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| Leeson, Evan. "The Web that is Us". October 7, 2006 via flickr. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License |
What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do we share with the society or culture in which the text was written? Why have they endured?
- We share the desire for a better world without putting ourselves at risk. The time for going to war over conflicts has long since passed, and we thirst for a productive future. When it seems like the government isn't supporting us, we tend to retaliate. This country was founded on the principle of listening to its people after all.
What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do we not share? Why not?
- We do not share the belief that the public is stupid and is unaware of what is going on. Although most of us would prefer to shield ourselves from the truth, we are certainly aware of its presence. Feigning ignorance is our way of coping with the harsh reality that we are in danger and that we are partially to blame.
If text is written in a culture distant or different from our own, what values connect to our culture? What values can we not see in our own culture?
- Since this documentary was filmed and produced in our culture, these questions are not necessarily relevant. However, it can be tied in to other cultures around the world because climate change does not just affect us.
If written in our culture but in a different era, how have the values developed or changed over time?
- Even though this documentary was only published five years ago, there has been a significant shift society's way of thinking. Climate change is on the forefront of our minds and we are frantically looking for solutions to reverse it. These methods mentioned in the documentary are becoming more favored because they could quickly mitigate climate change at a cheap cost. Human health effects have all but been cast out the window, and the focus now is primarily on nature.
Reflection:
For this reflection I read through both Laurence's and Chloe's blog posts. While Laurence agreed with his author's viewpoint on cars, Chloe disagreed with her author's viewpoint on audiobooks. Even if you heavily agree or disagree with the author, it is important to not let those biases effect how you analyze the text. I feel that those who tend to disagree with the author's viewpoints will have a much more interesting analysis, as they will focus a lot more on the counterargument.
I think you did a great job identifying and analyzing your assumptions! Your ideas regarding the beliefs you do and don't share with your text are very clear, and I think this will definitely help you address any bias you have to deal with throughout this project. I found it especially interesting to read about how the values you identified have changed over time, even in the space of five years. The article I chose was only written last year, so I didn't really have much of a chance to analyze that aspect of my text. Overall, good job analyzing your assumptions!
ReplyDeleteI definitely appreciated your first statement on wanting a better world without any risk, very on point. You presented a very solid argument in a very simple language. Going back to my blogs, I rambled quite a bit, as per usual. Due to the topic being the environment, I don't think I was going to escape being overly wordy in any of these blogs. Anyways, you're headed a good direction with you're arguments, as you are doing a much better job of separating your bias from you're analysis than I am.
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