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Reaction: "Illusions Are Forever" by Jay Chiat
Although advertising does force-feed the people half-real truth, it does sometimes help out the average joe when it comes to important decisions. How would a guy know to buy a diamond ring when he's getting to ask his girlfriend to marry him? It may be an obvious choice in this day and age, but what about back then when there was hardly any advertising? Most men would of probably have just bought a nice looking ring that he thinks his girlfriend would love. I do agree with the fact that advertising does blur our minds on things that are important to us like a romantic date, but I think everybody, eventually, comes up with their own ideas of what a romantic date should be. Some ideas may be a combination of things that was seen on television, movies, or music, but what about the guy who took his date to the beach at night just to watch the sun rise? This is just to prove that people can come up with things that doesn't have to follow advertising and what's this thing about chat rooms?
I don't think chat rooms allow people to misrepresent themselves. I mean it does, but I'm sure that everyone on this planet has, one time or another, thought of being different/escaping from who they really are. I think the chat rooms are there for everyone to get away from the advertisements that have been clogging their minds and let them enjoy the freedom to be what they want to be. For example, a fat man or woman wouldn't have to feel bad about their weight because of advertisement since they could just go into a chat room and be the exact opposite of what they look like. Of course, by pretending they are tricking people into thinking that they're a skinny or muscular person when they're really not, but I think that people who go into chat rooms know this and tread lightly when it comes to talking to and getting to know a person they've never seen. Which is what most people should be doing, especially when it comes to reading stuff on the internet.
I think anyone can know what's real and what's not on the internet by looking at the source. Most people who go on the internet should have common sense when it comes to reading news reports that are just posted on some website. There are official sites for all aspects of the media that can be trusted like the stock market or news stations. CNN has it's own website (Website) which is a place for people to read about the world and trust the information coming from it. Although the news websites can exaggerate stories and mislead people, just like their television counterpart, it should be known to many people that they should take everything they read on the internet with a grain of salt. I do, though, agree with Chiat that the Internet will be the savior for truth because there are endless possibilities for the truth to come from.
I don't think people will ever find their own version of what truth really is because we're all being bombarded with half-real truth by the media everyday. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it would be f***ing near impossible because of the media and I feel the only real way to find personal truth would be to get rid of all media. Either that or have everyone go live in solitude and be away from the media, this would clear their minds and allow them to find their own truth.
Until then...
-I'm blind from advertising!
20040411
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Sojourner Truth Speech
I've read it and I feel nothing. It sounds like she's talking about civil/women rights and predicting what will happen in the future. She says things that are happening in this time compared to her time. Like the part about helping women into carriages, which resembles the men of today opening the car door for their women. The other part of her not being treated like a women is also true, as some women of today are being treated badly by their boyfriends/husbands. The rest of the speech just sounds like she went off on a tangent and doesn't make any sense. The third and fourth paragraphs make no sense and it makes her sound stupid. Not that she was, but from those two paragraphs it sounds like she is. She doesn't seem to understand what intellect is and how it can help, but that's probably because she hadn't heard about it and that's why she doesn't she know anything about it or maybe she does and I'm the stupid one. I also don't understand the whole thing about Christ coming from God and a woman, it just doesn't make any sense. The last paragraph has some value to it as she's saying that women will take back their freedom they had before the men dominated, which is what happened with the women's rights movement and what not. It's kind of freaky that what she says is coming true.
Until then...
-Freaky!
Sojourner Truth Speech
I've read it and I feel nothing. It sounds like she's talking about civil/women rights and predicting what will happen in the future. She says things that are happening in this time compared to her time. Like the part about helping women into carriages, which resembles the men of today opening the car door for their women. The other part of her not being treated like a women is also true, as some women of today are being treated badly by their boyfriends/husbands. The rest of the speech just sounds like she went off on a tangent and doesn't make any sense. The third and fourth paragraphs make no sense and it makes her sound stupid. Not that she was, but from those two paragraphs it sounds like she is. She doesn't seem to understand what intellect is and how it can help, but that's probably because she hadn't heard about it and that's why she doesn't she know anything about it or maybe she does and I'm the stupid one. I also don't understand the whole thing about Christ coming from God and a woman, it just doesn't make any sense. The last paragraph has some value to it as she's saying that women will take back their freedom they had before the men dominated, which is what happened with the women's rights movement and what not. It's kind of freaky that what she says is coming true.
Until then...
-Freaky!
20040408
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Credit for image: http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/olympics/images.html
Seeing the Big Picture
The prominent element that attracted me to this image was a man in the air with their arms spread out. This element draws me because I would like to know why the man is in that position and what is he trying to do. I see the board in the background so I'm assuming he is a swim diver and that is why they're in that position. I would say the focal point of the image is the man in the air, because there isn't alot of things going on in the image. All there is, is a man with his arms spread out and a diving board. There is also alot of spatiality in the image. I was drawn to the man first, because of what he is doing, the white background around him, and the space around him.
