We know that many companies is manipulating us by showing us things that they know we like. So if we know this what's the big problem? I feel that main problem is, it's not the way to live life. If it continues, teens will become a advertizment zombie. Not only that, but this type of manipulations messes up teens view on life. They feel they must be sexy to get attention so if they rock something very popular and expensive, then they will feel important. Having that perspective can cause depressions, low self esteem that can stay with a person forever if it gets worst. So companies are not only manipulating us at the moment, they will permantly damage the view of life on a teen if there too blinded to see it by now.
Advertisements should be band for all kids and teens. By the time your an adult, you should know to live your life and what you need and not only have desires for cool things. When your young, your sculptured by ads. They show little girls with barbies and then when you go to school, all the little girls in the school are playing house with barbie. If your the little girl that doesn't have one then your not considered cool. This shows how ads develope our lives over the period of time.
If Companies didn't manipulate teens, then where would people get their styles and ways from? So in a way, advertisements are the glue to cool. It's a win win situation. Teens get what they want and companies get money. So they are manipulating us to think things in a certain way, not really the items.
Dec 15, 2009
Dec 3, 2009
H.W 26
FAMS:
IM CONVO:
gucciiaddiict: My style is ova cool
gucciiaddiict: Lol
gucciiaddiict: Without name brand clothes I styll feel da same its jus I love fashion so wen I qot on namebrand it makes me feel betta .. I qet many compliments which brinqs my attitude up
gucciiaddiict: N yes I thynk I wud have da friends I have witout namebrand clothes cus already I dnt have much friends
gucciiaddiict: Jus qroupies
gucciiaddiict: So without my qear I thynk I wud have more real friends
gucciiaddiict: Who loves me for me not da clothes n fame
LITE SKIN VANILLA BISCUIT
Why do you wear the clothes you do?
I wear them because I like them and I'm comfortable in them.
How do you feel when you wear name brand vs no name brand?
I don't feel any different but I feel like people notice my clothes more when I wear name brand versus no name brand.
Do you think your style is cool and why?
I think my style is cool because it's me. I don't dress to impress anyone and I don't copy anyone's style. I wear what I want when I want.
NALA
Why do you wear the clothes you do?
I wear the clothes I do because it makes me feel sexy
How do you feel when you wear name brand vs no name brand?
When I wear name brand clothes I feel like I just spent a whole bunch of
money versus no brand where I didn't spend that much money on them.
Do you think your style is cool?
I think my style is descent
Informal Research/ Family (Mah booo) h.w 27
1)If you can describe your style what would you say?
My style is me. It's whatever I feel like wearing that day. I can throw together outfits or plan them out thoroughly. Either way I look good : )
2) If everyone had the same clothes on, how would you determine if someone was cool?
I think personality is what makes you cool not clothes. You can look really good but if you not down to earth and chill then your not cool in my book.
3) Choosing between two people who would you say is cool? The girl who is stuck up but has the latest fashion and has all the attention is school who happens to be your older sister, always giving you money, OR the girl who wears No name brand, has no friends because she seems odd, who always wears her hair in a ponytail who always helps you with your homework when your struggling.
My sister would definitely be cooler because she's my family. Anyone related to me is a g. The girl may be cool in another nicer way.
4) If everyone around you seemed cooler then you, What would you do to fit in?
I mean I don't consider myself to be up there in the "social ladder" at school but it doesn't really bug me. I don't want to fit in with people who don't like me for me. So basicallly if I can't be myself around you then I can't be your friend.
5) Is being cool the same as the desire for having attention?
I think if your cool attention comes with it. People who are trying to be cool are those who have the desire for attention.
6) Can a murderer, stealers, liars, players, smuts and 2-faced people be considered cool in our society?
A murderer and theif can because they have the balls to do whatever illegal thing they did. Liars and two faced people are definitely not cool. It's looked down on to be these two things. Players and smuts can vary. They can be cool because it means they know a lot of people, usually chill at all the right places, and act the right way but to me they're not cool.
7) Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?
Lmfao. Ummm who doesn't want to be famous?! I would want to be famous because that way I can affect more people's lives but then I wouldn't because I don't want papparzi folloing me around or the rumors that come with it.
8) How can being cool, Benefit you?
If I were cooler I might not get into so many arguements because "cool" people would like me. It might also help with interviews or with meeting new people. Confidence is looked up on as being cool.
My style is me. It's whatever I feel like wearing that day. I can throw together outfits or plan them out thoroughly. Either way I look good : )
2) If everyone had the same clothes on, how would you determine if someone was cool?
I think personality is what makes you cool not clothes. You can look really good but if you not down to earth and chill then your not cool in my book.
3) Choosing between two people who would you say is cool? The girl who is stuck up but has the latest fashion and has all the attention is school who happens to be your older sister, always giving you money, OR the girl who wears No name brand, has no friends because she seems odd, who always wears her hair in a ponytail who always helps you with your homework when your struggling.
My sister would definitely be cooler because she's my family. Anyone related to me is a g. The girl may be cool in another nicer way.
4) If everyone around you seemed cooler then you, What would you do to fit in?
I mean I don't consider myself to be up there in the "social ladder" at school but it doesn't really bug me. I don't want to fit in with people who don't like me for me. So basicallly if I can't be myself around you then I can't be your friend.
5) Is being cool the same as the desire for having attention?
I think if your cool attention comes with it. People who are trying to be cool are those who have the desire for attention.
6) Can a murderer, stealers, liars, players, smuts and 2-faced people be considered cool in our society?
A murderer and theif can because they have the balls to do whatever illegal thing they did. Liars and two faced people are definitely not cool. It's looked down on to be these two things. Players and smuts can vary. They can be cool because it means they know a lot of people, usually chill at all the right places, and act the right way but to me they're not cool.
7) Do you want to be famous? Why or why not?
Lmfao. Ummm who doesn't want to be famous?! I would want to be famous because that way I can affect more people's lives but then I wouldn't because I don't want papparzi folloing me around or the rumors that come with it.
8) How can being cool, Benefit you?
If I were cooler I might not get into so many arguements because "cool" people would like me. It might also help with interviews or with meeting new people. Confidence is looked up on as being cool.
Nov 24, 2009
STORY
"I'm just not understanding why she would do that to me. Yeah i know i was wrong at times but still that wasn't right. She went to the extreme." Is what Jose said to Malcolm after he ordered his Pepperoni Pizza. Malcolm shook his head, "That's not even cool. Just don't do what you said you was going to do. Two wrongs don't make a right and you-"
"No bro! I'm tired. You don't have a clue how i feel cause you Mr. Perfect. You never stress about anything and everything is just a "Let-it-be" situation. I don't get it!" Jose then snatched his pizza and walked out forgetting to pay for it.
"Sorry about that," Malcolm said calmly and aggravated to the cashier handing him the money for Jose's pizza. Jose was pacing back forth in front of the pizza shop taking big bites of his pizza every time he would pause. He was so upset he didn't realize Malcolm Staring at him still calm.
"Im not perfect Jose. I just know how to deal with situations." Jose then Stopped, grabbed his soda he threw on the floor and started walking toward the school. He then started to yell over music blasting through someone's apartment.
"You know everything right! Tell me what to do. Im trying, can't you see that!" He then finished the bottle of soda and threw it away along with the crust of pizza.Malcolm didn't say anything. He waited until the music toned down.
"Hey boys" Miss Johnson said struggling with the bag of groceries from Key-food. Jose managed to put on a fake smile and waved his hand and walked into the school.
