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In this blog post I will be discussing my own personal beliefs and values on the subject.
What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do we share with the society or culture in which the text was written? Why have they endured?
I personally believe that social media is very important to the field of business. It allows businesses to reach more people and potential customers very easily. They are able to advertise sales, promote events, or just get the name of the business out there. While I do not own a business, I agree that the value of the customer is very important. They have the money, so they are the most important thing relating to the success of a business. I thoroughly believe that social media has a huge impact on business so I may be a little bias in agreeing with the author.
What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do we not share? Why not?
I agreed with every the author stated. The belief that Web 2.0 is about creatively I could not agree or disagree initially because I did not know enough on the subject.
If the text is written in a culture distant or different from our own, what social values, beliefs, etc., connect to or reflect our own culture? What social values, beliefs, etc., can we not see in our own culture?
This culture is written in my own culture. The writer writes from an class that does not struggle financially. I understand where the author is coming from. The author is writing from a culture that is or want to apart of the business world. One needs to be familiar with business to be able to share the same cultural basis as the author.
If the text is written in our culture but in a different historical time, how have the social values, beliefs, etc., developed or changed over time?
Given that this article was not written this year the culture is not exactly the same. While the ideas in the culture are the same the culture itself has sort of changed. The culture of business really relies a lot on utilizing social media. Social media can be critical to getting the name of a business out there. The author wrote about the culture of social media nd business in 2012 when it was not as vital as it is now.
Reflection
I read the analysis blogs of Addie and Rachel and both of them had very interesting topics that were not in my field. Rachel's topic is about designer babies, genetically choosing a babies traits before it is born, is a topic that your opinion relies on your beliefs a lot. Addie's topic was about journalists reporting reliable information. With every topic it is hard not to be bias, as every individual has their own personal beliefs on most topics. This greatly influences a writer unless they are able to control their opinions from getting in the way of writing an opinion-less paper.
What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do we not share? Why not?
I agreed with every the author stated. The belief that Web 2.0 is about creatively I could not agree or disagree initially because I did not know enough on the subject.
If the text is written in a culture distant or different from our own, what social values, beliefs, etc., connect to or reflect our own culture? What social values, beliefs, etc., can we not see in our own culture?
This culture is written in my own culture. The writer writes from an class that does not struggle financially. I understand where the author is coming from. The author is writing from a culture that is or want to apart of the business world. One needs to be familiar with business to be able to share the same cultural basis as the author.
If the text is written in our culture but in a different historical time, how have the social values, beliefs, etc., developed or changed over time?
Given that this article was not written this year the culture is not exactly the same. While the ideas in the culture are the same the culture itself has sort of changed. The culture of business really relies a lot on utilizing social media. Social media can be critical to getting the name of a business out there. The author wrote about the culture of social media nd business in 2012 when it was not as vital as it is now.
Reflection
I read the analysis blogs of Addie and Rachel and both of them had very interesting topics that were not in my field. Rachel's topic is about designer babies, genetically choosing a babies traits before it is born, is a topic that your opinion relies on your beliefs a lot. Addie's topic was about journalists reporting reliable information. With every topic it is hard not to be bias, as every individual has their own personal beliefs on most topics. This greatly influences a writer unless they are able to control their opinions from getting in the way of writing an opinion-less paper.
I definitely agree that the usage of social media is a necessity for business nowadays. This goes along with what you mentioned about the value of a customer as if the customer does not enjoy their experience or product, it is very easy for them to leave a bad review! I also agree that views on social media can change very quickly, even within 3 years.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate to agreeing with a text you are trying to analyze. I and mine share the same values like you and yours. Luckily, you have the dynamic topic of social media, which should provide enough rhetorically interesting content. I think, though, that we both need to keep in mind that, since our values are so similar to those of the texts we're analyzing, we need to make a greater effort to not be biased and account for our relative perspectives.
ReplyDeleteSam, I also agreed with every point the author of my text made. That seems to be the pattern with all of us. It might seem easier to work with a piece of text that we wholeheartedly agree with, but like Scott said, we should definitely make a conscious effort to be objective when we analyze. Your topic seems like it would have a lot of great examples of rhetorical strategies, so you can use that to your advantage. I really like the business approach to this topic as well. I agree that a lot can change in 3 years, technology and social media-wise.You'll have a lot to discuss when analyzing, especially since social media is such a huge and rapidly-changing medium for sharing opinions and different social values.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your ideas about the context of creating cultures, and how an unclear cultural identity can help contribute to a reader's takeaway from an article. What is also interesting, is the recognition of cultural elements which don't necessarily define a culture, but which permit broad relationships between distinct cultures, and how they can help lead to mutual understanding.
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