Letter

To my dear family:
I know it has been a few months since I wrote to you, but I have been going through a lot of trouble. In these few months I was going to die several times, not mentioning the fact that I got sick numerous times. This letter will explain in details how life is for me here. Also with the start of winter don't expect me to write to you too much, anyway here are the details:

First of, trenches. What can I say if that is hell on earth. I miss my comfortable seat with you. Trenches are the WORSE place on earth. Did you know that they got all muddy in winter and that they caused us to have fungus on our feet? . A friend of mine even had to get amputated because the fungus grew so much that the only solution was amputation. And the only thing the builders do is put wood on the trenches in order to stop the mud from sliding off the sides I didn't mention the rats yet did I? Well they are the size of rats and they would eat dead corpses or walk on us while we sleep. We also get bored really easily, this is one of the few moment I have free and I decided I would use it to send a letter to you.

We barely fight, we have a balance of powers therefore nobody has too much power over the other. I'm very thankful for that because that's the reason why I'm not dead yet. Though, life here is very boring, all we do is read books and make sure we don't breathe poison gases. Talking about poison gases it started with gasses that were not too harmful to us suchas tear gases, but then these Germans made chlorine gases. These are pretty deadly, once the french threw one in our trench, luckily i didn't die. Another gas is phosgene gas, they were only used once considering the fact that they are very deadly. Finally the mustard gas, this gas is the worse of all for us. It makes us weak and slowly kills us. I'm lucky i didn't get that.

The smell in here is disgusting, id rather smell rotten eggs for the rest of my life then live through this another day. As i mentioned earlier these rats or not only eating dead's, but they also make the smell horrendous. We do try to kill them because they make about 900 offspring YEARLY.
I'd like to talk about the trench cycle, this is why I am talking to you. Some men serve first cycle while others like me rest. Though when we get badly attacked all of us serve, that's our defensive method. However most of the time our usual service works just well.

Our food is just disgusting, I miss your hot meals. We don't even have time to finish our food, our officers yell at us to finish as quickly as possible. Additionally, we have to clean our riffles ourselves and when the trenches get drained in water us soldiers have to clean it up.

Lately our officers told us that American's made chars that would allow us to trespass their trenches. Therefore, I think we will probably win the war :) well hopefully. Otherwise, they made other guns that would allow us to shoot farther in less time. It would also allow us to shot precisely. We usually use handguns, and grenades. These are very useful because not only do they explode and release a harmful gas but they also explode releasing metal pieces all over the soldiers. Yes it is inhuman, but it is the only way for us to survive.

They also made planes, those are kind of useful considering the fact that they can't pull out too heavy things but they still help us in hard times. Finally I'd like to talk about the land some friends and I discovered. We decided not to flee and attack the enemies, one bomb and one grenade then we ran back to our trenches. We killed many men. I wouldn't say I am proud of myself but we do have to keep ourselves alive.

Hope to write to you soon, if i don't die that is !

With love, Craig Thompson

Typical Problems in a teeenage life.

Problems:

-A teenager needs to have some liberty, which parents often do not succeed on giving. They want their parents to let them breathe, but the parents are often attached to what their used to be. They don't want to let go of their young children innocence, and they usually want to spend more time with them. In this case a teenager would rebel. A solution would be that parents give a limited liberty to their children. In other words, they could let their children live their life to a certain limit so they could still be able to see their children.

-A teenager always wants more! New computers, New phones, New clothes! A bit overwhelming for parents. In this case parents could buy their children what t hey want but under one condition: they work well and not ask for anything else for a certain amount of time. This will help control the income of parents and reduce the waste of money.

-A bigger problem would be drug use and alcohol, every parents wants their children to be in security. When those take drugs and alcohol not only do they endanger the child's health but they also ruin the families reputation. So this disadvantages both sides. To solve this problem one could teach their child at the youngest age what to do and what not to do. Growing up they would know what they could fall into is not the right choice.

