Blog Post #12

In Kate Dailey's Newsweek article "Friends with Benefits: Do Facebook Friends Provide the Same Support as Those in Real Life?", she explains to us that many people use Facebook as their way of communication. She believes it is a very fast way to communicate with others. Many people share their personal information. Some do it to let others know what is going on in their lives and some do it to get advice on certain issues. She believes it's less painful than to make a phone call. Especially if it is somethin bad, posting it on Facebook lets everyone know in an easier way. She also beleives that is helpful to use Facebook for people that tend to be shy. They then can expres how they feel without having to directly talk to someone. She also believes people confuse the social life with real life. Everyone lives on Facebook, rather than actually seeing eachother.


Like Kate says, "Facebook works best as an amplication of a "real life" social life, not a replacement."We need to learn that it isn't just about being able to have it so easy. And remember, some people do not even use Facebook, or they hardly ever check it. It is beneficiary for most of us. We can live in the moment of our friends and family by seeing pictures or posts of things we may have missed. But we should not so much rely on it. We need to remember, we have lives, we need to live them!

Blog Post #10

http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/16/the-hunt-for-the-bomber/

The title says it it all. In the Newsweek article "The Hunt for the Marathon Bomber", by Massimo Calabresi, they are on the hunt to find out the person who did the killing in Boston Marathon. There was approximately three people killed, and 140 injured. They investigators say it could take several time. They are begining to pick up wreckage from the site for "clues." There is a lot of "debris and blood and shards of glass." They will be looking at cameras from places around the building for surveillance and evidence, as well as facts. They will also be talking to witnesses to try and figure out how this all occurred. Investigators also say, they found "found pieces of a cassette player that had contained plastic explosives that had blown Pan Am flight 103 from the sky in 1988."



First off, I think it was so sickening that a person could have even had the guts to do this. Most of all, sad for all the ones who died, were injured, or were family members of those that were hurt as a cause of this. I hope that they find who ever did this and makes them pay! Futhermore, it sounds like it will be a rather harder investigation. They really do not have much evidence.

Blog Post #8

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/health/the-human-touch-amid-big-data-medicine-review-of-when-doctors-dont-listen.html?ref=health&_r=0

In the The New York Times article A Prescription for Fustration by Abigail Zuger, she talks about algorithms. They are flow charts that are created by groups. Many doctors use it. They are used more in emergency rooms, rather then clinics or such. Basically these charts are broken up, so the more a person has going on, the bigger the flow chart is. they help ensure that people have no medical risks. Algorithms are like cookbooks. They combine different tests and scans, which then gives them a diagnosis. There are cases in which these "cookbooks" fail. They backfire and do not work. That is when college students who have been studying come in and help out to fix these mistakes.


I personally think that if these "cookbooks" can fail and backfire, they should not be used. Why should their be a risk taken. I would not want possibilities of my life failing because of some algorithm charts. I mean think about it, would you? They are not 100% guaranteed.

Make Up Post

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In the Crain’s Chicago Business article "Hip Hop Take Center Stage", by Robert Loerzel, they primarily focus on the expanding of hip-hop music in Chicago, Illinois. Keith Cozart was not a well-known rapper, until one day he became big. His music mostly consisted of violence. He wrote while living in in his grandmother’s basement. He ended up going to jail. Many entrepreneurs did not seem to like the “violent” rapping. They believed it was not a good topic to rap about. Che “Rhymefest” Smith, believed that young rappers shouldn’t make a living off of rapping about violence. He does not agree with violent rao what so ever. Many of the rappers are losing money; they do not make enough money. Many people now download music rather than buying CD’s. Many people rather watch the videos or hear the music on Youtube. As a cause of this, in the 2000’s, rappers lost 6.8 percent of all music sales.


I think that rappers should not put their music on the internet if they want to make profits. A possibility could be charging on Youtube for certain videos they believe people would pay to watch. I would pay to watch some videos; I like to hear certain types of rap. Not so much violent ones, but raps that tell stories. I also like raps that talk about the rappers lives. I agree with the entrepreneurs though, raps should not be so explicit. 

Blog Post #7

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Blog Post #6

In a Newsweek article called “Dear Dads: Save Your Sons” written by Christopher N. Bacorn, he talks about the importance of a son having a father figure. This article focuses on a young boy who does not have his father in his life. As a cause of that, this 15 year old begins to do drugs, involves himself with gangs and violence. His mom, being a concerned mother sends him to the shrink. The shrink believes that a primary reason for this boys action is because he does not have a father/male figure in his life. She suggests that he joins sports to keep him entertained, active, and out of trouble. Along with that, he will have male guidance such as his coach and teammates to look up to.


After reading this article, it made me realize what a huge point the author had. Many boys that did not or do not have their fathers in their life, they are rebellious in life. They do not have the guidance of a male to show them the right steps in life. That is a primary cause of guys in gangs or guys doing drugs. I know for a fact from experience. I have a younger brother that does not have a male figure. He is very rebellious. I noticed that each time I bring a guy friend over he gets attached quickly because that is the only way he can get male guidance.

Blog Post #5

In his article, "Ordinary People Produce Extraordinary Results" (p. 51-54), published by The Writers Response, the author Paul Rogat Loeb describes that most people are ordinary people but they do extraordinary things. This article emphasizes on Rosa Parks. There was so much excitement finding out they'd be on the same show. They were in dis-belief towards Rosa Parks actions, not in a bad way, but in a positive way. They believe that was an "extraordinary" action. She refuses to move from the front of the bus to go to the back of the bus just because she was African American. Rosa Parks started little by little talking to people until she finally gain the courage to talk to big crowds and made a big difference in the world. She did that and much more that is why that is an extraordinary act because many people do not just go out and talk to people about a certain issues I need to gain courage.


