The debate, the big topic for the last 18 or so hours. I personally watched, only an hour of the debate because I became so irritated in the entire discussion. I typically don't watch the debates, but rather I prefer to do a majority of my political research online by reading articles and doing fact checks. I reaffirmed to myself why I do not watch the debates...they don't stick to the rules!
It started off fine, they both gave their fake smiles and handshakes. Then, they started the questions, and everything went down hill from their. First off, I feel like a lot of the questions were not even answered by the time each candidate was done speaking. It seemed that they "danced" around each one, but never actually gave an answer to the question that was asked, even after Candy tried redirecting them. Secondly, I could not stand the amount of times that they went over their two-minute time limit for each questions. There are plenty of ways to get your point across, and I feel like both were very vague and just rambled on for a majority of the time and most of those times were over the limit. The third and final thing that bothered me was the amount of interrupting that took place, and how each of them completely ignored Candy when she tried to break it up. Mitt Romney started the interrupting the first time, but then sure enough Obama followed suit and pretty soon they were taking over one another and it made the whole thing useless. If no one can understand what you are saying, then why say it? Give the other person enough respect to allow them to finish their sentence or thought before you rebuttal. That is the end of my political rant.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
What Made the Difference?
While reading the article, "Identity Production in a Networked Culture: Why Youth Heart MySpace," I started to wonder why the switch from MySpace to Facebook occurred. MySpace was the big deal when we were first starting to use the internet, and most of us couldn't wait until we could finally have an account. Then Facebook came into play, and suddenly MySpace didn't seem so cool anymore. I personally never had a MySpace, so I wonder why so many people suddenly started using Facebook as well, and then sort of stopped using their MySpace accounts altogether?
Since I never had a MySpace, I cannot give reasons why I would have switched, but according to John Quain, from Fox News, a lot of the "switch" was predictable. People became tired of the messiness and unorganized ways of MySpace. Right when things started to really become a problem for a lot of users, the new, sleek Facebook came out and allowed people to connect with others much simpler, and without all of the extra nonsense. In my personal opinion, I believe that Facebook's Timeline appearance does make the site look "messier" but then again, its a new feature for me, so maybe I just need to get used to it. How about you, if you had a MySpace account but then virtually left it for Facebook, what were your reasons?
Since I never had a MySpace, I cannot give reasons why I would have switched, but according to John Quain, from Fox News, a lot of the "switch" was predictable. People became tired of the messiness and unorganized ways of MySpace. Right when things started to really become a problem for a lot of users, the new, sleek Facebook came out and allowed people to connect with others much simpler, and without all of the extra nonsense. In my personal opinion, I believe that Facebook's Timeline appearance does make the site look "messier" but then again, its a new feature for me, so maybe I just need to get used to it. How about you, if you had a MySpace account but then virtually left it for Facebook, what were your reasons?
Monday, October 8, 2012
For the Love of Skype
Recently, my family and I have gone through some really hard times. We are a very tight-knit family, and so being a part while these things are happening makes it very difficult. I have tried to go home the past few weekends, but there was always something preventing me from actually being able to go home. This is where Skype has come and saved the day!
One night, I was on the phone talking to my mom and she was saying that she really wished I could come home that way she could just see me. I then told her that we should Skype and see if that was any better than simply talking on the phone. It definitely was, I'm not sure why but there is definitely something about just being able to actually see the person as you talk to them and to not just hear their voice. Since then, I have Skyped my sisters and brother, along with my boyfriend. I love that it allows you to feel more connected to your loved ones, even from a far distance.
One night, I was on the phone talking to my mom and she was saying that she really wished I could come home that way she could just see me. I then told her that we should Skype and see if that was any better than simply talking on the phone. It definitely was, I'm not sure why but there is definitely something about just being able to actually see the person as you talk to them and to not just hear their voice. Since then, I have Skyped my sisters and brother, along with my boyfriend. I love that it allows you to feel more connected to your loved ones, even from a far distance.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Hunger Games
I am currently reading the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire. When I was talking to my mom the other day, she couldn't believe that I was continuing to read them. She pointed out to me that the premise of the book is kids killing other kids in the arena. I have to say that I briefly did realize this when I started to read the first book, but brushed that fact aside and became ensconced in the book itself and later on the movie.
As I read, Catching Fire, I am once more bothered by the whole idea of "the games." I think it is very sad and ironic that as a society we have fallen in love with these books that follow such a gruesome storyline. Why do we find it infatuating to read about 24 kids kill each other until there is only one left standing? Don't get me wrong, I will continue to read the book and the next one after that as well, but how did such a book become so popular?
As I read, Catching Fire, I am once more bothered by the whole idea of "the games." I think it is very sad and ironic that as a society we have fallen in love with these books that follow such a gruesome storyline. Why do we find it infatuating to read about 24 kids kill each other until there is only one left standing? Don't get me wrong, I will continue to read the book and the next one after that as well, but how did such a book become so popular?
PS. Catching Fire, the movie comes out next November
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
http://solvetheissues.com/
First off...this is a slow website.
