"Salespeak"

Roy F. Fox made a very strong point by saying when aren't we not exposed to advertising in today's society. All around us there are billboards, commercials, signs planted in the grass, banners, etc. written everywhere. We also get them through emails and text messages. My inbox is pretty much filled up by the end of the week by just advertisements. Roy F. Fox, a professor of education at the University of Missouri, argues that the line between advertising and education has become too blurred, that advertisers and advertising are not just becoming a common presence in our schools, but that the methods and goals of advertising are beginning to shape the curriculum in ways he finds both pervasive and disturbing. Advertising is started to control the world around us and seems to be well in control in the future. In knowing this, we, the people need to start broaden the way we see advertising and not let it make decisions for us in how we live our lives.

"Meet my 5,000 New Best Pals"

Brittnie Sarnes has so many friends just through MySpace. She seems so popular from the outside by getting and receiving these friend requests every day. She is so involved with this MySpace account, she's starting to become obsessed. What she doesn't realize how these random people are asking to be her friend and the fact that she doesn't know who they are can be a bad thing. I, myself used to have a MySpace account and have a facebook account now, which is the same as a MySpace. You should never accept a friend request from someone that you have absolutely no idea who they are. These people could be stalkers or people that may get to the point where they are obsessed. I'm not trying to scare anyone but you have to protect yourself because having one of these facebooks or myspace's puts your name out there and anyone who has access to internet can see you, your pictures, maybe where you live, and your friends. Someone could get hurt or even you could. Just try to be careful what you do, what you write, and who your friends are on facebook and/or myspace.

"What's Wrong with Cinderella?"

Referring to the disney movies such as Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty, women have portrayed to be girly-like and princesses. These figures are meant to be shown as ones' who need to be rescued from a tragedy or spell. Women in today's world are capable of doing anything they put their mind to, such as becoming president, playing sports, business leaders, and even rock stars. When we were little or way back when, gender roles were very different and seen different. Women were supposed to stay home, clean the house, cook the meals, be with the children, and play house. Men were supposed to work, provide shelter, and earn the money. The belief was that a woman's destiny depends on rescue by a handsome young prince. These beliefs were shown in movies to a point where it was wrong for women to go out to the working world and not bare kids. My points of view is that I think what was shown in the movies is wrong and is sexist towards what women can do and not do. They have every equal right to go out into the working world and follow their careers.

"Leading a Double Life"

The title, "Leading a Double Life" pertains to the world as almost a split personality. Face to face contact and instant messaging or email contact. The online world is so much easier for people to come in contact and express feelings towards one another. It seems easier than face to face because you can't really get nervous nor get timid. You automically let these feelings out and don't get embarrassed at all. I know I have experienced that and I bet others have as well. Face to face contact with a person, even if you have known the person for years, can become embarrassing at times or even awkward. You feel you don't want them to laugh at you or make fun of you. By telling them the same thing online you can respond to what they have responded to you, so you feel the same way they do about things. They can't tell your facial expression through email or instant messaging. This is why I think a split personality can be helpful and not helpful in ways.

Response 2

I can remember back in High School, when a couple of kids got caught for plagiarising on research papers. I can't even imagine why or how someone could result to such a thing. They think its just the quickest and easiest thing to do. It's their easy way out. In the article, Deborah R. Gerhardt has a great question and still isn't really answered. "Why would a top high school writer--so accomplished that she would eventually attend Harvard---commit professional suicide by publishing text copied from another author's popular novel?" If you just think about that one question, all kinds of things pop into your head. Like how could someone steep this low or even why wouldn't let just use a little part of the text and then use in-text citations. This question has me stumped just thinking about it. I could never plagiarize a paper, don't matter how little time or if I need the grade. I just couldn't do it. This is a great article to just remind yourself and ask yourself just one question, Why?

Response

I thought that this essay that I read in "Text Messenging" was interesting because it showed how popular culture has changed and improved since the late 19th century till present and around our lives. I know that the technology has changed the way people will see objects and people, but I didn't realize it would change them completely. I thought the 2nd paragraph was the most interesting because it asks us to visualize that we live in a town in the late 1800's. Then it says that our opinion of immigrants is formed by buying things from that market and not from anything else. The Authors Ivey and Tepper also wrote that back in the day when people listened to music, and it was most likely local performers who were putting on the show. Say I wanted to hear the same song again, I couldn't just hit the play button on the computer again, but rather I would have to bring the entire band back up on stage.