This is How we Live

I liked this article in the book because it was all real life situations.  Things that actually happen to us, and things that are so true.  I agree and disagree that we do not need some of these new technologies, but some new things that they are coming up with are very convenient.  In different ways we can use these new technologies maybe for health reasons or mobility issues.  Like the moving sidewalk is good for people that have a hard time walking, or the sensor soap dispensers, dryers, and toilets because who wants to touch a public toilet flusher.  It's just gross.  These technologies do come in handy whether we believe so or not.

Pearls Before Breakfast

In this article of reading, "Pearls Before Breakfast," you get to see the different aspects of music and what are some of the factors that effect it.  While Joshua Bell is playing at the Metro, he does not get the attention that is wanted for this experiment.  While he is playing, he does not get much of any donations, does not get many listeners, or even any looks from any of the people passing by.  Even though Bell is playing some of the best music ever made on his violin, no one seems to really care because they have places to be or don't want to stop and have to give a donation.  I think that if the people passing by were really dedicated to the music that Bell was playing, then those types of people would have stopped and listened for a little bit and maybe even given a donation.  But most people are not interested in people playing an instrument in a random place because they don't know them, usually do not know the material, and also do not want to take money out of their own wallet for something they could careless about.  This was the main problem for Joshua Bell at the Metro.