tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84188380363423357762024-02-20T03:00:12.405-08:00bcdebatesJames Hornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791940714809128799noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-54252667217829525972011-03-05T14:51:00.000-08:002011-03-05T15:00:16.851-08:00Sang L What is the apparatus of revolution?<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Revolutions have taken a huge part of human history around the globe over a long period of time. The basic reason for all of the revolutions has been the same: freedom. However different ways of revolutions have derided from new technologies in modern society. Since communications are one of the most important factors for people to unite together against the government, new technology has changed the “look” of the revolutions and has shortened the period. From using newspapers, letters, or even a mere use of runner messenger, an instant messages or emails take less time than one takes time to blink one’s eyes. A great example of effect of modern technology on revolution is a rebellion in Egypt. The president of Egypt, Mubarak<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>held power for decades, and the people felt unfair and were treated unequally. <span class="apple-style-span">Facebook, a famous social network website, has become really essential in maintaining and spreading the words of those in this rebellion that the Egyptian Government shut down the internet of the entire country. This example shows that unlike the old revolutions, today’s revolutions take less time and less violent, rather they are much more effective and united.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p>Sang Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15403992104618261183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-48548275056551534632011-02-27T15:09:00.001-08:002011-02-27T15:09:35.883-08:00revolution by jared dublin<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Revolution always begins when a group of people have different view of what is going on throughout society, whether it is positive or negative. In violent or peaceful ways the group of people try to rebel against whatever it is they are going against. Whether it is in peaceful ways such as marches, or in Egypt's case using technology such as the internet and Facebook to get the message across and ban people with the same belief together. Or on the other hand there can negative and violent rebellions. In today’s world revolutions are much more technological and advanced then what revolutions were years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">The exchange on <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about Facebook."><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a> was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world — a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it. Young Egyptian and Tunisian activists brainstormed on the use of technology to evade surveillance, commiserated about torture and traded practical tips on how to stand up to rubber bullets and organize barricades. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">They fused their secular expertise in social networks with a discipline culled from religious movements and combined the energy of soccer fans with the sophistication of surgeons. Breaking free from older veterans of the Arab political opposition, they relied on tactics of nonviolent resistance channeled from an American scholar through a Serbian youth brigade — but also on marketing tactics borrowed from Silicon Valley.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>Jared Dublinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332083440895794334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-6043363958404056472011-02-21T15:34:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:37:09.533-08:00Revolutionaries in modern days by Won-sup S<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; " ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>If there is one difference to point out between the revolution of the past and of the present, it would be the use of internet. Without a doubt, internet has influenced our lives in many aspects. For example, people no more have to either meet or send letters that will take days or more to reach. People today can send e-mail to one another or chat in Twitter or Facebook; all of them only takes a short glance to let the message sent. This online source is becoming a common apparatus over the world. It became a method in Egypt too. Ahmed Maher, who first became engaged in a political movement known as Kefaya,<b> </b>organized their own brigade, Youth for Change with others. They, however, could not muster enough followers because most of the follower were arrested. What gave them a change is the use of blog, use of Facebook to protest. This was more peaceful than revolting by using physical force. This is how Facebook and Twitter recently gained power over the world, connecting and organizing people into one 'group'. Even though the utility of Facebook is not shown outside visibly, it cannot be disregarded because people from various regions share ideas very easily in one place. Although the place is online, it has a greater efficacy than that in outline. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Ubiquitous internet enabled people around the world to gather without actual movement. Scandals are disclosed by news reports and people from the opposite side of the biosphere can release a comment in a second. Events occurring in Egypt can be shown to Americans and therefore not only Egyptians but also justified cosmopolitans are protesting against the unjustified. This is one aspect of the present lives and thus we are getting closer to the ideal form of democracy.