-Today in the streets, everything changed. It is not a safe place anymore. Do us teenagers understand that? NO! We want to go out, parents tell us its not right but we do it anyway. Parents should set an agreement with their children on where to hang out. Another issue is WHO to hang out with? Parents usually judge who you hang out with depending on what is said about them or simply about looks. Teenagers like to be able to chose who they should hang out with, therefore parents should understand that we do know what we are doing even if our friends don't seem trustworthy.

-Conclusively, in the current world people do not know how to solve these kinds of problems. They have to talk, discuss the problem, and find a solution that will advantage both sides.

A change?

A progressive person is willing to have a great change happen, without waiting. An example would be the war in Irak, a progressive person would immediately end the war. However, Obama is ending the way slowly. I would say that its not changing anything, he sends new troops then removes others. A progressive person would say that Obama did not change anything. They would say that the war in Iraq is not ending and that another solution should be found. Furthermore if a progressive person was made president this war.
Another current problem is the lack of culture in some countries. This will certainly include education. In the current world many people can't careless about what happens, a progressive person would end this by making a institution that will learn to little children how to read and write. These will then have a great education and will certainly do something great in their lives.
However, if they don't they will certainly run away from their parents and start a new life in the streets. Furthermore, this will increase poverty and deaths. Therefore, this problem should be solved.
Of course their are many other problems one of them including obesity. A progressive person would make important sources of consummation close down or pay high taxes in order to stop obesity.
As a human, I could never be a progressive person. This is because I like doing things carefully, and take time doing them. I can't imagine a change occurring after one day or two. Changes need to take time. However, some changed could be done quickly while others can't. I understand that the war in Iraq is a long process that needs to take time. However, poverty could be solved more quickly. Developed countries could invest in these countries, and leave them some money. This will advantage both sides. Fortunately I don't have to solve these problems, these responsibilities are too important.

Another important topic is obesity. Nowadays this became a huge problem, not only in America but all around the globe. To stop such a problem a progressive person would threaten industries such as McDonald's or other fattening fast foods. By threatening I mean wanting to close them, or make the taxes higher for these industries. However they have too much power, so this problem can not be dealt with (at the moment)

Additionally global warming is a VERY important issue. A progressive person would forbid polluting cars, and make people use electrical cars. In the other hand a non-progressive person would take this slowly. When a progressive person would directly go to the point instead of taking different ways.
:)

Imperialism: the right path?

The New Americas
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Special edition: Imperialism
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During the late 1800's America's changed in many ways. Some were negative, others were positive. We can all say that America is growing, the question is how? Well, with imperialism a high majority of Americans thought stronger nations had to have more power then smaller nations. In other words imperialism meant that America extend its power by using diplomacy or military force. During this time America would have done anything extend its power. People with power would lie, use violence, or use the big stick diplomacy. Additionally, newspapers would even publish lies to sell more papers! However, I must admit that our America grew! The economy flourished! In our newest newspaper edition we will go through the various reasons why America went through imperialism.

Nationalism is when a country feels superior over others. During the 1800's this was often around. Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt strongly believe in their nations power. Theodore Roosevelt used the big stick diplomacy. Talking about the big stick diplomacy, divide this into two. Big Stick: this makes you think of violence right? and Diplomacy, which is quite the opposite of violence.
-Another major reason is religion, many American's' believed in only their religion. Therefore, they wanted to spread it around the globe. Furthermore they also wanted more raw materials, therefore they traveled around the globe, or other materials such as petroleum or rubber.
-Military was growing, therefore they needed more bases for refueling. There military then grew to become on of the worlds leading powers. -> This lead to looking for places for refueling. -> Which then lead to America looking for other ways to economize on petroleum. This finally lead to the panama canal. The panama shortened the way for military and/or any ship. They then didn't use as much fuel and the money that was wasted on fuel was used on other important issues, making America wealthier and more powerful.
-America was scared. What of? Well they didn't want any nation to be stronger then them. So, they thought of every possible plan to stop this from happening. Those were untrustworthy acts that many powerful political men used.
-America's excess of power were obvious, what they did with the power was not always good. America was so imperialistic that they interfered into Cuban and Spanish problems. This happened when president McKinley sent a lost of demands to the Spanish to find a solution to their problem. However, Spain refused to give Cuba its independence. This then caused the Spanish and American war. Of course with all America achieved these past years they won this war easily. The US navy sank all of the Spanish ships. Furthermore, Spain then signed the treaty of Paris which included: Cuba is independent, and Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam were know to the US for twenty million dollars.
-Other less extreme examples of Americas imperialism is the fact that America got many lands in the Pacific and the Caribbean. Except for the purchase of Alaska. -Alaska had a lot of petroleum. Finally the annexation of Hawaii, this helped America's economy because the products could know be bought tax free.
-After America promised Philippines their independence, though in 1899 America refused to give them their independence. This then lead to a war that lasted three years. They didn't gain their indepetndence till 1946.
-Open door policy
-United States would have equal access to China's millions of consumers. (American approach to China around the 1900's, favoring open trade relations between China and other nations.
Americas Imperialism is summarized throughout:

