David Rivera’s Journal about the Mexican Revolution

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Change and Continuity, was the revolution worth it?

I believe that the Mexican Revolution was worth it. Even though many people say that the number of deaths that stemmed from the Mexican Revolution was unreasonable for the outcome, however, I feel like many of the long-term positive changes that followed outweigh the initial goals of the revolution. For example, the Mexica revolution’s initial goal was to overthrow Diaz’s dictatorship over Mexico Mexico. However, we see that the revolution ultimately accomplished this and more, with not only several overthrown presidents but also an establishment of rural education systems, the restoration of communal holdings, political reforms, land reforms, and a program that brought mass fame and cultural appreciation for Mexico. Despite the belief that the number of lives taken could not justify the immediate results, the long-term changes brought forth by the revolution can still be seen in today’s modern societies.

A big change that was a result of the revolution was the decline of corrupt presidential figures, as we’ve seen with Obregón, the last person to become president at the end of the revolution. Obregon would establish several changes in Mexico, such as a sponsorship of a cultural program, bringing forth mass fame and cultural importance towards Mexico which was a huge difference compared to 1910 Mexico.

After the revolution, the blood and violence that commenced during the revolution continued even after the end of the revolution, with each new president having small uprisings against them. This shift is the result of the revolution, as beforehand, there was less violence or uprisings against presidents due to Diaz being leader for so long. However, I would like to say that despite the long-lasting violence, I still believe the Mexican revolution was worth it, as I feel like this is commonplace and expected of a revolution. In fact, I don’t think that people should immediately go back to being peaceful and apathetic after a revolution, something that happens because of a want of change, as it undermines the revolution that just took place.

Due to all of the reasons before I believe that the revolution that took place in 1910 was worth it. As I think that without it the long-term changes that the revolution took root for would’ve never happened. Even though people might say that the amount of violence and death outway the good deeds it causes, the violence and death they speak of are temporary and don’t happen today.

 

 

The Revolution of Mexicans – What was it?

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At its core the Mexican Revolution was started because of a cycle of incompetent or selfish leaders, followed by the overthrowing of said incompetent leader and the arrival of a new one. The essence of it can be summarized by this quote, “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” This cycle lasted from 1910 until 1920, and its path is paid with blood and violence, with seemingly every new leader that replaced the old one harboring a selfish want for the role rather than using it to create peace. The main leaders we would discuss in our video are Diaz, Zapata, Orozco, Carranza, Obregón, and Madero. With Madero and Diaz being the sole reason for starting it, with Diaz using his role as president for greed and power, and Madero wanting to put a start to it.

Google It – A History of Google by Anna Crowley Redding

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The Google It book by Anna Crowley Redding is about the history of Google. It details the history of Google’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and their history together, with the modern projects Google is working on today. Not only does the book thoroughly detail the History of Google’s development, but it also features several key history and developments of the internet, along with the history of many companies that were somehow influenced by Google during their development, and the innovative ways Larry and Segery had to come up with to combat the many challenges they faced during the launch and development of Google. The central ideas in Google It was how impactful Google was during its release, and how it continued to be impactful afterwards through the launch of its various side projects, along with how Google was impacted by the release of other companies at the time.

The page below shows several quotes from the book that are supposed to support the author’s perspective on various topics mentioned throughout the book. The author’s perspective is what the Author thinks or feels about a certain topic featured throughout their book, such as in Google It the author’s perspective on Google’s Business practices was very positive, supported by the quotes I wrote on the Notebook page. The quotes I wrote on this notebook page mention how innovative and out-of-the-box Google’s business practices were, along with the positive impacts they had on the workforce.  

The Narrative vs. Informative page below that I wrote features the differences between Narrative and informative passages, and how the author switched between the two in the writing of Google It. The narrative and informative phrases in Google It help to inform the reader on the different things that influenced Google’s development, using different styles like narrative or informative could help communicate it more clearly depending on the subject. I mapped this out in the notebook page using a mapping format, dictating when the pages switched to either a narrative or informative phrases to better communicate information. For example, in the Narrative vs, Informative page map I noted down page number 4 and noted visible shifts in style on the page, such as the book describing how life was without easy access to knowledge, and then shifts to facts about Richard P. Feynman.

This page, Cause and Effect, details the chain of causes and effects that started the creation of Google. The page is mapped out like a map, first starting at the causes of the launch, including homework assignments, the disorganization of the internet, and a good amount of interest in coding, leading to the launch of Pagerank, which gradually evolved into backrub, then through various other impacts, lead to Google. There is a different colour line connecting each cause and effect for the organization. The notebook page also entails each of the many impacts that a Backrub and in turn, Google, had. This page also entails the challenges faced afterwards, like money and the ways Larry and Segery had to come up with to solve it.

This page is a combination of both ‘Parts that Connect’ and ‘Tracking Complexity’. ‘Tracking complexity’ is about finding the deeper meaning of different sections in Google It. I kept track of this using some pressure maps, where I would note over-copied quoted sections of Google It. The Parts that connect show how different parts of the book may connect in different ways. An example of this that I noted down was how pages that featured Google’s side projects connected to another page where it mentioned how Google broke the status quo, specializing in many different things rather than one big thing, and next to it I would also write down how these parts connected.

Hullo Darling, she said

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Poem name: Lamb_to_the_Slaughter

The poem presented above was used as a base of my poem, it’s a story about the conflict between Mary Maloney and her husband, along with the police who try to uncover his disappearance, a conflict about man vs. man.

I tried to include this in the text where I described the fight she had with her husband, “She couldn’t feel anything at all, she simply swung the big frozen lamb high in the air, and he didn’t answer.”  “He didn’t answer” is a reference to the beginning of the text, where you are greeted with a greeting from both husband and wife — his silence representing his death from the conflict. Another conflict included in the poem is with Mary as she tries to evade the public eye and, in the end, succeeds in her goal. Saying,

“Sobbing she heard a few of the whispered phrases — “…acted quite normal… very cheerful…” followed by, “And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle.”

Her happiness is due to being successful in her classification as “normal” by the detectives trying to catch the culprit.

My background shows significant relevance to the poem due to the old-fashioned comic book styles in both the lamb and the background, around the time when this story was written. Another significant asset is how the hand is holding a piece of lamb, showing reference to where Mary Maloney hits her husband with a piece of frozen lamb.

My pet chair project

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              My biggest success was collecting the right materials and tools for the chair to be successful. My biggest obstacle was when I was making the chair and my cardboard cutting knife broke on me. The skills I learned were cutting cardboard, one thing I would like to change is the color since it’s not consistent. A concern someone shared with me was how small it was, marking their ignorance since it was a prototype. The advice I would tell a future student is to get good tools that won’t break on you in the middle of cutting cardboard. Overall I think this project was successful because, at the end of the day, I made a chair that my cat will love. 🙂

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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