The first semester I really liked how we had to read articles and take quizzes on them every week. I felt like that was much better than having to take huge tests. The articles were for the most part interesting to me, I didn't feel like I was doing it because I had to. I felt like I was doing it because I enjoyed it, and it was an easy grade if you actually read the articles.
Then we hit the second semester and I found out I would be creating my own blog and maintaining it throughout the rest of the school year. I was really mad about the fact we had to do this instead of taking our quizzes I was getting used to. This also made me mad because I'm not very good with computers and everything that has to do with them. I don't have a facebook, Ive never copied a link, or even sent many emails. But when I started to find articles that I was interested in I really enjoyed creating my own blog. I felt like I made it pretty personal by some of the articles I tried posting, just stuff that intrests me.
When I heard about the tv article I had mixed emotions. First I thought it was going to be pretty fun and easy, then I got the rubric and saw how many points everything was worth and it kind of scared me. I enjoyed having to watch the tv shows itself but coming up with the thesis was difficult for me. I think that the presentations we are doing now and a lot better than the ones you had planned. I didn't feel as worried when you said how the new presentations were going to be. Once I had my paper typed I felt proud of myself for completing the task. I felt like I brought up many good points in my paper, and my thesis was backed up very well. Overall I really enjoyed the class and everyone in it made it very fun.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Very sad but hopeful article
I think this article is a great way to end my mass media career as a blogger. I feel touched by this one.
This was the best thing Barry Bonds has done in a long time. And the fact that he didn't want the media to know about his heroic deed makes me think he is a great person deep down inside. It's terrible how two men can beat another man up so bad outside of a baseball field, reading this kinda made me sick. I hope to god this single father can be brought back to health so he can see, and be with his children when they are ready to go to college with the money Barry Bonds donated to them. After all Bond's hype about steriods he really made a great step towards people liking him again by giving this single fathers kids full scholarships for when they are ready to go to college. It's also great to see another players and teams form the MLB donate money to this family. Professional baseball is suppose to be a sport where the whole family can go and have a great time together and relax and not worry about showing children violence. But how can you take kids to a game and have them see a man almost get beaten to death? That definitely needs to be fixed.
This was the best thing Barry Bonds has done in a long time. And the fact that he didn't want the media to know about his heroic deed makes me think he is a great person deep down inside. It's terrible how two men can beat another man up so bad outside of a baseball field, reading this kinda made me sick. I hope to god this single father can be brought back to health so he can see, and be with his children when they are ready to go to college with the money Barry Bonds donated to them. After all Bond's hype about steriods he really made a great step towards people liking him again by giving this single fathers kids full scholarships for when they are ready to go to college. It's also great to see another players and teams form the MLB donate money to this family. Professional baseball is suppose to be a sport where the whole family can go and have a great time together and relax and not worry about showing children violence. But how can you take kids to a game and have them see a man almost get beaten to death? That definitely needs to be fixed.
Hangover part 2
This is a great article on the new movie Hangover part 2
The first Hangover is one of my favorite movies by far. The first time I saw it I fell in love with it and wanted to watch it again and again. I can just imagine how funny the second one is going to be because of how great the first one was. All four of the main actors are very funny people, and they will definitely be displaying there skills in the second one.
I think the second one being in Bangkok will make it even better because of the atmosphere being different from the states. The cast is so crazy I think they will take advantage of all of the different things in Bangkok.
I think its great that the actors are taking time to really come up with the best lines and parts for the movie. They know how good the first one was so they don't want to dissapoint people who go watch the second one.
The first Hangover is one of my favorite movies by far. The first time I saw it I fell in love with it and wanted to watch it again and again. I can just imagine how funny the second one is going to be because of how great the first one was. All four of the main actors are very funny people, and they will definitely be displaying there skills in the second one.
I think the second one being in Bangkok will make it even better because of the atmosphere being different from the states. The cast is so crazy I think they will take advantage of all of the different things in Bangkok.