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Won sup Songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363624290563585388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-36764944212311304482011-02-18T13:21:00.000-08:002011-02-18T21:43:19.637-08:00Apparatus of Revolution by Tomasz CichonSocial networking is definitely an apparatus revolution today. People use social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to let others know what is going on in their area or country politically. Protesters and revolutionaries can have their voice heard through social networking. In Egypt, people contributed to the revolution against the president by news updates, media/politicians' reactions, and sending protest updates via social networks, SMS, and even e-mail. This expresses how far technology has come to provide other people in this world with crucial news of what is happening in their country. All of the messages and comments posted by the protesters on Facebook easily indicated what the demonstrators were planning to do: overthrow the 30-year dictatorship regime of Mubarak. They succeeded peacefully. Social Networking, therefore, helped participants in the revolution demonstrate their logistics and coordinate their ideas. Twitter and blogs were used to mobilize people all over Egypt. Social Networking was surely an apparatus for revolution in this case. In earlier times, people were often banned by the dictators in their country from using the Internet or from contact with outside forces. People had no way of getting their message across. By Social Networking, protesters successfully got their message and ideas across to others and made a huge difference in Egypt. The voices of the people in Egypt were able to be heard, and action took place against the government, which is great. Without social networking, this probably wouldn't have taken place. I feel that we truly witnessed a significant event in world history. <div>"There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times. The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard, and Egypt will never be the same." - President Obama. </div>Tomasz C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15133285583675376996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-57363543894702799932011-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:002011-02-18T08:01:35.429-08:00Robert Murphy Revolution<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Revolutionist’s today are using much more intricate and advanced methods of revolution. Aside from the typical violence and damages, revolutionists are using more technological methods of protest. Media and internet are now great ways of getting a message across. Facebook and Twitter have been used recently to gain support for a cause. The uprising against the president in Egypt is a prime example of how the people have used media and internet to gain support or get their message across. The government even decided to cut off the internet entirely in the country in fear that the protesters would become too powerful. This emphasizes how powerful social networking really is. It is extremely effective <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">The New York Times article also notes the power of social networking and also puts emphasis on bloggers. NYT’s article talks about how these social networks became a base for the uprising. The protest was a very large plan in the making, in which almost all of the planning took place over the internet with people voicing their opinions and their troubles with the government and president of Egypt. </p>Rob.Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03770602864720327497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-29964202591749147912011-02-18T07:27:00.000-08:002011-02-18T07:56:00.037-08:00Revolutions by Paul HPeople have revolted from their all powerful leaders for hundreds of years. At its base, people fight back for the same reason: freedom. Even though they fight for the same thing, throughout the years communications and technology have literally "revolutionized" revolutions. Back at America's beginning, patriots tried to convey ideas of rebellion through newspapers and other old style forms of media. Being a smaller country at the time, spreading the word was more difficult that it is these days.<div>An example to a quickly uprising Revolution today is the rebellion in Egypt. The president of Egypt, Mubarak, has controlled power for decades. The people want change from this dictator type of leadership. One person in Egypt, Maher, set up a group on the most popular social networking site in the world, Facebook. Facebook is a very easily accessed website on the web; everybody has access to it. This group quickly gained members and eventually led to riots. Modern media spreads the word at the blink of an eye. There is no difference behind the meaning of the Egyptian Revolution and American Revolution, although modern media has made this current Revolutions become popular quickly.</div>paulhennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934541458044979334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-307774453320102182011-02-18T06:06:00.000-08:002011-02-18T08:06:24.847-08:00Apparatus of a Revoliution by Harrison S.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Revolutions have been a part of history as a way for the people of a country to stand up to its government. The Thirteen colonies started a revolution as a way to break free from their mother country, Britain. The South instigated a revolution that would later become known as the American Civil War. It is inevitable to deny that revolutions change the way a country is run, or at least attempts to change the way it is run. Revolutions usually involve violence and that has not changed to this day. What has changed, however, is the way revolutions are started. In the American Revolution, the war started in the courts and legislative houses arguing over taxes. The situation escalated when the revolution went from the legislative houses to physical acts of harm in the Boston harbor. In those days, revolutions started with letter writing and continued with violence.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Currently, there is a revolution occurring in Egypt. The difference between this revolution and the American Revolution are the way they were started. The credit to the start of the Egypt revolution has gone to a group of protesters on Facebook. According to a New York Times article, a group on Facebook was set up in order to raise awareness for a wave of isolated labor strikes set off by government privatizations and runaway inflation. Rioters and protesters have taken to the streets of Egypt and have set buildings on fire, looted government buildings and attacked Riot Control Police. In this regard, revolutions are the same as they were in the 1700's. What has changed, however, is the way they were started. It has gone from letter writing in Congress to online posts on Facebook. </div>Harrison S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12981359013505643741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-6644696488774696412011-02-17T19:09:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:27:59.013-08:00Apparatus of Evolution By Thomas FaheyThe biggest difference in revolutions in the 1700s and revolutions today is the impact of technology on communications. During the American Revolution, the Revolutionaries had to rely on written newspapers and pamphlets. These materials slowly reached a small number of people. Eventually, the colonists set up groups like the Sons Of Liberty and The Committees Of Correspondence. But even these groups were small in number. Events took months and years to organize.