Cereal Commercial for Fiber One is an example of one’s willingness to act on the advice given. The commercial plays out with a little girl walking down the cereal ail. As she’s walking she’s looking at the different flavors of Fiber one. As she’s saying the different flavors out loud she gets to her mom’s favorite flavor and repeats what her mom said about Fiber One and wishes she could have some, “But she says its taste too good to have fiber”. Then an employee over hears the little girl and tells her that Fiber One is really high in fiber. As the girl approaches the employee she asks him if it’s a lie. He replays no, but the little girl doesn’t believe him. The employee and the little girl begin arguing back and forth. Another employee over hears the conversation and comes over and interrupts them. He explains to the little girl that Fiber One has a third of a day’s worth fiber, and makes a statement that if he was a liar that his pants would be on fire. The girl agrees that it was a good point made so she grabs the box out of the employees’ hand. At a distance you see the little girl’s mother also takes the advice and starts eating the cereal.
YouTube Link: Fiber One Ceral Commercial
Sunday, May 16, 2010
DECONSTRUCTING AN ADVERTISEMENT: Does Your Husband Look Younger Than You Do?
At the bottom of the ad, a couple of paragraph explains a solution to look younger than your husband. The solution is to buy and apply Cellogen Crème to the skin than the appearance of aging will disappear. The products being sold are Cellogen Cream, Cellogen Lotion, and Hormone Hand Cream. Not only products for your face but also for your elbow, neck, and hands. In result, you will experience a happier life and a happy marriage. Even has a paragraph with a scientific explanation about why the products work. Adding the scientific explanation in the ad is a winner, it adds trust and comfort into the product. All of the text in the ad is black and in the same font. However, a few key words and sentence are in bold in the beginning and in the middle to grab attention and keep readers still interested in the advertisement. The audiences targeted for this product are older adults who are in a marriage. The Creams and Lotion would seem appealing for those women who are aging and wanting to look younger. Above all the ad is trying to associate the emotion of aging with its products. It’s the same type of emotion that comes when the body is changing towards the worst. Especially in women, ads that speak upon looks are something women have a tendency to want to explore into bettering ones self-image. Certainty, this tactic of using a sensitive issue for many women did work.
Assumptions in the ad are made about women who look younger have a happier marriage or even a husband. Men prefer younger women, and if you don’t get rid of those wrinkles then you will lose your husband. First, the comparison of the looks of a women and her husband doesn’t justify a happy marriage. In a marriage there are other realistic elements a women has to exceed in not only on her looks. If the ad had a comparison of a woman to other women is in fact realistic. Indeed a competition that isn’t deniable. Secondly, wrinkles are not going to determine if you have a husband or not. Lastly, the assumption about men preferring younger women is realistic. The long term consequences of the ad , is thinking a women’s duty is to try and stay young, make sure she has to stay pretty in order to satisfy a man. I don’t feel this add is socially responsible because they are trying to sell the product and a way for them to make money is to make up assumptions and end it with a solution. But advertisers are oblivious of the messages they are sending, do in fact stick and form the minds of people.
In the closing comments of the video Killing Us Softly 3, Jean Kilbourne states that change will depend upon “an aware, active, educated public that thinks for itself primarily as citizens rather than primarily as consumers.” To think as a citizen is to have an identity for both being and doing. To be a consumer is to feed on goods and services. For instance, changing your looks to satisfying someone else is a lose-win situation. And the need to use beauty in order to feel noticed. Besides for the public to shift over to primarily as citizens, the public needs more self-control instead of giving in to advertisement. Especially, if an ad determines your unhappy marriage is caused by the wrinkles on your face.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Killing Us Softly
Advertising is accused of stereotyping, using sex to sell, materialism, and child pornography. Furthermore, it has been the reason for the downfall of our social system. While this may be true, however advertisers don’t have a responsibility on society because it is a business. At the same time whose only agenda is to persuade the audience to buy certain products. On the other hand, advertising has an impact on society. Therefore, should take their tactic in persuading the audience into consideration and use common sense. Women are not objects, nor need to use her sexuality to get what she wants. Women of color are not wild animals and not all men are violent. Advertisers use tools like the internet, television and magazines, to help spread the information every day. The minds of people are being formed mentality and lifestyles are changed. For example, an ad in a teen magazine for jeans shows a young woman wearing the new jeans. In the picture, she is walking down the street and, a couple of men smile and try to touch her; mesmerized as they follow her. Her “perfect” body shape is to die for. So, when a young girl picks up that magazine, and see’s the women using her sexuality to get what she wants, that young girl is being shaped mentally to think she needs buy the jeans and lose weight in order for men to like her. Likewise, mens Axe body spray shows a young man spraying it on, and attractive women find him irresistible. Convincing young men and mainly targeting teens, that if you buy Axe spray then you will become a chick magnet because women love the smell. Even though, advertising has the power to change people it sure has abused it by using people’s problems (for example weight) and portraying a ridiculous solution. As humans, we can’t help that we are drawn to certain ads because emotional information has a way of sticking through are perceptual fields.
Advertising even has the power to even make people think a certain way about another race. In particular, women of color are dressed like animals and exotic creators in advertising. The effects it has on the way others view girls and women of color, is thinking they are animals. The effects it may have on girls and women of color wanting to be normal and beautiful. For this reason, women of color are socialized into thinking that they have to appear white, otherwise they are not beautiful. For instance, hair in the African American community has always been personal issue to thrive to have good hair. African American women are associated with unmanageable, unhealthy hair that no one wants. Explains why there hairs are hardly ever used in adverting hair products. However, if African American women are used in hair ads it typically isn’t her hair and is a hair color commercial. Advertisers use African American women, who in some way resemble a white woman to persuade other African American women to buy their products. Thus, ads that show woman with long rich hair are associated with middle class, while, short fizzle hair is associated with African American women that are less fortunate. Therefore, women of color are being shown to be inferior to white women instead as equal and advertising helps keep that taught alive.
