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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
What is the
                   good life according to the
                      consumer culture?


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Good Life




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“I love new clothes, I
                          love new clothes, I
                              love...” (52)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“And there’s always soma to calm
                               your anger, to reconcile you to your
                               enemies, to make you patient and
                                      long-suffering” (238)




    “All country sports shall entail the use
     of elaborate apparatus. So that they
   consume manufactured articles as well
              as transport.” (23)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Consumption of
                        new products




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“We find reward through
           purchasing power rather than
               labor power” (Wonser)




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Two
                        Different
                           Lives
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Work Cited
              - "Good Life." Merriam-Webster. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.
              I got the definition of “good life” from this website because it is a reliable online dictionary.
              - Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.
              It was necessary for me to use this book because the comparison portrayed in the presentation was based on this novel.
              - Mayell, Hillary . "As Consumerism Spreads, Earth Suffers, Study Says." National
              Geographic. N.p., 12 Jan. 2004. Web. 30 May 2011.
              This source is reliable because it talks about the effects of the contemporary consumerist society. In the text, I could find some details
              about what people want in their lives to make them good, and how they were related to consumerism.
              - Shah, Anup. "Consumption and Consumerism â!! Global Issues." Global
              Issues : social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all â!!
              Global Issues. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.
              Similar to the website above, this source talks about the seriousness of the consumerist, materialistic society of today. I could find out
              about what people put the most value on in their lives.
              - Wonser, Robert. "Lesson 13: Advertising, Consumerism, and Commodification."
              canyons.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.
              This source is reliable as the information is well-written in an expert’s point of view. The effects of consumerism on people’s values and
              thoughts is clearly portrayed here.
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/517148389/sizes/m/in/photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/perry-moore-photography/3586146431/sizes/z/in/
              photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/48126477@N05/4994142554/sizes/l/in/
              photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/golf_pictures/180005220/sizes/o/in/photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stickergiant/4538570185/sizes/o/in/photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dzaur/2475808554/sizes/z/in/photostream/
              - http://www.flickr.com/photos/paalia/2596261424/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
What should be done
                    with human desires?



Tuesday, May 31, 2011
HUMAN
          DESIRE




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
What?
                          How?




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“‘Getting rid of
                            everything
                        unpleasant...’” (262)




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“‘We prefer to do things
             comfortably’” (263)


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
HAPPINESS
                        & SUCCESS
                         Sarah Bock




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“Freedom is self-
                    discipline” (Firehammer)



Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sarah Bock




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Works Cited

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/worak/1562046358/sizes/o/in/photostream/

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawprier/3712624247/sizes/l/in/photostream/

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwl/59785757/sizes/o/in/photostream/

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/watt_dabney/2650759082/sizes/o/in/photostream/

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5439997505/sizes/o/in/photostream/

          •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/llamnuds/4274554641/sizes/o/in/photostream/

          •      Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.

          •      Pearce, David. "BRAVE NEW WORLD ? A Defence Of Paradise-Engineering." Aldous
                 Huxley : Brave New World. BLTC, 2008. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.huxley.net/>.

                •       This website is credible because it is run by BLTC, a professional research
                        organization.

          •      Firehammer, Reginald. "Desires." The Autonomist. The Autonomist, 2 Nov. 2004. Web. 31
                 May 2011. <http://theautonomist.com/autonomist/philosophy/desire.html>.

                •       This article is a credible source because it is published in The Autonomist, a website
                        that focuses on reason, truth, and individualism.


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
How is the aging
                        process portrayed in
                        consumer culture?


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“There was a gasp, a murmur
                         of astonishment and horror; a
                        young girl screamed...a strange
                            and terrifying monster of
                            middle-agedness” (150).




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“...the little figures noiselessly
                   darted, like fish in an
                     aquarium” (200)




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“Put an anti-aging label
                        on most any product, and
                              it flies off the
                         shelves” (Medicine Net)




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“Life would be infinitely happier if
                        we could only be born at the age
                        of eighty and gradually approach
                              eighteen” -Mark Twain




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“Because itʼs old...We
                        havenʼt any use for old
                          things here” (219).




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“And all the lines in her face,
          the flabbiness, the
             wrinkles” (119)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Works Cited
  •      "Anti aging products: how to find what you want | Simply Anti Aging." How to look younger - all about anti aging. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://
         www.simplyantiaging.com/1854/anti-aging-products/>.

         www.simplyantiaging.com is a reliable site as it is a major site regarding antiaging and it is sponsored by numerous corporation such as skincareRX and the main
         author has an occupation of a beauty therapist.


