Throughout this essay it is explained that massive collaboration has always been and always will be a major crutch for all of humanity. In the example of Kufu’s Pyramid it is observed that the work force that finished the pyramid were a select group of oppressed slaves. Among them are those not healthy enough for work, or too old even. To add on to that they were oppressed, meaning the only incentive for the workers is the promised freedom they would receive upon completion. Unfortunately their only freedom would ultimately be death. If 100,000 oppressed slaves could complete numerous and monuments Pyramids, what do you suppose 100,000 or even 100 million highly motivated workers could accomplish?

Another work of massive collaboration which could be easily summed up is the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union which was essentially all of 1957 to 1975.  An accurate date to mark the start of said race is the day the first artificial satellite was successfully launched into our orbit, October 4th 1957.  The satellite that is Sputnik, and that was launched by the Soviet Union. A lot of emotions were ushered in with this launch. among them were: excitement, fear, anxiety, and stress. Prior to this, World War II had recently concluded and brought upon us the Nuclear Arms Race. This race resulted in a lot of political drama and sanctions, and put nearly every nation on the brink of war. It also led to the realization of the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (later known as MAD). Basically, everyone at this point has manufactured nuclear weapons, so if one power nukes another, there will be a nuclear retaliation which would only lead to both the attacker and their opponent completely demolished. In essence it was a stalemate. After ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) were constructed to deliver the nuclear payloads, the world powers basically sat on their missile stockpile and said “Well… now what?”. That’s when the space race began. If a nation can’t control the land, they could surely control the skies.

Works Cited:

Mieczkowski, Yanek. “Eisenhower’s Sputnik Moment : The Race for Space and World Prestige.” <http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rowan/reader.action?docID=10656287 >Ebrary ProQuest Reader. Cornell University Press, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.