Advertising even has the power to even make people think a certain way about another race. In particular, women of color are dressed like animals and exotic creators in advertising. The effects it has on the way others view girls and women of color, is thinking they are animals. The effects it may have on girls and women of color wanting to be normal and beautiful. For this reason, women of color are socialized into thinking that they have to appear white, otherwise they are not beautiful. For instance, hair in the African American community has always been personal issue to thrive to have good hair. African American women are associated with unmanageable, unhealthy hair that no one wants. Explains why there hairs are hardly ever used in adverting hair products. However, if African American women are used in hair ads it typically isn’t her hair and is a hair color commercial. Advertisers use African American women, who in some way resemble a white woman to persuade other African American women to buy their products. Thus, ads that show woman with long rich hair are associated with middle class, while, short fizzle hair is associated with African American women that are less fortunate. Therefore, women of color are being shown to be inferior to white women instead as equal and advertising helps keep that taught alive.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Research Paper: Topic and Sources
For my research paper I choose to write about if ATMs are an expensive habit? Before the invention of ATM’s people visited banks to do their banking. It was common to see long lines of people standing outside in the morning waiting for it to open. Now with the invention of Automated Teller Machines, ATMs have decreed the wait at the banks and allowed people to make transactions fast. In addition, allowing anyone to perform almost every transaction that you can inside of the bank. In the article, “World Automated Teller Machines Market 2010” authors, Frost and Sullivan expressed, “The ATM has revolutionized the customers' banking experience, in particular, the transactions in which they withdraw cash from their accounts.” Customers can view their accounts from any ATM. However, there probably always going to be human tellers, but ATMs have provided a certain amount of convenience designed to accommodate customers.
With the continuous access to your money threw a debit or credit card is making it easy for people to over spend. ATMs are everywhere, there are at malls, in grocery stores, and even in front of bookstores. In the article, “Are there too many ATMs?” by Bob Sullivan, author Sullivan states, “If it seems like there are neon ATM cash machine signs everywhere, well, there are. In fact, there's 370,000 automated teller machines across the United States right now, about 1 for every 296 people.” Anyplace you visit in the distance stands on ATM machine. No wonder bank customers are becoming addicted to instant cash through ATMs.
ATMs provide conveniences, and convenience almost always has a price tag. For instead, using an ATM that convenient but doesn’t belong to your bank, will accumulate into fees that drain your account dry. In fact, it’s a common story, everybody knows someone that is stuck in credit card debit or who always have that urge to spend money. In the article “Money Machines” author Ellen Florian states, “Clearly we love the feel of cold hard cash in our hands as much as plastic. So much so that we're willing to pay for those quickie stops at the ATM with often usurious fees--usually about $1.50 each time we grudgingly press the "I Accept" button on a cash machine outside our bank's network.” Now that anyone can get money by a press of a button, it bought on impulse instead of planning every purchase ahead of time.
The ATM also provided new ways for scam artists to commit fraud. Some scam artists have attached skimmers to ATMS. This is a device which can steal a debit card user's information when they insert their card. Other ways fraud can be committed is identify theft. Where someone steals you identify and have the banks send credit cards to the scam artists’ address or even put a gun to someone’s head and demand money as they are using an ATM. In the article “Can you trust that latent hunk of cash-dispensing steel?” author Phil Patton explains, “Experts naturally believe that the answer to ATM abuse lies in more and more sophisticated encryption devices (some have offered fingerprint readers or retinal scanners as suggested identification technology). The PIN system has an advantage of keeping the "key" to an account in two parts - half in hardware, half in wetware. Any system that relies on a single device, however cleverly encrypted, is a less secure system.” In result of fraud, the victim falls into a finical hole. It make sense, every time you swipe, enter or push a card into an ATM your chances for a scam artist to find your personal information increases.
With the continuous access to your money threw a debit or credit card is making it easy for people to over spend. ATMs are everywhere, there are at malls, in grocery stores, and even in front of bookstores. In the article, “Are there too many ATMs?” by Bob Sullivan, author Sullivan states, “If it seems like there are neon ATM cash machine signs everywhere, well, there are. In fact, there's 370,000 automated teller machines across the United States right now, about 1 for every 296 people.” Anyplace you visit in the distance stands on ATM machine. No wonder bank customers are becoming addicted to instant cash through ATMs.
ATMs provide conveniences, and convenience almost always has a price tag. For instead, using an ATM that convenient but doesn’t belong to your bank, will accumulate into fees that drain your account dry. In fact, it’s a common story, everybody knows someone that is stuck in credit card debit or who always have that urge to spend money. In the article “Money Machines” author Ellen Florian states, “Clearly we love the feel of cold hard cash in our hands as much as plastic. So much so that we're willing to pay for those quickie stops at the ATM with often usurious fees--usually about $1.50 each time we grudgingly press the "I Accept" button on a cash machine outside our bank's network.” Now that anyone can get money by a press of a button, it bought on impulse instead of planning every purchase ahead of time.
