The Visualization of Humans

Humans experienced dramatic change over the last 10000 years. The culture went from a hunter-gatherer based society, to a more advanced agricultural society. I learned that DNA can be examined to directly see the change that the people of that time were going through with the introduction of agriculture. People were mobile, they would travel thousands of miles over a few years, and with this movement of people, ideas followed. People taught each other new techniques, and learned from those, in which they encountered. As time progressed, and technology advanced, people began to travel more to foreign lands. Large population movements began, and in the early 20th century, America became a home to millions of emigrants. San Francisco and Ellis Island were major ports that brought emigrants from Asia, and Europe. With large groups settling, people began to explore. Antartica was a target for a lot of explores, and took some with it. All of this exploration and transportation to new countries brought society to where it is now.

Philanthropy

The idea of philanthropy has been around since ancient Greece, but the rise of popularity happened in the late 19th to the early 20th century. Men like Carnegie and Rockefeller set the example that modern philanthropy is based upon. They were interested in fixing society. Carnegie was focused on the enhancement of education through the creation of public libraries, and Rockefeller was primarily focused on the development of medicine and heath benefits. It was the perfect storm. Two of the richest men alive endowing their money to learning and health at a modern renaissance. With this, change was fast, and the men were able to impact society strongly. Todays major philanthropist like Warren Buffet, and Bill and Melinda Gates primary focus their efforts on building society to an equal playing field of smart and healthy nations. Their main focus lies in Africa, where disease and lack of technology and education has led to some nations to lie dormant in the field of development. With over 100 billion dollars combined, they could solve any problem by signing a check, however they do a hands-on approach, and research partnered with the best scientist of today. In a theoretical situation where I was given 100 billion dollars. Most likely I would use the money to benefit my life, and that of those close to me. This would get old. The challenge of working towards a goal, and receiving a prize would be nonexistent due to the ability to afford most things. I would likely get old of buying goods for myself and would turn to philanthropy. I think that a foundation that helps to mediate the government funding of military programs would be beneficial to society, and to peace. Companies can be defunded due to a lack of interest, but the technology behind those companies can help benefit the whole society as whole. So the mediation and evaluation of these companies would be a great benefit to society.

Today we researched a ball in New York, here is what i found,

1 That the ball was massive. The costumes were extravagant, and there were many attendees. The newspaper’s view on the party should be described as a state of awe. 2 It seems as if the attendees were unhappy with the ball, and that is why they left early. 3 He saw the displays of wealth as unjust, and that the people floundering their money as not right. The newspaper published this article to provided a countering opinion on the ball. 4 That there were many blue collar jobs in New York, evident from the number of carriages, and the number of helpers at hand just for the ball.

"Fast Fashion"

During my research on Fast Fashion, I learned that clothing brands like H&M and Zara have swept the world of fashion. They produce a multitude of designs that are implemented and sold each week. This concept started in the 80's with the fashion clothing brand Zara, it has grown to become a part of the largest clothing retailer in the world. This concept of not guessing what the next fashion is, and instead blindly throwing darts has proven itself to work, but at what cost. With any company, there is product that doesn't sell. This product can often end up in landfills. This becomes a problem when the materials enter the soil and ground water. The products are produced with cotton, but most cotton today is genetically modified to produce a better crop. Pesticides and chemicals are able to find their way into ground water leading to a discomfort with the acronym "GM." Textiles are also dyed to become vibrant colors. Companies dye the clothing with metal infused dyes. They dyes are often mistreated when being deposed of leading to carcinogens being released into the ocean. With all of the problems listed above, and those not listed, fast fashion is still an innovative, and creative approach to targeting fashion and trends.