2.1 Prownian Analysis

January 27, 2016 by petewcook 4 Comments

Hey y’all! I decided to choose the comb from amongst the other items in my bathroom. Here is my Prownian analysis.

Description: The object is of a red color. There are fine teeth-like parts on the object. These “teeth” are evenly spaced and pointy at the ends. It is about 6 or 7 inches in length and is made out of some sort of plastic.

Deduction: It looks like the object is used by an individual, but many individuals may use it. The object can be used by men, women, or children. The object is located in the bathroom primarily. The object’s purpose is to fix or arrange messy hair into a more neatly manner. The person who uses this object cares about their appearance, which makes sense because the object can enhance the appearance.

Speculation: Anybody who uses this object probably cares about their appearance and what their hair looks like. The producer of this product chose to use plastic, does this mean that the producer doesn’t care about their impact on the environment? Does the consumer of this product make a good decision to buy a plastic, rather than a wooden, ceramic, etc. , version of this object? Is it cheaper or easier to mass produce this object with plastic, rather than a more decomposable material?

Open Web source:

Freinkel, Susan. “A Brief History of Plastic’s Conquest of the World.” Scientific American. May 29, 2011. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest/.

Combs are one of the oldest tools and are/have been used by humans across many different cultures for detangling, decoration, and delousing of the hair. Amongst every other beauty/health and hygiene product, the comb has not changed very much other than the material used to make it.

Peer-Reviewed Source:

Kardash, O. V., and T. M. Ponomareva. 2012. “MEDIEVAL (9TH-13TH CENTURY) COMBS FROM NORTHWESTERN SIBERIA.” Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology Of Eurasia (Elsevier Science) 40, no. 2: 72-82. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 26, 2016).

Until the 13^th Century, the native peoples of Northwestern Siberia used mostly unilateral combs made from bone or a single piece of wood. These medieval unilateral combs were not only used for hygiene but also as elements of “coiffure” and amulets.

I’m going to use the first web source to expand on the author’s method of understanding the object. The author looks at how the object came to be, how it was made as a hand tool, how people from the past would know exactly what to do with a present-day comb, and how it was not only used for hygiene, but also for decoration in the hair. The author talks about the shape, practicality, versatility, and other aspects of the comb, which compares to Prown’s methods in a way.

First Thanksgiving

January 26, 2016 by kaleobbusmann Leave a Comment

When I first learned about Thanksgiving in elementary school, I remember it being a peaceful time where Native Americans and pilgrims had a feast. The pilgrims came across on the Mayflower during the harvest season and met with Native Americans celebrating a new friendship with a huge feast. Native Americans taught the pilgrims how to grow corn and raise live stock in America. When I was in elementary school I remember making crafts and dressing up as Native Americans and pilgrims. One particular event I remember doing in class was coloring cornucopias with all sorts of food in them.We had a huge feast in class and celebrated being thankful for all of the things we had. The main idea of this event was to enjoy time with your family and being thankful for the people and things we have in our lives.

3.1 The First Thanksgiving

January 26, 2016 by petewcook 1 Comment

Hey y’all. So I recall learning about the first Thanksgiving when I was in elementary school in Mountain Home. I remember the teacher telling us about the Pilgrims and how they dispersed into the original 13 colonies. We then progressed into how these colonists met the Native Americans and became good friends with the Native Americans. I remember Squanto, which was the Native American who interpreted the English to the Native Americans and vice versa. He and some of the colonists decided to make a great feast in order to give thanks to God for such a blessed new life and a new beginning. I believe they feasted for several days, in which everybody had a very fun time. They ate water fowl, turkey, had cornucopias, corn, potatoes, etc. Also, that reminds me that the Native Americans taught the colonists about growing corn in order to sustain their growing population.

Some of the activities that I can remember doing in school are the How to cook a turkey article, coloring a Thanksgiving turkey, coloring Pilgrim pictures, reading about the Pilgrims and then doing a crossword or some sort of related activity. We also watched the School House Rock videos, studied what the Pilgrims wore, how they wanted to escape the rule of the King and practice religious tolerance, and I’m sure there are more activities but I can’t really remember them at the moment.

Pete Cook