I think its great that the actors are taking time to really come up with the best lines and parts for the movie. They know how good the first one was so they don't want to dissapoint people who go watch the second one.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Episode 4
"Cabs Are Here" Season 3 episode 7 air date 2/10/2011
In this episode Ronnie and Sammi's relationship is still going up and down but it comes to an end atleast for a decent period of time. Ronnie takes all of Sammi's clothes out of the closet and throws them everywhere in the room even outside on the balcony. By the end of the episode Sammi is getting ready to go back home to get herself together and away from the fighting with her and Ron.
I don't understand how two couple can argue so much and still want to be together? They have one good hour of being happy to 23 hours of fighting and arguing. A lot of their fighting starts at the club or when they get home from drinking so everything they say they take back in the morning and tell eachother well I was drunk. What Ron does in this episode should have breaken them up for good though. He took all of her clothes and threw them outside then tried throwing her bed outside! I'm not sure if it was roid rage or what but how can she want to still be with him? They really need to split up for good. I think their relationship brings the show down a little bit and it would be a lot better if they were both single.
In this episode Ronnie and Sammi's relationship is still going up and down but it comes to an end atleast for a decent period of time. Ronnie takes all of Sammi's clothes out of the closet and throws them everywhere in the room even outside on the balcony. By the end of the episode Sammi is getting ready to go back home to get herself together and away from the fighting with her and Ron.
I don't understand how two couple can argue so much and still want to be together? They have one good hour of being happy to 23 hours of fighting and arguing. A lot of their fighting starts at the club or when they get home from drinking so everything they say they take back in the morning and tell eachother well I was drunk. What Ron does in this episode should have breaken them up for good though. He took all of her clothes and threw them outside then tried throwing her bed outside! I'm not sure if it was roid rage or what but how can she want to still be with him? They really need to split up for good. I think their relationship brings the show down a little bit and it would be a lot better if they were both single.
Episode 3
"Kissing Cousins" Air date 2/24/2011 season 3
In this episode the roommates are having fun pranking eachother. The Situation pranks Deena and Snookie by sending them to New York city on a surprise visit. Also the Situation gets pranked when the other guys leave him behind because he is taking too long to get ready. Whats more important is Snookie gets caught hooking up with two guys who she thought had no relation but infact they were cousins. Also Pauly D and the Situation skip out on work and blow money on the boardwalk trying to win a gas powered mini bike.
This episode is a great example of how dirty snookie is. On previous episodes she meets a guy who thinks she is great. She sleeps with him then doesn't talk to him. She then meets another guy, sleeps with him and kicks him out the next morning. That morning she calls the first guy again because he was hotter. She ends up calling him twenty times to finally realize these two guys are cousins! What she does here disgusts me. Almost every episode she yells at the guys for bringing home nasty girls when meanwhile she does the same thing as those nasty girls!
Who do you know that works for minimum wage pay checks that spends hundreds of dollars on boardwalk games? exactly no one. I don't understand why they even make them work at the ShoreStore when they are loaded off the show. Maybe it is just something else for them to film besides going to the gym or tanning. These people are making millions of dollars for looking good and partying.
In this episode the roommates are having fun pranking eachother. The Situation pranks Deena and Snookie by sending them to New York city on a surprise visit. Also the Situation gets pranked when the other guys leave him behind because he is taking too long to get ready. Whats more important is Snookie gets caught hooking up with two guys who she thought had no relation but infact they were cousins. Also Pauly D and the Situation skip out on work and blow money on the boardwalk trying to win a gas powered mini bike.
This episode is a great example of how dirty snookie is. On previous episodes she meets a guy who thinks she is great. She sleeps with him then doesn't talk to him. She then meets another guy, sleeps with him and kicks him out the next morning. That morning she calls the first guy again because he was hotter. She ends up calling him twenty times to finally realize these two guys are cousins! What she does here disgusts me. Almost every episode she yells at the guys for bringing home nasty girls when meanwhile she does the same thing as those nasty girls!
Who do you know that works for minimum wage pay checks that spends hundreds of dollars on boardwalk games? exactly no one. I don't understand why they even make them work at the ShoreStore when they are loaded off the show. Maybe it is just something else for them to film besides going to the gym or tanning. These people are making millions of dollars for looking good and partying.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
CSI gets the boot out of Thursday night slot on CBS
What do you think of this????????????????????????????
