This is a test of the blog broadcast system.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Friday, December 10, 2010
Blog vs Essay
By: Morgan, Brian, and Joseph
Blogs are personal writing projects that usually is made up posts where the writer can write about anything. Traditional essay writing is more limited to a certain topic and based more upon information than the personal opinion of the writer. In blog writing the writer can write more freely than in traditional essay writing. In blog writing, it tends to be more conversational to the audience. The blogger is not worried so much about the grammar as they are in connecting with the reader. In blog writing, there is no need to use paragraphs. The blogger can use abbreviations or their own dialogue. In blogs there is no MLA format, or Work Cited page, making it less formal. When you’re working on a blog, it’s normally a group effort, as in traditional essay writing it’s an individual project. Blogging is not towards a specific audience as traditional essays are.
Traditional essay writing is more formal and directed towards an argument you have on a specific topic. Essay writing is writing to please one set of readers instead of a broad set of audiences. Traditional writing always has a specific format to follow, and the writer has to worry about proper punctuation and grammar usage.
Blogs are personal writing projects that usually is made up posts where the writer can write about anything. Traditional essay writing is more limited to a certain topic and based more upon information than the personal opinion of the writer. In blog writing the writer can write more freely than in traditional essay writing. In blog writing, it tends to be more conversational to the audience. The blogger is not worried so much about the grammar as they are in connecting with the reader. In blog writing, there is no need to use paragraphs. The blogger can use abbreviations or their own dialogue. In blogs there is no MLA format, or Work Cited page, making it less formal. When you’re working on a blog, it’s normally a group effort, as in traditional essay writing it’s an individual project. Blogging is not towards a specific audience as traditional essays are.
Traditional essay writing is more formal and directed towards an argument you have on a specific topic. Essay writing is writing to please one set of readers instead of a broad set of audiences. Traditional writing always has a specific format to follow, and the writer has to worry about proper punctuation and grammar usage.
Ivory, Soto, Torres
What are the differences between blog writing and traditional essay writing?
Audience concerns in blog writing are to me less thought out than when I am writing a paper for a class, but obviously when writing a blog and posting it more people are going to read it than just one or two people that would read an essay, therefore when writing a blog the audience is more important than writing an essay. In the type of paper I would write for a class who I am writing to is a main part in how I word my thoughts. With a blog the writing is more general. But you have to keep in mind when writing a blog that anyone of any age can read your blog, although some bloggers don’t care about what the audience thinks about their blog they just care that people are reading it, either way the audience plays an important role in blog writing.
The difference between the format an essay and blog is an essay is going to more formal than a blog. Blog writing’s construction is less important to the content being posted. I do not tend to use paragraphs but thoughts are still thought out and separated with punctuation and line breaks. In a school paper nonetheless when you use a quote in a paper it takes just as long to site it properly as it does to incorporate the quote. Blogs are more based on what the writer wants to talk about rather than a topic discussed in an essay therefore I think that people that blog are more passionate about what they are writing. There is more freedom in blogging and in the format because it’s more personal and you’re not being graded on what you are writing. Because you aren’t graded you don’t feel as much pressure when writing therefore having more freedom in your writing.
Working collaboratively on papers can be limiting in your writing. It is hard to convey you thoughts about a subject because you think about how they’re writing will go along with yours. So in many ways our writing starts to resemble one another’s writing although our ideas my stay very different the way in which we say them adapt so that our ideas flow together more efficiently. The good thing about writing in a group is you can incorporate all the member’s ideas into what you are writing. But I think most people would agree that it is definitely easier to write alone rather in a group.
Differences in Writing
By Jessica Kamp and Brandon Jaworowski
When writing a traditional essay or blog, there are certain things to consider. First, you must consider your audience. For blog writing, your audience could be anyone. Friends, family, coworkers, strangers. Anyone can read a blog. Because of this, a blog reaches a broad scope of people. You can't write to appeal to a certain type of person because many types of people have access to the blog. In traditional writing, you're typically writing for a certain audience. If you're a doctor, you're writing for the medical field. If you're a student, you're writing for your professors. This means that your audience is smaller and reaches a smaller scope. In traditional essay writing, you can attempt to appeal to one type of person. Your writing is tailored to the people who will be reading it.
