LYC CH 8

The only quote I thought was really thought provoking from this short chapter is, "All the news that's fit to print." This is a quote that is printed on the front of the New York Times and clearly means, that the news inside of the article is not necessarily what is important, but what is going to be discussed intensely and sell to a wider audience. In my opinion the New York Times is extremely biased, and is not always "news that is fit to print". Although it does discuss important topics there are plenty of other topics that can overpower the articles that are "wanted" by readers.

LYC CH7

The first quote I will bring up from this chapter is, "Very often the hardest thing to see is what is right in front of your nose." I have heard this quote throughout my life, and it is one of the truest things I have ever heard. We tend to overlook things in order to get something done quickly or getting something done in a frantic manner. We need to take every detail into consideration, and then maybe we will find the answers. I believe this is true with all reasons of living, even just trying to find your keys.

The second quote I will discuss is, "Innocence will only take you so far." This quote is another one to remember in the back of your mind. Innocence is something associated with children, and we grow older we tend to lose that presentation. As children are ones who do not know any better they can get away with wrongs very easily. As they mature we tend to see them get punished and learn what is wrong and right. The innocence is then slightly lost and we see it then as a rebellion. As adults we can portray ourselves as innocent and conservative, but in actuality no human adult is as innocent as they appear. Everyone lies, cheats, fights, and breaks rules, it is all a part of being human. With that being said the innocence will get you where you need to start because you will gain trust, but then you have to show power and that is how you become successful.

FINAL REFLECTION OF THE CLASS

I enjoyed this class so much this semester that I can honestly say this is my favorite class. Before this class I did not know too much about social media, internet privacy, media news, basically everything related to the internet itself besides being able to upload a picture onto Facebook or Instagram. This class has taught me how to make a podcast, vines, YouTube videos, and fully express myself and things I am interested in online. With that being said, this class has also taught me the downsides of being able to post all this information on the internet. It will always be there no matter how many times I hit delete. I have become more aware about what I post online for the ENTIRE world to see. You think your Facebook is private? Think again!

I have never been one to care about what I post online, and still I do not care too much because I am an open book. My mom has always been on my case about what I post online, but if I don't post it online I'm just gonna say it in person to someone, and with people nowadays you can't trust if they will or will not tell someone. Why not take it upon myself to post my opinions and thoughts online? That being said, I still must be careful with what I say online because the government, and every other country's government is watching me. That cool though, learn about my boy problems and the issues I have with my roommate! While I may not be posting something "important" online, people like Aaron Schwartz and Edward Snowden. These are two gentlemen we have talked about in class whom have leaked classified info, or just downloaded too many scholarly works. The restrictions of the internet along with the freedom are not well managed as I can tell from discussions in this class.

In conclusion this class has taught me to be a better "digital citizen" and how I can benefit others and myself through the internet.

Project 4 Reflection

For project 4 I realized how difficult it truly is working by yourself when filming. I realized this in project 3, but with project 4 I have made the full realization. After trying to record myself on my phone several times, I came across this wonderful app on my computer called windows movie maker. This saved my life, I was able to record my intro without my camera falling over several times! It was also difficult to get another work done for the final video. The artwork itself didn't take much time for the test print, but for the send print it was taking forever to make a full design. I ended up not showing the progress in the video because I didn't want to show the making of one design and bring in a different one. Overall I really enjoyed this project and made my first DIY video! I also learned how to create a pin on Pinterest which will come in handy for me when I start more DIY crafts.

DIY Sharpie Art Com 242

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/335307134733352656/

Final DIY Sharpie Art Images

LYC CH6

The first quote I will bring to your attention is, "You can't hope to change human nature or Human Nature...because Nature is a given." I chose this quote because although nature is a given it is something that is also taught. There have been past encounters with children whom have grown up in the wilderness, and have been completely unaware of a human's lifestyle. This is due to the fact that they have no one to show them the nature of a human being. So although nature is a given, it is something that needs to be taught at a young age, and the rest will then come easy.

The second quote I will address is, "A truth that is told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent." This quote is one of George Orwell, an English novelist. I love this quote and agree with its contents entirely. When one tells another of a truthful event or subject with the intent to hurt that other person will realize that what they have done is worse than telling 1000 lies. To take advantage of a truth is to take advantage of oneself or someone else.

LYC CH 5

The first quote I will bring up from this chapter is, "In a phrase, they decided to live 'as if.'" This means that people are living there life with thoughts in there mind that they should live "as if" they were to be surrounded by a different timeline. I use the word timeline because although we only know of one lifetime there are many possibilities in life, and you must live "as if" you are the outcome of all these possibilities and "as if" you can change them. "Live 'as if' you were to die tomorrow." is a great example of this because you never know when your fate will come, and so you must live every moment to the fullest.

The second quote I will bring up is, "You can't achieve 100 percent control over humans, and if you could, you could not go on doing so." I think that this quote related to technology is incorrect. As we get more involved with technology we are starting to see it take over. It may not be literally, but in a few years technology will definitely take control over humans. I am not sure if the last half of the quote will follow in if technology will successful surpass us or if it will turn into a terrible ending for human beings.