CBS announced they will be moving CSI out of its normal spot on Thursday nights for the new drama "Persons of Intrest". Even though I am a huge CSI fan I think this is a smart move for CBS. As stated in the article CSI is definitely showing there age and has been getting record low ratings this season. I feel CSI is a show where you go to on Demand for it anymore. Also this is giving CBS a little change up. They are keeping the other time slot shows at 830 and 10. Hopefully this show will generate a spark for CBS and boost up their ratings as planned.
CBS announced they will be moving CSI out of its normal spot on Thursday nights for the new drama "Persons of Intrest". Even though I am a huge CSI fan I think this is a smart move for CBS. As stated in the article CSI is definitely showing there age and has been getting record low ratings this season. I feel CSI is a show where you go to on Demand for it anymore. Also this is giving CBS a little change up. They are keeping the other time slot shows at 830 and 10. Hopefully this show will generate a spark for CBS and boost up their ratings as planned.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Episode 2
"Where's the Beach?" Season 3 episode 3 aired date: January 17, 2011
In this episode Sam finally makes up with JWoww, Deena, and Snookie. Also Snookie gets completely wasted in the middle of the afternoon, and is so drunk she cannot find the beach while she is walking on the boardwalk right beside it. She ends up getting arrested for public intoxication infront of hundreds of people who are watching all along the boardwalk. JWoww calls Snookies dad and he is very disapointed. Once they get Snookie out of jail she claims she isn't going to drink anymore and she is only going to worry about finding a nice guy. Also in this episode JWoww runs into her old boyfriend Rogger and they start to talk because she just broke up with her boyfriend Tom.
Snookie makes herself look like a complete fool in this episode. I think its pretty sad that she could get this drunk in the afternoon, then parade around the boardwalk making rude comments to random people. She was very disrespectful to the police who arrested her. She acted like she was some superstar and she really isn't. What is her amazing talent? Shes pretty good at sleeping with guys because she sleeps with a different one every night. Then she says she wants to find the right guy? In later episodes she says that she just wants to get it in and he will do! She took a week off then continued to get drunk every night after she was arrested. Im glad Sam made up with the other girls because her and Ronnie were holding eachother back from sitting by themselves not doing anything exciting. I like Ronnie better when he was getting into fights and hitting on every girl in the club.
In this episode Sam finally makes up with JWoww, Deena, and Snookie. Also Snookie gets completely wasted in the middle of the afternoon, and is so drunk she cannot find the beach while she is walking on the boardwalk right beside it. She ends up getting arrested for public intoxication infront of hundreds of people who are watching all along the boardwalk. JWoww calls Snookies dad and he is very disapointed. Once they get Snookie out of jail she claims she isn't going to drink anymore and she is only going to worry about finding a nice guy. Also in this episode JWoww runs into her old boyfriend Rogger and they start to talk because she just broke up with her boyfriend Tom.
Snookie makes herself look like a complete fool in this episode. I think its pretty sad that she could get this drunk in the afternoon, then parade around the boardwalk making rude comments to random people. She was very disrespectful to the police who arrested her. She acted like she was some superstar and she really isn't. What is her amazing talent? Shes pretty good at sleeping with guys because she sleeps with a different one every night. Then she says she wants to find the right guy? In later episodes she says that she just wants to get it in and he will do! She took a week off then continued to get drunk every night after she was arrested. Im glad Sam made up with the other girls because her and Ronnie were holding eachother back from sitting by themselves not doing anything exciting. I like Ronnie better when he was getting into fights and hitting on every girl in the club.
Episode 1
This episode is from season one episode number six. "boardwalk Blowups" aired January 7, 2010.
In this episode "The Situation" is being the player that he is and only worrying about what girls hes going to hook up with. So he brings a girl back to the house along with some other girls who are a little bigger than than the average girl in that house. "Snookie" and "JWoww" come home to the house in a bitter mood and don't appreciate all of these random girls in their house. Of course "Snookie" always has to get her opinon in on every situation and insults the other girls. Both sets of girls begin to argue and it turns into "Snookie" getting punched in the face by one of the guest girls. The police come to the house and the other girls get arrested while snookie is laying in her bed crying mad at the "Situation" for bringing home "trashy girls" haha. Mean while on the boardwalk Ronnie and Sam are walking home while some guy keeps calling Ronnie out. Sam starts saying stuff to the guy, while Ronnie is telling her to leave him alone. This continues to escalate so Ronnie pushes Sam away from the guy as they are moving closer and closer to eachother. To make a long story short Ronnie ends up beating the guy up and Sammie goes home crying because Ronnie "pushed her".
This episode shows how the Situation is only worried about how much sex he is going to have, and the more sex you have the better more powerful man you are. Atleast thats how he portrays himself. I thought it was very funny how Snookie called the other girls trashy mean while thats all she is! she sleeps with guys who she doesn't even know their names! No girls like girls like that so she deserved to get punched in the face. If you're going to talk crap you better be ready to back it up and she obviously wasn't.
In this episode "The Situation" is being the player that he is and only worrying about what girls hes going to hook up with. So he brings a girl back to the house along with some other girls who are a little bigger than than the average girl in that house. "Snookie" and "JWoww" come home to the house in a bitter mood and don't appreciate all of these random girls in their house. Of course "Snookie" always has to get her opinon in on every situation and insults the other girls. Both sets of girls begin to argue and it turns into "Snookie" getting punched in the face by one of the guest girls. The police come to the house and the other girls get arrested while snookie is laying in her bed crying mad at the "Situation" for bringing home "trashy girls" haha. Mean while on the boardwalk Ronnie and Sam are walking home while some guy keeps calling Ronnie out. Sam starts saying stuff to the guy, while Ronnie is telling her to leave him alone. This continues to escalate so Ronnie pushes Sam away from the guy as they are moving closer and closer to eachother. To make a long story short Ronnie ends up beating the guy up and Sammie goes home crying because Ronnie "pushed her".
This episode shows how the Situation is only worried about how much sex he is going to have, and the more sex you have the better more powerful man you are. Atleast thats how he portrays himself. I thought it was very funny how Snookie called the other girls trashy mean while thats all she is! she sleeps with guys who she doesn't even know their names! No girls like girls like that so she deserved to get punched in the face. If you're going to talk crap you better be ready to back it up and she obviously wasn't.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Summary
I am doing my project on the MTV hit show 'Jersey Shore.' 'Jersey Shore' is a reality tv series which has already aired three seasons and is currently filming a fourth season in Italy. The show follows 8 people who live in the same house for one summer on the Jersey Shore. These people aren't your ordinary group of kids though. they are "guido/guidettes". They based their life on G. T. L. otherwise known as gym, tanning, laundry. their only concerns in life, or on the show is looking good, getting drunk, and having as much sex as they can. The show premiered on December 3, 2009 with back to back episodes. As the seasons went on so did the viewer numbers. by season 3 there were an average of 8.45 million viewers watching, making it MTV's most watched tv series ever!
The cast of the show includes Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi, Jenny "JWoww" Farley, Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammy "Sweetheart" Giancola, and Vincenzo "Vinny" Guadagnino. Every episode consists of the crew going to clubs bringing back girls and guys for themselves, getting into fights, and working out followed by a nice visit to the tanning bed.
The cast of the show includes Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi, Jenny "JWoww" Farley, Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammy "Sweetheart" Giancola, and Vincenzo "Vinny" Guadagnino. Every episode consists of the crew going to clubs bringing back girls and guys for themselves, getting into fights, and working out followed by a nice visit to the tanning bed.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
this is very sad but true
I read this article about the internet, and it really made me think about a lot of things.
This article shows you how much people really depend on their computers and their internet. It's sad to hear Dave Pell who wrote this article say he cant do anything in life without his internet. The internet is hands down the easiest, fastest way to basically do or findout whatever you want. But when people start storing much of their personal information and important documents online that's when things go bad. As Dave said in the article he is a professional on being on the internet and even he doesn't know or cant control who or when his internet goes down. Their are so many people out there waiting to hack you for your important numbers and information that it isn't safe at all to put these things online. It is scary to me what some people can do with the smallest amount of information on you. Yet there are advances on the internet and smart phones everyday that more and more people are beiginning to use them because they are so useful.
