Communist Manifesto (Chapter 1)

"We see, therefore, how the modern bourgeoisie is itself the product of a long course of development, of a series of revolutions in the modes of production and of exchange." (Chapter I. Bourgeois and Proletarians) With this saying this was the production of the 2 classes. We have the the poor middle class and the lower case as the manufacture workers. The bourgeoisie eventually used its higher class known as the physician, lawyer and priest to become paid wage laborers. This was all due to the notion of labor and money. Eventually this became a production, relocating individuals just so they are able to go to work. This is exactly how the work force for many big productions are. They are known as sweat shops, where the youngest child is in there working day and night for a very cheap amount. Lots of human rights taken advantage of and much more. This is the big separation of class due to the wealth level. I feel it is unfair to base people on how much they make in their life. Sometimes people have lived in a certain lifestyle their whole life and feel more comfortable in living that way. For instance a family that is use to farming, has never seen any other type of work force. The separation also brings conspiracy towards others and discrimination.

The Industrial Revolution was a main reason of the European transformation. With the dominance that Europe already had this brought them more to a global dominance. hThe Industrial Revolution was a period in which there were  changes  in agriculture, textile and manufacturing, transportation, economic policies and the social structure. This was an echo of the scientific revolution because of the application of science to production. With Europe beginning their new transformation, other countries such as India, China and many others began to also develop their on industrial revolution. This revolution also changed the way people worked. People began to develop factories so you have multiple items being made at once, rather then just a small business where it is one person doing the main job.  With the start of many other countries developing it began a competition for many things such as clothing, and cars and many main necessities. I feel that without the industrial revolution a lot of things that we use today would not be how they are. Technology would not be the same nor would things such as cars.

Strayer pp 507-524

In this chapter it talked about the Haiti, Spanish, abolition, nationalism and feminism revolution. What all of these revolutions have in common is the notion of equality. The Haiti revolution was from 1791-1804. It was the only successful rebellion in history. One of their biggest legacy was the saying "remember Haiti". This is in comparison of the abolition revolution. In order to fulfill this they dealt with awareness,boycotting and work through the government. The feminist revolution was one of the most touching moments for me. In the book it states that " from the beginning, feminism was a transatlantic movement in which European and American women attended the same conferences, corresponded regularly, and read one another's work."(page 521) Combining multiple women groups together they are able to grow as a bigger nation to make the feminist revolution stronger.

Strayer, Chapter 17 pp 504-507

The French Revolution. In the beginning I was very confused on why this revolution even took place. It stated about the different estates and how the third estate organized themselves as the National Assembly. This estate made all the laws for the country, " men are born and remain free and equal in rights" (page 504), and this was the beginning of the revolution. Money began to be a big problem during this time. Churches were sold to raise revenue, priest were under government authority, even small things such as bread was raised. With all the violence going around the next option was to start fresh. In my opinion this revolution was pointless. It resulted in unnecessary violence and begin wars with others that could have been left alone.

Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 and Chapter 17 pp 491-504

"My dear philosopher doesn't this appear to you to be the century of revolutions?" (page 500) For many centuries there were multiple revolutions that were distributed through out the world. One in particular that has had an effect on the Americans, was the North American Revolution ( 1775-1787). This was trying to help them break away from the british empire to become its own, also known as the United States of America. One thing that was a huge problem was the equality of the people in America. Slavery was subsided in the northern hemisphere but was still a big thing in the south. With that saying, when it came to voting for things such as laws or people to run the country, black slaves and women were not allowed to vote. It really bothers me to know how much Europe had control over so many different colonies, which resulted in many revolutions for people to fight for what they wanted. This relates to the anecdote they had at the beginning of the chapter. Having the Chinese riding empty bicycles to symbolize the death of the Chinese who were fighting for their democracy was a sad thing to picture. It's sad to see a colonial has so much power over people that they take everything they have for granted.

Strayer,Chapter 16 pp. 477-488

In the second part of the chapter it states that, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes and Newton were the first to bring science into the religion aspect. Who really brought the scientific revolution together was Sir Isaac Newton who founded the modern laws of mechanics and motion. This helped with the notion of the world being ruled by mathematics instead of angels and spirits. Its prime location where science took place was in Europe. Seeing how something so major as the scientific revolution is a since of power that Europe had to build them. Knowing that they were already on top of others , establishing this big topic helped them with power. In my view as a science major, I believe that the scientific revolution does play a role on the outlook on nature. The way things have been founded and confirmed would not be the way it was without science.

Strayer, Chapter 16 pp. 461-477

In this beginning part of the chapter it first begins by saying that Christianity was established in the Americas, Philippines, Siberia, China, Japan, and India. It was very limited in Europe in the early modern era. Once it was brought to the European attention it helped with political and economic expansion. There was one particular section that really made me upset, when it spoke about this notion of war due to Catholicism. "It was a horrendously destructive way, during which, scholars estimate, between 15 and 30 percent of the German population perished from violence, famine, or disease." (page 465) In my view religion should never be a focus on violence. Me being religious and catholic I feel that following Gods word should never have any type of connection toward hurting others. Rather you should be loving your neighbor and finding peace.