June, 19th 2013
Fox News Aired Man's Suicide, Children Sue for Emotional Distress

A severe intrusion of privacy. One; of part of the children all under 15 of the parent. The other, people who watched the news story. The scene was after a car chase, and the man pulls out a gun and continues to shoot himself in the head. It was not very graphic, sort of bad quality but it still did not make it hard to determine what happened. Fox's employer, Shepard Smith continued to apologize after receiving much criticism. Erik Wemple from Washington Post, countered this saying that the trauma was more in part due to the actual event of suicide and completely disregarded the fact that it was public. It was enough to fly through the internet very quickly, I actually had seen it prior but I didn't it was made into a case. Things like these should be limited though to protect the identity of the children, who ended up leaving their school.

Rio Adobe is a local cafe in Cupertino that serves Southwest Mexican styled food. All the comments on several different sites including Google and Yelp state they have the best burritos in town for the best price, and that all of their ingredients are always fresh.
Yet, their website has nothing really flashy and only states that they have fresh food at good prices. Which is really a simple market phrase used by anyone. Instead their website should proclaim that they have the best burritos around, all good reviews on Yelp, and the best ingredients. Having actually eaten their many times, I know their food is awesome and I think that the business should expand itself or at least improve its website. The business has an effective online presence, however a very minimal amount of comments and should expand it's advertising online.
http://www.rioadobe.com/

Length: 8:19

Description: The video covers how television is almost entirely propaganda. It details how easy it is for media to cause you to question your morality. Following how technological advancements, being pushed by the government, are to blame for keeping people eyes stuck to the television and now to smart phones. Also, it quickly explains how people can become addicted and even experience withdrawls from television. 

Corresponding Chapter: Ch. 9 Television

Quiz Question: What does the narrator says is the problem with making watching television a routine and following to watch it everyday?

Answer: People will spend so much time watching television that when it is taken away they have such a drastic change in free time. This in turn is much different than someone who is more prone to think for themselves, or to not be daily influenced by the television. After being told what to think, what to do, and what to buy you tend to lose your own personal tastes that made you unique.

The Hunger Games is a movie about a future dystopian society, where the wage gap has increased so heavily that some live as if they have in the 1800's while some are using the finest technology we have ever seen. The entire government systematically brain washes most the poor citizens, and they are completely aware but stick true to their values of hard work. If you don't know the story two people from each village are chosen every few years to partake in a all out battle. One boy and one girl represent each village to "remind" them of what their past used to be. I liked it because it had a very real feel, especially when you see the kids fighting each other with mid evil weapons, and when others from the higher society would risk themselves to help those in the tournament.

Favorite movie ever would have to be the first Men in Black. You better know it's about aliens and how they live on earth in disguise as normal(ish) people. Men in Black is awesome because it really took a part of society most people didn't take seriously; nut-jobs, homeless, and made them aliens. Or when it showed the alien newspaper as being the Enquirer. Which if you do not know is a magazine full of crazy made up stories, most which are usually about aliens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyPnQw_Lqds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQ41frO-kI

Popular Subculture
demographics- ages 18-30, rock/jazz musicians, male & female, all ethnicity
psychographics- not high income, "rockstar lifestyle", non-coporate market

Different from other magazines, such as metro, because it only displays bands with live analog instrumentation. In other words, no techno or computer program generated sound. All bands on title are real, from San Francisco or San Jose, and they all have one or more of the following; guitarist, drummer, percussionist, bass, piano, singer, many brass instruments and wind instruments.

The bands are all of a specific genre. A blend of pop, soul, rock, jazz, and ska.
They are again; Sweet HayaH, Guy Fox, Sadie and the Blue-eyed Devils, and Melted State.

Articles:
-Looking to turn up your band's style? Add some brass!
-Hollow-body electric guitars, best sound?
-What hand drum is right for you?
-Steel strings and why they sound more classic.
-Add loop pedals to your practice routine and why?

