Capitalism Cartoon Feedback

I think that the main things that lead the reader to believe that the author feels this way about capitalism is obviously the big capitalism giant, the laborer being pushed around and juiced of his money and the bag of "profits from child labor". The author is obviously opposed to privately owned companies because he is illustrating that this big, fat, well off man is a follower of capitalism and that therefore he is evil, because he is making his money off child labor and money that rightfully belongs to his workers. The author also believes that laborers aren't getting what is owed to them, and are actually being robbed of their money by the big bosses. And the bag of child labor is saying that capitalists earn their money illegally or unfairly, by means that are putting other people in danger.
I think he could have created the feeling of hatred towards capitalism more by pulling his audience, and getting them to empathize more with the hard working, rundown members of the working class. Maybe a little cartoon of run down looking women and children shoveling coal or something, a drawing that makes the reader feel sorry for the anti-capitalist, and the laborers especially.

Feedback September, 8th.

I would say that I’ve done fairly well to complete my goals so far. My first one was to get the most possible positive ticks on my final Socratic seminar grading list, and I did that and I was satisfied with the outcome. My other goal was to do well on my Outsiders final project- I think I did all right on this one. I didn’t do as well as I’d have liked, but I did a solid job and I wasn’t entirely disappointed with my efforts. I was hoping for an A- or a B+ and I got a B+ so that was fine. So yeah, my two quarter one goals are already completed.

1870's Stockmarket Reflection

One of Mr. Coyle's Investment Tips that I think really describes my experience in this simulation was number 2.) You have to spend money to make money. At first I was conserving my initial $80, only investing in Durham Tobacco, because I thought it was a safe investment. But by about the third year, I realized that the people making the big money were the people going out on a limb and speding their money on stocks, NOT trying to keep their eighty dollars. So, I then invested in John Deere. And then Drexel Morgan, which I ended up making a lot of money off. Had I continued to stick to my one-company investment plan, I would have made A LOT less money then I did by the end of the game. So the lesson leanred is that stocks, and their values are, in the long run, a whole heck of a lot more valuable than just plain money, so you should invest and take risks to make the big bucks.

The Industrial Revolution: Pros and Cons

Good Things About IR:

· New machinery introduced

· More money being made by regular people

· Usually labor intensive procedures made easy

· More available jobs

Bad Things About IR:

· Specialization and craftsmanship is no longer valued

· Extensive environmental damages

· Espionage and dishonesty

· Bad working conditions in the factories

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