Trapped in Poverty

Trapped in Poverty

“Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances.” more at Wiki.

To be trapped in poverty is not a beautiful thing, to live in an economy with limited resources and a fight for daily survival is also not easy.

One would think that education is an escape route from poverty but it is not, there is no escape once you are knee deep. Everyone in this world has needs, some needs are different and varies on the demographics or achievements of the individual. When certain needs are not met, one is said to be deprived, deprivation causes frustration and that in turn leads to other things (violence, social division, suicide etc.).

Here are a few causes for this trap:

Social Division

Social Division is one of the causes of this trap known as poverty, especially when you live in a society that is multi-cultured and has a wide variety of ethnic groups. It also is a result in peoples’ taste for sexuality or other social activities that are deviant within a society. This division leads to an un-united society and resulting in a spawn of many sub-cultures that can reduce the overall sharing of resources within that society.

Economy

Every society has to pay for its consummation. Every society has to account for its level of production and how it interacts with other societies. Economy determines the demand and supply of goods and services that exist within that society, this push and pull system affects the exportation and importation of goods or services, but the master whip of them all is PRICE. The price for a commodity determines its supply and demand. The price to pay for a commodity is also dependent on currency. Another variable to consider is income, the less one earns the, less one can really consume. But lack of income is only a stigma that reflects the society.

Violence

Violent behaviour is a result of culture, or frustration of the society that one exists in. It is easier to destroy than to build, it is also easier to kill than to bring to life. Violence results in crime, it is also a subset of WAR, war in turn is a struggle between opposing forces over various issues (resources, policies etc). One can be born into violence, which therefore makes one adapt to it (gangs), hence forth culture plays a major part in violence. To be born in a community that is war torn, will only make you see that your reality, and any other reality that may be civil is only a fragment of one’s imagination.

Morals and Ethics

What is right from wrong, Morals are what everyone in society sees as right or wrong, Ethics determine what the individual sees what’s right or wrong. These values are installed at early stages in our lives therefore they are influenced by other social elements such as; family; peer groups; religious institutions; educational institutions etc. When these social elements fail, this leads to a moral breakdown within the society leading to all the other negative subsets of poverty.

Communication Barriers

Communication is essential in the development of a society. There are two main barriers; language and education. This world has many social groups that speak many languages, therefore contributing to social division and misunderstanding. Education, deals with the ability to be literate and also being aware of current trends and changes within a society. Lack of education can result in a big communication barrier therefore making one illiterate to these changes.

There are other variables that result in this trap. This article is a reflection of the truth, as poverty is a pandemic that is eating away at the lives of human beings. Man has to balance their desires for wealth, politicians need to change their policies, and dominant societies need to have lenience on lesser dominant societies. In other words “THE GREED MUST END!” The lust for a higher lifestyle and to socially compete with others is only stigmas that breed poverty. Before you know it, whether your are rich, poor, middle or working class, poverty comes knocking at your door in some form or shape. It is our responsibility as humans to be responsible for our communities and assist to break free from this trap, which has plagued man ever since the birth of civilization.

The Ethnic Internet Model Dream

Who is a model?

“A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, fashion, advertising, pornography, etc.”

In a world where mass media controls the populace, models have stood the test of time, some glorified others ignored. The 21^st century has dawned a new era for models, an era of the internet.

The models that I am talking about are female Ethnic (Black, Latino, Asian, Mixed) models. Where is their place in the industry? And how are they making progress?

Ethnic models have exploded in mass media advertising over the past 10 years, from music videos, to the catwalks; ethnic models are now earning their share of the wealth in the industry. Popular culture has literally shaped the mindset of our present generation with the proliferation of Holly Wood box office movies, Hip Hop, R & B, Reggae and Urban fashion; leading to this burst of mass media madness. The Civil rights movements have lead to more opportunity for ethnic people and have increased their entrepreneurial capabilities. There are richer ethnic producers and also a richer ethnic populace; ethnic people are now a target for large corporations that were once fixed on a Eurocentric marketing model.

