Create a blog for this week that relates something you read about or watched from this week to your everyday world. This is blog #3, please label it blog #3.
This week's assignment is on the Indigneous response to the invasion and colonization by the Spanish in MesoAmerica. This wqeek's lesson was particularly interesting due to the more detailed, honest and historic information that is finally brought to light to the general public. The previous lack of the truth on how the native indians were treated is another clear example of the dominant society restricting damaging, incriminating evidence to the inquiring minds on the degrating, sadistic means used to overpower and near completion of genocidal goals on the native indians of the Americas.
The response from the Indigenous Americans towards the Spanish colonization was interesting as it varied by tribe. Some tribes chose to challenge the Spanish head on in battle, defending their territory and way of life, relying on the mystical powers of their gods which suprisingly to the Indigneous Americans, never manifested in their defense. Other tribes chose to welcome the superior, more technically advanced Spanish threat in order to survive the onslaught that was fueled by the Spaniards lust for gold and power.
Now on a more personal note that I have learned in the past few years is somewhat related to the the material in this assignment, that my grandparents on my fathers side are living examples of the mixing of Spanish and Indigneous blood in marriage. My grandfather is decendent from the Spanish blood line from Mexico; fair skinned, taller than average, and light colored eyes. My grandmother is decendent of the Indigneous American blood line from Mexico; darker skin, strong facial bone structure, and shorter in height. Also I believe that she still remember the native tongue that she spoke when she was young, but dont remember exactly the name of it and from which tribe it related to.
Joel Martinez
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Quiz 1/ Assignment 1 -Preconquest blog
Create a blog for this week that relates something you read about or watched from this week to your everyday world:
Well one very real section of the Preconquest assignments that I read over and hit home was the Spanish conquering the Aztecs by joing forces with advantageous tribes, gaining trust thru deceit, and mainly wiping out all that opposed them or that they saw fit to let live.
A few years back, I was working at Efficient Networks Inc, and all was just peachy until we saw a few signs that cutbacks were occurring in our depatment and office in general. Later a big-wig from our headquarters from Dallas, TX comes stolling into out office and has an urgent all-hands meeting that all are to attend. The outcome of this meetings is to reassure all that some measures are being taken to cut costs where ever possible, but that no ones jobs are at risk and that everything is going to go on as usual.
Well witin a couple months, we notice quite frequent visits from those from headquarters and bringing along with them associates from out of the country, branded with Seimens on their persons.
Couple of months later, a few persons are laid off, a group here and their are reorganized and placed under new management. Slowing thining out the herd, the weak ones and those with numberous numbers doing the same function are the easiest targets.
Nearly a year goes by and were down to a skeleton crew, hanging on to whatever we hold dear the most, and the big news is finally reveiled. 'Seimens is buying out the company and those left have 3 months on the books.'
How I felt betrayed, lied to contiously and was disgusted from their deceitful ways!
But as I read and have learned myself, life continues on, maybe not under the pasts tribes name or under the same exact beliefs, but they are all similar in many ways and tend to follow similar goals and cultures.
Joel Martinez
Well one very real section of the Preconquest assignments that I read over and hit home was the Spanish conquering the Aztecs by joing forces with advantageous tribes, gaining trust thru deceit, and mainly wiping out all that opposed them or that they saw fit to let live.
A few years back, I was working at Efficient Networks Inc, and all was just peachy until we saw a few signs that cutbacks were occurring in our depatment and office in general. Later a big-wig from our headquarters from Dallas, TX comes stolling into out office and has an urgent all-hands meeting that all are to attend. The outcome of this meetings is to reassure all that some measures are being taken to cut costs where ever possible, but that no ones jobs are at risk and that everything is going to go on as usual.
Well witin a couple months, we notice quite frequent visits from those from headquarters and bringing along with them associates from out of the country, branded with Seimens on their persons.
Couple of months later, a few persons are laid off, a group here and their are reorganized and placed under new management. Slowing thining out the herd, the weak ones and those with numberous numbers doing the same function are the easiest targets.
Nearly a year goes by and were down to a skeleton crew, hanging on to whatever we hold dear the most, and the big news is finally reveiled. 'Seimens is buying out the company and those left have 3 months on the books.'
How I felt betrayed, lied to contiously and was disgusted from their deceitful ways!
But as I read and have learned myself, life continues on, maybe not under the pasts tribes name or under the same exact beliefs, but they are all similar in many ways and tend to follow similar goals and cultures.
Joel Martinez
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