IMperialism Essay

Imperialism is something we are all familiar with. It's variety ranges from discreet to unjustly so; like water poured into dye, diluting it of its previous matter. We, America, have forfeited all of our morals for wealth and power unknown to Man. It's as though all we can see is the promised land, but have no means of achieving it through hard labor and deceny – and by all means we will have it our way.
“Our fighting blood was up, and we all wanted to kill 'niggers' ... the shooting human beings beats rabbit hunting all to pieces.” From this quote sends a terrible, terrible image of the United States. We are suppose to be he land of the free, not the land of indifference. Who are you to judge someone upon race? Who are you to take it upon yourself and take someone's life? It's past the point of return on the scale of barbaric-ness. That a man of an African American race should be lynched, burned and mutilated on a daily basis of two times a week. That between the years of 1889 and 1903 ... this was the norm.
“We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world ...” It should seem we have founded our country on lies. Who are we to play the part of God? Is there no such thing as religion freedom? Or were the notions set on the Bill of Rights just a half-hearted promise. “ That there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God's grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow men for whom Christ also died. And then I went to sleep and slept soundly.”
Where do I begin? Are we so ignorant as to consider the Filipinos as savage creatures incapable of education and empathy, let alone the ability to seek spiritual guidance? I imagine this quote to portray the same scenario that involved the Native American's – who had everything in the world. And in the end the Government took that away from them, too. Their homes, their Gods, and even their children. But, it was only to be expected – right? All America wants is more.
“And so, by these Providences of God – and the phrase is the government's, not mine – we are a World Power.” Whether it be the Government who spoke it, Ted Bundy, or even the Holy Ghost himself – I could not agree anymore with this. It is as if were are so reliant on material items; more weapons, more fighters, more money – that we cannot see past our insecurities and into the truth. We aren't considered intimidating without some form of bloodshed. We cannot be taken seriously without a bit of brutality handed to those who never truly deserved it.
We, as a country, are having an identity crisis. So well do we wear the mask of injustice and imperialism, that we forget our own morals. Our own truths. We've sunk so far through the holes of corruption that all we can do is fight blindly in the dark. We traded in our equality for racism; religious freedom for hatred; and understanding for unforgiving ignorance.
But what more could you expect through Imperialism?

Shelby Foote Video

http://sierra1868.blogspot.com/2010/05/shelbyfootevideo.html


My shelby Foote video is on Sierra's blog. I guess it didn't upload.

Horse Psychology // Human Psychology - Research, NOT DONE!

*Sierra is writing the human part of the research project*



Horses are creature of habit; quick to flee and undoubtedly curious toward unknown things. Much like people, horses prefer the company of others and the saying, 'security in numbers', could not be any more true in this situation.

Research Project

I am doing a combined research project with Sierra about horse psychology ;D