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United

8/31/2012

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With the death of Neil Armstrong and an episode of Doctor Who, I got to thinking. 

When The Eagle landed on the moon, people all over were watching from home. With the advent of the television, it helped people unite and be excited about something. Kids all over pretended they were astronauts and some fell so in love with the idea of space study and travel that they later pursued careers in those fields. It was an exciting and momentous occasion. People came together to share it. 

TC and I recently watched an episode of Doctor Who entitled "The Idiot's Lantern". The story takes place around the same time as the Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1952. Rose keeps mentioning that televisions weren't common and people were all jam-packed in living rooms to watch the coronation together. It was a moment in history when people came together to celebrate something great. 

This is my question: 

On a national level, what sort of event would have to happen to get people to unite like that again?  9/11 had the world's attention and brought a lot of people closer together. When Curiosity landed on Mars, people were watching, but now that we can access news any time we want, we didn't all watch it live or together. Has the availability of information killed any chance of coming together like the US did in 1969 or the UK did in 1952?

I'm excited to hear your opinions, please leave comments!
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Eat Fresh

7/15/2010

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I was standing in line at Subway today, thinking about their motto: "Eat Fresh".  Then, I looked at the containers if vegetables, meats, and cheeses that had been sitting out since... well, I don't really want to think about when they were set out.  I thought, "Is this really 'eating fresh'?" No. It's not.  That made me think about American society today.  The "freshest" food that most Americans consume is probably fast food.  It is frozen and then fried basically in front of your eyes.  Who would have thought, that in today's world, the freshest food consumed most often is actually the worst for us? 
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This makes me admire people like my friends Sara and Kevin.  I was over at their house the other day and had all sorts of delicious food concoctions from their garden, or a family member's garden.  I can't believe how long it's been since I've had really fresh food.  

Perhaps we need to redefine the word "fresh". 
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