Chapter 24 (747-755)

The end is here. I have finished the the entire Ways of the World World History book. This last little bit discusses the environmental changes in the twentieth century. Not only have we grown vastly in human numbers but also the use of our energy has increased now that we have access to oil. Both of these increase our economic growth rapidly and will continue as years pass. The second little part of this section is about environmentalism and environmentalists. Today there are far more organizations than ever in the nineteenth  century. Many more people are working to "save our Earth." We are recognizing that the development of out industries and many other factors are increasing the risk of a dying planet. We are trying as well as learning the best ways to save our Earth.

Women Issues in the Presidential Debate (2012)

    An issue I found on this topic has got to be one of the most entertaining topics I have heard. Hilary Rosen, a strategist, announced on CNN that Ann Romney (Mitt Romney's wife) "has never worked a day in her life." After beating breast cancer as well as struggling with multiple scoliosis, husband Romney uses his wife as an example to help women struggling all over the world today. But is this right? Many people have been arguing this topic about Ann Romney and her defense to Hilary Rosen's comment.
    In my own opinion, I think Hilary Rosen should be fired. If you don't think that raising your own children and being a  "stay home mom" is a job in itself, then you must not have kids or you must have never had that job before. It it argumentatively one of the most hardest jobs as a women and even in society today. Not only that but Ann Romney has gone through breast cancer and has multiple scoliosis!! So to believe that Mitt Romney is "using" his wife, you  must not have any sort of sympathy or understanding of Ann at all.

P.S. Rosen apologized to Romney ...

Chapter 24 (740-747)

In this section of the reading, the most interesting part was learning about the Islamic world of development, not just in globalization but as a society and religiously. Not only did they decided to pray on a regular basis but fasting and attending mosque became much more common in their everyday lives. I thought it was very interesting how the women of all ages and even classes began to change their look. They wore the veil and dressed rather moderately by mostly choice. And speaking on the topic of choice, The government of Sudan changed in a sense that the punishments for various crimes were to have an arm, hand or even a leg amputated. Although I found it odd and different, maybe this isn't such a bad idea.

Chapter 24 (734-739)

Reading this chapter I was moved and very motivated to help and do something in relation to feminists movements. I was really sad when I read the side note about the women who have lost their children. These women have lost their children either by criminal gangs, child prostitution and illegal adoption. The group is called  "mother's of the disappeared" and it seems that this group of women have been very active in many Latin American countries. They gather every week and demand and pressure their government find their lost children.

Women: Arab Spring of 2011

The article I read was very intersting. I never knew that this fight for a deomcracy was going on in other countries. I figured there might have been some arguementation about it but I definitely did not realize how big of an issue it has become. Not only is a democracy being fought for but the topic of women has beome one of the major influences. There is an organization called the Womens Learning Partnership  (WLP) which is an organization to fight and increse the role of women leadership and their rights. Their goal is to empower women  not only to transform their families but communities and scieties as well. They are trying to encourage and help as much as the Muslim socieies as they can because they seem to be the toughest crowd. In doing so their campaign is as simple as "Leading to Choices." They are trying to reach as many women as well as young girls and teach them the importance and understanding of their rights and the voice that they do in fact carry.

Chapter 24 (723-734)

It is had to talk about one specific aspect of this chapter because there is so much happening during this time. This is the time of re-globalization. Trying to become "One" an see our world as a whole was a major part of this time. Not necessarily speaking in term of friendliness and everyone liking each other but rather, a world of growth and expansion as one big economy. We will always have enemies but our focus is to industrialize and share all that we know and can with the communities around us. Globalization will be the first step in really bringing together our modern societies today!

Gandhi and Matrin Luther King

Comparing both Gandhi and Martin Luther King's words of wisdom was not as difficult as I thought. Although, both men are are talking about two completely different subjects, at times, their words connect towards each other as if they were both fighting for the same freedoms. An example I found was when Gandhi says, “Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable”. It is pretty straight forward what is being said here but for further clarification Gandhi is basically saying that love itself is one of the most important parts of life and with that said, it is one of the biggest challenges for today because it requires us to be humble with ourselves as to one another. A quote  on the same topic of love by Martin Luther King goes like this, "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend". King is stating here that love has the power to make the enemy (and all the hatred that comes along with them) become a friendship we might never in a million years imagine there to be between on another. Love is so powerful it can turn anger and hatred into care and friendship. Both of these quotes relate because they express how important love truely is in our world today and life itself.