The ATM also provided new ways for scam artists to commit fraud. Some scam artists have attached skimmers to ATMS. This is a device which can steal a debit card user's information when they insert their card. Other ways fraud can be committed is identify theft. Where someone steals you identify and have the banks send credit cards to the scam artists’ address or even put a gun to someone’s head and demand money as they are using an ATM. In the article “Can you trust that latent hunk of cash-dispensing steel?” author Phil Patton explains, “Experts naturally believe that the answer to ATM abuse lies in more and more sophisticated encryption devices (some have offered fingerprint readers or retinal scanners as suggested identification technology). The PIN system has an advantage of keeping the "key" to an account in two parts - half in hardware, half in wetware. Any system that relies on a single device, however cleverly encrypted, is a less secure system.” In result of fraud, the victim falls into a finical hole. It make sense, every time you swipe, enter or push a card into an ATM your chances for a scam artist to find your personal information increases.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The First Technology
Does the story of the iPhone show man to be determined by his technical achievements, in thrall to the phone, coerced by the phone? Or does it show him capable of using technology to his own, to human ends, and of being the master of the tools of his own devising?"
The use of iPhone’s only benefits someone whose achievements are surrounding with the use of technology. For example, iPhone usage for a business person is ideal because of the ability to store, view documents fast during a meeting, or keep track multiple dates. Therefore, being depended on technology helps one succeed in whatever achievements are being accomplish. On the other hand, for someone who is much younger and in school would be distracted by the apps, communication networks, and games, instead of completing his or her homework. The real story about owning an iPhones is that puts a lot of people in debit with its sky rocket pricing. iPhones makes people way too dependent to their phones, by providing easy to use resources and hundreds of answers available. Therefore, the treatment given to their iPhones is much better than how they treat others. In fact it shows people being capable of using technology on their own but it does not capable of letting people think for themselves. Granted that, they will master the tools of the phone by forming one’s own design but who’s really in control?
Social changes that have come to pass are computerized personal welcoming’s when calling businesses. Before talking to an operator a computerized person greats and ask the caller a question to direct you to the right operator. Another social change is the use of Twitter to track and follow your friends. Every place there at to where they’re going to in a few hours, twitter replaces the use of asking someone what their plans are. I imagine the recent technological innovation like webcams and robot will replace the face to face check-in at the doctor’s office. For instant, some doctors who travel on a business trip leave their offices for about a month. In some doctors’ offices the use of webcams on a robot allows them to still see, interact, follow up with their patients when they are away in another country. I feel the face to face conversation with your doctors will come to pass.
For myself and the use of technology I could say I’m comfortable with it. I use technology every day to talk with someone, check mail, or turn in my homework. I even mastered the trick of texting without looking down on my phone. Technology helps me get threw my day, without it I would feel overwhelmed with all the manual work. However, I like taking a break from cellphones, laptops, etc. I don’t do it often but it has been done before.
The use of iPhone’s only benefits someone whose achievements are surrounding with the use of technology. For example, iPhone usage for a business person is ideal because of the ability to store, view documents fast during a meeting, or keep track multiple dates. Therefore, being depended on technology helps one succeed in whatever achievements are being accomplish. On the other hand, for someone who is much younger and in school would be distracted by the apps, communication networks, and games, instead of completing his or her homework. The real story about owning an iPhones is that puts a lot of people in debit with its sky rocket pricing. iPhones makes people way too dependent to their phones, by providing easy to use resources and hundreds of answers available. Therefore, the treatment given to their iPhones is much better than how they treat others. In fact it shows people being capable of using technology on their own but it does not capable of letting people think for themselves. Granted that, they will master the tools of the phone by forming one’s own design but who’s really in control?
Social changes that have come to pass are computerized personal welcoming’s when calling businesses. Before talking to an operator a computerized person greats and ask the caller a question to direct you to the right operator. Another social change is the use of Twitter to track and follow your friends. Every place there at to where they’re going to in a few hours, twitter replaces the use of asking someone what their plans are. I imagine the recent technological innovation like webcams and robot will replace the face to face check-in at the doctor’s office. For instant, some doctors who travel on a business trip leave their offices for about a month. In some doctors’ offices the use of webcams on a robot allows them to still see, interact, follow up with their patients when they are away in another country. I feel the face to face conversation with your doctors will come to pass.
For myself and the use of technology I could say I’m comfortable with it. I use technology every day to talk with someone, check mail, or turn in my homework. I even mastered the trick of texting without looking down on my phone. Technology helps me get threw my day, without it I would feel overwhelmed with all the manual work. However, I like taking a break from cellphones, laptops, etc. I don’t do it often but it has been done before.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Great American Vacation Destinations
The tourists in the movie are enjoying their visit and the crowds seem calm, happy and enjoyable. On the streets, you can see people playing instruments while the tourists interact by dancing and laughing. When I visited Disneyland, my experience was not the same as the tourists. I felt as my experience was much faster, loud and I was in a rush to see everything. I did not see anyone one the corner signing to tourists but instead people approached the musicians. Even though I had a great time when I was in Disneyland, the streets where so crowded that, I found myself lost and missing a lot of building a couple of times. Main Street has not changed a lot as much since 1959 but rather the tourists shaped Main Street as we see it today. How other people act, impact your vacation. At Disneyland, you find yourself standing in lines more often. It’s a well-known place, which attracts many people. When on vacation at Disneyland, one’s aggressive behavior can come out in order to satisfy there vacation. It is true that new rides and buildings where added since 1959 but Disneyland for the most part stayed the same.
America At Leisure (American Memory Project)
Princeton and Yale football game
Claremont Theater, N.Y.
