Welcome back, food lovers! Thanks for joining me for another one of our adventures together! Today, we are traveling to a country that has 11 official languages and is home to the longest wine route in the world… you guessed it- South Africa! So, without further ado, let’s get started! 1. Potjiekos (pronounced “poi-key-koss”) Potjiekos is a very traditional South African dish. The word ‘potjiekos’ means ‘small-pot…
For my Unit 2 projects, I have decided to explore the evolution of medical privacy. In the past, companies used to receive detailed updates regarding employees’ health insurance and there were no firm rules about who can access your medical records. Then, in 1996, HIPAA was formed and its laws standardized the ‘right way’ to handle sensitive patient information. So what changed? Why was medical privacy important all of the…
Welcome back, food lovers! If you remember, a couple weeks ago I made a post about Greece and its tasty, colorful food. Today, we are traveling to a country that shares a border with it- drumroll please… Turkey! Turkey is known for having the oldest markets in the world, its unique geographical location (it’s located in both Asia and Europe), the immense and beautiful mosques it has, and the legend…
One of my favorite TED Talks was delivered by Cameron Russell and is titled “Looks aren’t everything”. Although talks about self-image and appearance are always important, this talk in particular moved and empowered me. This is because Russell is, in fact, an American fashion model and, even more so, one of the richest American models. Hearing this talk from a model made me realize how harmful the fashion industry is…
Welcome back, my dear readers! When you think of Israel, what comes to your mind? Do you think of a desert with camels… or maybe a very religious Jewish place? Both of these are partially true, which is part of what makes Israel so unique- although Israel is such a small country, it includes many different types of religions and ethnicities, such as Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Druz, Christians, etc. It’s…
In my speech, I analyzed an Alcoa Aluminum advertisement from the 1950s. The ad promoted their new invention- an easy-to-open bottle cap called the Alcoa HyTop. I chose to focus my analysis on commonplaces, particularly the housewife commonplace. After reviewing my group’s feedback and rewatching my speech again, I believe that I did a great job keeping a consistent speaking tempo, one that was not too fast but not too…
Welcome back, food lovers! Thank you for joining me today for another one of my food blogs! Today, we are traveling to the majestic country of India- a place known for its incredible architecture, HUGE population size, amazing festivals and colorful clothes, lots of ancient civilization history, and of course, spicy and delicious food. And if you’re like me, I would strongly advise you to have a gallon of milk…
Oren Eldor Dr. O’Hara CAS 137H 6 October 2021 Sexist Commonplaces in the 1950s Our lives are somewhat analogous to Time Square- we are constantly surrounded by advertisements. Whether it is through social media, TV commercials, the Internet, or on billboards we see while driving, we are constantly exposed to many different ideas every day, all day long. Scientific studies have found that the average person is exposed to…
Introduction Give examples of how we are constantly surrounded by ads State the shocking fact that we are exposed to about 4,000 ads per day Thesis Introduce my main artifact: “You mean a woman can open it?” Talk about its background (what it was like to be a woman in the 1950s) Commonplaces- The belief that men are superior to women How and why this ad appeals to both women…
