Sunday 10 February 2013

OUGD401. Politics, Society, Culture and History

During this session we was asked to get into partners and create lists of one worded things that came to mind for each of the subjects. We weren't allowed to discuss just write.

Below are Sarahs Lists:

Politics

MP
David Cameron
Barak Obama
Conservative
Labour
Lib Dem
Government
Gordon Brown
Vote

Society

Community
Culture
Fast
Broken
Peaceful
People
Recession
Friends
Enemies
Together


Culture

Languages
Race
Food
Travel
World
Different
Experience
Country
Abroad
Fashion

History

Archeology
Ruins
Timeline
Romans
Vikings
Past
War
Loss
Celebration
Proud

Below are my Lists:

Politics

World
Public
Speaking
Choices
Beliefs
Confusing
House of Parliment
London
Prime Minister
Government
Desicions

Society

People
Friends
Public
Modern
Community
Youth
Teechnology
Disrupt
Poluted
Segregation
Expensive

Culture

Beliefs
Differences
Individuality
Religion
Human Rights
Upbringing
Family
Community
Travel
Tradition

History

Henry 8th
War
Tragedy
Rules
Past Time
Victorians
Grandparents
Dinosaur
Change
David Attenborough

We were then asked to look at our lists together and divide them into Positives and Negatives. Some also fell into the same categorie depending on the context.

Politics Positive

Mp
Barak Obama
Conservative
Labour
Lib Dem
Governemt
World
Gordon Brown
Public
Speaking
Choice
Beliefs
House of Parliment
London
Priminister
Desicions

Politics Negative

David Cameron
Conservative
Labour
Lib Dem
Government
World
Gordon Brown
Public
Confusing
Beliefs
House of Parliment
London
Decisions

Society Positive

Community
Culture
Fast
Peaceful
People
Friends
Together
Public
Modern
Youth
Technology

Society Negative

Fast
Broken
People
Recession
Enemies
Public
Modern
Technology
Disrupt
Polluted
Segregation
Expensive

Culture Positive

Languages
Race
Food
Travel
World
Different
Experience
Country
Abroad
Fashion
Beliefs
Differences
Individuality
Religion
Human rights
Up Bringing
Family
Community
Tradition

Culture Negative

Country
Beliefs

History Positive

Archeology
Ruins
Timeline
Romans
Viking
Rules
Past time
Celebration
Proud
Victorians
Grandparents
Dinosaurs
Change
David Attenborough

History Negative

Henry 8th
War
Tragedy

We then had to write sentences seperatley on separate pieces of paper for each subject about each subject then swap and write each others negaive on eachothers papers so we could see the differences.

Sarahs Lists:

Politics For:

Ability to vote opinions
Voting for a leader you want
Make a choice about your next leader
Collitioned governments-Dual Leader
Different Leader every 4 years

Positives about Society

Feel part of something- With people similar to you
Different cultures coming together
Building a community within society
Creating a peaceful society
Society working at a faster pace with constant improvements in the infastructure

What do you like about Culture

Integration- Experiencing another culture through food
Learning another language- becoming emmersed in another culture
The ability to travel to other places and experience corners of the world
Become more knowledgable and mroe well rounded
Learning about a world that is different to your own- Escapism

Good about History

Learning about your ancestors- Finding relatives
Winning the world cup
Hosting the olympics-Being proud of your country
Being proud of all the people who fought in war against thier wishes
Appreciation to your country- What has been achieved- Especially advancements in technology and treatments etc.

My lists.

Politics Against

It is quite confusing. I dont know or understand the majority of it
People voting or being able to vote without a good knowledge of what they are voting for
Broken promises, things not being done when they said they would be fixed
Everything is about money- People who even the most money have to pay more tax. People who earn none or not much pay little. Should be the same rules and amount that apply
Benefit system. People cheating the system. Taking advantage when others work hard to get there


Negatives about Society

People in the society because of political issues wont get a job would much rather havve benefits. Lazy Society
Students being punished with redicoulous fees for wanting to get an education
The recession we are living in, making it hard for todays society to live without worries. Everything is so expensive
Technology being run by the way people live. Becoming too over developed in certain things
Polution- Not enough people in society care about the social climate that we live in. Global Warming

What we like about Culture
Some people pressurising others too much into trying to get others to believe in what they believe in
Racism, because we live in a society in which we come in to contact with people from all sorts of backgrounds, opens up for discrimination and racism

Bad about History

The war was bad, Affected so many lives to this day. When it probably didnt have too. So many people died innocently
Rememberance and grief towards the lives that were lost
Could what have happened in the past affected the way we live now. Hollocaust etc.

My list of Positves and Sarahs Negatives:

My list

For Politics
Can choose and pick who you would like to run the country. Vote!
The choice of being able to vote for a new leader every 4 years
Can watch the debates occassionly on the TV

Positives about Society

Technology is becomign an everyday neccesity which is good for a designer. Modern
Society working together. Charities and people trying to help eachother
Different people are becoming more appreciaive of others beliefs, religion, cultures etc
Peaceful at this time
Freedom of speech

What I like about Culture:

Being given a chance to try and experience new things
Learning the ways of others. Language, living etc.
Travelling the world, having that opportunity, planes etc
Can make you feel more appreciative of the culture you have been brought up having in comparison to others.

What is Good about History:

Learning about the past
How much the world has changed in every aspect
Making you appreciate the year you live in
Made to feel proud for your grandparents for living at such a difficult time. War. Ancestors
Just the knowledge that maybe 20 years from now, every aspect of life may change. So live for today and appreciate the good in your life

Sarahs Negatives

Against in Politics
Benefit system- Paying tax
When the person you voted for is not chosen for prime minister
Broken promises- Raise in uni fees
Letting people get away with not having jobs
There isnt a system for unemployed- Instead of puttenf them on jobseekers, find a job for them, whether they like it or not.

Negatives about Society

People can not agree and society is always at conflict
People who take advantage of the freedom they are given and use for personal gain
Obsession with the material aspect of life and not actually living
People will stop at nothing to get what they want even if it means hurting someone else
A society that is suffering due to the recession- Lack of resources to live

What is bad about Culture

Gang culture and gang crime- training people in certain ways so they believe what they are doing is right
Cults- Groups who force pain upon others due to their beliefs
Racism- not allowing others to live peacefully with their choices/ religion/ belief
People who discriminate against those who are different because of their culture.
People who are disrespectful of other peoples beliefs/traditions

What is bad about History

Using war for power- Greed and the loss of innocent people
Rememberance and grief that comes with tradgedies that have happened around the world.

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