Monday, April 25, 2011
Blog #10
The second we went over our syllabus in this class I was just mad at myself for picking this class but now that it is almost over I can say that I am glad I decided to stick with it because of how much I learned to look at situations and interpret them. Before this class I was well aware of government/media corruption but now my understanding of whats going on around me is on another level. All of the fictional novels we read in this class really brought out another way to view our world and I am glad I got to experience that rather than being just another ignorant person in this world because there are a lot of them. The book that provoked the most anger from me was by far Culture Jam, I really do hate this book(thanks for getting it over 1st). Just Lasn's ideas were so generalized to a generation before we even experience the other half of our lives.
Blog #9
A world without books would be a boring place, we would be living like the cavemen(literally). Name any activity or hoby, and it would not be possible without books. If books just disapeared one day we would be fine for out life time but as time goes on the average IQ would keep dropping. If books were illegal I could see if affecting me but not nearly as much as some people, however if reading became illegal I have no idea what I would do with myself. I dont know if people dont see this but there are words EVERYWHERE (we read when we watch tv). It would not be possible in our lifetime for that to happen because the workload it would take to eliminate every word in our country would be almost impossible.
"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches."--Ray Bradbury
By visiting sites such as sparknotes we kill the literature genius some of these auther slaved over and by reading summeries we only get a slight percentage of the creativity these books offer. But on the otherhand I am a geology major and I really dont need to know all this literature along with the geologic formation of the Ellsworth schist in acadia national park, so the application of these websites are completely necessary in my opinion. Books can be dangerous if you live in an oppresive country because one of the biggest fears in a country of that nature is a public rebellion. Imagine if you lived in the story 1984 and you got a copy of that book(maybe with a different title). How would you react?
"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches."--Ray Bradbury
By visiting sites such as sparknotes we kill the literature genius some of these auther slaved over and by reading summeries we only get a slight percentage of the creativity these books offer. But on the otherhand I am a geology major and I really dont need to know all this literature along with the geologic formation of the Ellsworth schist in acadia national park, so the application of these websites are completely necessary in my opinion. Books can be dangerous if you live in an oppresive country because one of the biggest fears in a country of that nature is a public rebellion. Imagine if you lived in the story 1984 and you got a copy of that book(maybe with a different title). How would you react?
Blog #8
Overall this book was very good, but I do feel as if I have read this story already (1984). I dont really see myself trying to work this book into a conversation outside of talking about school work only because im not a guy who reads/enjoys/relates to books on a normal schedule. During the novel I really liked how the competitors tried to win over the audience for support because it really can be compared to reality tv that we have now. People want to see the wildest wtf moments because thats what gives us the shock/suprise factor and the people that give them that get supported. Examples of this are seen in every reality tv show from the ultimate figher to real world.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153992/were-all-famous
This clip is part of an episode from south park when the scientific community discovers that earth was really just created from aliens as a reality tv show for their entertainment.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153992/were-all-famous
This clip is part of an episode from south park when the scientific community discovers that earth was really just created from aliens as a reality tv show for their entertainment.
Blog #7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3SLphoZpMo
I chose this clip which just recaps some of the funny moments of Pauly D on jersey shore. I have never watched a full episode of any reality tv show until this past summer when my friends made me watch jersey shore. At first I thought it was stupid as shit, and once again im bothered how people find this more entertaining then most other things.
In a sense I can see this as reality because now that its been on for awhile and the characters on the show live those lives and we are seeing how they react since they have been celeberties, but the 1st season I would call a tv show and not reality tv simply because none of them have ever had that type of exposure and it definitly changed them. I did enjoy watching this however because its just so stupid that its funny and I enjoy that type of humor.
I chose this clip which just recaps some of the funny moments of Pauly D on jersey shore. I have never watched a full episode of any reality tv show until this past summer when my friends made me watch jersey shore. At first I thought it was stupid as shit, and once again im bothered how people find this more entertaining then most other things.
In a sense I can see this as reality because now that its been on for awhile and the characters on the show live those lives and we are seeing how they react since they have been celeberties, but the 1st season I would call a tv show and not reality tv simply because none of them have ever had that type of exposure and it definitly changed them. I did enjoy watching this however because its just so stupid that its funny and I enjoy that type of humor.
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