The First Witness of The Decade Long Struggle-Mexican Revolution Journal

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The Mexican Revolution was an anti-imperialist, decade-long struggle for land and freedom. Everything started due to the people’s extreme dissatisfaction with the dictator Diaz. During the ten years of the revolution, Mexico’s political reforms seemed particularly significant. The most prominent and obvious one will be the overthrow of the dictator Diaz. From 1876 to 1911, the indigenous people of Mexico experienced forced labor and decimation of their ancient way of life. Nevertheless, only at the very start of the revolution, Diaz faced the ultimate downfall and was assassinated soon as his duly punishment. Furthermore, one of the changes that makes me very happy is the rise of women’s rights and status during the war. The legalization of women’s right to dissolve their unsatisfied marriage, to own properties, and the right to fight alongside men in war. The revolution ushered in an era where women were no longer limited in the previous gender role of being dutiful wives and mothers confined to the kitchen; But became independent individuals who could go to war and protect their homes and countries. From then on, women could embrace their independence like men, and pursue their own life they want to live, regardless of the social constraints. 

While the Mexican Revolution brought countless political and social transformations in Mexico, the entrenched socioeconomic divisions and systemic inequalities yet remained a challenge as always. Even after the revolution, more than 50 percent of Mexico’s farmland was still controlled by 2.9 percent of landowners by the 1970s, despite astute revolutionary leaders such as Emiliano Zapata advocating for land redistribution. In addition, ethnic civil strife often occurred in Mexico during the last century. Similar to the end of the twentieth century, the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) launched an armed uprising in the southern state of Chiapas. The ultimate cause of civil strife in Mexico was always due to the country’s incompletion of political, economic, and social systems. This ultimately outlines the decade-long revolution’s failure to adequately address the economic grievances of Mexico’s indigenous populations. 

Hola! My name is Vittoria and I am one of the soldiers in Mexico. I originated from a privileged elite family who kept Porfirio Diaz in the presidency. You are more than welcome to read my journal. Gracias!

Ecos de libertad: The Mexican Revolution Unveiled

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Mexican Revolution, a revolution that called for a variety of political, social, and economic reforms. Differing from the other famous revolutions, the Mexican revolution emphasized a conquest of corruption, treachery of human hearts, and the will to power. This common craft video highlights the succession of the five presidents, Porfirio Diaz, Francisco Madero, Victoriano Huerta, Venustiano Carranza, and Alvaro Obregon within a mere ten years and a concise overview of the actions of each leader during the ten years.

Am I a renaissance humanist?

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“Humanism is about the world, not about humanism.”

Humanism is a philosophy, emphasizing the seek of a “whole” person and appreciating the uniqueness of every individual. Essential assumptions of humanism are that humans are inherently good, have free will as they please, have the ability and desire to self-actualize, and the superlative, have the inner knowledge of an individual.

Humanists, the believers of humanism, primarily emphasize the building of a more humane which is the concept of individualism, the most important element of humanism. The Renaissance humanists believed that people should always maintain the ability to control their own lives, asking questions, regardless of the Catholic Church back then, which abandoned people from questioning god and having their originality and creativity.

I gave myself a score of 18/20, which is 90% of a Renaissance humanist because I highly support the concepts of humanism, which takes rational reasoning as its ideological foundation, and kindness and fraternity as its basic values. Personal interests, dignity, and freedom of thought are all things I value. At the same time, I believe I have thoughts and feelings expressed in literature and art, and I enjoy making art and analyzing classic art. I advocate humanity, human rights, and freedom of individuality against personal dependence.

Humanities-Found Poem: A dance of Desires

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The poem above was taken from page 4 of the short story “The Bass the River and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. The narrator, our protagonist is torn between his crush on Sheila and realizing that he can’t focus on her because once he pulls the canoe up onshore, the bass he caught will suddenly be gone. Conflicting between his desire to talk to Sheila, the girl in his dream, and his struggle to handle the fish that he always wanted. He feels that if he draws his attention back to Sheila, he will lose the fish, adding to the conflict.

“Not just Sheila, but the aura she carried about her of parties and casual touching and grace. Behind me, I could feel the strain of the bass, steadier now, growing weaker”(Wetherell 4). The protagonist feels conflicted about choosing to pursue the protagonist’s crush Sheila or continue fishing the bass. Sheila represents a life of parties and grace, while the bass represents the protagonist’s love and passion for fishing. The protagonist’s internal struggle is evident in the quote, the protagonist feels the strain of the bass growing weaker but also feels the aura of Sheila’s presence. Demonstrating an example of man versus self-conflict, the protagonist desires both Sheila and the bass, but he must choose between them, where the protagonist develops emotions that conflict with each other.

In the rising action, the moonlight creates a beautiful and captivating scene of Sheila but also intensifies the conflict with the protagonist’s heart. The competition isn’t just about his admiration of Sheila, but also about the strain of the bass, which is growing weaker. Overall, it revolves around the protagonist’s internal struggle between his infatuation with Sheila and his desire to handle the bass he caught.

 

Design-My cardboard arcade game

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– Skills that I learned:

I learned how to cut cardboard smoothly and use a glue gun safe without burning myself(since I’ve experienced burning myself a lot of times throughout the process).

-One thing that I’d want to change:

One thing that I’d want to change is the appearance, I wasn’t doing it in progress most of the time, so it came out very roughly and plain.

-If I did this again, one thing I’ll do differently is:

I will be starting to write on cardboard before I glue them together since I did it after I glued them together this time, and it came out very hard to write on it or decorate it. Next time I’ll design the cardboard and the appearance first before I glued them together so I don’t need to have a hard time decorating and struggling with the appearance afterward.

Reflection:

I feel like the progress was tough but fun, although it wasn’t looking anything pretty, it is actually fun to play with. You put whatever kind of rubberband in the cardboard box and try to target the sticks. Although I’m not very happy with what it came out like, this is still a very good experience and I’ll definitely do it again. Next time I will try to use my time wisely so I don’t have to rush through the whole progress in order to finish it before the exhibition. 🙂

 

 

Welcome to Your New Blog!

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When you blog you create posts and posts are categorised according to your subject. Some categories have already been set up for you. If you need more categories you can add them as needed. It’s important that your posts have the following:

  • An engaging title – this should not include the name of the subject since this is referenced in the category.
  • Body – this is where you share your learning. This can include text, images, embedded videos from Dragons’ Tube or elsewhere. You should always consider how your post looks to your audience. Is it engaging? Do they want to keep reading?
  • Category – select one that has been set for you or add a new category. Posts can have more than one category e.g. Humanities and Myself as a Learner

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