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February, 1st, 2014

It’s Black History Month! Check out the Unknown

History Section

Black History Month: Dr. Mark Dean

Culture & Society

Wearable Technology and Smartphone Rankings!

The 1st place winner of the

Riddle (receiving a

Starbucks giftcard is…)

From the EDITOR… Hi Everybody! Thanks to everybody for your participation in last month’s issue, as well as the website. We’ve added a couple more sections for your enjoyment. Let us know how you all like them! We are very sorry for the delay in the ezine’s release, but hope that you still enjoy it!

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NYC “Preppy Pink” Nail polish is light and girlie and in

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variations of pink. It reminds me of Pepto Bismol!<3

FUN FACT

100 million Is the approximate

number of different kinds of Converse sold last

year.

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CONTENTS Volume 3 Number 2 February/14

IN THIS ISSUE:

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18 23

The Sociological Perspective

Unknown History: Black History Month

Riddle Answers

Dr. Mark Dean Happy Black History Month!

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The Sociological

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Culture & Society

SOCIOLOGY

Culture and Society

Has it ever crossed your mind how we as a society have decided on what is considered beautiful or acceptable? Well, what we choose to be socially accepted stems from culture. Culture is a people’s way of life that is passed on from one generation to the next, and consists of 3 dimensions: cognitive(our values and beliefs), the material and the normative(our behavior). What culture is complete without symbols, language and beliefs? These are various key components that are culturally transmitted. Cultural transmission is the process by which one

generation passes culture to the next. Now, I’m going to explain some of what I just said. Symbols are anything that carries a particular meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture. For all you Hunger Games fans out there, (including myself), you’ll understand this example. In the Hunger Games trilogy, the

Language is an indicator of culture. Americans speak English, Germans speak German, people from Portugal speak Portuguese, and so on. The next component consists of norms, values and beliefs, and behaviors that are normal or fall into the guidelines of different cultures. For example, in some cultures, it is a norm and belief that once a boy turns 12, he becomes a man, whereas in other cultures (American cultures), the last thing on a 12 year old’s mind is preparing for his future family.

Mockingjay pin that Katniss Everdeen dons is a symbol to many of the districts. To some districts, it’s a symbol of rebellion and to others it means unity and hope. Another component is language.

Culture and Society

Culture is the big umbrella category for what we say makes each society, and under this we have subcultures and countercultures. A subculture is a group that is part of the dominant culture, but differs from it in some important respect. As an example, Chinatown, New York. Countercultures are similar to subcultures with the difference that they intentionally oppose certain parts of the dominant culture. Some examples of countercultures would be the Amish, Christians and Anarchists. This being said, many people in each group have the tendency to judge others in terms of one’s cultural standards, which is called ethnocentrism. Because of this, a cultural shock may be experienced. Culture shock is the personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. Culture shock is a two way process.

Culture and Society

On one hand the traveler experiences culture shock when meeting people whose way of life is dramatically different. On the other hand, a traveler can inflict shock on others by acting in ways that may purposely or unpurposely offend. That’s just like a Texan ordering steak in an Indian restaurant. The Texan is only comfortable ordering what he/she is used to seeing but Hindus consider cows sacred and never to be eaten. And you don’t have to be thousands of miles away to experience a culture shock. I’m more than certain, that almost everyone has dealt with is the simple culture shock between different ethnicities. When someone experiences a situation out of their norm, they may feel uncomfortable and poke fun at it. This is how we get stereotypes.

Culture and Society

And finally the last components are non-material and material culture. Non-material is ideas created by members of a society, ranging anywhere from art to Zen. Material culture is the physical things created by the members of a society, like currency. The Sapir-Whorf thesis wraps this article up. People see and understand the world through their own cultural lens of language and culture. SO just know that any and everything is culture.

D.I.Y.

“Firefly’s in a Jar” Night Lantern!

PluGGed In Technology

2014: Year of the Wearable Tech Accessory

Remember how “unbelievably remarkable” the gadgets looked in older Spy movies? You know, the mini walkie-talkies you could wear around your wrist? What about the movies like Iron Man? Remember how Tony Stark called Pepper in his iron suit? How he could see vital information, incoming calls, her contact picture etc? Well I hope you were paying close attention, because those crazy awesome gadgets are no longer just for spy movies. They’re attempting to become part of everyday life, they’re on our heads and wrists and are being improved to exceed their movie ancestors’ abilities! Read on to briefly learn about 3 of the most mentionable wearable accessories in my opinion.

