Postmodernism

    I thought the first reading was interesting because it opened up by describing how people of the Middle Ages would not have to interact with people of different cultures, unless they had a desire to conquer those said cultures.  I am currently taking a class on the history of the Middle Ages, and according to what we have learned so far, the article was correct is saying most cultures of that era do not interact unless it is for negative reasons.
    In regards to the first reading, do postmodernists dislike the idea of technology and social media?
The second reading was more difficult to understand; I wasn't sure exactly what point the author was trying to make.  Was he/she suggesting that Disneyland is an escape from reality? Or where people actually show their true selves?

Color Podcast

      In the start of the podcast, I found it interesting that they mentioned light, or light from the sun, was seen as "holy."  People during Newton's time thought the rainbow produced from the prism was "dirtying" the light.  It was interesting that Newton himself was responsible for determining that light, and the colors within that light, were a physical object that could be understood.
      I did not know humans had 3 "cones" which enabled us to see certain colors, and it is weird to think butterflies and mantis shrimp can see more colors than humans can.  Regarding the women with extra cones, I knew people could be color blind, but I never thought of humans with the ability to have more cones and to see more color.  It was fascinating that in a clear blue sky, the woman with the extra cone was able to also see some red.
       I think it was fascinating that Gladstone admired Homer's works so intensely that he was able to dissect his writing to determine that Homer was actually color blind.  Additionally, in different cultures of the past blue was not mentioned as nearly as often as other colors.  For example, they mentioned that Homer did not use blue at all in his writing.  I did not know that without prior knowledge of the color blue, it is so hard for others to conceptualize.

Photoshop Project