Vagabonds are people that aren't subject to change such as grandparents, people with authism,and etc
Tourist are people willing to explore and looks forward to change
Vagabonds seem to be stuck in a certain mind frame. They think change is BAD and don't want to take part in any changes. It can be anything from a nail polish, to a certain brand of clothing or makeup, a destination part in the US, to the same automoile company their car is from, to the food they intake. Honestly, I think everyone has a little vagabond in them, it's just depends on the level you take it to. Tourists to me are free spririted. Willing to go where life takes them anddeal with the rest later. Tourist are everywhere in the world exploring because they simply want to explore and see the difference they are missing. I think alot of americans go outside the US because it's more it see and land to view that the US have but not as a gradtitude as third world countries have. The buildings that Spain has that are soooo unique, or the tropical food the islands have. It's goes the same way with people coming to travel in the USA!
Race and Gender did play a role in mobility once upon a time. Time has changed and we see some many different races and faces in politics now. We got out 1st black president, now we just waiting on our 1st woman!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Reading Blog #9
After reading Chapter 9 thoroughly, please respond to the ideas presented in the chapter and apply them to your own experiences. Please get as specific as possible and use terminology from the chapter correctly. I am looking for a clear application here. Two full paragraphs.
In the chapter, I could really relate to the vaction section. Being a city girl, my parents always took us on expensive vactions as a kid. Staying in the best hotels, during the top adventures was what we was raised on. My mom always said " Why go out the country/ or state and not really view it". She meant spending money. The only times I really had a nature vaction was when I went camping with the girl scouts. But we never stayed in tee pee's or anything like that, we stayed in cabin hotels and would do the outdoor adventures during the day. I'm not really into nature and I don't well with bugs...Im afarid of spiders and they are harmless. I guess when you never been placed into a certain environment, you tend to act a certain way. When I travel to pamana over the summer, we people where sleeping in hammicks like nobody business and it was all type of bugs over them. The bugs only came out at night so either I was in the room or I walking with bug repellent
Like I said above, I live in the city but I tend to travel to all parts in MI. One thing I have noticed that the gas prices are cheaper in the city than in the outskirts of the city. I go visit my friend in that stay in the subarbs of West Bloomfield Hills and gas is almost 5-10 cent more than the city. I always thought smaller cities and townships have the cheaper prices because they are less populated than the bigger cities. Traveling to North Carolina, we came across town that consisted of one dirt rd, maybe 2 at the most traffic lights and a small diner. I don't recall the prices but the food was lovely considering it wasnt a huge city
In the chapter, I could really relate to the vaction section. Being a city girl, my parents always took us on expensive vactions as a kid. Staying in the best hotels, during the top adventures was what we was raised on. My mom always said " Why go out the country/ or state and not really view it". She meant spending money. The only times I really had a nature vaction was when I went camping with the girl scouts. But we never stayed in tee pee's or anything like that, we stayed in cabin hotels and would do the outdoor adventures during the day. I'm not really into nature and I don't well with bugs...Im afarid of spiders and they are harmless. I guess when you never been placed into a certain environment, you tend to act a certain way. When I travel to pamana over the summer, we people where sleeping in hammicks like nobody business and it was all type of bugs over them. The bugs only came out at night so either I was in the room or I walking with bug repellent
Like I said above, I live in the city but I tend to travel to all parts in MI. One thing I have noticed that the gas prices are cheaper in the city than in the outskirts of the city. I go visit my friend in that stay in the subarbs of West Bloomfield Hills and gas is almost 5-10 cent more than the city. I always thought smaller cities and townships have the cheaper prices because they are less populated than the bigger cities. Traveling to North Carolina, we came across town that consisted of one dirt rd, maybe 2 at the most traffic lights and a small diner. I don't recall the prices but the food was lovely considering it wasnt a huge city
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Reading Blog #8
I put the MJ community as a subculture because people dress they him, love him dearly and was shocked when he passed away last year. These are what you call "true" fans.The subculture is a postive one because who didn't love MJ. There was alot of Mj costumes this year and last year for halloween.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Reading Blog #7
n 1-2 full paragraphs, analyze how Bamboozled might be applied to Ch. 7. Use terminology taken from the chapter and be hyper aware of the language used (the film may use offensive language, but in your blog you will NOT--you ain't Spike Lee and this class is not run by democratic rule--think of it as a benevolent dictatorship :P).
Bamboozled was a film about race, social class, hegemomy, sterotypes, racial slurs, and language. It was trying to represents ethnic groups by the sterotypes placed upon them. It had black men drinking "40 ounce" beers and pants sagging to the ground. It showed older apartements that looked like the health department should of thrown down a long time ago. It had a colored man that was educated with his degree's from top school and what people would call as a white accent. Then you had the white boss that calls himself a nigga and say's I'm more blacker than you and I'm white. I would say this film had alot of identity and minority groups issues. I feel Spike Lee tried to put some humor into the film so people wouldn't get upset but at the same time show the importance on racism and how it still exist in our society.
Bamboozled was a film about race, social class, hegemomy, sterotypes, racial slurs, and language. It was trying to represents ethnic groups by the sterotypes placed upon them. It had black men drinking "40 ounce" beers and pants sagging to the ground. It showed older apartements that looked like the health department should of thrown down a long time ago. It had a colored man that was educated with his degree's from top school and what people would call as a white accent. Then you had the white boss that calls himself a nigga and say's I'm more blacker than you and I'm white. I would say this film had alot of identity and minority groups issues. I feel Spike Lee tried to put some humor into the film so people wouldn't get upset but at the same time show the importance on racism and how it still exist in our society.
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