Imperialism in America 1
The practice of imperialism dates far back into world history in places such as ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, before the United States began to participate. Imperialism, in a simple form, means to gain power over another nation. Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines imperialism as: “the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas; broadly: the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence (Imperialism, n.d.).” For a long time, the United States concentrated on Western expansion to gain control of new land. However, eventually the boundaries of the country had been reached. Protestant missionaries still had potential converts to work with and businessmen had potential trades to make.
Before 1870, missionaries had a primary goal of preaching the gospel, but 1870 their primary goal leaned more towards teaching people in foreign countries how to become civilized while attempting to convert them into Christians. This work consisted of building schools, teaching the people how to run the schools, teaching about Christ, and providing medical education and care to the people who lived there. Because more missionaries were needed, this increased the number of practicing missionaries, which lead to more untrained missionaries heading into the field. “One of the striking features of the American foreign missionary force in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was that women composed about sixty percent of it (Bays, n.d.).” These women and men worked hard to convert the uncivilized foreigners to convert them to Christianity and show them that Americans knew best how to live their lives. Business owners took this as an opportunity to expand business to China and other parts of East Asia.
Imperialism in America 2
As the United States began to look overseas, business owners saw an opportunity to grow their business in Asia as well. The foreign sales of product had increased to seven percent by 1914. Missionaries were looking to convert Asians to Christianity, and businessmen were looking to convert Asians to buying American. They saw the large nation as an opportunity to sell goods such as food, housing, clothing, and transportation to the 400 million people who lived in China at the time. One entrepreneur even went as far as sending out wheat cookbooks in hopes that the Chinese would start buying bread products instead of rice so that he could make a profit off of the sales. Business did not grow as much as it could. However, it was still a move in the direction of improving the American economy through imperialism.
Imperialism began with missionaries trying to convert, then expanded to businessmen who wanted to get richer off the profits of exporting their goods. The good parts of missionaries were that they did help people with basic needs and teach them how to take better care of themselves, but this was another example of Americans saying that they are better and know better than everyone else. Sending out cookbooks full of propaganda saying what they should eat instead of rice is another example of imperialism. Telling people to eat different food for the sake of making a sale seems like a dirty trick disguised as helpful literature.
Janis Bowles
June 11, 2018
References
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Animation Job Market in the Future
Janis L. Bowles
Stevens-Henager College – Boise Idaho Campus
March 27, 2018
Author Note
Janis L. Bowles, Web Design and Development, Stevens-Henager College, Boise, Idaho.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Janis L. Bowles, Web Design and Development, Stevens-Henager College, 1444 S. Entertainment Avenue, Boise, ID 83702. E-mail: janis32886@yahoo.com.
Animation Job Market in the Future
Over time, some occupations may grow, die out, or maintain their place in the job market. Currently, animation is predicted to not only maintain its place in the job market but also grow. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of multimedia artists and animators is projected to grow 8 percent from 2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Projected growth will be due to increased demand for animation and visual effects in video games, movies, and television ("Multimedia Artists and Animators ", 2018).
When it comes to location, the top five states with the highest animator wages are California, Washington, New York, Texas, and Georgia. The bonus is that some animators can work from home. That means a job could be out of one of the higher paying wage states without the relocation.
Examining the reason behind the growth of animation careers reveals that streaming services such as Hulu and Netflix are the driving force behind the growth of the industry. Customers want original content, including animated films and shows. Another use for animation in today’s world is graphics for mobile phones and video games. With the amount of people who use mobile phones, tablets, and video game consoles, the animation career continues to grow to meet this need as well.
Those with animation experience might progress to the position of art director, which would make a better salary. Graphic artists, web designers and web developers are other similar occupations that might need to possess animation skills. This makes the animation career field spread across multiple careers.
With the continued demand for original content for streaming sites, the need for graphics for mobile phones and other devices, and animation for video games, the outlook for the animation career currently looks good. The option to move up to the art director position might be appealing to an animator as well. The crossover between animation, graphic arts, web design and web development makes the career very diversified. All in all, it appears to be a good time to be an animator, if one has the skills and desire to do pursue the career, of course.
References
3D Animation Careers Salary. (2018, January 25). Retrieved March 28, 2018, from https://www.theartcareerproject.com/careers/3D-animation/
Marsh, C. (2017, July 27). Surge in Streaming Services Leads to Animation Job Boom. Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://variety.com/2017/artisans/production/netflix-amazon-animation-jobs-1202506357/
Multimedia Artists and Animators. (2018, January 30). Retrieved March 28, 2018, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/multimedia-artists-and-animators.htm
The Animation Job Market in 2018 & Beyond. (2018, January 25). Retrieved March 28, 2018, from https://www.gamedesigning.org/animation/job-market-gold-rush/
