tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45828852656506521782024-02-08T02:53:38.317-08:00World Political Geographyathenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-54016235431120948172015-04-16T13:30:00.000-07:002015-04-22T13:31:30.180-07:00April 15th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
East Asia: <o:p></o:p></div>
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China, Japan and the neighbors they influence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></div>
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Macau<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taiwan<o:p></o:p></div>
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North Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
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South Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mongolia <o:p></o:p></div>
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Structurational relationship<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mount Everest<o:p></o:p></div>
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The highest mountain on Earth<o:p></o:p></div>
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Border between Napal and China<o:p></o:p></div>
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Communism in China<o:p></o:p></div>
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Modern China: Oct 1 1949 Tiananen Square Proclamation <o:p></o:p></div>
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Egalitarian bureaucracy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mao essentially China’s new emperor<o:p></o:p></div>
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Improvements in standards of living<o:p></o:p></div>
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At what cost?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mao’s
policies aare blames by critics for causing severe damage to the culture,
society, economy and foreign relations of china<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Cultural Revolution- Rid CCP of liberal bourgeoisie<o:p></o:p></div>
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A
period of social chaos and political anarchy in the PRC<o:p></o:p></div>
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After Mao<o:p></o:p></div>
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Deng Xiaoping (Never head of state)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Free market reforms (socialist market economy <o:p></o:p></div>
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Great Wall of China; built to protect China from Mongolia
reorganizing and taking over China; falls mostly on Mongolian border<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taj Mahal: India, World Heritage site, architectural
elements from 7 different empires that controlled N India<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bollywood: World’s Largest movie industry in Mumbai India<o:p></o:p></div>
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Japanese Tea House: Cleansing sanctuary of meditation;
square structures mostly Japanese<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tiger Port takeover: busiest ports in earth are all in Asia;
shift in the 90s<o:p></o:p></div>
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Singapore: Known for its banking industry; very conservative
banking laws<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hindu Kush mountains; one navigatable roadway between
Afghanistan and Pakistan; Tiger Pass<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pakistan: Himalayan Moutains<o:p></o:p></div>
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Capital of Pakistan Islamibad<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mount Everest: Highest Peak on Earth<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taiwan (Republic of China): Island of Fermosa where leaders
of Republic fled during Chinese coup<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oil industry towers of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia; two tallest
towers in the world if you count the spires<o:p></o:p></div>
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One nation, two countries, Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tiananmen Square in Beijing China: forbidden city; <o:p></o:p></div>
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Birds nest thing<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rice farming in S E Asia, Rice paddies on tiers only way to
create flatland to grow rice<o:p></o:p></div>
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Great Barrier Reef: Off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Largest living organism<o:p></o:p></div>
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Uluru (Ayres Rock): aboriginal name vs British name, in
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Sydney Harbor Bridge (coathanger bridge)<o:p></o:p></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-91565126530574950202015-04-08T13:00:00.000-07:002015-04-22T13:26:05.525-07:00April 1st, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">War and Conflict<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> This week we talked war and the premise that people don’t
want to go to war. We talked about the Flashpoint theory, which is the idea
that there must be some sort of flashpoint or event which shifts public opinion
and allows the regime to declare war. Examples include the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and unemployment in Egypt. Both of these events
changed public opinion and became a flashpoint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> We also talked about the Bush Doctrine, which basically
states that war and conflict are always going to occur and the US as a global
hegemon should do its duty in preemption. This way, we would be fighting an enemy
abroad rather than bringing it to our doorstep. We talked about North Korea and
the possibility of Anonymous’ hacking of their leader’s twitter account being a
flashpoint in a war directed at America, and whether President Obama should
follow the Bush Doctrine and preemptively strike at North Korea. Justifications
for attacking North Korea include the abuse of the North Korean people.