These corporations have to please and entice their audience to consume its products for increased profits; their marketing departments are constantly on the edge in finding new ways of appealing to the populace. Advertisement and modelling agencies usually come into play. These Organizations recruit hundreds of thousands of talented individuals, creating a melting pot of talent in mostly urban communities.

The Ethnic Internet Model Dream is a story that has neither beginning nor any end. It tells the tales of thousands of young beautiful women vying for an opportunity of economic redemption and identity. They all want to be rich and famous, living a lifestyle that is somewhat fairytale. But when there is no opportunity for your look, there are limited amount of recruiters, what are they to do? Take the bull by the horn and venture into the world of internet modeling.

The Internet has over 700,000 people globally connected. It is the largest advertising medium next to cable television. A single website can command an audience, attract recruiters and build a fan base.

The most popular type of Internet Modeling is pornography, it pays the highest and it commands the highest sales for the Internet. This type of production has attracted a lot of ethnic models in hot pursuit of the “Ethnic Internet Model Dream”.

Another type of Modeling is the proliferation of Glamour photography; “Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (nowadays usually female, often nude or semi-nude), in a way that is intended to be erotic.” It is used as a counter alternative to pornography (which usually proliferate the genitals) and provides more aesthetics in terms of lighting, fashion, and overall physical presentation. There are more ethnic models taking this route and have formed their own websites, some managed by a production company and others self maintained. Their success is determined off their physical assets or their ability to tease their audience. A popular asset for most ethnic models into glamour photography is the so called “Booty”, which men glorify on a daily basis, the so called “Tits” comes second, and other Fetishes such as Panties, Toes, Hair, etc are in third place.

There are other types of internet productions such as Illustration and body portraits which also command a wide audience.

These Ethic models usually gain exposure to these productions via recruitment websites, these websites usually host models’ photos and profile and usually attracts the potential producer to the model (some use it as alternate dating). One of the most popular ethnic model recruitment sites on the Internet is: http://www.blackcuties.com here you will find thousands of professionals and non-professionals vying to become the next big urban star.

There are other websites that do recruitment for the purpose of their own production and models usually get exposed via being promoted commercially (subscription or video sales). These models usually grow in popularity (depending on the influence of the production company) and are usually given opportunity by traditional corporate entities such as Magazines, Modelling or Advertisement agencies.

For some the “Ethnic Internet Model Dream” is an impossible task, for others it’s a path of hope that leaves an open door of many possibilities.

Technology

Cyber space, a web techies’ frontier. These are the voyages of JWM Studios enterprise… Captain’s blog stardate September 10, 2005.

I have always loved technology every since I was a little boy. Well brace yourselves for the ultimate article: TECHNOLOGY. After all this blog is titled Life, The World and Technology.

Technology is “the development and application of tools, machines, materials and processes that help to solve human problems. As a human activity, technology predates both science and engineering. It embodies the human knowledge of solving real problems”.

Mankind is using technology in every facet of his life, to communicate, transport, cultivate and educate himself. Technology is such a broad term but let me give accolades to some of its innovators:

Albert Einstein - read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

He was a great Scientist that conjured many laws in physics that we use today in every part of technology.

Isaac Newton - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton_(in_depth,_2/3)

King of astronomy wasn’t rated back in the day, but people soon accepted his work.

Benjamin Franklin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

King of Electricity, if it wasn’t for this guy, we would not be using all these gadgets that we have today. Seeing that they all use some source of electricity

There are so many others both from the past and here in the present that has contributed to technology. We are a great species; we are human and should be proud of our accomplishments regardless of our social, political, cultural or ethnic backgrounds.

