Other Group post

I saw that a lot other goups when they did the same subject that we had but their group dicussed about somthing different and they thought differently then i or anyone in my group thought but funny thing is eventho they had a different thought then me or someone else in my group when it cam do to the true or main fact or what they where talking about it was something similar to mine anyway

Blog Analysis

Group 2 has good elements ranging from easy to read text and the number of topics they cover in their blog.
Senior Writing 101 had good discussion and even some funny posts (the Cool Hand Luke Challenge). Their posts were very lengthy, but not tiring to read. The Nelly Nells seems to have switched blogs, but they still manage to create unique posts that are outside the class discussion. Ssdch also have topics outside of the classroom, including some personal experiences. They also had a lot of posts to read about which I enjoyed. One of my favorite blogging moments was the video about photoshop in the Senior Writing 101 blog where the woman was transformed in under a minute.

Group Blog Post Analysis

After looking at other peoples group blog I thought group 2 had some good and in depth blogs. They also used videos from YouTube like the effects on body image for a Barby doll. I also liked the group senior writing 101's blog. It was colorful, clear to understand, and the posts were very long and thorough. I said that because i saw a post from Daniel O and one of his posts were 5 paragraphs long. It was also interesting that that group found a video on YouTube that had some guy trying to to the 50 egg challenge from the movie Cool Hand Luke.

Response Blog

I read many blogs from other groups, but one of them stood out to me the most. This blog was posted by "Senior Writing 101's" group. The blog was titled, "Field Day." This blog was more than just like a blog post; it was a well written paper. This post was basically saying that seniors overreacted too much about not winning the bucket and how we deserved to lose since we didn't try as hard, since the seniors thought the scoring was rigged. The writer also talked about why seniors would key the junior’s cars just because the seniors lost the bucket. In the end he also said it's just a bucket and we shouldn't be mad about it. The author did a great job explaining on how we overreacted about this situation. In my opinion for the seniors, it's more than just a bucket to us. It's like something that holds pride to being a senior. Knowing that you're at the top and you graduate before anyone else there. Seniors are upperclassmen and it's not just about winning an old rusty bucket. It's showing that we are the top class. But the seniors didn't try as hard and we lost the first two events. It was impossible to come back from that. When the seniors lost the bucket, we all left the gym dead silent. But for the juniors, they have their senior year to win the bucket. Last time the juniors won the bucket, the school went into chaos. The seniors keyed all the juniors’ cars and slashed all of the tires. Also they locked them in the gym and everyone out of the school. We had police officers there when we lost the bucket this year. But in the end, the bucket is an important piece of senior field day history.

Mistreating Mental Illness

As we read Cuckoo's Nest, we can see that mental hospitals had very poor standards and practices. The article we read in class also highlights times in our history where "brilliant" doctors and physicians did experiments on the mentally ill. From eating roasted mice to surgical removal of their organs, they tried many methods that the public at the time viewed as innovative. In America today, we have made great advances in treating these people. The only problem now is that people don't jump at the chance of treatment because they are worried what others will think of them. What do you think of the past mistreatment of mental illness? Do you think other developing countries still have this problem?

When it comes to the characters from one that flew over the cuckoo`s nest and cool hand Luke is that Luke out f cool hand Luke they are able to bring the group of people together and care about each other and really unite all of the other characters in the movie and the same with McMurphy they are able to get all the characters to care about each other plus both of them refuse to follow the so called rules and refuse to follow plus they unmind  the boss but sometimes they end up as the example to the group when it comes to trying to control the group but they don`t stop trying and still define authority and do what they want

Super Size Me

In the movie Super Size Me one man tries to eat only Mc. Donalds for 30 days. There are some health precautions with eating Mc. Donald's food for 30 days and they claimed that it can be a problem to your health and heart. I don't deny that, but what I don't like is the people that is sewing Mc. Donalds for them being too fat. Well I think it is not Mc D's fault that the people got so fat and unhealthy, instead it is the persons/ peoples fault for eating it. They can choose to not eat Mc Donalds food, and yet people still do, even if they know it is bad for you. So I think it is up to you on what you eat and you shouldn't blame Mc Donalds for your bad food choices.

The Persuaders-word choices

In the movie the Persuaders there was a man talking about the importance of word choices and the right word to use. He found what world to use to capture our interests the most. I agree with him that the right word does make a difference and can change my opinion one way or another. A good example would be with the air liner company Song. When that word, Song, is use for an air liner company it sounds stupid, unrelated to what they do, and makes me not want to know about them just from the name of the company. But on the other hand the Bluejet air liner sound much more cool and interesting and I actually know what their about from the name, it has the word jet in it. So i agree that using the right words or word does make a difference.  