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodama/6887580/sizes/l/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/moriza/88850852/sizes/m/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/leelefever/4579994058/sizes/l/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/lge/3810270838/sizes/z/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtZcii1orA


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancunningham/23998319/sizes/z/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2560935556/sizes/z/in/photostream/


  •      http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuant63/2255781557/sizes/z/in/


  •      Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.


  •      Ross, Kathryn . "Fight 'anti-aging' messages with social media - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter." Homepage - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter. N.p.,
         n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/news/x1796494631/Fight-anti-aging-messages-with-social-media>.

         www.wellsvilledaily.com is a reliable site as it is a famous news/article site in New York since 1880.


  •      Zelman, Kathleen. "Anti-Aging Diet: Eating to Age Gracefully - Disease Prevention and Wellness Information to Improve Your Health on MedicineNet.com."
         MedicineNet.com - We Bring Doctor's Knowledge to You. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62864>.

         www.medicine.net is also a reliable source as the articles are published by professional doctors.



Tuesday, May 31, 2011
What leisure activities
              do people engage in?


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
““Talking? But what about?” Walking and
                        talking – that seemed like a very odd way
                        of spending an afternoon” (Huxley 89).




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit
            for New Mexico and went there for my summer
            holiday” (Huxley 96).




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
"Disney is a corporate, market obsessed
     monolith that encourages massive consumer
     spending while assuming the guise of
     innocuous family fun" (Giroux 1999). 




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
“…the media uphold conformity, denying individuals their
       own privacy and personal feelings” (Varricchio 98).




Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Works Cited
          •       McGinnis, Lee, Seungwoo Chun, and Julia McQuillan. "A Review of Gendered Consumption in Sport and Leisure." 5
                  (2003): 1-26. Academy of Marketing Science Review, 2003. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.amsreview.org/articles/
                  mcginnis05-2003.pdf>.

                •       This source is reliable because it is a university-sponsored document, thus it contains reasons based on various
                        credible studies. The authors are professors in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University with
                        specialized knowledge in the field.

          •       Harris, Dave. HE Academy Network for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. Tech. Leisure Consumerism and Popular
                  Culture, Sept. 2004. Web. 31 May 2011.

                •       This source is reliable because the author has been teaching in higher education as well as social science fields
                        including Education, Sociology, Media Studies, and Leisure and Tourism. His arguments are based on various
                        studies as well as articles and documents.

          •       Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1932. Print.

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_rigler_uk/5760712065/sizes/m/in/photostream/

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2742565793/sizes/m/in/photostream/

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/sifah/516216145/sizes/m/in/photostream/

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/29969125@N05/5709865735/sizes/m/in/photostream/