Here are some new innovations in technology from the past ten (10) years:

The World Wide Web

Cellular Phones

Personal Computers

Portable Audio Devices

Digital Cameras

The World Wide Web, invented by University Scholar Tim Burners Lee, has grown quite significantly in the past ten years; from the days of Telnet and gofer now to an era where pictures, sounds and animations rule the frontiers. Another part of the progression of the internet has to do with the internet browsers and their innovations, I also appreciate the plug-ins that integrate with these browsers and allow for various graphics enhancements. Macromedia Flash is a plug-in that has revolutionized the world of animation and entertainment on the web, people are no longer limited to static pages and can now interact and edutain themselves all at the same time. There are also no browser conflicts as it is platform independent. I also give accolades to Windows Media Player and QuickTime for their portability and functions in playing back video on the web.

We cannot forget the good old search engines, gone are the days when there was only yahoo and altavista.com, there are new boys in town and I mean they are bad! Google is the techies’ sweetheart and also webcrawler.com which I use to search for mainly media files.

Cellular Phones, they used to be big and very expensive and now every where you go there is one. With various brands ranging from Nokia, Samsung and Sony these pesky little devices are not your average telephones, they now come equip with built in cameras and mp3 players, you can send text messages (SMS), chat and organize all in one place. They come in various sizes and shapes and also add an appeal to your fashion.

Personal Computers, with the advent of increased processing power and the development of Operating systems, Personal Computers have not only become more affordable but more easy to use. They come in the form of Laptops (Portables) or Desktops. They are the lifeline of any small business or educational/entertainment venture. With the ability to network with other computers; send and receive email, share data, shop online, or the ability to run thousands of applications ranging from all various industries, personal computers have really made a progressive mark in the past ten (10) years.

A few contributors to its innovation:

Michael Dell - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell

A business man who started selling PCs from his dormitory now owns a multi-billion dollar company

Bill Gates - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

The Brainchild of Microsoft Corporation revolutionized the Operating System market and also developed powerful integrated application software such as Microsoft Office.

There are many more innovators beyond the scope of this article.

Portable Audio Devices, long gone are the days when one has to walk with a cassette and rewind it just to hear a previous track; ipods have taken the world by storm. It’s the Brainchild of Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs), ipods have the ability to store thousands of digital music without the need to add/remove and media (CD’s, cassette etc). Ipods are not only cool, but they are easy to use and can connect to the internet, you can subscribe to I-Tunes online music store and download your favourite artists’ singles or albums.

Last but not least digital cameras, this device have not only gotten smaller but also increased in quality. Digital cameras gives anyone the ability to record an emotional moment and share it with there friend and family using the World Wide Web. Not only can you share these digital emotions, they can be printed at high quality with any Inkjet Printer. So good bye film and hello smart cards (the media used to store digital images from digital cameras).

So there you have it, in a world that is vast and unknown what is known are the technological changes all around us and those are just a few. My personal take on Technology is; don’t be afraid of it, it’s a tool just like a knife or a pencil; use it to improve your lifestyle.

Why i love girls

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Captain’s log Star date, September 06, 2005, this is my blog, that’s right a personal expression of me Hugo Johnson otherwise known as JWM. I really love girls because my hormones call out to them. It’s hard to explain it when you are a guy but when you are around a girl it’s like your heart races faster and all you can think about is that word, ok SEX. Oops did I say something bad? I do not always see girls as just sex objects; I see them as individuals with their dreams and aspirations, I respect that in a woman, when she knows what she wants and pursues her dreams no matter what.

I love the way they talk, their voices relaxes the nerves, too much testosterones aren’t good for you, so when you hear them talk it makes you want to connect to them in more ways than one.

I like the way they walk, those curvaceous hips and that apple shaped ass, especially the sistas! That’s right home girl I’m talking to you, with your fine ass self. Those cup cakes you call titties are suck able, lovable and touchable (if there is such a word). I love the way they dress, their little hipsters or short skirts, tiny shorts or even look corporate in that exec suit, go on girl you look good. Your fashion brings out the best of you, it makes you confident and it also makes you strong.

I love girls because every since I was born I know I had to do something where I can interact with them on a daily basis. I went into the modeling business because I love them, not only for who they are, but for what they represent: The givers of life.

