Entry #11 The End

I can honestly that I enjoyed blogging for ENG 102. I kind of took it serious because it was for a grade but it was very fun to do. The benefits of blogging are just expressing your feelings through your writing. The reason I say this is because a lot of English classes just give you boring topics. This always resulted in forced work that I didn't feel lived up to my creativity. This project really liberated us creatively and made us actually want to write. I didn't run into any challenges this time around.  I pretty much had all my topics chosen and ready to post way before the deadlines. Which is usually the hardest part. This is hard for me to say, but looking back at my old post I think I matured a bit. My topics this time around weren't as sarcastic or silly. As a student I learned that not all assignments are meant to torture us. Blogging really made me understand how far we have come when it comes to technology and education. Maybe in the near future we will abolish paper use in schools. I think this blog project really helped open our eyes to rhetoric more than any lecture could. That to me is a very valuable lesson. Throughout my whole experience with school this is by far my favorite assignment/project. With this being the last entry; I say goodbye to you all, my fellow students from GCC and the random people that read my blog from all over the world take care and dream big.

Entry #10 Potential

We as humans have potential. Potential to be great, potential to travel space, potential to end world hunger, we have the potential to be what we want. So what is potential? By definition it's having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. We also have the potential to save someone. Not every super hero needs a mask. We often over look the power of a touch,smile, compliment , or a listening ear. We never know the life of others like I've said in previous post before. In order to achieve true success we must help others out. Uplift the spirit of the people we encounter. The potential of a simple "Hi" can be amazing. A little something I like to call karmic synergy. The more good you put into the world the more good you'll receive. Do this and one day you might save someone granted it won't be like a Hollywood movie where you fight off a bad guy. However, it will still be worth it. Always remember the strength of your words.

Entry #9 Why I don't watch the news

As suggested by the title yes I don't watch the news. Now many people would think I am ignorant based on that statement. "Why would you like not watch the news and stuff?". Every time I turn on the news I can assure you it is something stupid. Might just be my timing or not. The news nowadays just talk about the hype. If I'm allowed to be completely honest I really don't care about the Kardashians. For the life of me I cannot figure out why the news would even mention dumb celebrities. I have no problem if you like that kind of stuff because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I notice that people rely too much on the news to present the information they need to know. That's all they watch to inform themselves. See a problem here? you only get one side of the issue because most networks are politically motivated. As I mentioned in my Reporting is dead blog previously. One thing that school has taught me is to be critical about the evidence that is presented upon me. Ask questions and don't be gullible. The trend I see with media(all types of media) is that it is there to distract us. I learned that no matter how much you try to avoid the media you can't escape it.

Entry #8 What video games have taught me

Many say that one shouldn't spend too much time playing video games. "They aren't good for you" but what if I told you they have taught me valuable life lessons?

Lesson One: When One Shoots a red barrel it will explode! "Okay what has this taught you?" First of this is a metaphor the gun your are shooting is your actions so that means the red barrel are the consequences. The color represents the state of the situation. Some situations can explode if you make the wrong choice and recklessly just shoot. 

Lesson Two: Patience. Having played video games for almost two decades I have encountered missions that were very hard to complete. Not only did they test my skill but my patience. I learned to keep my cool in order to think straight. Not to mention sitting for hours upon hours also helped me develop my patience. Some say I have the patience of a saint. 

Lesson Three: If you encounter enemies your are going the right way. This rule of thumb can be applied to life as well. The enemies can be challenges not people necessarily. If I can recall correctly everything worth having takes some effort. For example us, as college students have to work hard and overcome our endeavors for our degrees for a better life.

Lesson Four: This ties into the third lesson. It takes time to become great. Having been ranked an elite player on many games this is something I have learned. Every "GOAT" was once a "n00b". It takes time and effort to be the best. 

Lesson Five: The last and final lesson that video games have taught me is that communication is key. Whether you are flanking B Flag or fixing a problem with "bae". This means that problems can be resolved if both parties air out whats bugging them without being a jerk. 

So next time you go and say video games are useless remember these Five lessons. Video games have a deeper meaning than just pointless fun. They can make us feel good, laugh and cry but most importantly they teach us valuable lessons. 

Entry #7 Meninist

I recently stumbled upon the website called dumbmen. I found it quite interesting. At first I thought it would be a satirical play on feminism, very much like the twitter account Meninist before they just reposted pictures. Boy was I wrong... Dumbmen actually is a blog where they expose how the advertising world bashes men. Shocking right? The audience for this blog is men who are tired of being objectified by the media! Yes that too is a thing. For the most part its an interesting blog but seems...a tad undeveloped. The reason I say this is because of the lack or words. I think the whole concept is good but just posting the videos doesn't really do much for the cause. I don't really know if they are serious or not because some of the captions miss the point and just regurgitate the video to us...like we are dumb men. #Irony

The video above is a ad from Minute Made. This ad displays two scenarios before and after drinking the new Minute Made drink. In both scenarios the woman tells the man " I think you are the father of one of my kids". The first scenario he assumes he knows the woman from a one night stand that's why he says "Cancun spring break of 99'...". The second scenario he drinks the Minute Made drink and his brain functions better(As advertised). He figures out the woman is a nun at the school his daughter attends. The tone is silly of course but has an underlying message. The message being that men automatically think about sex. This seems to be a popular stereotype. This ad depicts men as pigs that automatically assume everything is about sex and embarrass themselves. The target market for this ad would be men in between the ages 20-29. Men love ads that funny and have sexual double entendres. This is why I believe it was posted to dumbmen.com but the admin seems to have missed the message entirely. 

Poor little misunderstood Capitalism

As seen in the Micheal Moor movie Capitalism:A Love Story many corporations are blamed for a lot of social issues that we are plagued with  today. Which in a sense is true if you ask me. But Capitalism is not the one to blame. Capitalism is just an idea just like Communism. In theory both are good but where it turns sour is when humans are introduced into the equation. I believe capitalism is not all bad its actually really impressive when you think about it. The corruption that heads these greedy corporations is the true evil. Sadly humans are greedy by nature. Just to save a couple bucks these CEO's are willing to let thousands of people go unemployed. Just how dictators are willing to starve their population to fund their military. Yes I'm talking to you Kim Jong Un. See the trend here? Its not the idealism it self that plagues us but the people who are in charge. Take it as you will...

Entry #6 The M word

I have recently had an epiphany that we are ever changing beings. I have always said I have been the same dude since 8th grade. Until recently that is. I ran into some people I haven't spoken or seen in about 5 years. Being thankful they remembered me we chopped it up. As we casually conversed one of them mentioned the M word! Dun Dun Dun....

- "You have really matured since the last time we saw you."

That is one thing I have never ever imagined someone saying to me. I'm not one to be "mature" like ever! I have always been childish since I was a child...lol This is when it hit me. We will never be the same person we once were. As we go further in this journey called life we acquire new experiences and knowledge. This molds who we are today. Every thing we are is composed of the past. Slowly but surely my inner child is being sucked out by life; no matter how much I fight it. Sure I'm still childish compared to my peers but not how I used to be. This made me wonder in what other aspects of life have I changed in. Have you ever been told something that you didn't believe you were? But turns out you were...if so comment down below. Now enjoy this