Chap 22

In what way(s) do you see the historical developments described in this chapter continuing to evolve in our world today?

“Life can only be understood backward, but it is lived forward” (Strayer, p. 1010) I really liked this quote from the book as it holds much truth. We always tend to look at the past to be able to move forward, but do we take the lessons from the past seriously? This chapter spoke about freedom, independence, and economic wealth, I see a lot of these topics continuing to evolve in our world today. Many of the historical events of the past century are still developing today—“the United States’ role as a global superpower and its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the fate of democracy in Latin America and the Arab world, the rise of China and India as economic giants, the position of Islam in Turkey and Iran—al of these are unfinished stories…” (Strayer, p. 1010). Something that we are still witnessing today is the demand for racial equality—“I have fought against white power domination, and I have fought against black power domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunity” (Strayer, p. 975). With that being said, we are still witnessing many events that started in the 20^th century evolve and continue to take shape in the 21^st century. I believe that these events will continue to develop over many years to come.