Precis #2 ; Sayonara, Prada

In Alexandra Harney's article, Sayonara, Prada, the author explains why the women in Japan, have lost interest for their lust in luxary. Back then in Japan, women you to turn to prostitution just to fulfill their need for luxary, and now in Japan, the percantage of luxary items being bought has fallen. It seems as if the Japanese women have lost their interests in luxary. In the article, Harney gives her reasons why she feels the Japanese women have lost their interests. Her purpose is to show that the one country that lived for luxary, has now took it's turn, because of economic issues. It shows that even the people who love clothes and jewelery have to make sacrifices. And its like now, “it’s not about how much money you have, it’s about expressing your own personal style.” says one Japanese consumer. She seems to have an audience that loves shopping, but have fincial problems.


clarification: Is this "move" happening only in Japan? Are women in Japan the only one's turning away from luxary?
application: Have you ever have to sacrifice something that was important to you?

Precis #1 l Prophet Without Honor

In Andrew Gumbel's article Prophet Without Honor he shows that there is still polygamists are still praticing the act of polygamy and it is a natural act. In a remote fundamentalist Mormon community on the border of Utah and Arizona where polygamy is being openly practiced. Gumbel first uses an anecdote of a man named Bruce Wisen, and how Wisen was a polygamists and still is suffering from charges he has been convicted of. His purpose was to show us that polygamy, althugh is illegal, is still being praticed and sometimes polygamy is not always what the young girl wants. Some yung girls who are forced to marry at a young age do not want to follow the footsteps of their peers, but they can not speak up about the forced/ arranged marriage.


clarification: These people who pratice polygamy are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, correct?
application: If you saw a young lady who was being forced into getting married to a man that was twice her age, what would you do?