Malnutrition is extremely common there, so much so that the North Korean people
are significantly shorter than the rest of the world. The people are strictly
controlled by a military state. For these reasons, some advocate the US intervening
in North Korea and deposing the leader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> I disagree with the idea of preemptive action in creating
a war. I don’t believe that anyone wins in a war, and that there should be a
way for conflict to be resolved that doesn’t result in death. A war shouldn’t
be started unless it absolutely cannot be avoided. Part of the idea of having a
global hegemon is that it creates peace, and I don’t think starting a war is a
way to create peace. Even a flashpoint which changes public opinion could still
be resolved without war in many cases. I understand that war is inevitable in
some cases, but I truly think it can be avoided much more often than it is. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-79094347351169295442015-04-01T10:43:00.000-07:002015-04-22T11:26:29.719-07:00March 25th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Today we talked about the Middle East. In particular, we
talked about Israel’s actions, Iran, Iraq and terrorism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> With respect to Israel, the country has taken many
actions in the past that the US would consider terrorism if they had been done
by another country. Israel sanctioned
citizens to hunt down the people responsible for the Munich Massacre, even
across international borders, with no trial for the murderers. It also “mistakenly”
blew up a US ship in the Mediterranean Sea because it didn’t want the US to spy
on it. The US has historically sided with Israel though. There are a few
reasons for this. Lobbyists heavily target the Democratic party, and the
Conservative party generally side with Israel for religious reasons. In this
way, Israel is able to remain unaccountable for their actions, even though they
freely admit that they aren’t innocent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> In my opinion, Israel should be allowed to exist because
it isn’t really fair to take a country away from its people. I don’t believe,
however, that it should be able to continue taking action without bearing
consequences. The US absorbs the consequences for Israel, sort of like a
protective parent, and Israel shouldn’t be able to get away with it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> We spoke, in relation to Iran and Iraq, about why they
hate us. Several legitimate reasons were listed as justification for the
dislike certain Middle Eastern countries have for the US. The nuclear family is
much less important in America than in the Middle East, and this causes
distrust. Materialism seems to run rampant in the US, whereas Middle Eastern
culture condemns it. From a Middle Eastern perspective, our society seems to be
addicted to drugs and alcohol, but those things are highly prohibited in their
culture. Also the liberation of women in American society is condemned by some
Middle Eastern cultures because they see the way Americans view women who
choose to be caretakers rather than work outside of the home as lesser women,
which is completely contrary to the way Middle Eastern cultures view the roles
of women. These all seem like completely legitimate reasons for the two
cultures to disagree and for them to dislike us. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-58635281428963287862015-03-25T12:30:00.000-07:002015-04-22T12:53:01.202-07:00March 18th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Africa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> This week we discussed Africa. We talked about the
economic and environmental issues faced by African countries, as well as the
different pandemics that affect certain parts of the continent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Africa is affected by several different types of pandemic
diseases such as sleeping sickness, HIV/AIDS, flatworm parasites, malaria, river
blindness and ebola. All of these are very deadly and rapidly spread, killing
many people. The economy of African countries obviously varies from country to
country, but overall, the continent is in a poor economic state because it has
a huge debt, and it exports its raw materials rather than engaging in industry
to produce goods. The farmers there only grow enough food to feed their
families and do not produce an excess to make a profit. All of these factors
combine to create a bad economy across the continent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Africa also experiences environmental issues. There is
rapid deforestation and desertification, meaning the forests are dying and the
deserts are expanding. Desertification was a major factor in the genocide in
Rwanda. Water is becoming even more scarce, and the animals are dying off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> In modern geography, the continent of Africa isn’t seen
as a colonization opportunity, but as a moral obligation for society to help
the people living there. In my opinion, we can give Africans the tools they need
to help themselves, but we shouldn’t be able to force them to conform to
Western standards of society and culture. Westernization has begun eradicating
many languages native to Africa. It seems to me that making Africa a moral
obligation does not have to mean eradicating the culture to save the people.