Observing the Characteristics of an Image
There only objects/figures in the picture are a diving board and a man. There is something in the bottom-right corner, but there's very little of it to make out what it is. The story of the image seems to about a man who just jumped off the board and is in a diving position of some sort and falling down. The background in the image is the sky and since there is only the sky, it is impossible to the place of the picture. There is alot of spatiality in the picture and it appears that the image was taken from the ground looking up. There isn't any color because the picture is in black and white.
Interpreting the Meaning of an Image
I get a feeling of excitement and fear when looking at this image. I feel excited because I wonder how cool it would be to be in that position and just fall, which is where the feeling of fear sets in. I fear that I won't hit the pool of water or the target that I'm supposed to hit and just hit concrete. The picture creates a mood of amazement or freedom, as there is only a man with his arms spread out and falling down. This creates amazement/freedom by having space created around the man and having nothing else in the picture except for the diving board, but that can be easily ignored.
Until then...
-Freedom!
Credit for image: http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/olympics/images.html
Seeing the Big Picture
The prominent element that attracted me to this image was a man in the air with their arms spread out. This element draws me because I would like to know why the man is in that position and what is he trying to do. I see the board in the background so I'm assuming he is a swim diver and that is why they're in that position. I would say the focal point of the image is the man in the air, because there isn't alot of things going on in the image. All there is, is a man with his arms spread out and a diving board. There is also alot of spatiality in the image. I was drawn to the man first, because of what he is doing, the white background around him, and the space around him.
Observing the Characteristics of an Image
There only objects/figures in the picture are a diving board and a man. There is something in the bottom-right corner, but there's very little of it to make out what it is. The story of the image seems to about a man who just jumped off the board and is in a diving position of some sort and falling down. The background in the image is the sky and since there is only the sky, it is impossible to the place of the picture. There is alot of spatiality in the picture and it appears that the image was taken from the ground looking up. There isn't any color because the picture is in black and white.
Interpreting the Meaning of an Image
I get a feeling of excitement and fear when looking at this image. I feel excited because I wonder how cool it would be to be in that position and just fall, which is where the feeling of fear sets in. I fear that I won't hit the pool of water or the target that I'm supposed to hit and just hit concrete. The picture creates a mood of amazement or freedom, as there is only a man with his arms spread out and falling down. This creates amazement/freedom by having space created around the man and having nothing else in the picture except for the diving board, but that can be easily ignored.
Until then...
-Freedom!
20040325
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Why don't people understand that when you tell them you don't the know the answer and for them to write down what they want as an answer, they ask you if you think that's right? I mean it's YOUR FREAKING ANSWER! I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER! SO, JUST PUT WHAT YOU THINK THE ANSWER IS!!!!
This anger/sadness is coming from me helping my friend with his lab report for school. I told him that I didn't know the real answer to the problem and to have him write down what he feels the right answer is. What does he do? Asks me if that's what I think is the right answer. WHAT A F*****G D*****S! He then does this again for 2 more questions! WHY DON'T PEOPLE LISTEN!!!!!!!!
Until then...
-LISTEN!
Why don't people understand that when you tell them you don't the know the answer and for them to write down what they want as an answer, they ask you if you think that's right? I mean it's YOUR FREAKING ANSWER! I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER! SO, JUST PUT WHAT YOU THINK THE ANSWER IS!!!!
This anger/sadness is coming from me helping my friend with his lab report for school. I told him that I didn't know the real answer to the problem and to have him write down what he feels the right answer is. What does he do? Asks me if that's what I think is the right answer. WHAT A F*****G D*****S! He then does this again for 2 more questions! WHY DON'T PEOPLE LISTEN!!!!!!!!
Until then...
-LISTEN!
20040322
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I need another spring break! Last week was a really bad week, especially since it was after spring break and this week is already starting to suck even though its Monday! Last week, I had a paper that was due today and I did the paper, but it didn't meet the requirements. Like the paper was suppose to be either 6 pages or 1500 words minimum. I had 4 pages and a total of 1,049 words. So as you can see, I was short by this much |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|.
Moving on...
This week is going to suck because I have Trig homework that is due tomorrow and the teacher hasn't even taught what the section is. So I have to do some homework that I don't even know about, if not that, then the teacher hasn't even taught anything about it. Besides that I have a test on Wed., which isn't bad, but there are just stuff on the test that I won't be able to understand by test time. This totally sucks major testicles!
Moving on...
I got the two DVDs I mentioned in my earlier post, but I didn't get them for $15 bucks. Best Buy had the Airplane DVD, but they didn't have Donnie Darko when I went so I had to get it at a different time. Both of them, bought separately was $9.99. Argh! On the plus side, I was able to buy the second CD released by a group named Eisley. They're a band from Texas that play music that is close to The Cranberries. I'm not saying that they're imitating The Cranberries, but the two groups have similar sounds in their music. So if you like The Cranberries then I suggest you give Eisley a shot.
