Journal #2- Media Audeinces

Today there are so many ways to receive news. We can get it from newspapers, magazines, television, and even the Internet. With all these media outlets to get the news from what is the best way to receive it? Well there isn't one that is necessarily better than the other but the Internet certainly has all the others beat when it comes to updating news stories fast. I was watching CNN this morning and was watching a news story on the terrible weather that is destroying parts of Atlanta. The television news story was only a couple of minutes long and they focused on the damage that the weather had caused. They showed videos of the storm and then focused on an individual home where someone was trapped in their bedroom because a tree fell on their home. It was quick and to the point, the reason for this is television has to keep our interest, because if they don't they know how easy it is for us to change the channel if we get bored. So mist television news will be short and to the point. Most stories will not last more than a couple of minutes.

After this I checked on the Internet for the same story. So i googled the story title and i received thousands of sites that had information on this story. This already proves how easy it is to find something on the Internet. We can access so may different angles and points of view on the same story with the touch of a button. I decided to check out what CNN said about the same story on their website. The story was very similar but it had a lot more details. They could go into much more specific detail because they don't have a time limit in which they are trying to fit the story. And they can always update the same article with the touch of a button.

After comparing the two different types of media, I came to the conclusion that they both serve a very important service. Neither is better than the other, although the Internet did have a lot more information, but the TV was constantly updating me on the situation throughout the newscast. The nice thing with TV is you can view videos of the event and you get it while you are watching the story unfold. And to that point I'm sure you can look up the same video on you tube. So in the future more and more news will be available on the Internet.

word of the week #4

precarious

I found this word while I was watching the warrior game.

the announcer said

"even though they have a 5 point lead it is still very precarious"

the defenition

-dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

My friend's relationship with this girl is very precarious at the moment, I am worried for him.

WOrd of the weEK... #3

Prominence...

Cynthia aka the teach used this word in her lecture.
example: prominence is one of the news values, its something you need to know. I've heard of that guy before.

prom·i·nence /ˈprɒmənəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prom-uh-nuns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

1.	Also, prom·i·nen·cy. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.

2.	something that is prominent; a projection or protuberance: a prominence high over a ravine.

3.	Also called solar prominence. Astronomy. an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its emission spectrum.

my sentence-
I looked up the word prominence because I needed to understand what this word meant to help my news writing skills.

Descriptive Writing

There is an epic battle that is nearing its climax. The battle is between a Master and his younger apprentice. The two warriors get separated momentarily and the older and more experienced Jedi tells the younger overconfident apprentice,"Its over Anakin I have the high ground." The cocky and arragent young padawan aggresively replies,"You underestimate my power!" The passionate and concerned Jedi sincerely requests,"Don't try it."Not heeding his master's warning, the irresponsible padawan jumps in a theatrical manner over the Jedi. Then the Jedi looks in disbelief as his padawan tries to gain the advantage even after he warned him that he could not. When the moment is right the Jedi quickly slices through his padawans legs and left arm, ending the epic battle that preceded these events. As the fallen padawan lay there in aganizing pain, the saddened Jedi looks at his former apprentice and says with a broken heart, "You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would, destroy the Sith, not join them. It was you who would bring balance to the Force, not leave it in Darkness!" The sorrowful Jedi slowly picks up his crippled padawan's light saber and begins to walk away. He stops for a brief moment and looks back. At this moment Anakin screams with hate from his now blackened heart,"I hate you!" The Jedi is overwhelmed with gloom and discontent, he despairingly says his final words to his apprentice,"You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you." Then Anakin's body catches fire, which causes unspeakable amount of pain. Anakin begins to scream out in immense discomfort. His master Obi-Wan can no longer bear to see him in this state so he turns and walks away from his padawan leaving him to burn to death. This ends the greatest moment in Star Wars history...

My Header for my epic blog

so i know what you are thinking what could this epic header be like? well feast your eyes on the greatest creation of all time...
There it is in all its glory. Hope you enjoy it and if you dont it doesnt matter its for me anyway and i'm in love with it.
The reason I chose to make it about the legend of zelda is because ...
1.The Legend of Zelda is the greatest game franchise of all time.
2. My favorite video games ever.
3. Because it was the first thing that popped in my head last thursday.
thanks for reading my blog... come back soon for more awesome updates about me and my life.