Medicine can be brought in, explained and offered, but we shouldn’t force it on
anyone. Education can be offered but the fact that all education we bring to
Africa comes with a religious or linguistic element means that it exists mostly
to Westernize Africans rather than to teach them how to help themselves. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-69687987120244911422015-03-18T12:23:00.000-07:002015-04-22T12:23:58.782-07:00March 11th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Religion</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> This week we discussed religion, and
whether we personally need it, or whether society needs it. Karl Marx called
religion the “opium of society.” He believed that religion prevented the
organization of society and led to its chaos. I don’t know if I agree with that
strong statement. I personally am not religious at all. I don’t attend church
regularly, I don’t believe in any kind of God and I don’t pray to anything. I
think that religion plays a very large role in our society, and that it is very
important to many people. There are all kinds of redemption stories associated
with each religion, people who believe their lives have been irrevocably
changed for the better after encountering their religion, and I truly believe
that is possible. But I also hear many stories of religious extremism where
people use their religion and the differences between religions as
justification for terrorist acts or violence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The differences between religions
lead to differences in culture, which is another thing that could be considered
good and bad. As with the conflict between the US and the Middle East,
differing cultures based on religious disagreement can lead to violence. But
the differences are also beautiful to me. Cultures that develop together tend
to look the same, but cultures that develop separately become unique and give
people the chance to see different ways of life, modes of art and nuances of
language. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> I think the fact that society
continues to create religions even in the modern age when science has begun to
dominate theological debate says that society needs religion. Regardless of
whether religion is harmful or helpful to society, it will almost certainly
always be present in society. We talked about religion providing moral guidance
for people. I think some people need to believe in a reward for moral behavior
in order to behave morally. I find that idea sad, because I believe in the
goodness of people and their ability to make good choices. I hate that religion
often provides a threat of hell to make people be good. If I believed in a God,
I wouldn’t want that God to be the kind that punishes people. I would want God
to be a comfort to people, and an encouragement for people to spread love,
acceptance and understanding. That’s the thing religion can do well, if it is
viewed in the right way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-2933710204509083472015-03-11T11:26:00.000-07:002015-04-22T11:43:20.090-07:00March 4th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Gender<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> This week we talked about gender in political geography.
Gender is the social construct that men and women are different. We spoke about
the statistical significance of the differences in voting patterns between men
and women, such as the idea that more women vote for gun control. We talked
about the tendency for society to become more violent when men are isolated and
women removed, versus when the two genders are present, and cited the examples
of the American West and the violence that was rampant there before women were
brought out to begin homesteads, and the differences between male only dorms
and co-ed dorms. Statistically, students get better grades and engage in less
risky behavior while living in co-ed dorms. We talked about the tendency of
mass shooters to be single white men, the idea that maybe men are tempered by
women when they marry to women. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">It upset me that in this discussion about gender we completely
disregarded the fact that there are more than two genders, and people that
identify with no gender. These people are often considered statistically
insignificant, but using the same scale we might say that the entire redheaded
or vegetarian populations are statistically insignificant. As well, we did
touch on the idea that gender is socialized, but we didn’t really discuss the
implications of that concept. To me, that means that while all the statistics
and facts that we discussed are true now, they don’t have to be in the future.
Men might not always be more prone to violence or more likely to vote against
gun control. Women might not always be more peaceful and more prone to
caregiving behavior. All of these behaviors are dictated by society as it
stands today, and I think that is very important. <br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> We
can talk all day about the reasons why men and women are different, why their
voting patterns, behaviors and habits oppose and we can cite science and
biology but in my opinion, people are different from animals because they are
able to reason and behave rationally. This means we don’t have to be governed
by biology, and the differences are accentuated by society rather than dulled
by them. In at least one case, the case of the single white male shooters,
gender differences cause harm to society. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-90239654229301925882015-03-04T10:43:00.000-08:002015-04-22T10:43:23.104-07:00February 25thNo classathenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-75231574150504808032015-02-25T09:54:00.000-08:002015-04-22T10:42:53.125-07:00February 18th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Neocolonialism and
Global Hegemony<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> This week talked about Neocolonialism, which is a theory
based on the idea that colonialism hasn’t ended, it has just changed. Neocolonialism
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">creates
a colonial dependency, only using the free market capitalistic system to
dominate a country economically and eventually culturally. Governments do not
control the colonial process, rather businesses within each country control the
colonial process. Countries can do this by creating a Lengua Franca, or a
language of business that businesses in other countries must use in order to
interact with them. They can also create a culture so pervasive and popular
that it picks up in other countries. They can create organizations which push
for education because that push for education becomes a push for a specific
type of education which supports that country’s ideals. The US has westernized
the world using these strategies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> In my opinion, neocolonialism is a
valid theory, and I think it is not a good thing. The way that the US has
spread its ideal across the world not only prevents nations and peoples from
having individualism and squashes culture, it also creates enemies for the US.