Until then...
-By this much |-------------------------------------------------------------------|.
I need another spring break! Last week was a really bad week, especially since it was after spring break and this week is already starting to suck even though its Monday! Last week, I had a paper that was due today and I did the paper, but it didn't meet the requirements. Like the paper was suppose to be either 6 pages or 1500 words minimum. I had 4 pages and a total of 1,049 words. So as you can see, I was short by this much |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|.
Moving on...
This week is going to suck because I have Trig homework that is due tomorrow and the teacher hasn't even taught what the section is. So I have to do some homework that I don't even know about, if not that, then the teacher hasn't even taught anything about it. Besides that I have a test on Wed., which isn't bad, but there are just stuff on the test that I won't be able to understand by test time. This totally sucks major testicles!
Moving on...
I got the two DVDs I mentioned in my earlier post, but I didn't get them for $15 bucks. Best Buy had the Airplane DVD, but they didn't have Donnie Darko when I went so I had to get it at a different time. Both of them, bought separately was $9.99. Argh! On the plus side, I was able to buy the second CD released by a group named Eisley. They're a band from Texas that play music that is close to The Cranberries. I'm not saying that they're imitating The Cranberries, but the two groups have similar sounds in their music. So if you like The Cranberries then I suggest you give Eisley a shot.
Until then...
-By this much |-------------------------------------------------------------------|.
20040315
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I didn't turn in my polished draft for english! It was due today and I started on it last night, but after spring break got to me, I didn't feel like doing it. I was able to at least get a page done, which is good for me since the final paper is due next Monday (I think). I don't know why I didn't try to finish it. I had the chance, but I didn't take it. Weird!
Moving on...
School's back and there's only about a month and a half left of it. It's going to suck, obviously, but I'll be glad when I'm done with this semester. Hopefully I'll pass all my classes with a B average or above. The above probably won't happen, but it's cool because I'm getting two DVDs for $15 and their new! Best Buy has a list of DVDs where if you buy two of them then it's only $15 bucks. I'm getting the Airplane DVD and the Donnie Darko DVD. Hopefully everyone has heard of Airplane. It's a comedy movie that's funny. Here's a link to a site that has a review of the movie and some sound clips: Click Me!.
The other DVD, Donnie Darko, is suppose to a good movie. I haven't seen it, but my friend told me that it's an awesome movie. I think I'll agree based on the fact that the main character in the movie hallucinates an image of a bunny. The bunny isn't a cute bunny, but a bunny. Here's a link to see what Donnie Darko is about Click Me!
Until then...
-Donnie Darko!
I didn't turn in my polished draft for english! It was due today and I started on it last night, but after spring break got to me, I didn't feel like doing it. I was able to at least get a page done, which is good for me since the final paper is due next Monday (I think). I don't know why I didn't try to finish it. I had the chance, but I didn't take it. Weird!
Moving on...
School's back and there's only about a month and a half left of it. It's going to suck, obviously, but I'll be glad when I'm done with this semester. Hopefully I'll pass all my classes with a B average or above. The above probably won't happen, but it's cool because I'm getting two DVDs for $15 and their new! Best Buy has a list of DVDs where if you buy two of them then it's only $15 bucks. I'm getting the Airplane DVD and the Donnie Darko DVD. Hopefully everyone has heard of Airplane. It's a comedy movie that's funny. Here's a link to a site that has a review of the movie and some sound clips: Click Me!.
The other DVD, Donnie Darko, is suppose to a good movie. I haven't seen it, but my friend told me that it's an awesome movie. I think I'll agree based on the fact that the main character in the movie hallucinates an image of a bunny. The bunny isn't a cute bunny, but a bunny. Here's a link to see what Donnie Darko is about Click Me!
Until then...
-Donnie Darko!
20040311
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Spring break is almost over and that means my paper is almost due! Well it's not the final paper, but a rough draft. And I still haven't done anything for the paper.
Moving on...
I watched a video of The Tempest to see how Ariel was portrayed and "it" was portrayed as a male. The person wasn't wearing any clothing except for a thong. I say thong because the back isn't covered up like it would be with an underwear. He's also wearing a wig, I think; not sure if it really is a wig, but just saying because he has white curled hair for a person who looks to be about in his 20s. It also looks like he is covered in some kind of make-up because his body looks orange/brown. Maybe he was sprayed with something. That's as far as I got with the movie before falling in and out of sleep. So, I just stopped and will watch the rest of it today.
Until then...
-School is about to start!
Spring break is almost over and that means my paper is almost due! Well it's not the final paper, but a rough draft. And I still haven't done anything for the paper.