Miss Johnson shook her head, "That boy looks real upset and always giving those fake smiles. I hope he don't do something stupid now"
Malcolm walks over to her, "Hey Ms. Johnson, Yeah i know. He is going to be alright though, Let me get those for you." He grabs the bags and helps her put them in the shopping cart. "You are such a gentlemen. Thank you sweetie. Yes your brother will be alright cause he has you," They both smile. "Thank you Ms. Johnson. Need anything else?"
"You did enough babe, i'll call Derick and tell him to come down. Go and find your brother now."
"No problem." He then ran into the school and went to class. Jose wasn't in class.
"Not at all! You suppose to be my boy and you violate me like that!" Malcolm ran outside into the hall and saw Jose's hands clenched in front of DJ, Who supposedly slept with Melanie, Jose girlfriend.
"First of all you need to back up. Second, I don't even talk to her like that. I say hello and goodbye. Simple," Dj said confused and stepped back. Melanie stood there and didn't say a word. Malcolm reached them.
"On a serious note right now Jose, i know you mad but we need to get a test done for Ms. Dion and you know damn well this grade will determine if you going to that college you want. Lets go," Malcolm said fed up with the drama. He gave Jose a light shove away from Dj and Melanie. Jose looked at Malcolm. He stood there for a minute then turned and looked at Melanie and then DJ.
"You lucky." Jose said and then walked with his brother back to class with out looking back.
This was the last period. Jose knows he wasn't in the mind of state to take the test. He kept thinking about the situation and it kept making him more upset.
"You can go Malcolm. i just want to stay right here." He put his head down with his arms crossed, putting his chin in his arms. Malcolm didn't want to leave him and didn't.
"I know how you feel. Like i was saying i'm not perfect. I been through it. I just never said nothing because no one can really help me with the situation but myself. Only you can help yourself right now. I'm just trying to guide you bro. Not everyone is your friend. You just learning that through a bad situation but just know family will always be family." Malcolm moved his chair in closer to him and looked at Jose who was still staring at the board with Glossy, puppy eyes. He then turned and looked at Malcolm and said in almost a whisper.
"How did you help yourself?" Malcolm Put his hand and patted his brothers back.
"Let god do what he gotta do. Let it be," Malcolm smiled and Jose laughed.
"I don't even know why i asked you that question."
Malcolm laughed, "but do you see me stress?"
"Not at all."
"So it should tell you something, Lets get going, I'm hungry," Malcolm said getting up shoving his brother head making Jose laugh. As they walked toward the door jose told Malcolm he will meet him at the pizzeria. He then jogged to Ms dion who was sitting on her desk grading the tests.
"Hey Ms. Dion, Sorry i came in late, but did you grade my test yet, if so may i know what i got please?"
Ms.Dion looked up and shook her head with a smirk, "Don't let it happen again. Yes i did and you need to wait until Monday but here look and then leave."
Jose smiled and looked at the his grade. 93. He was shocked himself, "Wow, I did good."
"You did great Jose," she smiled and he said thank you and ran to catch up with Malcolm at the pizzeria. He walked to him
"Yo jose my main man. Wanna do me a fav for a minute?" Derick gave Jose a five.
"What you need?"
"If you can just run this to my moms real quick."
Jose laughed, "Yeah if you get me two slices."
"No doubt i got you, Yo shorty let me get 2 slices," Derick yelled.
Jose walked out the shop and saw Ms Johnson sitting with her lady friends.
"Hey Jose, How you doing?"
He handed her the pizza and smiled, "Im fine Ms.Johnson, Derrick told me to give this to you, He ordering mines now."
"Thank you baby, Im glad to hear you fine. And boy your smile this time was a smile, Not like the one i saw earlier," She smiled and he laughed.
"Yeah Malcolm calmed me down. The boy has words of wisdom. I don't know what i would do with out-"
As he was talking he looked across the street and saw Dj with his crew, he counted at least 8 boys walking towards the pizzeria. Melanie was with them. They walked inside. Dj spotted him and pulled Melanie close to him, watching jose while making out with her.
"You alright jose?" Ms. Johnson said worried.
"Ye-yeah im fine., i think my food is ready, i'll see you later." He then ran to the pizzeria furious and Malcolm saw him, gave his food to Derick and held Jose back by pulling him outside.
"That don't look like no Hello and Goodbye to me!" Jose yelled. Dj looked at him and laughed but he couldn't hear what Dj said cause he was outside.
"Derrick take him up right-"
"Let me go Bro! What the hell!" Jose said said yelling and trying to brake free from Malcolm.
He didn't let go and took him upstairs. Derrick Followed still holding their food. They got upstairs and Malcolm followed Jose slamming the door leaving derrick in the living room.
"Im not even going to give another speech cause it don't seem to click with you. All im going to say is get locked or have a future kid cause i know once you put your hands on Dj, that's it for his life. I know you fed up with him. Get it through your head. THATS NOT YOU BOY!!" I don't need a dead brother." Jose never seen his brother that upset and just looked at him in silence. Malcolm walked out the room. He just sat there thinking about all the things he been through with situations like this. Always being betrayed by others. He knew his brother was right. He then fell asleep. Malcolm Walked into the living room.
"Thanks," he said to derrick who was watching the giants game. Derrick gave him the food and left to see his mom. He put Jose's food into the microwave and ate his. He then watched the rest of the Giants game and fell asleep.
Jose woke up hearing a knock on the door thinking it was his mom.
"He told me it was over and im not worth nothing, " Melanie said crying trying to hug Jose
"Guess what, He is right," he slammed the door in her face which woke up Malcolm. Jose went and sat down next to him.
"You real cool bro," Jose Said.
"I know, if only your breathe was like that right now," They both laughed hard.
"No bro! I'm tired. You don't have a clue how i feel cause you Mr. Perfect. You never stress about anything and everything is just a "Let-it-be" situation. I don't get it!" Jose then snatched his pizza and walked out forgetting to pay for it.
"Sorry about that," Malcolm said calmly and aggravated to the cashier handing him the money for Jose's pizza. Jose was pacing back forth in front of the pizza shop taking big bites of his pizza every time he would pause. He was so upset he didn't realize Malcolm Staring at him still calm.
"Im not perfect Jose. I just know how to deal with situations." Jose then Stopped, grabbed his soda he threw on the floor and started walking toward the school. He then started to yell over music blasting through someone's apartment.
"You know everything right! Tell me what to do. Im trying, can't you see that!" He then finished the bottle of soda and threw it away along with the crust of pizza.Malcolm didn't say anything. He waited until the music toned down.
"Hey boys" Miss Johnson said struggling with the bag of groceries from Key-food. Jose managed to put on a fake smile and waved his hand and walked into the school.
Miss Johnson shook her head, "That boy looks real upset and always giving those fake smiles. I hope he don't do something stupid now"
Malcolm walks over to her, "Hey Ms. Johnson, Yeah i know. He is going to be alright though, Let me get those for you." He grabs the bags and helps her put them in the shopping cart. "You are such a gentlemen. Thank you sweetie. Yes your brother will be alright cause he has you," They both smile. "Thank you Ms. Johnson. Need anything else?"
"You did enough babe, i'll call Derick and tell him to come down. Go and find your brother now."
"No problem." He then ran into the school and went to class. Jose wasn't in class.