Theaters like the Claremont use to be a community involvement. Everyone came out to watch a movie to enjoy. It has changed now to a family activity also becomes a place friends came to meet. People in someone’s personal circle enjoyed the theaters with them. In addition, multiple movies are played in separate rooms by far different from old theaters. It is offering a variety of movies to choose. Theaters have changed dramatically but still an asset to American culture. Experiences at the theaters can bring out different behaviors of someone depending on the film. For example, certain films can touch a person resulting them to cry, or comedy films makes a person laugh and have a good time.
"Why We Travel"
To get away from normal, stressful daily routines I travel. Lying down in the sun with my legs elevated sounds relaxing but also experiencing something new relaxes me. I enjoy the rush I get when I touch down off the plane. Traveling lets me be in charge; no one tells me what to do. Even though local traveling (in the U.S.) is wonderful, international traveling is a completely different travel experience. The most unexpected thing I have seen while traveling is when I was twelfth years old, and my plane to Africa made an unexpected emergency landing in London. At the time, everyone on the plane was confused, because no one was informing us what was going on. So instead, they told everyone on the plane that the next plane available will be the next day. So me and my family stayed in a hotel nearby. My brothers and I did not want to stay inside the room, so my father took us all outside. The only person who has been to London was my father so he knew where he was going. We roamed the streets of London and seen big buildings, weird shape buss's also ate some tasty food. Only being in London for less than twenty-four hours, I still experience a new lifestyle and I did not want to leave. I loved what London had to offer, it reminded me of America, but no one knew who I was or where I came from so I was never bothered.
Anonymity while traveling can be important, and sometimes it cannot. Depending on how comfortable a person might be traveling, anonymity can be significant for people that are more open-minded. Not knowing what a place has in store gives an exciting outcome to an traveling experience. However, unacknowledged can lead to an awful experience. Some places can be something they were not looking for, catching one off guard. The reason for traveling is an experience it selves. Rather being alone or with company of others, traveling is use to find your selves or bond with other.
Anonymity while traveling can be important, and sometimes it cannot. Depending on how comfortable a person might be traveling, anonymity can be significant for people that are more open-minded. Not knowing what a place has in store gives an exciting outcome to an traveling experience. However, unacknowledged can lead to an awful experience. Some places can be something they were not looking for, catching one off guard. The reason for traveling is an experience it selves. Rather being alone or with company of others, traveling is use to find your selves or bond with other.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Travel Ad's
Encouraging customers to ride the Chimes train on the Northern Pacific Railway having a dinner aboard. When riding, the view of wonderful mountain ranges and rivers cover the window. The tempting inexpensive meals and sweet music will be included. The reward offered according to the ad is a coupon for the special event and a catalog of up coming events. This ad compared to modern advertisements for trains and air travel usually involves a scenario. Ad’s in modern advertisements ensure the customer that there will be how traveling will be and takes a tour threw the train or plane. Less advertisement is done on paper and more as a visual on the television. There is still some similar entertainment being offered like the use of meals to attract riders also with the use of music.
"The Toursit"
Tourists are more likely to be consumers rather than being open-minded as depicted in the Essay “Tourist” by MacCannels. Tourists want to go to a place that satisfies there needs when traveling. For instead, a tourist might like to go to places they know guaranteed that they will have a good time at. As well as, travel only to a certain place for what they offer rather than finding something new.
In the Bay Area “sights that must be seen” according to MacCannels description, is the Sather Tower and the Marina in Berkeley. Especially at night, these places are worth being alone in its presence. Another tourist site is St Helena Mountain’s. It is a place where you can plan a day and camp, sport climbing, and hiking. In addition, a sight that became important that it lost its name, for instead (San Francisco “The City”) is Oakland also known as “The Town.” Oakland has a well-known facility called the Oracle Arena. It hosts many events such as concerts, and attracts sports fan for entertainment.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco Golden Gate Park is an example of a site that has underwent the states of slight sacraliztion. The Tea Garden been framed ever since the end of World War II. During the war, any Americans of Japanese descent where forced to relocate to concentration camps. During the exposition of Japanese Americans, a few original items of the Japanese garden went untouched. To enhance the way the old garden use to be, many destroyed items where replaced with sculptures, trees and plants. In addition, a few sculptures and building where left unharmed had been rearranged in high elevations on the hillside for protection. In addition, stones, beautiful flowers, and wooden fences shield the ponds. Throughout the garden, tall ancient temples, small sculpted boats, colorful bright flowers, lanterns, and Japanese’s paintings set the mood and guidance throughout the long trail of the garden. The garden now, is in the setting of reproduction to honor the Hagiwara family who took care and shared the garden before the exposition.
In the Bay Area “sights that must be seen” according to MacCannels description, is the Sather Tower and the Marina in Berkeley. Especially at night, these places are worth being alone in its presence. Another tourist site is St Helena Mountain’s. It is a place where you can plan a day and camp, sport climbing, and hiking. In addition, a sight that became important that it lost its name, for instead (San Francisco “The City”) is Oakland also known as “The Town.” Oakland has a well-known facility called the Oracle Arena. It hosts many events such as concerts, and attracts sports fan for entertainment.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
"The Loss of the Creature"
Perry uses the Grand Canyon as an example for his
argument. That imagery and performed ideas get in the way of out experience of a place for ourselves. Performed ideas referred to pictures, stories, thoughts about a place someone has presented for you. Those ideas contribute to an made up experience. The Grand Canyon is a tourist eye opener and a lot of people are attracted to the historical land. Usually one would get a brochure to get an idea about the place. Even when visiting, one would follow the trail the park ranger would guide them. Its as if your setting your self up. Your not getting the real feel of the place, someone is setting you up to only let you see the park there way or limiting your site. Instead, visit with open eyes and with a intention to have a good time because you experience the place on your own. Perry suggest to get off the trail. Every place has an amazing part about it waiting to be seen, found and used.
