Instead of buying clothes for my niece’s Barbie doll, my
sister would buy the entire doll with different outfits because it was cheaper
to do that then buy individual outfits!
That is crazy!
Key words:
Globalization and the Columbian Exchange.
Neoliberalism – this is a new word to me, and I have been
around in the 1970s as the book states its existence came to be – I must have
over-toked and missed that one.
The photo on page 1140 – “A World Economy” – those must be
my DirecTV peeps! Right on! Now I know why they talk kind of
robotic.
Human migration – the perfect word combo to describe how
people want to escape oppression.
The fact that
women and girls are recruited as sex workers attests to the fact that human
trafficking is a major problem in today’s world and is nothing short of a form
of slavery.
Good use of
verbiage to describe the 2008 economic downturn: “the worldwide economic contraction” (p. 1143). I clearly recall thinking how the house
prices were skyrocketing out of control and just how high could they possibly
go? Sure enough, the inflated
housing market came crashing down.
I also recall that in 2000 it seemed anything and everything was
possible – there was money flying around everywhere – money did not seem to be
a hindrance for people who previously had been struggling.
If you want to
experience outsourcing, just call customer service for any business with whom
you wish to have contact, because you are bound to talk with someone from India
who has been trained to sound as American as possible. Good luck.
There is a whole
new meaning to ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ when it comes to talks of
economic globalization. I was
unaware that organizations exist to counteract globalization, which just proves
how strongly people feel that there is too much inequality.
I can see why
people would view the U.S. as either an “informal empire” or an “empire of
production” because it is true.
Just how people
can recall the day President Kennedy was assassinated, those who were alive on
09-11-01 can vividly recall the events of that fateful day and which are
forever etched in our minds.
France wrote the
book on revolutions! Those people
know how to express themselves for sure!
Anyone
interested in a movie about Che Guevara, check this out this excellent flick
from 2004:
The Motorcycle
Diaries
I love that the
women’s libbers crowned a live sheep as Miss America in 1968 (p. 1151)! Ballsy!
1975 – The International Women’s Year – that’s the year I
graduated from high school. I must
say that going braless is not a good idea for most women.
I definitely consider yoga in the religion category – why
not? It is mindful, peaceful, and
contemplative.
Awesome lines on page 1158: “secular schools, alcohol, Barbie dolls, European and
American movies, scantily clad women.”
Awesome. Too bad drugs
aren’t listed because I like to joke that drugs and alcohol are two of my
favorite things.
Another sweet line:
“It was a posture that would enable Muslims to resist the seductive but
poisonous culture of the West.”
Seductive and poisonous – great use of intertwining two words of
opposite contexts.
Yes, the Anthropocene Era! I learned the word ‘antropogenic’ in my Way of the Earth
class earlier this year. Also, I
learned in great detail about global warming in my Atmospheric Geography
class. Humans have been ruining
earth to the point that it may not be able to be corrected.
People die from pollution, but then there are those who are
kept artificially alive with dozens of pills down the hatch every day! I can think of many people who should
have been dead long ago. For
instance, take a look at Keith Richards!
I love the guy, but really, how is he staying alive?
Here’s a good one:
Western governments want China and India to watch their emissions, but
the Western world is the culprit by having their manufacturing done in those
countries!
Very nice ending to chapter 23 – that “history provides us a
marvelous window into the unfamiliar” (bottom of p. 1170).