Second, you must consider the structure and mechanics of your writing. In a blog, there are less restrictions on structure and layout of the writing. Since it reaches a wide scope of people, there is room for artistic interpretation and individuality. You can write how you choose to express your thoughts. In traditional writing, there is more structure that must be followed. Since you audience is less broad, there are more established rules that determine good and bad writing. The way you present your ideas and arguments must be clear and follow a definite structure.
Finally, you must consider collaborative writing if you are writing with another person. For both blog and traditional writing, collaborative writing requires working together and sharing ideas. It requires patience and an open mind to hear another person's ideas and thoughts. It is easier to write together in a blog because there are less restrictions and guideline to meet. It is more individual writing. For traditional writing, it is harder to write together because you have to consider the guidelines and rules of traditional writing.
There are many differences between writing a blog and a traditional essay. It is important to consider these differences when writing.
When writing a traditional essay or blog, there are certain things to consider. First, you must consider your audience. For blog writing, your audience could be anyone. Friends, family, coworkers, strangers. Anyone can read a blog. Because of this, a blog reaches a broad scope of people. You can't write to appeal to a certain type of person because many types of people have access to the blog. In traditional writing, you're typically writing for a certain audience. If you're a doctor, you're writing for the medical field. If you're a student, you're writing for your professors. This means that your audience is smaller and reaches a smaller scope. In traditional essay writing, you can attempt to appeal to one type of person. Your writing is tailored to the people who will be reading it.
Second, you must consider the structure and mechanics of your writing. In a blog, there are less restrictions on structure and layout of the writing. Since it reaches a wide scope of people, there is room for artistic interpretation and individuality. You can write how you choose to express your thoughts. In traditional writing, there is more structure that must be followed. Since you audience is less broad, there are more established rules that determine good and bad writing. The way you present your ideas and arguments must be clear and follow a definite structure.
Finally, you must consider collaborative writing if you are writing with another person. For both blog and traditional writing, collaborative writing requires working together and sharing ideas. It requires patience and an open mind to hear another person's ideas and thoughts. It is easier to write together in a blog because there are less restrictions and guideline to meet. It is more individual writing. For traditional writing, it is harder to write together because you have to consider the guidelines and rules of traditional writing.
There are many differences between writing a blog and a traditional essay. It is important to consider these differences when writing.
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Cyber Anti-Bullying Campaign
By: Morgan, Brian, and Joseph
Our mission is to combat the destructive nature of bullying in the Cyber world by providing compliments to those who have simply had a bad day and deserve kindness. We pledge that we will do everything in our power to make facebook and the rest of the World Wide Web a place where everyone, from bloggers to surfers, will not have to fear their comments and posts being cut down by those who wish they were clever enough to have written it in the first place. People who do not have anything pleasant to say and would instead rather be hateful have no business in being a part of the group. We are not trying to exclude anyone from joining for that in itself would be hateful.
Do you date like a man? Or a woman?
Ivory, Soto, Torres
According to Myreah Moore in her book Date Like a Man women need to stop dating just trying to find a husband and start dating more like men and have more fun dating. In her book she explains why and how men are the “Master Daters” and why women should take their techniques and use them against them. Men are ahead in the dating game for several reasons; they love themselves, they are confident at any age, they are independent, the list goes on. The point is, women are always thinking about where it’s going and what they are doing wrong and right. In her book Moore explains that in order to beat men at their own game women have to understand how they think and operate. Men and women are completely different and so are their ideas about love and relationships, this is how so many people end up heart-broken and alone.
Of course this is taken from a generalized point of view of the way women date. Not all women date like that, but a majority do. This is why Moore wrote this hoping to make that number go down. Her goal is to make women love themselves just as much as men do and also to help the majority of women that are not as independent become independent. Moore aims to give women the confidence in dating that they lack.
Now let’s take dating from a guys point of view:
As the only guy in my blog group I'm the only input on the subject of dating from the male point of view. When I get a date as any guy I'm looking for a good time. That's all I see first dates as, a way to have fun and see if it’s something I would like to pursue, if not I move on. However if a second date does happen there are certain things I start to look for, the most important is what would my mother think of her. The rest I usually judge later on. But for me I see dating as a way to figure out what I would want in a wife. I'm not looking for a wife right now obviously but dating is a way to see what criteria you would want in your spouse. Guys do date differently though most guys like to chase the girl but only for a certain time after a while it gets old and we give up. That brings me to the crazy obsessive girl also known as the clinger. The clinger is every guy's worst nightmare, at first sign of a clingy girl it’s time to cut and run. I don't know why but a lot of girls tend to be this way some worse than others.