When I traveled to Miami Florida I was excited and I never been there before so I looked on the Internet to see where the hot spots where. I found some spots I was looking forward to see, so I called my cousin, who stayed Florida. She had told me not to pay attention to the Internet and what they advertise because those places I suggest we go are worse less and horrible. It even had alligators roaming around. If I allowed the performed ideas about Florida take over then I’m sure I would have gotten ate by an alligator. For now on, I would rather vist a place and let the place guide me to a wonderful time.
argument. That imagery and performed ideas get in the way of out experience of a place for ourselves. Performed ideas referred to pictures, stories, thoughts about a place someone has presented for you. Those ideas contribute to an made up experience. The Grand Canyon is a tourist eye opener and a lot of people are attracted to the historical land. Usually one would get a brochure to get an idea about the place. Even when visiting, one would follow the trail the park ranger would guide them. Its as if your setting your self up. Your not getting the real feel of the place, someone is setting you up to only let you see the park there way or limiting your site. Instead, visit with open eyes and with a intention to have a good time because you experience the place on your own. Perry suggest to get off the trail. Every place has an amazing part about it waiting to be seen, found and used.
When I traveled to Miami Florida I was excited and I never been there before so I looked on the Internet to see where the hot spots where. I found some spots I was looking forward to see, so I called my cousin, who stayed Florida. She had told me not to pay attention to the Internet and what they advertise because those places I suggest we go are worse less and horrible. It even had alligators roaming around. If I allowed the performed ideas about Florida take over then I’m sure I would have gotten ate by an alligator. For now on, I would rather vist a place and let the place guide me to a wonderful time.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Track 3 - Home Institutionalized
A home is a place where we are able to do whatever, whenever, however, we desire. As we age some of are daily task becomes harder. In other words, majority of the elderly are faced with giving up some or all of there independence. Many families are changed with an decision to send there parent into assisted living or a nursing home. However, there are rules for who qualifies for assisted living (which is more independent living) or a nursing home (which it less independent living). Besides, Its determined by a persons health for what type of home will be suitable. For example, a diseases like Alzheimer’s makes an elderly person confused which more medical attention is needed. In that case, one wouldn’t be capable of assisted living because the need of a full time care like a nursing home would help with the problem. Just like in the article, “Assisted Living vs. Nursing Homes” Doreen Sparks was faced with a dilemma, when she was told that her mother’s “medical needs exceeds the level of care we can provide as an assisted living community.” Sparks was let down by the faculty to take care of her mother. Her mother was stripped of her independence, and most importantly it shows that assisted living does not want to deal with anyone with a serious illness of any kind. That explains why there aren’t a lot of nursing or care personals present in assisted living. In result, the care is poor and there’s frustration of family members.
Its clearly known that one who moves into a faculty where people other then family are caring for them is hard to understand. The feeling of being alone, and the thought of being neglected by family members are high. Yes, visits often appear, but during the holidays and birthdays; even that isn’t enough. For instance, the article “Quality of life in Assisted Living Facilities” is a research where residences are interviewed. It explains the problem going on with residents. Beside, the independence that goes missing when being admitted to a facility, but social relationship is cut short. Even though, half of the residents that where interviewed had some sort of daily visits or daily phone conversations, many residents aren’t satisfied with the effort of family members commutation. Certainly, its hard on residents who where never alone in life, who always had someone there to talk to, and share feelings with. They felt as they got old and couldn’t do much, is when everyone stop caring. Explains why the bond between employees and residents are close and tight because they are the only people available when they need them. On the other hand, It does heal some of the pain but nothing can replace family. In the same way, personal belongings are important because it makes one feel comfortable. Residents cover boring colorless rooms with pictures and items that jogs a happy- young memory of there past. Besides, if the homes they move into happen to be luxury, personal belongings will still take over because another persons home is not necessary what an other person would call home. Above all, home is where safety is found, and bringing personal belongings from a past home into a new home brings that safety along.
Are daily routines we do at home, can be something we take for granted, but when those normal routines you use to do for yourself is taken over by someone else contributes to the loss of a sense of self. “Personal Routine” by David Greenberger explains how personal routines are not personal anymore in a nursing home. The behaviors of an resident in a nursing home changes when they receive care for mostly all of there routines. For example, my mother works for a nursing home as a certified nurse assist, and one of her task is to give the resident a bath. Not all residents can complete the task but the ones that need it tend to feel confused. She explains to me that, In there minds they feel as there being controlled. Some would act out by refusing or biting her, its because they don’t understand the reason why someone is doing this for them. Its frustrating when you are not able to do the simple task in life. Usually, everyone has a routine that is essential to create a sense of structure in there day. For instance, working out four times a week relieves stress for me. When I’m stressed out, I feel as if I’m not in control of my life. Therefore, working out essential for me and its something I need to do alone. On the contrary, to restore residents routines in assisted living and nursing homes isn’t a easy wish to grant. When being admitted to an institutional setting, your entering into a place where people are there to help you. Its there job to help, but for the most part assisted living is way better on giving residents the ability to be independent. In a nursing home the environment is like the same as a hospital because your limited to a lot of things, and usually having an illness. Even though, they are actives set up for residents to enjoy, they are segregated to there own rooms and not given the option to do things they want. Nursing homes can give residents back a part of sense to self by letting them complete there personal routine. Everything else sad to say needs to be controlled by someone else because the residents need help. Furthermore, nursing staffing can be short which is hard to stratify’s a residents needs. Being a nurse is hard work and it takes dedication. Hard work isn’t so much awarded to the ones who deserve it. Truly, the reason why nurses turn to hospital then nursing homes is because hospitals pay more.
