#11 Reflection Blog

Blogging has been a new experience for me to add to my skills. Even if I'm still new to it I now have the knowledge to be able to Blog even if it is at a beginners level. Not only did this assignment give me a chance to try something new it gave me a new outlook on what blogs are. Before the class, my thoughts on blogs were of some Geek sitting at a desk at all moments of every day wasting their life away on some minuscule task.

My Idea of what a blogger used to look like.

Now I understand that its people who blog. This lets me be more serious as to before when I thought they were things people used as a way to get people to argue for no reason. 

I like blogging because it allowed me to be free and share my opinions freely with the world. Even if some of the blogs where assigned, the topic was normally vague and allowed for me to choose a specific topic. Being able to give information out, that you want to share and sometimes don't have anyone to share it, with feels relieving. Even if it is only one or two people who read the blog.  

While reading other blogs I got lots of great information from my fellow classmates. Lots of interesting topics ranging from immigration officers beating illegals to death, to better sleep habits. Many different blogs with many different types of ideals and voices. Some where entertaining and others were shocking! 

I believe that blogging as a class assignment is a great way to help students be more creative with there writing overall. By making students write to a audience who will actually end up reading there work they become more used to the idea that they will not always be writing to a professor. 

I feel that I will keep blogging on my own. The reason for this is that I constantly come across lots of great information and plenty of interesting ideas. Sure I get to share these with my friends but I would like to share with strangers to get them to see new views on common ideas. Also to share my interests with people who also share those interests.

# 9 NIKE CHALLENGE

After learning how media is used to give ideas to specific members of society, I have now been watching how this is done.  The commercial that i saw and was most drawn to would have to be Nikes Men vs. Women Challenge. In the commercial the Nike+ sensors that track your distance speed and other workout information are not shown but advertised as people around the world who are already part of the Nike product community and the more physically active people make use of the product and so are aware of the featured devices.  What I believe this commercial is attempting to accomplish is for more use of the products. For example to be able to be in the challenge one must have a Nike + device the shoes with the built in compartment for such device and of course the Nike Fashion and athleticism that is greatly demonstrated by World Stars Roger Federer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Parker, Paula Radcliffe, Sofia Boutella and Fernando Torres.

Although, the commercial was aimed directly at current members of these communities, there was an open invitation for others to join this movement, one such way was the Nike website where any one could sign up. A bandwagon strategy was also used as more people joined and ran together in a group. 

Over all Nike is also trying to create a moment for everyone, to live a healthier, and better life; somthing every one wants. So will you join the Challenge?

#10 Wolves

Also Known as a Grey Wolf. Thse creatures are the center of many superstitions and nightmares. They were the beasts that hunt in the darkness and and sing in the moonlight. They are the children of the night, who dance in the shadows, The demon who will eat naughty kids whom that stay awake past there bed time. They are with out a doubt the most misconceived creatures in the wild!!! Right above to killer whales (Orcas), and vampire bats (Desmodontinae).





When people take a look at a wolf they see a wild animal, blood thirsty  and ready to kill anything that moves. However, When I look upon them, I see ELEGANCE, BEAUTY, and LOYALTY; all mixed together in a blend with POWER, INTELLIGENCE and FEROCITY!

Having lived for many thousands of years, they have evolved into superb hunters. As hunters they follow very strict rules, mainly hirearchy. They are lead by the alpha pair, They only two in the pack who are allowed to breed. Under them are the Batas or the caretakers wolfs who are in charge of taking care of the pups. Finaly the omegas, whom are part of the pack but mainly segragated, Althought they are allowed at times to care for the pups interaction between omegas and other adults is not easily tolerated.


Today, thanks to the intensive hunting by man, the wolf population has decreased to the lowest it has ever been in history. Almost all species of wolves are now found on the endangered species list! Isle Royales, wolf population is soo low that in the summer of 2012 researchers where not able to record any signs of pup.  The Mxican Grey Wolf in our southwester united states have begun to endanger themselves through inbreeding!

Some may ask themselves, "Why should I care?" People should care more for wolves since they are a keystone species. In other words, the presance of wolves in an ecosystem is vital for the health of the environment. Wolves eat deer which keep the deer population low, low deer population allow for grass to grow. This lets the deplenished deer community return. feeding the knew generation of wolves. Missing wolves would leave deer to over graze and run out of food. With both grass and deer population plummeting smaller species also suffer. 


SAVE THA WOLVES!!! Or at least look up more  one there importance, Thank You ^_^

# 8 Tetrad

               On April 14-15 the first of four total Lunar Eclipses occurred this is known as a Tetrad. A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the moon enters the shadow of Earth and gains a red glow. the reason for the red coloring is that no direct light is hitting the moon and what little light is hitting it passes threw the atmosphere, bending and thus turning red.

This was pretty cool to watch, the next three are going to all be visible to most of the United States on October 8 2014, April 29 2015 and October 23 2015.

#7 Capitalism's Love Story

The movie Capitalism: A Love Story by Micheal Moore is a great film that represents the common American middle and lower class citizens. There is great use of  real world examples in how big industries and companies have taken over the free market system of the united states.

