Tuesday, December 8, 2009
What's My Niche?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
To-Do List
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Turkey Week
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Lesson of the Week
Are you ready for the lesson? Do you dare continue reading to find out?
Lap Tops, electronics, etc. + Back Pack + WATER BOTTLE = DISASTER! i.e. the do NOT mix!
Friday morning being in a rush to get the hold off my account so I could register for spring semester I stupidly even after questioning myself about possible spillage, put my water bottle (might i add that has a flimsy lid) into my back pack, assuming it to NOT open and RUIN said lap top.
I was proved WRONG. DEAD wrong.
I did not realize that it had opened until I felt the water on my jeans from my back pack.
WAY TO GO SHARAYAH.
So take my advice. Don't even think about it. automatic no-no.
So what have we learned? Water and Electronics do NOT mix!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Where is Journalism Going?
A report done recently by Columbia University shows the path where Journalism is headed. Personally when I think of news I can automatically smell a newspaper. I know you probably think I'm weird now, but oh well. When you have a fresh, new bundle of newspapers they smell kind of funny. I do not know exactly how to put it.
The report was very informative about the evolvement of journalism and very detailed about where they plan on taking it. I’m kind of on the fence about it though. I’m not exactly sure which way to take it. I feel there seem to be more cons than pros in my opinion. But I am just one person.
It seems as though Journalism is headed into a different direction. That of web browsing, easy accessible, now, and FREE news. That's what everyone wants right? Free things. I learned differently in Economics. TINSTAAFL; There is no such thing as a free lunch. That's completely true. However, people can get anything on the Internet now a days, what not the news too?
According to the report the government would be helping bail out the newspapers. There have already been numerous bailout plans that have been put into effect that I do not necessarily agree with. Giving money to people who know exactly how they got there and know how to return is not what I would call a smart idea. Yes, I care strongly about the news and the media, but I feel that if the government does bail out the newspapers they will most definitely have control over stories being printed.
I do not know about you, but that definitely violates my freedom of speech, and my freedom of speech is something I value. Also, who is the government to say who deserve money and who does not? Is not the point of Journalism to deliver the news of what is going on to the public? As long as this is being provided are the newspapers and web sites all in it together for the greater good, or at least we would hope.
I do not complain about the news being online, and I agree that it is way easier to get a hold of than driving to the store, and picking up the paper for what a nickel? Okay.. maybe not a nickel, but the Internet makes it seem a lot more convenient, for the more modernization of what our nation has become.
Yes, I realize that times are changing and sooner or later there will no longer be printed news. But I believe that we should enjoy every little printed story while it lasts. I hope that it will last quite a long time. There are people out there who slave away, working to find that next huge story. People do not realize how much reporters are really putting into the stories that are printed in the newspaper. Everyone has to have the newest toy out there and they need to have it NOW! I feel that people take for granted what they are given.
However, this whole modernization business is not really a great positive. Test scores are going down and this generation is not as literate as the generations before it. Text messaging and other forms of communications that dumb down the level of literacy, and it’s no wonder that everyone wants things to be done for them. Open up an Internet browser and you can find anything you could possibly dream about within a matter of minutes, if not seconds.
Do me a favor, go pick up a newspaper and read. :)
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1212611716674/page/1212611716651/JRNSimplePage2.htm
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Time Change
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Baking
Monday, October 19, 2009
Weather
Monday, October 12, 2009
7 books, 5 Years.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Mystery
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Passion
No, I do not exactly know what I want to do with my life once I graduate. My interest in career paths is constantly changing, however, the source of where that career comes from never changes. It always has something to do with my passion. Without this passion, I do not think I would be able to enjoy my work. I live by a quote that I was once told, “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Confucius said this wise statement, and he knew what he was talking about. Finding a career I love is something I intend to do, something I’m very passionate about.
Passion. What is passion though? Where does passion come from? According to my best friend, dictionary.com, passion means “any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.” I did not know that you could hate something and it could be considered passion. But hate is not something I like to do, nor do I like to receive. I’m here to discuss something I love, and something that I’m very passionate about, is writing.
When I say that I’m passionate about writing, I’m not talking about penmanship because really I could use a lesson or two on that. I’m talking about my ability to put my thoughts and dreams to words. It allows me to create alternate universes and control what goes on there. I don’t know about you, but I think that is the best way to respond to anything. Writing is also my passion because it helps me clear my mind and no matter what mood I’m in I can always write. Without writing I do not know what I would do with myself.
I have always been writing one way or another. When I was younger I remember that I used to try to write songs. However, I was not and still am not gifted in that department. I tried writing poems, but then I realized that they were basically like songs. I wrote “fan fictions” for a short time and as lame as that sounds I enjoyed it very much. In 5th, 7th, and 12th grade I was involved with Newspaper. Yes, Newspaper wasn’t all that significant when I was in 5th and 7th grade. It seemed like just another elective. However, when I was a freshman in high school I really wanted to be on the newspaper staff, but conflictions with my schedule always seemed to keep it from me all through high school. My senior year, I was finally able to join the class and I realized how important writing was to me. Which is why I’ve chosen to pursue it further into college.
Writing has become such a passion of mine that I have set a goal that I would like to accomplish in life. I would ultimately like to write a book and get it published. I really like to read and reading stories that others have written inspires me. I want to be like these people. I want to give joy to others through my writing like others have given to me.
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