This magazine is aimed at musicians and bands looking to join a local scene. Which is why it is so cheap, only one dollar. It is to promote the genre and gives other musicians a chance to join.

The Giver
http://www.amazon.com/The-Giver-Lois-Lowry/dp/0440237688

Grendel
http://www.amazon.com/Grendel-John-Gardner/dp/0679723110/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367529756&sr=1-1&keywords=grendel

Dracula
http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-ebook/dp/B00BR1KZ7O/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367529781&sr=1-4&keywords=dracula

The Giver- The Giver is about a society where everyone meets the norm, while one person is chosen per lifetime to hold the thoughts of all who came before them. It seems insane at first, but is done to prevent people from acting out and breaking the law. When this young child becomes chosen to be the next Giver of thought he doesn't understand why it is done and ends up running away with a small child he was chosen to care for. The Giver taught me to never assume things as the norm. We all come from different backgrounds and cultures, yet once we all become the same life becomes meaningless. After reading the Giver I had a better understanding of where I came.

Dracula- Dracula is obviously about a vampire, and is credited to being the first book about them, other than the early Nosferatu. I thought the book was very interesting because it was written many years ago but still could be related to our time. This book was influential because it was one of the first depictions of monsters that used to be human in modern literature. Dracula set the standard for vampires; how they can't be seen in a mirror, attraction to blood, fear of the cross and so on. Also when the main characters wife gets bitten and becomes bloodthirsty herself right in the front of his eyes he has to kill her with a stake to the heart. Its a very weird scene, but definitely influenced horror stories since. 

Grendel- Grendel is a story about the monster in the common myth Beowulf. The entire story is told from the monsters perspective while he kills animals and is attacked by man. It was influential to me because I read it in school during a study of the antihero in stories. Grendel was the first antihero I came to know, and the antihero to me seems to be the most realistic form of character. It showed me question ones upbringing before judging them.

literature            
distribution       libraries                         
        \            /
   Computer/Internet
       /             \
locality           printing press

The integration of the computer into an everyday home brought upon a big change in the lives of people. I put that the computer enhances literature distribution, because files can be transferred via internet to anywhere on the planet that has access. This in turn allows the distribution of literature to flourish because it does not have to be recreated every time it is needed in another place at the same time. The copy and paste format allows us to throw out the printing press together and replace it with a printer. This is why I placed the printing press as something the computer has made obsolete. 

Then for something the computer reversed, libraries are just aisles and aisles of books, other than the computers of course, and are really not needed when presented with all the wonders of the computer. The library could be just a bunch of screens, but it is supposed to promote literature and most of yesterdays literature is not digital. Therefore it has reversed the power of the computer, by letting people cling on to the old fashioned forms of paper and ink.

Lastly, for something the computer retrieves I chose locality. Once someone grasps the new concept of online communication, they usually then try to find their part in it. For example, Bob likes Heavy Metal but none of his local friends do. However, Bob created an online forum that is dedicated to other Heavy Metal listeners in his area. This in turn allows Bob to find more people like him, thus promoting Heavy Metal in his area.

Books: As a child I was constantly reading. Everything I saw from carton of cereal to every chapter in the history textbook. It was not really for the fun, more of the from the boredom. When I got older I stopped reading as much fantasy, which was predominantly all I was interested in at the time. Nowadays, I would not say I read books anymore but still have rarely.

Newspaper: Only read at work, I consider it somewhat outdated, but useful for getting information to those who are not as computer smart.

Movies: I would watch a lot as a child, very less intrigued nowadays.

Recordings: I have been playing guitar for about 10 years and have considered calling myself a musician for the past five or so. Therefore as for recording I have tons on my computer and a recollection of many more.

Internet: Pretty much my source of television, as well as most of the articles I read.

I have not had a job in the media, but I do work for a very large corporation. I am not directly involved with any of the media aspects, but I get a first hand look at the effects of the media on customers and work ethics.
I would like to have a job in the media, I do not know enough yet to state though.
I plan to major in marketing with a minor in mass comm. which is why I enrolled in this class.