Hyperinflation hit Zimbabwe in 2007-2008. But what is hyperinflation? Hyperinflation is when the value of money goes way down, making the prices of items skyrocket (so fast that you can actually see the changes).

Social Impacts

Hyperinflation changed the social lives of the people in Zimbabwe. The rate of unemployment skyrocketed up to more than 70%. You could argue that this meant that they had less time than before. People had to spend their money wisely (not knowing how expensive things would get), and they had to scramble to get enough money to buy necessities. The ruined economy also impacted the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country; by 2008 the HIV/AIDS rate for individuals aged between 15 and 49 was 15.3%

Economic Impacts

People have been fired. Prices on everything rose to insane numbers. The economy was one of the worsts that we have ever seen. Bills worth insanely large amounts of money were printed (the highest being 100 TRILLION DOLLARS for a SINGLE BILL). Because of this hyperinflation that was happening, Zimbabwe virtually shut down and turned the domestic economy into a barter economy (this meant that instead of buying things with money, they would trade things like chickens and lifestock).

Political Impacts

Zimbabwe’s economy was incredibly bad. Because of this, people blamed the current president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe’s economy is still struggling to this day, and people believe that it is still because of Robert Mugabe. According to aljazeera.com, Mugabe “issued regulations compelling all foreigners and whites to sell 51 percent equity stakes in every existing business, partnership, association or sole proprietorship with an asset value of half a million US dollars or more.” His political policies continued to destroy the economy. Eventually, Mugabe died, and Emmerson Mnangagwa came into the office. He is still struggling to save the economy, but the citizens of Zimbabwe believe that it can happen.

Conclusion

I do not believe that the hyperinflation of this country could affect other countries. However, I think this country was affected by the economic downfall of the United States during the time. I think that the recession happening in the United States around that time really helped ruined the economic state of Zimbabwe.

What is Globalism?

Globalism is essentially how the world interacts with each other. There are a couple different subcategories of Globalism, such as Militarism, Colonialism, Imperialism, Isolationism, and Nationalism. All of these subcategories of Globalism can affect how the world interacts with each other, and how each country thinks of itself.

Is Globalism Good or Bad?

Personally, I think that globalism is good. Although countries can use globalism in a violent way, globalism is very much needed. Let’s say that France was running low on wheat. Without having communications with other countries, they wouldn’t be able to ask if they could borrow some wheat. Globalism is a good thing for someone, it just depends on the situation. If America conquers China, then globalism is good for America, and can be good for the citizens of China who didn’t agree with the government that China had.

Other Examples of How Globalism is Good.

If a country is lacking in government or amount of citizens, a big country like America could use colonialism to send colonies to their country to help fix it (especially if it was a country in the allied power).

If a country is doing a lot of bad things (like Germany during WWII), a large country like America can use imperialism to take over the country and stop the operation.

If a country doesn’t want to be involved in the affairs of other countries, it can participate in isolationism (which isn’t perfect, but can be used long enough to dodge a lot of other countries’ dramas).

Drones have been used for several years. They have been used to help people, like spotting people in wreckage, putting out fires, etc. They have also been used for some very bad things, like killing people, spying on people, stealing things, etc.

A couple years ago, drones were allowed to be used for farming. This has a lot of pros and cons. Farmers could use drones to make their lives easier. They would be able to spot a lot of things from the sky that they wouldn’t notice from the ground. They could use the drones to water the plants, spray pesticides on the plants, even plant the plants.

There are a lot of cons to allowing farmers have drones. The farmers could misuse the drones and spy on and surveillance neighbors. The Achieve3000 article says, “…theoretically, a drone with a camera could be used to spy on unsuspecting people, even on their own property, if the vehicle were small and inconspicuous.” Farmers could crash the drones into neighboring fields or into other flying vehicles. The Achieve3000 article says, “Liability is another; a flying drone could hit and damage a car or a building. There are also environmental concerns.” Something else that they could do is sabotage other farmers. There are a lot of things that they could do with these drones that aren’t good. These things are disquiet and need to be prevented.

Even with all of these bad things, I believe that allowing farmers to use drones is good. Drones are expedient, and I believe that it will help them plant more crops, plant newer crops, and help get the job done quicker and easier. This would be good for them and good for the economy. For example, let’s say that because of the drones, 1 billion more ears of corn were planted and harvested. Since there would be so much, you could see the price of corn go down that year. The economy would be much better, we would have better food, and the farmers would make more money. More money for the farmers means bigger farms, more plants being planted, more crops harvested. Another good thing about drones is that they are cheaper than planes, so if people have pecuniary problems, drones would be better.