Galaxy Gear is one of the smartwatches that can function as a mini version of your smartphone, not only just sending you notifications, but you can shoot video, take pictures and even take phone calls when your smart phone is not in your reach. It also has a plethora of different types of bands and bright colors to choose from. Galaxy Gear has a touchscreen, S Voice command capabilities and a Wi-Fi Radio. That’s cool.

1. GOOGLE GLASS!

Just as anyone working for Google would tell you, it’s surprisingly simple. Say “take a picture” to take a picture, Google Glasses look like a pair of normal eyeglasses, but the lens of the glasses will be an interactive, smartphone-like display, with natural language voice command support as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

2. The Martian SmartWatch!

The Martian Smartwatch is the most elegant of the currently available

smartwatches. Whereas the Pebble is designed as a stand- alone smart device

that functions in tandem with the user’s smartphone, the Martian is designed to be used simply as an

extension of the smartphone. Nonetheless, the Martian Smartwatch

offers hands-free voice commands, messages and alerts display, and

smartphone camera control. These features, combined with sophisticated

styling, makes the Martian Smartwatch a top choice for someone not looking

to carry a full-fledged computer around on their wrist.

3. Galaxy Gear!

Research Sources: Webopedia.com; Techcrush.com; Verizon.com

Technology People’s Choice: Official Smartphone Rankings According to phonedog.com

LG G2

1.

2. Samsung Galaxy Note 3

3.

Nokia Lumia1520

HTC One

LG Nexus 5

4.

5.

Dr. Mark Dean

With Enoch

UNKNOWN HISTORY

Born March 2, 1957 in Jefferson City,

Tennessee, Mark Dean was excellent in

school and excelled in math. In elementary

school, he took advanced level math

courses and, in high school, Dean even

built his own computer, radio, and

amplifier. Dean continued his interests and

went on to receive a bachelor's degree in in

electrical engineering from t he University

of Tennessee, a masters degree in electrical

engineering from Florida Atlantic

University and a Ph.D. in electrical

engineering from Stanford. He is one of the

most prominent black inventors in the field

of computers. Dr. Mark Dean started

working at IBM in 1980 and was

instrumental in the invention of the

Personal Computer (PC). He holds three of

IBM's original nine PC patents and

currently holds more than 20 total patents.

The famous African-American inventor

never thought the work he was doing

would end up being so useful to the world.

Mark Dean and his co-inventor Dennis

Moeller created a microcomputer system

with bus control means for peripheral

processing devices. Their invention

paved the way for the growth in the

Information Technology industry by

allowing the use of plug-in subsystems

and peripherals like disk drives, video

gear, speakers, and scanners. Currently,

Dean is Vice President of Systems

Research. Dean was named an IBM

fellow in 1996 and in 1997 received the

Black Engineer of the Year President’s

Award. Dean holds more than twenty patents.

MOTIVATIONAL

Matthew 6:14-15 NIV

For if you forgive men

when they sin against you,

your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. But if

you do not forgive men

their sins, your Father will

not forgive your sins.

And the

STARBUCK’S Gift Card

goes to Tim P. from Tennessee!

GIVEAWAY

While Tim P’s answer was comedic and unexpectedly detailed, he got the point and answered correctly first.

Last month’s Riddle: A man is wearing black. Black shoes,

socks, trousers, coat, gloves and ski mask.

He is walking down a back street with all

the street lamps off. A black car is coming

towards him with its light off but

somehow manages to stop in time. How

did the driver see the man?

Here’s his answer:

“The reason this man can be seen it's because it

is approximately 3:24 in the middle of the day

he just got off work and miss the bus now he's

trying to catch his transfer which he catches

about 40 blocks away so he's taking the

shortcut to the dark daytime. It’s a bad

neighborhood and he doesn't handle himself too

well so he's walking fast.”

The Answer is: It was Daytime.

BE BOLD! We’re LOVING the top-to-bottom

graphic look, and the bold black and

white statement that’s super stylish

and modern. Try it out with black and

white color blocking, vertical stripes,

or mix your black and white high-tops

with a contrasting color, like purple-

the color of the year.

STYLE

ON THE COVER:

Rilee

Photographed by Tia

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious

how quickly you can find out what is so

unusual about it. It looks so plain you

would think nothing was wrong with it. In

fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual

though. Study it, and think about it, but you

still may not find anything odd. But if you

work at it a bit, you might find out.

RIDDLE: