Sunday, March 22, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
grammar post
Sometimes i have problems with knowing when to use dashes in my writing.
rules:
En Dash An en dash, roughly the width of an n, is a little longer than a hyphen. It is used for periods of time when you might otherwise use to.
Em Dash An em dash is the width of an m. Use an em dash sparingly in formal writing. In informal writing, em dashes may replace commas, semicolons, colons, and parentheses to indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.
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rules:
En Dash An en dash, roughly the width of an n, is a little longer than a hyphen. It is used for periods of time when you might otherwise use to.
Em Dash An em dash is the width of an m. Use an em dash sparingly in formal writing. In informal writing, em dashes may replace commas, semicolons, colons, and parentheses to indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.
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Monday, March 9, 2009
110 in the shade
I went to "110 in the shade" last saturday. I love being in and going to musicals. I thought it was really well done. Nolan Hanley, one of my really good freinds, plays 'starbuck'. He did a really good job. My favorite part of the play was the moon. it looked soo real. My next favorite part was how at the end it rains on the stage. Soo cool. I think that everyone should go and see it.
David Lee's peotry
So i went to David Lee's Poetry thing. It was really interesting. It was cool to hear him read his own work. He made it come alive and therefore was able to capture his audience. I will have to say that there was a lot of descriptive words he used that i didn't understand, but for the most part i understood and could follow along with what he was talking about in his poems. It was like he painted a picture for you through his poetry. It was awesome.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Power of influence in the media
How much power does the media have? Is there influence on us more than we suspect?
In reading "Framing class, vicarious living and conspicuos consumption", by Daina Kendall, i agreed with how she talked about how the media can sometimes skew our perceptions about other classes of people and even our own. She mentioned how the media doesn't mirror society, but helps to shape it and create cultural perceptions. she then goes on to say that the media encourages people to emulate the upper class and shun the working class and the poor. I don't really understand how the media encourages people to shun the poor and working class, but i can see how it encourages us to emulate the upper class. It is always about outdoing someone. Your neighbor, freinds, or whoever. competition. The television is huge in this.
The next essay, "tow ways a woman can get hurt, advertising and violence" by Jean Kilbourne was interesting to say the least. There were a lot of ads that i could have done without seeing. The author has some pretty interesting ideas. I really don't know whether or not i agree with them. she made a pretty good argument, but i really don't know enough about the subject and stuff to make assumptions. I have never really though about this subject, but it was really interesting to read.
How much does the media influence us? I would say very, very much. The media is all around us. We really can't escape it. They can twist and turn anything they want to. The sad thing is that so many of us get manipulated and sucked in. One of my political cartoons was on media manipulation. It was interesting.
In reading "Framing class, vicarious living and conspicuos consumption", by Daina Kendall, i agreed with how she talked about how the media can sometimes skew our perceptions about other classes of people and even our own. She mentioned how the media doesn't mirror society, but helps to shape it and create cultural perceptions. she then goes on to say that the media encourages people to emulate the upper class and shun the working class and the poor. I don't really understand how the media encourages people to shun the poor and working class, but i can see how it encourages us to emulate the upper class. It is always about outdoing someone. Your neighbor, freinds, or whoever. competition. The television is huge in this.
The next essay, "tow ways a woman can get hurt, advertising and violence" by Jean Kilbourne was interesting to say the least. There were a lot of ads that i could have done without seeing. The author has some pretty interesting ideas. I really don't know whether or not i agree with them. she made a pretty good argument, but i really don't know enough about the subject and stuff to make assumptions. I have never really though about this subject, but it was really interesting to read.
How much does the media influence us? I would say very, very much. The media is all around us. We really can't escape it. They can twist and turn anything they want to. The sad thing is that so many of us get manipulated and sucked in. One of my political cartoons was on media manipulation. It was interesting.
20 questions
20 questions:
