11) My overall topic for the semester was initially travel which morphed into traveling to high end resorts in Las Vegas which transformed into Blondes having more fun in life. I didn’t intend to make this transition at the beginning of the year for my Photoshop, Audacity, and Video projects, but I am very pleased with the way they each turned out. Janice Radway’s article “Women Read The Romance” represents the demographic of a love-struck girl or woman who hasn’t met her prince charming, or has, but is mainly interested, and at times dependable, on “escaping” to her happy place through reading these novels. Some women admit to a reason why they get so hooked on these stories. These reasons are because they relate to the character, or would like to be them. It is said that reading Romance makes one feel like one is the heroine. This creates a special feeling. I feel that this passage expands the argument of my overall topic because people travel to escape, and Romance readings are these women’s travel to escape. It is not costly to read, nor physically demanding as racing through terminals can be, but it is equal in putting “your life” on hold and traveling, whether it be mentally or physically, to another state of mind or location. The second article I chose to address is “The New Politics of Consumption, Why Americans Want So Much More Than They Need.” From 1980 to the early ‘90s, the savings rate in America dropped 50%. Despite of the recession and its effect on the average American household, some people should spend less, but don’t. Instead, they borrow money as opposed to saving the money for future needs such as a child’s college education. The point is to save your money for necessities, try to be as selfless as you possibly can, create a savings’ account, and don’t spend your money foolishly. By doing this, you can have the benefits of splurging on qualitative luxuries in the long run.
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