What Difference Does a Name Make?

1.       Emancipation Proclamation Act of 1863

2.       The Emancipation Proclamation was a anouncement and notice Emancipating all Black Slaves in the Confederate Sates which were located in the South of the United Sates. The President at the time was Abraham Lincoln and he announced the new bill during the time of the Civil War when 11 U.S states succeeded from the Union. In the Act it states, "That all persons held as slaves within the rebellious areas are, and henceforward shall be free."

3.       The Emancipation Proclamation was proposed in 1863, then was fully ratified towards the end of the war in 1865 as the Confederate South surrendered to the Union North

4.       Important events going on at that time was the Civil War between the North and the South United States. At this time Black people transported from Africa were being used as slaves in America.

5.       African American Slaves and Abolitionist favored this movement. The reason why they favored it was the reason of ending slavery. It has been the Abolitionist goal to abolish slavery, meaning to end it, and this Act was an announcement to end slavery in the South. African American Slaves favored this for the obvious reason of freedom.  

6.       Slave owners, and peoples of the Confederate States of America (11 states in the south of the United States) opposed this Act. Because slavery was a source of labor that strengthened the Southern economy. Without Slaves many white southerners would lose business in the plantations they owned. They also believed that this act was disrespectful to their States Rights and felt that they Federal Government in the North should have no power over them.

7.       This Act had huge impact on how people were starting to view Blacks in the United States. Now more people were starting to see Blacks, not as property but more as people. However there was great hatred and animosity for Blacks in the South, and it was not safe for escaped Slaves or any Black person to live in the South during that time.

8.       The title of the Act is truthful because it didn’t legally free Slaves in the South but it did announce and was a Proclamation of freedom for slaves living in the South.

9.       Black Slaves and White Southerners

10.   Abolitionist

11.   White Southerners. Although they oppose the rule as a whole they can argue more with a name like Emancipation Proclamation. Because the act wasn’t a legal act, it was an announcement of Emancipation for Black Slaves. Meaning, although the North said that Slaves were free, the Confederacy could still withhold slaves.

12.   Abolitionist would fight to change the name because even though it was a proclamation of freedom towards black Slaves it did not end slavery in the United States which was the goal of Abolitionist.  A good title that abolitionist would use, would be the End of Slavery Act 1863. This title clearly states that there would be an end to slavery instead of just saying a group of people would be “proclaimed” free.

CSI: New York Character Analysis

CSI: New York

·         TV Program

·         Action/mystery

·         Mac Taylor, Stella Bonasera, Danny Messer, Donald Flac

·         Male/Female/Male/Male

·         The Main character who is always shown in the beginning is detective Mac Taylor played by Gary Sinese then next is Stella Bonasera played by Melina Kanakaredes, the other two characters Danny Messer and Donald Flac are supporting roles.

Mac Taylor (White): Head Criminal Investigator and in charge of the New York CSI team. This is a prominent position made for strong characters. Mac has a College and Military education.  Mac Taylor is single with no kids. Young for his age and very charming, slender but looks very athletic.

·         Straight Forward

·         Independent

·         Strong

·         Stoic

·         Sarcastic

Stella Bonasera (White): Second in Command of the CSI unit in New York. This position is also as prominent because a strong will and character is needed to fulfill the duties of the Head criminalist in case of emergency. Stella has graduated college and has earned a Masters degree. Stella Bonasera is single with no kids. Stella is very attractive and has a very slender thin athletic body.

·         Flirtatious

·         Brave

·         Emotional

1.       Yells

2.       Sudden bursts of anger

·         Sarcastic

Danny Messer (White):  30 years old, CSI and scientist. This is a job which requires at least a college degree because this job involves many scientific tasks. For example reading DNA and checking for trace. A normal person who wouldn’t know what he was doing would not be very successful at this job meaning you have to be skilled and trained. Completed a college education and has attained a Masters degree in criminology. Danny Messer is married with one kid. Although Danny doesn’t do much running around, because of his past as a baseball player he is very athletic build. In terms of look with his glasses he has a nerdy attractive face.

·         Strong

·         Brave

·         Self-reliant

·         Sarcastic

·         Flirtatious

·         Emotional

1.       Laughs

Donald Flac (White): Homicide Detective with NYPD. This job isn’t as prominent as Head criminal investigator but it’s just as important. You would have to have a strong and intellectual character and would need to understand how people work which requires skill and training. Flac graduated from High school. Single with no kids, Flac is very attractive well dressed, and very athletic.                                                                         

Noris 5

Students protest in London, Conservative HQ attacked

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/10/uk.protest/index.html

Informative vs. Superficial: The article was very informative describing the, who British government and Student protestors, what, protesting raise of tuition fees, where, London England, when this November, and why, to voice their feelings on the government’s decision to raise the tuition fees of Universities in England.

