The Invisible Hand

Adam's theory of the invisible hand is one that I agree most with in that this is the way our society is today and has been for a while. His theory is that of supply and demand. This means if the price of a product is popular and is begging to sell largely, of course the price is going to raise in order to make more money. For example, if the demand is cars (like it is for society today) and the majority of people feel the need to have a car then the supply of gas based on the demand of cars is going to be either a reasonable amount or higher. As a result, the gas companies begin to make more money because of the raise in price for gas BECAUSE of the demand of cars from people, allowing people to earn more money, take more "vacation" days, using a car, and it leads into one big circle again. This is how the majority of society industrialization works today.

Chapter 18 (541-556)

In this second portion of chapter 18, it talks about how industrialization spread throughout western Europe. What caught my eye the most was the picture on page 553 of the Mexican Revolution, or at least a little sample of it. It portrays the role of women during that time. They were very active in that they prepared food, were caretaker/ nurses of the wounded, they washed clothes, and even some women took part as being soldiers on the battlefield. I found this very interesting because not only is the "norm" of women back then much less risky but the fact that women in the Mexican Revolution were soldiers too really made me think about why this was acceptable and reasonable in Mexico than other countries.

Chapter 18 (527-541)

ONLY 250 years?! This is so crazy to me how only 250 years go by and industrialization not only exists as part of societies but exists all around the world! If we take a deeper look into this we see that it has only been a few centuries and we act as if we could never live without cars, phones, electricity, etc. and it hasn't even been 300 years since we've began this industrialization society. Crazy ...

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

The Declaration I find the most pleasing would be the 10th. It states, "No one should be disturbed for his opinions, even in religion, provided that their manifestation does not trouble public order as established by law." 

I like this one the most because it is one of the most important aspects of a society today (freedom of speech), but it also states my right to say whatever I want, whenever I please, and to whomever I chose as long as I am not causing any trouble. I am a very opinionated person and I like to stand up for my beliefs and values and this declaration allows that opportunity; If I were a male so to speak. 

Chapter 17 (507-524)

How did the end of slavery affect the lives of the former slaves?
- The end of slavery affected the lives of former slaves by the use of a single word, Freedom. Although, the circumstances for the former slaves did not drastically change (as far as owning land goes) knowing that they have their freedom really encourage the economic as well as social structures of Africa. They were not the only ones. Former slaves in some parts of the Caribbean, such as Jamaica were able to own the unoccupied land and begin to grow crops and begin their own agriculture.

Chapter 17 (504-507)

What was interesting about this section was how unlike other revolutions the French Revolution was ruled and controlled by the Nobility and upper class. Usually a revolution leads to much destruction and beginning to work your way up back to the top. The peasants and lower class were not only in the same situation they had been in before but now they were like slaves because they really had nothing left in order to survive.

Chapter 17 (499-504)

What caught my attention about this reading was that although the North American Revolution was looked at as a "new order of ages" and slavery was slowly beginning to abolish in the northern states, women and people of color were still not allowed to participate in the widening of politics. Not that they weren't allowed, but it was looked down upon and thought of as impossible for those already in the politics authority as well as the people individually. But now guess what ... OBAMA !!! 

Intro part 5 Chapter 17 (491-497)

We are going to read in this next Chapter: Europe and its progression and the beginning of human society aka modern society.

The Americas

I was very surprised when I read about how many different people from North Americans just consider and call themselves Americans. And I was also curious as to why we made Canada more so American when Southern Mexico is more American and part of the US than Canada. That was weird to me ...

Enlightenment: Immanuel Kant

This packet was very hard to understand. I was not sure about the point being made or if there was one at all. What I did get from this reading packet was that Kant mentioned that the reason it is so important to learn about our history is because we are given the opportunity of knowledge to think and see things in our on perspectives. If we weren't individually unique and we all thought the exact same way, learning our history and about the past would be useless.

Chapter 16 (477-488)

The second part of this chapter was about the revolution in Europe. To sum it all, basically the Europeans learned and loved their new life of more freedom and will to do as they please.