Terrorist acts like September 11<sup>th</sup> wouldn’t occur with such
frequency if the US didn’t use its own ideals to overpower the culture and
ideals of other countries, in my opinion. We
also talked about the theory of Global Hegemony, which is the notion that when
one strong country exists and exerts itself, the world could have peace and when
that one country is not present or is not strong, chaos exists. Global
Hegemonic theory postulates that the US is the hegemon, but that it doesn’t
know it or doesn’t exert its power properly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> The theory, for me, has too many
caveats to read as credible. The hegemon must know they are the hegemon and
must use that knowledge and power in the proper way, if they even exist at all.
As well, the theory reads like a global dictatorship. I would cautiously say
that the amount of power given in the title Hegemon is too much, and that it
could lead to abuse of that power. I disagree with the idea of giving any one
country more authority than another. It sounds like a hair-brained scheme to
rule the world that Pinky and the Brain might come up with. I believe in the
power of people, and what they can do when they put their heads together, and
that, to me, transcends international borders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-44966309909962533282015-02-18T09:29:00.000-08:002015-04-22T09:54:26.268-07:00February 11th, 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Colonialism<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This week we talked about Colonialism, which is when a country
expands their empire for personal gain. Europe tended to dominate the colonialism
process early on. The countries in Europe were able to do this for several
important reasons. The countries were mostly surrounded by water, which created
a body of citizens interested in seafaring. There were also many countries in a
small area, which created a sense of competition and a push to dominate. Many
of these countries were Christian nations, and Christianity pushes its
followers to spread the religion, which was also a major factor in colonialism.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Colonialism meant that a country gained a colony and its resources
for that country’s own economic use. Eventually, when Europe began competing in
earnest, colonialism was used to heavily exploit those colonies. The people there
were seen as subjects, not citizens, and their human rights were set aside in
favor of exploitation. The colonists believed that the people in their colonies
didn’t appreciate or use properly the resources they had. It brings to mind the
movie Pocahontas, and how the people of Jamestown thought that the “gold” (corn)
Pocahontas offered was useless and that she had actual gold but didn’t
recognize its value. An objects worth is determined by the amount of significance
we give it, and it seems extremely egotistical to me that these European
countries believed themselves the only ones capable of defining worth in the
world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The process of colonization was dangerous and harmful to the
colonies. Even today we see lasting effects of colonization in the racism still
evident in many countries affected by slavery, and in the idea that still
proliferates of Africa being a backwards and uncivilized place, though many
countries there have developed very modern cities. My opinion is that colonization
did very little to help the world modernize, and created many long term toxic
effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">We
talked about Karl Marx and Modernization Theory this week. Karl Marx believed
in the power of the collective. He thought that people in unorganized societies
would organize themselves, and people living miserable lives would eventually
rise up against those holding them down. He thought that certain ideas would
prevent this kind of collective, civilized society but eventually these ideas
would fade out and the collective would emerge. He believed that religion numbs
people and that ethnicity encourages people to sympathize with those of their
same ethnicity. He believed these things would prevent an uprising but the
concepts would eventually fade out against the logic of the collective. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Modernization
theory is based on Marx’s ideas. It has 4 parts:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Exploit internal resources<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->By exploiting internal resources, generate profits<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Use profits to advance people<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->People are able to generate profits on their own<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For
Modernization theory to work, a country needs cheap labor, so it exploits its
own people for that labor. As a country progresses, that exploitation spreads
from just the males in the society to the females and children. Modernization
theory holds that every country must go through this same process in order to
become a modern country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I
disagree with modernization theory. In our modern world, most countries are
already developed. Those that are not by now should be able to turn to modern
countries for help and avoid exploiting their own people. I don’t disagree with
a country exploiting its natural resources, such as mineral wealth or other
such resources, but considering people as resources seems cruel to me and exploitation
in Modernization theory results in many poor and unhappy people. I don’t think
that’s necessary in our modern age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Supranationalism<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">This
week we talked about Suprantionalism, or the idea of having governmental bodies