- Accurate and Truthful vs False and Deceptive: There article is accurate and truth full because although a small article there are still some key facts and numbers presented that legitimizes the situation. Also in the Article there are quotations such as, "We are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers to tell politicians that enough is enough," NUS president Aaron Porter said in a statement before the demonstration” which is factual evidence that what they are protesting is fact and not twisted.

- Objective vs Biased: Although the article might seem biased, in a sense it’s really objective. The reason why is because the writer condones the violence but is being very neutral. For example in the beginning he talks about how the protestors were throwing flairs ECT, but then he explains why their behavior was violent and how they were peaceful demonstrators at first.

- Pluralistic vs Insular Viewpoint: Because the problem itself focuses and affects Universities it is a very important issue on a global scale. This issue not only affects the people and the government of London, but also affects the international community who are applying to these schools in London. Also has a great affect on tourism of London because if people see London as unstable then not many people would like to travel there. And because this is a popular international city many readers will find this article interesting.

- Balanced vs Weighted Side

The article was more weighted in the sense that it appealed more to viewers who condemn violence and so the Student Protestors as violent kids.

Plain Jane - Dove Evolution

Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Watching the Dove Evolution video I was very surprised as I got to look behind the scenes of bill board modeling. What grabbed my attention was the fact that before the makeup and the editing, the woman was just a plain Jane and there wasn’t anything special about her. And that’s are probably how most girls feel about themselves, that they are not special enough because they don’t look as beautiful as the girls on the billboards. What I find ironic is that there is nothing real about the girls on the billboards and that it is a plain Jane who’s simply beautiful.  But with more billboard pictures like that one it is difficult for girls to feel natural because they think it’s not enough to be on the top of a billboard or anywhere else. This problem of girl’s confidence reminds me of a song by the Canadian artist Drake. A verse in his song “Best I’ve ever had” states, “Sweat pants, hair tied, chilling with no makeup on, that’s when you’re the prettiest, I hope you don’t take it wrong”. Drake is saying to the ladies that they don’t have to be like those fake bill board models to be beautiful in life, I mean models don’t look like that every day right? All in all products that sell make up and use models to advertise their products are giving a negative image to not only girls at a you age, but woman as well.

Stereotypes in late and Modern KFC commercial in America and Australia

 Late America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkxvxV-S4wM

Australia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxcvlskexzc

Who is communicating in these ads? The people who are communicating are the owners of KFC, who have

Who is communicating in these ads? The people who are communicating are the owners of KFC, who have newly created the Popcorn chicken. In the second video, Australian owners of KFC are saying; buy KFC if you need to get out of awkward or bad situations with Black people because they can’t resist fried chicken.

Who are they talking about? The Owners of KFC are saying because black people love fried chicken so much, they will absolutely love this product. Black people can’t live without fried chicken and that they won’t do anything unless they get the last bite of chicken. In the Australian Ad they are communicating to the whites that you can use this product not only for consuming but getting yourself out of awkward situations with Black people. In the beginning of the Ad you notice how there’s a logo which states, “Cricket Survival Guide” insinuating that Black people dangerous in crowds and the only way to survive is to tame them is giving them what they want, golden fried chicken.

Why are they using this approach? They are playing with the Stereotype that Black people are addicted to Fried Chicken.  Because of such ads like these, it’s a common misconception that the only thing Black people eat are Fried Chicken, because there are many Black people who either are vegetarian, or don’t like fried chicken or chose to eat their own traditional food. In the MC hammer one they are not only using the stereotype of diet, but also the hip hop trend, appealing to younger generations.  In the Australia one, they use this message to attract white minorities.

Merchants of Cool

Imagine that your parents are too busy for you, because they work all the time. They always miss your soccer games, and never pay attention to the small things you do. Your parents realize that they are neglecting you so what do they do, they give you a weekly allowance, or buy that special thing you’ve been wanting. Adults feel bad about neglecting their child, so instead they either pay them up front or buy what they want, and this tends to be known as guilt money. A great way to back up my claim is by creating a survey to children who have busy parents. Although guilt money parents are a big income for a teen, many teens find other ways to make money. There are many responsible teens who find jobs, but with the low wager pay this sometimes does not satisfy them. Marketers ideal picture of parents is false, and doesn’t include parents primarily families from poor backgrounds. The reason why they leave them out is because the parents income isn’t enough to satisfy their income.