"Not at all! You suppose to be my boy and you violate me like that!" Malcolm ran outside into the hall and saw Jose's hands clenched in front of DJ, Who supposedly slept with Melanie, Jose girlfriend.
"First of all you need to back up. Second, I don't even talk to her like that. I say hello and goodbye. Simple," Dj said confused and stepped back. Melanie stood there and didn't say a word. Malcolm reached them.
"On a serious note right now Jose, i know you mad but we need to get a test done for Ms. Dion and you know damn well this grade will determine if you going to that college you want. Lets go," Malcolm said fed up with the drama. He gave Jose a light shove away from Dj and Melanie. Jose looked at Malcolm. He stood there for a minute then turned and looked at Melanie and then DJ.
"You lucky." Jose said and then walked with his brother back to class with out looking back.
This was the last period. Jose knows he wasn't in the mind of state to take the test. He kept thinking about the situation and it kept making him more upset.
"You can go Malcolm. i just want to stay right here." He put his head down with his arms crossed, putting his chin in his arms. Malcolm didn't want to leave him and didn't.
"I know how you feel. Like i was saying i'm not perfect. I been through it. I just never said nothing because no one can really help me with the situation but myself. Only you can help yourself right now. I'm just trying to guide you bro. Not everyone is your friend. You just learning that through a bad situation but just know family will always be family." Malcolm moved his chair in closer to him and looked at Jose who was still staring at the board with Glossy, puppy eyes. He then turned and looked at Malcolm and said in almost a whisper.
"How did you help yourself?" Malcolm Put his hand and patted his brothers back.
"Let god do what he gotta do. Let it be," Malcolm smiled and Jose laughed.
"I don't even know why i asked you that question."
Malcolm laughed, "but do you see me stress?"
"Not at all."
"So it should tell you something, Lets get going, I'm hungry," Malcolm said getting up shoving his brother head making Jose laugh. As they walked toward the door jose told Malcolm he will meet him at the pizzeria. He then jogged to Ms dion who was sitting on her desk grading the tests.
"Hey Ms. Dion, Sorry i came in late, but did you grade my test yet, if so may i know what i got please?"
Ms.Dion looked up and shook her head with a smirk, "Don't let it happen again. Yes i did and you need to wait until Monday but here look and then leave."
Jose smiled and looked at the his grade. 93. He was shocked himself, "Wow, I did good."
"You did great Jose," she smiled and he said thank you and ran to catch up with Malcolm at the pizzeria. He walked to him
"Yo jose my main man. Wanna do me a fav for a minute?" Derick gave Jose a five.
"What you need?"
"If you can just run this to my moms real quick."
Jose laughed, "Yeah if you get me two slices."
"No doubt i got you, Yo shorty let me get 2 slices," Derick yelled.
Jose walked out the shop and saw Ms Johnson sitting with her lady friends.
"Hey Jose, How you doing?"
He handed her the pizza and smiled, "Im fine Ms.Johnson, Derrick told me to give this to you, He ordering mines now."
"Thank you baby, Im glad to hear you fine. And boy your smile this time was a smile, Not like the one i saw earlier," She smiled and he laughed.
"Yeah Malcolm calmed me down. The boy has words of wisdom. I don't know what i would do with out-"
As he was talking he looked across the street and saw Dj with his crew, he counted at least 8 boys walking towards the pizzeria. Melanie was with them. They walked inside. Dj spotted him and pulled Melanie close to him, watching jose while making out with her.
"You alright jose?" Ms. Johnson said worried.
"Ye-yeah im fine., i think my food is ready, i'll see you later." He then ran to the pizzeria furious and Malcolm saw him, gave his food to Derick and held Jose back by pulling him outside.
"That don't look like no Hello and Goodbye to me!" Jose yelled. Dj looked at him and laughed but he couldn't hear what Dj said cause he was outside.
"Derrick take him up right-"
"Let me go Bro! What the hell!" Jose said said yelling and trying to brake free from Malcolm.
He didn't let go and took him upstairs. Derrick Followed still holding their food. They got upstairs and Malcolm followed Jose slamming the door leaving derrick in the living room.
"Im not even going to give another speech cause it don't seem to click with you. All im going to say is get locked or have a future kid cause i know once you put your hands on Dj, that's it for his life. I know you fed up with him. Get it through your head. THATS NOT YOU BOY!!" I don't need a dead brother." Jose never seen his brother that upset and just looked at him in silence. Malcolm walked out the room. He just sat there thinking about all the things he been through with situations like this. Always being betrayed by others. He knew his brother was right. He then fell asleep. Malcolm Walked into the living room.
"Thanks," he said to derrick who was watching the giants game. Derrick gave him the food and left to see his mom. He put Jose's food into the microwave and ate his. He then watched the rest of the Giants game and fell asleep.
Jose woke up hearing a knock on the door thinking it was his mom.
"He told me it was over and im not worth nothing, " Melanie said crying trying to hug Jose
"Guess what, He is right," he slammed the door in her face which woke up Malcolm. Jose went and sat down next to him.
"You real cool bro," Jose Said.
"I know, if only your breathe was like that right now," They both laughed hard.
Big Paper final draft
FEED
In Feed, the author emphasized very clearly how digital devices are killing our essence of human nature. Not only has it killed violet physically which is very dramatic but it stresses the fact that we are addicted to it and we live around it. When violet tries to tell Titus about the world, he doesn't care much, demonstrating how we are blinded by what's around us. We don't know half of the things that are going around in the world because honestly it does not entertain us. Since we are introduced to the entertaining life style, why do something that is considered boring. For example Titus and his friends went to the moon. Now if we can go to the moon in our feeds, we would not walk anywhere or be able to dream. All our dreams will be fulfilled and then what? This feed is like a rush through life. You get what you want right then and there. You get prices and shop and we are not born to do such. Many people do not even shop at stores, which can cause people to lose sale jobs. Instead we have programmed customer service people online helping you make a shoe order. The feed causes us to lose the essence of doing natural things we were born to do.
MUSIC:
After looking at the video on my blog, which talked about the recording process of music, you will know the huge effect it has caused on artist. Since we can record digitally we are able to sing or rap a chorus and loop it instead of recording it again. When we mess up in a certain part, I can just cut the part and record just that part. So when recording artist would not have to worry about messing up. Before, we recorded with analogs and if you messed up, there was no recording just that part. You have to do it all over again. So you can see it gives artist less confidence when recording. Personally if I mess up when making a song, I start all over and record because when performing my song, I will look like a fool if I didn't say what I said in my song the same way. For example when some singers songs play on the radio we expect them to sound the same but that's not the case for some. Some sound horrible and then that tells the audience that music artists are fake. Music is all-digital. Music to me is not the same anymore; regardless of the stupid songs kids make, but auto-tunes is what makes music fake. It sounds hot making your voice all electrically and wavy but it's still not real. Music comes from the soul and you speak the truth but now it's a competition between who got the best dance song or auto-tune, nothing real.
MY EXPERIENCE:
There was a day I tried and didn't use my voice all day or the computer, something I use often for significant reasons. While doing this I caught myself connecting to me more. It's hard to explain but I was able to think more about what was going on in my life. So digital representations have been a distraction to me and since that experiment, I take more time out for me. I would write music, read, talk to someone physically or watch sitcoms, which causes me to think. I hear many people say they are lost in the world. They don't know who they are but with distractions around, many people might not find themselves at all.