A problem that modern-day Americans face is that sometimes other Americans can do things that aren’t liked. Most of the times, nobody really does anything about it. For the people who try to do something about it, the most they ever really do is just protest. But sometimes, someone can do something that lots of people believe is wrong. This will cause people to change from peaceful protests to violent riots.

Riots are just pure violence. People who participate in riots have just given up on trying to be nice about getting their way. One of the more recent strings of riots following the death of George Floyd. George Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin (Chauvin was a police officer when he killed George Floyd). Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for approximately over 9 minutes. Floyd was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.

Now the riots are basically just a way of fighting violence with more violence. Although this is not a healthy way of living, lots of other people have had a similar violent mindset. From the 1500s to the 1600s, there was a lot of war. One war that comes to mind is the English Civil War. The English Civil War was a series of civil wars, a feud from parliament to King Charles I. It was resolved in the eyes of the parliament. The way I see it, a civil war is one of the most obvious types of revolution. If a country has a civil war, one side is revolting against the other. In this case, the parliament was revolting against King Charles I, and the parliament won.

In conclusion, you can see revolutions all around in history, from the present-day all the way back to cavemen. It is just a part of a human to want to fight against what they think is wrong and to fight for what is right.

Since Election Day is coming up, I thought it would be relevant to talk about the factual evidence behind who is going to win the election.

Analytics

According to an article by Associated Press, the Democratic Party has the majority of the early votes so far. Of course, this doesn’t mean that they are going to win, it just means that they are in the lead. That same article is also saying that a lot of new voters (people that have recently turned 18 or people who have never voted before) are starting to vote. In fact, “More than 1 out of 4 of all ballots — 27% — were cast either by new or infrequent voters,” according to Associated Press’s analysis. Also, the majority of the new voters are voting for the Democratic Party, and “Forty-three percent of the infrequent and new voters are registered Democrats, compared to a quarter who are Republicans.”

Donald Trump

Most people think that when they are going to vote, they are either voting for change or for things to stay the same. Usually, if you want a change you vote for the new candidate, and if you want things to stay the same you vote for the president from the last term. However, Trump is saying that things are going to be different if he is elected for a second term.

One thing that Donald Trump has promised to do if he is re-elected is firing Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert. In fact, during a rally in Florida, Trump was complaining about the coverage of the pandemic, even as Covid-19 case counts reached all new highs, and showed no signs of slowing down. The crowd starting chanting, “Fire Fauci!”, and that’s when Trump said that he would if he was re-elected as president. Trump has also promised that he will bring an end to the pandemic that has been affecting our nation.

Joe Biden

So far, a lot of the main states are voting for Biden this election. Now, you have to take into account that most states aren’t swing states, and they will vote for the same party every time. With Biden being a democrat, he already has secured some bigger states, such as California, which has 55 electoral votes.

Biden wants to take down the coronavirus. He says that “on day one will implement the national strategy I’ve been laying out since March. We’ll develop and deploy rapid tests, with results available immediately,” which seems a little too good to be true. He also promises that corporate taxes will end the Muslim ban. These things he promises to change on his first day as President. That would definitely be a busy day.

Scandal?

There has been a lot of stories of voting fraud and scandals, mostly in favor of Biden. Lots of ballots are getting forged, and there have been a lot of weird things happening. Michigan had mysteriously gained approximately 128k votes, all for Biden. Lots of things like this, and lots of accusations against Biden have been made. However, lots of these things could be untrue.

Summary

Based on the evidence that I have compiled, it seems like Joe Biden is in the lead, and could potentially win the election. There is a good chance that Donald Trump could still win, though, especially since these votes are just the early votes. I do not have a political opinion, so I don’t have a preference for who wins. All I know is that Donald Trump has done a lot for the country so far, and if he continues as POTUS for another term, he will most likely continue serving his country well.

Have you ever watched a horror movie? It was probably a good one, right? That’s because horror movies are really captivating movies that keep people on the edge of their seats.

Horror movies are amazing ways to get that little bit of adrenaline. A lot of horror movies take place in situations that a lot of people could relate to, making them even scarier. Comedy movies, even though they are funny, don’t really give you any adrenaline, and are mostly for making you laugh.

One of my favorite things about horror movies is that there are (most of the time) sequels to them, sometimes even movie series and universes (like The Conjuring and Paranormal Activity). There are some sequels to comedy movies, but most of the time, there is only one movie.

In conclusion, scary movies are better than comedy movies because they keep you on the edge of your seat, are more relatable, and there are often sequels to them.