In
class today, we performed a project that involved having to trade for vital
supplies with other groups in order to build the items that were given. Each
group was given a variety of different supplies and a list of tasks. The tasks
given included building items such as a hamburger, shelter, and education. With
a limited amount of supplies, that could have been beneficial to your groups
tasks or not, you were forced to maintain what you needed for your own groups
mission while still setting out to try and find those other important tools
needed from other groups. My group did not achieve success today. We were not
able to accomplish all of the tasks given. Although we were not favored to win,
as we later found out our group was given supplies that had no value to others
or us, which made it harder for our group to trade with others in order to
create the items. When we discovered we were not supposed to win, we felt a
glimpse of success given that we were only a few items short of winning.
Although we did not achieve the class goal, we still achieved to be a close
competitor even with the disadvantages we were faced with. We were able to
trade out unnecessary supplies for more valuable supplies with other groups. Other
groups were doing the same, so it benefited both groups. The American dream is
based on the idea that if you work hard you will be rewarded with status,
money, and success that is not always the case; some people can work hard and
make a high earning but cannot compete with those who are born with a silver
spoon in their mouths. Hard work can only take someone so far as they are competing
with others who have a monopoly of connections. This experiment taught me that
you are not always born with the necessary tools in order to be successful; most
people have to do a lot of work and make connections in order to live well off.
-Bayleigh Takacs
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