Class and Culture reflect people’s homes. How we are raised is how we are supposed to act. Some cultures wouldn’t accept there parents or grandparents to live in any type of home institutionalizing under the care of someone other than family. Specially because they feel, if there parents raised them, why cant I take care of them when they need me? In particular, The number of elderly Asian, African American, and Mexican are low in assisted homes and nursing home because in there cultural background the task of taking care of there parents is important. Moving into a initialized home cost money. Usually the child of the resident pay for the stay but if the child cant afford it the resident is forced to leave.
In conclusion, the meaning of home, is a place you call your own, a place you can be yourself and enjoy yourself even an apartment can be considered a home. Its a place that’s always going to be there, to let you unwind, and to relax. An institutionalized home isn’t anyone ones home until some one occupies the spot. Even though it wouldn’t give you the sense of independence but it will be there for you when you cant be in your old home.
Its clearly known that one who moves into a faculty where people other then family are caring for them is hard to understand. The feeling of being alone, and the thought of being neglected by family members are high. Yes, visits often appear, but during the holidays and birthdays; even that isn’t enough. For instance, the article “Quality of life in Assisted Living Facilities” is a research where residences are interviewed. It explains the problem going on with residents. Beside, the independence that goes missing when being admitted to a facility, but social relationship is cut short. Even though, half of the residents that where interviewed had some sort of daily visits or daily phone conversations, many residents aren’t satisfied with the effort of family members commutation. Certainly, its hard on residents who where never alone in life, who always had someone there to talk to, and share feelings with. They felt as they got old and couldn’t do much, is when everyone stop caring. Explains why the bond between employees and residents are close and tight because they are the only people available when they need them. On the other hand, It does heal some of the pain but nothing can replace family. In the same way, personal belongings are important because it makes one feel comfortable. Residents cover boring colorless rooms with pictures and items that jogs a happy- young memory of there past. Besides, if the homes they move into happen to be luxury, personal belongings will still take over because another persons home is not necessary what an other person would call home. Above all, home is where safety is found, and bringing personal belongings from a past home into a new home brings that safety along.
Are daily routines we do at home, can be something we take for granted, but when those normal routines you use to do for yourself is taken over by someone else contributes to the loss of a sense of self. “Personal Routine” by David Greenberger explains how personal routines are not personal anymore in a nursing home. The behaviors of an resident in a nursing home changes when they receive care for mostly all of there routines. For example, my mother works for a nursing home as a certified nurse assist, and one of her task is to give the resident a bath. Not all residents can complete the task but the ones that need it tend to feel confused. She explains to me that, In there minds they feel as there being controlled. Some would act out by refusing or biting her, its because they don’t understand the reason why someone is doing this for them. Its frustrating when you are not able to do the simple task in life. Usually, everyone has a routine that is essential to create a sense of structure in there day. For instance, working out four times a week relieves stress for me. When I’m stressed out, I feel as if I’m not in control of my life. Therefore, working out essential for me and its something I need to do alone. On the contrary, to restore residents routines in assisted living and nursing homes isn’t a easy wish to grant. When being admitted to an institutional setting, your entering into a place where people are there to help you. Its there job to help, but for the most part assisted living is way better on giving residents the ability to be independent. In a nursing home the environment is like the same as a hospital because your limited to a lot of things, and usually having an illness. Even though, they are actives set up for residents to enjoy, they are segregated to there own rooms and not given the option to do things they want. Nursing homes can give residents back a part of sense to self by letting them complete there personal routine. Everything else sad to say needs to be controlled by someone else because the residents need help. Furthermore, nursing staffing can be short which is hard to stratify’s a residents needs. Being a nurse is hard work and it takes dedication. Hard work isn’t so much awarded to the ones who deserve it. Truly, the reason why nurses turn to hospital then nursing homes is because hospitals pay more.
Class and Culture reflect people’s homes. How we are raised is how we are supposed to act. Some cultures wouldn’t accept there parents or grandparents to live in any type of home institutionalizing under the care of someone other than family. Specially because they feel, if there parents raised them, why cant I take care of them when they need me? In particular, The number of elderly Asian, African American, and Mexican are low in assisted homes and nursing home because in there cultural background the task of taking care of there parents is important. Moving into a initialized home cost money. Usually the child of the resident pay for the stay but if the child cant afford it the resident is forced to leave.
In conclusion, the meaning of home, is a place you call your own, a place you can be yourself and enjoy yourself even an apartment can be considered a home. Its a place that’s always going to be there, to let you unwind, and to relax. An institutionalized home isn’t anyone ones home until some one occupies the spot. Even though it wouldn’t give you the sense of independence but it will be there for you when you cant be in your old home.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
House Hunting
Todd Hido’s photographs represents the many homes in the suburbs at night.The homes where family turn on the television to end there nights with relaxation. Hido's photograph tend to focuses on the windows with blue light, which represented the light projected from the television. His photographs make me feel sad because the pictures represent families that lack communications and the feeling of someone being ignored. Even tough, televisions can be used in homes to bring families together to converse, it breaks the sense of bond. In other words, people who tend to be lonely find the television a sense of comfort as they lay down and relax. Light represents the sign that someone’s home but also shows no emotions between family in the house. Usually homes in his photographs have no people in them. Therefore, making a statement different from Owens photography of Suburbs. For example, Hido’s shows the suburbs at night with the absence of people. His depiction of a home is usually the outside of a home with a light shining from the window. It represents the motionless effort between family as day turns into night.As a result, during the night each family member spends their nights alone. In Owens photos, family are a whole and the settings are typically during the day time where family interacts with each other. In particular, Pictures like a father inside his home playing with his many kids. At the same time, showing the happy delightful feel of a family and showing the bond between a close family. For this reason, suburbs at night and the suburbs during day tell different stories about suburbia and each carry a different statement about a home varies.
