Holding Ground Video Analysis

The film portrayed an important message and brought awareness to an issue that is normally overlooked. It also incorporated three different theories,Structural Functionalism, Conflict, and Symbolic Interactionist, and brought real life examples to them. Structural Functionalist showed not all theories can work effectively and that in some societies this hypothesis does not apply. Next, the Conflict theory displayed that no matter where you go, there are groups in society that will always be fighting against each other for a scarce item. Finally, the Symbolic Interactionist theory showed that all groups in societies work with one another and that experiences can change the way that reality is perceived and affect the choices that are made by these encounters. The video also implicated the science of sociology in the way that the information was presented and how the clip was laid out. This movie about a small town along the Appalachian mountains is so much more than just a video for entertainment. It is about helping bring awareness to a horrible situation and associating theories of sociology while doing

In the first three minutes of the YouTube video, the Mythbusters conduct an experiment to observe a person’s driving ability while using a cell phone and while driving drunk. To do so, the experimenters come up with the hypothesis, “driving using a cell phone is just as dangerous as drunk driving.” There are two independent variables. One variable is the cell phone, and the other is the alcohol. On the other hand, the dependent variable is the instructor who is giving the driving test. They test this hypothesis using three experimental conditions. First, to get acquainted with the course, each of the two people drive cell phone free and sober. The next experimental condition consists of Jamie, one of the experimenters, distracting each driver with a phone

I found the videos, F.A.T. city to be extremely interesting and informative. I believe that the main message of the F.A.T. city videos that we must take the time to understand the learning disabled child and use our knowledge to create appropriate lessons, as well as, use the best practices in our teaching. I feel the most beneficial way to share this information with my colleagues would be to have them participate in the activities presented in the video. I was surprised and intrigued by many of the points during the video, but following points were the most interesting to me:

There is also the struggle within the community in terms of accepting and/or acknowledging video as a legitimate representation of their culture. Although Garcia states that video indigena is “loaded with symbols and codes” and tackles such community-building concepts such as language, intimacy, and family (Wortham 2004: 365), the medium, which has garnered a positive international reputation, struggles with “their limited acceptance in their home community where the apparent self-evident capacity of video indigena to represent culture has been challenged with accusations of personal and fiscal responsibility” (Wortham 2004:

Despite the new discoveries in medicine whether it is a new vaccine or antibiotic, the most basic components for disease prevention and death in humans depends on a good nutrition and access to clean water. The RX for Survival: Back to the Basics video depicts how both an inadequate nutrition and malnutrition can impaired a child’s physically and developmentally. It is estimated that over 100 million children in the world are undernourished and causing the death of more than “one third” of the children (WHO). Furthermore, the consumption of contaminated water, which carries disease organism, exacerbates the mortality rate among children.

After watching the video Precious Knowledge, the first example of ethnic studies being threatened/ facing elimination is that senate is passing bills like 2881 that act against diversity and programs that support and culture beyond what is sought to be “fit” in the American educational system. Programs that promote ethnic studies gives students the pride and knowledge of where they have come from and therefore they feel more engaged in the classroom. Leaders like Tom Horne have the right to their own opinion but are being oppressive by not embracing the culture of different ethnic groups. By not attending these classes and trying to relate to these diverse communities; he is creating a dystopia to the American youth. Political leaders should

Despite the fact that animal crush videos are illegal, Stevens still participated in the unlawful selling of these videos which depicted animal abuse via the form of dogfighting.

1.) What is one definition of culture from the sheet "What is Culture?" and what was an illustration/example of this definition that you found in the video?

(1) Arresting someone who appears to be intoxicated would constitute as discrimination unless the person who appears to be intoxicated does something unlawful like causing a disturbance or endanger others and themselves. However if a police officer suspects criminal activity or the suspect is acting or appear intoxicated they have the right to search and frisk. Whether or not the suspect should be arrested should depend on how they act, not how they look. Police have the right to detain people for even just acting intoxicated to protect the well being for themselves and others.

After watching the Ted Talk video, I do agree with Hanauer and that inequality within the U.S and the triple down theory will only result in a economic decrease for all. What I found convincing was the overcasting theme of not status nor wealth but, the healthy competition for all classes and genders. This statement is logical and yet, fair, his example was that raising the minimum wage is one way to prevent the trickle theory and the decrease of economic growth. Simply, because rising the minimum wages benefits everyone and sets the foundation for a more equal ideology of economic balance pertaining to the United States.

According to the video, there are many implications that healthcare professionals face when treating diverse groups in America. It does not matter what healthcare profession you are in there is always going to be diversity with patients and not to forget the professional. In the video, “Unnatural Cases…Is inequality making us sick?” Dr. David and Dr. Collins who are both neonatologist, want to find out why there are more infant mortality, premature babies born to African American women than there are in White American women. Their first assumption was due to economic differences. In the case of Kim Anderson, it proved otherwise. Kim Anderson was a well-educated woman, who was living the American dream. She was well educated, took very good

I found the signing statements the most interesting in Chapter Seven. A signing statement is an announcement made by the president at the time of signing a bill into law. This is used sometimes to show the presidents’ interpretation of the new law and their predictions of the many benefits of the new law. It also has been used to identify sections of the law that are considered improper or unconstitutional. There have been many signing statements throughout history but many of them were not recorded.

The Graeters video relates to what we have learned about business and change by showing us that change within a business is virtually inevitable. As times change and technology becomes more apparent, business must also change or use valuable resources to become more efficient to keep up with, or become more successful than the surrounding competition. Graeters experience with change was a bit different than that of other companies. Before technological innovations brought about the refrigerator and modern ice cream machines ice cream was a delicacy, it was something people couldn’t get every day or whenever they desired. In the times after though, many companies began to mass produce ice cream making thousands of gallons per day. Graeters

I want to discover, how cultural organizations helped with the development with the youth residents inside of Pilsen and why these organizations are disappearing or being torn down. I believe that the gentrification in the community of Pilsen is a big factor in this equation. I have noticed that Pilsen is gentrifying and that local restaurants and businesses have closed their doors since the last 10 years. Instead, what I see replacing these stores I walk by are fancy coffee shops, “vintage” shops, and “hipsters” on the streets of 18th street. With new businesses coming into the neighborhood rent begin to increase. The residents begin to move due to higher rents and taxes on houses. Cultural Organizations are falling apart or dying due to this change in the neighborhood. Some residents will not “sell out” because this community is their home.

Although many times the “Safety Dance” may seem bland in the background, it actually isn’t. “Safety Dance” is mostly white but has a pop of color that changes throughout the video. The color in the video is soft so it comes in and fades out with ease. These are small things that most people won’t catch on to but mentally find appealing. For example the blue lighting on the white of the warehouse is shown when the video is talking about using a life vest. Now this may not be caught on the first viewing but for frequent flyers they may want to take a closer work at the background and see how the color changes. Additionally “Safety Dance” does not take place in a commercial airplane, but rather an airplane hangar or warehouse. While some may say