<div><br /></div><div>Modern revolutions, like the one in Egypt, happen faster due to social networking sites such as Facebook. The original organizer, Maher, set up a Facebook group that became the nexus of the movement. If it had not been for these sites, the organizers would have taken much longer to pull together such large demonstrations. The availability of Facebook allowed communications, which would have taken months in the 1700s, to occur in minutes. This not only brought the crowd together, but communicated a common message and goal. Facebook was also used to get the best tactics of other revolutionaries to the Egyptians quickly. Because Facebook is everywhere, the revolutionary ideas will spread quickly through out the middle east and bring about change throughout the region. </div>TFaheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129474652741820894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-53093187342991330582011-02-17T18:36:00.000-08:002011-02-17T18:57:47.697-08:00Methods of a Revolution - Lawrence ChanThe apparatus of revolutionaries today is social networking. Demonstrators voice their discontent about their government, their lack of jobs, their quality of life, their human rights, and their freedoms over the internet. They do this via twitter, texting, and emailing. Demonstrators are able to organize their rallies on a moments notice through electronic messaging. In comparison to revolutionaries of the past the, todays revolutions can organize and begin in a matter of days. In Egypt rioters were able to communicate over facebook and other blog like websites to share their experiences and feelings about the revolt. They spread different methods of striking and protecting them selves against the enforcers. In previous times, governments regulated all forms of propaganda and news that the people would see and respond to. People did not have the option of publicly expressing their views of the government especially if it was negative and called for revolutions. The Methods of revolutionaries today have become increasing effective and will lead to many changes in the people's control of the government.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08147799577724393903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-11838033075255919352011-02-17T17:20:00.000-08:002011-02-17T17:20:11.748-08:00Apparatus of Revolutions - Robert Quigley<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Revolutions have been occurring throughout history in many countries throughout the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Revolutions are used to gain freedom or a change in government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Thirteen Colonies of America used a revolution to gain their independence from England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Revolutions throughout the years have changed with the increase in technology and communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A current revolution that is happening today is in Egypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Egyptian revolution is taking place now because the Egyptian president has been in power for thirty years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The citizens are getting sick of him and want to change to a democracy so that they can have the right to vote for a leader that they want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In doing this there are many riots taking place in Egypt today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the colonies and Egypt have the same goal; freedom or a change in government, their revolutions are different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The strategies, technologies, and protesters are different now than they were during the 18<sup>th</sup> century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technology and the ability to communicate with people has grown immensely since the time of the American Revolution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tools like facebook, twitter, and youtube create a social network that enables crowds to gather at an instant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In doing this the protestors are able to gain support much quicker and have a greater effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This communication enables huge groups of the population throughout any given country to protest at command.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In doing this I feel that revolutions today have a greater effect because of all the options the protesters can use to get their points across.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This method also helps them to get international support or sympathy instantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>Rob Quigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002138424360122214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-55960484165833021692011-02-17T14:57:00.000-08:002011-02-17T15:17:19.219-08:00Revolutions: Then and Now By Nigel N.<div style="text-align: center;"><u>Revolutions: Then and Now</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u></u><u>By: Nigel Noriega</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>It was long ago in the 1700s that revolutions were violent and secretive uprising, designed to destroy aristocrats by brute force and overwhelming numbers. Revolutionaries and patriots of this sort have come extremely far since then. No longer is life-risking espionage needed to communicate within the revolutionary group, and indeed violence is now not as heavily relied upon at all. In fact, the youth is now taking over the revolution business as opposed to older veterans. A perfect example is the situation in Egypt and Tunisia. Ahmed Maher was a 30-year-old engineer who was a leading organizer of the April 6 Youth Movement. Younger people in the organization took to the internet and used blogging to raise support for labor strikes set off by government privatizations and rapid inflation in 2008. On April 6 a widespread and general strike took place and it was promoted primarily though Facebook. This influenced those in Tunisia to do some, and they also took to social networking to communicate their experiences and ideas to others. Not only have revolutionary acts become more intelligibly communicated and organized, but they are also non-violent as well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">An article in the New York Times states how Mr. Maher and his colleagues used the ideas of Gene Sharp who argues that<span class="Apple-style-span" > "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >that nonviolence is a singularly effective way to undermine police</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large; font-family: 'times new roman'; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >states that might cite violent resistance to justify repression in the name of stability." </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >Newer revolutions now use this type of thinking to achieve their goals as opposed to the outrageous atrocities committed in the past in the name of revolution, liberty, and freedom.