REFLECTIONS

Creating this blog was alot of fun. It allowed me to express myself and show who I am as a person, rather than just a student. It was quite stressful at times since I couldn't always use my computer at times. It was also hard since every week we had an essay due, plus three other classes to worry about. It was alot to handle but despite all the stress, it was FUN!



I also really enjoyed my English 1A class, I struggled making it since it was so early in the morning. I'm glad I took it though, I really enjoyed having Mrs. Mott as a teacher last semester and I wanted to keep her as my teacher for this semester. I feel that I developed alot as a writer and learned alot in this class.

My sense of happiness and success...

In class one of our topics was about what happiness and success really means to us...Success and Happiness to me isn't about money it's about LOVE, FAMILY, EDUCATION, PEACE AND HOPE

Love is one of the most beautiful feelings in life. To be able to share every intimate experience and trust in believe in someone to always look out for your better interest is one of the best feelings. Knowing you can always confide in somebody and trust them to never tell your secrets or use them against you is hard to find. People search every day to find true love... Some never find it and others may only get a chance to experience it for a short period of time, but just being able to experience this feeling atleast once is amazing.

 

 

Family is also one of the things that I consider makes me feel most happy. My Father is my best friend, no money in the world could every replace the love I have for him. He's always been supportive of me and never judged me. Every time I've needed him he's always been there for me. The times I've spent with my dad are some of the funnest times of my life and some of the happiest times also.

One of the things I believe is success is education. It doesn't matter how much money you make as long as your mind is rich. I chose a career in which I am working hard to earn. My career of choice is criminal justice. The passion I have for this field is crazy. I've worked in group homes and  loved my job so becoming a juvenile probation officer is my goal.

 

 

 I Chose this picture because it was a card my fiance gave to me. It shows all of the best qualities of life. Joy comes from within, it doesn't come from money, it doesn't come from gifts, but from within your heart. Peace is the most satisfying feeling. To have peace in your heart and being able to set the stress from the day to the side is hard to do. Without Hope you have nothing. You must hope for tomorrow or hope for the best. Last but not least Love is what everyone searches for, whether it's love within your family, love for a freind, or intimate love... everyone needs it.

into the wild 2

I couldn't imagine going hitchiking all the way to Alaska. Chris is a very strong man to have made it so far. Living off  of edible berries and plants for most of the way is crazy. He abandoned his car to walk also. The cold weather he was in and all the obstacles he faced are amazing. It is very inspiring reading this book. This man set out to find pure freedom and pure happieness, no matter what might get in his way. Although his journey was the death of him, he died in pure joy. He spent his last days going for his dream. This book inspired me to go to all extremes to go for my goals. Although his goals are very different from mine, it made me realize if I want something I must go and get it. I will not let anything set me back, whether it's car problems or financial problems, I will make sure I don't ever give up.

Into the Wild 1

Chris aka Alex is a very free spirited young man. He believes that one should only possess enough belongings to carry on you. He doesn't care about money and only uses it if it's a must. He left his family to be free from money and reality. He finds his journey to Alaska to be one of the most happiest times of his life.



I can relate to Chris alot. Well his ways of thinking. Money does not bring happieness. Freedom does. As much as I love to have money and nice things they don't bring me the ultimate joy of life. Being able to experience the beauty of nature and expereince true love  are some of the greatest things about life. It's true what they say, "the best things in life are free."

Movie Review: The Collection

I just recently went to the show with my fiance and saw the move THE COLLECTION by the director's of the movie SAW, it was a horror movie about a crazy cerial killer that plays sick and twisted games with all his victims. The killer would drug his victims till they would go crazy and become animalistic and attack visciously, he would also torture them and collect their bodies.The reason I chose this movie for my blog is because their was a specific part in the movie that made me think about reality. The cerial killer had collected one victim to keep. The victim's Father sent a friend out to find his daughter since the police don't neccassarily try hard enough, and usually exhaust their efforts quite fast. The person that was hired to find the victim went to the extreme to find her. He sacrificed his own life to save her. In reality police give up their investigation quite fast,  and missing children tend to get lost in the past without ever recovering their bodies or any conclusion to what happened. It made me realize that  justice is not always served and that families must never exhaust their efforts and if their is enough love for the victim the families will go to extreme measures to find their lost one, something the police would not do. If the Father didn't hire this man to find his daughter the police probably never would have. Although this movie was pure violence and horror it did make me think and realize that if a loved one comes up missing, not to give up and always search for them even if the police give up.

