NOW WHAT? MANIFESTO

Felipe Caballero Loza

Miss. Sierra, Mr. Patterson

Social Studies, British Literature

25/04/2014

Now What? Manifesto

School is already done and there is a lot I will take from it, it was one of the most important phases in my life, I learned so much from writing essays to having my own idea about everything. I also learned how to solve algebra problems or how the body works and its different parts. But most important I learned how important is the people surrounding me. I have met too many people during this 13 or 14 years of my life, most of them left a mark in me, I learned something from them and made me a better person, it might not be academically but shaped me as a person.  The first event that shaped me was in middle school when I met a teacher called Miss. Gladys, who was a strict but dedicated and passionate teacher, she was known for her bad temper, but students (including me) didn’t knew how much she cared about us, she was able to teach me the importance of studying and dedicating time to homework and school, I realized how important was teaching, how hard it is but how their love for the students and teaching made it look easy.  In high school 10^th grade was a hard year because I felt in laziness and bad behavior, I lost the school year, this year I realized how a student is not invincible and that a big error will cost more than what I could imagine. Today I am able to say that failing the school year was the best it could happen to me, I meet new people, changed as a person and improved academically. These events through my school life are a proof that I studied and raised my self in the best place I could ever been, with so much people I love, and with people that always cared about me.

Now it is the end of my senior year and here I am writing a manifesto who would make me realize what will my future depend on, were will I go and who will I meet in my road to success? I could leave this questions for later, but once I have the diplomas in my hand the most important and ironic question will be, NOW WHAT? I know I have many goals to succeed before I graduate, during university and after university. Before I graduate my goals are: passing the school year with my grades clean, finding a good university, resting before university, and enjoying the time I have left with my family, friends and girlfriend. During university my main goals are: studding what I love to study, dedicating time to the university, having great grades, and meting new people who would help me through university. After university my main goals are: having a job, self sustaining myself, dedicating time to my family, meet with long lasting friendships, and having a great family. Thinking about these goals is important to feel the motivation for completing them because without motivation there is nothing that would push me to completing these goals. My main motivation is my family because the have always been the reason why I have been successful, they have always supported me in my decisions, and I know in the future they will also support my decisions and will help me in the hardest events. Another motivation is my hunger for success because all of my life I have seen how my parents were successful by working hard and doing things with dedication, but most of all with honor and always doing the right thing.

I have always wanted to study international business administration, which is my passion. Encouraged and presented by my mom back in days, motivated by my mathematics teachers and my family. I also got in love with international business since we started to look at international problems and the imperialism of USA through the world, I got interested in how the global economy work and how can a business expand internationally depending in the economy. After I graduate I will be able to work and gain money, during my life I was teach by my parents and teachers to save money and not spend it in simple things so thanks to this years I will be able to be a successful professional. Being a international business administrator I will be able to change the world because I will work on expanding the economy and working with big companies so they could help under developing countries, which is important because the most stable economy is when all the economies are developed and strong. Another plan on changing the world is giving a part of what I will produce, a small drop of help in the world will help people who needs it, I also consider that the wealth is for people to share it with the ones who need it the most. in life the risk of failing is always an important factor, I should be able to avoid the risk of failing by studying hard in university, working with honesty and always helping others. The biggest risk in international business is not being able to expand the business which is a risk that every administrator takes, but with good knowledge and good ethic of work I will be able to avoid the risk, the most important thing about risk confront it because the most successful people are the ones who take risk and are able to avoid the failure.

In conclusion I have lived a lot, and there is more to live but with the bases I got from school, I will be able to go out and confront the world with strength and intelligence, always thinking for my family and with honesty. The most important thing in a person is his humanity and how he is able to help others without wanting something back. My final goal before leave this world is to be with my loved ones, because I will not leave with my wealth, I will leave with memories and love. I will always be thankful with the school and class mates because they shaped me for the person I am today. This inspiring quote is for my family, school and friends in my life “Ahh, home let me come home, home is when ever I’m with you.” I will always remember the school as my home and as one of the most important things in my life, because thanks to the school I am the person I am today.

Citations:

Sharpe, Edward. Home. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. Rec. 07 July 2009. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, 2009. MP3.

THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY

The Light bulb conspiracy is a documentary about planned obsolesce which means that the products are made so they stop working in a period of time. This documentary changed my vision of consuming because things can be fixed rather than buying another one and buying a newer version of an item is not always the best option. Many things damage and immediately people just want to replace it, but most don’t know it is easier to fix it with a little dedication of time. For example in the Light Bulb conspiracy the printer of a guy named Marco was damaged, he though about buying a new one but instead he decided to look for the internet to found out how he could fix it, finally he found a software who would reseat the information of just one chip inside the printer, this cheap was programed so after some printed pages it would make the printer stop working, but by resetting the chip the printer started working again. This means that the printer was just installed to damage the printer and make the consumer buy a new one, but Marco preferred to buy a new one and instead fixed it, he was able to beat planned obsolesce. People should start to learn how to fix many items so the won`t be forced to buy a new one.

Buying a newer item is not always the best option because companies constantly take out a newer product and make consumers feel the last product is already old and useless. In light Bulb conspiracy they explain how a product is offered to consumers with newer features, better technology and improved durability, but at the same time they have a marketing campaign for older products, which make them be seen as old and out of date, this is called planned obsolesces, like apple because each day they have a new iPod, it is prettier each year because the last one should look ugly and old, so people will change the IPod. This means how companies want to control the consumer to make them buy the product and consume each time more. People should be able to control what they buy and when they want to buy it, even if the Marketing of the product suggest them to change the product. In conclusion the light bulb conspiracy is a good documentary because it teaches about planned obsolesces and the importance of avoiding getting into it and consuming each day more.  

