Is cotton the core of life?

There aren’t many products around the world that everybody uses and can afford. For example, computers are used every day by people in first world countries yet many poor people in third world countries are deprived of it. However, there is one product that the rich and the poor, the young and the old use daily, without this product; our lives will be much different for it’s of great importance. Cotton is one of the most important resources today as it is the center and base of medical and textile field, it the world’s leading cash crop which is used more than any other fiber, and it has a high demand and is consumed everywhere.

This cash crop’s origin is unknown but remains of cotton textiles were found in the Indus Valley and it is believed that the Harappan civilization were the first to grow the crop to be used as fabric for clothing and towels in 2500-3000 BC. The Harrapa people migrated from Africa to India and were hunters but eventually became farmers and grew the crops next to the Indus Valley. The farming techniques of cotton were developed in India and were soon exported across the monsoons and the Indian Ocean through ships. Due to its high price it limited supply it started off not being very popular.  Cotton was soon spread to China, East Africa, and then to Muslim nations in the Middle East. Cotton was very popular in Muslim nations and soon they started producing textiles made from cotton. The supply for cotton then increased but its demand has risen slowly. Many years later, cotton had spread to Europe, America, and most of Africa and more techniques on producing longer fibers were found. In the 1700’s cotton became more valuable, popular and England saw its potential after cotton has replaced flax and wool as many countries’ most popular fabric. England’s industrial revolution was based on importing raw cotton and dispersing them throughout the world which lead to the growth of their empire. The supply had risen and so has its demand. Many countries such as India, China, United States, and France also had begun producing cotton to meet its growing demand. The demand had risen sharply and became very popular and cotton industry was profitable. As there was much more supply to meet the demands cotton has became inexpensive and appealed to the majority of the world’s population.

                Cotton was first produced and consumed in India. Then a big amount of it was produced by the Muslim nations for its textile industry. After cotton had became the most popular fabric in Europe, several of the world’s powerful European nations such as England had began producing a lot of it at a high rate. Then in 1914 most of the cotton used in the world was produced by America. Cotton was first consumed in South Asia, then in the rest of Asia and the Middle East. It was then consumed by Europeans and the Americas. Cotton business revenue in the U.S. economy exceeds 120 billion. The top six cotton producers are China (33 million bales), India (27 million bales), America (18 million bales), Pakistan (10.3 million bales), Brazil (9.3 million bales), and Uzbekistan (4.6 million bales) who account for 83% of the world cotton production. The top five exporters in 2011 are America, India, Brazil, Australia, and Uzbekistan. Top cotton importers are South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Hong Kong, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand, and Italy. Today, cotton is consumed in most parts of the world because it can be used for many things such as textile and clothing, bedding and curtains, and in the medical field in terms of bandages and cotton buds. 2.5% of the world’s land is now used for the production of cotton.

                Cotton is easy to farm, and people were discovering that it could be used for many things. Cotton being warm, soft, clean, and natural made it more popular and a better mode of clothing. It was a good business and due to its popularity it created a huge demand that persuaded many countries to produce the fiber. People began consuming it more and using it for a range of products which lead to the demand rising.  It was used more and inventions made the production process faster. Cotton shaped many countries economy and became more important over time. Its demand has risen over the years and many countries have tried to produce more cotton to meet the growing demands. The demand for cotton is the highest it has ever been with a demand of 23 million tones but a production of 26 million tones has met the demands and kept cotton affordable and inexpensive as there is a surplus of supply.

            There are many ways to do something just like there are many different ways and techniques to grow cotton. Some ways are simple, yet some are very complex. There are also many detailed steps involved. A cotton plant takes around 4 to 5 months before it is ready to harvest. Its development starts off with germination and emergence, seed establishment, canopy development, flowering, and maturation. Cotton’s growth can be affected by cold temperatures and bad soil moisture which would damage the plant. When there is a natural disaster such as a tornado or earthquake, the supply of cotton decreases leading to a shortage. People will complain as prices rise and companies will try to meet the demands.

