Size：depends on the age or type

Color: red black purple light yellow

pattern: geometric triangle

size of pattern :small but depends on the size of the animal

direction: none

pattern is most the same from one part to another

Reaction to light: reflective

Textures: yes

other: none

Mechanism: poison

Purchased from Maurice Nahman, Cairo, 1918.

Period: Roman Period

Date: A.D. 1st century

Geography: From Egypt, Lower Egypt

Medium: gold

Dimensions: Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)

Said to be from Madytos in the Thracian Chersonesos

Period: Hellenistic

Date: ca. 330–300 B.C.

Culture: Greek

Medium: Gold

Dimensions: Other: 7/8in. (2.2cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

[A French dealer, until 1980]; Fred and Rita Richman, New York, 1980–1988

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Geography: Taiwan

Culture: Paiwan people

Medium: Wood

Dimensions: Length 3-3/4 in.

Classification: Wood-Sculpture

Date: 1960–65

Culture: American

Medium: snake skin

Asian Culture

Throughout time, there have been many groups that come together because of shared interest in topics and ideas that are not considered normal in society. Eventually, when there is a large enough group sharing these interests and ideas, they become subcultures. Although subcultures are usually not associated with causing problems in society, they do have a problem, which is highlighted by Adrienne Lai, the author of “Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Asian Cute Culture.” The problems that may arise in subcultures, according to Lai, is gender-specific subcultures that arise from patriarchal views in certain societies. In Lai’s case, she identifies with Asian Cute Culture, which is dominated by young, female Asians. However, Lai believes that there are patriarchal associations with Sanrio and other companies that create consumerism for Asian Cute Culture. The subculture, she believes, is guided towards making women feel powerless and controllable. Lai believes that the feminism movement should take away this notion of powerlessness and controllability from Asian Cute Culture. However, in reality, much of the connotation of powerlessness and controllability arises from the patriarchal society that is actually in Asia. It has traveled to America with the products, however, the ideals have stayed in Asia because consumers in America are not required to follow Asian cultural norms when purchasing these products in America. For this reason, Lai seems to be creating the notion of feminine inequality herself.

In all subcultures, it is the positive outlook on something that is not part of societal norms that allows for its credibility and existence. Adrienne Lai explained this idea quite well when she was explaining the particular subculture she identified with. “The embracing of cuteness as a positive and desirable quality is exemplified in a phenomenon that I will term ‘Asian cute culture.’” Lai (and those sharing the Asian cute culture) views the Asian cute culture as something positive, or perhaps something that sets the group apart from everybody else. This is similar to the way members of different subcultures would view themselves. Instead of allowing society to undermine their subculture, they embrace it and make it something that becomes part of their own identity. By reasoning through the psychoanalytical thought process when creating a subculture or identifying with one, it is clear to see why members of subcultures do not want the qualities that make them unique to become mainstream. It becomes understandable then why there is a notion of thievery when the unique qualities that composed the subculture are exploited for profits by the mainstream.

Whether a subculture is directed towards men or women should not be reason for concern or criticism. Subcultures in their essence are created out of disagreement or lack of identification with societal norms. Gender roles and diversification has become such a huge topic of discussion in recent decades, and has integrated it into society. Perhaps these subcultures are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing. They allow for their group members to identify with whatever they would like to, and there is nothing wrong with that. In the case of Asian Cute Culture, it appeals more to women, and especially Asian American women. As Lai states, “Through the consumption of kung-fu films, Japanimation, or Sanrio products, young Asian Americans such as myself can express an affiliation to an Asian identity, one that is based in less fixed or conventional notions of culture and ‘Asianness.’” An individual or group of individuals identifying with a particular subculture because of their race, gender, or both, is not grounds for criticizing the subculture. Instead, race, gender, age, and other personal attributes are what allow individuals to identify with specific subcultures.

1 Lai, Adrienne. “Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Asian Cute Culture.’” in Youth Subculture: Exploring Underground America, by Arielle Greenberg (New York: Pearson, 2007).