Of course people are different there are a select few that date completely different. Maybe there are women out there that date like men, and maybe there are men out there that tend to have their dating style like that of a woman. It all depends on the person. But you can’t help but take what Moore said in her book and realize that most of it is true. As stereotypical as it is it could most definitely come in handy as well as help the women out there struggling with their dating. Maybe women do need to stop being so serious about their dates and start having fun and be more confident in themselves. Or maybe men need to get more serious and stop losing the arrogance that most tend to have. Or maybe we will never find a solution to this and this is just the way things will always be.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Brandon Jaworowski Jessica Kamp "The WAR on Big Tobacco"
Ous was assigned to finding an alternative way to solve and issue in society. We think we came up with a pretty good one which attends to the Big tobacco companies and all te people they kill each year by having them smoke and using other tobacco products. I have one idea and it is quite simple. We always talk aobut how we are at war with big tobacco companies and that they are winning and just keep doing what they do and kill more and more each year. Well how about instead of just going to war with big tobacco we go to "WAR" with big tobacco companies. We are talking aobut pretty much declaring war on big tobacco and all of there companies factories and workers. That can end the total discussion about what to do with them. We could simply tell them were going to war and have them get prepared because we can't just go in and attack them now that would be slaughter we need to give them an equal and fair oppurtunity. So we saw give them one month to prepare then it is fair game. We would just send our troops to watch over there buildings and whenever they move we strike. Our we could make it less open and kidnap one of their workers and just disguise our own to go in and be secret agent. He could easily plant some explosives around the buildings and they wouldn't stand a chance. We could take them out in no time. There are other ways we could easily send a couple fighter jets to just bomb their buildings and watch them crumb. We can watch as they try to fight back or honestly give up and end this war that is killing millions of people every year. Their products are KILLING people, we have to end it. we would gladly sacrifice their lives for all of the ones we would save from killing them. Or hopefully they just give up and no blood shed has to happen and they can just surrender and stop production. We hace devised multiple ways to end their tyranny. We can not have them continue what they do, it is killing mothers, fathers, grandparents, grandmothers, sisters, brothers and killing teens. We have to end them! A simple boycott/ isolation would go a long way to, if we just camped outside their buildings and waited till they ran out of supplies they would have to make a simple choice starve or die because we wont let supplies in and they would have to run out sooner or later. These people are already ahead in the battle killing millions every year. It is about time we turn the tables on them and slowly take them out month by month and end their corruption!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Sexting is an issue.....maybe.
Tangie "Two Names" Lambert and Christina Horn
Sexting is an issue…..maybe.
Sexting has become a strong issue in the United States lately and has caused ginormous problems. Children being teased, taunted and hurt, and killing themselves and what not….sad. So I propose a solution to the shock that teenagers get while opening their cellular device and seeing a naked body of a student classmate. My proposal is that upon enrollment in to a high or middle school you take a nude picture of your child and on the first day of school it will be mass produced and given to every student to minimize shock. Brilliant I know and it will reduce all issued that sexting has caused! Why be embarrassed these days about your body? Back in Woodstock they willingly showed it and was one with each other and showed what their parents gave them to feel at peace. We have an issue people…we can either (A) Walk around nude...it saves recourses and supplies comfort…(B) Submit nude photos on our facebook’s and allow the world to see!!....or (C) we submit to this modest proposal which will address a number of issues. :0)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Campaign Week
By Jessica Kamp and Brandon Jaworowski As the time for political elections comes closer, campaign ads litter the local tv channels. In the majority of these ads, politicians use all types of ways to persuade voters to vote for them. Yet most of the time, they don't follow ethical guidelines for their argument. In order to be ethical, arguments should present both positive and negative aspects, use typical events rather than extraordinary events, use qualified sources of evidence, use evidence in the right context, and not use weird or obscure statistics. In one of David Vitter's campaign ad, he accuses his opponent of favoring illegal immigration and shows some evidence of the way he favors this. He shows people throwing a big welcome party for illegal immigrants when they cross the border. This party is supposedly thrown by his opponent. He then tells viewers of the way that his opponent voted on bills about illegal immigrants. He ends the ad by saying that he does not support illegal immigrants. If he is elected, he won't support them. In his ad, Vitter does not provide support for his claim that his opponent favored illegal immigration. He does not give a credible source which makes his argument weaker. Also, he exaggerates the context of his argument. Just because his opponent supports illegal immigration, that does not mean he would throw them a welcome party. Basically, Vitter does not follow the ethical guidelines for arguments and weakens his appeal. |
The Ethics of Politics
By Morgan, Brian, and Joseph
When we watch political ads we want to know about issues that matter, not who can sling more mud. Our group viewed two different ads that were examined for ethical evidence. The two ads are Racism in America - Dan Fanelli Political Ad and Whitman: "Why I came to California" .
