Langdon Winner Artifacts/Ideas and Political Culture DISCUSSION QUESTION IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXT • Item: No Innovation Without Representation • Langdon Winners discussion of this topic was to reveal an idea that is quite prevalent‚ but kept in the dark. He presents the blatant truth that many times technological changes in society are made without input from the persons that will be affected by those changes. The purpose of this discussion was simply to redirect enlighten the reader
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AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES Cultural studies refers to the notion that the study of cultural processes is theoretically and politically important to an active and productive understanding of the ways in which power and influence manifest themselves in social or political order. The historical roots of cultural studies mainly take us to Britain and its Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham. In Britain‚ cultural studies in the early days was marked by class‚ later by gender‚ race or
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Evelyn Harry Saru COM 795 August 15‚ 2007 Artifact Speech I. Introduction A.Attention Getter: How many of you like to travel? How many of you wish that you had all the time and money to travel around the world? I considered myself privilege to have the opportunity to visit different countries of the world. Some of the countries that I have visited include Japan‚ Singapore‚ Canada and the United States. B.Thesis Statement: This globe represents different countries I have visited
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Stephen Annoni COM 101 Tues 6:20-9:20 Artifact Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Dribble the basketball around B. Reason to Listen: For the most part all of us have played a sport. There are many different sports but I would like to talk to you about the sport of basketball. I am going to explain how the sport of basketball has a toll on my life so that you can have a better understanding of whom I am. C. Thesis Statement:
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A) For my computational artifact‚ I created a WeVideo demonstrating the intended purpose of self driving cars as well as how they collect information. The purpose of self driving cars is to allow people in the vehicle to go about their own business and focus on separate activities as the car drives them to their designated location. My artifact is a slide presentation formatted into a video with an audio track playing in the background of myself voicing over the images. The images and short gifs
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today in the world. They believe that these rituals have the power to bind or tear people from their culture. Victor Turner is a famous anthropologist who made many contributions to culture religion and its rituals. In the text from Essentials of Cultural Anthropology‚ anthropologists define religion as 3 basic characteristic which are‚ beliefs in relation to supernatural powers‚ teachings and traditions of those supernatural powers
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advanced with war strategy so the Paxinvirtutes lived in fear. But they used this fear and put it towards their passion for peace and love for music. They were tired of war and believed that music is the key to uniting them again. Artifact 1: Gasmask This artifact was used by students in Paxinvirtue while they would practice nuclear bomb drills. They were at war with a neighboring island‚ the Odi’s who were experimenting with misiles and bombs during this time. The students would crawl nnder
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“Artifacts of the Ancient World” The great civilizations of India‚ China‚ Japan‚ Africa and Mesoamerica left behind artifacts that are preserved in museums across the world. The Art Institute Museum‚ in Chicago‚ carries artifacts from each one of these great civilizations. One artifact from each civilization can and does best represent each civilization. But lets see what artifact best describes the civilization of India. Present day India began on the Indus River in what is called the Indus
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Native American Cultural Assimilation from the Colonial Period to the Progressive October 2‚ 2011 Introduction Although the first European settlers in America could not have survived without their assistance‚ it was not long before the Native Americans were viewed as a problem population. They were an obstacle to the expansion plans of the colonial government and the same to the newly formed United States. The Native Americans were dealt with in various ways. During expansion some
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Ancient artifacts and works of art can be seen as some of the most important elements of the past in today’s museums. Some considerations for acquisitions upon an ancient piece must be made. Research and correct installation are just the beginning parts of securing a particular artifact. Preparation of grant proposals and ensuring proper storage are two needed steps in the process of decision. The message that the museum seeks to convey to the audience is quite imperative. It is important that only
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