Journal 1: March 14, How the World Became Unequal: geohistory of colonialism
Today in class we discussed what factors contribute to the formation of the Third World: illiteracy, poverty, and undernourishment. We then discussed why this came about; why is there so much uneven development? The key component to this problem is Neocolonialism: the idea that the freed nations from colonialism are politically independent, but they are economically dependent on their former mother countries. As a result, a majority of the neo-colonial countries are struggling in building a stronger economy.
An example of this would be France’s relationship with its former colonies in northern Africa: a relationship known as françafrique. After France granted freedom …show more content…
For this project we designed an activity that showed how overpopulation is more about there being an insufficient amount of resources for the population. For the activity we divided the class into groups where some groups had little to resources and they had to figure out a way to obtain more resources. I believe that the solution is not to enforce birth laws, the solution to overpopulation has to involve some sort of method for creating and expanding more …show more content…
For most cases, women are not being dragged from the streets, they are manipulated. American sex traffickers find girls who need attention and feel like they’re alone; they give them the attention that they desire and then reel them in, making the girls believe that they are someone who truly cares for them. The average female victim of sex trafficking is 12-14 years old and this is probably due to the fact that little girls are easier to manipulate. These girls who are manipulated into the business are most likely experiencing problems at home or/and in school, and would take any means of escaping their reality. We need to ensure that every child that goes to school is well off at home and that they are comfortable being in school. Of course this is easier said than done and there are hundreds of factors that go into creating comfortable home for a child to grow in. Sex traffickers have also used the media to their advantage because there are plenty of songs and tv shows where “pimps” are deemed to be cool. Nowadays, when this generation hears the word pimp they think of famous rappers or someone who’s rich and wears big gold jewelry. In reality, pimps exploit little girls and young women for their personal gain. According to the article “Enslaved in America: Sex Trafficking in the United States”, Atlanta has the highest
Today in class we discussed what factors contribute to the formation of the Third World: illiteracy, poverty, and undernourishment. We then discussed why this came about; why is there so much uneven development? The key component to this problem is Neocolonialism: the idea that the freed nations from colonialism are politically independent, but they are economically dependent on their former mother countries. As a result, a majority of the neo-colonial countries are struggling in building a stronger economy.
An example of this would be France’s relationship with its former colonies in northern Africa: a relationship known as françafrique. After France granted freedom …show more content…
For this project we designed an activity that showed how overpopulation is more about there being an insufficient amount of resources for the population. For the activity we divided the class into groups where some groups had little to resources and they had to figure out a way to obtain more resources. I believe that the solution is not to enforce birth laws, the solution to overpopulation has to involve some sort of method for creating and expanding more …show more content…
For most cases, women are not being dragged from the streets, they are manipulated. American sex traffickers find girls who need attention and feel like they’re alone; they give them the attention that they desire and then reel them in, making the girls believe that they are someone who truly cares for them. The average female victim of sex trafficking is 12-14 years old and this is probably due to the fact that little girls are easier to manipulate. These girls who are manipulated into the business are most likely experiencing problems at home or/and in school, and would take any means of escaping their reality. We need to ensure that every child that goes to school is well off at home and that they are comfortable being in school. Of course this is easier said than done and there are hundreds of factors that go into creating comfortable home for a child to grow in. Sex traffickers have also used the media to their advantage because there are plenty of songs and tv shows where “pimps” are deemed to be cool. Nowadays, when this generation hears the word pimp they think of famous rappers or someone who’s rich and wears big gold jewelry. In reality, pimps exploit little girls and young women for their personal gain. According to the article “Enslaved in America: Sex Trafficking in the United States”, Atlanta has the highest