1. Purchase of Alaska
   
2. Owning several small islands
   
3. Economy growth

I would say that the effects of Imperialism were positive and negative depending who was on either place. Of course America was benefiting because of all the land they acquired, and all the economy growth. America could sell more products to other countries, and the courtiers would buy because America would be one of the only nation to sell the product. This would then mean America would not lower the prices and the other nation would have to pay the price. Also all the land America acquired got the owners of the land in debt, or took all their independence away. America would come and invest all they had in these little islands. This then lead to rebellions and death. Also other powerful nations were now in trouble because one nation was about to take all the power.

People that were for imperialism said their nation was much stronger therefore they needed to overcome any other nation. They also believed in social Darwinism, which is the same thing stronger survive, weakest die. Furthermore people wanted to keep the American spirit, finally many others blamed it on Manifest Destiny. Which wasn’t always the good thing to choose. People that were against this said they didn’t give people liberty to live their lives, which is like disrespecting people. They also said that they wasted too much money in military or other ‘pointless things’ though this wasn’t pointless, it was just prioritized.

I say that the positives overcome the negatives. There were many negatives as well, though America brought a lot to the other nations. The economy rose, especially in America and competition was know all around the world. I do believe that every state should have the right for liberty, but I also believe that for a nation to expand they need to conquer new land. Therefore I would like to end this newspaper by saying: GO AMERICA :)

Special news: Imperialism today?

We do have imperialism, if you haven't realized some nations are much richer !, and they take advantage on other nations. This is not obvious but the government does hide these kinds of problems. Conclusively imperialism is all around the world, yesterday, today and TOMMOROW.

Sources: Here, Here and Here :)

Globalization

Globalization is when multiple countries are connected socially, economically and culturally. Today their are many factors leading to globalization such as transportation or again economy. Of course technology plays an important role in this. Globalization has positive and negative points. It can lead to success or failure. Some of these are cited below:

• Pros :)
  

-Globalization was positive for some people since it made them wealthier.
-This also allowed the spread of democracy.
-Lowered the prices in many cases.
-Growth of international trade.
-People could lead a different lifestyle.
-More trading meant more profit which then means better lifestyle for people.
-More products -> various choices for other companies.
-Technological improvement!
-People are currently more opened to other traditions. The spread of people was beneficial because know people usually accept others equally.
-There was a better cash income.
-People started accepting other cultures and learned more about them.
-Democracy is stronger then autocracy know.

• Cons :(

-People do not believe in the same things. (change of religions...)
-Developing countries are not advantaged in globalization.
-Diseases are easily spread, people know intertwine with others causing illnesses to spread. (H1N1, STD...)
-Europeans are losing their jobs because business owners found less expensive products in Asia. They then license people and people unfortunately lose their jobs.
-The environment is polluted because of all the industries that are built.
-People that did not adapt to this kind of life had a lower quality of life.
-Weaker labor unions.
-Free trade is positive and negative depending on the countries economy. (Developing or fully developed.)

WFE (We find everything)

Dear Mr. Buffet,

I am contacting you today to offer you a profitable invention. My partner, Myriam and I have decided to create a new industry. We are known as The M's. Today, after we have done various inventions we would like to present our newest invention. Our logo is we find everything, and we really do. People usually lose their things in the most unusual places. Furthermore, they can lose very important documents and important objects.

