Summary about my primary source

This is a video advertisement for nokia 7650 cellphone which was made and published by nokia company in 2009 to promote its new mobile phone. It told us a very romantic story about a man asked his girlfriend in a different country to marry him. In this video, this handsome and romantic young man travelled over many countries and asked people he met to take photos for him and different kinds of signs with his nokia 7650 cellphone. And then he sent a message to his girlfriend in a different country which contained different images of him and signs. He used words from scene signs ,public signs , shop signs and even restroom signs to compelete a sentence which was ‘Will you marry me?’. In the end, he received a call from his girlfriend while he was sitting on the bench. We can see him answer the phone clearly and show great happiness on his face though a truck behind him made great noise. Finally, the truck went away and a huge sign on the tall building behind it appeared, which is ‘Nokia, Connecting People’. It was a really creative and fantastic advertisement that showed people two great functions of this cellphone: taking clear photos and talking to people without being bothered by noise outside. The video’s background music ‘underneath your clothes’ by Shakira was also terrific and made the whole video more romantic with the application of warm color .This advertisement also showed us that people who used nokia cellphones were very creative and romantic, which really motivated a lot of men and women to buy their products for the purpose of being one of them.

Social class in china

When I was a kid, my family was not as rich as my friends’ families. Every time I asked my parents to buy some fantastic toys my friends showed to me ,they always told me that it was not suitable for me and I should play something else. At that time I was very unhappy , and felt pretty envy about my friends. I always asked myself why I cannot get the toys I want just as them did. But as time went by, I tended to understand my parents’ explanation because I realized that those toys were quite expensive for our family to afford. It is extremely true that money really matters in contemporary society in China and our social status almost determines what our life qualities would be .
“Bob’s your uncle,” is a commonly used expression in Britain, often used to emphasize how easy it is to do something, or solve a problem. No one would have expected that one hundred and twenty-three years later, “My father is Li Gang!” would come into the Chinese language as a bitter joke, carrying an even more poignant connotation than “Bob’s your uncle.” On the night of October 16, 2010, a drunk young man named Li Qiming was racing his automobile on a lane in Heibei University, Baoding, and hit two female students. One died instantly, and the other was rushed to the hospital, seriously injured. But he didn’t stop, and went on driving to send his girlfriend back to the dorm. He was finally stopped by a throng of security guards and enraged students. He got out of the vehicle and shouted in supreme arrogance as if nothing had happened, “Go head and sue me, my Father is Li Gang!” People may have had no idea who Li Gang was, but his attitude got it across that his father was a powerful figure and he could just get out of this big trouble because of him. It finally turned out that his father was the deputy director of the police department in Baoding and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for seven years ,which the majority of people thought too unfair .And now “My Father is Li Gang!” has become the most popular catchphrase in Chinese people’s daily life. We often heard conversations like this :
Man: “oh, I still cannot get jobs!”
Woman: “No wonder! Because your father is not Li Gang!”
In my previous college and high school, a lot of students have their own cars while other students from poor families could only afford one meal every day. Some students bought a lot of luxuries for their girlfriends while others have to take several part-time jobs to pay for their tuitions. That phenomenon is unfair but also exactly the fact in society in China. Therefore, I want to learn more about what social class are like in United states and how it is different from china’s.

Hi everyone!

My name is Lingfeng Shi and you can call me Ramon .I am a transfer student from China and my major is electrical and computer engineering. This is my first quarter in OSU and I find it is really a fantastic place to continue my undergraduate study and people there are very friendly and nice. In my country ,I also major in electrical engineering so it is pretty good to continue my major study in OSU.I am the only child in my family, but I do have a lot of cousins .I love all kinds of sports,basketball,soccer,and tennis. Among those, I love basketball most. In my spare time, I always watch NBA games and play basketball with my friends. Yao Ming is my favorite basketball star, and I feel very pity about his retirement. I want to be a successful electrical engineer just like my father did in the future. I am really happy to meet you here and I hope we can make great progress in English writing together in this class.

Summary

Here is a public service advertisement. A series of pictures are published in Large magazine. I choose one of three pictures as my primary resource. It is a black and white picture, even it has depth focus that background is fuzzy but it is clear to see the place is in a street of a big city. Camera shallow focuses on the three characters in the front of scene. Three homeless men are in dirty cloth with several holes and all barefooted. One curls up and leans on the wall. An freeze action is there: one poor man is walking by and throwing two coins into a paper cup which is hold by the third homeless man who is sitting on the ground near the first man. A text with very small white words is on the lower right corner of the picture: "For people who think bigger than they are. Large magazine". It is so impressive that even the most poor people in lower class has the right to live equally. In the picture, the man who is donating coins has a serious expression, perhaps he notices the two people on ground may need more help than himself. At least he has a coat, but the man holding the cup just wear a shirt. He is a little "higher" than others, but he never think he is "bigger". The picture is so realistic because it was shot in black and white. In such a cruel socielty that differed by three classes depending on amount of means of production and status, the most important thing that from human nature are same for everyone, that is love.

