Power, what do you think of it?

Power would have to be the ability to rise to the top and be able to accomplish something that has never been accomplished before. But power would also have to mean if you can handle the ability to make decisions on your own and learning from your mistakes. Though it may seem what I am defining would be our everyday lives, well they might as well be. People of all different ages and cultures are able to have power and it can come in many different forms such as being a leader in your school or being the president of a country. However, it does NOT mean that you can boss people around, that’s just what most people call rudeness. You cannot just throw power around or just have it handed to you. The world is here for development and that development, to me, should come in the form of variety,

In the Scramble for Africa game, we had to struggle to fight for the top. We had to try to get as much rolls of the dice as we could so we could get more land of Africa. You have to know what you need and thinking fast is key in the game of life. Also women suffragettes have been waiting a long time before they were able to get their power which came in the form of having a say in their world/community and having the right to vote. As many people know, there is always a struggle in getting what you want, to really succeed. You have to be able to work towards gaining power. In the Great Powers Game, we were just given our country rather than living up to it and earning that country, but I think that we were given the specific country for a reason. I don’t think that you can just climb your way to the top without a struggle or a care in the world.

Going to the top is not what I consider power IF you cannot respect that power. There is no way that you are going to gain respect when you can’t even respect the power you have achieved.

Population Project Recap

What are the three most valuable things you learned from Population Project? Why?

1. How to organize data neatly and clearly. For example, putting together information for my research paper helped me because if I wasn't organized, then I would fall apart and same with the Excel program.
2. I learned that India is one of the leading countries with tuberculosis and that helped me to be cautious in India and to recognize the signs and symptoms otherwise I could develop tuberculosis.
3. Lastly, I learned how to stay calm in hard situations. If I hadn't stayed calm I would have rushed through the project and would have gotten a REALLY bad grade. And staying calm helps you understand your topic better so if you were asked what you did on your project, you will be able to proudly explain.