Agenda 10/11

  1. Groups: Tech-Lit Narratives. Read aloud to group. Leave comments on revision plans for each other. Share out.
  2. Exploratory Project Updates.
  3. Break
  4. Unpack Winner.
    1. Everybody look up Haymarket Square.  (124)
    2. What happened?  How were the politics intentional?  What was the political result?
      1. Buses, 123-124 (Group 1)
      2. Moulding machines  (Group 2)
    3. What does he say about conspiracies? (125)
    4. What happened? How were the politics unintentional? What was the political result?
      1. Tomato Harvester (Group 3)
    5. What is Engels’ point about authority? (128-29)
  5. BP 4 and 5 will be combined. Will be ab0ut Rumble and the sound readings.
  6. Rumble

 

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3 Responses to Agenda 10/11

  1. Blog Post for Group 3 (Khemraj Persaud, Elija Ruhith, Simmone Jeremiah)

    Researchers at the University of California perfected the mechanical tomato harvester between the 1940s and the present. It was able to cut tomatoes from the ground in a single row. This caused the loss of over 32,000 jobs and causing over 3,400 growers to go out of business. This changed things politically and economically, albeit unintentionally. Friedland and Barton said that the original researchers and the GMO tomato had no direct intention to affect the economic scope of the industry. They were acting in the name of scientific advancement. But, science and technology often go hand in hand with corporate profits and greed. This caused a political shift, as those few big agricultural firms who could afford the machines and high-yield crops got bigger and more powerful, as the small establishments lost everything, effectively losing their political power.

  2. Aaron Nieves says:

    Group 2: Melody Garcia + Aaron Nieves

    McCormick’s Molding Machines

    Cyrus McCormick conflicted with the National Union of Iron Molders in the 1880s. In his way of disbanding the union, he added new molding machinery to his factories. The skilled labors in the factory who were part of the union were let go and unskilled laborers replaced them. This forced the skill laborers to strike. These actions ultimately lead to the Haymarket Square bombing during the Labor Movement in Chicago.  

    • McCormick’s political intent behind his actions was from a place of power and authority. He didn’t want the skilled laborers to come together as a Union. That would mean that he would have to allow the change the workers wanted or he would not have anyone to do his work. Once he had the molding machines in place and less skilled workers to do the job, he was able to replace the skilled workers and have more control. Although it was more expensive in the long run and ended up not being used for long, it broke down the Union which was ultimately his goal.  

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