tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439633327734607406.post8707895510527554881..comments2023-06-06T10:42:19.794-04:00Comments on WRIT 303 - Spring '13 - RQ1 & TW2: Revision of HW#2prof.dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07393998235892325182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439633327734607406.post-24580376016882780022013-02-26T17:21:29.282-05:002013-02-26T17:21:29.282-05:00Examples and Illustrations
Flash Mobs are an inte...Examples and Illustrations<br /><br />Flash Mobs are an interesting Phenomena. According to Georgiana Gore, Flash Mobs are "a new dance genre...consisting of one-off collective dance events organized in public spaces through mobile phone and internet communications". Flash mobs have a positive effect on people because they force people to socialize. When Organizing a flash mob people have to "spread the word" via modern day communications and they have to then meet and perform these acts in "Urban Public Places". An example of this socialization can be seen in the group that participated in the "No pants subway ride" in NYC. Once the public in the train saw these people in their underwear on the train, they asked questions? These forms of socialization bring forward a bigger picture and the anticipation of more random events. Flash Mobs are great in building Social Communication.<br /><br />Examples and Illustrations<br /><br />An argument many have about Flash Mobs are that they are useless and that they waste public resources. According to Otto Pohl, A flash Mob that happened in Berlin on August 6th was "brimming with...a lack of purpose" and that when the police were called, they could not no anything because Flash Mobs dont really break the law. Pohl says "11 policemen stood by, unsure what to do". After reading Pohls article one can easily argue that the police should not be having to spend the tax dollars of others in these pointless events when there is tons of other places where they are needed. If the police are present at the flash mobs, what can they do? Its like tossing tax money in the trash. Sadad Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534158703809805740noreply@blogger.com