The Future of Technology

There have been more and more new inventions recently. The other day I was able to get a light weight iron. I am so relieved. My old one weighed nearly 15 pounds because it was solid metal. This one ways far less. It seems like they are always coming up with new ideas or making the old things better. I am curious to see what they come up with in the future.

Highways

They have started to create more roads that connect rural areas to cities as well as interstate highways that would connect the major cities. I hope that they will build a road that makes it easier for us to get in and out of the city.We never get to travel to the city because it is such an inconvenience to get there. .

More Labor Strikes

It seems like the only news we are hearing about these days are all about the labor strikes. I have never worked in a factory so I do not really know how they are treated, but I do know what it is like to want more cash. It angers me that the rich paractically throw away money while the rest of us work really hard and barely make an income large enough to support our families. I fully support the laborers and hope their strikes get them the wages they deserve.

Factory strikes

After hearing about all of these strikes that have been occuring lately I decided to talk to my brother. I asked him and his co workers were going on strike to and I was shocked when he said no. He explained that Henry Ford, the factory owner, was willing to give them up to five dollars a day after they worked there for six months. He is confident that he will be making a large salary in just a few months.

Union strikes

So more and more we are getting news about strikes going on at major factories. From what I have heard, they seem to be very violent and the main cause is low wages. These strikes must be hard on the factory owners because they are not able to produce anything if they have no one willing to do the work. Personally, I think it is absurd that these factory owners are so rich and do very little work while they pay us poor people very little to do all of the work. They have enough money and make a large enough profit that they should pay their workers a reasonable salary. We do not have much money here on our farm so we know how difficult it is to raise a family on a very low salary.

Fisrt Car

Today I was finally able to go into town to do some shopping. While there I saw something I have never seen before, a car! The rich man that live in the center of town was riding down the street. It was unbelievable. I cannot believe how far technology has come in just a few short years. First the telephone and now cars. These new inventions seem to be making life so much easier. People can communicate faster and now drive to the store in only a few minutes. I wish we were able to afford all of these new devices. I would be able to leave the house and go to town more often and be able to talk to my friends. I would be far less lonely here on the farm.

Life on the farm

Living out here can be very lonely. The houses are not close together so I do not get to see my friends that often. We are all housewives so we never get the opportunity to go out. I work all day doing chores such as, homeschooling the children, cooking, cleaning, and feeding of the animals. Also, I have a baby girl to take care of and have to make sure that my boys complete all of their chores. It is hard work and I never get a break. I focus so much on the family and chores that I never get anytime to myself. I don't have any way of talking to my friends so a lot of the time I am lonely. My husband is always working and even if he was around, he would not understand.
Don't get me wrong, I love my family and this farm, but sometimes I just wish we were closer to the city and not so isolated out here. I think I would have had an easier time adjusting to the farm if I wanted to move here in the first place. However, it was not my decision. My husband's dream was to live on a farm, not work in a factory.