Age of Pursuation

So, one day Mike and I were sitting down drinking coffee and he mentioned that there is a CBC pod cast that our class should look into. I think it's perfect for our class! It's called Age of Pursuation with Terry O'Reilly. The gest of the show is "The Age of Persuasion explores the countless ways marketers permeate your life, from media, art, and language, to politics, religion, and fashion."

So check it out! :)

Bitter-sweet influence

Cultures are influenced by the outside media. Whether it is for good or bad, whether the gain is sweet or bitter. The problem with outside influence is that cultures can lose their identity. What I mean by this is cultures can  get coverage and be more broadly know and recognized, celebrating their unique qualities and diverse knowledge. But also, they can also be more interested in an other culture rather than their own. For example, when the whalers came to the North, Inuit wanted what they Caucasians had to offer, such things as guns, vehicles, motors, etc, rather than using their previous knowledge. I believe that cultures should be able to see/hear/watch whatever appeals to them, it can be Canadian, American, Russian, Italian, Spanish and the list goes on and on. The point is that you can gain some much more perspective and understanding of how things and the world operates. Another example, the Shafia trail, where they are from, I'm just going to say Pakistan (very bad assumption, I know, shame on me), it was okay for them to murder their children because they brought shame upon their family name because of the way they dressed, boyfriends and such, but in our culture, Canadian culture, it is not in the slightest just. There is more to the world than just one culture. What might be fine and dandy with Inuit culture, might not be okay in the Romanian culture. We should not limit our selves in terms of knowledge, but we should not lose our identity, whether it would be Inuit, Canadian or American, whatever your culture is. As long as you are in touch with your identity and comfort with where you from, they knock your self out with the awesome British accents. (I know I would never shut up if I had a British accent). So, as long as you are comfortable in your own skin and would benefit from outside media/culture, than you have nothing to lose but only more to gain to become a well-rounded person.  -E

Are you also uneducated?

In the past few days, I've been paying particular attention when I've been driving to the radio. I just do not understand what they believe to be "pop culture", have you ever heard the songs they play? It's absolutely ridiculous. There is this one song, which I do not like at all but yet I still sing along. But that is not the point I am trying to make. The song goes something like "All day, all night, all day, all night, all day, all night, when I first came to Spain and I saw people partying I thought to myself WTF", is she utterly uneducated? Italians are party people! Have you ever drinking with an Italian person? (Of course you have not... most of you are underaged and do not condone in such activities) They are so outgoing and enjoy a good bottle of wine or two. I remember this one time........well, that time is not in topic of discussion right now, maybe another time.Well, I suppose I should write more some time in the near future. -E