Todd Hido- "House Hunting"
Bill Owen-"Suburbia"
Todd Hido- "House Hunting"
Bill Owen-"Suburbia"
Slowly Calling the Burbs Home
In Patricia Lahrmers essay, “Slowly, Calling The Burbs Home” she explains the importance about carrying the American dream in a suburb setting. Living that dream is what attracts people to the suburbs. In fact, an American dream can be purchasing your own home, allowing a family to become independent, and secure. It gives the since of control in ones life where time, energy, and love is put into a home. On the other hand, when one is forced to move out or destruction of a home takes place, the feeling is like the destruction of your family’s memories. For the most part, it cannot be replaced. Lahrmers essay reflected my time when I moved out my old rough neighborhood and into the suburbs. In spite of, the excitement of having my own room, or the absence of gunshots at night, I honestly didn’t want to move from a place I always knew as home. In the same way, as Lahrmer didn’t identify her self to the suburbs, I could relate to the feeling of being an out sitter and the friendly vibe I wasn’t use to. Finally, after a couple of years passed by and I had gotten older is when I realized living in the suburbs wasn’t so bad after all. As a result, I learned to accept the change and understood the dream my parents worked hard for, is finally an reality.
Lahrmers conclusion about the suburbs compared to Gates conclusion is quite the same for the most part. Both authors could agree that suburbs breed families for generations, houses and streets are usually beautiful, also to truly understand the suburbs one most live there. However, Lahrmer illustrated the move from the city, to the suburbs wasn’t delightful. It was a place where nothing went on, in fact they made things happened. As she started living in her new home, she started to open her eyes and shape her perception about the suburbs. In her conclusion she elaborated the slow change from a city girl to a women, loving her new home, as she lives a dream in a suburban setting. In Gates essay, the story he tells doesn’t portray the typical happy settings of the suburbs. He introduces the disturbing and crazy life’s in homes. Generally, people are given the opportunity to become private in the homes but for the most part, neighbors tend to have a interesting lifestyle. Gates concluded, that even though suburbs are comfortable, and concerned home but at the same time it can be ridiculous.
Bill Owens is a photographer who captures the image of people inside of homes in the suburbs. For instance, if Lahrmer was to comment on Owens photographs Lahrmer would have related to the pictures. While it may be true, Owens would have disagreed with Lahrmers essay. For instance, the statement made in Lahrmers essay about nothing goes on in the suburbs, can be changed by Owens photo. His photo’s brilliantly shows the many different events that can happened and show the culture that is living.
One of Owens photo that I found appealing is the photo of a child and his mother. It shows a mother sitting on the counter in the bathroom as she watches her child go to the bathroom. The boy appears to being potty trained. Laughter suggest that the young boy has mastered the ability of successfully going to the bathroom with no help. A mother in a suburban household, carries the role to care, and participate in her child’s life. The photo I selected as an example of many suburban homes. Most important, It’s a place to raise children where the bond between mother and child becomes strong. Furthermore, It represents the hundreds of stay at home mothers, and also represents the mothers who are typically the backbones of there homes. The idea of home is portrayed in this photo, in particular, the joy of raising a child at the same time, carry’s out memories within the family. In fact, the idea of rising a family coreopsis with the living in a home in the suburbs.
Lahrmers conclusion about the suburbs compared to Gates conclusion is quite the same for the most part. Both authors could agree that suburbs breed families for generations, houses and streets are usually beautiful, also to truly understand the suburbs one most live there. However, Lahrmer illustrated the move from the city, to the suburbs wasn’t delightful. It was a place where nothing went on, in fact they made things happened. As she started living in her new home, she started to open her eyes and shape her perception about the suburbs. In her conclusion she elaborated the slow change from a city girl to a women, loving her new home, as she lives a dream in a suburban setting. In Gates essay, the story he tells doesn’t portray the typical happy settings of the suburbs. He introduces the disturbing and crazy life’s in homes. Generally, people are given the opportunity to become private in the homes but for the most part, neighbors tend to have a interesting lifestyle. Gates concluded, that even though suburbs are comfortable, and concerned home but at the same time it can be ridiculous.
Bill Owens is a photographer who captures the image of people inside of homes in the suburbs. For instance, if Lahrmer was to comment on Owens photographs Lahrmer would have related to the pictures. While it may be true, Owens would have disagreed with Lahrmers essay. For instance, the statement made in Lahrmers essay about nothing goes on in the suburbs, can be changed by Owens photo. His photo’s brilliantly shows the many different events that can happened and show the culture that is living.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Criteria for a Healthy Landscape Blog 4
One of my all time favorite places to visit is the Snoopy Ice Arena. Even though, I may not be the best ice skater but I always manage to have fun. What makes Snoopy Ice Arena so special according to Paul Groth "Criteria for a Healthy Landscape" is it connects its participants to there important social groups. Either kids on there school field trips or friends at a birthday party, Snoopy's brings family and friends close. Everybody enjoys themselves and one another as laughter and smiles fill the ice rink. The Ice Arena also connects it participants to outsiders by letting groups run fundraisers and rise money at the Ice Arena. By making it welcome for anyone in the community to come and help out one in other. "A healthy landscape connects people (even outsiders) to its participants or thrival." Every one in the building is doing there jobs, which the participants coming enjoy there night. Employees in the cafe, serving, cooking, and cleaning makes eating a breeze. Employees at the front desk greeting and finding the correct skates for you, and the employees who are actually on the ice making sure that everyone is safe. Snoopy Ice Arena makes the experience worth the money. Paul Groth criteria number two " A healthy landscape connects its participants to their important social group", qualify s to Steuever's essay "K'mart has a Loveable Disorder" because Kmart has many merchandises and low prices which attract any type of people to its store. It provides a little piece for anybody's needs from children to the elderly. Explains why people would still shop at Kmart. Showing there imperfect ways lets us know they cant be duplicated.