                Cotton is a major industry in many countries and the most used fiber. It is America’s leading cash crops, and cotton is used daily by everyone in all cultures, races, genders, and social classes. Cotton is soft, warm, clean and natural. Cotton exists in our shirts, jeans, underwear, undershirt, socks, turbans, pillows, bedding, towels, curtains, cotton buds, bandages, thread, and fabric. Most textiles and clothing we wear are made from cotton because it keeps us warm and it is soft. Without bandages, cotton buds, and other medical tools made from cotton, medical care wouldn’t have been able to come this far. Our life is based upon this luxury crop which we use so often.  We use cotton so much that we don’t appreciate and notice its significance and importance. Imagine life without cotton today. We wouldn’t be able to use soft towels to wipe our face and body after taking a shower. We wouldn’t have warm and soft clothing to wear. Our pillows will be hard, and our beddings will have to be made with something else, thus not keeping us warm at night. The demand for cotton has risen annually because we find more uses for it and it is a very important crop that we have grown used to. Cotton is clean which gives us good hygiene and keeps us healthy too. Cotton’s impact on us is that it has made improved our life and is the best mode of clothing. It has changed what most things are made of and it replaced wool. However, recently cotton is being replaced by synthetics and one reason is because synthetics and polyester are cheaper and its thread is stronger. 

                The moving of cotton has caused Southernization to occur. Without Southernization there wouldn’t be westernization because why would Europeans want to be involved with countries like India and China. They must be involved with India and China because the techniques of growing cotton, etc came from India. India and China are also a big exporter of cotton.

  

African Diaspora

The African Diaspora refers to a time period where Africans were transported in the world to work as slaves against their will. The main time period is from 1500-1800 where the Atlantic Slave occurred. The Atlantic Slave trade was African slaves who were traded across the Atlantic Ocean into Europe and The Americas. The African slaves usually came from west or central Africa. The African Diaspora was the largest forced slave trade in volume where an estimated 4-12 million slaves were traded and taken.

These slaves were often kidnapped or caught in wars in Africa and sold to Europeans and other nations in the ports. The Europeans never entered Africa to capture these slaves for themselves in fear of diseases. Kings and businessmen became very rich as they employed and funded these kidnappings and raids and earned a very large income selling these slaves to rich countries. Criminals were sold to make sure they no longer committed crime or caused any more trouble in the area. People were taken from their homes and sold. These slaves were purchased from tribal leaders who often sell the caught Africans from another ethnic group.

About 10% of these slaves die during transport. These slaves were overworked, tortured and not even paid. They were abused and mistreated. These slaves often died from overwork or diseases that spread to them or appeared due to the low sanitation and hygiene available to them. African slaves who were shipped away never returned. These slaves worked on coffee, tobacco, sugar plantations, mines, construction, and were servants. The plantation economies of several countries were built on slave labor as seventy percent of slaves were used to produce sugar. This slave trade made sure that the human resources of Africa were gone.

Since land was cheap in Western countries and slavery helped many business bloom, people often looked to invest in land and build a business using these slaves who lead to a constant shortage of workers or in other words, slaves. The countries buying these African slaves benefited and their economies agree with this statement. These African slaves were often the backbone of many countries. Due to this event, Africa suffered with a huge rich poor divides.

People who were rich or looked to further their education or for a better job opportunity would emigrate abroad which leads to a brain drain in the country, stopping it from moving forward and developing. Therefore, Africa had a huge shortage in human resources and the Africans continued to suffer.

These African slaves were seen as inferior due to their skin color which was dark. Since they could not speak English or a Western language, they were looked down upon. They did not have a united front which leads to them being taken advantaged off.

Although the African Diaspora is a very tragic event that everyone would like to change, it leads to the spread of culture, religion, and ideas. It created permanent ties between Africa and North America. Africans in the Americas speak pigeon English which is still spoken in some parts of the United States today which shows us part of the African culture that survived injustice slavery. The integration of native culture with traditional European culture was shown with the African American mixing old and new styles when they cook, sing, carve, and tell stories. These traditions are still there today.
 

 

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Mexico Population Analysis

Mexico’s current population is 113 million people. 50 years ago in 1960 the population was only 38 million people and from then on the population of Mexico just kept increasing by 5-10 million each year. The population stayed the same for thousands of years but during recent centuries such as the 20^th and 21^st century, population has increased dramatically and the resources aren’t enough.

                The highest age-group population is the young. 4.8 Of the men’s population are aged 0-4, and 4.6 percent of the female population is aged 0-4. 3.7 And 4.0 of men and women are aged 30-34. And around 0.8-0.9 of the population of men and women are aged 70-74. These statistics show us that there is are higher birth rates then death rates and that more people are young rather than old.

