How bout them Phillies?!

I realize that this title may not be the best way to begin a piece for an English class but really, how bout them Phillies. They beat their rivals, the Atlanta Braves, today by a score of 16-4, and I am elated . I'm not ashamed to say it; I, Ellie Moore, am a die-hard Phillies phan. Bobby Abreu was my favorite Philly and is still my favorite player even though he is now a Yankee. This, however, does NOT make me a Yankees fan. If there ever comes a time when I support the Yankees franchise, in any way, you can rest assured the world will soon come to an end. I am just as passionately in love ( well, almost ) with my boyfriend Brian. He is currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown, studying pre-med. He's an EMT and is earning his pilot's liscence. We do everything together so whenever I'm talking about myself he is very likely to come up. I myself am a Communication Design major, which is just a fancy way of saying advertising. I love all kinds of art but especially painting and drawing, and the work I do is usually of one of the two loves of my life: Brian or the Phillies.
Don't get me wrong though; my family is very important to me too. I live with my parents, my younger sister, younger brother, and a multitude of pets. My sister, Xan, is a sophmore who loves anything to do with music. She plays the trumpet, is in marching band, concert band, and district band, and is currently learning guitar. My brother, Ethan, is in eighth grade and is also a huge Phillies fan, though not as much as me. We also have a golden retriever named Lucy that my mom got to replace me when I went away to college. She is four but still acts like a little puppy. We also have a cat named Jeremiah and two turtles, a hamster, and a fish all currently without names.
In addition to art, baseball, and boys, I also am involved in my church, enjoy softball, dance, choreography, and kayaking. I love cool weather and rainy days. "When I grow up," I intend to move to Maine or Vermont. Its so beautiful up there, and the weather is always so nice. But for now, Kutztown will have to do.
I really enjoyed reading "Culture is Ordinary" for several reasons. William’s style of writing is one which really appeals to me. He is descriptive and yet simultaneously concise. He is able to give the reader a vivid picture of the event he is describing as it unfolds without losing his message in superfluous detail. One reason why I believe this technique is so successful correlates well with the title of the piece. His description is of a very ordinary, commonplace experience. In his words, "It is a journey, in fact, that in one form or another we have all made." This journey is one that every person reading this article can relate to. Not in its specifics perhaps but the basic outline has elements that have pertinence to everyone’s life.
In this way, Williams is exactly right; culture is ordinary. When I first read the title, I thought what an impossible statement that was. I’m an art major, and I’m here at Kutztown learning how to break away from the mundane- to make the world interesting by being different. However, upon further deliberation, I found that I agreed with him, at least, to a point. Culture is a highly diverse and colorful concept, with so many variations and nuances that sometimes two different cultures can appear to be completely unrelated. Nevertheless, there are common threads to be found. That, I believe, is the point which Williams is attempting to get across. No matter what particular culture you look at, the experiences are the same. There is no conversation, no work of art, no style of clothing, no experience that is without a parallel. Even though technology is constantly changing and advancing, allowing us access to experiences that before were unimaginable, that in itself is ordinary because that change is a process that has always occurred and will constantly continue. These recurring themes are what makes culture unoriginal and completely ordinary.