During class today we watched a video about what work and labor goes behind the Nestle chocolate. I had no idea what work went in to the chocolate industry and I am very surprised about the child labor. I am very happy to hear that some brands are starting to only produce the authentic cocoa beans. I believe that the workers in Africa should be paid more though, especially because they don't even have enough money to buy more cocoa plants, and because the work is so tedious. Nestle posted on their website their goals for each year, and they were goals that I agreed with. I think it is very professional for them to make goals that are safe and healthy for the people who put in such hard work. The main lesson of today was seeing how much work goes into one little piece of chocolate.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Monday, November 21, 2016
The Power and Burden of being a Native American
Smoke Signals was a great film that really showed the positives and negatives of being a Native American. Many whites thought that being a native would be all bad all the time, however the natives had a fight and a passion deep within them that allowed them to endure some positive power they contained. Even though the natives did contain this fiery fight and passion, they still struggled with many unfair advantages. Smoke Signals takes us through the life of Thomas, Victor, and others close to them, and shows us how they looked at the positive sides of their lives, and how they struggled through the disadvantages.
The whites were very hard on the natives and treated them quite poorly, that is a stereotype and many people agree with it. Other stereotypes include; the cowboy always winning, the indians always getting less money, and the indians always being violent. All indians during the time were used to cowboys always beating them, the indians were known for losing everything, including their land. In Smoke Signals Thomas and Victor live on a reservation with small trailers with indian families living in them. The film shows how poor the reservation was, along with the people living on it. It was a common stereotype for Native Americans to live on reservations, very poorly. Victor struggles pretty bad with the poor aspect of Indians. His father dies in Arizona and he has to go get his things and bring them back to his mother. However, for Victor and his mother, this traveling is not very possible, due to money. Victor's friend Thomas has some money and helps Victor out, however you can tell that Victor is kind of embarrassed and not very happy with not having the money himself. Later on in their journey, they get off at a bus stop then get back on to find that their seats have been taken by two cowboys. Victor tries to be very fierce and tells the cowboys to leave, however they refuse to move and tell Victor that he has no control. Victor and Thomas struggled with the Native American struggle of having no power, however they looked to each other and their families to get through life together.
Native Americans were very proud for who they were, and where they came from. Their ancestors were everything to them, and lined the path for who they would come to be. Indian culture and traditions are tribal based. The tribes allowed indians to be close to people and learn to love and care for deeply, no matter related or not. All indians were brothers and sisters and they would always look out for each other. The only way Victor got to Arizona to get his father's belongings was because of Thomas. Victor thought of Thomas as an annoying little guy, but what Victor found in the end was that Thomas cared for him just as much as his mother did, and that Thomas was always looking out for him. Victor was always mean to Thomas and really despised him and thought very bad of him, however that did not stop Thomas' love for Victor. In the end Victor realized how much Thomas cared for him and repaid him by giving him half of his father's ashes. This shows that the love and nurture that Thomas had for Victor did not go unnoticed and that Victor ended up thinking of Thomas as a father figure who looked out for him and guided him along the way. Not only did indians have a deep passion for each other, they had a love for story telling. Story telling to Indians was powerful and moving, a way to get out of a dark hole really. Throughout the movie, Thomas finds that the power behind story telling is that you receive another's story and learn about their history as well. This helps the two of them along the way, and helps them find people who really look out for them and want to learn more about them. Victor also finds out that even though his father had many mistakes, that he loved more than anyone in the world. That he had a passion for Victor and his mother so much that he thought about them everyday, that he made stories about them, and that he kept a picture of them in his wallet. This shows just how strong the love for each other was, for Native Americans.
Native Americans were faced with many problems that were unfair and not right, however they used the power in their culture and traditions to save themselves, and to live in peace.
The whites were very hard on the natives and treated them quite poorly, that is a stereotype and many people agree with it. Other stereotypes include; the cowboy always winning, the indians always getting less money, and the indians always being violent. All indians during the time were used to cowboys always beating them, the indians were known for losing everything, including their land. In Smoke Signals Thomas and Victor live on a reservation with small trailers with indian families living in them. The film shows how poor the reservation was, along with the people living on it. It was a common stereotype for Native Americans to live on reservations, very poorly. Victor struggles pretty bad with the poor aspect of Indians. His father dies in Arizona and he has to go get his things and bring them back to his mother. However, for Victor and his mother, this traveling is not very possible, due to money. Victor's friend Thomas has some money and helps Victor out, however you can tell that Victor is kind of embarrassed and not very happy with not having the money himself. Later on in their journey, they get off at a bus stop then get back on to find that their seats have been taken by two cowboys. Victor tries to be very fierce and tells the cowboys to leave, however they refuse to move and tell Victor that he has no control. Victor and Thomas struggled with the Native American struggle of having no power, however they looked to each other and their families to get through life together.
Native Americans were very proud for who they were, and where they came from. Their ancestors were everything to them, and lined the path for who they would come to be. Indian culture and traditions are tribal based. The tribes allowed indians to be close to people and learn to love and care for deeply, no matter related or not. All indians were brothers and sisters and they would always look out for each other. The only way Victor got to Arizona to get his father's belongings was because of Thomas. Victor thought of Thomas as an annoying little guy, but what Victor found in the end was that Thomas cared for him just as much as his mother did, and that Thomas was always looking out for him. Victor was always mean to Thomas and really despised him and thought very bad of him, however that did not stop Thomas' love for Victor. In the end Victor realized how much Thomas cared for him and repaid him by giving him half of his father's ashes. This shows that the love and nurture that Thomas had for Victor did not go unnoticed and that Victor ended up thinking of Thomas as a father figure who looked out for him and guided him along the way. Not only did indians have a deep passion for each other, they had a love for story telling. Story telling to Indians was powerful and moving, a way to get out of a dark hole really. Throughout the movie, Thomas finds that the power behind story telling is that you receive another's story and learn about their history as well. This helps the two of them along the way, and helps them find people who really look out for them and want to learn more about them. Victor also finds out that even though his father had many mistakes, that he loved more than anyone in the world. That he had a passion for Victor and his mother so much that he thought about them everyday, that he made stories about them, and that he kept a picture of them in his wallet. This shows just how strong the love for each other was, for Native Americans.
Native Americans were faced with many problems that were unfair and not right, however they used the power in their culture and traditions to save themselves, and to live in peace.
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management:
Supply Chain Management is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process. This flow happens from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. It involves coordinating and integrating these flows within and among the companies.
Supply Chain Management is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process. This flow happens from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. It involves coordinating and integrating these flows within and among the companies.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Project 562
I only looked through a slide show of Matika's work, but it was amazing and beautiful. She takes pictures of all the different kinds of Natives, and represents them very beautiful ways. I also read the about section. Her goal is to get photos of all the different Native Tribes and document them on her website. The Natives were different in their own unique way, it truly shows the diversity in the Natives today. Their outfits, and their settings show a splash of what their culture is about.
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