                Mexico has close to 800,000 people leaving its country each year usually migrating legally or illegally to the United States, and it has fewer migrations into the country. The people leaving causes a brain drain with the country’s smart people looking to migrate elsewhere for a better life and a higher pay. With 113 people, Mexico is one of the most populated countries, ranking eleventh most populated country in the world. It is also the most populated Spanish-speaking country. As the country was a colony of Spain and gained independence during 1810, most of the people in the country speak Spanish.

                In 1990, the population was around 80 million.  In 2000, Mexico’s population was around 100 million.       These ten years alone shows how fast the population of Mexico is increasing, and the population increases faster and faster. In 2000, the birth rate was estimated to be 23.15 per 1,000. This is about 4 times more than the death rate of 5.05 per 1,000. The annual growth rate is over 1.8 percent in 2000. From 1940 to 1970 the population increased by over 250 percent !

The currency in Mexico is the Peso. Its total GDP is $1.69 trillion, and per capita GDP is $15,113. Its population density is 142/sq mi which is the 142^nd densest country. Its total area is 761,606 sq mile, and about 2.5% of the country is water.

                Since Mexico has a high population, the government cannot take care of everybody. Mexico has an increasing crime-related violence. If you include the deaths of this violence along with the emigration figures, Mexico has lost 11% of its population since 2007. But on the bright side, people who migrate elsewhere send back money to the country which provides capital inflow.

                Mexico’s overpopulation has lead to a competition for jobs. There aren’t enough sources of jobs in Mexico and people without jobs cannot support their families.  Mexico’s unemployment rate is estimated to be 5.4% and the underemployment rate could be as high as 25%. The second negative effect of this overpopulation is the high level of pollution. Traffic jams are caused because people use cars to drive to their jobs at the same time. There is noise pollution and water and ground pollution as well as a lot to trash. There isn’t enough food and water and therefore there is a lot of hunger and thirst in the country. There aren’t enough schools and teachers therefore the education and literacy rate is quite low. Also, since there is a lack of hospitals and a lot of people to cure, people who need attention aren’t given it so there are a lot of diseases. It becomes a cycle because pollution causes diseases and diseases can’t be cured because of insufficient hospitals. We need to create a better environment and have a better quality of life. We must take good care and share natural resources even though we know they are scarce. If we continue to use up a lot of resources in so less time and continue to pollute, our sons and grandsons will have a problem.

                Other issues concerning Mexico because of overpopulation are medicine and sanitation. It was very hard to control diseases such as the yellow fever.

                Mexico must generate more jobs so the overpopulated people can work and support their families otherwise they will find other ways to get money by committing crime. The crime violence rate has increased over the years in Mexico and this issue must be tended to immediately.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Mexico

    

      

What a flood!

The current flood in Thailand is the worst in a decade and shows the need of an improvement in Thailand’s flood prevention system. Following the situation with the red and yellow shirts Thailand has faced a huge drop in tourism, and this event is leading and will continue to lead to a drop in tourism for a while until Thailand gets back on its feet.

58% of the natural disasters that occur in Thailand for the past twenty years have been floods, but the government and country has not focused much on improving the flood prevention program because the flood doesn’t usually reach Bangkok. This tragic flooding we are experiencing is good in terms that after the event, Thailand will hopefully focus and have a better flood prevention system for the future.

Many people in Thailand who does not live in Bangkok is complaining because when they are flooded for two months, the government does not pay much attention to them but when there are rumors of flood water reaching Bangkok, they are freaked out and fully focused to prevent this. I would like to say the government has to care more for Bangkok because it is hope to a majority of Thai citizens, it is the capital and business city of Thailand and it is in the top five most visited cities every year in the world! However, I think the government should also pay attention to other cities who have been flooding for a while now, and have floods often every year.

Water covers more land than 3G and Wifi today in Thailand.  Many factories in places such as Ayutthaya have closed down and need lots of repair and money. They have closed down, and need about 5 months after the flood before they can get back to work. The Honda car factory has over 300 cars flooded and a lot of their factories have flooded. This will lead to a shortage of Honda Cars, and let lead the company to have minimal profit from Thailand at the end of the year. Also, a majority of the world’s computer hard disks and rice are produced in Thailand and the flood has led to a shortage of these products. Computer prices are expected to rise around 2000 baht per computer especially in Thailand. Starbucks in lots of places in Thailand has to close down, partly because of flooding, but also because they don’t have paper cups to serve their drinks with because the factory that produces it for them is flooded. Half of swensens menu are unavailable, and Burger King in places such as Chiang Mai does no longer sell burgers but only the French fries!

