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• Posted Three Dimensions of iCulture Blog & DQs to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  The Andrejevic article describes the modern ways which technology is used to connect people. The article argues that modern technology interferes with the ways people interact, for an example online shopping takes away the sales clerk/customer interaction when an item...
• Posted Williamson Article & DQ 11/26 to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Williamson's article Decoding Advertisements had me thinking of ways in which I am influenced by advertisements. Admittedly, I buy fashion magazines just for the ads. I find them appealing because the designer's clothing is featured in these advertisements through a...
• Posted Heroes of Assimilation DQ to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Currently the media has put more of an emphasis on people with disabilities, and their abilities to live normal lives. My discussion question is: With a more positive reinforcement from coming media sources will the disability community be able to...
• Posted Becker: Gay-Themed TV and the Slumpy Class to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  I've watched many of the popular shows that were mentioned in this article, so I'm more than aware of the impact they've made in our society. However, I was not aware of the reasons for the political motives and economic...
• Posted Face of America Blog & DQ to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Although I found this article to be a bit hard to follow based its fluidity this is what I could take way from it -- Berlant took examples from different media text and explained the situations in which they shed...
• Posted Ashley Judd & Newsom's Arguments: Blog Post & DQ to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  It's a tale is a old as time. For decades women, as well as men, have been put under a microscope and scrutinized for their appearance. Ashley Judd's article sheds a light on the ways in which the media criticizes...
• Posted Mulvey Article -- Transgender Gaze to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  From what I understand, the term transgender gaze is a blur between the lines of gender and the biological sex of an individual. This article confusingly explained three examples from movies that contained transgender themes. Each example contained the struggle...
• Posted Discussion Question 10/15 to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Reading through this article made me think, "Are ways in which women are portrayed in the media in 1978 (when this article was written) similar to how women are portrayed now in 2012 or have their roles evolved? I,...
• Posted Blog Post #5 Alicia Key's and Unthinkable Interracial Dating to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Last weeks and this weeks discussions of racism has really made me take a second look at the way in which I view our society and the people in it. This week's article, "Alicia Keys and Unthinkable Interracial Dating" has...
• Posted DQ-- Week 6 to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  After reading both assigned article for Monday I wondered; Are we taught as a society the definition of race, or is it in our human nature to define? Also, do stereotypes play into the way we define race, and if...
• Posted Blog Post #4 Bettie Article & DQ to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  The Bettie article that we read for this week made me realize why the fan base to the show Roseanne had such a following. The author explains that this show is relatable to many people due one aspect of the...
• Posted Blog Post #3 Overview of articles read for this week to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  The articles that we were assigned to read for this week seem to carry the same underlying theme of encoding and decoding the message of the advertisement or the intent of the type of media. While reading the Seiter article...
• Posted DQ-- Week 5 to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  My question after reading this article is, "Can this method of reading encoding and decoding messages be used to create store concepts?" Like advertisements, a type of media, messages are used to set a mood and project the "correct image"...
• Posted "Holy Commodity Fetish Batman" Blog Post & DQ to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  The article, "Holy Commodity Fetish Batman" brings to light as to why and how the branding of blockbusters movies all started. The article also points out the ways in which movies are promoted and sensationalized even before they hit theaters....
• Posted Discussion Question Week 3 -- Sept. 17th to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  After reading both assigned readings I've come to wonder why is it that parents and the older generations have a predisposition towards online reading? When comparing book reading to online reading one can see that they have similar purpose to...
• Posted Discussion Question Week 2 to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Why is it a problem that we now think more abstractly than before, & have many ideas and thoughts floating around in our head, rather than just having one thought or idea?...
• Posted Blog post #1 Shirky's & Carr's Articles to Media Literacy Fall 2012
  Before reading Shirky's & Carr's articles I hadn't put much thought into how society has adapted their ways of thinking due to technological advances. In last 12 years or so in school my homework, class projects, & research have been...
• Posted Dogs VS. Cats to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
  I found a snippet in the Lilienfeld text that discussed personality traits that are associated with dog & cat people. Dog people are personal, outgoing, fun people where as, cat people are quiet, a bit neurotic, and like to be...
• Posted Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now? to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
  The time old question, "Do opposites attract?" currently plays a roll in my dating life, I assume most other people's as well. The type of guy I'm initially attracted is what society has coined "The Bad Boy". To define a...
• Posted Doggone-it! Rufus fell asleep, AGAIN! to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
  While reading chapter five in the Lilienfeld text on sleeping disorders, I noticed an excerpt about narcolepsy effecting dogs. My first though was, I must look this up! So there I was, searching YouTube looking up dogs with sleeping disorders....
• Posted First date jitters? Don't worry, it's all for the better. to Psychology 1001 S23, Sp2012
  I've always been curious about what makes people attracted to each other & in chapter 11 of our Lillenfield text sheds some light as to why. An example of this that I found interesting is the bridge experiment. A group...