24 hrs at the Golden Apple Blog 2
At the Golden Apple, many types of people not only come to eat but they come and contribute a little bit about themselves to the diner. Listening to this broadcast I've learned how people shape public places. People have needs which motivates them to choose the appropriate places to go. For example, the Golden Apple is open 24 hours and many of the customers who come in to the diner have occupations, where they're up all night long. Like cops, truck drivers, etc they would need a place to eat that is open 24 hours and the Golden Apple attracts them. Cultural background and different generations are other examples of how people shape a public place. It plays a part in attracting similar or different people into one place. It contributes how people can learn, relate, share, and take ideas from different people. Public places take part in many interactions between two different individuals outside their close circle. At the Golden Apple the waiters contribute to the feel of the place. They listen to the stories, support there customers by playing there music, and occupy there customers who are alone. In fact, people shape public places but also brings a community together.
Comparing Chili's a restaurant in my community to the Golden Apple there is a difference in what is offered. Chili's tables are designed to only let the people at the table to communicate among each other. The only area where conversations can be held with others outside your intimate circle and the employees is the bar. Between the customer and the waiter there's minimal conversation. You would talk to the waiters if you wanted something not to talk about some issue's. Chili's does gather people from the community into there restaurants, but less communion with others around shapes Chili's as a gathering for only people in closed groups.
Comparing Chili's a restaurant in my community to the Golden Apple there is a difference in what is offered. Chili's tables are designed to only let the people at the table to communicate among each other. The only area where conversations can be held with others outside your intimate circle and the employees is the bar. Between the customer and the waiter there's minimal conversation. You would talk to the waiters if you wanted something not to talk about some issue's. Chili's does gather people from the community into there restaurants, but less communion with others around shapes Chili's as a gathering for only people in closed groups.
K'mart has a Loveable Disorder Blog 3
Everything that was mention about Kmart in this article is exactly how i felt and how I remember the store. Kmart is filled with a lot of random merchandise and has been around for years. Kmart will never change, from the smell of food in the air from the concession stand to the long lines at the check out register. You simply get use to it. The corporation investment in institution which later on goes broke is the reason why they are bankrupt, but it still finds the way of pulling customers in. I haven't came across a closed down Kmart, just a pretty empty parking lot. The present Kmart is fashioned by past societies which affected more permanent changes. Which relates to the failure of corporation investments and affect how the store carry's themselves. As seen in the employees enthusiasm towards the cleanliness in the store. It quality's as a cultural landscape. It has been around for very long from generation to generation. We seen the store at its best and at its worst. As you look in the store, there's a feeling of trying to hang in there from the destruction of local competition. Its a story Kmart presents, a similarity story other business try to over come. At Kmart its "random nature" is what separates themselves from other business, and what keeps its door open.
A ordinary cultural landscape that I have visited is Food Maxx. I have never been to a place that has changed its name so many times. I have been shopping there since I was a child. It has transformed in many ways, and I must say every year the quality of food and serves gets better. Food Maxx attracts a lot of customers for its low prices so you can imagine the extremely long lines, but nothing compares to how many children are in the store. Running over a child will be one of your fears at Food Maxx. The Diversity of the people is what shapes the store and qualify s it as a cultural landscape. Asian to Mexican cuisine fill the aisle's like a one stop shop. Everyone and anyone are welcome to enjoy. The diversity of a store brings individuals together in the community.
A ordinary cultural landscape that I have visited is Food Maxx. I have never been to a place that has changed its name so many times. I have been shopping there since I was a child. It has transformed in many ways, and I must say every year the quality of food and serves gets better. Food Maxx attracts a lot of customers for its low prices so you can imagine the extremely long lines, but nothing compares to how many children are in the store. Running over a child will be one of your fears at Food Maxx. The Diversity of the people is what shapes the store and qualify s it as a cultural landscape. Asian to Mexican cuisine fill the aisle's like a one stop shop. Everyone and anyone are welcome to enjoy. The diversity of a store brings individuals together in the community.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Intro
Hello my name is Susan Bahta. I never go by Susan so call me Suzy = ). I'm 20 years old, I'm Eritrean (East African). When my parents came to America from a refuge camp i was born. So becoming there first child born in the U.S i was given an American name. If you knew me you would know that I love my family. I have three brothers and yes I'm the only girl. I work with kids for the YMCA at two elementary school which i love to do. On my free time I enjoy anything that deals with getting out the house like the movies, shopping, traveling, etc. Sports is my passion but I don't play for a team at this time. I dislike peanut butter and mayo. Something unique about me is i have freckles on my tongue.
I'm taking this class for a G.E requirement but also make me a stronger essay writer. That is my main goal for this class. My goal in life is to become a radiologist and become successful.
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