In Dan Fanelli's Ad the ethical sense of the ad is severely lacking. It begins with two Middle Eastern men speaking in an Arabic Dialect discussing how the United States legal system will protect them if they are captured. As the two continue to talk Dan Fanelli comes into frame and begins explaining how he will keep men like this "out of the courtrooms." He then classifies a tied up man who is wearing a Keffiyeh, Arabian headware, and has a bomb strapped to his chest as a "terrorist." The Ad is quite stereotypical and racist. He says that all terrorists are middle-aged Middle Eastern males and that Caucasians cannot be terrorists. There are no facts in the ad either, just the opinion and perspective of a congressmen. His perspective and what he believes does not line up with main stream political thought. He has no proof that all terrorists are Arbanian. The ad is implying that if we make sure no Middle Easternian indviduals are allowed on airplanes that we will be able to fly safe.
The second ad is also a political ad but promotes the candidate in a different way. It begins with Jerry Brown's opponent Meg Whitman saying how California was better 30 years ago. The Ad continues by saying that Jerry Brown was governor 30 years ago and it tells what he did during his governorship. The ad presents facts and information about the economic status of California 30 years ago. It is not ethical for skewing the truth in Meg Whitman's statement and makes it look like that even she would vote for Jerry Brown. The revelancy of California's economic status 30 years ago is not that important to its current status.
When we watch political ads we want to know about issues that matter, not who can sling more mud. Our group viewed two different ads that were examined for ethical evidence. The two ads are Racism in America - Dan Fanelli Political Ad and Whitman: "Why I came to California" .
In Dan Fanelli's Ad the ethical sense of the ad is severely lacking. It begins with two Middle Eastern men speaking in an Arabic Dialect discussing how the United States legal system will protect them if they are captured. As the two continue to talk Dan Fanelli comes into frame and begins explaining how he will keep men like this "out of the courtrooms." He then classifies a tied up man who is wearing a Keffiyeh, Arabian headware, and has a bomb strapped to his chest as a "terrorist." The Ad is quite stereotypical and racist. He says that all terrorists are middle-aged Middle Eastern males and that Caucasians cannot be terrorists. There are no facts in the ad either, just the opinion and perspective of a congressmen. His perspective and what he believes does not line up with main stream political thought. He has no proof that all terrorists are Arbanian. The ad is implying that if we make sure no Middle Easternian indviduals are allowed on airplanes that we will be able to fly safe.
The second ad is also a political ad but promotes the candidate in a different way. It begins with Jerry Brown's opponent Meg Whitman saying how California was better 30 years ago. The Ad continues by saying that Jerry Brown was governor 30 years ago and it tells what he did during his governorship. The ad presents facts and information about the economic status of California 30 years ago. It is not ethical for skewing the truth in Meg Whitman's statement and makes it look like that even she would vote for Jerry Brown. The revelancy of California's economic status 30 years ago is not that important to its current status.
Democrat Daisy TV ad for 1964 Presidential Campaign - Soto, Torres, Ivory
The Democrat Daisy ad begins with a little girl picking flowers and counting the pedals as she pulls them off one by one. A deep intense male voice starts counting down and an atomic bomb explodes and “Vote for President Johnson on November 3” comes on the screen. This ad uses pathos appeal to help try and persuade the viewer to vote for Johnson if they want to live in a safe country. The ad implies that if Johnson isn’t elected that our country would be at risk of getting bombed. This ad is unethical because he uses a child to try and scare parents and other adults to vote for him. In the ad it says “We must love each other or we must die” meaning that if we don’t come together our country will not survive. He isn’t truthful about it, an explosion can happen to any president out there. By voting for him there is a chance he could stop an atomic bomb from going off, but he isn’t the only one who can do it. He has no evidence to prove that he could indeed stop an atomic bomb from going off.
