Juicy Claims (Blog #9)

1) In today's world, I see that a lot of people walk around blind. Is it technology? Or is it the social networking sites that instead of bringing friends closer only keeps them more apart?

2) I always hear that long distance relationships never work out. Is it really the distance or is it the that the couple don't want it to work in the first place?

3) Movies, commercials or even magazines can have influences on teenage girls on how to dress, look or even feel.

Is Google Making Us Stupid? (Blog #8)

In Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” he talks about how Google is taking over our brain and how we count on the website to help us find even the simplest things. At least that’s what I got from the first 2 pages. Unfortunately I could not focus on the rest of the article. I’m not really sure why, but I think it has to do with the fact that he uses a whole bunch of examples just to get his point across, and most of the examples I could really care less about. I actually liked one of his examples it was the one with Friedrich Nietzsche and him with the typewriter. I like the way how he was losing his eyesight and how he learned how to type and just by closing his eyes he can type his words from his mind to the sheet of paper. It really fascinates me how much our brain can do when we lose one sense, we can enhance another part. Overall, I could not keep up with this article, it is actually way to long and has too much examples if just by putting only a couple it can actually just be 2 pages.

The Power of Hello (Blog #7)

In his essay “The Power of Hello” Howard White talks about how a simple hello can be powerful. He tells us the day his mother told him, “You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street.” That phrase has stuck to him ever since he was 10 years old. That phrase is really true. When you do walk by a dog it always wags its tale, and in dog language that does mean hello. But I love the way how he talks about how saying hello can change a person’s mood. When I say hello to someone random they do get a smile on their face. But, not when it’s a person in a really, really, pissy mood and it just annoys them even more. Maybe, in the back of their mind they do get a smile. Saying hello can also spark a conversation that, according to White “a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.” I believe in that.

Facebook in a Crowd (Blog #6)

“Facebook in a Crowd”, by Hal Niedzviecki, was about him and Facebook. He didn’t feel connected with his friends on Facebook, so he decided to invite them to a party. Of course none of them came, besides one. I saw it coming. When I was on Facebook, I got invited to a whole bunch of things and never went. Why? Because I didn’t care to go…I know those people, but do I want to hang out with them…no. That is why I went through my friends list and deleted almost half of the people there, who I didn’t know and who I didn’t care to even know. I think I added them in the first place was because I wanted to get to know them through the internet. Not face to face. Usually I’m shy when I first meet someone so it was a better alternative. Then I became obsessed with Facebook! I was constantly on it, refreshing my feed, to see what else is going on in people’s lives. Ever since the New Year’s, I have quit Facebook! Of course it isn’t deleted so yes I go on for about 2 min. every once in a while. But I am no longer obsessed with Facebook! I am done!