Monday, February 2, 2009

Modernism- Post Moderism- Modernization

Modernism
Modernism refers to the latest things in todays society. This includes evreything from clothes, to ideas, to art. But it mostly includes news technologies. Modernism revolves round change. If there was no change, modernism would not occur. Also, it occurs when thinkers and creaters start to consider things out dated and confronted the situation.

Post Modernism
Post modernism started at the end of WWII. Post modernism was also the introduction the new technologies involving communication. For post modernidm to occur something involving culture, art and what not needed to occur.

Modernization
Modernization is the actual process of making things modern. It started occuring around the time of the industrial revolution because of the new discoveries. The modernization of a region replaced some of their way to a more "Westernized" way of thinking. But modernization technically refers to the present.

All together modernism, post modernism, and modernization are different time periods yet they are all linked together. This is a process that has been occuring since the beginning of time whether the actual idea of the process has been "created" yet or not. The world is always changing and always "modernizing": so this process will stick with us forever.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Cow Representation

This article taught me something I did not know . I did not know that the Maasai gave us something so special. Representation means a lot in this story. If a farmer here decided to give the country cows people would think that was nothing special. But for the Maasai cows are so sacred that being given them means more than if it came from another country. The cows represent something big and important in their community and it is important for Americans to realize what cows represent.

Since the weather did not permit the cows to live here, I think it is amazing and nice that the Maasai are taking care of them for us and doubled the number of the cows. I always like how they are called the "American cows."

These cows show that the Maasai have a respect for us and its a honor to have them given to us.