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.
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. 