Class Topic: Life After College

In Ryan Healy's essay, "Twentysomething:Be Responsible Go Back Home for College, he informs his audience on the struggles college students are faced with financially. Most students and grads have a hard time finding away to provide for their selves during and after college. Reality is most can't afford to live on their own and are forced to move in with their parents. This essay was quite personal to me. As a college student it has been hard to find employment that works around my class schedule. I recently was let go from a job and haven't found an employer willing to work with me. Since school is important to me I have to sacrifice working so that I will have a career in my future rather than a simple job.

class topic: Advertisements

It's impossible to get through the day without being forced into reading, watching, or seeing some sort of advertisement unless your away from any type of socialization. Advertising manipulates everything around us. In Jay Chait's essay "Illusions are Forever," he quotes "We've been acculturated to the way advertisers and other media-makers look at things, so much that we have trouble seeing things in our own natural way." This statement was very powerful. I analyized this quote and realized that most people live life the way they are conditioned to through media. Media forces us to believe that expensive cars, high priced brand names, a big house with one son, one daughter and a mother and father are the American dream. Who says this is how life is really meant to be??? Media says so... Also sex sells...Causing most of us to believe that portarying ourselves as sexual objects is the only way to be attractive. We forget what we really believe in, what our ideal lifestyle is because we are being overwhelmed with 1000s of advertisements a day, whether we are watching TV, passing a bus stop, reading a magazine we are being consumed by advertisements.

class topic: ONLINE IDENTITY

Almost everyone in this generation has had atleast one profile on a social networking site, whether it's twitter, facebook, instagram, or myspace. Many people create false identites for many reasons. Some use it to be some one they are not due to low confidence in who they really are. I used to be addicted to Facebook about 6 months ago. One of the reasons I deactivated my account was due to these false identites. Many people that I knew in real life where complete strangers online. They would post pictures that had been digitally altered to look 10X better than their real life appearance. Also people would change their personality by talking in slang or only posting things they felt would be appealing to their audience. It was fake to me. Another thing that bothered me was people creating fake accounts using fake pictures to spy on people that would not accept their friend request. I had quite a few freind requests a week and alot of the time I was hesitant to add people because I had suspisions that they were impersonating someone else. Why would I want to share personal information with someone who could possibly be someone looking for dirt on me? Or possibly a stranger. These social networking sites could be potentionaly dangerous. Anybody could be a stranger and espicially with the new features these sites have you can pretty much be tracked down.

Book Review

The book I chose was Into The Cold Fire, written by Lynne Ewing. The reason I chose this book is because it is one of the many novels she writes in a series of books called "Daughter's Of the Moon." Last semester I wrote about the 6th edition called The Lost One. I would definatly reccomend these series of books to any young woman from early teens to late twenties.






In this book a young girl named Serena is the main character, who grew up in L.A. She is on of the daughters of the moon. Her best friends and her all share a secret. They each have a special power. Serena can read minds. Vanessa can become invisible, Catty can travel through time, and Jimena has premonitions. There duties are to fight the evil ATROX who is trying to bring eternal darkness to the world. Serena gets caught up with a man from the ATROX who tries to pursue her into joining the dark forces. Serena is torn between good and evil. Does she join the man who is so seductive? Or does she stay loyal to her friends???

The Giver

FREEDOM:There is no freedom in this book it is all taken away. Everyone follows order.
Conformity: Everyone conforms to the community's regulations, or else they will be released.
Interdependence: This community all works together instead of individually.
Individualism: Everyone is to act and look the same. Individuality is frowned upon.
Ignorance: The members of the community are ignorant to the past memories of pain.

Ad. Analysis

The ad I am analyising is the ipod nano ad in chapter 2, although I couldn't find the exact image, this image is similar to the ad. In this ad they are using simplicity to sell this product. Since apple is so popular , the image of an ipod speaks for it's self. There audience is Apple consumer. People desire apple products, that's why every 6 months or so they have a newer edition, because their consumers don't mind upgrading. I don't think Apple needs to change anything about their ad, because regardless of what they say in the ad, it will be sold based on popularity.

 

 

This ad is selling the Galaxy 3. I chose this ad because Galaxay is the new competetion for iphone. I believe the quote "It doesn't take a genius," is referring back to the iphone since many users complain that the iphone is to high tech. The Galaxy is supposed to be an easier phone that does all the things an iPhone would. In this ad they are comparing their phone and using the iphone to sell their product. This is actually a great ad since people think the iphone is the best phone out and in this ad it shows that the Galaxy is actually a better choice. This ad targets anyone considering buying a new phone and doesn't know what phone to choose.