Friday, October 29, 2010
VOTE FOR.......NOBODY FOR 2010!
Christina Horn and Tangie "Two Names" Lambert
VOTE FOR NOBODY.....
So when the next elections come up and you dont know who to vote for?....VOTE FOR NOBODY and all our problems will be solved.
VOTE FOR NOBODY
VOTE FOR NOBODY.....
The campaign advertisement is for Nobody, literally, Nobody. This is a spoof since a campaign ad is always directed towards a specific person running for an office of some sort. The ad consists of the head of a cartoon pig that is floating in mid-air and delivering a message. The background is just white at the beginning with just the name “Nobody” and “The Dismembered Party” on the screen. Then an image of the American flag with the word ‘nobody’ in front of it fades into the frame. ) “Nobody” talks about how Washington would be so much better if “Nobody” was elected into office. “Nobody” claims he is a genius and can solve all of Washington’s problems. He says he is neither a “do-nothing lackey with a hillbilly wackadoo or an obstructionist nay-sayer with an inexperienced ideolog” and believes we need to throw them all out. He is running for every available office in Congress and wants the viewers to imagine how accountable the president and a handful of senators would be if there was no place for them to hide and “Nobody” was to blame.
This ad appeals to neither republicans nor democrats. The ad aims toward the people in between or against politics in general. Having “Nobody” run for office gives these people the curiosity of what it would be like if nobody ran. The people with that mindset would enjoy this because chances are, they don’t vote anyway and don’t care about real political campaigns, so watching this spoof would almost give them a sense of false hope that maybe “Nobody” would run for office. This advertisement is effective in the sense of sarcasm and humor. Also, in making a stand in politics without actually standing for anything. The ineffectiveness comes in the fact that “Nobody” stands for nothing; he has no viewpoint on issues. This ad is just a joke because everybody knows that people look for politicians that stand for certain issues and can represent something. Therefore, it would be impossible to have “Nobody” in office.
So when the next elections come up and you dont know who to vote for?....VOTE FOR NOBODY and all our problems will be solved.
VOTE FOR NOBODY
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Using Evidence Ethically by Kerri Courtney, Anna Prichard, Blake Jackson
1. Tell the Truth: The truth is much more better than lies. Telling lies is like giving the people a kick in the private area.
2. make sure you have actual facts: your facts should help you prove the point you're trying to make, but it doesn't work if you have what I call "Sloppy Facts" (not accurate).
3. have the right information: make sure the source where you found your information are accurate sources.
4. Use certain events: you may use certain events that happen to you or events that that happen in general to prove your point, but not always.
5. Don't hide any evidence: never hide any evidence even if it is against your argument. Don't try to hide evidence just to make your argment sound better.
2. make sure you have actual facts: your facts should help you prove the point you're trying to make, but it doesn't work if you have what I call "Sloppy Facts" (not accurate).
3. have the right information: make sure the source where you found your information are accurate sources.
4. Use certain events: you may use certain events that happen to you or events that that happen in general to prove your point, but not always.
5. Don't hide any evidence: never hide any evidence even if it is against your argument. Don't try to hide evidence just to make your argment sound better.
Using Evidence Properly
By Brandon Jaworowski and Jessica Kamp
1. Present both the positive and negative aspects of the evidence.
*You should present both sides in order to appear neutral and unbiased. Only showing the positive would present a biased point of view.
2. Use typical events rather than extraordinary events.
*This helps build trust in readers because you're being honest. Typical events could potentially happen while extraordinary events only occur in extreme cases.
3. Use qualified sources of evidence.
*Using qualified sources of evidence gives credibility to your argument.
4. Don't use weird or obscure statistics.
*Obscure, weird statistics are not typical and can be seen as a white lie.
5. Use the evidence in the right context.
*You should present evidence in the context it was intended. You should not take evidence that does not necessarily work for your argument and put it in a context that makes it work.
1. Present both the positive and negative aspects of the evidence.
*You should present both sides in order to appear neutral and unbiased. Only showing the positive would present a biased point of view.
2. Use typical events rather than extraordinary events.
*This helps build trust in readers because you're being honest. Typical events could potentially happen while extraordinary events only occur in extreme cases.
