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After reading today’s articles I was instantly “smh”. These types of learning/teaching styles were being utilized in far less advanced countries for far more reasonable prices. “In India, Reliance Communications sells handsets for less than $25, with one-cent-a-minute phone calls across India and one-cent text messages and no monthly charge — while earning fat profits. Compare that to iPad buyers in the United States, who pay $499 for the basic version”.  This quote instantly speaks out to the materialistic consumerism that has tainted the United States. If we are the most advanced than why have so many other countries found means of passing our expertise with far fewer costs?

In class my group spent some time analyzing the customs of the United States. We spoke about the individualist mindsets that develop here, the notion that “if I try, I will go far”, and the “I, instead of we”. My group member mentioned that it feels that your life goal is breaking apart from your parents and proving that you can be independent and care for yourself. It was interesting to relate it back to the text and see that we could use simple and cheap technology to advance the country as a whole, yet many choose to invest in the most popular and expensive products in furthering the “I” instead of the “we”.