The scene at about 21 minutes into the film a scene shows President Reagan being controlled by the CEO of Merrill Lynch, and the dismantling of industrial infrastructure for the destruction of unions. The lay off of millions of people, and an increase of  production by less workers. While the Richest had tax cut up to half. The workers wage kept its at the same low wage. Pharmaceutical greed caused the healthcare to raise  greatly.
        This Scene contains the song "O Fortuna,"  which is really well placed into the movie. mainly because of the words that it uses. The words of this song ft nicely into the scene as they describe how the middle and lower class americans at treated, how they aren't strong enough to control their fate, and their lives.  The line  "fate strikes down the strong man, Everyone weep with me" is full of meaning, and got to me the most. i fell that is is telling that even when one tries to stand up for whats right they will eventually fail.

O Fortune,
like the moon
you are changeable,
ever waxing
and waning;
hateful life
first oppresses
and then soothes
as the sharp mind takes it;
poverty
and power
it melts them like ice.

Fate – monstrous
and empty,
you whirling wheel,
you are malevolent,
well-being is vain
and always fades to nothing,
shadowed
and veiled
you plague me too;
now through the game
I bring my bare back
to your villainy.

Fate is against me
in health
and virtue,
driven on
and weighted down,
always enslaved.
So at this hour
without delay
pluck the vibrating strings;
since Fate
strikes down the strong man,
everyone weep with me!^[3]

NOW IN English

O Fortune,

like the moon
you are changeable,
ever waxing
and waning;
hateful life
first oppresses
and then soothes
as the sharp mind takes it;
poverty
and power
it melts them like ice.

Fate – monstrous
and empty,
you whirling wheel,
you are malevolent,
well-being is vain
and always fades to nothing,
shadowed
and veiled
you plague me too;
now through the game
I bring my bare back
to your villainy.

Fate is against me
in health
and virtue,
driven on
and weighted down,
always enslaved.
So at this hour
without delay
pluck the vibrating strings;
since Fate
strikes down the strong man,
everyone weep with me!^[3]

Entry # 5 Wall-E Future as it Relates to Technology

A clip from the movie Wall-E

Can you imagine a future were we are completely dependent on Robots for every aspect of our lives.
From moving from one place to another, getting fed, being thought, and even getting our clothes color chosen.

In the movie Wall-E this is what the future has come to. In the beginning of the clip a man(John) falls out of his hover chair; over weight due to possibly no exercise and smoothie food drink when ever he wants, can't seem to get up looking like a turtle on his back.

This is a bit shocking, as you keep watching you can see that there are swimming pools, tracks, and paying attention John and his friend talked about a golf swinging course. This shows that the means to live a healthy fit life exists. Yet the technology that exists lets most people just sit around all day and do every thing from sleeping to eating and entertaining yourself, from the comfort of a chair.

In today's society we are easily influenced by what we see in the media, in the clip there was an announcement about trying blue, because "it's the new red," the people all quickly change there outfits to blue. this can already be seen today by what we all see threw the media. We will buy a new phone because its the newest and latest technological advancement, or change styles to match that of celebrities we like. We believe what is posted on the internet for most things, even if we don't see any sigh on authenticity.

The future with the help of technology could still take on a different turn. We could grow as a global community  into a UTOPIA. A society where everything we need is on our hands. sure this kind a future is yet to come but technology will play a great role in it's development.

The internet giving us knowledge and connection between many people world wide.

Medical equipment improving our medical practices, and prolonging our lifespans. As well as bettering our overall health.
Laboratory grown food, solving hunger and freeing up farmland for restoration of natural landscape. Which cleans our atmosphere of current pollutants. Clean fuels like Nuclear Fusion, wind, solar, and hydro.


Technology is there to help but it is up to us to use it in a way that will benefit our future

Entry # 4 Remenber?

What were you talking about just now?
Oh, sorry I know you just told me your name, but what was it again?
 I know that I took out my phone for some reason other than Facebook. I left my room for a reason, hmmmm.
Why am I doing this again?
 Ever studied for an exam and completely forgot all the topics and details you ingrained into your head, until after you turned in the exam?


 Those are the kinds of thought that people are confronted with every day. Doing something important and going off in a different direction, getting distracted, for just a moment and completely forgetting what that important task was.

 Why is memory so unreliable?

 Memory is now widely accepted to be a reconstruction of events, rather than a recording. Meaning that when you remember something you don’t just call up the specific event, you recall its components that make it up and then put them together. So there is a great chance for mistake. The memories may appear concrete but that doesn't mean they are perfect.

So how can you make the most of the tool you most rely on.

• Good Exercise and Sleep
• When one exercises there is more oxygen running threw the brain and this is very helpful to reduce disorders that can cause memory loss.
• Sleeping well is a critical part in normal functionality. The deepest stage in the sleep Cycle(REM)  ´
• Friends and Fun 
• Laughter is stimulates multiple areas of the brain.
• Having fun and laughing will has been shown to