 

2  Lai, Adrienne. “Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Asian Cute Culture.’” in Youth Subculture: Exploring Underground America, by Arielle Greenberg (New York: Pearson, 2007), 152.

3 Lai, Adrienne. “Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Asian Cute Culture.’” in Youth Subculture: Exploring Underground America, by Arielle Greenberg (New York: Pearson, 2007), 150.

 

Works Cited

Lai, Adrienne. “Towards a Critical Understanding of ‘Asian Cute Culture.’” In Youth 

Subculture: Exploring Underground America, by Arielle Greenberg, 148-159. New

York: Pearson, 2007.

1. Idea: How to have a better sign. “Once you know whether people are reading a sign, you can begin to measure its influence on their behavior.” Page 62, 1st Paragraph. This quote saying about how to deal with a sign in order to hook customers. I think this quote is saying that each step is important. Not just to create a sign and also know how to place a sign in a right place in order to hook customers and change their behavior.

2. Idea: Time is the most important thing for customers. “The shoppers are more pressed for time ever.” Page 63 First paragraph. This quote is very important to everyone. Everyone is a customer, but we are also a creator for other customers. It is important to know that how to create a best sign that make consumers life easy. How to create a sign that hook customers and once their read the sign they know that this is what I want.

3. Idea: to simpler signs. “There are too many words telling us too many things and people are getting mad as hell and they’re not going to read it anymore.” Page 72 First paragraph. It is very true that if a sign has too many word,then people probably will not read it anymore. It is important to make the sign easy to ready, and it will be the best to use symbol to replace the words if is possible and understandable.

Jonathan Wu

Seminar 2

Bridge 1

On last semester, I wrote a paper about fashion, because I am fashion major my 1700 teacher ask me to write a research paper that is interesting and relate to fashion. I was thinking about what research question should I create it. Is something about clothes, artists, or brands? However, my final research question was “Clothes should not be categorized by gender”. This is also my thesis statement as well. At the very beginning, I did some free write just help me comes out my introduction, because for me the hardest part of a essay is to begin. At the same time I also created a outline of my essay that plan out each paragraphs. Next, I started my research on google. I typed in a lot of kinds of key words in order to find the best source I needed. It took a lot of time to find the quotes that fit my claim. The most of resources are from personal blogs and discussion website. People shared their views and thought about clothes should not be categorized by gender. Man can also wear a dress or leggings or laces. It is the right and freedom that people should have in United States. Sometimes resources could influence me a lot of my essay, even change the outline of my paper. The resources could give you new idea and influences you that how to write this paper, which I think is very helpful. Sometimes after I chose my research question and thesis statement, and I would like to straight to research section to find some useful resources or quotes in order to get some ideas or information from it. It helps me come out my introduction paragraph.

Elements:

People, Money, Jobs, Relationship, Communication, Power, Knowledge, Time, Polices, Roles, Technologies, Transportations, News, Government, family, houses, Banks, schools, leaders, boss, labors, unemployed, lands, goods, services.

Questions:

What element if it takes out that could change the society?

What element that add in could improve society?

What is the most important element in society?

What can destroy society?

What element that takes out won’t affect society?

Dose society can be destroy?

How many kinds society that we have?

Why each societies are different?

What is difference between societies?

What is a society?

Do we have to live in a society?

Do you think the society that we currently have is good or bad?

Why do you think is good or bad?

What can change a society?

Is it different the society that we currently have is different than the past.

Why you think is differed?

What makes the society different than the past?

Is it a good thing or a s bad thing?

If you have chance to choose a society that you could stay with which one would you pick?

Why you choose this one?

Do we need society?

If there is no money and power in society what would happen?

Do you think this a good thing or bad thing?

Why you think so?

What happen if we change the element people to animal?

Do you think the society that we currently have is improving or decadent?

Why you think so?

 

What element that add in could improve society?

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/ways-to-improve-society/article_da1da5ba-cb42-11e3-a212-0017a43b2370.html

8 Ways to Improve Society Without the Political Process

https://mises.org/library/how-improve-society

Improving Society and Life.