"Tomorrow Never Dies" Getting Tomorrows News Today

This maybe science fiction but after recently watching James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies" it intrigued me, the idea that you can get tomorrows news today. In this James Bond movie there was this media tycoon played by Jonathan Pryce, who was able to change the news via satellite and could distribute it all over the world in a matter of hours. (Pryce) was almost able to start World War 3 by pitting China and Great Britain against each other using the news as his secret weapon. After thinking about it I came to the conclusion that technology these days allows anyone, even from the comfort of their own home to broadcast news even only, after a second it happened. I predict in the future like in James Bond, terrorist will use media as a way to attack more victims, and this could be more serious than any rocket or bomb. In fact today online predators use the internet to hack into government databases stealing top secret information. Media in the wrong hands can be used for in justice and we should be careful how we use it, and what information we give out.

The Corporation v.s Ad and the Ego

Although the two videos that we saw are different, they can be linked. How are they linked? Corporations control advertisements, and advertisements put the corporations product on the map, giving the people images of what they don’t really need, and in the end its corporations that make tons of money. Corporations manipulate there buyers by lowering their self worth, and showing them why they need this product, and how it benefits them. Corporations do what they can to gain money, and I found there technique very intelligent. One example is how they treat woman in their ads. Corporations know women care about their self worth, and because most women feel the need to be beautiful corporations make the women in their ads beautiful using the products they are selling. Women who see this image want to be that beautiful, creating a chain. The reason why I find this intelligent is because corporations know what they are doing, and they take the time to research there consumers, finding ways to attract them through their emotions. In conclusion the main weapon that allows the pockets of corporate bosses to be filled is the power of media through advertisement.

Media Consumption Log Week 2

Encountered Media brands:

Toys R US

Motorola

McDonalds

Subarro

Skype

Gmail

Diadora

Gucci

Loui Vatoun

Time Spent using media

Computer: weekdays: 5 minutes to 3 hours 5 days a week. Weekends: 30min - 5 hours 2 days a week

Television: weekdays: 10- 40 minutes 5 days a week. Weekends: 30min - 2hours 2 days a week

Radio: weekdays: 0- 5mintues 5 days a week. Weekends: 0 minutes 2 days a week

This week my multiple media activity did not happen so much on the weekend. When there are more options to do outside of the house such as, hanging out with friends, I find that there is no need to stay at home on the computer. But how do we know whats going on if people dont text or call you anymore? Facebook is the answer, Facebook allows people all over the world to post many things including pictures, videos, and any writting that comes to mind. I found out that a friend was going to be at "Sharon Square" a popular hang out spot.

It wouldn't be wise to compare my computer and tv usuage on the weekdays and weekends, because school is a big factor. If School didn't exist my computer and tv usuage would be much higher, possibly to a point of injury. Now that AIS is a laptop school I am spending alot of time on the computer due to school related things but as soon as I finish I close my laptop. Now if school wasn't around every day I would waste my time chatting with friends online, looking at youtube videos, surfing my facebook, ect but thanks to school thats limited to only 2 and a half days.

Super Size Me Captain

Hello can I please get the double quarter pounder with cheese meal", "would you like to supersize that?", "I think I’m gonna have to go Super Size!" Super Size, a popular phrase found only at McDonalds where people can by super sized meals that could feed a good sized family, but I'm not here to talk about super sizing. On May 7 2004 a movie review was posted about Matthew Spurlock’s hit documentary “Super Size ME” which talked about how Spurlock’s experiment was to educate us on how eating fast foods everyday for long periods of time can physically and mentally hurt the body. However some people don’t agree that McDonalds and other fast food corporations are to blame for America’s obesity problems. A sentence in an article written by Ruth Kava in February 2004 stated, “The finger pointing indulged in by Mr. Spurlock and others is misleading because it suggests that "fast foods" are the main culprits for the nation's increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. But the problem is bigger than just one type of food.”  Who is really to blame for obesity? In a sense Kava is right, people must understand that eating McDonalds or any other fast food every day is making them sicker and sicker, and that blaming corporations isn’t the answer, but are the people really to blame?. They shouldn’t be, but if communities form together and create a solution using the ideas of corporation to their advantage; they can create corporations that serve the publics interest through healthy choices.  Super Size Me is a great example of how corporations control and manipulate there buyers, what corporations don’t understand though is that you can still make money selling healthy tasteful options that benefit the company and the general public.