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlshindley/191218215/

          •       http://www.flickr.com/photos/60794303@N07/5540749012/




Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Consumer Culture

  • 2. What is the good life according to the consumer culture? Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 4. “I love new clothes, I love new clothes, I love...” (52) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 5. “And there’s always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and long-suffering” (238) “All country sports shall entail the use of elaborate apparatus. So that they consume manufactured articles as well as transport.” (23) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 6. Consumption of new products Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 7. “We find reward through purchasing power rather than labor power” (Wonser) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 9. Two Different Lives Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 10. Work Cited - "Good Life." Merriam-Webster. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. I got the definition of “good life” from this website because it is a reliable online dictionary. - Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print. It was necessary for me to use this book because the comparison portrayed in the presentation was based on this novel. - Mayell, Hillary . "As Consumerism Spreads, Earth Suffers, Study Says." National Geographic. N.p., 12 Jan. 2004. Web. 30 May 2011. This source is reliable because it talks about the effects of the contemporary consumerist society. In the text, I could find some details about what people want in their lives to make them good, and how they were related to consumerism. - Shah, Anup. "Consumption and Consumerism â!! Global Issues." Global Issues : social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all â!! Global Issues. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. Similar to the website above, this source talks about the seriousness of the consumerist, materialistic society of today. I could find out about what people put the most value on in their lives. - Wonser, Robert. "Lesson 13: Advertising, Consumerism, and Commodification." canyons.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. This source is reliable as the information is well-written in an expert’s point of view. The effects of consumerism on people’s values and thoughts is clearly portrayed here. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/517148389/sizes/m/in/photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/perry-moore-photography/3586146431/sizes/z/in/ photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/48126477@N05/4994142554/sizes/l/in/ photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/golf_pictures/180005220/sizes/o/in/photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stickergiant/4538570185/sizes/o/in/photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dzaur/2475808554/sizes/z/in/photostream/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/paalia/2596261424/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 11. What should be done with human desires? Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 12. HUMAN DESIRE Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 13. What? How? Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 14. “‘Getting rid of everything unpleasant...’” (262) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 15. “‘We prefer to do things comfortably’” (263) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 16. HAPPINESS & SUCCESS Sarah Bock Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 17. “Freedom is self- discipline” (Firehammer) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 19. Works Cited • http://www.flickr.com/photos/worak/1562046358/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawprier/3712624247/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwl/59785757/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/watt_dabney/2650759082/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5439997505/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/llamnuds/4274554641/sizes/o/in/photostream/ • Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print. • Pearce, David. "BRAVE NEW WORLD ? A Defence Of Paradise-Engineering." Aldous Huxley : Brave New World. BLTC, 2008. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.huxley.net/>. • This website is credible because it is run by BLTC, a professional research organization. • Firehammer, Reginald. "Desires." The Autonomist. The Autonomist, 2 Nov. 2004. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://theautonomist.com/autonomist/philosophy/desire.html>. • This article is a credible source because it is published in The Autonomist, a website that focuses on reason, truth, and individualism. Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 21. How is the aging process portrayed in consumer culture? Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 22. “There was a gasp, a murmur of astonishment and horror; a young girl screamed...a strange and terrifying monster of middle-agedness” (150). Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 23. “...the little figures noiselessly darted, like fish in an aquarium” (200) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 24. “Put an anti-aging label on most any product, and it flies off the shelves” (Medicine Net) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 25. “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen” -Mark Twain Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 26. “Because itʼs old...We havenʼt any use for old things here” (219). Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 27. “And all the lines in her face, the flabbiness, the wrinkles” (119) Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 28. Works Cited • "Anti aging products: how to find what you want | Simply Anti Aging." How to look younger - all about anti aging. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http:// www.simplyantiaging.com/1854/anti-aging-products/>. www.simplyantiaging.com is a reliable site as it is a major site regarding antiaging and it is sponsored by numerous corporation such as skincareRX and the main author has an occupation of a beauty therapist. • http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodama/6887580/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/moriza/88850852/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/leelefever/4579994058/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lge/3810270838/sizes/z/in/photostream/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtZcii1orA • http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancunningham/23998319/sizes/z/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2560935556/sizes/z/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuant63/2255781557/sizes/z/in/ • Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print. • Ross, Kathryn . "Fight 'anti-aging' messages with social media - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter." Homepage - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/news/x1796494631/Fight-anti-aging-messages-with-social-media>. www.wellsvilledaily.com is a reliable site as it is a famous news/article site in New York since 1880. • Zelman, Kathleen. "Anti-Aging Diet: Eating to Age Gracefully - Disease Prevention and Wellness Information to Improve Your Health on MedicineNet.com." MedicineNet.com - We Bring Doctor's Knowledge to You. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62864>. www.medicine.net is also a reliable source as the articles are published by professional doctors. Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 29. What leisure activities do people engage in? Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 31. ““Talking? But what about?” Walking and talking – that seemed like a very odd way of spending an afternoon” (Huxley 89). Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 32. “Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit for New Mexico and went there for my summer holiday” (Huxley 96). Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 33. "Disney is a corporate, market obsessed monolith that encourages massive consumer spending while assuming the guise of innocuous family fun" (Giroux 1999).  Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 34. “…the media uphold conformity, denying individuals their own privacy and personal feelings” (Varricchio 98). Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  • 36. Works Cited • McGinnis, Lee, Seungwoo Chun, and Julia McQuillan. "A Review of Gendered Consumption in Sport and Leisure." 5 (2003): 1-26. Academy of Marketing Science Review, 2003. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.amsreview.org/articles/ mcginnis05-2003.pdf>. • This source is reliable because it is a university-sponsored document, thus it contains reasons based on various credible studies. The authors are professors in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University with specialized knowledge in the field. • Harris, Dave. HE Academy Network for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. Tech. Leisure Consumerism and Popular Culture, Sept. 2004. Web. 31 May 2011. • This source is reliable because the author has been teaching in higher education as well as social science fields including Education, Sociology, Media Studies, and Leisure and Tourism. His arguments are based on various studies as well as articles and documents. • Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1932. Print. • http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_rigler_uk/5760712065/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2742565793/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/sifah/516216145/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/29969125@N05/5709865735/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlshindley/191218215/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/60794303@N07/5540749012/ Tuesday, May 31, 2011