IGNORING ME:
When I was interviewing my bestie, I wouldn't say she was ignoring me but talking on the phone distracted her. It's weird to see how someone would rather talk to someone on the phone than talk to the person right in front of him or her. It shows how we are losing our nature to connect with other physically. We should want to connect with someone physically then over aim. Many people have discussions that need to be talked about in person so things can be clearer. Over aim, text, face book, etc, people misunderstand word making things more difficult.
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS:
Digital devices are interfering with connecting more. I realized many people I know couldn’t chat with people in person because either they don't know how too. We are immune to texting words because we can think about what we are saying, change a few words and then send. In person, you need to think before you can talk and your words can be confusing. When someone talks too much you just can't "close conversation". It just causes much friction between people.
In Feed Titus did not talk to Victoria when she really needed it. He lost the sense of emotions due to the feed but when reality hit him, that's where he came back and connected with himself and the situation. I just realized that we hide behind the screens. For myself, I hide behind music because I do not know how to deal with some of my issues. Maybe if we all stop hiding and face it, we can overcome many obstacles that are layed in our future.
While reading carries blog she mentioned how "...Maybe that's why people type "Lol" or "Jk" so much, to lighten the mood and let the other person know not the take it offensively. For example, "Whatever" can be misinterpreted as anger or rudeness if an "Lol" isn't added after it." This is so true. Back to what I said, when we text people can misunderstand what is said. So basically using these devices can cause more drama then necessary.
In WAll-E, the only way people talked was through the screen. Thousands of people around the same area yet, just like my best friend, they would talk to someone through a screen then physically talk. Not only do they have seats floating around, they have robots being their slave. As a whole society we are getting lazier.
Personally, after this unit I changed a lot or thought about things more. I realized the time I use doing not important things on the Internet. Instead of that I will do useful things such as learning something new. At night I will take time out, walk around and think about things. It's really relaxing and i'm glad I can do it.
CONCLUSION:
To me this topic of digitalization is not debatable. Using these devices is not our nature. We hide behind our emotions through devices instead of accepting and trying to deal with it. We are losing our essence of communicating with others. It seems the only way people can meet others besides school, & programs, its through chat line networks. We are disconnecting from ourselves and I’m not saying digital devices are bad. Too many is distracted by it and it's not something we must need but because the way our society is structured. It's causing us to be dependent on it. I know that our essence in our human nature is not loss. We are blinded by it and it's time we unfold it.
In Feed, the author emphasized very clearly how digital devices are killing our essence of human nature. Not only has it killed violet physically which is very dramatic but it stresses the fact that we are addicted to it and we live around it. When violet tries to tell Titus about the world, he doesn't care much, demonstrating how we are blinded by what's around us. We don't know half of the things that are going around in the world because honestly it does not entertain us. Since we are introduced to the entertaining life style, why do something that is considered boring. For example Titus and his friends went to the moon. Now if we can go to the moon in our feeds, we would not walk anywhere or be able to dream. All our dreams will be fulfilled and then what? This feed is like a rush through life. You get what you want right then and there. You get prices and shop and we are not born to do such. Many people do not even shop at stores, which can cause people to lose sale jobs. Instead we have programmed customer service people online helping you make a shoe order. The feed causes us to lose the essence of doing natural things we were born to do.
MUSIC:
After looking at the video on my blog, which talked about the recording process of music, you will know the huge effect it has caused on artist. Since we can record digitally we are able to sing or rap a chorus and loop it instead of recording it again. When we mess up in a certain part, I can just cut the part and record just that part. So when recording artist would not have to worry about messing up. Before, we recorded with analogs and if you messed up, there was no recording just that part. You have to do it all over again. So you can see it gives artist less confidence when recording. Personally if I mess up when making a song, I start all over and record because when performing my song, I will look like a fool if I didn't say what I said in my song the same way. For example when some singers songs play on the radio we expect them to sound the same but that's not the case for some. Some sound horrible and then that tells the audience that music artists are fake. Music is all-digital. Music to me is not the same anymore; regardless of the stupid songs kids make, but auto-tunes is what makes music fake. It sounds hot making your voice all electrically and wavy but it's still not real. Music comes from the soul and you speak the truth but now it's a competition between who got the best dance song or auto-tune, nothing real.
MY EXPERIENCE:
There was a day I tried and didn't use my voice all day or the computer, something I use often for significant reasons. While doing this I caught myself connecting to me more. It's hard to explain but I was able to think more about what was going on in my life. So digital representations have been a distraction to me and since that experiment, I take more time out for me. I would write music, read, talk to someone physically or watch sitcoms, which causes me to think. I hear many people say they are lost in the world. They don't know who they are but with distractions around, many people might not find themselves at all.
IGNORING ME:
When I was interviewing my bestie, I wouldn't say she was ignoring me but talking on the phone distracted her. It's weird to see how someone would rather talk to someone on the phone than talk to the person right in front of him or her. It shows how we are losing our nature to connect with other physically. We should want to connect with someone physically then over aim. Many people have discussions that need to be talked about in person so things can be clearer. Over aim, text, face book, etc, people misunderstand word making things more difficult.
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS:
Digital devices are interfering with connecting more. I realized many people I know couldn’t chat with people in person because either they don't know how too. We are immune to texting words because we can think about what we are saying, change a few words and then send. In person, you need to think before you can talk and your words can be confusing. When someone talks too much you just can't "close conversation". It just causes much friction between people.
In Feed Titus did not talk to Victoria when she really needed it. He lost the sense of emotions due to the feed but when reality hit him, that's where he came back and connected with himself and the situation. I just realized that we hide behind the screens. For myself, I hide behind music because I do not know how to deal with some of my issues. Maybe if we all stop hiding and face it, we can overcome many obstacles that are layed in our future.
While reading carries blog she mentioned how "...Maybe that's why people type "Lol" or "Jk" so much, to lighten the mood and let the other person know not the take it offensively. For example, "Whatever" can be misinterpreted as anger or rudeness if an "Lol" isn't added after it." This is so true. Back to what I said, when we text people can misunderstand what is said. So basically using these devices can cause more drama then necessary.
In WAll-E, the only way people talked was through the screen. Thousands of people around the same area yet, just like my best friend, they would talk to someone through a screen then physically talk. Not only do they have seats floating around, they have robots being their slave. As a whole society we are getting lazier.
Personally, after this unit I changed a lot or thought about things more. I realized the time I use doing not important things on the Internet. Instead of that I will do useful things such as learning something new. At night I will take time out, walk around and think about things. It's really relaxing and i'm glad I can do it.
CONCLUSION:
To me this topic of digitalization is not debatable. Using these devices is not our nature. We hide behind our emotions through devices instead of accepting and trying to deal with it. We are losing our essence of communicating with others. It seems the only way people can meet others besides school, & programs, its through chat line networks. We are disconnecting from ourselves and I’m not saying digital devices are bad. Too many is distracted by it and it's not something we must need but because the way our society is structured. It's causing us to be dependent on it. I know that our essence in our human nature is not loss. We are blinded by it and it's time we unfold it.
Nov 2, 2009
OUTLINE FOR ESSAY
Thesis: digital Representations are eroding our meaning of life.
Heading One: It's Causing us to lose our nature
Arguments:
1) Feed (Destroying us.)
2) Video on my blog about Music (Less confidence)
3) My Expereience trying to use it less
4) addiction (Interview with my bestie, she ignored me a times)
5) Plan on reading an Article about is Google Making Us Stupid.
