Source: My success in getting my drivers licence.
Relation: A right of passage according to Robbins ch 6 pg. 139 is; a ritual that mark a person's passage from one identity to another.
Descrption: Getting your drivers licence is a huge deal in this society. It marks the end of boy or girlhood and the beginning of adulthood. When you finnaly get this most sought after piece of plastic you no longer have to be driven around by your parents. I was so happy when I got my drivers licence. It was the most enjoyable thing ever. You brag to your friends that still don;t have theirs and join the group of friends that do. You feel different and special. A little bit more free than you where before. It is hard waiting for your licence. You have to go through all of the practice and tests. These tests make sure that a person is indeed ready to be conferred upon this privilage that is driving. Many pass with flying colors while others are deemed not yet ready.I was one of those that passed quite easily. The next part of the right is to acually drive with the tester with you, that is after you have practiced. I once again passed with flying colors. Once I got my licence I became free from my parants. I became a man.
Analysis: Many cultures go through a ritual that turns a boy into a man or a girl into a woman. One such ritual is in Robbins pg 140. This ritual is one in which a boy becomes a man through circumcision. The boy stands in front of his male relatives and is circumcised in front of them without any pian killers. He can't make a sound, or move or he will be considerd a coward and not worthy of being called a man. The Native Americans of many different tribe go through a ritual for girls in woch the girls paint there faces with special dirt and dance. In this ritual they are transformed from a girl into a woman. Even though they are different all rituals are connected in the fact that they are ment to symbolicaly transform a boy or girl into a man or a woman.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sex
Source: Sex is all around us. On TV, billboards, everywhere. A common saying here in the US is that sex sells. When you're watching commercials its usually hot women on the TV selling a car or a cheeseburger, or a guy for shaving products and cologne. In this sex saturated society its no wonder so many people have sex so early on in a relationship.
Relation: In Robins chapter 5 a lot of space is dedicated to the topic of sex. Many cultures see sex in many different ways. For instance in Mexico it is not discussed at all. Families don't talk about sex to their children. In America on the other hand sex is everywhere. Its weird though I can understand exactly where the families in Mexico are coming from. My parants never talked to me about sex and I did not have sex till much later in my relationship with my girlfriend. I do not usually disscus my relationship with anybody either.
Description: I have never thought very much about how much advertising companies rely on sex to sell their products, but as I was watching TV the other day I started thinking about it. They use women in car commercials and in every thing else as well. Now that I think about it it's in music as well. Singers are always singing about how they want to have sex with a girl or multiple girls. This is not exusive to one type of music. It is in all genre of music. Rap to country. It is even a theme in some oprea such as Mozart's Don Giovanni. I kind of lived a sheltered life. I mean I listened to music a lot but I never really had the sex talk like others did. Like I said my family didn't discuss thing like this it was a taboo. So when I finally got a girlfriend it was very awkward the first time. I had no clue what I was doing. It was very embarassing. Because of the way we veiw sex in this country it makes it easier for companies to sell theirproduct with sex.
Analysis: If you buy this car you will have more women than you can handle! Thats what the car company is telling men across the country. It works too. This is not a bad thing because it keeps the economy going. Its a way to move product. Carls Jr does it too. If you've been wathcing TV lately you've most likely seen the woman eating the jalapinio sandwich and looking sexy while she's doing it. This is just a way to sell the sandwich to customers. The music industry is like this way as well. They know that people what to hear about sex, so they give it to them. I think its a good thing to be open about things like this. I know that when and if I have kids I'm going to discuss sex with them and not be like my family was. I think young people should know about things like this early. Its not as if their never going to figure it out but it will make it easier on them if they already know something about sex to start with.
Relation: In Robins chapter 5 a lot of space is dedicated to the topic of sex. Many cultures see sex in many different ways. For instance in Mexico it is not discussed at all. Families don't talk about sex to their children. In America on the other hand sex is everywhere. Its weird though I can understand exactly where the families in Mexico are coming from. My parants never talked to me about sex and I did not have sex till much later in my relationship with my girlfriend. I do not usually disscus my relationship with anybody either.