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>Rank S++http://www.blogger.com/profile/11100928131327382980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-7769991744827216402011-02-17T08:40:00.001-08:002011-02-17T12:53:56.662-08:00Revolution By Daniel M<p class="MsoNormal">The days of secret meetings and organizations in order to plan an armed rebellion are long gone. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>During the French Revolution, meetings and message spreading throughout the country were held secret, thus all this built in emotion erupted into extreme and unnecessary violence in the streets. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Today’s form of rebellion is quite different. Technology has evolved the way we live, with social networks giving people the opportunity to connect to and reveal their feelings on controversial topics and issues. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Facebook given this opportunity to people across the world, helping them combine their ideas and talents to better their country and their government, and spur peaceful revolutions. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In Egypt’s recent rebellion, the people communicated openly through social media and (for the most part) peacefully rebelled against the oppressive government with their words and sentiment rather than their weapons and fists. And after a week or so, their rebellion was successful and hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Cairo and celebrated that their humane efforts forced the dictator of decades to step down. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is how a revolution should be handled , with people pooling together their power, minds, talents, and ideas through social media to liberate themselves from tyranny. We’ve seen other revolutions through the years, but countless people were killed and bloodshed poured into the streets. This is the first revolution that we have seen that has incorporated the technology that’s available in a positive way, to promote peaceful rebellion- and it resulted in liberation. This method and outcome showed us what a revolution is all about and the positive result in can bring to millions of people. </p>Daniel Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10187908068131443047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-22421142575506272012011-02-17T08:40:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:53:05.160-08:00Revolution<p class="MsoNormal">The days of secret meetings and organizations in order to plan an armed rebellion are long gone. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>During the French Revolution, meetings and message spreading throughout the country were held secret, thus all this built in emotion erupted into extreme and unnecessary violence in the streets. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Today’s form of rebellion is quite different. Technology has evolved the way we live, with social networks giving people the opportunity to connect to and reveal their feelings on controversial topics and issues. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Facebook given this opportunity to people across the world, helping them combine their ideas and talents to better their country and their government, and spur peaceful revolutions. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In Egypt’s recent rebellion, the people communicated openly through social media and (for the most part) peacefully rebelled against the oppressive government with their words and sentiment rather than their weapons and fists. And after a week or so, their rebellion was successful and hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Cairo and celebrated that their humane efforts forced the dictator of decades to step down. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is how a revolution should be handled , with people pooling together their power, minds, talents, and ideas through social media to liberate themselves from tyranny. We’ve seen other revolutions through the years, but countless people were killed and bloodshed poured into the streets. This is the first revolution that we have seen that has incorporated the technology that’s available in a positive way, to promote peaceful rebellion- and it resulted in liberation. This method and outcome showed us what a revolution is all about and the positive result in can bring to millions of people. </p>Daniel Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10187908068131443047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-77998100185158239622011-02-17T08:29:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:16:23.986-08:00The apparatus of revolution today interpreted by Hyung Su Han<h2 class="title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: -15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -15px; position: relative; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px -1px; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The apparatus of revolution today</span></h2><div class="widget-content" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); padding-top: 7px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: -15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Unlike the past it is technology that dominate our life. As for myself if I did not have my computer for one week would drive me crazy and cut off from society. As developments in technology advancing in a fast past, also are revolutions. The most important factors in a revolution is the transfer of information, the gather of the people who agree with the cause of the revolution, and the getting of ammunition.