The week started off with a day called " Presidents day". This day became a holiday in the 1800 century. Originally this holiday is celebrated at the third monday in february. It first got recognized in honor of President George Washington and to re-embrace his birth and the changes he brought to America. In political circles this day is also known as George Washington's Birthday. He was born 1832 and was recognized than and also with the beginning of the building of the monument in 1848 and that were only some early reasons why we have a reason to celebrate this men. In 1870 is was finally recognized as a national holiday. Now a days it is celebrated as a patriotic and remembrance for the people that created and support America. During the great depression people needed to focus on rebuilding america and its economy and this holiday would help to remember how great this county is and if you work hard you will be awarded. People are proud of the army, the soldiers, the fire fighters, police men and people in the court that support and risk each day their life to make America a better place to live.
We also talked about Marxism and social classes.
Karl Heinrich Marx was born as a Prussian -German and was known all over the world as a philosopher and revolutionary socialist. He was a very intelligent person that gained his doctoral at the age of only 23. He has been playing an important role in the establishment of social sciences and development of the socialist movement. His writings were in spiritual for Mao Tse- Tung and Marx also imposed communism in more than twenty countries. Marx was known as a radical and feared no government. But because they were threatening him he needed to leave germany in 1843 and flea to Paris. He than wrote the "Communist Manifesto" which are guideline on how to establish communism and end the practice of Capitalism.
We also focused on the Industrialization that first established in Britain. It not only brought great things to the world. It also was arising great problems for the working class and our ecosystems.
With the building of big factory's the rich people only got richer and the poor people would stay poor. There has been no law for workers and people would get injured or if they are sick they would be fired and were not able to survive in the city. Where living was expensive and unsanitary and you needed health treatment just in case you will get sick. And this wasn't uncommon.
Thank's to people that care about humanity we now have labor unions and health care requirements that an employes have to offer.
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