https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu Made with the best of intentions en-us 2016-10-21 12:19:07 UTC 2026-03-14 19:40:35 UTC hello@padlet.com TOde18 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132315838 Choose two TED Talks from the playlist and answer the following in a blog style post: 

1. How does culture shape our society in relation to the video you watched? 
2. What are your thoughts in general about the video?]]> 2016-10-21 12:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132315838 TOde18 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132315917 2016-10-21 12:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132315917 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132322956 Erin McKean describes how words are formed in languages -- specifically English -- and why making new words is beneficial. The opening of the TED Talk reminds me a lot of the novel Frindle, in which a fifth grader invents the titular word as a synonym to pen as a means of messing with his teacher. They share a lot of the same ideas. Words only mean what they mean because we say they do. ]]> 2016-10-21 12:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132322956 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132326359 An interesting lesson in history to be sure. I'd highly recommend it to all Americans, seeing as its mostly about us and politics. The lesson goes on to say that in many cases words are used to describe things in a certain way, but the word itself changes based on what it's describing. A good example would be the word Nimrod. Nimrod originally referred to a great biblical hunter but is now synonymous with words like "idiot." The reason for this is that Bugs Bunny calls Elmer Fudd a Nimrod on occasion sarcastically, and the use of the word changed to match Fudd's modest intelligence. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132326359 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132330450 In this video it shows that cultures that create new words are actually good for society and the different cultures, it creates a easy way for cultures to communicate between each other. I enjoyed the video it had a good idea and it connects with the audience well.]]> 2016-10-21 13:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132330450 745ritrovatoh https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132330465 1. This video shows how culture shapes society by showing that words are just how people express themselves. The more crazy words people make up is just another way to express themselves. 
2. I loved this video because the girl is very funny and makes it actually entertaining. Her message is also very cool because she wants people to be creative and find new ways to express how they feel and let the world know. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132330465 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132331440 This video explains how the creation of some words in a society is good. It really makes this easier to understand and communicate. it is also how we understand one another and communicate. I liked the video, it was funny.]]> 2016-10-21 13:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132331440 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132331830 culture can shape a society by how we speak and how we decide if a word is a word and how to understand someone else. i liked this video it was funny.]]> 2016-10-21 13:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132331830 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332018 Culture shapes society by society choosing what is a word and what isn't. It's how we understand each other. Words are how our society express themselves, and that creativity should not stop at words. I enjoyed this video because she is very entertaining and makes it easy to pay attention.]]> 2016-10-21 13:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332018 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332520 This video shows how culture shapes society because society chooses our words and it helps everyone understand each other. All of the different words are good for society and it makes communication better. I liked the video because it is easy to follow and connects with the audience well.]]> 2016-10-21 13:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332520 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332666 This video explains how making up new words is good for the society. It makes communication easier and better. I think this video is really interesting because I do not think I would have taken the same approach and yet I agree with it.]]> 2016-10-21 13:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132332666 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333299 Culture shapes our society in the form of words all the time. There is always new slang words or just new words formed everyday in our society. This video explains this and shows a new approach to societal language because it explains how easy it is to create new words. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333299 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333735 This video is explaining that culture shapes society by defining what a snollygoster is. It is a dishonest politician. And it relates to the US society now because of the lying politicians we have running for office and the ones we did have that already ran. I really like the video because it goes in depth.]]> 2016-10-21 13:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333735 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333825 this relates to how culture shapes society by describing how words can be used in certain ways a culture and how they can change entirely to someone else or a different culture. i didn't like the video because i have a d in history.]]> 2016-10-21 13:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333825 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333939 This video is saying that culture shapes our society by defining a snollygoster. Which is a dishonest politician. Also talks about our government and congress, it works because we have the presidential election going on right now. That even if you get a title like President, you have to earn the respect. I like the video because he is explaining that our government is not always telling the truth, and that we are always waiting for government. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132333939 745ritrovatoh https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334109 1. This video shows culture shaping society by explaining what a snollygoster actually is. It is a dishonest politician. This video especially relates to the US now with the presidential election coming up and people are feeding in on all the lies and everything that our presidential candidates will say to us in order to get us to like them. Our society is becoming shaped around the election.
2. I like this video because he actually explains in depth what a snollygoster is. He made people aware of these lying politicians and he tells stories on what has happened to previous snollygosters. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334109 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334568 Our society is shaped by language because it helps us communicate and relate to one another. Language is complex and can show our emotions, express logical thought, it can show what is going on in our heads, and our intentions.  I liked this video but at times it was a little hard to follow.]]> 2016-10-21 13:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334568 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334747 This video shows how culture shapes society because society chooses what are words and what aren't words and it helps us understand each other. I liked this video because she knows how to talk to the audience and really gets their attention. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334747 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334867 In this video it shows what a snollygoster is, a snollygoster is a dishonest politician. This video relates to us now because of the election that will shortly be taking place and the lies that are being spread around to make each other sound worse. Our society is being shaped around the election. I enjoyed the video, it went in depth about something I never knew existed before.]]> 2016-10-21 13:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334867 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334870 This video shows culture shaping society by saying what a snollygoster actually is which is a dishonest politician. This video really relates to our presidential election that is going on now because of the lies and things people make up to get us to like them. I liked this video because he actually tells us what a snollygoster is.]]> 2016-10-21 13:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334870 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334917 Making new words should be just as prevalent in society as making music. You should be encouraged to create words no matter how weird they are. This video is trying to push people into creating new words, its trying to push for a more creative society.]]> 2016-10-21 13:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334917 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334997 This shows that society in a way kind of comes together to make up the  words or slang we use. We know the social norms in society but we still continue to make up our own things. This video was okay, she was kind of funny but listening to someone talk about words is a little boring. 