Citation:

Dannoritzer, Cosima. "Pyramids of Waste (2010), AKA The Lightbulb Conspiracy - Planned Obsolescence Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, 18 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.

Fall of the USA Empire

Fall of the USA Empire

USA empire have grown for many years, each time it is getting bigger and bigger, but also each day it is disintegrating and it is being affected by the huge economy of the same empire. One reason the empire is falling is because the inflation is getting bigger each time in the country. As Tarek El Diwany said “what a bank actually does, but a commercial bank does is to create money out of nothing” (Four Horsemen 18:17). This means that the banks are creating money so they can lend it to the people in a high interest, so they create money, leaned it and win out of people`s money. The bank are producing unfair money because people think they get the money out of other people that really put it in the bank, but instead the bank is just producing out of nothing, each day more. The inflation gets bigger because there is more money in circulation, and devaluation of the money.

USA controls most of the world`s economy, so if the empire falls down many country would also be affected in many different ways. One of the biggest implications it will have for other countries is the lack of trade through the world, because they will not have anything to trade, so they money would not be in circulation and most of the countries would not have a big buyer of supplier. In Colombia with the TLC, the country would be affected because the trade would stop and the products we receive from USA would stop being available. Contemplating the fall of USA Empire is important because this would prevent many people on relying in USA economy.

Most of the people in the world rely on USA economy, which is a problem because if the economy falls, many countries and companies would fall with it. It is important to contemplate it because investing on USA or lawing them would end up being in a loss of money and opportunities. For example if someone invests in a company who relies on USA economy and the economy falls, not only the company would be affected, but all of the investors in these company, many of the investors would become in depth and with no money. As depth is described in Four Horsemen “(depth) is a for of slavery, but how much do we question our depth?” (Four Horsemen 1:38:53)This means that depth is dangerous, and relying on USA economy and they being in depth is very dangerous for the people.

Citation:

Ashcroft, Megan, Jason Whitmore, and Ross Ashcroft. "Four Horsemen- Official Version." YouTube. YouTube, 13 Sept. 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.

Monetary System in Colombia

The monetary system in Colombia is a system that controls inflation, payment balance, monetary distribution and credit policy, a board of directors and owners constructs it. The board of director control de actions taken in the in the monetary system, like money creation or loans, the owners or the users are the ones who control the money and are those who move it and work for it. As Inocencio Melendez describes  “En Colombia desde 1923, el Banco de la República, junto con su Junta Directiva es el encargado de la política monetaria nacional, para el control de la inflación, la balanza de pagos, emisión de monedas y la política crediticia.” (Melendez 2013). This means that the board of directors control de actions of “El Banco de la Republica” and prevents the inflation and other factors that are a thread to the economy in Colombia. The “Banco de la Republica” have policies who seek for the good in society. As “El Banco de la Republica” describes the policies: reducer las disparidades regionales en Colombia, efectividad de la politica de prestamista, evitar la inflacion. These policies avoid a disaster in the monetary system in Colombia because they are a well-constructed structure to avoid failing.

The monetary system in Colombia has similarities and differences with the monetary system in the USA. A difference is inflation because Colombia has an inflation percentage of 1.94% of inflation, which has been the lowest in years. The similarity of both monetary system is how that they prevent inflation of their countries, the difference is the system they use to prevent and avoid inflation. The monetary system in Colombia is well organized and developed, with the help of the government and “El Banco de la Republica.”

Citations:

"Politica Economica." Banco De La República (Banco Central De Colombia). N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.

Rodriguez Uribe, Ernesto. "Con Un 1,94%, Colombia Registra La Inflación Más Baja De Los Países Ripe." La República. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.

Melendez Julio, Inocencio. "Análisis Del Sistema Monetario En Colombia. Inocencio Meléndez Julio." SlideShare. N.p., 09 Mar. 2013. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.

photo credit:http://sistema-monetario.blogspot.com/

Fractional Reserve Banking System

The fractional reserve system is a system who is supposed to control USA inflation, but each day it is creating a lot of inflation who affects society because prices become higher so the gap between poor and rich is getting bigger each day. The wealth gap is described in society by Zeigeist Addendum “In a world were 1% of the population owns 40% of the planet`s wealth, in a world were 34,000 children die every single day of poverty and preventable diseases and were 50% of the population lives with 2 dollars a day” (Zeigeist Addendum min 5:51). This means how the gap in society is growing each day because of inflation, who is produced by USA`s monetary system, were they create a lot of money each day. People are dying each day from hunger, while the rich is buying a lot of unimportant things, and the monetary system is putting each day more and more money in circulation, which only add price to basic things like food and housing. The monetary system is also a system that depth`s USA with the Federal Reserve using “bonds”.

The federal Reserve works with USA by trading bonds for money paper, who are instruments of depth. According to Zeigeist Addendum “The money was created out of depth” (Zeigeist Addendum min 9:16). This means how the USA makes money out of depth by giving the bonds to the Federal Reserve, who is something used to assure depth. USA is entering each time more and more in depth that is a problem because they can only pay with the money who is in circulation so it is very hard for the USA to pay something that is produced out of depth. In conclusion the monetary system is a system who affects the USA if it is not welled controlled.

Citation:

ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM | 2008 (HD). Dir. Peter Joshep. ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM | 2008 (HD). YOUTUBE, 28 Dec. 2008. Web. 4 Apr. 2014.