Super Size ME Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOvrkkj_T-I

The Corporation

After watching the Corporation I feel that I acquired a greater understanding of what business corporations are and what they do. It is to my understanding that business corporations are selfish psychopaths whose one objective is to make money. What I don’t understand is why don’t these corporations care about the well being of other people, aren’t corporations run by human beings, so then shouldn't they have feelings? I was really surprised that Corporations that not only disregard human health but aim to destroy the planet, for their own benefit is protected by law. What was very interesting to me was the fact that corporations if they were humans would end up being psychopaths. As they listed the symptoms and what corporations only did and cared about it started making sense to me. Although I’m not very connected to any corporations physically, they somehow scare me just because of the power they have. If you think about it corporations can control any business, and if these corporations are able to control the planet then we will all be doomed.

Media Consumption

 • AIS shirts


• Rumpleskin Ice cream

• Coffee add at gas station (woman was facing down and the cup was predominantly

Shown)

• Skype

• Skull Candy

• Nike

• Adidas

• Tommy Hilfiger

• Facebook

• Formspring

• MSN

• CNN

• FOX NEWS

• Counter Strike

• Call of Duty 4



This whole week about 50 minutes to 3 hours was spent on the internet every day excluding the weekends.



10 min to an hour was spent on television every day excluding the weekends.



Weekends 30 min to 3 hours was spent on television.



On the weekends 30 min to 5 hours was spent on the internet.





I like to watch TV and go on the internet at the same time because I use the TV as a background noise so the house doesn’t seem so quite usually its 3-5 hours of multiple media and only occurs during the weekend.



Most of my media activity is voluntary however there are some moments where it is involuntary. When it is involuntary it’s mostly in the morning when I come down stairs and I find out the TV is already on with a news story on CNN. Other times it’s listening to Israeli radio while working out in the gym. Most of the time my media consumption is voluntary, listening to music on the bus, chatting with my friends on Skype and MSN and Facebook, actually pushing the button to turn the TV on. In Voluntary it usually is 10 min to 1 hour 30 min. voluntarily its more than 20 hours a week.

War of the Worlds

Comparing the War of the Worlds movie with the tape of the actual radio cast its two diffrent stories yet some how there similiar. Listening to it on the tape though beat the movie and Tom Cruieses over dramatic acting. I felt really intune while listening to it,  very entertaining. I was very suprised that the sound and everything else was created and confined in one room. Even though it was a fake story people beleived it, this just shows how important the media is and how people are to attached to it, that is what Orwell was trying to show. The hidden message was that media in the form of radios and television is more of an enemy to us than martians from outer space, and that we should not let the media consume us.

Happy Birthday Media

Sunday was a very boring but I still found time to do the many joys I love doing. I started my day waking up and turning on not only my television but my laptop as well. While I'm on my laptop I like to listen to the background noise of the t.v. First website to vist FACEBOOK!!! Yes facebook runs my life it is my social connection to the world.  I spent an hour of my day talking to people whether they're  from the United States or 5 minutes away from my house in Israel. After, I decided to watch a popular show on the internet that I cant usualy watch on tv because they dont have it here. The internet has involved for us now to watch shows on our computers then flip stations on tv. The whole day I transition from T.V to Laptop and back becuase theres always something to veiw television and the internet is as part of our lives as our Family. Happy Birthday Dad!

Who Owns the Media?

Who owns the media? While we sit on our butts at home watching TV and surfing the internet we have yet to realize that big corporations such as Warner bros, CBS, and Disney are even owned by larger corporations acquiring money from your views. Did you know that Disney is the number 2 media corporation selling their cartoons like Mickey Mouse and Donald duck but now Disney as a corporation changed and to rank in new viewers they got rid of their cartoons and added TV stars such as Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) and Selina Gomez to appeal to their teenage and child audience. Media is a metaphor we like to use for evolution. We now that technology has evolved to fit our needs so is evolution or the minds of mankind that has shaped the way we use technology and how we own it? The media today is down by everyone it easy while we sit on our laptops we tend to forget that websites like YouTube, Face book, and even blogspoit.com anyone can post any media whether it would be news, videos, and photos everyone around use controls and uses media to distribute information worldwide plane. Children that are 11 years old can post anything they want on the internet and get millions of viewers, and because it’s the internet that they own, they control media.