Thursday, January 28, 2010

Americans: Fat lazy people who cant get enough cheeseburgers?

The rest of the world, views the United States solely on two factors. One factor is the representatives of The United States and the media being produced in The United States. The rest of the world really can’t know directly how we act or how we are unless being in the country, but what parts of our culture hits other countries close to home like our television shows and political voices allow foreigners to gain a rough view of our nation.
The rough view is much like how Americans view other countries. Through the media we view Britain’s as fancy people whom even do Britain’s got talent with fanciness. The stereotypical accent and clothes make the world view Britain as a culturally mannered society where skateboarding and drive by shootings are never acceptable. In reality, Britain contains those aspects of life too. All the media creates is rough first impressions.
Now that anyone is able to interact with people from another nation in real time via internet or phone one could ask them how they view us, I know for a fact that most of the world sees us as uncultured ignorant fat people who never stop eating fries and cheeseburgers.
In a way that is true, because we created the fast food industry, and our average weight is immensely larger than most other countries, we have an increasingly high dropout rate and that in return increases the unemployed rate.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Quotes, My Social Interest

A social interest, filled with insight, creativity, and unending knowledge is all consistent in the world of a quote. I am definitely interested in quotes and find them to be extremely enlightening and inspiring. Every individual will look at a quote differently, and in that way the quote will hit close to home. One quote I really like is: “You can’t hang me for what I don’t say” quotes are simply words that people say, that usual can be interpreted differently by different people. “The hardest part about being lied too is knowing you weren’t worth the truth” Another great and moving quote is, “With power strength and ability you can accomplish anything”
They inspire me, as they can inspire other people. People go through whole life experiences and what they learned from the experience can simply be turned into a few words. To be shared with one another; Sharing knowledge, in its purest of forms. That is what a quote is.
Quotes help me grow to understand people, and myself easier than ever before. My ethics and ideals change and are tested by quotes, and some change for the better.
Other people have realized the power and simple greatness of quotes and have started up groups that revolve around the concept. Post Secret is a blog where people mail in post cards with their secrets written down creatively and artistically to the creator of post secret, then it is posted on the Post Secret blog for others to see. It is completely anonymous but through other people’s experiences and secrets an individual may feel more at peace with their secret, or become inspired or touched. It just goes to show just how much power words can hold; the power to change lives, to change words.
Again, it is up to the individual, just like with art, to give the quote meaning, and that I feel gives quotes a very personal touch. This is exactly why I love quotes. I know this isn’t your average 10th graders favorite social interest been at the end of the day, all you have is your experience, so why not share it.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Consumerism and you.

Have you heard!? Buying pig crap is the cool thing to do these days! Everyone is buying pig crap!? I wouldn’t get caught dead without my pig crap out in public!!

Chances are, if an individual watched a commercial advertising pig crap, they may actually consider purchasing pig crap. This is what is well known as Marketing. Businesses with a product are looking for larger products and economic growth. Using commercial ideas and paying largely influencing celebrities Businesses can create a media trend and thus make the consumer want to purchase the product. This is consumerism, how much of things a person buys, how many people buy them, why they buy them, how they buy them, these are all branches of consumerism. Consumerism is the study of the consumer, and through study, there are strategies in how to sway the consumers purchasing habits.

Sadly enough, this puppetering strategy is effective, and widely used. It is simply the best way for consumers to be informed of the product and persuade them. Simply surround them, and make it appealing in ways that have nothing to do with why the product was even created and there will be an undying need for that specific product in the mind of the consumer.

Monday, January 25, 2010

How has technology effected how we receive information?

Back in the old days, the good old American family sat down to breakfast, with the mother in the kitchen, and the father sipping on some black coffee with a hint of sugar reading the news around town and around the world.

Information, was passed way back in The United State's history mainly by newspaper. The newspaper, is where everyone would find out the latest happening in the world around them, whether it be something short and sweet like a girlscout bakesale or something as catastrophic as the bombing of pearl harbor, where as soon as the press unleashed the next issue, men hoarded the copies craving to know what is really is happening on such a terrible day.

As people and technology grew over the years, so did the speed in which technology is transported and shared. In the present day, one could easily gain access to the World Wide Web and uncover any bit of knowledge one could ever desire, including the latest world and local news. Before the World Wide Web, came the television and before that, the radio, both in whitch transfer information extremely faster than the classic newspaper. It is obvious, that the popularity of the All American Newspaper is diminishing, sure there are still the elderly, and the literate minded whom still read the newspaper, but with innovation, comes the death of old innovations and the death of proffesions and the rebirth of newer, proffesions much like the old.

The way technology is excelling forward, the whole of The United States is adapting. Causing the old businesses that back in the old days held the greatest of prestige to lose more and more money, employees, and overall business. For it all, is being moved to the World Wide Web, as it had with the radio and television. Only to a greater extent due to the mass of people that are always connected. Employees in the newspaper business are taking their carreer to the Web and adjusting accordingly.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Short Story, ch.1

When I came too I remember first feeling a drop of water drip down onto my sore nose. Quickly all the pain that had built up during my terrifying sleep raided my body. With nothing to see and my ankles and wrists bound on a cold metal table, all i could do was wish for the sandman to visit me once more before the repetitive drops of ice water drove me mad.
I have no memory to report what had ravaged me to the point of unconsciousness, nor do I want any now. It's as if my life had started anew in this damp restrictive black hole. My main focus was to control the pain that was speeding through my veins.
I had no sight; the light in the darkness has flickered out. I remember thinking, "Maybe my life is really starting over, am I entering hell for some terrible crime that i have committed?" It didn't take long before i started breathing hard and darting my eyes everywhere. In the dead darkness I heard a doorknob twist and a heavy door slowly open. My eyes stung from the light, as my world became brighter and brighter. A man walked in slowly leaving the door slightly open so i could only see his ears or part of his clothes but never his face.
"So, are you aware that our patience is growing thin?" said the dark figure of a man. A few moments passed before he whispered "If you don't cooperate then i am sure that i can find someone else who will, but if I have to interrogate someone else then we'll need this space."
Quickly I searched for something to say, but just like my memories, I'd lost my voice. All of this was happening while drops of water continuously dripped onto my nose.
"Tell me why they did what they did!" roared the man. All that crept out of my throat was a weak "who?"
"Well, it seems like you've become even more unreliable. Cars don't explode in the middle of a parking lot by themselves!" He struck me me in the forehead before continuing, "Your explosion took out the entire parking lot and nearby businesses, the cars became a domino effect of explosions."
Flashes of exploding cars skewered through my mind along with devilish laughter of men. I hope i did not share their humor. I couldn't help but dig deeper into the flashes of memory, maybe i could of used it to find more information.
"You better hope that you are rewarded on the other side. You'll never be happy again as long as you're here." He scooted the table so the water started to drip right in the middle of my forehead. "Tell me who you worked with, for, and why!"
My heart beat faster as the tears poured forth. I pried desperately into my memories only to be blocked by blankness and deep pain that singed with every beat across my body. "I...."