Assignment Discussion (2)

 Change is important in order to grow. We can't make advancements in our viewpoints and technology without the ability to change. I believe the more important area for change is recognition. Recognition is the first step to a successful transition in viewpoints or actions. It's important to acknowledge the problems and solutions within a situation. Redistribution should occur after recognition, or else people are making decisions without having a complete understanding of the problem.  

Assignment

 Read: chapters one and two of text -   Appreciating Dance, 5th ed. by Harriet Lihs.

Write a summery response to the videos shown in class: 1) Ethnic Dances from around the World; 2) Native American Dance;3) Hula; 4) Ritual Dances of the South   Pacific. Give your reaction to the experience, focusing  on the  Patterns and Surprises that you find.

Patterns - Things that you recognize, that seem to repeat from one cultural group to another.

Surprises - Things that seem odd to you, or that you are surprised to learn.

What you notice, is what is important to make note of.

Culture dance

 Make the earth tremble as much as you can 

I am born of distinguish people 

Maori Dance group

Haka dance 

Women Is more than the feeling than the expression 

(Republic of dancing ) 

Its show the unity 

Its passing from the words to spirits 

The dance is on the canoe 

The culture to passes on to the young generation

(Queen of republic of paulau)

All the women will go through this tradition 

Believe ( she has oil on her body ) 

At a wow heal the heart

Dances are historical documentation 

Why are the people dancing 

Social dance on thursday 

 with fewer choices 

more political cooperation 

insurgents 

getting ahead of fair shake 

shaped by new ways of thinking

attract and repel one another 

semi educated masses.

apocalyptic baggage

• good old liberalism
• communism

we are living in the fail state

slipped more easily 

libertarians were Europeans 

Especially Economist Friedrich

planning lead to dictatorship

they are more radical than conservative

racism formed their political

Roosevelt revolution 

alchemy 

Humanity Assignment Discussion- 1

 After reading George Packer's piece on "The Four Americas", which of the four would you say best describes the Bay Area? Why? What are the key social and cultural issues in the Bay that lend it to this definition?

Are there any of Packer's arguments or descriptions that you disagree with?