Blog 51- Made better in America

Well today in Human Geo we were left to our own devices for we have to do a project. For our team, we had to make American goods look better than Chinese goods. So our team had to make American goods look better. So we picked Solar Panels. We were comparing two different companies. One American the other Chinese, the Chinese solar panel cost $340 but it can only produce 85 watts and after 10 years it loses 10% of its power generation. While the American company makes solar panels that cost of $277 for 133 watts and they have a lot of tests done to each panel. They also have another panel that is $355 and it generates 250 watts.  So with these facts, America is clearly the better price and quality. So this is on good that America makes better than China.

Blog #50-Cars Cars Cars

Well we covered a little more today in Human Geo today. We talked about what we learned first. We watched how the Chinese love cars. The only problems with that over 2000 cars are being put on the road a day. It’s a problem because they don’t have the same standards for emissions and safety. So there cars are horribly polluting the atmosphere, so as of now Beijing in one of the dirtiest cities in the world. It’s also bad since their cars are not very safe in the slightest. When they tested the cars, they were totaled on crashes that US safe cars would survive. If they don’t change these two things they can never hope to sell cars to the US if they are the way they are now. They hope to sell American cars assembled in China to America but that is what people are trying to avoid. 

Blog #49- Vocab

Capitalism- It is a economic and political system that entails private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined by competition in the free market.

Communism- A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed; a theory advocating elimination of private property(A classless system).


Free Enterprise- Freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance.

Free Market- An economic market operating by free competition

Work Cited-
Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Blog #48- China Loves Cars

Well today we watched even more of the Republic of Capitalism part 3. We re-watched some of it. We watched the part about Lefan motors, and how they asked if they steal ideas. The head said they don’t steal ideas, if America won’t give them what they want; they well purchase it from Japan and Germany. So then we continued on with the video. That the head of Lefan motors has an eye on the global market, he is trying to be a competitor with ford and other companies. When we watched the video, you think as him as Scumbag. Though he is a good business man when you look at him, he is trying to compete with companies that have been around for a 100 years. So he is doing his best to compete, though he probably isn’t doing it the best way. If everything goes his way, you may see Lefan cars in America.

Blog #47- China has car!

Well today in Human Geo we watched part 3 of the video. The reason why we are on part 3 is because Mr. Schick doesn't like part 2 or 4. So part 3 is about how China’s auto industry is growing very fast.  They predict that by the end of 2030 China’s auto industry will be much bigger than the US. Though the main problem with this is because the auto industry just came to China everyone, is being taught how to drive. So imagine New York with everyone being a bad driver, there would accidents all the time. They say that their is around 400 accidents a DAY. So they people try to exchange their information and anything else they need to do fast. If it takes to much time or the accident is severe enough, the police will step in. The officers will say that one person is 90% to blame and the other person is 10%. So they pay what is needed. So insurance companies are trying to make the process more streamlined and make a name for themselves. Though they are not sure if it will work. They also have to build all the roads by hand. So they are hand digging holes for support beams for the highways. Overall it is starting to grow, though they have much still to go before it is mostly perfect like the US.

Blog #46- Economy

We finished the video, finally in Human Geo. We finished the whole Brigs and Stratton part and moved to the next part of the video. It started with a little Chinese woman talking about her husband and daughter. That her husband spent almost all the time drunk, and she didn’t really like him. The only reason she stays is because of their daughter. They sped half of their yearly income which is about 300 for school. They are farmers who work with Lotus Roots. They will sell about 120 pounds of Lotus root for 10 American dollars or so. Then they transitioned to the next family. They showed that it is a Chinese family that lives in the USA, and the father works for CDC or some organization like that in the US. He then decided to go into a private practice to find a cure for AIDS. He set up shop in China why because it is cheap of course. These are just examples of the Chinese Economy. 

Blog #45- The Chinese

. We frankly didn’t learn very much in Human Geo again. We spent a good 3/4^th of the class just doing story time. So then we finally got to the movie, we learned a little bit. We talked about how Walmart’s stock is mainly made in China. So when the woman was complain about how she lost her Job to the Chinese. Well little did she know, since she was shopping at Walmart she was helping her own downfall. Since she was buying stuff made in China, she was encouraging companies to move to China since Walmart had such a success there. Then people in China didn’t know what people in America get paid. When the one girl asked, the man didn’t tell her because I think he didn’t want her to get angry. That is all she knows, and if that is all she will be doing for a good long while, best not make it even worse for her.