In some parts of Thailand, animals along with people have died. Animals such as crocodiles have traveled along with the flood and can cause people a lot of harm. Fifteen green deadly African snakes which have been imported for research are now out in the wild and with a bite; it can kill the person within minutes. Even if the person somehow manages to escape from it and get to a hospital, it is no use because there is no antidote for it that exist in Thailand yet and the government are currently talking about buying and importing these antidotes from areas in the world that have it, such as Africa.

                Many people are hurt and injured or even killed. Hospitals are flooded and have some problems getting people in and curing them. Businesses are going down and universities and schools are flooded. Schools and universities close down and this greatly affects children’s schooling and education. They will have to make up these weeks of absence during the holidays. Houses are destroyed and people have to evacuate and leave their possessions behind. These possessions will be destroyed, robbed of, or lost with the flood when they come back.

                However, the flood can be good for some people who seize the opportunity. Some people go out and buy dozens of packs of water in the supermarket for around less than ten baht a bottle and then in a few days when water bottles and beers cannot be bought in the markets anymore, they go out and sell each bottle for close to a hundred baht. Businesses that sell boats, lifejackets and umbrellas are having their best ever year!

                Although people may blame the heavy rainfall for this flood, the flood could have been prevented and the amount of water could be decreased. The dams in Thailand has been 99% full for a few months now and with each year it is almost being overflowed. The government received warnings but they ignored it. They were all full at the same time, and the government issued an order for all dams to let the water out. These waters, fueled by the rainfall caused this massive flooding along with other factors. If the government had let each dam let their water out one by a time before it was full, the water level of flooding would definitely decrease significantly.  Another reason that people say lead to this flooding is the huge deforestation which prevented the absorption of water.

                Every town which has been alert that the flood might reach their city, has tried to prevent it using sandbags but none were successful as the water level was stronger and higher than the sandbags. If none were successful, why should we believe that Bangkok will be successfully relieved of flooding? The flood water has already caused trouble and is leaked in into some parts of Bangkok. The newly elected prime minister knows she is in trouble with a lot of pressure with her inability to deal with the deeply concerned issue of flooding.

                Since I live in the heart and center of Bangkok, Sukhumvit 24 next to Emporium, the flood might not reach my condo. However, life is precious and one should take precautions and be cautious. If the flood reaches our condo, it would mean that we would have to “hibernate” and if the government turns off the light and electricity we would be in trouble therefore my mom evacuated our family to my grandparents’ house in Chiang Mai where we have been safely living for a few weeks now. Since Chiang Mai is on high ground and have a good flood prevention system, the flood came and went within 3 days and the water was usually no higher than 20 cm! Bangkok is on lower ground and for the water to get out of Thailand, and so that other cities can stop suffering from the floods, the water must go through Thailand into the sea/ocean. The government is finding ways for the flood to not enter the center of town where the majority of businesses and hotels are stationed. The government is also trying to find ways for people to travel as cars cannot run in the roads and transportation has been greatly affected and most are unavailable.

                The flood showed why Thai people are known for their generous and kind heart. Several people donated food and money and went to help. When sandbags were lacking in some areas, people went into the water and held hands, using themselves as a blockade by forming a chain. They risked their lives for the better of the community which I believe needs applauding. I can only hope that Thai people remain united and together we can stand up and fight the floods. I would also like to thank other countries such as the United States who have remained concerned and tried helping Thailand with this flood issue.

  

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7 billion - top ten list

(note: the top ten list works by ten being the least important and one being the most important. As the number gets closer to one, it becomes more important.)


11.) To eat less meat is more reasonable than telling people to have fewer children.

10.)There would be 9 billion people on the planet by 2045, and there is currently a population of 7 billion people.

9.) Population is not the cause of global warming

People can’t change the climate, so how does the increasing amount of population connect with global warming speeding up? Therefore the increasing population does not have relevance and is not the cause of global warming.

8.) One in seven people on Earth lives in slums today

With the increasing population, more and more people will end up living in slums and providing them with good housing and education will be a challenge. Without education they will bound to have more children and without good housing they will fall victim to diseases. This will be an undying cycle unless it is solved.

