Sharaine's Blog

Capitalism played an innovative role in both the past and present.  Capitalism is defined as when a person uses their resources to make a profit without the person actually being there at the time of the profit.  The Atlantic Slave Trade was a prime example of capitalism.  The Europeans would trade their funds in to buy ships and trading supplies. The Europeans would then go to Africa and export African slaves. Europeans obtained goods such as sugar and bananas from the Americas.  Natural resources were also obtained such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum. The significance between the growth of capitalism and the escalation of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is that as more profit was being made more money was being produced. As a result, more slaves were able to be bought.  Corporations such as Wal-Mart, Nike, and Halliburton are all examples of capitalist colonizers. These huge corporations buy out smaller corporations and make huge profits off them. In conclusion, colonization of the future still exists.  Second Life allows the user to create their own personal space and explore many different avenues of life.