6) Communicating with others:
-Feed (Titus doesn't know how to communicate with Victoria"
-Carries argument: quotes "Maybe that's why people type "Lol" or "Jk" so much, to lighten the mood and let the other person know not the take it offensively. For example, "Whatever" can be misinterpretted as anger or rudeness if an "Lol" isn't added after it."
- Wall-E (impatient and isolated)
-Person Experience
Heading two: We Are Gaining knowledge
Arguments:
1) The book Everything bad is good for you. (TV & GAMES...If i read more i will add it also)
2) My Observations and Experiences
*not sure about this yet. Only if i get a good person to interviewee* 3) Interview about how it has been a great impact
*TRYING TO THINK OF A THIRD HEADING. MAYBE A SOLUTION TO SOME ADDICTIONS OR HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE USING THESE DEVICES WELL.
Heading One: It's Causing us to lose our nature
Arguments:
1) Feed (Destroying us.)
2) Video on my blog about Music (Less confidence)
3) My Expereience trying to use it less
4) addiction (Interview with my bestie, she ignored me a times)
5) Plan on reading an Article about is Google Making Us Stupid.
6) Communicating with others:
-Feed (Titus doesn't know how to communicate with Victoria"
-Carries argument: quotes "Maybe that's why people type "Lol" or "Jk" so much, to lighten the mood and let the other person know not the take it offensively. For example, "Whatever" can be misinterpretted as anger or rudeness if an "Lol" isn't added after it."
- Wall-E (impatient and isolated)
-Person Experience
Heading two: We Are Gaining knowledge
Arguments:
1) The book Everything bad is good for you. (TV & GAMES...If i read more i will add it also)
2) My Observations and Experiences
*not sure about this yet. Only if i get a good person to interviewee* 3) Interview about how it has been a great impact
*TRYING TO THINK OF A THIRD HEADING. MAYBE A SOLUTION TO SOME ADDICTIONS OR HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE USING THESE DEVICES WELL.
Nov 1, 2009
Second Text
First off I just love how the chapter ended in the games chapter. What is really fun about getting frustrated and reading the guidelines books, which consumes much time? This chapter was very clear about how games can be good for the brain and somewhat bad. He emphasis the fact about how our society is losing it’s essence of reading. Compared to games, why be isolated when you can play and learn and read less with our peers. Then again reading is the powerful source that everyone needs. With T.V, we are learning to solve more complex issues, which cause’s our minds to think.
I agree with everything said about gaming and television. When watching TV, I do learn a lot even watching Sitcoms. I do choose to watch Intelligent shows such as the discovery Channel, Cold file cases etc. I know they are intelligent because they cause me to think which I learned from the reading. There are shows where you can just zone out and not think at all which does cause our minds to be lazy so in reality it depends on what you watch. Now when playing video games I honestly think it’s a good advantage. For example I have The Condemned for 360, which is a FBI type of game. They do not give any directions at all! So I feel more intense because I feel like if I die in the game then I died. It’s weird so the game is teaching me a lot about survival skills and I’m not using a guidebook because it’s a cheat. I want to challenge my mind.
Now when they both talk about reading, it caught me off guard a little because I really don’t read much when I’m watching TV or playing the game. I feel that these DRD are not taking away any of my abilities though. I do enjoy reading but everything does distract me and that’s probably what’s happening in our society. We are distracted by the entertainment around us which is more fun then sitting alone trying to concentrate on black words relaxing on a page. We just need to learn how to make our learning engaging to ourselves.
In feed I felt as if the Author was speaking negative about digital devices. He demonstrated through the characters that it was destroying us, which is the opposite of the arguments presented through the readings. I believe it is both negative and positive in our society. It’s how we choose it to be. Once again it’s about the choices we make.
I agree with everything said about gaming and television. When watching TV, I do learn a lot even watching Sitcoms. I do choose to watch Intelligent shows such as the discovery Channel, Cold file cases etc. I know they are intelligent because they cause me to think which I learned from the reading. There are shows where you can just zone out and not think at all which does cause our minds to be lazy so in reality it depends on what you watch. Now when playing video games I honestly think it’s a good advantage. For example I have The Condemned for 360, which is a FBI type of game. They do not give any directions at all! So I feel more intense because I feel like if I die in the game then I died. It’s weird so the game is teaching me a lot about survival skills and I’m not using a guidebook because it’s a cheat. I want to challenge my mind.
Now when they both talk about reading, it caught me off guard a little because I really don’t read much when I’m watching TV or playing the game. I feel that these DRD are not taking away any of my abilities though. I do enjoy reading but everything does distract me and that’s probably what’s happening in our society. We are distracted by the entertainment around us which is more fun then sitting alone trying to concentrate on black words relaxing on a page. We just need to learn how to make our learning engaging to ourselves.
In feed I felt as if the Author was speaking negative about digital devices. He demonstrated through the characters that it was destroying us, which is the opposite of the arguments presented through the readings. I believe it is both negative and positive in our society. It’s how we choose it to be. Once again it’s about the choices we make.
FEED B
To create the plot which leads to the tragedy of Violets death, M.T. Anderson uses teenagers in a love story to emphasize the effect of digital representations in our society. To me the idea of turning it to a love story grabs the attention of many because we love to hear and read about them. It stresses the point clearly through the situation, how it's destroying us. The fact that he states the conflict with no solution leaves the reader thinking. It demonstrates reality, problems always erupting with no solution at the beginning. We become immune to the problem where there are no solutions to it. Him leaving us clueless causes us to think. He wants us to figure out the solution which is a very good technique to make the reader think.
I feel if the book was made into a movie it will not be most effective as it is through the text. Movies give us imagery causing our brains to be lazy. It shows us how it's suppose to be. For example when many read twilight, they had a movie set in their mind, very different from the movie, causing them to be disappointed. Leaving Feed as a non set imagination text cause many to be free and set their own movies. If it was made into a movie, i feel it will cause me to look at is as a animation and i won't really care. It will just be a thought i see and i would not think of anything major after it's over.
I would rather my art to be a mirror. When seeing a reflection you will always see something different. Therfore seeing something new all the time, a new idea or realizing something you haven't realized before so I want my art to be like a growing soul in a mirror. It being a hammer to shape the world is something i want too but once you shape it and it's done, there's nothing left. To some extend it is because there are times where it will never be shaped. For example Feed is not shaped because it gives no solution. There will be pieces missing that you need to solve. All the ideas are expressed to complete the shape. With a mirror, you will never see the same thing you say 2 days ago which is the same with feed. If you read through it through a "mirror's lens" you will continue to see new idea's. Now that i think of it Art can be both.
I feel if the book was made into a movie it will not be most effective as it is through the text. Movies give us imagery causing our brains to be lazy. It shows us how it's suppose to be. For example when many read twilight, they had a movie set in their mind, very different from the movie, causing them to be disappointed. Leaving Feed as a non set imagination text cause many to be free and set their own movies. If it was made into a movie, i feel it will cause me to look at is as a animation and i won't really care. It will just be a thought i see and i would not think of anything major after it's over.
I would rather my art to be a mirror. When seeing a reflection you will always see something different. Therfore seeing something new all the time, a new idea or realizing something you haven't realized before so I want my art to be like a growing soul in a mirror. It being a hammer to shape the world is something i want too but once you shape it and it's done, there's nothing left. To some extend it is because there are times where it will never be shaped. For example Feed is not shaped because it gives no solution. There will be pieces missing that you need to solve. All the ideas are expressed to complete the shape. With a mirror, you will never see the same thing you say 2 days ago which is the same with feed. If you read through it through a "mirror's lens" you will continue to see new idea's. Now that i think of it Art can be both.