3. Use qualified sources of evidence.
*Using qualified sources of evidence gives credibility to your argument.
4. Don't use weird or obscure statistics.
*Obscure, weird statistics are not typical and can be seen as a white lie.
5. Use the evidence in the right context.
*You should present evidence in the context it was intended. You should not take evidence that does not necessarily work for your argument and put it in a context that makes it work.
Rules for using evidence ethically - Ivory, Torres, Soto
Ivory, Torres, Soto
Rules for using evidence ethically
· Present both sides fairly
· No white lies
· Use the evenly shown statistics
· Present where the study was done
· List possible errors in the evidence
· Make sure your evidence is factual
Present both sides fairly because you have to show the positive and the negative of your argument. You have to appear to be neutral.
Make sure your evidence is factual. You can’t use false evidence.
Use the evenly shown statistics. You have to appear to be neutral and you can’t emphasize more than on just one statistic.
Present where the study is done. It is important to tell where the study is done because in different places could result in different outcome.
Make sure you list possible errors in the evidence. This is important because you can’t give false information or with hold any information.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
OSU SPIRIT THINK!!!!!
Taylor Vazquez, Jennifer Dobie, Amy Hall
As of October 19, 2010 it is raining and extremely windy, and everyone is running for their lives to stay warm and dry. Quite frankly we, the students of Oklahoma State University, believe it is the voodoo work of our arch nemesis, Oklahoma University, because we had an amazing video blog to show every one of you the true spirit and love of the OSU Fans of America that outweighs any other Universities (-cough- like OU…). Plus putting our spirit and morale into words is kind of difficult because it should be experienced and “seeing is believing”, but here it goes.
Currently if you were not aware the week of October 18- 23 of 2010, it is HOMECOMING!! This is when our spirit is on steroids. Currently as I type, I simply want to put this in all caps, but then I realized that it might be a tad over bearing. It is because I am in the current “OSU Spirit Think”. Regardless the students are always in this mode, but I am just hyped from the spirit of homecoming. Now I bet you are wondering, “OSU Spirit Think? What?” Come let’s take a stroll and we will converse about it together. We came to this idea of __Think, and it is the mindset of any certain group that you put in the blank so to speak. We came to realize that Oklahoma State University
OSU Spirit Think 101:
1: On game days OSU students turn to their primal roots. We get a tad crazy in the stadiums from all of us screaming and cheering to the full body paint and costumes.
2: Anyone from OSU will tell you, we bleed and cry orange. Just that simple, we were born that way.
3: We also strongly believe we are born an aggie and we will die an aggie. So I can assure you that my coffin will be orange, I’ll be dressed in OSU attire, and I will have all the football players sign a football and place it in my cold hands, as for my song, the Alma Mater.
4: Having the Best Tailgating to up our morale is a must.
5: We over do the orange attire! Like to the extreme. Even down to our undergarments!!!!
6: We take the symbol of the finger pistol as a sign of friendship, not gang violence related. Word.
7. Some people paint their bodies during the whole week of homecoming. Girls tan orange for the spirit of OSU!
8. We even camp out in front of the stadium weeks in advance from the game.
9. We break out into the fight song and Alma Mater even when we are in line to get in 2 hours in advance
10. Our spirit through out the day is like “High School Muscical” on crack. Yes, we dance and sing on tables, including on the stands.
As I said some of this might sound kind of ludicrous but if you see and experience the pride of OSU, you would understand more in depth.
Oh side note- We will put up the video once the weather turns nice and we can see our campus turn orange
Monday, October 18, 2010
Cyber Bulling
Lauren Guest, Brandon Jaworowski, Jessica Kamp
Cyber bullying is when a person uses technology in order to make threats, harass, humiliate or embarrass another person. This is most common from teens, preteens, and young adults. This kind of bullying is created through the use of technology. As our technology grows, so does the rate of cyber bullying. Researchers believe that kids have turned away from the “schoolyard bully” more and more because cyber bullying is much more convenient and safe. When you are hiding behind a computer screen you have all the time in the world to think of something horrible to say to the other person. However, when you are face to face, that is not the case.
Cyber bulling occurs mainly for two different reason. Most researchers believe that teens and young adults have too much time on their hands, so they see something on the internet and interject themselves and become involved. The second reason is that sometimes, people begin to use hateful words and harass each other in order to “defend” someone else. This causes much more cyber bulling because people then take sides and words are continuously exchanged until one of the groups gives up.
