For the newsoftheweird.com site I clicked on the "news" tab and read the initial page that came up. I will write about an article posted under "Compelling Explanations". The first quip is about a guy who had documents on his computer that pertained to a business matter involved in a lawsuit. He deleted the files on accident. He claimed that he had only intended to delete the massive pornography files that existed on his hard drive.
I chose this article because I thought that it was hilarious. A lot of the articles I thought were funny, but this one made me laugh out loud, what an incriminating statement, "I thought I was deleting porn." It just makes me laugh.
I really don't know why this made the news. Maybe it was a high-profile white-collar crime case. Possibly it made the news because of the idiocy of this guy. I really don't know.
For darwinawards.com I will report on this article. This shit is hilarious (punny). The article is about a zoo keeper who, while trying to relieve one of the zoo's elephants of constipation, died of suffocation under 200 lbs of "poop". Apparently he was giving the elephant an enema of olive oil when the tragedy occurred.
I chose this article because I kept clicking the "random" tab until I found an article that gave me great pleasure. Not that I don't feel bad for the man and his family, it's just that I find that method of death rather amusing. However, a part of me believes that that is a very honorable way to go.
Once again I am not sure why this made the news. I could see it showing up in the obituaries, yet I think that whoever wrote it would be a little more tactful.
You assigned this because you want us to question the quality of the news we read, to recognize and challenge the source of our information, and so you could read anything humorous that you may have missed during your own search of weird news.
America is obsessed with this type of media because it is an escape. People are able to relate their position in society through others (that may be good or bad). When someone has a bad day they can read this stuff and recognize that it could be worse. Another reason why it may be considered news is because of demented individuals like myself who really get a kick out other peoples idiocy. That would be strictly for entertainment.
I don't honestly feel that these articles are objectively reported. Some of them are completely cynical, and there maybe a better way of reporting that "news". However, some of the stories themselves lead to biased articles. When people put themselves in really odd predicaments it would be hard to be objective while writing an article.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Week 11 Blog Assignment
1. What is the game? The game is "Call to Duty 3".
2. Why did you pick it? I thought it fit the topic of peace and conflict better than "Tiger Woods 2007", or "Madden 2006".
3. How is it media? It is media because it portrays the Germans v. the Americans in a combat situation. The Americans are the good guys and the Germans are bad.
4. What messages does it send to the player? That Americans are good and Germans are bad.
5. Are these messages positive or negative? Mostly negative on the German side, however I don't think there is much of a positive message about about war in general. Are there both types of messages or just one or the other? Mostly it is based on the American side of WWII, however I did feel bad when I killed a German in hand-to-hand combat.
6. Why did you assign this? Once again, I believe the reason for this assignment is to think outside the box. The purpose of this assignment is to get us to realize that media is an influence throughout our everyday lives. Mo matter what we do and how we go about our business, we are influenced by the media.
2. Why did you pick it? I thought it fit the topic of peace and conflict better than "Tiger Woods 2007", or "Madden 2006".
3. How is it media? It is media because it portrays the Germans v. the Americans in a combat situation. The Americans are the good guys and the Germans are bad.
4. What messages does it send to the player? That Americans are good and Germans are bad.
5. Are these messages positive or negative? Mostly negative on the German side, however I don't think there is much of a positive message about about war in general. Are there both types of messages or just one or the other? Mostly it is based on the American side of WWII, however I did feel bad when I killed a German in hand-to-hand combat.
6. Why did you assign this? Once again, I believe the reason for this assignment is to think outside the box. The purpose of this assignment is to get us to realize that media is an influence throughout our everyday lives. Mo matter what we do and how we go about our business, we are influenced by the media.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Blog Assignment Week 10: I am the Piano Man
The song that I chose for this blog is the song "Dear God" by XTC (take the name as you will). The link to the lyrics are here
How does this song seek to influence the listener? Their main objective is for the listener to see the contradictions in religion, especially monotheistic religions. A second objective of the song is to question the existence of God. There are so many negative aspects about the world we live in now, and they point out these aspects, and they ask why? The main argument they make in the song is contradiction. The music also does the song justice, at points; very intense and convincing.
Is the song positive or not? Hell no, this song is not positive. It is very bleak and there is a feeling of abandonment. The suggestion that we made up God is not well received, yet may very well be true (I don't have a clue).
Does the band have a lot of songs like this? I don't know a lot of other tunes by the band. From the 1 album I have they are pretty political, however they don't focus on religion throughout the album.
Is this song being serious? Absolutely they are being serious. They really portray that throughout the song, through the intensity and the lyrics themselves.
Which bands do I think put thought into the messages of their songs? Pretty much any band that writes their own songs. I may not agree with what all the different bands stand behind, but I do believe that they have the right to express their opinions.
Bands that are prefabricated crap? Anyone who doesn't write their owns songs, music and lyrics. To record something that someone else wrote and claim it as your own is just wrong. Look at American Idol, that is the pure definition of crap.
Which ones are out to only boost their record sales? All that prefabricated shit.
Does it matter? I won't buy their songs, or for that matter I won't even pirate them.
Does it change whether I will listen to them or not? I have already answered that question.
Are there any other songs that are worth exploring in this regard? Pick one, most all musicians has a point behind their music (at least the ones who write their own).
Why did you assign this? Partly for entertainment, and partly for information. It is always fun to see what other people listen to. On the other hand, you may be bored with your own musical choices and looking for something different. Yet, a part of me believes that the reason for this assignment is to get people to think about what they listen to and how it influences them.
How does this song seek to influence the listener? Their main objective is for the listener to see the contradictions in religion, especially monotheistic religions. A second objective of the song is to question the existence of God. There are so many negative aspects about the world we live in now, and they point out these aspects, and they ask why? The main argument they make in the song is contradiction. The music also does the song justice, at points; very intense and convincing.
Is the song positive or not? Hell no, this song is not positive. It is very bleak and there is a feeling of abandonment. The suggestion that we made up God is not well received, yet may very well be true (I don't have a clue).
Does the band have a lot of songs like this? I don't know a lot of other tunes by the band. From the 1 album I have they are pretty political, however they don't focus on religion throughout the album.
Is this song being serious? Absolutely they are being serious. They really portray that throughout the song, through the intensity and the lyrics themselves.
Which bands do I think put thought into the messages of their songs? Pretty much any band that writes their own songs. I may not agree with what all the different bands stand behind, but I do believe that they have the right to express their opinions.
Bands that are prefabricated crap? Anyone who doesn't write their owns songs, music and lyrics. To record something that someone else wrote and claim it as your own is just wrong. Look at American Idol, that is the pure definition of crap.
Which ones are out to only boost their record sales? All that prefabricated shit.
Does it matter? I won't buy their songs, or for that matter I won't even pirate them.
Does it change whether I will listen to them or not? I have already answered that question.
Are there any other songs that are worth exploring in this regard? Pick one, most all musicians has a point behind their music (at least the ones who write their own).
Why did you assign this? Partly for entertainment, and partly for information. It is always fun to see what other people listen to. On the other hand, you may be bored with your own musical choices and looking for something different. Yet, a part of me believes that the reason for this assignment is to get people to think about what they listen to and how it influences them.
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