December 16th
In this blog entry, I will address whether I believe that there could be an end to racism. Racism is a concept that has appeared several times while we have been studying the course of American history. My definition of Slavery, would be a viewpoint that an individual has on another individual. I believe that this viewpoint must be directed towards the characterization of a person by their race, meaning the heritage that they have and the family that they are related to by blood.
I believe that there is actually no stop to racism. I believe that slavery is just a thought of the human mind, I believe that it is a habitual thought in a way, and by this I mean that you can not get rid of it. I consider racism and stereotypes to often go hand in hand. A stereotype is a conclusion based off of common observations that is used to better understand a race or culture. The only difference I really find between racism and stereotyping, is that racism is more generally applied to different races, and it is not applied to a culture as often as stereotypes. I believe that neither of these can be eliminated, as both of them are just a way of categorizing another human being, and that the only way to actually get rid of racism would be to view every human being as your equal.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Blog December 7th
December 7th
In this blog, I am going to talk about how America attempted to gain more territory, and attempt to increase their trade. I believe that America was right in the fact that they needed to further their trade, and make it slightly faster and efficient, but I believe that the time for starting this trade could have waited. I believe that if the Nation could not justify it's treaties with the Native Americans, and leave so much land to be considered as "enemy territory", then they should wait to trade. If the nation could not trade with themselves safely and efficiently, then I believe that they should not have attempted to increase their trade internationally.
This want for trade , lead to the attempt of capturing other territories for themselves, such as the Philippines. America freed the Philippines from the Spanish rule, and I believe that the Americans could have traded with the Philippines, and formed a treaty with the Philippines in order to use the countries ports and access to water as a resting and trading point. I do not think that America should have taken control over the Philippines, as it seemed like a waste of resources, and a waste of time.
I overall believe that the attempt of the expansion of America was not morally justified, nor do I believe that the expansion of America could be economically justified. I believe that America could have utilized several different methods other than utilizing violence in order to increase their trade, I also believe that America should have attempted to increase trade within the Nations, over land, rather than trading by means of ships. I believe that this venture was not economically justified, as America did possess a fairly strong economy at this time, but I believe that attempts such as the Philippines were not only a waste of resources but also a waste of time that could have been valuable somewhere else in America, rather than outside of America.
In this blog, I am going to talk about how America attempted to gain more territory, and attempt to increase their trade. I believe that America was right in the fact that they needed to further their trade, and make it slightly faster and efficient, but I believe that the time for starting this trade could have waited. I believe that if the Nation could not justify it's treaties with the Native Americans, and leave so much land to be considered as "enemy territory", then they should wait to trade. If the nation could not trade with themselves safely and efficiently, then I believe that they should not have attempted to increase their trade internationally.
This want for trade , lead to the attempt of capturing other territories for themselves, such as the Philippines. America freed the Philippines from the Spanish rule, and I believe that the Americans could have traded with the Philippines, and formed a treaty with the Philippines in order to use the countries ports and access to water as a resting and trading point. I do not think that America should have taken control over the Philippines, as it seemed like a waste of resources, and a waste of time.
I overall believe that the attempt of the expansion of America was not morally justified, nor do I believe that the expansion of America could be economically justified. I believe that America could have utilized several different methods other than utilizing violence in order to increase their trade, I also believe that America should have attempted to increase trade within the Nations, over land, rather than trading by means of ships. I believe that this venture was not economically justified, as America did possess a fairly strong economy at this time, but I believe that attempts such as the Philippines were not only a waste of resources but also a waste of time that could have been valuable somewhere else in America, rather than outside of America.
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