Racial Issues

To start off i think race is a hard topic to talk about, it just makes people uncomfortable. with that said I think we as society would like to think that racism has stopped but i think it really hasn't. I also think there are lots of racial stereotypes too. Not trying to be racist but here are some that I have heard, Blacks can run fast and jump high, they are good at football and basketball, and can't swim. On the other hand here are some stereotypes for whites, they cant jump, all like hockey, and are smart. so if these racial stereotypes are still said then we are still racist. Also saying someone is racist is a huge problem in society. People say "that's racist" or "Your Racist" well so, I don't care. Here is a question for you how come black people can say nigger to each other and its fine, but when a white person says it to a black person, even if he was quoting someone, it is the biggest deal ever? So If black people call themselves niggers, then that leaves me to think that they truly are. Just don't say that word white or black, it is wrong to say it no matter what.

Body image

I have to ask one question what is with people blaming teleology, toys or even others for how we feel about ourselves or even our actions. I just don`t understand now not saying that they don`t play a role but saying that they are the clause of ting like barbie saying that it makes girl feel self conscious about ourselves and making us as people feel different but can that be because the culture if not just human nature. Just saying for the record just to let you know one thing that i remember since i was little and it sounds awful but just being able to point out differences in people. You can`t also say that Barbie cause young girls to be self conscious and not blame themselves and also blame the girl at one point plus just the type of culture we live in. So i have question on just how people think and what people think is the answers for the problems that we have in the world and what cause them and can you really blame toys and video games and others things for what people do and how people feel about themselves and others I pose that question to you?

Dolls and Body image

The question on the senior writing contemporary issues page was, to what extent has your body image been influenced by dolls and action figures? To me, it doesn't effect me at all and I don't understand what the big deal is about the body image of dolls like Barbie. In the mirror on America book on page 88 Barbie's Newest Values by Gloria Borger stated that "Barbie is a fantasy doll for girls, not a real role model for women". I agree with that. barbie is just a toy and not something that women in society should look up too. and yes barbie has a unrealistic body image so why would you try and look like her. Also if you are so unsecure with yourself that you need to look like a toy then you have the problem.

World Tensions

The first time I heard about ISIS was when my friend mentioned the beheading of journalists. ISIS has started making threats against our country. They are only a small Islamic militant group and are not a direct threat to our homeland yet, according to this article. However ISIS can broadcast their ideals to the US and cause events like the Boston Marathon bombings. Our president has already taken action against this group, but many critics say he is underestimating what ISIS is capable of. What do you think our response to these threats should be? Any other important events you have in mind?

Gender Issues

Gender roles have been present in all of human history. This video shows that children have some knowledge of gender roles. (Don't know the details of this experiment so I can't confirm validity.) But we can see that in the past, there weren't many male nurses. There weren't many girls that were interested in football. If someone moved away from the gender norm, it was like breaking a law. To see things like this now isn't shocking. Do you think the continued existence of the Miss America Pageant or the Mr. Universe bodybuilding contest still influence people's ideas of gender? What are the sources of our gender identity and behaviors?

I fell like Moore's film was very controversial and took a very left sided view point. I also think some of his arguments are just speculation and not really facts. I said this because there was a part in the film where president Bush was at the school with the kids and he was just informed of the second plain hitting the world trade center, and Moore says what he thinks President Bush is thinking of. But he just made up or speculated what Bush was thinking. It also made Bush seem as if he didn't know what to do, but we saw in the other film that Bush was just trying to keep everything calm. I'm not defending Bush, but I think some of Moore's arguments were taken a little too far. 

Future Job Skills

America's future workforce will have some significant difference to our current workers. We seem to be getting more involved with technology, and it will evolve very quickly. In this article, they say some specific skills that will be in demand are web design, user experience, and being able to create content for several types of mobile devices.

How Relavent to your lives are the events of 9/11

 I don't remember the events of 9/11, so they aren't too relevant to me. I know some people might remember being in there classrooms or huddled around the TV, but I don't remember anything from 9/11. Though I don't remember anything from that day, the events are still relevant because they impact many things that we do differently now. Like  getting on an air plane, there is lots more security and processes that you have to go threw. Or like at school, they have security guards at the front door and the  doors outside are always locked. So, event thought I don't remember the events if 9/11, they are still relevant to me.

How relevant to your life are the events of 9/11/01

The events of 9/11/01 are very relevant to my life because i had a family member that died and another that was in the building at the time of the planes. So the event really hits a emotional part of me because i have had a family member that died that day and other that was injured. But at the same time my life is effected by what happen by that days events. I have heard what had happen and gotten a first hand experience of what had happen and what it was like. So to me yes it was very relevant to my life

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