Blog #6

In the novel, it is hard to determine whether "Big Brother" is an actual (one) person or what.  I guess that is also true in society today.  I would say that we have a "Big Brother" that is watching it, and it is not only one person, not a small group of people, but the entire government.  Like we discussed in class today, there are video cameras watching us in public areas, and people have easy access to information about us on the internet like pictures of us, our address, phone number etc.  I'm not sure if I would agree to say that we have "lost our right to privacy."  I believe that it is okay that there are cameras in public places, and things like that.  Are we willing to give up our freedoms in order to feel safe?  I think to an extent, yes.  Dealing with 1984 and the telescreen, they gave up some of their freedoms in order to be watched and kept in order.  In our society, this works the same with video surveillance.

Blog #5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHHMaiNyztk

My first ad that I would have in my feed would be this Nike ad.  Staying active is very important to me, and I was always involved in sports such as field hockey, basketball and track.  I think that having this ad in my feed would motivate me while working out, etc.  I'm doing a 15k (9 mile) race in April, and I think that having something like this in my brain playing along the race would be very motivating!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4

The second ad that I would want in my feed would be this covergirl commercial with Taylor Swift.  This is for a number of reasons.  First off, I love make-up.  I think it is so much fun to try out the new stuff...but that's just how I am.  So, it would be cool to always see what is new!  Second, it has Taylor Swift in it.  She is my favorite singer...and people even have told me that we have similar hair?  I don't know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FG5u8ySy0&feature=related

My third ad is sort of weird.  It is from my favorite show, america's next top model.  I am not one to watch a whole lot of TV, but if i'm not going to miss an episode of a show, it's going to be America's next top model.  I love it!  Modeling would definitely be my dream, but obviously I would have to magically grow about 3-4 inches.  I would want this playing in my feed because fashion interests me, and I think fashion/make-up is a form of art.  Hence my major :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa1QIMesXb0

My last ad in my feed would be for Dick's Sporting Goods.  It is my favorite store!  I love to get new clothes to work out in, and when I go in there, it is hard to get me out.  I would wear almost anything and everything in that store!  I would want this in my feed to always see what is new in store...and the commercials are always pretty cool too!



---I had a lot of fun doing this blog by the way.   =]

Last day of no electronics

So today was my last day.  This weekend was extremely easy to not use any electronics because first off, my boyfriend was home, and second I was sick so I spent most of my days sleeping anyway.  Not having a cell phone, facebook, etc.  wasn't all that bad for me.  I can't say that "it got me outside more" or "i found other things to do" because honestly I don't use that stuff all that often anyway, and I do spend a lot of time outside.  Either way, i'm glad its over so I don't have to worry about not keeping in contact with people or anything. 
--Hope I feel better and see everyone in class on Tuesday :)

Day 3 of no electronics.

Wow, this whole "no electronics" thing is pretty annoying.  I have so many group projects coming up, I have to meet with people, and it is SO hard to communicate to them.  AH!  I can do without the TV, I can do without facebook, the radio is a little difficult though when I'm driving.  The hardest thing is definitely my phone. It is so weird.  I've had a phone for about seven years now, and it is so different to be without it.  Its okay though, 30 points of extra credit is worth it...right?  I can do this!

Day 1 of no electronics.

Okay, so today is the first day of no cell phone, tv, radio, etc.  Is it hard? Extremely.  Not because I am like going through withdraw without that stuff, but because it is so hard to get away from it.  Everywhere I go, there is a TV or something on, so its definitely different to have to leave the room.  I think I will last the whole 7 days, but it is definitely going to be a challenge!

Blog #3!

I thought some of the points that were made in The Dumbest Generation were both unfair and unrealistic. One of the points that was made that I discussed with my group was that in 2006, 2/3 of high school seniors couldn't explain a sign in a theater reading "colored entrance." This was just so shocking to me that people did not have enough knowledge to know what the sign meant. Did people not study this kind of stuff in school????? This was one of the points that I found sort of unrealistic.

In my group, we basically talked about the way we are blamed for being "the dumbest generation." Is it because we weren't taught the correct things in middle school and high school? We weren't taught the things we are "supposed" to know right now? How can it be our fault that we are so into technology when it is ALL around us at this day in age?

Overall, my reaction to the reading was that we are not given the chance. Things are always changing, and as time goes on, there is more and more to know and learn. Should we jam our brains full of our past and not with our future?