Oct 21, 2009
FEED A
Feed at first to me was very confusing and weird and stupid. I had no clue it was going to be such a good book at the end. My fist reaction to the book i guess is how some older generations look at us teens when we use technology. I feel as if the point of the story is to show us how technology will become our life, control us to the point where we lose the essence of being a Human.
For our generation some mostly want something digital and we always use it. In the book, here we have a teen who is dying because of it. We won't literally day they way she did but im guessing the author wants to emphasize how DRD can make out generation much worst. It makes me think about those who say they can't live with out. That right there shows how they are forgetting how to live. I just would love to do s study to see how long my generation can survive with out using them, or just using them less.
In the book the feed was there 24/7. At first when Andy asked us if we wanted one i said yeah but now, i really don't. It's not worth it. That's the problem with many now. We want things right then and now with out being patient. We want to know where the book is quicker then looking and browsing books. Feed is for this impatient.
For our generation some mostly want something digital and we always use it. In the book, here we have a teen who is dying because of it. We won't literally day they way she did but im guessing the author wants to emphasize how DRD can make out generation much worst. It makes me think about those who say they can't live with out. That right there shows how they are forgetting how to live. I just would love to do s study to see how long my generation can survive with out using them, or just using them less.
In the book the feed was there 24/7. At first when Andy asked us if we wanted one i said yeah but now, i really don't. It's not worth it. That's the problem with many now. We want things right then and now with out being patient. We want to know where the book is quicker then looking and browsing books. Feed is for this impatient.
Oct 7, 2009
EXPERIMENTING WITH DRD
Well on Tuesday i haven't texted all day like i usually would do. It felt good because i was able to relax more with no drama and i was very much focused with my school work and stuff that are more important. I think i can get use to not using my phone 24/7. There was a time last month when me and my bestie went to Barnes and Nobles and started looking at colleges and scholarships. It was such a different experience from browsing on the computer. I think i would rather go and search through books then online because it feels more natural and the information i know im reading, i feel, is more accurate because when you browse through sites you read similar info at times. This experiment made me realize, if i don't NEED to talk or text anyone, my free time should be spent more wisely.
INFORMAL RESEARCH
"Digital Recording methods have lowered peoples expectations of themselves in the studio"
Basically After looking at the video the main idea he stresses is the difference between the recording sessions. Benefits from digital recording is the artist can take many takes and then shift different parts together that sounds more better vs Analog, it takes longer but it gives the artist, musician to be more ready and perfectionist so they can get it right. I think that's the way artist's should be.
Oct 2, 2009
Comments
Carrie,
You seemed so engaged in your video. THe digital world had you captured up. Haha. i find it not suprising at all that you forgot it was recorded. It's like for one minutes your like ok your recording and you just want this homework to endbut then you get an IM or you start reading something that destracts you so quickly. should we be scared of that? should we worry about that?
I guess we can say that DRD disforms our body too. We forget all about it and we start doing weird positions that we would never do if we weren't emerged.
What i really thought was interesting and something i totally agree with is when you said: "I wouldn't mind if my child spent a lot of time doing this. I can understand why people are so hooked on it. But if it's up to the point where he stops having a social life or it takes away from the things he need to do such as schoolwork, housework, or spending time with the family then I would say the time spent with his digital devices needs to be cut shorter." THat is the same way i feel. I would let them use it to an exstent. If it starts to isolate them from the real world, it really is a problem. How can we really draw the line? how do we know the signs?
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on your video and looking at your video. I hope we can do more projects like this.
Hey Vincent,
I love how you recorded yourself on the computer. WIth you in the corner browsing the sites. That was something unique. I liked how you browsed through different cites also, it shows how much you use the computer, not being obsessed with one site.
I do agree with Carrie about the answer to the question about your little sister od future daughter using it. You should at least think about that because your say has alot to do with them using it more or less. FOr example if you have that kind of attitutde towards it, it might just cause a hug issue as thier life goes on.
So i do agree that when you watch yourself on thescreen comparing to you using it, is a big difference. WHen looking it does make it seem fake but it's a total difference when experiencing it.
WHat do you think you would have been doing if you wasnt on the computer for them couple of minutes? Do you think that if they made technology more educational or uisng more physical activities, would people still be emerged the way they are now?
I really like the way you did your video. I think your the only one to do it in this way.
You seemed so engaged in your video. THe digital world had you captured up. Haha. i find it not suprising at all that you forgot it was recorded. It's like for one minutes your like ok your recording and you just want this homework to endbut then you get an IM or you start reading something that destracts you so quickly. should we be scared of that? should we worry about that?
I guess we can say that DRD disforms our body too. We forget all about it and we start doing weird positions that we would never do if we weren't emerged.
What i really thought was interesting and something i totally agree with is when you said: "I wouldn't mind if my child spent a lot of time doing this. I can understand why people are so hooked on it. But if it's up to the point where he stops having a social life or it takes away from the things he need to do such as schoolwork, housework, or spending time with the family then I would say the time spent with his digital devices needs to be cut shorter." THat is the same way i feel. I would let them use it to an exstent. If it starts to isolate them from the real world, it really is a problem. How can we really draw the line? how do we know the signs?
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on your video and looking at your video. I hope we can do more projects like this.
Hey Vincent,
I love how you recorded yourself on the computer. WIth you in the corner browsing the sites. That was something unique. I liked how you browsed through different cites also, it shows how much you use the computer, not being obsessed with one site.
I do agree with Carrie about the answer to the question about your little sister od future daughter using it. You should at least think about that because your say has alot to do with them using it more or less. FOr example if you have that kind of attitutde towards it, it might just cause a hug issue as thier life goes on.
So i do agree that when you watch yourself on thescreen comparing to you using it, is a big difference. WHen looking it does make it seem fake but it's a total difference when experiencing it.
WHat do you think you would have been doing if you wasnt on the computer for them couple of minutes? Do you think that if they made technology more educational or uisng more physical activities, would people still be emerged the way they are now?
I really like the way you did your video. I think your the only one to do it in this way.
Sep 27, 2009
Video Project 1
What I do on My Spare Time from jenise l on Vimeo.
While watching the Video of myself, I realized digital representations devcices alternate my moods. While playing Madden i was ok but after that i got upset, walked away and went to make music, all because the other team made a touch down. I also thought to myself, if i wasn't able to make music myself, not have a computer or a keyboard to make my music possible, what will i do?!?!?! I really don't even know.
While playing the video, i was bored at first so i decided to do it to spare time but while playing i feel like im not in reality. I can't explain but i just feel aprt of the game. I play like it's really not a game. im way to into it. WHile looking at myself play it, i feel like i just wasted my life uselessly and could of been doing something more valuable.
While recording and playing the keyboard i was into it. i felt real calm and mellow like it was my therapy. Looking at myself do it, I feel good. it just makes me wonder, what were other ways artist's recorded with out using digital Representation devices. What i could say is, it was hard to play the piano on the keyboard because i had to hit it hard for the sound to come out right at times. When playing a grand piano, i do get a different feel from it. I enjoy using a Yamaha Grand piano rather then these e;ectric keyboards. You really lose the essence of playing.
Sep 22, 2009
Interviews and Surveys
QUESTIONING STRANGERS!