</span></div><div class="widget-content" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); padding-top: 7px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: -15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Way back in the 1800's the way of transportation was using horses and letters. However it only takes seconds send messages using Facebook, e-mails, or even phone calls. The productiveness in the use of time is extended much more compared to the past. Also the gathering of people can become much more precise and fast when used vehicles such as cars and trains. However ammunition being transported and bought has become much more harder then the past due to the development of technology. Overall the agreeing of the concept of revolution has boosted to become much more effect then that of the past. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">The exchange on <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about Facebook.">Facebook</a> was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world — a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it." Through this quote we can see that both the gathering and spreading of ideals have been much easier for people to get in touch with. </span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span><div class="widget-content" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); padding-top: 7px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: -15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></div>hyung su hanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13183842708930736658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-79580097818953869352011-02-17T08:28:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:10:34.181-08:00Response to the Revolution By Daniel G.The methods that have been used in today's protesting have greatly changed form riots that took place generations before. Different groups arise seeking change in their governments. In Egypt for example, protesters used modern and useful methods to achieve the freedom they have been long been seeking. Different members used websites like Facebook to communicate with each other and coordinate the riots. They formed different groups and planned where they should, which were usually public places, in order to protest so that they could get more people to join the cause. During the revolutions of old, people would send a message to the governments and the people by attacking a key target. The rioters would also have been for brutal and would have been seeking violence. During the French revolution, the rioters stormed the Bastille, killing many of the soldiers inside which sparked the entire revolt. <div><br /></div><div>Another new method that the modern rioters have used is peaceful protest rather than fighting the government. People can send a clearer messages when the protest are very peaceful and large crowds gather in these protests. It a much better to use these peaceful acts compared to the riots of the past where people would execute and torture people in order to make a point. If they used violent tactics, the rioters would not have received as much attention and praise as the Egypt protest received. When violence is used, either by the protesters or defenders, it causes bad publicity. When <span><span>Mumbark</span></span> supporters attacked the crowds, people began to lose favor for him and his regime. It shows that in today's modern society, people who gather in peaceful crowds will achieve more success rather than the crowds that seek to do damage and injure people just to make a point. </div><div><br /></div><div>The overall effect of a peaceful and organized protest is far superior than a violent and bloody one. As it has been clearly seen through the riots that are taking place in the Middle East right now, using peaceful methods will help people achieve what they desire form the protest. People may start to use these peaceful protest more often because they achieve the results they are seeking. Hopefully in the future, people can rely on using peaceful methods to send clearer messages rather than violent ones. </div>Daniel G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17617550877237553355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-14188353249072844282011-02-17T08:27:00.001-08:002011-02-18T06:50:58.673-08:00Revolution by JoeyG<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span">The mentality behind revolution is commonly one that is angry with the way things are. The only reason why a group of people would revolt is because they want change. For example, take the riots and rebellions in Egypt. Since the people are unhappy, they go about several ways of trying to provoke change. In addition to rioting in the streets, Egyptian citizens have taken the revolt to the internet. Just as the New York Times states, "<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">The exchange on Facebook was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world — a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it."</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; " ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Aside from this, common protest strategies include rioting in the streets, destroying public property, and more. Usually, revolutions turn out working in favor of the rebels. However, there is no peaceful way to do this. Sadly, the only way a revolution will work according to plan is with a little violence. In conclusion, revolutions can be effective, but are useless without displays of violence and anger.</span></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-68279363544539058882011-02-17T08:25:00.000-08:002011-02-17T08:43:20.723-08:00Revolutions of Today- Mike T<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTUvnTiAsAI8Q09auO4SWRFBZS6ZyqNWYnqnrAAC3SeT4PCgz7ZVK5myQFWl6EQXXCyje_YKcEXxlcLi-BckEMKj_oZR6ejE6L1Lv_WJD-uG-tNf_cs1EojQMN7cHXyyBpxgfo_jJfSJj/s1600/mass_demonstration79.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTUvnTiAsAI8Q09auO4SWRFBZS6ZyqNWYnqnrAAC3SeT4PCgz7ZVK5myQFWl6EQXXCyje_YKcEXxlcLi-BckEMKj_oZR6ejE6L1Lv_WJD-uG-tNf_cs1EojQMN7cHXyyBpxgfo_jJfSJj/s320/mass_demonstration79.