]]> 2016-10-21 13:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132334997 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335079 A snollygoster is a dishonest politician. This video is great because of the election currently. There is a lot of lies going around to make them seem better or worse than they are. This video is really informative and I had no clue what a snollygoster was until this video.]]> 2016-10-21 13:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335079 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335175 This video talks about how texting as changed our culture so much. It is seen as a negative and takes away form our language and writing skills. But in the video the speaker explains that it is not a negative, but a positive. That there is seemingly an entire new language of texting. I liked the video.]]> 2016-10-21 13:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335175 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335737 This video shows that though texting has negative connotations, it actually creates a whole new culture centered around language/writing, which is a positive thing. I think it's surprising that this is the first time I've seen texting discussed in a positive light that I agree with. 
Go ahead, make up new words talks about how there are two kinds of grammar, and words should not be decided to be bad or good because of grammar, because it hinders creativity. She talks about how new words should always be made, and about how new words are good and creative, and that they affect our culture and the idea that grammar should hinder language. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335737 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335809 This video shows how texting influences our society. In today's society everyone texts regardless of their culture. John speaks of how people's language is more casual when speaking with their peers rather than when writing. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132335809 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132336035 1.This video shows how culture shapes our society through the words we use. We make up words, slang, that we use in society to communicate with each other.
2. I liked this video because it was funny and entertaining.]]> 2016-10-21 13:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132336035 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132336382 This shows that politicians or people in general try to use the right words to control something or to get what they want. This video was alright, kind of boring but it was the right time to watch it, because of the current election going on. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132336382 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132337592 2016-10-21 13:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132337592 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132338234 1. This video and the women who talks can help society because she is trying to make it so people in our society can understand each other and relate to each other in the words we create .
2. My idea on this video is that its true and everybody should think of new words ]]> 2016-10-21 13:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132338234 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132339320 Culture shapes our society by this video because it explains the reason we talk. The title "Texting is killing language" is important because is it actually true. People text and mess up all these different words, people will start talking that way in real life. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132339320 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132339842 1. Cultures shape our society in this video because in my mind its true people so much slang and miss spelling and all of the sort in texting and people are on their phone 24/7 people dont talk the way they text as he say but people can start it if continues.
2. My thoughts are that it is true people lack there grammar and and dont care about their spelling when they text an just go with it. ]]> 2016-10-21 13:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132339842 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132353621 It talks about proper writing vs. proper speech and its effect on text messaging. We have learned that we tend to text how we talk, which is casual and loose. Rather than proper and correct like how we are supposed to write.]]> 2016-10-21 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132353621 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132362262 Culture shapes our society in this video because Erin explains that everybody should make up new words to show the uniqueness of that word. If everyone in the world would come up with a different word, we'd have billions of unique words no one has ever used before. This video was interesting because she showed the different words and types of words people use today on an every day basis. ]]> 2016-10-21 14:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132362262 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132875243 1. This video shows how society shapes our culture through the different meanings for words in different places. A snollygoster is a lying politician. 
2. This video was okay, I'm not much of a history politics person. ]]> 2016-10-25 00:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/132875243 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135269261 The video showed how culture determines the words and while we may think dictionaries are the holy grail of language but in truth they outdate and eventually become nearly useless because language changes with the cultural change. It showed how you can never say a word is not real because it is slang because slang becomes "real" words. I liked this video because it was different view and you questioning things you had not thought of before. ]]> 2016-11-04 01:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135269261 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135270031 This video is all about how words can have power and that they don't necessarily start in meaning the way they end. His example of president as it was started to be humble is now used as word associated with power. I liked this video because he basically rooted a word to show it in a new light. ]]> 2016-11-04 01:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135270031 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135405446 I liked this video because the girl was really funny, had a lot of good ideas a points, and the audience were very into and felt almost connected to it. In this video it shows how it is good for cultures to make up enough , it makes it easier for other cultures to communicate with each other as well as if they do not want others to know what they are saying they can speak their language

]]> 2016-11-04 15:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/135405446 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/138388519 I liked the video because there was a lot of truth to almost everything she said, and she was being humorous about it too which made it more enjoyable. But it shows that words can be a powerful thing and sometimes we are restricted to make up more of them which is kind of stupid]]> 2016-11-17 13:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/138388519 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/142857249 1. In this video it shows how words can influence reality, the status people hold influences society. The house of Representatives did not believe someone with such significance should hold the title "president"  yet over time, it was the reality of his power that changed the word into something much greater then it was to begin with. At the end of the video he says,  "reality changes words, far more than words could ever change reality"
- I enjoyed the video, it made me realize the power a certain status can have and how things can change over time. ]]> 2016-12-09 17:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/142857249 https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/142860716 1. Culture shapes society by using words. We decide what a word is and isn't. We are told not to use certain words, but yet we are told to be creative and have an open mind. Creating new words is being creative. Yet in society, we are not supposed to create new words, we are not supposed to use slang, they want us to use proper English, yet words have been evolving over time. It is simply creative ways to communicate with one another. 
2. I liked this video too, I liked how it shows how society is so against new words, yet they expect kids to be creative. ]]> 2016-12-09 17:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/TOde18/pl66ivaf5fmu/wish/142860716