7.) Overpopulation would lead to war, disease, and pollution

When there are a lot of people with fewer resources available there is a tendency for competition. It is a trend we can observe over the last centuries. People will fight over these resources which would cause a big fight such as a war and/or genocide. With war mechanizing and improved dramatically over the last few years where we now have bombs than can destroy the whole world it is predicted that if World War 2 happens, war will be much more violent and countries could be literally blown off the map. The world could end. Most of the population will come from developing countries such as Africa where bad medical care will cause health problems and when they migrate those problems will spread causing worldwide diseases and health issues. Since we use a lot of resources without much care, the earth will be much polluted than it was.

6.) Excessive consumption of resources

Developed countries consume an excessive amount of resources meanwhile the third world countries which with a higher population needs more resources; consume a small amount of it. Wealthy nations are taking advantage of the poorer countries and thriving while the poorer countries lack resources to meet people’s needs which will cause hunger and starvation. It is tough to see whether there will be resources left for future generations if we continue to consume large portions of resources each year. However, emerging economies are catching up fast on the amount of resources consumed.

5.)  Supply of food does not meet the demands for food

People live longer because of science and medical advances but they will always need food to survive. Food is produced by crops and water. But what if the food produced does not meet the demand that requires it? What if we can only provide food for a certain amount of people and the rest are rest are left starving? The demand of food is increasing but the supplies we are producing do not meet the requirements. Also thinking further ahead, Earth has less than 2% of clean water and what if this water finishes? How will we grow crops or get healthy water to drink?

4.) More death rates than birth rates

Birth rates and death rates used to be balanced but better health care, sanitation, and medicine allowed higher life expectancy and people generally lived much longer than they usually did. The death rates decreased and so did the birth rates but there is still much larger birth rates than death rates. This means that we have much more people being born than dying which means that the population is increasing dramatically. Population grows by 80 million each year which is huge, and if we go on with this current rate we are bound to have 33% more people in this planet within less than fifty years!  To solve overpopulation, one way would be to balance the equation, or in other words equalize birth rates and death rates.When Russia had low birth rates, they paid women $11,500 if they had a second child, and this worked. So a solution to combat high birth rates could be that the government pays a certain amount of money to women that had less than 2 children or a one child policy like China might work pretty well.

3.) The less developed world will account for 95% of future population growth

In third world countries, a family usually consists of an average of six kids compared to the two kids of western countries. Birth control is not available, and these people have not received sex education so they do not know the harms of unprotected sex. They think producing more children will help earn the family more money and be able to help around the house, so they keep producing more children. Some women are also raped, and health facilities are poor and without medical help. The populations of these developing countries are growing dramatically and in the future they will make up a big part of the world’s population unless this situation is dealt with. These third world countries are mostly the poor African nations whose population has rose over 54% in less than 50 years.

2.) Educated Women are likely to have fewer children

Birth control and education must be available to women who need to have more access in decision making and her voice must be counted. Women must be able to choose how many children she has, and with education it is likely women will have lesser children. Population increasing comes down to girls we must deal with giving them more rights, contraception, birth control, and hopefully they will produce less children. If girls around the world adapt the trend of western countries, than the population is bound to stabilize and not increase so dramatically.

1.) Population is increasing exponentially, and we will consume more resources than the earth can support

There will always be more human than food available which would mean people would starve and be without food. Estimates of almost 1 billion people are without food each day, and as population increases dramatically, we will need more resources to consume. We already lack these resources, and the shortages will increase causing huge competitions for resources other than food which are bound to cause problems around the planet. Population is increasing but the resources we have are not increasing with it. it took earth millenniums to reach a population of 1 billion, but just 200 years to increase it to 7 billion. 

              

                     

                              
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http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/methods/quantlit/popgrowth.html

How to make history- Boss

  

There are many ways to make history and make your name remembered in time. Making history often brings fame, money, and attraction. Each person has their own specialty and interests and if they use their passion to make history, they might be successful. But the hard part is finding what to do and how to do it in order to make history. The names of people that you can think of the top of your heads such as Gandhi, Zuckerberg, and Jesus Christ have all made history and everybody knows who they are when you mention their names. They no longer require and introduction. Their names are known throughout mountains, and rivers and it extends to every country. As you can see by all this men, in order to make history you must do something that is big, has a large effect, and will change the way the world works forever. Sounds hard doesn’t it? It’s not that hard to be honest. It all comes down to whether you are brave enough to challenge your mind to think big. Thinking hurts, but it grows neurons. Once you can think of something, it all comes down to whether you are brave enough to risk doing it or standing up for what you believe. High risk, high gain.

