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Internet and other topics

I am going to start this blog entry on a positive note that really has no true substance other than it made me happy. After receiving the peer editing packet I was feeling a little overwhelmed because I thought we still had to read from “Internet Galaxy”. Thank goodness for planners because if I would have been overly prepared it would be disappointing because I can not afford to be making my workload any heavier. Unfortunately, what I read for this class tends to be stored in short term memory unless I find it incredibly interesting so it can not be done way beforehand. After reading the research papers I found them to be entertaining which was nice because it made the peer editing so much better to do.
On to a more appropriate topic, I always find it to be interesting when topics addressed in one class are also discussed in another. That was the case with the ownership of the Internet issue. Although it was not discussed on the same days it stood out to me since I had read it in my notes repeatedly yesterday and Sunday when reviewing for my Violence in the Political System, Poli. Sci. course. Of course the discussions took two different roles. In the political science class it was brought up to show how the United Nations is not supported as much as the agency that currently is responsible for the internet therefore showing the presence of repression.
Personally, I think that since the internet was developed in the US it should remain its responsibility. I think it is unnecessary to alter the current situation since I do not see anything wrong with it. Why fix it if it isn’t broke? I agree that if it does change then problems are surely going to arise especially when it comes to censoring information on the internet in foreign countries. Even though Chinese will be the most common language spoken in the US, I do not think that is basis for the US to relinquish its right to control the internet due to language when language has failed to be the basis for other decisions. For example, in a Florida county where Spanish was far more spoken there than English they failed to make it the official language. The point is I do not think it is fair that the internet would not be in English firsthand. I understand that this is not the most compassionate view but I think it is in perspective.
Lastly, I would actually like to address “Internet Galaxy”. One of the parts that caught my attention the most was about how Cisco claims they were making these huge changes but Latinos were still being paid a measly 8 dollars to clean for them. That is in no way close to be considered a livable wage considering the location of CISCO. Although, efficiency is always among the advantages of technological advances some things never change. Human interaction is always an issue when addressing issues concerning these advances but what should also be the focus is how certain aspects of the humans are neglected in particular the little people that do the menial labor to survive and are barely doing just that.