I agree it was an extraordinary act for Rosa Parks to have done. She got courage and she took the time to influence other people. Having courage is something hard to do. Especially when it comes to talking to big group of people are several people at one time. I personally have a hard time talking in front of a lot of people I seem to get nervous and tend to talk super-fast. So I could definitely imagine the situation Rosa Parks was in. I give her kudos for doing what she did. Not only did it take a lot of courage but also it was an act of kindness.

Blog Post #4

For todays blog I have Read, A Last Resort by Donnie K. Winokur. It was published for Guideposts September 2012. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=d496488f-3ef8-43a5-87cd-3754f454a79e%40sessionmgr4&vid=12&hid=23&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=f5h&AN=79480504Summary: In this article, a family adopts a son. They raise their son Lyal like their own. Lyal’s mother finds out Lyal has Fetal alcohol syndrome. So she looks and searches online to see if their are any possible solutions of curing this disease. She runs into a website called “4 Paws”, and she finds out that she can have a dog trained to help out with Lyal. They have dogs for assistance of people in wheelchairs or with diseases. Each one is trained to assist with the specific disability. They soon get their dog Chancer, which made a miracle occur. He allowed Lyal to be someone who he was not.



Response: I personally feel that this is such an inspiring article. It explains to us that even though, Lyal was not his mother’s blood son, she still treated him as if he was. She never gave up. She did whatever she had to no matter how things got. It comes to show how much family means and should always mean to you. Also, it was so amazing how the help of a trained dog made such an impact. It is so unbelievable. But it comes to show, dogs are like humans. They can “communicate” with you.

Blog Post #3

Today, I went to the Phi Theta Kappa session given by Brian. Phi Theta Kappa is neither a fraternity nor sorority. This is an extra-curricular activity, also a club. To get into this club, you must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average for one semester. After that semester, you have the chance to join. You have to fill out an application and you also have to pay seventy dollars that will cover ever semester. Meaning, you only have to pay once. After you are accepted, for the semester, you must have a 3.25 or higher grade point average. If you get 3.0 once for a class, they will let that "slide", but you cannot let it happen otherwise you will not be participating in events. Phi Theta Kappa is very useful. It helps you build leadership, fellowship, it looks good for college transfers, it has special scholarships only they offer, and it also looks good on resumes.

I personally enjoyed going to this session. I was thoroughly listening and paying attention to every detail. I even remember the presenter’s name, Brian. Listening to this whole speech allowed me to actually understand the true meaning of Phi Theta Kappa. It also made me feel motivated into getting a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. That way I can be the new member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Blog Post #2

I have just read the article "Becoming a Parent Is a Gift", by Chris Hunington, published for This I Believe.

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/27541/.

In this article, a couple has many desires to have a baby. Everywhere they go that they see kids they try to put little attention to resist the fact that they want a baby. They try to concieve a baby. They do everything possible, Chris's wife even injects hormones, but they still cannot have a baby.  Finally they get the oppurtunity to adopt a child. So they do. They adopt a baby girl from China. The babies parents did not want her, so they gave her up for adoption. Chris and his wife happily said yes. Vhris realized what a gift it was to be a parent. He knew that it was not going to be easy. They would have to deal with the baby girl not being their blood. But he thoughtit was the most amazing thing to know that even though the girl looked nothing like them, she would consider him as dad.

 

 

I think that this is such a great article. I feel that it lets people know that their are so many options to having a baby. You can have someone donate their sperm, inject hormones, or adopt. No matter where the child comes from you will raise him/her. They will be your kids. You have to learn to love them and treat them as if they were your blood. One day they will grow up to do the same to their kids, whether they are blood or not. This article really does show how important it is to value the gift of being a parent. Not everybody has the privelage.

Blog Post #1

I have just read "I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why", by Kyle Wiens, published for HBR Blog Network. 

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/i_wont_hire_people_who_use_poo.html.

In this article, Kyle is explaining to us that grammar is very important. He believes you need to be an expert when it comes to grammar. He thinks that people are not capable of doing a good job in other areas of work if you do not know how to write without making any grammatically errors. He says, “I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing”. He makes everyone who applies for his companies take a grammar test. He has a “zero tolerance approach”, so he also throws away every application to his company “iFixit” or “Dozuki” if it has only one grammatically error. “Good grammar makes good business sense”, everyone who works at the company writes for a living.

I personally think it is ridiculous for any person who is in charge of hiring others would throw away an application because of grammatically errors. It happens, we all make mistakes. Yes, I do see the importance of writing well, but grammar doesn’t make up writing. I also disagree with what he says about “I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing – like stocking shelves or labeling parts”. I think that it shouldn’t completely matter whether you know how to write or not when applying to a job where you “stock shelves or label parts”. I could understand him being quite strict on your writing and grammar skills when apply to “Ifixit” or “Dozuki”, primarily because you would be writing for a living, but other than that I think that is ridiculous.

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Hi, my name is Yesenia Rojas. I am nineteen years old. My birthday is January 1st, 1994. I am a child of 3, I am the oldest. I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My parents are divorced; my father lives in Chicago. I visit him pretty often, so it isn't too bad. I attended Simley High School; I then went to Mankato State but did not like it so I transferred to Inver Hills Community College. I am planning to major in Chemistry to become a Pharmacist. I am thinking of minoring maybe in language or something under that category. I am taking sixteen credits, which is five classes. In my spare time, I like to: cook, bake, dance, sing, go out to the mall, spend time with my family and friends, and listen to music. Right now, I am trying to find a job so that I could save up to pay for bartending to do while I attend college. If I could travel to any place, I would go to Brazil.