Culture, Worlds, and Red dots...oh my!!

Let's start today's post by saying HI!! Welcome to my small world in the corner of the universe. My major is General Studies with a minor in Graphic Design. People call me Yoshi. So enough with the formalities let's get to work.




Culture is defined by dictionary.com as the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another; a particular form or stage of a civilization (certain nation or period); or the quality in a person or society that arises from concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.




But according to Wikipedia.org it is quoted by E.B. Tylor as being "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." But continues to define culture as a defining aspect of what it means to be human, culture is a central concept in anthropology, encompassing the range of phenomena that are transmitted through social learning in human societies.




Third world is defined as the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The term was started during the Cold War because those countries hadn't yet aligned with the Communist Bloc or NATO. However, there is no clear definition of meaning the definition for Third World as it also has a connection to world economic status as well. Thus making the usage of the term Third World for countries that are extremely poor or non-industrialized more common.




First world also started in the Cold War as being countries that had Aligned themselves with NATO and generally are both have a strong economic market, as well as, being a democracy. The United Nations first used this term in the 1940s. This includes Western Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The term First World also has no true definition though is has been used for countries that are mostly well developed, wealthy, capitalist and have the greatest influence over the world as a whole.




Though the terms are outdated from their original definitions they are mostly used now to describe economic wealth of the Nations involved. This is actually split into 4 different world terms and measured in U.S. dollars by the Gross National Product.




Now that I have completed the work part of this post lets look at something fun! You guessed it. It's my very first red dot!! I figured I'd look for a red dot at work. We actually have a dart board that my coworkers use to relieve stress. Enjoy!