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Web 2.0 and You!

1. Emerging technology such as Blogs, E-videos, E-books, or E-messages can have a positive and a negative affect on literacy. On the bright side, all of these technological ways to send mail, read books, and watch videos help us to get things done much faster than if we were to use our old fashion pencil and paper. These sources of technology can be helpful for work since they do have a great ability to finish things quickly. However, this emerging technology can also negatively affect society and literacy. These things allow us to be completely dependant on our technology and so if it were to disappear, we would feel hopeless and no longer feel like we can still accomplish the things that need to be done. For example, when writing an essay, we always rely on our computers because they get the job done much faster. However, if our computers become no longer useful due to having them break or no longer function properly, we would not be as confident in thinking that we can finish our essay and we begin to spend more time in looking for ways to either get another computer, or to fix our broken ones in order to do the essay than the time it would have taken to write it simply with a pencil and a paper. In conclusion, technology is useful and helpful, but it should not completely consume us.

2. Web 2.0 is challenging us to rethink the way that we live our lives by causing us to think how about how much time of the day we spend in front of technology whether it involves socializing with friends and family, doing homework, etc. When we think about how much we use technology, it helps us realize that we do not do things the same way we used to before. By Web 2.0 showing us that we are so attached to technology that we are even using it for socializing more than we physically socialize, it completely makes us rethink the way we do things and maybe even try to get out of the habit of using technology for things that can be done manually. 

A Look @ Music Videos

Trip Lee - The Invasion (Hero) ft. Jai

   
     My immediate thoughts when i first viewed this music video is that the introduction was creative, and attractive for the viewer, causing them to want to see more of the video. The acting in the beginning of the video also makes the video much more enjoyable and helps the viewer to be focused.

     I think that this artist created this music video and this song in order to show others that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the their sins. I think that the theme in this music video shows that Trip Lee is a journalist and has been given the task of finding out about the "invasion" that everybody has been talking about. The music video also shows that as he investigated the people who talked about the "Hero", his life changed. He began to understand what the invasion really was and understood those people's lives and what made them different and he became one of them. These people in the music video are known as Christians. This music video does align with Gospel values because the song shows what Jesus did on the cross to forgive us of our sins and that he is our saviour and our hero in our times of need.

     Trip Lee may have been influenced to create this music video and this song by feeling the urge to spread the message of God's love to people around the world who may or may not be hip-hop lovers. Trip Lee may also have been influenced by God to create this song so that others may get to know him and his love.

     This music video also shows how music videos today differ from music videos in the past through the introduction it makes, through the acting in the beginning, and the acting throughout the music video that created a story. The lyrics and the visuals in the music video work very well together because as the song continues, the acting continues the story that was introduced at the beginning of the video as Trip Lee goes from person to person asking and interviewing them about the "invasion" and the "hero" that they talk about.

     In conclusion, my chosen music video has helped me see what the song was trying to say through the analogy of the reporter/journalist so that i could better understand what the song title, "Invasion" meant. Therefore, the music video helped the song be something easier to understand.

Beauty - Is it really in the eye of the beholder?

1. I think that people such as celebrities are portrayed this way in the media because it causes people to think that they use different products to get that certain look. This causes them to begin their search for skin products and things that they think will make them look like the celebrities that they've seen in the magazines or newspapers. This causes an increase of sales for the product that the advertisement is about, and therefore they make more money out of the payments of these customers.

2. I am not affected by the images that I see in the ads that try to convince people that the product makes you look as good as the person on it because i know that it's not true. I am not influenced by them also because i know that no product can change the way you look as much as they have tried to show it in the advertisement.

3. In order to reduce the amount of young men and women that are negatively affected by these images is by simply removing any images of people from the advertisement. If the product was just advertised as it is and an explanation of the product is provided in the ad, the companies will still continue to make money and less people will be affected negatively from these photos.

4. I would give a positive reaction to a magazine cover where the subject isn't all "glammed up" because I would know that when many people see it, they will realize that that person's skin isn't as "flawless" as they thought it was and they'll realize that no product can change the way someone looks or can make them look better than they already look. I think that this is a possible route that society should take because if this decision is made, it will be more beneficial for the customers and it will not tremendously affect the products' industries. This small decision can protect people from feeling like they are less than anybody else, and it will make many realize that no one is or can be perfect in appearance.  

What do I think of Illegal Downloading?

     In my opinion, it is definitely wrong to download certain materials from the internet such as movies, games, or applications. The reason they don't give those things out for free in the first place is because there has been a lot of effort made into putting these materials together and they are made to be sold. 

     Materials that are often downloaded illegally however such as music, shouldn't be wrong or cause any offense because there is so much music that people listen to and thousands of songs that people listen to. If each downloadable song costs about a dollar, this means that there will be so much money spent on just having music to listen to! Therefore in my opinion, anything that can be viewed or listened to on youtube, should be available for free, legal download. 

     If i had produced my own piece of art/song/movie, i would continue to hold the same opinion because i don't think it would be fair for everyone to be paying so much money just to be listening to whatever it is that i produced. I would look at the situation from their point of view to see what would be best for the majority. 

     I feel that as long as the material that is being downloaded is not being given to other people, it is completely okay to download copyrighted material. If it's going to be used for personal reasons and not to be given or shared with others or being spread around, then it is acceptable to download material off the internet.

     I also think that music should be available for free on the internet legally and only have official albums sold for those who want to have a legit copy of the music. Since right now music is being sold for money and has such a high total cost, it is almost impossible to download all our music legally.

Career Mashing!

     

     When i was on career mash, I didn't expect to find a good variety of jobs or careers. Although it seemed improbable for me to find a job i would like, I did come across a job that seemed very enjoyable and something that i would look into as a career. 

     

     The job that i found was game developing. After i read the job description and thought about it a bit, I found that if I had this job, I would be getting paid a lot of money, for doing something that i like to do! I also found that this job would suit me because I really enjoy looking at details in a game and comparing games to one another. The information that career mash provided me with was great and it helped me to think a lot deeper about the future and the courses that i should take if i wanted this job.

     After a bit of research about game developing, I discovered that the high school courses and credits that are mandatory for me are Introduction to Computer Programming (ICS 3C1), and Computer Technology (TEJ 3E1). Other optional courses that i can take that might help would be Computer Information Science (ICS 3U1), and Computer Engineering Technology (TEJ 3M1).

     Although Career Mash didn't show any results for people people that really do this for a career and what their roles are, It still helped me with my job selection and looking into my future at an early stage of high school and to just dream big! Here is a link to the website if you want to give career mash a try!

         

http://careermash.ca/    

Texting

Questions: 

 1. What are your thoughts on social texting?

 2. Do you find it rude if you're talking to somebody and they continuously proceed to text on their cell phone?

 3. If you had to come up with a list of five etiquette rules for texting, what would they be?

 Answers:

 1. I don't think that social texting is wrong unless you want to talk to somebody and have no other way. Just as long as it doesn't completely become their main priority and cause them to become unaware of what is happening around them. 

 2. Yes, I do find it rude if I'm talking to somebody and they decide to continue texting on their phone because that shows that they are showing no attention to me or anything that I'm saying. 

 3. The rules that I would come up with in a list would be...

    

     (1) Do not be texting all the time continuously 

     (2) Don't let texting stop your awareness of your surroundings

     (3) Do not put texting as a highest priority rather than other important things. (studying, friends, family, etc.)

     (4) Don't text all the time if you don't need to. Especially if your texting plan is limited.

     (5) Think before texting. (Ask yourself if its a necessary text or not)