My Ideal Community

In my ideal community I would ban $$$. Money is the root of all evil and also holds power. I believe money was created in order for people to have power over others. What makes a rich man any better than someone who is poor??? Power, that is. Without money everyone would be equal. There would be no high-class, low-class, or middle-class. Everyone would be sheltered and have anything they dream of. Without money there would be more peace since alot of violence is created by money.There also would not be war.

Since my community does not believe in money, education would be free. Anyone who desires to learn will have the opportunity. Who knows.... Maybe there is someone with a cure to  cancer or AIDS, but they will never be able to help us cure people, because they can't afford an education....

Employment would be of equal opportunity. Since education is free, then anyone could have a career of their choice. Instead of working to survive and provide food and shelter and struggle to make ends meet, people in my community would only be working to help the community function properly. It would make work more enjoyable since it's by choice, instead of a must just to live.

This is a judgefree community based on equality. Every race, ethnicity, gender, religion, etc. is accepted. There wouldn't be any discrimination. Equal opportunity for all.

Laws would only be enforced to protect people from harm. Only violent offenders will be incarcerated. Minor offenses would be corrected and rehibilated. Death penalty would be taken away, since studies show that there have been innocent people executed.

The Giver

In Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver, she creates a community based on interdependence. Everyone must conform to all rules and policies or else they are forced to leave the community. Everyone seems to be happy with the way things are ran, although their freedom is basically taken from them. This community is far different from how I was raised. In my country freedom is one of our rights. Laws are only enforced to protect, whereas in The Giver, laws are to keep them from making mistakes. Being independent is honored, and in the book being independent is shamed. Everyone is to work together in order for the community to work.

Tattoos

In Stephanie Dolgoff's essay "Tattoo Me Again and Again," she expressed her feelings towards tattoos. I slightly agree with her. Tattoos should represent or symbolize something, but some tattoos are just for show. I have a few tattoos that don't nessasarily mean anything special, but I got them just for beauty. I have stars on my stomach, not because they mean anything imparticular, but because they are beautiful to me. I believe anyone should get a tattoo whether it means something or not. There are more explanations for getting inked up other than to express yourself. Some people use tattoos to cover up scars that they are embarrassed of, others use it to stand out, some people are daring and just want to try something new. Whatever the case may be, I think it's all good. As long as you are happy in the end, is all that matters.

life sentence

I live life off FAITH && HOPE, past influences or harsh reality can't ever STOP me from believeing in MYSELF.

Response to Liz Jone's essay

I really enjoyed reading Liz Jone's essay, " What I think About the Fashion World." It was quite refreshing hearing that someone in the fashion world agrees that women with curves are beautiful too. Every magazine I flip through I see an extremely skinny model, you rarely ever see women with a couple extra pounds, unless they're being shamed for gaining weight. I believe the fashion world should be more versatile. It should praise every shape and size since not every woman is bless with being 6 ft. tall and 100 pounds. Women were born to have curves, with child bearing hips and in the fashion world, having too large of thighs is frowned upon. Every shape and size is beautiful....If it is illegal for an employer to discriminate for a regular job than why is it okay to discriminate when it comes to fashion??
Liz Jones did a brave thing fighting for what she believed in. Although she failed to persuade her co-workers to help fight for plus-sized women, she did make her arguement controversial as it became highly talked about.

 

 

 

http://www.judgmentofparis.com/board/printthread.php?t=2460

Advertisement

I chose a pack of newports as my advertisement for class. The reason I chose this was because in American culture many people are smokers. I myself, am a smoker. My cigarette of choice is a newport, which happens to be one of the most expensive brands of cigarettes. Cigarettes are so popular that the state has been taxing cigarettes more and more. Although cigarettes have become quite an expensive habit, people keep buying and can't seem to knock the addiction. The price of cigarettes has raised at a remarkable rate since my Parents have grown up. The price of cigarettes will continue to rise, since our culture will keep consuming due to the horrible addiction.

BLOG REFLECTION

Writing a blog was a great way to express my thoughts and opinions. I really enjoyed this experience. It gave me a chance to let everyone get to know me without actually meeting me. I also enjoyed sharing my views on class topics, since most classes don't give us the opportunity to do that.

