Chapter 9 is about space and how it's utilized. So many stores, restaurants, fast food and so forth and so on. In Rossford or Perrysburg right on Route 20 there used to be a few houses but mostly cornfields. Now companies have decided to build like crazy out there. There is almost every fast food place you could imagine on that road. There is walmart, meijers, kohls, krogers and target. Besides that there are also many sit down restaurants also. It seems to me once one place starts building everyone just follows in thier footsteps. There is like 2 of every kind of store. What I find surprising is that some of the stores have only made it a few months before closing down.
The companies main goal is to have consumerism. Consumerism is the name for the complex set of dominant values and practices produced by and arising from life in a consumer society: a historically unique form of society in which consumption plays an important, if not central role.
I believe private space is more important than public space. I enjoy having private space, allowing us to go to the park. The park is a great place to go and have a picnic or enjoy spending time with my children and family. Public places are also a necessity to get grocies or just go enjoy a day of shopping. A public swimming pool is also considered a private place. I find it strange that back before people had bathrooms in their homes the poor were considered smelly and people viewed them as just using the pools to get clean. Some poor people were not even allowed to use the pool. I also agree that pools do bring a certain type of intimacy for all kinds of people. People stand and swim with one another in hardly any clothing. I've never really thought about it that way but it's very true. Many of the places that are considered private could also be considered a private place. I believe we should find more ways to have more private areas instead of everyone bieng so worried about public places.
When I think of something called public I see it as a positive thing to an extent. When it comes to pools I think that is gross but shopping is understandable to be called a public place. I would rather see more private places rather then public places due to the fact people will think before they act. When something is private people tend to be more timid and think before they act. At a public pool compared to a private pool, you never see anyone is skimpy two piece at a private pool do you?
ReplyDeleteI think that public space is also important, if we didn't have as many shopping places then we would have over run stores, which i believe would lead to more private stores,defeating the purpose. With all of the different options i find easier for everyday life. But private places are important they make people feel more at home or confortable, they don't need toworry about the place being too crowded. i think that they can give some people security.
ReplyDeleteSarah makes a great point when it comes to space and public areas. The use of a public pool is an excellent example and it is clear to see what kind of space people like and think is acceptable when they are there. Also just because someone was deemed "poor" and the pool did not offer showers, rejecting a less fortunate person the use of the pool is just a wrong thing to do. I would like to speak to the people making the decisions. People's space and morals change person to person.
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