If you are good at sports, and enter the world of sports such as a professional soccer team, you might get famous and go on television. After you retire, people might still know you’re name and remember how good of a player you are, but do you honestly believe that after a hundred years, people will still remember your name? No, they won’t because what you have done hasn’t changed the world, or had a large effect on it. You aren’t as important as you think so you will not make history. You will not be remembered after a hundred years unfortunately. All the sports players who are so famous now such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Rafael Nadal, and Kobe Bryant seem like they are very famous because all your friends know who they are. They will be remembered for maybe fifty more years, but after a hundred years what they have done isn’t significant and they will be forgotten. Another great player will be remembered and then forgotten, its just a matter of time. Therefore being good at sports and making a name for yourself puts you in the history books for a short-term but not long-term like Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi who will always be studied, always remembered, and always famous. Sports therefore are not a good choice if you want to make it into the history books long-term like those two great people.

                              

All great people have left traces of what they have done which is why they will always be remembered and always be in the history books. Adam Smith’s law of economics is seen today in our modern economy. Jesus Christ’s religion of Christianity is the world’s biggest and most followed religion. Mahatma Gandhi gained independence for India and they have him to thank for their independence they enjoy today. To make history, you must do something big, something where traces will still be found in the future. Something with a significant effect and changes the way of life. If you want to be remembered after you die, you must do something unique that nobody has done before and that thing must be big and important.

                                     

If you want to be remembered, you can start a religion. If your religion becomes popular with lots of followers, over time it will continue gaining popularity and you will be credited for starting the religion. You will be the father of that religion and be remembered. But however, if you aren’t a religious person you can invent something. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, Thomas Edison created the light bulb, the Wright brothers invented the airplane, and all these inventions changed the world significantly. The airplane enabled faster travel and trade. International business was made possible, and the way people spend leisure changed forever. The telephone is the base for communication far away and it made communication much easier. Without the light bulb, we cannot work at night, our lives and time would change greatly. At night, we would all not be able to do anything productive because we can’t see well enough therefore we have less time to do things. All these inventions are really important in our lives today which are why people know these names and study them. So if you are a creative person, try inventing something. If you fail during the first time, don’t worry, because all these people fell a few times. You cannot succeed without failing first, and the faster you fail, the faster you can get up, learn from your mistakes, and succeed. A wise man once said “If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great” – Tom Hanks. Another wise man said “don’t look at the difficulty in an opportunity but look at an opportunity in a difficulty”. Another man said “Difficult things are meant for awesome people”. All these quotes are true; You shouldn’t feel scared but instead know that you can do it and that the opportunity delivered itself to you cause you can do it. You can invent a new way of communication, travel, or education. “If you’re going to think anyway, why not think big”? Why limit yourself? Don’t be scared to think big. The bigger your idea is, the more important and significant it will be. These are just two ways you will make it into the history books, there are many more.

Another thing you can do is to always speak your mind and stand up for what you believe is right. You may come up with a theory for the way government is supposed to work, or a new discovery about science. Don’t be scared to try and fail. You can run for president and do something really big or really bad. If you go to war or invade another country, you may not be remembered as a good person, but you will still be remembered. Bin Laden made it into the history books, that don’t mean he is remembered because he did only good things. Bad things you do can be significant and important too, so if you are really desperate to make it into the history books, this can be an option although I wouldn’t recommend it. If you believe in something, stage a revolution. Fight for what you believe, spread your ideas.

What about creating a brand? A brand like Nike or Adidas? A company like apple, or benz? These companies have been created  a long time ago and are very popular today. However, you must make sure your company is the number one producer and the most popular company when it comes to the product. Because if it isn’t then you might not be remembered.

What I want to say is that, think big. Don’t be scared to fail. Fight for what you believe with the end in mind (making it into the history books). One step at a time, you can do it. If you want to be remembered, you must cause a significant change in this world through an invention, idea, or event. Good luck, your journey starts now. Don’t keep waiting for tomorrow, start today and work towards your goal. Don’t let anything distract you, believe you can do it, and you will be able to. You have a choice, the more significant effect what you did has on the world, the more famous and remembered you will be. If you do a small thing that has a small effect, you might still make it into the history books, but your name will not be common and most people will not know it. It is up to you; “You are the master of your fate, you are the captain of your soul."

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http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/oped/moore/03/history.html

- Visant (Boss) Srimanothip