The purpose of this website is to bring attention to current issues and to try to get people to come together and find a common ground solution. They feel as if the government is not sufficiently taking into consideration the problems of the American people, and also their opinion and views on the issues. They aim to try and get people to voice their opinions in order to effectively communicate with government officials what the people want, especially when many officials are not well-educated on such issues.
The intended audience for this website is simply the general public, but more specifically those that are actually concerned with issues in our country. They are seeking people who truly want to try and make a difference and to see change occur. I feel as if this website probably not doing justice for trying to reach their intended audience. First off, if you type into Google, "Solve issues in America", this website is not even included through the third page of searches. They have a twitter account, which I checked and sadly they only have 25 followers...just saying, I joined twitter a few weeks ago and I have 24 followers.
I feel as if this website is helpful in highlighting some of the issues and it does bring to the table an opportunity for people to have an open, constructive forum for their opinions. I hate to say it, but I would probably not take the time to sit and read through all the issues, and then propose my opinions on how to solve them.
One thing I found interesting is that you can "support solve" by buying instant movies off of Amazon. How is that helping Solve? Why wouldn't you have something more relevant to support your organization? I probably would not recommend this site to others, simply because I feel that there are still a few flaws that this organization needs to work out, before they can truly become successful. I feel that there website needs to be more inviting and "eye-catchy". The design is very basic, and the graphics themselves are not very well-done in my opinion. People base judgements off of what they see first, and if they see a website that appears to be outdated, chances are they will not continue to even follow through to exam the material and content. They also need to improve on their forum questions and expand on the issue. Most of the issues they post should include more than a single paragraph explaining what the issue is, and they also could tone down the exaggerated punctuation. They also need to find better avenues to bring in revenue and support, because I lack to see how buying an instant video off of Amazon is going to help them?
The purpose of this website is to bring attention to current issues and to try to get people to come together and find a common ground solution. They feel as if the government is not sufficiently taking into consideration the problems of the American people, and also their opinion and views on the issues. They aim to try and get people to voice their opinions in order to effectively communicate with government officials what the people want, especially when many officials are not well-educated on such issues.
The intended audience for this website is simply the general public, but more specifically those that are actually concerned with issues in our country. They are seeking people who truly want to try and make a difference and to see change occur. I feel as if this website probably not doing justice for trying to reach their intended audience. First off, if you type into Google, "Solve issues in America", this website is not even included through the third page of searches. They have a twitter account, which I checked and sadly they only have 25 followers...just saying, I joined twitter a few weeks ago and I have 24 followers.
I feel as if this website is helpful in highlighting some of the issues and it does bring to the table an opportunity for people to have an open, constructive forum for their opinions. I hate to say it, but I would probably not take the time to sit and read through all the issues, and then propose my opinions on how to solve them.
One thing I found interesting is that you can "support solve" by buying instant movies off of Amazon. How is that helping Solve? Why wouldn't you have something more relevant to support your organization? I probably would not recommend this site to others, simply because I feel that there are still a few flaws that this organization needs to work out, before they can truly become successful. I feel that there website needs to be more inviting and "eye-catchy". The design is very basic, and the graphics themselves are not very well-done in my opinion. People base judgements off of what they see first, and if they see a website that appears to be outdated, chances are they will not continue to even follow through to exam the material and content. They also need to improve on their forum questions and expand on the issue. Most of the issues they post should include more than a single paragraph explaining what the issue is, and they also could tone down the exaggerated punctuation. They also need to find better avenues to bring in revenue and support, because I lack to see how buying an instant video off of Amazon is going to help them?
I love my iPod!
This past weekend, when I was home, I was telling my boyfriend's sister about my nursing classes and what we were learning to do. I told her that I was having difficulty figuring out a certain heart rhythm and she quickly stated, "There's an app for that!" And sure enough there was! She is a nurse herself, and she just started going through different applications off of the Apple store and she found one from the Littmann company, who makes stethoscopes.
We then proceeded to download several more apps that were of course free, but helpful for nursing. There were a lot more than I had expected! Needless to say, I now have a whole bunch of apps that will hopefully prove to be helpful in the future, although I already used one last night!! I know my last post was sort of "bashing" the use of technology for education, but this post was to simply say that I believe that technology is very beneficial and when used at the correct times, is a wonderful thing.
We then proceeded to download several more apps that were of course free, but helpful for nursing. There were a lot more than I had expected! Needless to say, I now have a whole bunch of apps that will hopefully prove to be helpful in the future, although I already used one last night!! I know my last post was sort of "bashing" the use of technology for education, but this post was to simply say that I believe that technology is very beneficial and when used at the correct times, is a wonderful thing.
One of my new "nursing" screens on my iPod :)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Facebook Deaths
Lately, there are have been mysterious deaths of famous actors and other celebrities. Out of no where, there will be a group page for people that say "RIP _____" and everyone automatically trusts the almighty Facebook and simply likes the page without ever even checking! I believe that this shows how much we truly trust social media and also the danger to which it brings. I just hope that we will wake up and realize A: how juvenile this is, and B: how dangerous this is. We should not take anyone on cyber spaces word without doing out own research.
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