There was a poll taken in 2004 revealing shocking statistics about cyber bulling. According to the study, 42% of kids have been bullied while online, 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once, 35% of kids have been threatened online, Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once, 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other message, 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online, more than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once, 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online, more than 1 in 3 have done it more than once, 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.
There is no real solution to this problem due to the fact that it is the internet. The only people who can prevent the cyber bullying are the ones doing it. Teens and young adults need to step back and think before they put something in writing. How would they feel if they were the ones receiving that message? If these rates increase, the internet will become a place solely full of hate. Someone must take a stand and help prevent this.
Cyber bullying is when a person uses technology in order to make threats, harass, humiliate or embarrass another person. This is most common from teens, preteens, and young adults. This kind of bullying is created through the use of technology. As our technology grows, so does the rate of cyber bullying. Researchers believe that kids have turned away from the “schoolyard bully” more and more because cyber bullying is much more convenient and safe. When you are hiding behind a computer screen you have all the time in the world to think of something horrible to say to the other person. However, when you are face to face, that is not the case.
Cyber bulling occurs mainly for two different reason. Most researchers believe that teens and young adults have too much time on their hands, so they see something on the internet and interject themselves and become involved. The second reason is that sometimes, people begin to use hateful words and harass each other in order to “defend” someone else. This causes much more cyber bulling because people then take sides and words are continuously exchanged until one of the groups gives up.
There was a poll taken in 2004 revealing shocking statistics about cyber bulling. According to the study, 42% of kids have been bullied while online, 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once, 35% of kids have been threatened online, Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once, 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other message, 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online, more than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once, 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online, more than 1 in 3 have done it more than once, 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.
There is no real solution to this problem due to the fact that it is the internet. The only people who can prevent the cyber bullying are the ones doing it. Teens and young adults need to step back and think before they put something in writing. How would they feel if they were the ones receiving that message? If these rates increase, the internet will become a place solely full of hate. Someone must take a stand and help prevent this.
WHY DO WE NEED FACEBOOK???
By: Joseph, Morgan, and Brian
The social networking website Facebook has become the guilty pleasure of many. One could say it has become the new cigarette. Why is it so addicting? What age group does facebook affect or does it affect a certain age group at all? Why do we find it so appealing to update our status or comment about other people’s lives? We want to be connected with others and feel like we are part a group. It affects people of different generations differently. Parents want to check up on their children to make sure they are safe but also just to be a part of their lives. Grandparents and the elderly want to try to stay connected with family members. College students and young adults use facebook as a social networking site, while staying in the loop on whats going on around them. It does not help that there is a plethora of games and apps that seem to distract us from reality.
The social networking website Facebook has become the guilty pleasure of many. One could say it has become the new cigarette. Why is it so addicting? What age group does facebook affect or does it affect a certain age group at all? Why do we find it so appealing to update our status or comment about other people’s lives? We want to be connected with others and feel like we are part a group. It affects people of different generations differently. Parents want to check up on their children to make sure they are safe but also just to be a part of their lives. Grandparents and the elderly want to try to stay connected with family members. College students and young adults use facebook as a social networking site, while staying in the loop on whats going on around them. It does not help that there is a plethora of games and apps that seem to distract us from reality.
When you can talk to anyone anywhere in the world without actually having to meet and speak with them we are able to connect with individuals across the boards. Communications skills have suffered majorly due to cell phones and social networking sites such as facebook. Although facebook is very informative on what party is happening or whose birthday it is, it defeats the purpose of verbal communication. Verbal communication allows us to relate to one another and connect more on a personal level. It means more to a person for someone you know to tell happy birthday to your face than to receive the standard “happy birthday” wall post that everyone receives.
We are all guilty of becoming addicted to facebook. As a group we challenge you to spend less time updating your status and commenting of photos, and spend more of your time elsewhere!!
Soto, Ivory, Torres
In today’s world many people use Facebook for more than keeping in touch with friends. In most circumstances people follow “Facebook etiquette” which are common unwritten rules that users of Facebook abide by. There are sometimes dangerous and annoying things that happen when these rules are not followed.
