseases killed many people. So many say that history repeats itself and I strongly believe that it does and that many people continue to die from diseases that have no cure or that the culture itself does not accept modern medicine.
"Beyond goods and cultures, diseases too traveled the trade routes of Eurasia, and with devastating consequences. Each of the major population centers of the AfroEurasian world had developed characteristic disease patterns, mechanisms for dealing with them, and ins one cases immunity to them. But when contact among human communities occurred, people were exposed to unfamiliar diseases for which they had little immunity or few effective methods of coping."
Disease In Transit
In reading about Silk Roads it is disheartening to learn about how many lives were ended because of the diseases killed many people. So many say that history repeats itself and I strongly believe that it does and that many people continue to die from diseases that have no cure or that the culture itself does not accept modern medicine.
"Beyond goods and cultures, diseases too traveled the trade routes of Eurasia, and with devastating consequences. Each of the major population centers of the AfroEurasian world had developed characteristic disease patterns, mechanisms for dealing with them, and ins one cases immunity to them. But when contact among human communities occurred, people were exposed to unfamiliar diseases for which they had little immunity or few effective methods of coping."
Chapter 4:
The Buddhist Challenge
In reading about Buddhism I realize that I find many similarities in my personal beliefs such as "Much of the Buddha's teaching reflected the Hindu traditions from which it sprang. The idea that ordinary life is an illusion, the concepts of karma and rebirth, the goal of overcoming the incessant demands of the ego, the practice of meditation, the hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth - all of these Hindu elements found their way into Buddhist teaching. In this respect, Buddhism was a simplified and more accessible version of Hinduism.
The Classic Indian Buddha there is an image of Buddha from Eastern India which shows a classic representation of the great teacher. The Buddha's right hand with palm facing the viewer indicates reassurance, or "have no fear." The partially webbed fingers are among the lakshanas, or signs of a Buddha image, that denote the Buddha's unique status"
The Buddhist Challenge
In reading about Buddhism I realize that I find many similarities in my personal beliefs such as "Much of the Buddha's teaching reflected the Hindu traditions from which it sprang. The idea that ordinary life is an illusion, the concepts of karma and rebirth, the goal of overcoming the incessant demands of the ego, the practice of meditation, the hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth - all of these Hindu elements found their way into Buddhist teaching. In this respect, Buddhism was a simplified and more accessible version of Hinduism.
The Classic Indian Buddha there is an image of Buddha from Eastern India which shows a classic representation of the great teacher. The Buddha's right hand with palm facing the viewer indicates reassurance, or "have no fear." The partially webbed fingers are among the lakshanas, or signs of a Buddha image, that denote the Buddha's unique status"
Chapter 1:
The First Human Societies
In reading about Paleolithic societies, I find it interesting that:
"Above all else, these Paleolithic societies were small, consisting of bands of twenty-five to fifty people, in which all relationships were intensely personal and normally understood in terms of kinship. - All of this resulted i highly egalitarian societies, lacking the many inequalities of wealth and power that came later with agricultural and urban life. With no formal chiefs, kings, bureaucrats, soldiers, nobles, or priests. Paleolithic men and women were perhaps freer of tyranny and oppression than any subsequent kind of human society, even if they were more constrained by the forces of nature."
This was a society that demonstrated equality for both men and woman.
The First Human Societies
In reading about Paleolithic societies, I find it interesting that:
"Above all else, these Paleolithic societies were small, consisting of bands of twenty-five to fifty people, in which all relationships were intensely personal and normally understood in terms of kinship. - All of this resulted i highly egalitarian societies, lacking the many inequalities of wealth and power that came later with agricultural and urban life. With no formal chiefs, kings, bureaucrats, soldiers, nobles, or priests. Paleolithic men and women were perhaps freer of tyranny and oppression than any subsequent kind of human society, even if they were more constrained by the forces of nature."
This was a society that demonstrated equality for both men and woman.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Chapter 20: Collapse at the Center
Legacies of the Great War
"The Great War shattered almost every expectation. Most Europeans believed in the late summer of 1914 that "the boys will be home by Christmas," but instead the war ground relentlessly on for more than four years before ending in a German defeat in November 1918."
As I read our history I can't help but think about how history is repeating itself in today's war against terrorism and how dysfunctional and unappreciative our nation is with those that have given their life and dedication to defend our nation. As you walk the streets of San Francisco, you realize the despair and impact that the war has left on many homeless veterans', they serve our country dreaming to come back to a home and family that they left behind and realize that their life will never be the same. They've lost it all, for what?
Legacies of the Great War
"The Great War shattered almost every expectation. Most Europeans believed in the late summer of 1914 that "the boys will be home by Christmas," but instead the war ground relentlessly on for more than four years before ending in a German defeat in November 1918."
As I read our history I can't help but think about how history is repeating itself in today's war against terrorism and how dysfunctional and unappreciative our nation is with those that have given their life and dedication to defend our nation. As you walk the streets of San Francisco, you realize the despair and impact that the war has left on many homeless veterans', they serve our country dreaming to come back to a home and family that they left behind and realize that their life will never be the same. They've lost it all, for what?
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Chapter 16: Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context
Chapter 16:
Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context
"The Atlantic basin had become a world of intellectual and cultural exchange as well as one of commercial and biological interaction. The ideas that animated the Atlantic revolutions derived from the European Enlightenment and were shared across the ocean in newspapers, books, and pamphlets. At the heart of these ideas was the radical notion that human political and social arrangements could be engineered, and improved, by human action."
This era was distinctive and it resembled what we fight for today. "New ideas of liberty, equality, fee trade, religious tolerance, republicanism, and human rationality" many of our fellow citizens have gambled their lives for this right.
Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context
"The Atlantic basin had become a world of intellectual and cultural exchange as well as one of commercial and biological interaction. The ideas that animated the Atlantic revolutions derived from the European Enlightenment and were shared across the ocean in newspapers, books, and pamphlets. At the heart of these ideas was the radical notion that human political and social arrangements could be engineered, and improved, by human action."
This era was distinctive and it resembled what we fight for today. "New ideas of liberty, equality, fee trade, religious tolerance, republicanism, and human rationality" many of our fellow citizens have gambled their lives for this right.
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