oh great America: Capitalism

Jacara Gillard
10/27/08
History

The Bullshit of Capitalism & other “cool” stuff

It is most commonly said that in America we are free. What many of us fail to realize is that we live in a very structured “planned out lifestyle” Which doesn’t exactly prove how “free” we are. One important aspect of this very free nation is the invisible hand. The “invisible hand” is some type of force that pushes us in to doing things that we don’t actually notice. Take schooling for example, most people have been in school since they were 5 and probably won’t be getting out until they are in their 20’s. When we leave college we almost immediately jump straight in to the job market. It isn’t really a choice that we make on our own. life after school is basically planned out and if you don’t follow the status quo of the job market, say “bye bye” to a good life. This ladies and gentlemen is an ongoing example of the great, the powerful and the mighty force we now know as the invisible hand. Moving on, something we are all involved with. A very important aspect of Capitalism is the great nature of buying crap then selling crap. Here in the land of the greedy and the home of the money, we all to well believe in the right to buy sell. Honestly that’s a rich mans game. The rich, as we know it, tend to be on the top. They make the products, sell the products, invest and in turn make all the profit. But I do wonder if they realize that they take the credit from hard working people and that if these hard working and probably poor people chose to stop working, the lovely profit they adore so much may very well begin to crumble. But that won’t happen cause the poor people need money and the rich need money, so this very, very fair way of living most likely wont change. (Sound’s nice doesn’t it?) Now don’t get me wrong, even though this sounds like a really crappy way of the AWOL, its actually how most American’s get by. Yes, I like ipods and yes I’m willing to pay the 150$ for a few scraps of metal and some plastic. But if people didn’t buy products then no one would make products then the people who work in the factories putting these gadgets and gismos together wont have a job and the AWOL as we know it may cease to exist…scary huh? Here in our great county the rich get richer and the poor get poorer by giving their money to the rich, why? They have no choice if they want to survive the lovely aspects of capitalism. Isn’t life so swell?

Short Essay w/ pics

Jacara Gillard
10/7/08
History

When you think about the American Way of Life many things can come to mind, Often politics, race or jobs. My family when asked spoke about how everyone’s perception of the American Way of Life (AWOL) can be different depending on where they are headed or how they see life in general. The core, of AWOL that both my mother and father agree on is money. All of USA and everyone’s AWOL revolves around money, whether its bills, allowance, and car note payment of college tuition. “It’s what separates Americans” a local dog walker mentioned when asked what an important aspect of American life is. When he spoke about he nodded vigorously when I explained that I agree, he continued to say that even though money can be a burden to our country it is needed more than it is supplied. When I asked middle aged woman walked her bike she disagreed with my opinion that money runs the country. She argued that the next generations of children run the country. She explained how the youth of America needs to step up and take action, and that USA needs to look out for its children not its “dough”. This shows that its not a specific AWOL that American’s live but one that differs completely depending on who you are.

T-t-t-t-hat's all folks!

Check it out for yourself!!!


My life from JacG on Vimeo.



1.In this video I included myself, my family, my friends and other things I do when I am idle. I have my friends in places we can usually be found ie. school, barnes and noble and the train station. I have my family in pictures doing things we usally do like hanging out, going on vaction and going to resturants. Lastly i show what I do on my free time.

2. The first part relates to my life because it's about high school and the things that happen there, like Teacher Talent Shows and my friends zoned out while attemption to do work at school. The second part of my video shows my family. They relate to me in many ways. I've known them all my life and they will always have my back in whatever I do in life. The third part relates to my life because my friends are a big part of my life and they are involved in most of the things that I do and hopefully they will be involved in the many things im going to do.

3. My friends and family are good things in my life. Both influnce me in positive ways and will never steer me in the wrong direction. I can always count on any of them for anything I need. My idle time could be a bad aspect of my life. I spend most of my idle time online or in front of TV, when it could probably be spent doing better more bebficial things. i honestly don't see any neutral points everything is "black and white" to me.

4. I would have like to include my morning commute. I think that's a pretty important part of my life since i have to get to and from school daily. But I wasn't able to include that part of my life.

5. I think my life is headed in a pretty great direction. The enviorment I am in is pretty good, I'm surrounded by people who care about me and a school that has been preparing me for the larger steps in life for 3 years. I think so far my life is going pretty well. My general pattern is a person trying to progress the best I can with what i've got.

6. My friend time fits well with my family time and my idle time is something I make time for because it's something i enjoy doing. These aspects of my life never really clash, but when they do clash, its a minor glitch and it is quickly resolved. Overall my life runs pretty smoothly.

7.My life can be typical in some ways and then not typical in others. Typically I love to hang out with my friends and I like to watch TV and be lazy. But I'm independant and don't have trouble with "living above the influence" while some teens do. I like different types of movies and music than the majority of my family whereas some may just blend with their family.

8. All the aspects of my life are really important and i think of them all. I ask myself "who's going to be around me in 5 years?" or "what path will my life take?"

This just in..

here i am again for a great new exciting episode of blogy thingies!!
...not really. I'm just posting this here new blog because I can :-P
it isn't all that exciting, nope not one bit.

--over and out--

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Hey, i don't do blogs its just doesn't sound as interesting as some people make it sound. Um..check back later for new blogy thingies