Moving on...
I watched a video of The Tempest to see how Ariel was portrayed and "it" was portrayed as a male. The person wasn't wearing any clothing except for a thong. I say thong because the back isn't covered up like it would be with an underwear. He's also wearing a wig, I think; not sure if it really is a wig, but just saying because he has white curled hair for a person who looks to be about in his 20s. It also looks like he is covered in some kind of make-up because his body looks orange/brown. Maybe he was sprayed with something. That's as far as I got with the movie before falling in and out of sleep. So, I just stopped and will watch the rest of it today.
Until then...
-School is about to start!
20040305
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I hate my web server! I was using a web server to host my blog, but for some reason it f****d up and now I have to use blogspot. Stupid web server!
Moving on...
It's SPRING BREAK, but I have a paper due so no break for me. I also have a two tests after the break so I'll also be studying for those two during spring break. This SUCKS!
Moving on...
YOU'RE GOING TO LOST CONTROL OF YOUR TELEVISION! Okay, maybe not, but there's still a good chance accroding to this article titled Losing Control of Your TV. I suggest everyone to read it, especially people who like to record TV shows with their VCR.
Until then...
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I hate my web server! I was using a web server to host my blog, but for some reason it f****d up and now I have to use blogspot. Stupid web server!
Moving on...
It's SPRING BREAK, but I have a paper due so no break for me. I also have a two tests after the break so I'll also be studying for those two during spring break. This SUCKS!
Moving on...
YOU'RE GOING TO LOST CONTROL OF YOUR TELEVISION! Okay, maybe not, but there's still a good chance accroding to this article titled Losing Control of Your TV. I suggest everyone to read it, especially people who like to record TV shows with their VCR.
Until then...
-
20040303
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That is my reaction to the conclusion of Average Joe 2. If you didn't see what happened, Larissa, the girl, chose the "hunk" over the "joe." She then told the "hunk" a secret she had and that secret was...that she once dated Fabio. Hearing of this, the "hunk" gets all angry and leaves her. Which leads me back to my laughing expression because now she's lonely and she has no guy.
Moving on...
I'm having a difficult time with my Composition II paper. I'm doing my paper on Ariel's gender. Ariel is the spirit from The Tempest. I don't know how to really approach the topic and I'm getting all confused
. I'll find a way out of this confusion.
Moving on...
There's a brand new GTA (Grand Theft Auto) coming out this October for the PlayStation2. Hopefully it'll be a good game like the last two were. I'm happy!
That is my reaction to the conclusion of Average Joe 2. If you didn't see what happened, Larissa, the girl, chose the "hunk" over the "joe." She then told the "hunk" a secret she had and that secret was...that she once dated Fabio. Hearing of this, the "hunk" gets all angry and leaves her. Which leads me back to my laughing expression because now she's lonely and she has no guy.
Moving on...
I'm having a difficult time with my Composition II paper. I'm doing my paper on Ariel's gender. Ariel is the spirit from The Tempest. I don't know how to really approach the topic and I'm getting all confused
. I'll find a way out of this confusion.
Moving on...
There's a brand new GTA (Grand Theft Auto) coming out this October for the PlayStation2. Hopefully it'll be a good game like the last two were. I'm happy!
20040301
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I was reading an article in Maxim that's about a group called ELF. ELF stands for Earth Liberation Front and they're called "ecoterrorists." They're all about sabotaging big corporations for destroying the earth. They're like environmentalist or tree huggers, but farther down the scale. They will destroy set arsons or burn things to prove their point. The article mentioned that ELF went to a Hummer dealership and set a few Hummers on fire. This is funny because the next day, the owner of the dealership sold two hummers. Ha ha!
The thing I don't get about ELF is that they're willing to burn down the world just to prove their point. This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! I mean, they're trying to save the Earth yet they're willing to set hummers on fire and release all the smoke and gases that come from it. I think this group deserves a WTF!? WTF means W(hat) T(he) F(**k)! I think they just need some loving.
Until then...
ELF deserves a WTF!?
I was reading an article in Maxim that's about a group called ELF. ELF stands for Earth Liberation Front and they're called "ecoterrorists." They're all about sabotaging big corporations for destroying the earth. They're like environmentalist or tree huggers, but farther down the scale. They will destroy set arsons or burn things to prove their point. The article mentioned that ELF went to a Hummer dealership and set a few Hummers on fire. This is funny because the next day, the owner of the dealership sold two hummers. Ha ha!
The thing I don't get about ELF is that they're willing to burn down the world just to prove their point. This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! I mean, they're trying to save the Earth yet they're willing to set hummers on fire and release all the smoke and gases that come from it. I think this group deserves a WTF!? WTF means W(hat) T(he) F(**k)! I think they just need some loving.
Until then...
ELF deserves a WTF!?
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