We would like to present you the MFA (micro-find anything.) This is a machine that has the size of a pencil. This little object will have microscopic cards. When you want to use them you simply have to press them against the object you want and the microscopic card will automatically be inserted inside the thing you want to keep. Of course this is not the only thing, this object will have a a tactile screens will keep all your data stored. You will only have to click on the object you want to find and it will give you the exact location. You will no longer need to wait for the beeping sounds to get faster. One simple click and the location will be found. Our invention will be first sold in China, since they are very advanced technologically we would like to start there. Then move on the the States and European regions. Finally we will move to Morocco and other less developed countries. This is because we would like to start with countries that are advanced economically then when we have enough money open new stores in less developed countries.

Name of Company: The M's

Products of Company: Products that will help you find anything.

Horizontal Nature of the Company:

China

Screens:

The screens will be provided by whithner, this industry is located in china.

The microscopic cards will be provided by USB microSD, again in China.

This is advantageous because things will not have to be shipped from one place to another, therefore we will gain profit. These companies are very reliable and their prices are very advantageous. Not only that but the workers are treated respectfully. The health are respected in every single way.

Vertical Nature of the Company (Explain each & where it is located):

Our company is an industry. We get our products from other places and combine them to create a brand new project. These other companies are doing their usual job, therefore they will not put the prices too high on us. Buying and Combining at the lowest price and creating a new invention at a high price is our main idea.

Energy

The industries get their energy from fossil fuels. Unfortunately it is polluting, but as a goal we would like to change the industry
into a non polluting industry.
Raw Materials:

Metal, plastic, and glass

Labor

The work has to be done by professionals. We will not accept people that do not have prior knowledge on what we are doing. We would like to have workers that have finished their studies. Of course the prices will vary depending on how much studies the person has done. This will then help me conclude which post they will have in the industry. One group of workers will work 5 days a week, the other will work during the weekend. They will work from 7 am till 8 pm. They will have one hour lunch break and they will be tested for any illnesses before getting in this industry. We also have a agreement with an insurance company. Therefore any damages caused by one of our workers will be payed by them. If a worker gets sick they will get one day off and if they miss more than 3 days they will need a note from a specialized doctor that justifies their absence. If it is justified they will get days off if it is not they will be momentarily suspended with no pay. This is to give a example to other workers since we want a lot of work to be done.

Government & Regulations

The government agreed with us. They think that this is a thoughtful invention that will help the life of millions of people. They agreed to let us use a old piece of land to build our little industry. As our fortune gets bigger we would like to expand our industry to another piece of land and get more workers to apply. The government also agreed on our health insurance and health regulations. They have agreed to support us if we have a issue with another company in the future.

Profit

Our company will make profit by not using a lot of transportation. We will only need to transport our products to one place if the country decides to sell our products. We will receive about 70 percent of the total income. The other 20 percent will go to the industries that provide us with the material we use. The other companies agreed on letting us pay 5 percent of the workers pay. This will help us reduce the price of the materials. Therefore, the prices for the products will be less expensive.

Now that we are millionaires :)

We would like to spend money on reducing pollution in earth. We already mentioned this earlier, but the pollution of earth is a big issue in the world. Reducing it would be a grand achievement. As a start we would like to change the industry we work in and the industries we work with as energy efficient industries. Another project we would like to work on is help of poor countries, having lot of money is not to be spendt only on your own self you also have to help people in need. We would like to provide them with water, food, money and education. This will help them learn more and have a great health.

Revolution

Morocco changed a lot in the past few years. Some of the few examples include technology, communication and development of several new franchises.
Transportation:
TGV and tramway.
The king recently signed an agreement making TGV.
Industries
Factory of Renault will open in Morocco.
Textile Industries work with international relations.
Malls
Morocco mall
Taxes
Taxes are removed from people, therefore the prices will go down for a while.
Hotels
The major hotel was Magazan, this Hotel brought more tourists to Morocco. It was also a great change, having more hotels of high standard will attract more people to Morocco.