Celia’s blog posting was about her deeper understanding of
postmodernism. She mentioned how our discussions on postmodernism helped her to
understand the message behind Andy Warhol’s art. She also included her view of
the postmodern idea of the inescapable system and how it has affected our
society.
Comment:
I can totally relate to your new-found understanding of Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup painting. When I first saw this painting, when I was much younger, it was hard for me to think of it as art because to me it was just an exact copy of a soup can that I had seen a million times before. I did not see the point of it or understand it at all. After our discussions on postmodernism in class, I now see that Warhol was referring to (and proving) the fact that everything is the postmodern world is corporate, even art. It’s cool that both of us are now able to understand a painting that we had misread when we saw it before we learned about postmodernism. I agree with you that the nature of the postmodern world is bittersweet. While it is much more convenient to communicate with friends and family through the network of networks we have created, they can also make interactions much less direct. For better or worse, it is true that everyone is stuck in the system.
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Nina's blog:Connection:Grit,Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison
In Nina’s blog entry she wrote about how important grit is.
She examines how grit helped people such as Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison be successful
and invent things that have permanently changed how people live.
Comment:
Grit really is an essential concept to carry forward. Grit is important for being successful in all aspects of your life. Grit is what gets things done. Like you mentioned in your post, grit is the number one trait that inventors need in order to create things that change the way that we live. If everyone were to give up on the first try, and did not stick to their goals, the world would be much less advanced as it is today and humans would live completely differently.
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