PERSONAL MANIFESTO

The Founding and Manifesto of Motion

The personal manifesto of Ditiro Shayi

This manifesto has been created to represent the ideals of progress, continuity, flow and prosperity.

I believe that motion is an idea that is characterised by an active state. For an entity or human to prosper and attain success, they have to be in an active state of being.

I appreciate things that move as they instigate a sense of purpose in their existence; water that flows in a river is more dynamic than that found in a still lake. Flowing water represents that which is fresh and does so with energy whilst water in a lake is stagnant and consists of materials that are stationary and representative of decay.

The idea of motion also indicates a sense ‘life’ and an individual who is considered as living is one seen most active in society. A person who doesn’t wait for things to happen but goes out into the world and carries out tasks and actions is more likely to prosper and achieve set goals. If society adopts the idea of constant motion then many people would be independent, this would also mean that their way of thinking won’t be confined to one thing but they'll be able to switch and adapt to new things.

We should shun the act of waiting and start moving because movement promotes change. Bruce Lee said that ‘knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.’ The latter part of the quote, in order for it to be applicable, requires one to become active. People shouldn’t always be waiting to be given a helping hand, especially in a rapidly advancing world that is not willing show any mercy; instead they should try to engage with their surroundings.

When you move about the environment, you gain insight and turn to understand the locality better than before. The more times you repeat this, the easier it becomes to interact with that environment and also builds your character.

This type of activity carries on in the visuals we interact with and the inclusion of motion further enhances the experience and relation humans assign to those visuals. Even static posters, when incorporating the lines of force, they activate the senses of the viewer more efficiently. Objects that are on the move carry with them an aura of fascination with them. A star shooting across the firmament becomes more intriguing than its stationary peers. A sidewinder snake when motionless would look regular to most snakes but if had to move, the manner in which it does so becomes appealing and distinctive of its character. So movement not only makes you distinguishable but it allows for an individual to break away from the stagnant norms adopted by society.

If man had chosen not ‘do’, man would still be primitive stuck in their ways and thinking. The world owes a lot to the beauty of motion. The essence of life on earth relies upon motion and if the planet had to cease its rotation, death would be imminent.

Conclusion pending…

               

World War 1

Factors Contributing to World War I

Prior to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, numerous factors escalated the tension between European countries. Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism and the forming of alliances set the tone for the war. This essay will take a closer look at each of the aforementioned factor and their actual impact at the start of the world war.

The Empires that existed before the war were comprised of various ethnic groups and some of these groups sought to break away from the ruling nations. Those that shared a culture and spoke the same language strived for independence. Nationalism meant that groups were loyal to their affiliated nation and it enabled other nations to establish themselves as powerful contenders.

Imperialism also became a factor when nations wanted to expand their empires. The continents of Africa and Asia were some of the places that were being colonized as they provided natural resources and offered new markets for trade. European countries were aware of this competed for the last available nations to colonize thus resulting in conflict.

The fight for the colonies meant that countries had to have a strong military and when a rival nation expanded its military, so did the other. Great Britain and Germany were at loggerheads to have the strongest navy and they engaged in an arms race. The technological advancements from the Industrial Revolution let to new types of weaponry to be created.

 

Countries sought further strengthening by forming alliances, which made the tension more volatile. The Triple Alliance and The triple Entente were formed from the European nations. The Triple Entente comprised of Russia, France and Great Britain with the Triple Alliance being formed by Italy, Austria-Hungary and Germany. The alliances were such that there was a balance of power and also that if the enemy attacked a country; the ally would come to the aid of the attacked.

Ongoing tensions between nations around the Balkans let to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. With the assassinator being a Serb nationalist, war was declared on the nation of Serbia by Austria-Hungary following an ultimatum. From 1914 Jul 28^th, other nations gradually joined the war mainly on the grounds of the alliance system that was formed.

 

Even though the assassination of Franz Ferdinand is seen as the spark for the First World War, factors like militarism, imperialism, nationalism and formation of alliances were the actual building blocks. These factors had gradually created an unstable atmosphere between the Europeans superpowers and the allies and a single event was needed to cause the chain reaction.