CULTURE.
nicole. 19. billy blue college of design.introduction to design research.
CD202.
pwerle.
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some people know him as a giant,
i just know him as my friend.
nate solder.
Welcome to the Patriots, Nate Solder.
Everyone’s favourite draft genius.
My two cents: Pretty much a token Patriots draft, grabbing solid role players early (perhaps would be called reaching by other teams, but the payoff is a smaller change of selecting a bust). Later on, drafting riskier picks like Cannon which could pay off in later years, and if it doesn’t, no-one is really expecting 5th round draft picks to be great contributors anyway.
Some said we needed help at WR, but hopefully the continued emergence of Price, Tate and Edelman will fill this need, and a shift towards a more prevalent run attack (4 running back’s below 25 years of age? Unheard of for the Patriot’s dynasty).
Obviously we can’t tell how successful this draft has been because we’re not sure what Belichick has in mind for the pass-rushing problem, but everyone loves having 4 picks in the first two rounds next year right? As mentioned on ProFootballTalk, this keeps Belichick on track to own every 1st round pick in the 2035 draft (would we really be that suprised?).
NW
If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one colour - pink.
However if you stare at the black “+” in the center, the moving dot turns to green. Now, concentrate on the black “+” in the center of the picture.
After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating.
It’s amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don’t disappear.
Proof enough that we don’t always see what we think we see…trip out
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the rise of "raunch culture"
My last article discussed the petitions for the banning of soft porn magazines in general stores, because the “exposure to adult sexualised material can send the wrong message to children about what’s expected of them as adults.”
In this article, also written by Mary-Anne Toy, for ‘The Age’, it tackles the issue of generation Y women facing pressure to have sex, and the concept of the rise of “raunch culture” and the “advanced consumerist” culture of Western countries. These cultures are creating new pressures on young women to have sex early and against their will, experts say.
“Some things have improved in terms of women’s equality but we’re still hanging onto a whole range of gender norms; ideas about men, women and sex that still place young women in situations when they experience pressured or unwanted sex and sexual assault,” Dr Powell, of La Trobe University, says.
I think, as a generation, we are much more informed about sexual health issues, including contraception, and the rates of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. As young women, we are bombarded by these information and facts which have both a good and bad effect. We are much more aware compared to the generations before us - but when I read my Cosmo, and watch Secret Life of the American Teenage, I really can’t see what the big deal is. Sex is so commercialised and unimportant now, and I’m always hearing stories about girls younger than me, experiencing things way beyond their years. I am a Christian, and a strong believing in no sex before marriage, but for women without such a faith, the media plays a stronger role in their lives - and this “raunch culture” is definitely prominent.
child experts call for a ban on soft porn magazines.
More than 30 child experts are calling for a ban on the sale of pornographic magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse and other soft porn materials from newsagents, milkbars, convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations.
The arguments for the banning of these magazines include the point that they are becoming increasingly explicit and contributing to the sexualisation of children - and that these magazines should be restricted to adult-only premises.
I do think that this is a bit of an overreaction, but I can see where their arguments are deriving from. Every time I walk into the newsagency or petrol station, I see them right next to the potato chips and bottles of coke - they are currently completely accessible to the children’s eye. But instead of banning these types of magazines completely from common family stores - maybe they should just be moved to a separate section, up higher and out of the eye level of kids. Because I don’t have children, I don’t have this kind of mindset, but these articles are able to draw my attention to the problems effecting society and our culture as a whole.
“Exposure to adult sexualised material can send the wrong message to children about what’s expected of them as adults. Girls think they should behave like ‘porn stars’ and boys expect them to.”
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