The test piece (Week 2)

I have completed the test piece and below is a photo of the test. I did not get any photos of the process...well not good quality at least. Now time to begin the video. I have now spent 3 hours getting this project started and making sure that it is doable,

Week 1 Blog entry

(I had saved this entry, but not published it...SORRY!)

For this project I will be demonstrating Sharpie Art. I have purchased all the supplies needed to begin this project, and plan to do one test art before completing the final video. I have not experienced any difficulty so far besides trying to record myself making the art work. I have not begun the piece thus there are no photos to share at this moment. So far planning and purchasing the supplies I have spent 30-45 minutes on this project.

Terms and Conditions May Apply

To be completely honest I have no emotion or thoughts towards the fact that Google does not have their user agreement online. I have never really put too much thought into it, and I probably never will. I don't care what websites know about me because they know it about everyone. If a site claims to want my immortal soul then go right ahead because in actuality the will be getting nothing but a source of energy that will find a new host whether it be living or electric energy. I will probably never complain about the way corporation work with others to learn about me because I really just do not care.

Vine Reflection

Creating these vines was a challenge because in working by myself I also had to record everything in selfie mode. I chose to make my vines about winged eyeliner because I get asked a lot how I get the perfect "cat eye". The stop motion was especially difficult because I couldn't see the screen well, and I didn't know if I was going to mess up (which I did...quite a bit). I enjoyed this though because in making a six second step by step video I realised, these would have been nice when I was learning how to make that perfect cat eye. I hope these videos make learning the perfect cat eye easier for other girls out there who have struggled or still struggle with this makeup trick.

Vine: Namasammy

Viral Video

Animal Voice Overs

I chose the video of Animal Voice Overs because it always cracks me up, and I could quote the entire video. Although it is long it is a compilation of short videos and it keeps your attention. The title is short, but the video is a bit long at 4:34. The voice overs are hilarious, and they are in a british accent, and for us Americans that makes everything better of course! This video also makes reference to a popular song, and even has a chipmunk beat boxing. Some of the references the animals make are also relatable which is hilarious because it personifies these animals. 

The Internship and Teamwork!

In the film The Internship the team that we follow is a group of rejects that form together to make their own Google group. Their rival team is a group of smart and attractive higher education students who are fighting to win the Google internship program, and prove the rejects are not worthy. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are a part of the reject team, and are older men who are trying to get their lives together. They are not as smart as the students that are in their group, and therefore in the beginning are told to stay out of the way when working on projects. As the movie goes on the group becomes close, and we find out everyone's strengths as a part of the group. The rival team is a dictatorship, and although they are winning more competitions they are not forming a working bond with each other. Teamwork is all about togetherness and working together to figure out what each individual excels at. In the end of the film we see how that gets a group to succeed over the dictatorship rival group. The film hit Google's core values spot on. In the end the group that showed most if not all of the values was the one that one the Internship program, and got jobs at Google.

You are shrunk...

If I were to shrink to the size of a nickel and thrown in a blender there would be on of two options for me. Option one would be to lay completely flat against the base and the blades will never touch me. Does that mean I am stuck like that forever though? If I am stuck like that forever then option two would be to become Spiderman. I would then use my webs and spider-like abilities to climb out of the blender to safety. Plus, wouldn't it be cool to be Spiderman?

The Internship and Google

I thin that due to the fact that the movie uses the real Google headquarters as there setting really encompasses the feel of how Google culture is. Although during the film they seem very harsh to the interns I believe it is a true feeling of how Google is, due to the competitiveness of the corporation. I believe that Google basing their whole corporation on data is evened out with the perks that employees receive while working for this corporation. I don't think that they are dehumanising their employees due to the relax and fun environment that the employees are surrounded by. Employees at Google have everything they need to survive right in the Google complex! I think that the environment we see the Google employees working in relates greatly to how Google regards its customer base. We have all this data right at our fingertips, but we are introduced to it with fun images or animation of the Google home screen, and even interactive home screens! In my opinion Google understands how people work, and ways to relieve the stress of work to make it easier for the employee of customer.

GPS Art Refelction

For the GPS art, Sally and I originally had a plan to create a smiley face with a top hat and moustache. In the process we fund out that we cannot pause the run and begin a new line, but rather it is all one continuous line. After we decided the smiley face wouldn't work we decided on creating a snail, but again failed with that attempt, and turned our GPS art into a rose. Our art was very small, and I wish it was larger, but to create amazing GPS art takes a lot of time and practice I have found out.
There was nothing easy for me in learning about this app and how to use it, but I can tell you the difficulty of not knowing the app got easier as we explored the use of it. I will definitely be using this app for my walking and running, and I may continue on trying to create amazing GPS art.

Meme Analysis

Although this meme can be very funny most of the time (like the last one I posted), it is also used to discuss governmental issues. To me it feels less stressful seeing a funny meme used to discuss political and governmental issues, well not really discuss them, but help bring up the topic of discussion. If this meme was studied, I think the study would need to be of why the meme makes one feel more relaxed about a serious topic, and how does that affect the person's thoughts on the topic. This meme demands action in an obvious manner, and begins the debate of any topic it "brings up."