While walking around Park Avenue we interviewed some strangers asking them how long should their kids be on the computer, watching t.v, playing the video games etc. We also asked how much was too much. The Janitor across the street in front Of Baruch College said that 3 hours was too much but yet his kids watch it all the time he claimed. The bagel guy, who seemed like he wanted us to hurry and get out of his face with questions said 1 hour is enough. Now we all know that's BS. The lady in Papoose said that 5 hours is too much but 4 is ok. What really got me upset was when Cindy went to the lady who say us coming, who then puts her ipod on. She acted like she didn't see Cindy put she smiled which indicated she knew Cindy was talking to her. When she finally pulled out her head phones, she then says she didn't know if she can answer the question because she didn't know if she was going to stay on the line in Dunkin Donuts or go to work. We then left because we knew she was a phony. She put her Ipod back on and stayed on the line.
Doing these interviews in the street mad me realize how people use Digitalization as an excuse to socialize with people. With anyone matter of fact. I guess it's because when your texting or iming you can either take a long time to reply or even clothes the window. It really made me realizing how the world, well our society is starting to lack them skills. I hope it doesn't get worst.
QUESTIONING MOMMY!
I'm asking her during a commercial of her favorite show;
Me: How do you think Technology has impacted your life from your past to
now?
MOM: (Mumbles: Never even thought about that). It helps me not have to
remember no phone numbers(Laughs). I Take advantage of it and See it
more convient and better.
*Back then it made people think to remember numbers which connects to
the idea brought up in class by Carrie and others how we tend to get
lazy now.*
ME: Do you realize your moods when you watch t.v, use the phone, text?
MOM: I watch t.v to relax me, "i get a kick out of texting". Its a new
technology for me and im fascinated.
*It fascinates others who have never grown with it, reason why teens are
so addicting because we always have it. The sense of technology is like
a therapy, calming us down when we need it.*
Me: Why do you think people have profiles on the web or are always updating
their status's on aim, facebook, myspace, etc.?
MOM:A Sense of feeling important. To feel connected to others. "It's a big
world out there."
*People feel alone at times and use any resource thay have to feel
important. When one has a new friend request or comment, they feel so
great about themselves. I wonder how can they still feel that way with
out using any type of technology.*
QUESTIONING CHRISTINA!
I'm asking her these questions while she is on the phone;
Me: How does the digital representational devices make you feel?
Bestie: it makes me feel good, comfortable, social.
Me: If you didn't have it, how would that impact your life?
Bestie: How will i socialize? What will i do besides watch t.v
Me: Do you think it has brain washed you?
Bestie: Yes it has, Totally.
Me: What are alternative situations how one can come out of being brain washed?
Bestie: Find other activities, Reading, going to someone's house. I don't know what i will do with out them.
Me: What can you say about your life knowing you almost got hit by a car because you couldn't stay focus crossing the street with out taking 10 seconds to put your phone down?
Bestie: I would say that my life has been corrupted by these devices. I really don't freaking know. I'm a dumb bestie, let it be.
Me: When do you change your status's a lot of Aim? When your more happy, angry, sad, in pain?
Bestie: Change it more often when i'm angry and sad because im just writing how i feel. That's how this shit is.
Me: Are my questions annoying you?
Bestie: Not at all but that's annoying.
Me: If i was to text that question to you, Would you ignore it?
Bestie: Yes i would.
Me: Now do you think the reason many people say we are the dumbest generation, is because we don't know how to talk to someone in person?
Bestie: Yeah because going online, we say anything. We have technology doing everything for us and we have poor communication skills.
*Starts ignoring me so i decide to curse her out and then leave
While walking around Park Avenue we interviewed some strangers asking them how long should their kids be on the computer, watching t.v, playing the video games etc. We also asked how much was too much. The Janitor across the street in front Of Baruch College said that 3 hours was too much but yet his kids watch it all the time he claimed. The bagel guy, who seemed like he wanted us to hurry and get out of his face with questions said 1 hour is enough. Now we all know that's BS. The lady in Papoose said that 5 hours is too much but 4 is ok. What really got me upset was when Cindy went to the lady who say us coming, who then puts her ipod on. She acted like she didn't see Cindy put she smiled which indicated she knew Cindy was talking to her. When she finally pulled out her head phones, she then says she didn't know if she can answer the question because she didn't know if she was going to stay on the line in Dunkin Donuts or go to work. We then left because we knew she was a phony. She put her Ipod back on and stayed on the line.
Doing these interviews in the street mad me realize how people use Digitalization as an excuse to socialize with people. With anyone matter of fact. I guess it's because when your texting or iming you can either take a long time to reply or even clothes the window. It really made me realizing how the world, well our society is starting to lack them skills. I hope it doesn't get worst.
QUESTIONING MOMMY!
I'm asking her during a commercial of her favorite show;
Me: How do you think Technology has impacted your life from your past to
now?
MOM: (Mumbles: Never even thought about that). It helps me not have to
remember no phone numbers(Laughs). I Take advantage of it and See it
more convient and better.
*Back then it made people think to remember numbers which connects to
the idea brought up in class by Carrie and others how we tend to get
lazy now.*
ME: Do you realize your moods when you watch t.v, use the phone, text?
MOM: I watch t.v to relax me, "i get a kick out of texting". Its a new
technology for me and im fascinated.
*It fascinates others who have never grown with it, reason why teens are
so addicting because we always have it. The sense of technology is like
a therapy, calming us down when we need it.*
Me: Why do you think people have profiles on the web or are always updating
their status's on aim, facebook, myspace, etc.?
MOM:A Sense of feeling important. To feel connected to others. "It's a big
world out there."
*People feel alone at times and use any resource thay have to feel
important. When one has a new friend request or comment, they feel so
great about themselves. I wonder how can they still feel that way with
out using any type of technology.*
QUESTIONING CHRISTINA!
I'm asking her these questions while she is on the phone;
Me: How does the digital representational devices make you feel?
Bestie: it makes me feel good, comfortable, social.
Me: If you didn't have it, how would that impact your life?
Bestie: How will i socialize? What will i do besides watch t.v
Me: Do you think it has brain washed you?
Bestie: Yes it has, Totally.
Me: What are alternative situations how one can come out of being brain washed?
Bestie: Find other activities, Reading, going to someone's house. I don't know what i will do with out them.
Me: What can you say about your life knowing you almost got hit by a car because you couldn't stay focus crossing the street with out taking 10 seconds to put your phone down?
Bestie: I would say that my life has been corrupted by these devices. I really don't freaking know. I'm a dumb bestie, let it be.
Me: When do you change your status's a lot of Aim? When your more happy, angry, sad, in pain?
Bestie: Change it more often when i'm angry and sad because im just writing how i feel. That's how this shit is.
Me: Are my questions annoying you?
Bestie: Not at all but that's annoying.
Me: If i was to text that question to you, Would you ignore it?
Bestie: Yes i would.
Me: Now do you think the reason many people say we are the dumbest generation, is because we don't know how to talk to someone in person?
Bestie: Yeah because going online, we say anything. We have technology doing everything for us and we have poor communication skills.