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574700000622651714" /></a><br />In today's world war and fighting are a sad but true reality. Winning has so many factors such as team size, knowledge, and methods. What truly makes ones apparatus better than somebody else's? In the New York Times article that I viewed it showed protests, rallies, and other events being created over the new phenomenon website Facebook. People talk of these and the government does not like it. It has caused many problems between countries and their people. Although it seems social networking is a fantastic thing, it can be used against these people in many ways. The strategy of the protesters is to post things through Facebook to get their message across. Although they are successful in letting the world know, sadly so does their government. The government, which is their attacker, can then plan against them. In order to have the apparatus of a revolution today, you must be more secretive than these people are. Facebook is seen and known by way too many people and it is an unsafe way to keep information private.Mike Taushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863451756970121936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-2199615351815694352011-02-10T14:07:00.000-08:002011-02-10T14:28:08.900-08:00Oh my beautiful by Sang Lee<div>I want you in my life</div><div>Please be my wife</div><div>On a bed, together we lay</div><div>until our last day</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh my beautiful</div><div>you are unforgettable.</div><div>I dream of us playing in the pool</div><div>Our love is indomitable</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Sang Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15403992104618261183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-74427047547439489932011-02-09T17:21:00.001-08:002011-02-09T17:21:20.135-08:00Love Poem<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">I'm not much of a love poet<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">But I were to write one, I would write about you</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">An unopened booklet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Waiting to be explored, because your soul is as pure as morning dew<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">And how your eye lashes play symphonies when you blink<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">But they still remain quiet <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">But where have you been all my life, that’s what I have to rethink<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">I hope your always here, and never see an exit </span></p>Jared Dublinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332083440895794334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-40110161184477030242011-02-09T06:52:00.000-08:002011-02-09T07:21:37.974-08:00Looking for LoveWhat is this, this strange feeling?<div>Why do you find it so appealing?</div><div>Love is only great when returned,</div><div>Only half have I always yearned.</div><div><br /></div><div>Where is the one who will make both halves meet?</div><div>Can you be the one who has that lure?</div><div>Hopefully, this love will be complete.</div><div>I'm looking for love, but not so sure.</div>paulhennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15934541458044979334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-197143365737436642011-02-08T21:59:00.000-08:002011-02-08T22:04:26.780-08:00A Love So Profound by Brendan McCullagh<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It’s something about her that draws me in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Our hearts are churning from within<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Love for each other, will never tear<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Her beauty, with time, cannot wear<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The little things, whether bad or good<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Do test if which our love can last<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A love for another, I never could<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For I have learned but in my past<o:p></o:p></span></p>Brendan P. McCullaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380621662909557493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-44073868966657361482011-02-08T12:43:00.000-08:002011-02-08T18:57:26.524-08:00Love PoemWhat could I say of our love,<div>That it soars, like a dove,</div><div>Or that it stings like a bee,</div><div>What comes of it, we shall see,</div><div><br /></div><div>I have often seen you, </div><div>Walk across my avenue, </div><div>And simply I ponder,</div><div>If our hearts have grown fonder</div>Harrison Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12411801353986505386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-10744464518305607352011-02-08T11:18:00.000-08:002011-02-08T11:54:48.311-08:00Of All The Ones to Show My LoveOf all the ones to show my love<div>and all women in the world</div><div>Only one has risen above</div><div><div>and she left my life in a swirl</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Her hair and body flow beautifully together</div><div>With eyes as bright and blue as the sky</div><div>I knew that i would love you forever</div><div>I could never say good bye</div><div><br /></div>Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08147799577724393903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-2618838000967369772011-02-08T10:42:00.001-08:002011-02-08T10:42:30.746-08:00Love Poem - Rob Quigley<div class="MsoNoSpacing">I really really love my mitt</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">But all too often it gives me a fit</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Sometimes it makes the great play </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Even when I don’t pray </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I love my mitt with brown and tan leather. </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">It shines in the great summer weather. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Bringing my mitt everywhere I go </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I hope someday I’ll bring it to the big show </div>Rob Quigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002138424360122214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418838036342335776.post-25197009641063255912011-02-08T06:16:00.000-08:002011-02-08T06:17:10.397-08:00Love Poem by Sean O.<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This kind of bond is hard to snap</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I feel like I am in a trap</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Although I feel a certain way</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I really don’t know what to say</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But now I have to make a choice</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Although I know she won’t rejoice</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now I’ve emptied my love filled cup</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I guess it’s time to go break up</p>Sean O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00811451801394121653noreply@blogger.com0