Reading Response #6

According to the article Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer which is written by Robert Reich illustrate that what makes the gap between the Rich and Poor become larger and larger. People’s lives are close connecting to the world economy and their corporation. They rose when the economy is rose and they fall when the economy is fall. The corporation in the economy always can find many ways to make more profit. They build their factory in the cheapest country and use the cheapest labor force. Moreover, this activity has not been confined. A keypunch operator in the U.S is one of them. Many people from the poor countries are willing to work for the corporation in a lower wage which also attract the companies to build their factories in. Moreover, people who without college degree is getting harder and harder to find a job. All these changes make poor people become poorer. They have no opportunity to get more money. The economy makes them happy even they get low wage jobs. In china, it is same. Rich squeeze poor. They use low payment to ask the labors work more and put the large amount of profit into their pocket. However, because of the pressure, poor people dare not to go against them. That is also why the poor getting poorer. Therefore, confine these activities, make the world equally. It is better for the economy and the whole population.

Reading Responce #4

In the article Nobel Peace Prize Lecture which spoke by Kofi Annan illustrate what he thinks the peace is: fight poverty, prevent conflict and cure disease. As Annan states, no matter what race you are, what gender you are and what background you are, people all have rights to have peace. Only all the people do not need to think about poverty and conflict, this world would have sufferer no more. He thanks his family, all his colleagues and all the people who dedicate their entire lives in cause of peace. Especially the Nobel Committee, the Nobel Price courage people by addressing the needs of peace, dignity and security. I can remember that I have seen a video which talked about freedom. The president Franklin Delano Roosevelt had said that people have four basic freedoms. The first one is the freedom of speech and expression, second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way, third is freedom from want and the last one is freedom from fear. These few words are powerful and it makes me think for a long time. Many countries in the third world do not even have food to eat. However, many countries in the first are trying to dominate the whole world with any possible reason and they never think about how hard the people’s lives from the third world. Therefore, that is the reason why the United Nation exists. They try to make the world more balance, to make the world peaceful and make everybody have equal right.

Reading Response #3

Reading Response #3

The U.S Was Wrong which is written by Gar Alperovitz illustrates the reason why he thinks dropping atomic bomb to Japan was wrong. Actual, at the time before dropping the bomb, Japan Emperor had asked for peace, and President Truman has already been advised it. Moreover, Mr. Truman also been advised to keep the Japan Emperor. Consequently, atomic bomb was not needed at all. However, Mr. Churchill thought if the Russia army marches into Japan, they would dethrone the Japan Emperor. As a consequence, the leader of the other part of the American-British Combined Intelligence, Truman has decided to use atomic bomb. It not only confronts Japanese, but also confronts the Soviet for the postwar settlement. Gar’s argument really convinces me. He uses plenty of historic background and a lot of confidential which most people don’t know, to support his point of view. For example: though last article the U.S Was Right said that people can’t believe in Japanese who always do something contrary,this article use confidential, especially a intercepted message, to show readers that Japanese government is not trustless. So, Japan government surrender can be trust. All in all, the U.S Was Wrong really convinces me.

Reading Response #2

Jiahao Hua
Writing 121
Kate Ristau
Reading Response #2
10/05/2009

Reading Response for the U.S Was Right

In the article The U.S Was Right, the author illustrate the reason why the U.S. government decided to drop an atomic bomb to Japan. The Japanese government tried to teach their soldiers and citizens would rather dead prefer surrender. Therefore, many militaries and common people choose to suicide and fight to the last person during the war between the USA and Japan. As a consequence, the U.S government decided to use atomic bomb to stop this farce. On the other hand, the reason why the author Connor believe the U.S was right is that if atomic bomb was not be dropped into Japan, millions of people, both American and Japanese would lose their life, because Japanese thought they need to fight to the death. For instance: When Kwajalein was invaded in February 1944, Japanese officers slashed at American tanks with samurai sword; their men held grenades against the sides of tanks in an effort to disable them (Connor 535). Connor’s arguments do make me agree with. Actually, before reading this article, I thought dropped an atomic bomb to Japan is so harmful, many people lose their life and their later generation is influenced by it. However, when the statistics was showed to me, I found the people dead under the atomic bomb is far little than if the U.S. not to do it. All in all, I am agree with Connor.

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