For the keyword interest, I decided to concentrate this post on the phrases, having an interest, taking an interest, being interested, as “the extension and protection of this power to concern or attract attention and curiosity, when we say that people, things or events are interesting. The question is whether this sense of an object generating such interest is related to the active sense of interest-of generating money… ” (P.173 Williams) This video clip is the making of the new commercial for Carl’s Jr. premium salads. In it, the director’s say, “the reason why we chose Kim is because no one is hotter right now. Guys want to watch her, and women can reate to her.”
The keyword interest has several different meanings, mainly referring to economical issues. What I focused on is interest in regards to something or someone. On page 172 of William’s Keywords, it defines interest as, ”a sense of general curiosity or attention, or having the power to attract curiosity or attention.” For instance, in the website, match.com, it is a dating website that matches people up with similiar interests, such as hobbies, religious beliefs, economic status, etc.
This is the scene that I mentioned in my last post from the movie, Good Will Hunting in reference to my keyword, educated.
Keyword: Educated
According to www.thefreedictionary.com , one of the definitions of educated is: Showing evidence of schooling, training or experience. I find this interesting because I believe that a person can have be deemed uneducated simple because they don’t have a formal education. Take for example the main character in the movie, Good Will Hunting. He had no formal college education, yet he was probably more educated than any professor just through all the books he read for free at his local library.
“Behavior is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image.”
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
– http://thinkexist.comPavlov’s Experiment
Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist who was interested in studying reflexes in response to stimulus. In his study, he would ring a bell everytime he would feed a dog. After a while, the dog would start salivating and drool at the mere sound of the bell even if the food was not offered. This learned reflex response is called conditioning. What is interesting about this experiment is that it forms the basis of much learned human behavior. For example, commercials can evoke certain emotional responses to a brand name that initially doesn’t provoke any feeling.
Behavior
The keyword behavior is fascinating because it is used to “describe ways in which someone or something acts (reacts) in some specific situation.” Williams P. 43 From this we can explore behavior from such aspects as cultural, sexual, chemical, social etc. What is deemed normal, abnormal or deviant behavior?
This video is an experiment that shows a person’s behavior when they are pressured to conform to others in a group. There is informational conformity- where a person is convinced about something, whether it be right or wrong. There is also normative conformity-where a person conforms to what the group tells them out of fear that they will disapprove if they are deviant. What I find interesting, is that humans have a need to belong.
Linking ART to TALENT
I need to move on to my next keyword, but I wanted to post this concept and maybe elaborate it on it later. The word ART can be linked to the word talent. According to Webster on p. 866, talent can be defined as, “A natural capacity or gift; as in musical talent.” As previously noted in Wiliam’s, Keywords, music is one of the seven arts.
