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What pattern is your brain?
| Your Brain’s Pattern |
 You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy. You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts. People may say you’re hard to read, but that’s because you’re so internally focused. But when you do share what you’re thinking, people are impressed with your imagination. |
Land of Desire
Leach, William. Land of Desire
Leach examines the growing importance of material gain in American society. There is a shift between 1890 and 1930 from a culture of democracy to a culture of consumption. Social mores are still established by society, but consumption and self-gratification were increasingly important. To accommodate this shift, merchants altered advertising and merchandising strategies to overwhelm the senses of the consumer. Leach details the transformation of advertising, as well as the influence of popular works such as PollyAnna and The Wizard of Oz.
WTH!
WTH! all of my blog instrucions are in spanish! i think. i can read some of it so that is my only guess. i wonder what i did…or if i did. are there language opciones in blogger??? i dont remember seeing them. i’ll deal with that tomorrow. ugh, it’s almost tomorrow and i’m still not finished with my annotated bib!
American Manhood
Previously I stated The Elusive Republic was my least favorite book of the program. I retract that statement. This was by far the worst read. For this author it pretty much comes down to man’s desire to prove his masculinity.
Hoganson, Kristin L. Fighting for American Manhood
Hoganson argues that conflict in American history, specifically against Spain and the Phillipines stems from man’s desire to prove his masculinity which he felt was increasingly threatened. Hoganson contends that gender is a neglected aspect of historical analysis.
America in the Progressive Era
Gould, Lewis. America in the Progressive Era
Gould traces the origins and growth of reform in the 1890s and examines the role of Roosevelt and Wilson. He states that progressivism is promoted by U.S. enterprise but never sought to regulation. The Progressive era brought order, conservatism, and regulation. Gould argues the causes of progressivism are: the depression of the 1890s, partisan change with William Jennings Bryan’s ideas of anti-corporate policies and government regulation, and a shift in Democrat ideology.
Did ya ever wonder?
you can find some pretty weird things on the net. here are a few things to think about it…i highlighted my favorites…
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Why do we park in driveways and drive on parkways?
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Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?
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Can I yell “movie” in a crowded firehouse?
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Can you be a closet claustrophobic?
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How do a fool and his money GET together?
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Why does Hawaii have interstate highways? (Do they?)
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How is it that a building burns up as it burns down?
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If a train station is where the train stops, what is a workstation?
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If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make Teflon stick to the pan?
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If the pen is mightier than the sword, and a picture is worth a thousand words, how dangerous is a fax?
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If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
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What hair color do they put on the driver’s licenses of bald men?
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What was the best thing before sliced bread?
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Why do banks charge you a “non-sufficient funds” fee on money they already know you don’t have? (GOOD question!)
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Why do they put Braille on the drive through bank machines?
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If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
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If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?
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What are Preparation A through Preparation G?
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In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?
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Did Washington flash a quarter when asked for ID?
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How come there aren’t B batteries?
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If the post office has machines that can sort snail mail at 1000′s of times per minute, then why do they give it to a little old man on a bike to deliver?
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How do “Do not walk on the grass” signs get there?
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Why do black olives come in cans and green olives come in jars?
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Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?
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How is it possible to have a civil war?
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If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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If the #2 pencil is so popular, why is it still #2?
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Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?
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If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet?
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Crime doesn’t pay…does that mean that my job is a crime?
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How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?
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How do you know that honesty is the best policy until you have tried some of the others?
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How do you throw away a garbage can?
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How does a thermos know if the drink should be hot or cold?
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How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
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Do you realize how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
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If you’re in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
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What happens to an 18 hour bra after 18 hours?
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Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
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Why do hot dogs come 10 to a package and hot dog buns only 8?
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Why do tourists go to the tops of tall buildings and then put money into telescopes so they can see things on the ground close-up?
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Why is it that bullets ricochet off of Superman’s chest, but he ducks when the gun is thrown at him?
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Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
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Why is it that you must wait until night to call it a day?
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What if the Hokey Pokey IS what its all about?
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When your pet bird sees you reading the newspaper, does he wonder why you’re just sitting there, staring at carpeting?