*Starts ignoring me so i decide to curse her out and then leave
Sep 17, 2009
My Comments To Others On Thoughts On the Ditial World
VINCENT:
I like your thought process and I agree with what you stated. Your ideas are unique, something that I never even thought about until just now. I’m most positive that your saying since technology has advanced, the reason we do it is because we are lazy. Also wanting to do something easy, less work that's fun and takes up our time. I have discovered that when people are bored, instead of working out, reading or going for walks with friends, they would, (our generation) mostly will go online, text, and play video games, anything that does take up time I think you should go more in depth with occupying our time with the digital world. Also when you call humans "Animals" (not saying it's the wrong term" But do you choose that word implying our society is wild and crazy to use the digital world? Or it's making us wild? It's unclear to me. Other then that your ideas are strong. You made me recap these past few days I had with the digital world. I've been trying to cut down how much I use it, especially on my free time. It is kind of difficult because I’m immune to it. I feel the reason we use it the way we do is because that's what we know. If we didn't get introduced to it, i'm sure we would still survive this world and the little things, such as eating at dinner tables, physical communication, reading and much more, will be more valuable to us. I enjoyed reading your blog and I'm looking forward to seeing your new ideas or see the development with your thought process. See you in school tomorrow and have a nice day!
CARRIE:
I agree with everything that you have stated in your post. Your ideas are very much clear, organized and well thought out. When you mentioned how you went back to get your cell phone, regardless of being late to school already, it does demonstrate the addiction we have with the digital world, Our generation has been growing up with all this technology around so therefore that is the reason we are attached to it the way we are and I agree with you with that aspect. We should be able to balance our “real world” with our “digital world” So we do not lose the essence of communication. When you stated how when texting or calling doesn’t have the same feeling as if a face-to-face conversation, it made me think of a lot. What i thought about was, If Barrack Obama said his speeches through a phone or through a text on the news where the viewers read it, do you think it would be a big difference in the way we see him? The situation? Or to our society in general? I think you should expand where you talk about how we have been growing up with the digital world around us and how it’s making us lack physical communication. Everything you said was great and couldn’t be said better. When you mention leaving your phone home and going back to get it regardless knowing you will be late made me think about the time’s when I left my Ipod home. My entire attitude will change and my day always goes bad. It does seem crazy but it’s the digital world is our life now. Now what I’m trying to do and I think many people should try it is don’t text or use any technology and see how our day goes. I Remember when Cindy said she just got her computer back and how she was kind of use to not having it for a while so I’m pretty sure if we chill out with using what we use a lot. We will not be so addictive to it. I enjoyed reading your post and can’t wait to see what other idea’s you discover, notice or wonder about! See you in school tomorrow. Have a good day.
I like your thought process and I agree with what you stated. Your ideas are unique, something that I never even thought about until just now. I’m most positive that your saying since technology has advanced, the reason we do it is because we are lazy. Also wanting to do something easy, less work that's fun and takes up our time. I have discovered that when people are bored, instead of working out, reading or going for walks with friends, they would, (our generation) mostly will go online, text, and play video games, anything that does take up time I think you should go more in depth with occupying our time with the digital world. Also when you call humans "Animals" (not saying it's the wrong term" But do you choose that word implying our society is wild and crazy to use the digital world? Or it's making us wild? It's unclear to me. Other then that your ideas are strong. You made me recap these past few days I had with the digital world. I've been trying to cut down how much I use it, especially on my free time. It is kind of difficult because I’m immune to it. I feel the reason we use it the way we do is because that's what we know. If we didn't get introduced to it, i'm sure we would still survive this world and the little things, such as eating at dinner tables, physical communication, reading and much more, will be more valuable to us. I enjoyed reading your blog and I'm looking forward to seeing your new ideas or see the development with your thought process. See you in school tomorrow and have a nice day!
CARRIE:
I agree with everything that you have stated in your post. Your ideas are very much clear, organized and well thought out. When you mentioned how you went back to get your cell phone, regardless of being late to school already, it does demonstrate the addiction we have with the digital world, Our generation has been growing up with all this technology around so therefore that is the reason we are attached to it the way we are and I agree with you with that aspect. We should be able to balance our “real world” with our “digital world” So we do not lose the essence of communication. When you stated how when texting or calling doesn’t have the same feeling as if a face-to-face conversation, it made me think of a lot. What i thought about was, If Barrack Obama said his speeches through a phone or through a text on the news where the viewers read it, do you think it would be a big difference in the way we see him? The situation? Or to our society in general? I think you should expand where you talk about how we have been growing up with the digital world around us and how it’s making us lack physical communication. Everything you said was great and couldn’t be said better. When you mention leaving your phone home and going back to get it regardless knowing you will be late made me think about the time’s when I left my Ipod home. My entire attitude will change and my day always goes bad. It does seem crazy but it’s the digital world is our life now. Now what I’m trying to do and I think many people should try it is don’t text or use any technology and see how our day goes. I Remember when Cindy said she just got her computer back and how she was kind of use to not having it for a while so I’m pretty sure if we chill out with using what we use a lot. We will not be so addictive to it. I enjoyed reading your post and can’t wait to see what other idea’s you discover, notice or wonder about! See you in school tomorrow. Have a good day.
Sep 14, 2009
HomeWork 3-Initial Thoughts
MUSIC
Music over the years have changed dramatically in the tech world. The way the music is produced mostly through itunes, Rhapsody, basically through eletronic waves. even through cell phones for ring tones or just to have it. Before artist sold there music on dj records then to cd's. Now, it seems that artist aren't making as much from their music after making a hit album. I say this because why buy the album when you can go to these sites where you can get it for free and download it on your ipod. Since technology has enhanced and more sites are being available and more torrents, people don't see how downloading free music effects the artist. You should give credit to the artist. I understand people may not have the money but you should give credit to the artist. There album should be worth buying if you checked out their songs and the same thing goes for movies. buying bootleg movies give the director no credit. I just think technology has made things good but worst too in different aspects.
TEXTING/ INTERNET
People feel that the Internet making people, Especially teens lack in any aspect they see, most definitely texting. To me i feel like texting doesn't change the way i write in school in essays. If anything i feel like when you text you should write that same way you do when you write. It looks stupid when some people spell things wrong when the correct spelling was shorter. That's just how i feel. Also having Internet makes me gain more knowledge. I sure do take advantage of it. I'm not the type of person to be sucked up my Twitter, Myspace and all them Lame engines. I personally don't have time for all that. When writing my music i always use the Internet to look up words, ideas and background information about a topic. I just enjoy it an benefit from it so well.
CELL PHONES
Now cell phones are even better. They are beneficial to many people Very good to call anyone to communicate, Check up on and call for help. Now some phones are over rated, being used for many other things but in my world the are used for positive terms. It's like every one must have one and if you don't then it's like what are you waiting for. Same thing with having a computer desk top or laptop. Every home must have one.
I have a sidekick and i know in our society MANY teens have them but i don't see what's wrong with it. I do everything on here. Type my work, Make music, research, email and etc. I would say anything digital is addicting but for me i can live with out it.
TV
It's fun to have HDTV when you have the right inputs and quality because it seems so real and up close but now i just feel as if it's a problem because since it's digital It messes up a lot and shows that are on t.v are really not. (I just hate that). T.V Is the best because it calms people down, Entertains them, they learn from it and it teaches people lessons. Besides all of that, it also helps Capitalist. The cable company and t.v show, actors and im sure there are much. I notice it brings people together. When you watch t.v with someone it's like you and the person connected, talked about it and enjoyed it. T.v is just the best.
OTHER THOUGHTS
Would trains be apart of the digital World?
Computer system talking machines are becoming more popular so how would digital decrease employment? I know it can because soon no one might work in the fast food restaurants. They will create technology hands like they do in factories. The digital World will cause issues down the road if not now.
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