This article shows you how much people really depend on their computers and their internet. It's sad to hear Dave Pell who wrote this article say he cant do anything in life without his internet. The internet is hands down the easiest, fastest way to basically do or findout whatever you want. But when people start storing much of their personal information and important documents online that's when things go bad. As Dave said in the article he is a professional on being on the internet and even he doesn't know or cant control who or when his internet goes down. Their are so many people out there waiting to hack you for your important numbers and information that it isn't safe at all to put these things online. It is scary to me what some people can do with the smallest amount of information on you. Yet there are advances on the internet and smart phones everyday that more and more people are beiginning to use them because they are so useful.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Which way is better?
I personally liked listening to the article/interview on Ai Weiwei. Listening to him actually speak gives me a better understanding of who he is and where he is coming from during the interview. Although I don't like how you can't listen to a lot of articles. It seemed like the ones that interested me you couldnt listen too. Also some of the ones you could listen to were very long, and that made it harder to understand.
Response
This is my response to the article I posted on Ai Weiwei from China. This article was very informing and has a lot going on in it. I completely agree with Ai on his beliefs about the Chinese government. Also if I was him I would continue to post what they are doing behind the peoples backs so these people of China realize what is going on. It is ridiculous in my opinion how they are holding Ai in jail because of these posts. Most government news gets leaked out somehow sooner or later, so for them to put him in jail and hold him captive is terrible.
You can see how good of an artist he is when he is being held in custody, and still his art work is being sent to the states. Ai is trying to stop the government from destroying historical art for the creation of new buildings. Ai appreciates art so much he wants everyone to know what is happening to it so it will somehow stop. What he is doing is very heroic in my mind. For him continue to post about the government and know they will come after him shows he has a lot of guts and is a very dedicated person. I wish all the best for Ai and his people, and his art work.
You can see how good of an artist he is when he is being held in custody, and still his art work is being sent to the states. Ai is trying to stop the government from destroying historical art for the creation of new buildings. Ai appreciates art so much he wants everyone to know what is happening to it so it will somehow stop. What he is doing is very heroic in my mind. For him continue to post about the government and know they will come after him shows he has a lot of guts and is a very dedicated person. I wish all the best for Ai and his people, and his art work.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Interesting
Check this out!!!!!
This article became very interesting once i began to read it. Ai WeiWei is an artist from China who also has a blog which reveals his stong opinions on the Chinese government. He feels he has the right to post his beliefs about his government and tell the other people of China what the government is actually up to. But what he has been posting recently on his blog has been getting himself in trouble. So much so that he is being held by the government in jail while some of his art is being released to the states. Read this article to see what Ai believes in and why he feels so strongly about posting on his blog. This is an excellent article to read.
This article became very interesting once i began to read it. Ai WeiWei is an artist from China who also has a blog which reveals his stong opinions on the Chinese government. He feels he has the right to post his beliefs about his government and tell the other people of China what the government is actually up to. But what he has been posting recently on his blog has been getting himself in trouble. So much so that he is being held by the government in jail while some of his art is being released to the states. Read this article to see what Ai believes in and why he feels so strongly about posting on his blog. This is an excellent article to read.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
PROM
This article is on the new movie coming out 'Prom.'
As I am reading this article and watching the previews for it, I think to myself "this doesn't look like a real prom?" As stated in the article this movie doesn't include any pregnant teens or gothic girls or any gay couples which it should have in it because all groups of people go to their high school prom. This should be exsposed because this is how it is in real life. Kids aren't just worried about who they are going with or who they are sitting with. They are more worried about where they are going after to get drunk and have sex which this movie has no hint of showing. Yes it is made for younger girls who aren't in high school who are dreaming about their first prom, but it really isn't realistic. This movie reminds me exactly of High Scool Musical which isn't a good thing for older teens. Hopefully the younger girls and thier friends enjoy this movie because I doubt anyone else will.