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What happened to the first 6 “ups”?
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Alabama funny…(pretend skynard is playing in the background, oh how i do miss bama!lol)
A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Alabama recently with two ice
chests of fish. He was leaving a cove well known for its fishing.
The game warden asked the man, “Do you have a license to catch those fish?”
“Naw, sir, I ain’t got none of them there licenses, no. You must understand these here are my pet fish.”
“Pet fish?” said the game warden. “Yeah . Every night I take these here fish down to da lake and let them swim ’round for a while. Then I whistle and they jump rat back into
this here ice chest and I take them home.”"That’s a bunch of hooey! Fish can’t do that!” says the warden.
The redneck looked at the game warden for a moment and then said, “It’s
the truth Mr. Government man, I’ll show you. It really works.”
“Okay,” said the game warden, ” I’ve GOT to see this!”
The redneck poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.
After several minutes, the game warden turned to him and said, “Well?”
“Well, what?” said the redneck.
The warden said, “When are you going to call them back?”
The redneck said, “Call who back?”
“The FISH!” replied the warden.
“What fish?” answered the redneck.
We in Alabama may not be as smart as some city slickers, but we aren’t
as dumb as some government employees.
Machiavellian
| You Are Somewhat Machiavellian |
 You’re not going to mow over everyone to get ahead… But you’re also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it’s an ugly place. You just don’t get ugly yourself – unless you have to! |
i liked this one and it seems to actually fit me. i decide what i want and i go for it. i live by the thought that life is 10 % what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. there are some bad things out there. you just have to take them in stride and keep going.
Albion’s Seed
Albion refers to Britain. This book was HUGE, ~904 reading pages…+ extras. Very interesing and an easy read, despite its length.
Folkways include:
language, architecture, literacy, dress, sport, social structure, religious beliefs, and familial ways
David HackettFischer: Albion’s Seed
Fischer presents the origins of America’s diverse culture by arguing that the regional differences in today’s culture derived from four British folkways that arrived in America between 1629 and the Revolutionary War. He categorizes the British folkways into four distinct groups and traces their steps from England to America, noting that the Puritans mostly departed from East Anglia to Massachusetts. Fischer finds that the Cavaliers of Virginia originated in South and West England. The Quakers descended from England’s North Midlands into the Delaware Valley while the backcountry of all these new settlements filled with inhabitants from the Borderlands of North Britain and Ireland.
— And what others have to say –
Virginia DeJohn Anderson. “The Origins of New England Culture”
Anderson says Fischer’s evidence does not fit his argument regarding regional influence, stating cultural values are distinctive by religion, not region.
Jack P. Greene. “Transplanting Moments: Inheritance in the Formation of Early American Culture”
Greene denies that Fischer’s depiction of Britain is accurate and doubts his findings for each region were as extensive as Fischer suggests, stating also that Fischer is inconsistent. Greene states that characteristics Fischer offers regarding England were actually widespread and that settlers were more diverse in their regions of origin. Greene also explains that culture is more religious influenced than regional and Fischer fails to look at other European influences as well.
James Horn. “Cavalier Culture? The Social Development of Colonial Virginia”
Horn states that the “Cavalier” attitude is not as prevalent in Virginia as Fischer says. Also points out that Virginia was not settled by just gentry. Regarding the role of environment, Horn says it was not very similar to England, that there were only some commonalities.
BarryLevy. “Quakers, the Deleware Valley, and North Midlands Emmigration to America”
Levy looks at quantitative studies and concludes Quakers were no more a social group in London than in other places, but due to longevity of Quaker style Levy says Fischer’s argument may have some validity.
David HackettFischer. “Albion and the Critics: Further Evidence and Reflecrtion”
Fischer claims his critics did no understand his conclusions, or misread. He continues to claim he is right.
what age do you act?
what age do you act?
| You areAre 32 Years Old |
| 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You’ve had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! |
this analysis did not surprise me. i tend to surround myself with those who are a little older than i am. i have always done so, even in dating. guys my age were always immature and rather annoying at times. even now, my friends are all older than me, with exception to a select few that are my age who would likely score about the same on the above quiz.
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