QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? Unit 9 Seminar FINAL PROJECT

DID YOU SEE ANY ADVERTISING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS? MENTAL FIELD TRIP

ADVERTISING TACTICS What was advertised and where did you see it? Can you remember the images and the products being advertised? ???

ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS Is advertising effective? Why or why not? Advertising Careers…. ???

Too Much? What does the pervasiveness of advertising say about our culture?

The Persuaders The film discusses how marketers seek to appeal to consumers, specifically through creating loyalty and a sense of membership. Do you know anyone who feels this way about a product or a possession? What does this say about the product or possession?

The Future of the Humanities… Your thoughts? The Computer Age……

Is Democracy the future of the World?? Athens in 400 B.C.E. The failure of the Roman Republic 100 B.C.E. The absence of any democracy: 100 B.C.E. to 1770’s** How and why did the idea spread across the whole World? Other forms of Government?

The World in 2012……

European Imperialism: 1911

The World in 2012……

The fate of the Humanities Threats? What factors cause societies to collapse? Why do dictators become popular?

Who’s job is it to deal with this??

Current events: The evolution of the Middle East: M

Ottoman Empire:

Decolonizatio n in the Middle East ©2003 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

World Financial Crisis Why are there protests in Europe? London…. Greece…. “Occupy Movement….” America and the future???

Good luck with Everything! I enjoyed meeting all of you! Why I think the Humanities are Important to Us…….