Blog # I lost count

This week was pretty intresting learning more about the Maya. I always knew they were from Guatemala, but that was all.
I didnt know that Teotihuacan was so much of an influence, I mean I knew that it was but only to a limited extent.
The pictures in the book were amazing! It did kind of remind me of the pyramids I saw when I went to Monte Alban but I believe these were even more elaborate. Dismanteling Structure E VII layer by layer was something that left me impressed and I thought it was intresting how the pyramids each revealed a diffrent building phase. Maya structres and such seemed quite complex to me I had a bit of trouble understanding but Im getting there. Im looking forward to reading about their second phase.

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I thought the article about Wal Mart and Teotihuacan was really intresting and something that I guess one can say I have experienced. I went to Wal Mart when I went to Puerto Vallarta and it was so werid because the one I went to had everything located in the exact place as the one I go to here in San Jose does. I didn't have to look around all crazy because I already knew where everything was! But the employees there were LITTLE KIDS!!! It was SO odd because they were kids who looked like they were at least 13!

I believe that ancient items, and locations should be preserved. So I disagree with the fact that Wal Mart has decided to plop down in an area that can teach us a lot about our ancestors and where we came from for the sake of making money. As stated many times, not everything in these areas has been dug up or found and Wal Mart being built on top of these territories obviously doesn't make things easier.

On another note, while at SFO today, I saw this advertisement for AT&T:

I saw it and it immideatly caught my eye! I saw it and immideatly thought Mexico, I then read the caption which said "Working in over 200 countries, like Mexico". This symbolic art was most likely used in order to immideatly connect ATT with Mexico without having to read the caption. I think its a very creative ad campaign. Instead of going with something stereotypical having to do with Mexico and its people, it opted to go for something very cultural in a very creative way.

Election Post

My voting experience was an easy one. I got my ballot in the mail so I got it a few weeks ago and sent it right in! I did not have to stand in the long lines. This is my first time voting in a presidential election. In the election of 2004 (Bush, Kerry) I was 16 and unable to vote. For THIS presidential election to be my first is very exciting! Having an African American running for president, and a woman as vice president is something that I thought I would never EVER see in my life time. I feel this election brought out the political side in many of my friends. Politics was something that we NEVER talked about, even with people I had been friends with for years. Despite some being Democrats, and others Republicans it made for great conversation and finally, something new to talk about something that I feel actually mattered.