A Study In Work And Human Rights
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John Greavu
WRIT 1301
Mr. Anderson
06 DEC 2011
Major Paper # 3: A Study in Work and Human Rights: Power To The People While looking at our world’s history, you will find that most historians believe that the earliest documented use of what we know very well today as “money” comes from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC. While man created money, money created a new man and an entirely new world. No longer were status, class and power inherited or determined mainly by bloodlines but rather now also your financial standing. The possible accumulation of wealth allowed to a certain extent for individuals to rise up to the peak of their society’s hierarchical structure. Those who can’t escape the bottom rung are forced to “look up” to these individuals, therefore almost unconsciously attributing high value and influence to them, sometimes even making them leaders, partly due to their perceived success. When the most powerful people in the world further separate from those below them, the interests of the bottom rung struggle to reach those up at the top. Communication then travels only horizontally at the top of the theoretical pyramid rather than vertically between social classes. The ongoing Occupy movement reflects humans’ frustration with the unjust influence and division of money within the world. It is an “idea” that attempts to be the spark for a potential global revolution.
The true roots and inspirations of the Occupy movement can be traced back to revolution-like protests and grassroots initiatives in the Arab world and Asia beginning in late 2010. On December 18, 2010, in response to multiple attempts of repression towards them, the people of Tunisia fired back with protests that soon led to their government being overthrown in less than a month from when the protests started. Soon after, Egypt successfully overthrew their President at the time, Hosni Mubarak, who is now being prosecuted for the premeditated murder of unarmed,
John Greavu
WRIT 1301
Mr. Anderson
06 DEC 2011
Major Paper # 3: A Study in Work and Human Rights: Power To The People While looking at our world’s history, you will find that most historians believe that the earliest documented use of what we know very well today as “money” comes from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC. While man created money, money created a new man and an entirely new world. No longer were status, class and power inherited or determined mainly by bloodlines but rather now also your financial standing. The possible accumulation of wealth allowed to a certain extent for individuals to rise up to the peak of their society’s hierarchical structure. Those who can’t escape the bottom rung are forced to “look up” to these individuals, therefore almost unconsciously attributing high value and influence to them, sometimes even making them leaders, partly due to their perceived success. When the most powerful people in the world further separate from those below them, the interests of the bottom rung struggle to reach those up at the top. Communication then travels only horizontally at the top of the theoretical pyramid rather than vertically between social classes. The ongoing Occupy movement reflects humans’ frustration with the unjust influence and division of money within the world. It is an “idea” that attempts to be the spark for a potential global revolution.
The true roots and inspirations of the Occupy movement can be traced back to revolution-like protests and grassroots initiatives in the Arab world and Asia beginning in late 2010. On December 18, 2010, in response to multiple attempts of repression towards them, the people of Tunisia fired back with protests that soon led to their government being overthrown in less than a month from when the protests started. Soon after, Egypt successfully overthrew their President at the time, Hosni Mubarak, who is now being prosecuted for the premeditated murder of unarmed,