Class warfare in films

It is said that:"Economic basis determine superstructure". According to Max Weber that class is based on economic inequalities, other status and power differentials. In film, a for of visual art which reflects realistic world, sometimes, it highlights class contradictions in dramatic conflict; sometimes, to attract all the audience, it has peaceful ending that two classes relationship become compromised from opposed; sometimes, it conceals the class theme as metaphor under an ordinary story, but leads viewers to seep think after leaving theater.

The classic Hollywood film It happened one night is a good example to defuse conflict between upper class and middle class. From hero Peter (Clark Gable) who is an out-of-work newspaper reporter and heroine Ellie (Claudette Colbert) who is spoiled by her extremely wealthy father hate each other at beginning to Ellie runs off her wedding ceremony to find Peter instead, the status difference, economic gap and class conflicts all transfer to romantic comedy,happu ending.It seems like only "love" can build a bridge to cross the deep channel.

Class controdiction is an everlasting thing that people care about, not only socioligists and politicans consider, but artists expose their thinking process by art works. So that, in film world, class relationship is also a popular thing. The topic I desire to focus is about how directors treat realistic class warfare in the artistic form--film, to defuse it, to exaggerate it or hide it until audience notice it by themselves. Base on my major knowledge, I'd like to analysis different genre and different cultural background films toget an answer. And I believe this research will help me to capature inspiration for future script creation.

HI ! Buckeyes!

My name is Shiyun Hu, from China. As a transfer student, I don't know my exact grade here. But this is my third quarter in OSU. It's so hard to imagine what my previous university in Wuhan, China looks like. In fact, that is a sports university which has 80% students are going to be professional athletes. Except for me. I am the one of poor 20% academic students double major in English and Journalism. Every time, when people ask about my major in such a full of energy and power school, I just show my thin arm and say wryly:" weight lifting " . So that, right now I am so proud of being a buckeye here, because eventually I can do what I want. I am a film enthusiast, my dream is to release my own film some day. That's why I gave up all my previous academic background to come here, to be the only one Chinese student in film studies major. My English name is Lavi, I'd like you guys to call me Lavi. Perhaps, the initial words "La" will be the place where my dream reflects into reality.

How Class Relates to My Interests: Educational Inequality

During my junior year of high school, I watched a documentary in government class that really struck a chord with me. The documentary was about educational inequality in public schools; it focused on how many schools have a lot of money while other schools are so poor that the children have to walk to seperate buildings just to access bathrooms. The rich schools have thriving academic, artistic, music, and athletic programs, small class sizes, and nice, new buildings. On the other hand, the poor schools have larger class sizes, less teachers, and less access to supplies.

The main question that came to mind when I discovered this is: why do public schools, which all receive state and federal funding, differ so drastically in their conditions? The problem is related to local taxes. The poorer schools featured in the documentary we watched were located in rural slums and inner cities, communities where most of the residents were lower-class citizens, whereas the schools that seemed to be void of problems were located in suburban areas, where residents tended to be in the middle or upper-class. Therefore, it is easy to see that social class is directly linked with educational inequality.

As I mentioned in my first post, I am a Music Education major and an Advocates for Children and Education Scholar. As an aspiring educator, it is of particular concern to me that all children and adolescents should have the opportunity to not only attend school, but that teaching and learning happen in a safe, clean, and encouraging environment. How are children supposed to feel that school matters if their own school is practically crumbling down around them (both figuratively and literally)? Therefore, I hope to find a primary source dealing with a topic that discusses educational inequality as it relates to social class and work.

Hello, Everyone!

My name is Shelby Butz and I am a first-year student at The Ohio State University. I am currently majoring in Choral Music Education and I am also in Advocates for Children and Education Scholars, or ACES for short. I am involved in Women's Glee Club and Symphonic Choir and I also love participating in community service. Outside of extracurricular activities alone, I have always enjoyed school and am excited for the academic challenges and opportunities that await me here at Ohio State. In English 110, I am hoping to challenge myself to think differently, become a better writer, and, therefore, become a more prepared and successful college student in general. I look forward to getting to know everyone here on the blog!