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In what way(s) do you see the historical developments described in this chapter continuing to evolve in our world today?  Global Warming “Among the distinctive features of the twentieth century, none has been more pronounced than humankind’s growing ability to alter the natural order and the mounting awareness of this phenomenon.” (Strayer, 1052). The article “Is it Time to Embrace Anthropocene” by Ganesh Chakravarthi talks about a new stage on Earth in which human beings have been responsible for destroying natural resources bringing devastating climatic changes on Earth. (Chakravarthi, 2020).  Among the main factors that have caused the planet Earth to deteriorate are population growth, fossil fuels and the idea of ​​economic growth "development". All this has led to an ecological disaster that today is being one of the main problems in humanity. The most critical and intractable environmental challenge of recent decades has been the global warming.” (Strayer, 1054). Global

In what way(s) do you see the historical developments described in this chapter continuing to evolve in our world today? In the present we can see that some goals of nationalist and independence movements have been achieved.  For example, after decolonization places like Africa and Asia achieved independence from foreign rule and gained a measure of nationalist consciousness. After decolonization and war world II the idea “that humankind was naturally divided into distinct peoples or nations, each of which deserved an independent state of its own was loudly proclaimed by the winning side of both wars.”(Strayer, pag 978). Although not totally, we can see that today there is more freedom and a sense of national independence, which allows us to express our differences in traditions, culture, customs, etc. Meanwhile “In Africa, newly independent nations embraced African cultural styles in dance, music, social norms, family style, and religious outlook.”(Strayer, 982-983). Racism in the pre

How has learning World History this summer grown your ability to understand or appreciate the article? This article talks about how the LGBTQ community is having the support of recognized brands which helps them fight for equal rights. Dallaire says “ The number of brands throwing support behind Canadian Pride celebrations seems to grow every year.”. Although the article talks about brands that have supported this community for many years, it also questions the possible inclusion of new minorities such as the black community. Possibly our idea of ​​support is nothing more than a self-interest agreement. The article shows that behind this idea of ​​support there is an old thought that has to do with discrimination and racism.  After Floy's death in the U.S., many people began to protest, which echoed in many parts of the world. Floy's death sparked marches against racism. In turn, this managed to remove past demands, which seem not to have been met. People began to ask for equal

How has learning World History this summer grown your ability to understand or appreciate the article? I would say World History class has helped me because I gained some general knowledge. Although I had some knowledge in the past, I feel that Strayer's book made me think and question a little more about what I already knew. Basically World History class took me to past events that help me understand what I am reading now. In other words, It create a basis for understanding the present.  The article “Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials” By Anne Mawathe talks about the problems that exist in Africa due to alleged failed trials of vaccines against the coronavirus. She talks about cases in which people have died due to vaccines given to some children during a meningitis outbreak. She also speaks of an Africa with deficiencies in the health area which leaves the population at a disadvantage in the search for a cure for the coronavirus. The article itself refle

 How has learning World History this summer grown your ability to understand or appreciate the article? First of all the article written by Chakravarthi called “Is it time to embrace Anthropocene?” talks about the evident changes that Earth has been having during the last years. Chakravarthi explains that Earth is living in the epoch called Holocene “a geological epoch that gave us 12 millennia of relatively stable climate.” (Chakravarthi, 2020), but due extreme changes “the acceleration of deforestation, increased carbon emissions, and the rise in global temperature levels have put human beings at the helm of earth’s natural trajectory and given them the power to steer the future of our world in another direction.”(Chakravarthi, 2020). All these changes are summarized in what Chakravarthi suggest should be called the Anthropocene epoch.  This particular article has made me understand that everything we do today may have repercussions in the future. In the case of climate change, the c

Social Issues of  Illegal Immigrants are the Government's Unsolved Affairs Hello Facebook friends, today I want to talk to you about a topic that has become common for us immigrants to the United States. Many Mexican Immigrants are in this country “half way.” That means we came without knowing enough about our own history. Just celebrating May 5th and being proud of our country while living in the United States does not give us justification to fight for immigration. If we want to fight for rights we have to be able to understand our entire immigration history since the beginning. By doing that we will come to understand that we are not the only people who deal with social issues but our ancestors who fought and were able to obtain rights. Our history gives us hope, it gives us enough tools to fight for our dreams.   Estimates indicate that 10,500,000 to 12,000,000 undocumented immigrants live in the United States, representing approximately 3.2 to 3.6 percent of the population. Im