Conspicuos Consumption: Illustration 4

1. Describe in detail what is in the picture (is it a picture or a cartoon, people in the picture, colours, writing etc.).
2. Write a thorough explanation of how this picture is connected to the term “conspicuous consumption” as well as the American Dream.

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Conspicuous Consumption: Illustration 3

1. Describe in detail what is in the picture (is it a picture or a cartoon, people in the picture, colours, writing etc.).
2. Write a thorough explanation of how this picture is connected to the term “conspicuous consumption” as well as the American Dream.

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Conspicuous consumption: Illustration 2

1. Describe in detail what is in the picture (is it a picture or a cartoon, people in the picture, colours, writing etc.).
2. Write a thorough explanation of how this picture is connected to the term “conspicuous consumption” as well as the American Dream.

 

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Conspicuous Consumption: Illustration 1



1. Describe in detail what is in the picture (is it a picture or a cartoon, people in the picture, colours, writing etc.).
2. Write a thorough explanation of how this picture is connected to the term “conspicuous consumption” as well as the American Dream.

Write your answer as a comment on this blog post. Remember to write the names of your group members in your answer.

 

 

Biord og tillægsord

Her er en lille video fra studieportalen, som handler om Biord og tillægsord på engelsk. I kan læse om emnet fra side 50 i Fejlstøvsugeren.

Park Avenue: Jeanette, nanna, kimmie, natascha

1.    What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?
If you have money you can climbing to the top, in the social society.

2.    How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?
Paul Piff explain that the American society is like monopoly, because if you have money from beginning your come faster to the success and there is no limitations.
In proportion to don’t any money it goes slow to the success if you ever goanna be there  
 

3.    Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.
in our America to worlds like in this documentary there are avenue the poor and the rich, and in Adam he has the American dream  to success and want more like the rich in the documentary.

Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream - Christian Møller, Camilla, Malene og Andrea

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.    <!--[endif]-->What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?

That poor people have minimal chance to change their social status because the rich are in in the pockets of the politicians. Because of that they can change the laws so they benefit the rich people.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.    <!--[endif]-->How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?

That some people are born with a head start, and those who get more wants more and it keeps going in that way. The more money the rich get the more selfish and greedy they become. And then they neglect the poor people.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.    <!--[endif]-->Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.

Adam is like these rich people in the documentary because he believes that money makes you happy and that it is the only thing that matters in life. He believes that you can buy happiness. He says that criminals can get two chances and after that they have to be blown away. (He does not really care about the poor and those who don’t have the possibility to have a better life)

LeAlans wish of a better America in “Our America” will most likely never happen according to this documentary; because of the rich people have the politicians among their little fingers.

Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream Kirstine, Lioba og Kathrine R

Kirstine, Lioba og Kathrine R

1. What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?
If you want to get a higher status, then you are need to go on college.

2. How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?
The rich people vs poor people.  When they play, their rich people begin to taunt and they feel they are much better than the poor people. So the game shows how the rael life is between the rich and poor.

3. Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.
Adam also think that the American dream is about money.

Group 4 - Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream

            What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?

The rich people could stay rich, or even get wealthier, but the poor people would just keep getting more poor. It has become harder to break out from their social heritage, and that "cliff" between rich and poor has just become bigger. 

How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?

In monopoly, there is one winner and many losers. Monopoly is about earning money, and becoming 

succesful, just like it is in real life. If you don't have money, you will loose. The difference between real 

life and Monopoly is that everybody in the game starts with equal amount of money - and real life is not 

like that. 

            Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.

            In Adam he describes the American Dream as being wealthy and succesful and that is the same way                 
            the republicans sees it. In our America the little boy comes from a ghetto and is poor, so he wants to 
            have liberty and freedom more than material wealth. In the two stories we see both sides of the Park               ,           Avenue bridge.  


Made by Josefine, Christian A, Patrick and Kristina.

Park Avenue

Group 2: Sasja, Brian, Mette & Martina

1.      What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?

The opportunities to climb in the social groups are not as good as they have been in the past, because the rich people are controlling the society with their money.

2.      How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?

What he is trying to explain is that there is always a loser in the game, in this case the loser is the poor people and the greedy winner is the rich people.
but there is a way to prevent that the poor people always would lose and it would be to give them a head start and not only give them half of what they deserve and not only let them play with one dice but two like the rich people

3.  Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.

Adam could easily end up as one of the rich people in this documentary, because he wants to get richer and have success, and he really don’t care about the poor people, only that they should not cost the society(himself) a lot of money. The poor people or the lower class in the US could be the African American people in “Our America” they are fighting to get enough money to keep their house, car and so on, even to have a job.

Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream

You are going to watch the documentary Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream.

When it is over answer the following questions here on the blog in groups. Write your answers in a blog post with the label "Park Avenue" and put it on the blog by 11.40.

Questions

1. What does the documentary say about the possibilities of social climbing in the US today?
2. How does professor Paul Piff explain his comparison of American society to a fixed game of Monopoly?
3. Compare the points in the documentary to Our America and Adam.

Groups

1. Christian M., Malene, Andrea, Camilla
2. Sasja, Brian, Martina, Mette
3. Jeanette, Nanna, Kimmie, Natascha
4. Thomas, Kristina, Josefine, Patrick, Christian A.
5. Kathrine, Matilde, Lioba, Mads, Kirstine