The term creeping has been coined from the practice of stalking people on Facebook. The sad thing is most all of us are guilty of the practice. This creeping takes place when someone has an interest in someone let it be romantic, curiosity, or something that they are competing over. The creeper will spend hours on this person’s Facebook. It is the product of this creeping that leads to the other problems with Facebook. The act of creeping alone isn’t that bad except that it might make you uncomfortable when let’s say a guy from your government class, who sits three rows back, says that picture of you in Cozumel is really nice. In some case creeping is the most dangerous thing that could happen. You might accidently post something about where you are and the person that is creeping on you would know and possibly pay you a surprise visit. This unwarranted visit would not be one that the person being visited would enjoy.
There are things that people can find on Facebook that can ruin chances for jobs. If the job or someone you are applying against finds some pictures of you doing something that can be construed as negative or detrimental to the company or its image, you probably wont be getting the job. This is unfortunate because you might not have posted the dumb picture from spring break in college but its still there and can be found. There is no privacy on the Internet. Once the image is on cyber space it can be very hard to remove. You may be the most qualified person for a job and very responsible but if the company finds an inappropriate image your entire resume no matter how good it is goes straight ot the trash.
Another problematic thing is that you don’t have control of what people do or say about you on your wall. There are those who don’t follow Facebook etiquette and send multiple annoying requests. These might not harm your image but it can take a long time to sift through these things to find something you might actually care about. But these minor annoyances can quickly take over your inbox and wall. This isn’t dangerous as much as it is annoying.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Facebook Abuse....WAY easier and requires less energy.
Tangie Two Names Lambert and Christana Horn!
SOOO you get on Facebook and the moment you pull up your page and the moment you do BAM!.He's gotcha. EVERYONE has a Facebook stalker. You know? That one person that comments or like's all of your posts, pictures, and status's? That one person that everytime you log on you know has messaged, commented, or like's you or somethhing you have said or said something pertaining to how much they miss you. By this time your kinda annoyed and you ask nicely to stop. For a few days they stop and you can focus on "Gearing up for Friday to go hang wit ur BFF Gillian." Fun right? you say your going to the Skating ring and then when you and Gillian get there BAM! he's there. "I didnt message you on facebook so i thought you would appreciate meeting in person hi...Im your own personal fan club president!" After this little stunt your fuming and you delete him from your friends list.....days later.....you have another request...you delete...and nother shows.....you delete and the next time a message comes..."Please dont be angry! Your mom thought it would be a great idea! Why are you angry...OH and by the way she thinks we are dating and that would be totaly awesome if we were." Is this wrong on so many levels? YES .....yes it is. Because why would you damn near....wait...no damn near about it....it IS stalking....well stalk someone just because your their friend? I (Tangie) have one of those and i gotta say its quite annoying since he puts the most random things on ur page. Is it harrassment? Kinda since he wont leave you the freak alone!!! GOD its like child support!!! It keeps comming back to get you and wont stop til you are sitting on the floor with your head on his lap n his hand rubbing your head saying .."Precious...Precious...."
SOOO you get on Facebook and the moment you pull up your page and the moment you do BAM!.He's gotcha. EVERYONE has a Facebook stalker. You know? That one person that comments or like's all of your posts, pictures, and status's? That one person that everytime you log on you know has messaged, commented, or like's you or somethhing you have said or said something pertaining to how much they miss you. By this time your kinda annoyed and you ask nicely to stop. For a few days they stop and you can focus on "Gearing up for Friday to go hang wit ur BFF Gillian." Fun right? you say your going to the Skating ring and then when you and Gillian get there BAM! he's there. "I didnt message you on facebook so i thought you would appreciate meeting in person hi...Im your own personal fan club president!" After this little stunt your fuming and you delete him from your friends list.....days later.....you have another request...you delete...and nother shows.....you delete and the next time a message comes..."Please dont be angry! Your mom thought it would be a great idea! Why are you angry...OH and by the way she thinks we are dating and that would be totaly awesome if we were." Is this wrong on so many levels? YES .....yes it is. Because why would you damn near....wait...no damn near about it....it IS stalking....well stalk someone just because your their friend? I (Tangie) have one of those and i gotta say its quite annoying since he puts the most random things on ur page. Is it harrassment? Kinda since he wont leave you the freak alone!!! GOD its like child support!!! It keeps comming back to get you and wont stop til you are sitting on the floor with your head on his lap n his hand rubbing your head saying .."Precious...Precious...."
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