Video blog

The technology I use in my every day life is my phone. I used to never use my phone, untill
I upgraded to a smart phone. Our current generation survives on electronics. Everything now a days is operated through the internet. People have also became addicted to their electronics. I am one of those people. I am extremely addicted to my phone. No matter where I go I need to have my phone at hand. I can't even leave the room with out it. I even sleep with it by my side. These new and advanced phones can do almost everything. Without my phone I would be  a complete mess.

MOVIE CRITIQUE

The move I chose was "Law Abiding Citizen." The Genre action/fiction directed by Gary Gray and written by Kurt Wimmer. The main characters were played by Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.

I really liked this movie and I would definately reccommend it to anyone who likes movies that involve action, crime, and criminal justice.

The setting takes place in Philidelphia. A man's wife and daughter were brutally murdered by a man who ended up being found guilty based on just a slight error during trial. It was obvious the man was the murderer based on proof beyong resonable doubt. So the murderer gets released from prison and the victim's Husband/Father gets very angry. He sets out to get revenge against anyone and everyone involved in trial. First he murders the man who killed his family, next was the Public Defender, Judge, and a few others and he manages to kill them right from his jail cell. Every step he took was planned out including going to prison. it was all a plan to get revenge.

The movie interested me because it shows how the criminal justice system really works. It's all about what you can and cannot prove, not the actual truth, and if the slightest technical error occurs the case can be dropped. It also deals with ethics and morals. It makes you think about how unethical the criminal justice system can be.

One of the quotes that stood out to me was by Jamie Foxx he says "He's in jail, it's because he wants to be in jail. He's a born tactician. Every move that he makes, it means something." This quote alone gave the veiwers a totally different view and a clue about the movie.

Another quote that stood out was one by the judge. "Well, that's one of the benefits of being a judge, Mr. Rice. I can... pretty much do whatever I want." This quote shows how powerful judges are, they can make pretty much any kind of decision they want, whether it's right or wrong, harsh or leinent...

The main theme of the movie from my perspective was whether protecting people's rights was more important than the truth. In the criminal justice system it's all about what you can and cannot prove, and whether any evidence was presented and obtained legally, NOT  based on the truth.

CARTOON ANALYSIS

THE COMIC I CHOSE WAS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIMBORGMAN ON PAGE 172

THE COMIC IS A PICTURE OF AN OLDER COUPLE IN BED WATCHING THE NEWS . THE NEWS WAS FILLED WITH DRUGS, TEENAGE ALCOHOLSIM , GUNS MURDER, GANGS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS WE FACE IN SOCIETY TODAY. THE COUPLE SEEMED VERY FRIGHTENED WATCHING THE NEWS.AT THE END OF THE COMIC THEY JUMP IN BED WITH THEIR SON.

I could relate to this comic because everytime my parents watch the news they are mortified. They were always very angry while watching the news, they also would worry about me and try to tell me what is going on in the world and to be safe. I always kind of brushed off what they said, because I felt as if it doesn't affect me. Now i realize that  it does affect me. I live in a world with lots of danger and lots of temptations and lots of poverty.

I think they jumped in bed with their son beause they felt he could protect him since most of these problems are in the younger generation. Most of the issues today weren't around when they were growing up. Most teenagers are used to the issues in the world today so they aren't shocked when they see something on the news.

THEY SECOND COMIC I CHOSE WASTHE BAN FREE SPEECH COMIC ON PAGE 189. THE COMIC IS A MAN HOLDING A SIGN SAYING "BAN FREE SPEECH," STANDING IN A RIOT, FIST PUMPING.

This comic relatesd to the issue of free speech, because alot of people are fighting to ban everyones rights. Books are being banned, violent television is being questioned, certain video games are being protested. Basically everything that is even a bit questionable is being banned are became an issue.

The comic isn't really funny to me, because it is a big issue to me that people are always trying to ban something. Our country is supposed to be a free country. No one has the right to ban anything. If someone doesn't like something then they shouldn't view it, but they sure don't have the right to try to take that privelage away from someone else!

week 12's blog (DREAM JOB)

So my dream job is to be a juvenile probation officer. I've always wanted to help at-risk youth change their lives around. I feel like it would be a very rewarding job, and I heard that you'll never have to work a day in your life if you enjoy what your doing. The pay is decent, and I would love going to work everyday. I really hope I accomplish my goals, because I am so passionate about doing this as I get older.