Girls have their ways, and brothers if you think you can figure them out, you are wasting your time. You will end up defeated and hurt, let them try to figure you out, also be the mystery man. I personally have tried to figure girls out, yup. I failed, I still am trying to figure out what they want. But hey “I love girls”.

Just getting warmed up with my blog, it’s the truth baby and let the truth set you free.

The World

The world is a huge place, when you think about it; the world can be defined from many angles all through a sociological microscope. My view of the world is: It’s a huge matrix of mixed and unknown variables. The more we think we know is the more we actually don’t know. Therefore I define my world; my world is very unusual yet very simple. To break it down my world is in chaos, a strict social order that is stratified by a type of class struggle, an economic melting pot that has driven most of my people to partial insanity.

I exist within a class struggle where I am neither lower, middle nor upper-class; I have no set identity within my world, to some I am a part of a statistic while to others I do not exist. But seriously where is this article going right? What is the world and who are the entities that are in it?

The world is made up of billions of entities and other elements that form our universe, most of the universe is unknown, but a lot is known of earth, therefore I consider the world to be earth and my world to be my country, the reason being, every facet of my life is governed by the policies of my country. Then again my country does not determine how I eat or sleep, but my culture does.

Culture defined: “The complete way of life of a people; the shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize a group; their customs, art, literature, religion, philosophy, etc.; the pattern of learned and shared behavior among the members of a group”.

So within my country my culture dictates the function of my world. I am assuming the same for everyone that exists within their world. I leave this article free to view it from any angle that you like….The end.

Life

Life as we know it, Is a phenomenon that cannot be explained but can only be acknowledged. There are many views on life, whether you take the scientific or religious route, both has their controversies. My view is a little bit of both, though I do not want to go into any big debate that would allow me to draw for arguments that I just cannot find at this moment.

So I will just break it down to simple opinions.

First Opinion

There is a creator; he or she (balancing the genders) made the heavens and earth. Cultures have come and gone as to the identity of this/these creators. These cultures have formed powerful religions which have divided the populace into various, class and ethnic groups. Each group feels strongly of their faith as it has had more influence in their lives than other groups. Which one is true? Ask the truth not me.

Second Opinion

Where there is life, there is death. Death has always been apart of nature, it seems from the conception of life; an entity has to die for another entity to survive. It is with this a life cycle is spawned. There are entities that need other entities in order to survive, take the Lion in Africa, which feeds on it prey, mostly smaller weaker animals, yet those smaller weaker animals fed on some plant life in order to survive. Therefore survival of an entity results in the destruction of another.

Third opinion

Life is not always fare. Not much arguments here but, I think life is not fare. Where there is human life, there are imperfections in the humans’ biological composition. These are called genes. Genes decide who you are and what you become (another controversy); it maps the whole architecture of that entity. The downside to these genes is that these mapping consists of so much variety that they result in imperfect genes, which result in deceases, physical or mental deformations.

Fourth Opinion

Politicians are next to God. This one is also controversial, but here goes. Each culture has its own geographic compositions (countries). Each country in considered civilized, and is apart of a large body called a society; this society is governed by a group of individuals called a government. This government can be either democratic (more than one opposing sides) or communist (one dictator). Each member of the government is called a politician. Each politician is given a role, whether to manage the resources of the country or to manage the society. Therefore these individuals are acting as God, to govern man and to ensure that they follow the laws of the land.

I will not say whether they are good or bad, ask a politician not me.

Fifth Opinion

We cannot exist, by our selves. We are apart of a society, therefore we must learn to adjust to the society in order to function. Function meaning to survive, survival is determined on our equity base or support from other members of the society. Each member of the society must be competent and willing to perform specific duties that maintain the societies’ composition. No one entity can provide all functions of a society.

I exist as an entity in this life. Time and space has landed me into the 21^st century an age of communication, and technological innovation. These opinions will help to shape other articles that I will post regarding the world, life and technology. Thank you for reading. Stay tuned for my next article entitled “The World” and of course ending the trilogy with “Technology”.

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This is my first Blog, it is for anyone that is interested in hearing my comments and perceptions of life and technology etc.