1. How are media and violence related?
2. Is there a direct correlation between television and violence?
3. Is there a correlation between nintendo games and increased violence?
4. Does television lead to obesity?
5. Does watching more televison lead to an increase in consumer consumption?
6. How does the media affect what we see on television?
7. Does the media have an affect on adolescents?
8. What affect does the media have on politics?
9. Does television have an influence on families?
10. Does the media have an influence on families?
11. How much does the average american watch television per day? Its affects.
12. How is the media and television watching related?
13. What are the benefits television?
14. What are the negative affects of television?
15. Is watching too much television bad?
16. Can watching television influence our social skills?
17. Can watching television distort our views of reality?
18. Is the media manipulative?
19. Is there a correlation between media and education?
20. What are the affects of television on infants?
1. How are media and violence related?
2. Is there a direct correlation between television and violence?
3. Is there a correlation between nintendo games and increased violence?
4. Does television lead to obesity?
5. Does watching more televison lead to an increase in consumer consumption?
6. How does the media affect what we see on television?
7. Does the media have an affect on adolescents?
8. What affect does the media have on politics?
9. Does television have an influence on families?
10. Does the media have an influence on families?
11. How much does the average american watch television per day? Its affects.
12. How is the media and television watching related?
13. What are the benefits television?
14. What are the negative affects of television?
15. Is watching too much television bad?
16. Can watching television influence our social skills?
17. Can watching television distort our views of reality?
18. Is the media manipulative?
19. Is there a correlation between media and education?
20. What are the affects of television on infants?
Thursday, March 5, 2009
grammar post
(???) Question marks. I don't really have any problems with them, but i'm not that creative and running out of ideas for my grammar posts.
The rule is as follows: Use them after a question
rule 2: Use them when a sentence is half statement and half question
Example: YOu use them, don't you?
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The rule is as follows: Use them after a question
rule 2: Use them when a sentence is half statement and half question
Example: YOu use them, don't you?
website
Sunday, March 1, 2009
sounds pretty tough!!
In "Serving in Florida", Barbara Ehrenreich (a journalist) decides to take some low wage jobs to see if she could live on these wages. She writes an account of some of the things she has to go through on a day to day basis with these jobs.
I was surprised at some of her experiences. They were somewhat astonishing to me. It is amazing what some people have to go through just to make ends meet. i think it would be beneficial for anyone who is thinking about going to college to read the essay because it gives a good description of what is is like to try and survive in our society working a low wage job, even having to pick up a second one to try and make ends meet. I am sure that many dropouts don't realize just how hard it is until they are actually faced with it and experience it firsthand.
This reading makes me want to continue my education so that i can increase my chances of landing a higher paying job so that i won't have to work two jobs hopefully. This will give me more time with my family and other responsibilities.
In response to question # 7 i think the relationship of barbara and her co-workers is different than that of the guy and the homeless man in the poem because her experience was shaped by her actually being one of them as opposed to the man looking down from up above on the homeless man.
q. #1 to experience it for herself, and not just observe. i think she was trying to learn exactly what it takes from that perspective. As a reader i can learn from her experiences. Her experience was more effective because she was in the action.
(the opening description of jerry's) she uses descriptive words to try and make a pathos appeal.
(description of the customers) she further uses pathos appeal. it was difficult for her.
(George's story) this complicates things for her. she wants to help him because he is accused to stealing. Once again pathos appeal is being used.
(description of trailer # 46) she describes it as being really small and not a very good environment.
(footnotes) surprising statistics that make you feel for those people. Pathos appeal
#3 it was interesting that she would do something like that. It must have been a big change for her and probably opened her eyes to a world that until then she had not experienced. i think she was very successful in her essay because she has been on both sides and can therefore compare and contrast them.
I was surprised at some of her experiences. They were somewhat astonishing to me. It is amazing what some people have to go through just to make ends meet. i think it would be beneficial for anyone who is thinking about going to college to read the essay because it gives a good description of what is is like to try and survive in our society working a low wage job, even having to pick up a second one to try and make ends meet. I am sure that many dropouts don't realize just how hard it is until they are actually faced with it and experience it firsthand.
This reading makes me want to continue my education so that i can increase my chances of landing a higher paying job so that i won't have to work two jobs hopefully. This will give me more time with my family and other responsibilities.
In response to question # 7 i think the relationship of barbara and her co-workers is different than that of the guy and the homeless man in the poem because her experience was shaped by her actually being one of them as opposed to the man looking down from up above on the homeless man.
q. #1 to experience it for herself, and not just observe. i think she was trying to learn exactly what it takes from that perspective. As a reader i can learn from her experiences. Her experience was more effective because she was in the action.
(the opening description of jerry's) she uses descriptive words to try and make a pathos appeal.
(description of the customers) she further uses pathos appeal. it was difficult for her.
(George's story) this complicates things for her. she wants to help him because he is accused to stealing. Once again pathos appeal is being used.
(description of trailer # 46) she describes it as being really small and not a very good environment.
(footnotes) surprising statistics that make you feel for those people. Pathos appeal
#3 it was interesting that she would do something like that. It must have been a big change for her and probably opened her eyes to a world that until then she had not experienced. i think she was very successful in her essay because she has been on both sides and can therefore compare and contrast them.
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