GRAMMAR ERRORS MAKE YOU LOOK DUMB

So in the article "Grammar errors make you look dumb," it discusses all the common spelling errors. I've noticed alot of my facebook friends have been guilty of these mistakes. I have sometimes also made the mistake of using the wrong contraction or wrong word....Most of the time I use the wrong word example:(their,there,and they're) its because I 'm being sloppy and not taking my time to write a well-written paper.

Most employers or anyone else important would most likely overlook your application if you have made these mistakes. You are either illiterate, or you just don't care. When people make these mistakes I even think they sound dumb. There so simple and so easy to make, but if you actually take the time to over-look your work, than you won't have these problems.

I really liked this article, I actually even shared the link on my facebook, since alot of them cant spell. lol

CULTURE SHOCK

My partner and I, both agree that violent graphics should NOT be banned from television, video games, etc. Banning these images, is not reality. In reality there is violence and there is crime. We should teach our kids about all these problems in society, so that when they are old enough to be know their own they will no how to deal with it.  

Violent images do not cause kids to think violence is okay. If a kid thinks its okay then there are other factors in his life that are effecting him. Violent video games are entertaining. I played Grand Theft Auto, when I was 12. I was addicted to that game and I played it everyday. But I didn't end up jacking cars, robbing people, or kill them. I knew that it was only a game, and I knew that in reality , that type of behavior was unacceptable. 

People need to find better things to do with their time, rather than trying to ban everything that can possibly be a little offensive!!!!!

FREE WRITE...

So I was kind of disturbed with all these books being banned from schools. Nobody has the right to ban any book. I understand that some books can be offensive or innapropriate, but  every parent has the right to not allow their OWN child from reading it. There are soooo many books being banned for the most STUPID reasons. In one of our readings from "What Matters in America," they were trying to ban Harry Potter, because it gives kids the idea that fantasy is reality. NOOOO!!! It gives kids an imagination. Without an imagination, you will never dream, and without dreams you will never have goals! Our country is so special because it's the land of freedom and banning books is just limiting every individual's freedom...

Reading for Spring Break!

The book I read over Spring break was The Lost One, by Lynne Ewing a fantasy novel from the series of "Daughters Of the Moon. It had approximately 274 pages and was published by Volo books, in New York. I selected this book because I have read the first few books of the series and I loved them, I couldn't put the books down they were so entertaining. The book "The Lost One," is about a girl who can move things with her mind. She woke up one morning with no recollection of who she was and some followers. She later discovers that she was one of the lost members of Daughter of the Moon, she meets the other girls and they let her know that she is one of them. There job is to make sure the followers don't turn the world to all night. Basically the title "The Lost One," relates to the story because she was lost she had to find herself and find out who and what she was.


The main characters are Tiana, Catty, Serena, Vanessa, and Jimena. Tiana meets them after she wakes up with amnesia and is being followed by dark men, who are almost like shadows. She realizes that if she focuses enough she can move things with her mind. The rest of the girls show he how to use her power for good. Each of the girls have their own special power. Vanessa can become invisible, Catty can time travel, Jimena can have premonitions, and Serena reads minds. Together they are an invincible force!

The theme of this book is good vs. evil. The girls are the light that fight the followers from bringing eternal darkness.

Is there really such thing as privacy??

So one of the required blogs is to write about a subject we discussed in class. I chose to write about privacy since we spent about 20 minutes discussing it.

So my view on this is that we should have total and complete privacy (which will probably never happen.) I major in criminal justice so I guess I am looking at it from a legal perspective.  The fourth amendment clearly states we have the right to privacy. Personally I think the police, government, websites, or whoever else are violating our right to privacy. Although there are plenty of loop-holes to get around this issue. Either way, I still think there isn't ENOUGH protection of our privacy.

6 WORD MEMOIR

TOMORROW'S
ALWAYS
YESTERDAY'S
LEARNED
OBJECTIVE
REPEATED.

So basically what my memoir means is that everyday we learn something new, overcome something, or learn a lesson. The next day we actually apply what we learned. My memoir might not sound too good, or flow in a poetic way but I tried to be creative and use the letters of my name to create a 6 word memoir.

How Sherman Alexie's novel inspired me...

So reading Sherman Alexie's book "Diary of a Part Time Indian," I felt some what inspired. Junior or Arnold, whatever you want to call him, came from a poor family and a rez filled with a bunch of people who never followed their dreams. Junior left the rez to attend a better school and follow his dreams so he doesn't end up like everyone around him. After reading this book I decided to hit the local library and pick up any book that caught my eye. I checked out over 10 books about success, wisdom, intuition and other things that can help me reach my dreams.