Description: I have never thought very much about how much advertising companies rely on sex to sell their products, but as I was watching TV the other day I started thinking about it. They use women in car commercials and in every thing else as well. Now that I think about it it's in music as well. Singers are always singing about how they want to have sex with a girl or multiple girls. This is not exusive to one type of music. It is in all genre of music. Rap to country. It is even a theme in some oprea such as Mozart's Don Giovanni. I kind of lived a sheltered life. I mean I listened to music a lot but I never really had the sex talk like others did. Like I said my family didn't discuss thing like this it was a taboo. So when I finally got a girlfriend it was very awkward the first time. I had no clue what I was doing. It was very embarassing. Because of the way we veiw sex in this country it makes it easier for companies to sell theirproduct with sex.
Analysis: If you buy this car you will have more women than you can handle! Thats what the car company is telling men across the country. It works too. This is not a bad thing because it keeps the economy going. Its a way to move product. Carls Jr does it too. If you've been wathcing TV lately you've most likely seen the woman eating the jalapinio sandwich and looking sexy while she's doing it. This is just a way to sell the sandwich to customers. The music industry is like this way as well. They know that people what to hear about sex, so they give it to them. I think its a good thing to be open about things like this. I know that when and if I have kids I'm going to discuss sex with them and not be like my family was. I think young people should know about things like this early. Its not as if their never going to figure it out but it will make it easier on them if they already know something about sex to start with.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Religion
Topic: Religion
Source: My life. I was at one time a religious person and many members of my family still are. I no longer believe in any gods because I think it is a bit strange to trust in an all powerful being that knows everything and does nothing.
Relation: Chapter four in the Robins text discusses religion. The text discusses the possible beginnings of religion. The explanation given is that religion could have begun as a way to explain how and why certain things happened. This is a great analysis in my opinion and provides a great explanation of why religion started.
Description: When I was younger I went to church on a regular basis with my grandparents. However as time went on I began to doubt whether a god even existed. I was told from the start that God was all powerful, loving and knowing, but why do such bad things happen to people who were good. I was told God was testing them. Why does an all knowing being have to test a person, God should already know the outcome if he's truly all knowing. This was my beginning journey away from the church and it only hastened as I took more science classes and continued to learn about biology.
Commentary: I personal believe that religion is a silly aspect but I also understand that some people need the comfort of believing that there is purpose in life. It does bother my however when religious people try to make others fear for their "immortal soul" by saying that their going to hell if they don't believe like they do. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that many religious people attack those that are different. This is evident with homosexuals. Many say gays are going to hell even if they believe because their religious text tells them so. However do they read their text? Jesus said to love your neighbor, not threaten him with eternal damnation. It is strange to me how some continue to believe in an all powerful being in a world where most of the questions that puzzled mankind have been answered by science. I hope that I don't offend anyone because I know that religion can be a touchy subject.
*Sorry for going after Christianity it is the religion I came from and thus the one I know most about.*
Source: My life. I was at one time a religious person and many members of my family still are. I no longer believe in any gods because I think it is a bit strange to trust in an all powerful being that knows everything and does nothing.
Relation: Chapter four in the Robins text discusses religion. The text discusses the possible beginnings of religion. The explanation given is that religion could have begun as a way to explain how and why certain things happened. This is a great analysis in my opinion and provides a great explanation of why religion started.
Description: When I was younger I went to church on a regular basis with my grandparents. However as time went on I began to doubt whether a god even existed. I was told from the start that God was all powerful, loving and knowing, but why do such bad things happen to people who were good. I was told God was testing them. Why does an all knowing being have to test a person, God should already know the outcome if he's truly all knowing. This was my beginning journey away from the church and it only hastened as I took more science classes and continued to learn about biology.
Commentary: I personal believe that religion is a silly aspect but I also understand that some people need the comfort of believing that there is purpose in life. It does bother my however when religious people try to make others fear for their "immortal soul" by saying that their going to hell if they don't believe like they do. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that many religious people attack those that are different. This is evident with homosexuals. Many say gays are going to hell even if they believe because their religious text tells them so. However do they read their text? Jesus said to love your neighbor, not threaten him with eternal damnation. It is strange to me how some continue to believe in an all powerful being in a world where most of the questions that puzzled mankind have been answered by science. I hope that I don't offend anyone because I know that religion can be a touchy subject.
*Sorry for going after Christianity it is the religion I came from and thus the one I know most about.*
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