Simone De Beauvoir

~How does men’s power benefit from the myth(s) of women?

In the early years of life, women nearly had any rights or even any rights at all. Throughout many years in the world, men were the top dog, and were considered to be anything and do everything in the world. For men to benefit from myth(s) of women would be like finding out someone’s weakness. When people in the world find out how to use something to their advantage, they take it and use if against them. To think that women in today’s world were treated as if there were back then is something I can not even picture. It would almost be compared to a family’s pet dog, and I can see why men could benefit for it. Living in today’s world, women are as equal as or even better than men in a lot of ways. Now with Mrs. Clinton is the runnings for President and many other women in the government, this is a great way to so that many of the myth(s) there once was, are disappearing. Looking at a women’s point of view, I can see how many of them felt cheated from their life. A lot of the women back in time did not get the chance to live to their fullest. It would like doing something you love, but not getting the chance to do at your fullest. I am glad that the myth(s) that used to be considered towards the women are finally disappearing.

Woolf

~ What was the expected role of women in Shakespeare’s time?

If we looked back in the time of Shakespeare, I would have to say that women did not really have a role in life. They basically listen to there husband or father, and just did what they told. If we took a look back and think about ever movie or story that was written about those times, if seems has if the women were told just to look pretty, and never really have a thought on anything else. Even back then sometimes the women did even get to pick out their husband; they just listen to their father on what man to be with for their rest of their life. Women back in those days were not treated as people, which in my mind is horrible. They didn’t have any rights, and it was like they only goal for them was to look good for your husband, and in front of other people. As a child going up we watch all these “Once upon a Time” movies and both the boys and girls love them. Although, as we get older we realize how the women in most of those movies, did not have any rights to do anything. I thought the reading by author Woolf, I thought she explained very strong points, and has ideas that I never really thought of. Women back in the time of Shakespeare were not treated with any respect at all, and I’m glad we do not live that life style that they once did.

Robert B. Reich

~ Why and how does an individual’s position in the world economy depend on the function he/she performs in it?

There is one thing in the world that everyone wants, money. Every since being a little child, everyone in the world wishes they had millions of dollars so they can just relax and enjoy the world. One way to have that is by working for it. In today’s world if you want to make the big dollars, you have to work for it. The harder and better you perform at your job, the more money you will make. For example, let’s pretend there is a money tree, the harder and better you perform, the higher you can go up and more money you can receive. In today’s world people can not receive a well paying job without having a college degree. Unless your family already has earned themselves a name in this world, everyone else has to earn it. A business or company wants the best working for them. Once you are in, the harder you work, the better chance you have at moving up the food chain. The best example I can think of is the movie “pursuit of happiness”. The guy went from having nothing, to working hard and being great at his career. People in today’s world have to realize that if you want to be rich or successful in your life time, you have to earn it. Find something you know you would be good at, and exercise it. That is how you can separate your self for everyone else that is how you become successful.

John Kenneth Galbraith

~ Why is modern poverty different from that of a century ago?

I believe modern poverty has changed tremendously from a century ago. As days go by in this world the middle class seems to disappear, while the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. My theory on why I believe poverty has changed a great deal is because of the working environment we have today. A century ago people did not have to attend college to receive well paying jobs; most people did not go to college. There were also more jobs available for people who held a lower education. But now being year 2007, there is not a place in this world were you can find a great paying job without the diploma of a college education, while most of the little jobs we needed people for have been replaced by machines or computers. By this happening the poverty line has changed so fast from a century ago. With this happening people have to realize that something is going to have to great. This is a major issue going on in the world, and if no one is stepping up to the plate, who is? The world has changed so fast from the last century, and is only going to get faster. While most things are improving in the world, poverty is not. In the novel “The Position of Poverty” author John Kenneth Galbraith explains his thoughts on poverty as he breaks it downs into pieces between case poverty and the other insular poverty.

Karl Marx

~ How does the expanding world market for goods affect national identity?

In the late 1800’s a man named Karl Marx had an idea which he called communism. Communism was a type of government that he thought all countries should live by. Many countries after reading the idea of Karl Marx thought the idea of communism was the greatest type of government ever created. During the 1900’s many countries turn to communism, by this it started many wars between many countries and even world wars. What people do not realize is that reading Karl Marx’s study on communism, it looks like the greatest system a country could turn too. If gives a government many ways to rise back up by making everything in the country equal. Many people in the U.S believe in the term the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and the middle class seem to disappear. And this is where communism can step in. By turning to communism it makes everything equal. There are no rich or poor, and everything is spread out even throughout the country. Marx’s also believe this would expand the national market between all the countries. When Marx’s first came out with his theory, many countries did not trade between each other. But in today’s world there is world trade market all over the world. Karl Marx theory on expanding the trade market is basically the same as how he thinks communism would run in the countries. With everything being equal, countries and people could trade between each other to products they need. For example, if I had a car and needed a house and someone had a house and needed a car. We could trade each other to help are needs. Now, in the national trade market it works like this but with bigger products in different ways.