that operate above the authority of individual countries to protect the rights
and people of several different governments at once. Supranationalism<span style="font-stretch: normal;"> t</span>ranscends nattional boundaries,
authority or interests for a greater cause, a collective good is the
greater cause. Supranationalism began with NATO and Warsaw Pact. Examples of
Supranationalism include NATO, NAFTA, ASEAN, UN,EU, and ANZUS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Some would question why states would give up individual rights in
order to form a supranationalist governing body. In my opinion,
supranationalism can be a very good thing, because it protects people across
international borders and countries can work together to do something that one
country alone couldn't do. The UN is a good example of this. The UN created the
rules governing acts of war and protects people from inhuman torture. The UN
also works to keep the world economy flowing properly. All of these goals are
good for the world as a whole, and in these cases, supranationalism achieves
its goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Supranationalism can also be a bad thing. In the abstract, if a
group of countries formed a supranationalist body, they could use their
combined resources to overpower another country. They could start a war and win
it unfairly, or use their economic power to destabilize another country's
economy. In a practical sense, within the UN countries with more might have
more power and are able to influence the UN's decisions toward their
preferences. This means that there isn't equality or fairness within the
organization, which is a major failing of this supranational group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> Overall, I give supranationalism mixed reviews. When used properly, it can do amazing things, but I also think it can be abused like any strong power. I think it should probably have more checks to that power, similar to the way the US government has a system of checks and balances to keep one group from gaining too much influence. Perhaps all supranational groups should have to submit a plan to create a similar system before they can form, though of course that would require a supranational organization to review that submission and that might be a little more complicated than is necessary. </span></div>
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athenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03229363428606456279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582885265650652178.post-37884188119956393682015-01-28T14:21:00.000-08:002015-04-22T09:17:46.971-07:00January 21st, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
January 21st, 2015</div>
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This class was spent mostly talking about the different
types of borders and spaces and the differences between them all<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">.
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Spaces:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Formal:
has to be mapped out (delimited), visible on the land (demarcated), and written
in some formal document (defined)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Functional:
must include 2 of these characteristics, but not all 3. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Borders:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->A: Descriptive (Based on the features or system
of boundary establishment or formation)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->1. Physiographic (Geomorphic)- use of any
physical geography feature in the description, delimitation, or demarcation of
a boundary which follows physical geography features.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->2. Anthropogeographic – use of any human or
cultural geography feature in the description, delimitation, or demarcation of
a boundary which follows human or cultural geography features, such as
ethnicity, language, religion, political ideology, or race.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Geometric- a boundary that follows latitude,
longitude or other strict survey , or the use of latitude, longitude or other
strict survey lines in the description, delimitation, or demarcation of a
boundary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->B: Genetic (Based on the time of boundary
establishment or formation)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Antecedent (Pioneer)- boundaries defined,
delimited, or demarcated before significant human settlement or an area, that
is, before the main elements of the present-day human landscape is developed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Subsequent: boundaries defined delimited, or
demarcated after significant human settlement of an area, that is, after the
main elements of the present-day human landscape developed, and closely
following or conforming to that human landscape.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Superimposed: boundaries, defined delimited or
demarcated after significant human population of an area, that it, after the
main elements of the present day human landscape developed, but not following
or conforming to that human landscape.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Relic: Lines that were once defined, limited,
and demarcated political boundaries, but have been abolished or replaced and no
longer exist.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The differences
and similarities between these borders made them highly confusing to navigate
and they were definitely more of an intensive thing to study. In terms of
reflection for this class, we didn’t really discuss anything controversial or
opinionated. Everything we learned was factual and there wasn’t much to react
to for this class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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