Assignment Six - Should America Be Involved?

Getting involved in the business of others (especially other countries) is a dubious business. There are fine lines and debatable choices at every turn. Do you help if you're not asked to? Or do you turn your cheek when asked for assistance? 
There are plenty of instances in history where I believe the former could have been a better choice. When America was all "Manifest Destiny!" and "We are the Superior Race!" other countries were pulled without consent into the supposed "melting pot" of America. America took over many other countries in order to expand, adapt others, and expand.
Another good instance would be when Americans took over Native American land and culture.


Other times in history have called for a reasonable need of America's assistance. When third-world, poor, or war-famished countries ask for help from mightier countries, this would be the time when America should help without question.


As I mentioned before, the fine lines are at every turn, but with a little patience and wisdom, smart decisions can be made.

Gilded Age Acrostic

Generation of  

Invention, 

Labor, 

Decisions, and 

Enlightenment while 

Discussing


Adequate and

Generous

Equality

Is It All About the Money?

Money can be fun to gain and spend, but I'm not a big fan of it, actually. If I could make a living by trading, I would.

I believe there is plenty of corruption involved with monetary gain. People who have a lot of money to spend tend to act a certain way: greedy, apathetic to money hardship/poverty, etc. They do not fear being unable to pay for their well being.

I believe you can have enough money to support yourself without acting those ways. My family has never had much money, and because of this I have learned to greatly appreciate what I have and to save extra money. I have also learned ways to gain what I need and want in other ways than by payment. For example, I wanted a new laptop. I found the contest at school and won one! This is a good example of how I feel things should be run in the world. If everyone had a specialty, we could all trade for whatever specialty we needed. This is called a trade economy and I believe it works better than using money.