42 days til Thanksgiving, 74 days til Christmas, and 145 days til Spring break, but where will you go? For many people, breaks like these make for the perfect time to travel. Perhaps Disneyland, a Caribbean cruise, or a foreign country you have yet to visit. However, its important to realize that travel is something that has not only developed overtime but has experienced a paradigm shift.
Another paradigm shift I’d like to discuss is the increase and desire for piercing. There’s no telling whether or not this shift came along with the growing desire for tattoos but there are definitely more people looking add to their body jewelry. Piercings were the most common on the ear and at that, it was likely that the person had one or a couple on the ears. A recent trend sees piercings that’s go all the way up they ear. Now, some of the most popular piercings now are on the nose, bellybutton, and tongue. Body jewelry has extended beyond the ears and there is even an increase in facial piercings.
Some of the most common facial piercings include on the nose, tongue, septum, eyebrow, lip, and even dimples. I think it’s very interesting that body jewelry has become so desirevale by many and I’d really love to understand just why piercings have evolved and become to be something so common and attractive.
Travel for much of history wasn't very existent. While of course we are all aware of colonizers and their journey to discovery of land, this travel isn't what we consider travel today. Colonizers were in search of new areas to occupy and claim for riches and power. When you consider travel today though, its not about making claims for your country and moving in but rather for leisure. Travel now is all about the destination and enjoying what a place has to offer. Its often a way for us to escape the realities of home and have the time to relax and experience what an area is all about. Whether your trip lasts a week, a month, or a few days, you come back to your home.
Another paradigm shift I’d like to discuss is the increase and desire for piercing. There’s no telling whether or not this shift came along with the growing desire for tattoos but there are definitely more people looking add to their body jewelry. Piercings were the most common on the ear and at that, it was likely that the person had one or a couple on the ears. A recent trend sees piercings that’s go all the way up they ear. Now, some of the most popular piercings now are on the nose, bellybutton, and tongue. Body jewelry has extended beyond the ears and there is even an increase in facial piercings.
Some of the most common facial piercings include on the nose, tongue, septum, eyebrow, lip, and even dimples. I think it’s very interesting that body jewelry has become so desirevale by many and I’d really love to understand just why piercings have evolved and become to be something so common and attractive.
I think the first topic has a lot of research potential. I twill be easy to see how the shifts in technology have had an impact on our society in various ways. You will have so many different potential topics to discuss that I think the first topic would be a great choice. The second one might be more difficult to examine because we are currently in the paradigm shift, but I think that it also would make a very interesting topic since it is a novel idea. But it will be harder to research. So keep that in mind when making your choice.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that travel is a new phenomenon but rather that technological innovation, and increased wealth has made travel more accessible for more people. In the olden days, travel was a much slower process that only the wealthy could afford to do. I agree with you that the purpose of travel has become more about leisure than anything else. I think that would be an interesting thing to look into. I think the second topic could work too but you should consider that tattoo's and piercings are not a new thing and that their presence today reflects the reemergence of a different era.
ReplyDeleteThe travel paradigm shift that you present is a very interesting topic that's almost too broad. If you chose to research and write about this paradigm shift I would try to only focus on one or two of the "sub-topics" in this overarching topic. For instance, you could talk about how the destinations that we've traveled to have changed over time, or how an increase in travel has led to more traffic jams, or even how the ways we travel have changed (cars, buses, airplanes, etc.). The topics are really limitless with travel, and I think by focusing on a specific topic in a specific era you'll be able to successfully write and talk about the paradigm shift that happened and still is happening.
ReplyDeleteNorma, your first topic (travel) could be interesting, but as framed, it's too broad. (You can't cover the whole history of travel adeptly.) Work through some ways in which you could narrow this.... ex: maybe the advent of the "spring break" trip for college students, what this says about college culture, spending, travel, etc.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel obliged to use that topic, of course -- it's just an example of how it might be narrowed. A more concrete focus and timeline will lead to much greater success in this assignment. Hope that helps!