Basically Junior took control of his life by getting out of his rez, so I decided to take control of my life by getting out of my strict mindset and exploring new knowledge. Junior became successful, and as corny as I am about to sound.... I will be successful too...

"Discover your Genius"

So Im reading this book called "Discover your Genius" written by Micheal Gelb, and it is amazing!!!! It's about all the historical geniuses such as Plato, Ghandi, Da Vinci and few others. My favorite so far is Plato a philosopher who brought the teachings of Socrates to everyone and also taught Aristotle. One of the things that really stood out to me was his quote "We must reject the conception of education professed by those who say that they can put into the mind knowledge that was not there before." Which means that teachers aren't here to give us knowledge, but to bring the knowledge out of us.Everyone since birth knows anything there is to know, we have just forgot it somewhere along the way, but deep in our soul all the information is there. We must find the right mentor to bring it out of us.

WE ARE ALL CAPABLE, basically.

Indian vs white kids

The picture I chose from Sherman Alexie’s book was the White vs. Indian cartoon. To me this picture symbolizes his insecurities about himself and also his culture. Being from a Rez and being raised by a poor family Junior felt lower than all the white kids at his new school. He saw all the white kids wearing brand clothes and carrying cell-phones, while he was wearing K-Mart clothes and using a garbage bag as a book bag. Junior felt they had a more promising future than he did because of their background. The only thing Junior may have had that all the white kids didn’t was determination.

Corporate Crackdown and Dolce & Gabbana

Corporate Crackdown is directed towards basically all consumers.


This add has a few brands that I can identify with such as Visa, Nike, Coca Cola, Wal Mart, Citi bank, Apple, Mcdonalds and Windows.
There really isn't just one specific group that this advertisement is directed towards.


The image is a flag with some of the most well-known brands and logos. The flag symbolizes America as a nation of consumers. Which is what we all are.


Although not all name brands are better than the generic verions. Example: I have drank a Safe way brand of cola vs. Coca Cola and its taste was EXACTLY the SAME!


I'd rather save my money and buy a cheaper brand than purchase something just for its name!

The only name brands I may use are body supplies. I love Victoria's Secret lotions and perfume. I also like Dove and Pantene. The only reason I choose these brands is because of their scents. None of them work any better than any other brand, they all do the same thing, I just prefer the way they smell over generic brands.

The other I add I chose was the Dolce & Gabbana add, which featured Madonna.

Looking at this add I couldn't really figure out what they were selling. The ad is a picture of Madonna washing some dishes in a nice leopard print top. Dolce & Gabbana is a high end fashion and very expensive, so I knew they must have been selling clothes. I found it kind of weird that they didn't really show her clothes too much, it was just a side view. Im guessing they are just using Madonna since she is very famous to market and sell their brand, not the actual fashion.

If I was flipping through a magazine and saw this ad, I would definately look passed it. There is nothing that catches my eye. The picture is black and white. The clothes are nice but they blend in to the back ground.

I also chose this ad because, Dolce & Gabbana is known for creating controversial ads. They usually portray women as second-class citizens. This ad. can definately be considered another one of those ads, since she is washing dishes and cleaning.

"You Gotta Have 150 Friends"

So this blog was due Friday....I am a little late, because I am a idiot and couldn't figure out how to log into my blogger. Anyways, I am supposed to choose one of the essays from "What Matters in America," and write about it. I chose to write about "You Gotta Have 150 Friends," by Robin Dunbar.
Dunbar says that the average number of Facebook friends that we can maintain meaningful relationships is 150.

I think this is crazy. There are only about 10 people I really interact with on Facebook and that is on a weekly basis, NOT DAILY! I have about 400 Facebook friends, Most I don't know and quite a few of them I don't even like! Then there is the select few few that I check up on and chat with.

150 friends on facebook is alot. You probably have to spend most of your time on Facebook, or even LIVE on Facebook to keep up with all those people!

Taylor Roberson <3

This blog is for my English 100 class. 

I chose this Gucci Guilty ad. because they are using sex to sell their product. The image on this ad. is very seductive and alluring. They used a provocative picture of a man and woman holding each other with no shirt on. The object they are selling is a perfume. The name is Gucci Guilty. I think they used sex to sell this image so that they could emphasize the word GUILTY.