I thought that the second part of the class anthology had a lot of similarities between the essays. It seemed as though some of the essays were either over the purpose and meaning of life or the topic of aesthetics. This is interesting because there were a few essays that reminded me of some of the topics that I have written about. For instance in my final paper I chose the topic of why we purchase curtain things. And in the anthology there were a few essays in there that were very similar to this. So I thought that it was interesting to see how these essays were set up and how they got there point across.
Stephanie Ogden said “Today, there are people who don’t fall into the trap of having to
buy the best products out there; but for the most part, the whole idea of “looking better” has
become everyone’s main concern, from the way he/she dresses, to the products and structures we
create”. This was kind of the same thesis that I use in my final paper. I think that people desire the best products or homes to feel if they do not have these then they will no longer be able to keep up with everyone else. Because humans are so competitive we are always striving to be the best and to do this we sometimes need the best gear to accomplish this. So by having the latest and greatest cloths, toys, cars, ect. We think that we will be the best and this is not always true.
She also said “For a lot of individuals, materialistic products have become the object of their affection. Pricey goods aren’t even necessarily better than cheaper ones, but more attractive. Picture yourself on a busy street corner of New York City; whether or not you’ve been there, you know that this
city is one of the most upgraded in the world. The lady standing in front of you has a Louis
Vuitton purse in one hand and an iPhone in the other, while wearing her Diane von Furstenberg
suit and Manolo Blahnik stilettos. You have just a regular purse and suit from JC Penney, a flip
phone, and loafers from Payless, but do these “best of the best” items make her better than you?
No, you are both equal.” I thought that this statement was very good in getting a mental image of what she was trying to say. And it was just about the same idea as I used in my final paper.
So for the most part I thought that all the essays in the second part of the anthology were close to the same ideas where as the first part didn’t quite seem as close. They helped me get a better grasp on the topic that I was going to talk about in the final essay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_up_with_the_Joneses
Stephanie Ogden said “Today, there are people who don’t fall into the trap of having to
buy the best products out there; but for the most part, the whole idea of “looking better” has
become everyone’s main concern, from the way he/she dresses, to the products and structures we
create”. This was kind of the same thesis that I use in my final paper. I think that people desire the best products or homes to feel if they do not have these then they will no longer be able to keep up with everyone else. Because humans are so competitive we are always striving to be the best and to do this we sometimes need the best gear to accomplish this. So by having the latest and greatest cloths, toys, cars, ect. We think that we will be the best and this is not always true.
She also said “For a lot of individuals, materialistic products have become the object of their affection. Pricey goods aren’t even necessarily better than cheaper ones, but more attractive. Picture yourself on a busy street corner of New York City; whether or not you’ve been there, you know that this
city is one of the most upgraded in the world. The lady standing in front of you has a Louis
Vuitton purse in one hand and an iPhone in the other, while wearing her Diane von Furstenberg
suit and Manolo Blahnik stilettos. You have just a regular purse and suit from JC Penney, a flip
phone, and loafers from Payless, but do these “best of the best” items make her better than you?
No, you are both equal.” I thought that this statement was very good in getting a mental image of what she was trying to say. And it was just about the same idea as I used in my final paper.
So for the most part I thought that all the essays in the second part of the anthology were close to the same ideas where as the first part didn’t quite seem as close. They helped me get a better grasp on the topic that I was going to talk about in the final essay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_up_with_the_Joneses
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