As I am reading this article and watching the previews for it, I think to myself "this doesn't look like a real prom?" As stated in the article this movie doesn't include any pregnant teens or gothic girls or any gay couples which it should have in it because all groups of people go to their high school prom. This should be exsposed because this is how it is in real life. Kids aren't just worried about who they are going with or who they are sitting with. They are more worried about where they are going after to get drunk and have sex which this movie has no hint of showing. Yes it is made for younger girls who aren't in high school who are dreaming about their first prom, but it really isn't realistic. This movie reminds me exactly of High Scool Musical which isn't a good thing for older teens. Hopefully the younger girls and thier friends enjoy this movie because I doubt anyone else will.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Can you handle this article?
I read this article on Lil B and the release of his new album 'I'm Gay.'
After reading this article I believe people shouldn't make things dealing with the gay community a big deal, unless they are offended by it or bring it up first. In my personal opinion I don't care if people are gay or not. They are normal people like the rest of us and should be allowed to like and be with who they choose. As it states in the article Lil B is known for his odd song titles before this so I really don't think he is meaning anything bad or negative towards the gay community. Also as stated in the article it could simply mean he is happy? Either way I think people shouldn't be making a big deal about it. I also agree with the article when they say hip hop and rap is getting away from its dark side and becoming a little more homo. To me it is about the music and how it sounds. I wouldn't care if the artist is black or white, or male or female, or even straight or gay. The America's Top Five songs on the radio change everyday from Katy Perry to Keshia to Eminem. This shows me other Americans also feel the same way when they know too it doesn't matter who created the song, they are only worried about how it sounds.
After reading this article I believe people shouldn't make things dealing with the gay community a big deal, unless they are offended by it or bring it up first. In my personal opinion I don't care if people are gay or not. They are normal people like the rest of us and should be allowed to like and be with who they choose. As it states in the article Lil B is known for his odd song titles before this so I really don't think he is meaning anything bad or negative towards the gay community. Also as stated in the article it could simply mean he is happy? Either way I think people shouldn't be making a big deal about it. I also agree with the article when they say hip hop and rap is getting away from its dark side and becoming a little more homo. To me it is about the music and how it sounds. I wouldn't care if the artist is black or white, or male or female, or even straight or gay. The America's Top Five songs on the radio change everyday from Katy Perry to Keshia to Eminem. This shows me other Americans also feel the same way when they know too it doesn't matter who created the song, they are only worried about how it sounds.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Too Risky?
I read this article about a football player who has a lot going on in his life which is very interesting
If this kid has the talent to be playing in the NFL then he should be, no questions asked. After going through a full recovery from having a brain tumor his doctors cleared him to play football so I don't believe teams should have to worry about that. As far as the watches and gifts go I dont blame him. he is a 20 some year old kid who didnt know better. what kid his age wouldnt take a free watch? I know I would if I was a poor college student. For him taking those watches he was banned from NCAA football for life. I do not see how this plays into the factor of him being drafted or not? It's not like he shot someone or got introuble with drugs like some players in the NFL do. It is the agent who should be penalized for offering them to him in the first place. I hope this kid does get drafted because if you are that good at a sport that means you have dedicated your life to that sport and I dont think these minor issues should hold him back from achieving his ultimate goal.
If this kid has the talent to be playing in the NFL then he should be, no questions asked. After going through a full recovery from having a brain tumor his doctors cleared him to play football so I don't believe teams should have to worry about that. As far as the watches and gifts go I dont blame him. he is a 20 some year old kid who didnt know better. what kid his age wouldnt take a free watch? I know I would if I was a poor college student. For him taking those watches he was banned from NCAA football for life. I do not see how this plays into the factor of him being drafted or not? It's not like he shot someone or got introuble with drugs like some players in the NFL do. It is the agent who should be penalized for offering them to him in the first place. I hope this kid does get drafted because if you are that good at a sport that means you have dedicated your life to that sport and I dont think these minor issues should hold him back from achieving his ultimate goal.
Monday, April 18, 2011
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