Word of the week #2

Detrimental

This word was used in a lecture for one of my classes. 

The instructor said that," Its is detrimental that we understand this concept..."

SJSU lecture

Definition- causing detriment, damaging harmful.

Me using it...

Me not passing this class is could be very detrimental to my health.

Late breaking blog post...literally

Well there are three things that I am allowed to write about.

1. Super Bowl ads

2. Presidential Debates

3. Some event on campus which I know nothing about

This is a really tough decision for me. I have no idea what I should choose. They are all such amazing choices. Well lets flip a coin, heads I choose super bowl and tails I choose presidential debates, Because lets be honest there is no way I'm picking number three. (coin is now flipping in the air... I know that the suspense is killing you... it's heads!) 

Well as you can see I have chosen(by a very scientific process) to write my blog about the ads that played during the super bowl. Now these aren't your ordinary ads. These are the greatest ads of all time. People spend an average of over 2.5 million dollars for an ad during the super bowl. I don't know about you but that is a lot of money to spend in 30 seconds. So if I am going to spend that much money then a lot of people had better see my ad. Well rest assured not only did a lot of people watch the super bowl, but 97.5 million people to be exact. That makes it the second most watched TV show of all time. Now enough about how important the ads need to be on such a high volume stage lets talk about my three favorite.

1.Tide - Stain

The reason this one is my favorite is because it made me laugh so loud that I will never forget this commercial. If you haven't seen it you need to go to youtube and find it, I promise its worth it.

2.Lifewater - Thriller

First of all it has thriller in the title so you know its good. And who doesn't like a bunch of lizards dancing like Michael Jackson. This commercial helps prove that Michael Jackson is timeless.

3.Deit Pepsi- What is love?

No comment... this one is so incredibly funny, you just have to go see it. Trust me.

This is only three of so many amazing commercials. Super bowl ads mean a lot of things to a lot of people. For example it is a make or break for some companies. They will spend their entire advertising budget on one ad for the super bowl, and if the ad tanks than so does the company's profit for that year. Also if an advertising firm is hired to do a super bowl ad for some company and the ad fails than you can expect a lot of people to lose their jobs. 

Another reason I feel that these commercials are different from all others. Is because it sparks so much conversation every year. You can say to someone "hey did you see such and such ad?" and if they haven't then you can laugh at them and tell them how stupid they are for missing it. I'm only kidding of course. These are the only commercials that people dont skip over with Tivo. These commercials are a part of our pop culture and they demand to be watched. So if you haven't seen them or you weren't one of the 97.5 million people watching then shame on you and hurry and watch these before you become the "karen" of the group. The only reason that is acceptable for missing some of the super bowl is if you were "watching family guy". Then you are forgiven provided you watched most of it. Many people don't even watch for the game, they just want to see the commercials. So now you know the best ones. So make sure to watch next year or just find them online. Have a great day and thanks for reading my super long rant about super bowl ads. Aren't you glad it landed on heads instead of tails?

 

Journal #1-My Favorite Writing

When looking for an article that really stood out to me I looked at everything from video game articles to editorials about some of my favorite cars. Then I saw the cover of Entertainment Weekly. It had Heath Ledger on the cover and it was probably the last time he would ever grace the cover of a magazine. The reason I say that is because he died tragically on Jan 22nd of this year. So I picked up the magazine and gave it a read. I immediately became emotionally attached to the main article about Mr. Ledger since he was a very talented actor and is starring as the joker in the upcoming blockbuster The Dark Knight. The article was so captivating because it really made his death more real. It is hard to deal with death. When someone close to you dies it is draining and heartrending experience. When celebrities pass away it can also be emotionally draining depending on your connection to the actor. The article was written by Josh Rottenberg was very well put together. The title Fallen Star seemed very fitting due to the circumstances. He did an extraordinary job of telling the audience who Heath Ledger was and why it  is such an immense loss to the film industry. This is something that I highly recommend reading especially if you are a fan of Heath Ledger.