parody video

This video is making fun of the old movie Grease. I think it is funny because it is completely opposite of the song that they sang in Grease. They still have the same song they just changed the words of the song to make it funny.

What is research?

I had to look up information on animal experimentation for a research paper I was doing for my senior writing class. At first I went to wikipedia but our teacher said we couldn't use that so I went to a bunch of different sites and found a lot of information on animal experimentation. I ended up being against animal experimentation.

The most recent time was just the other day my friend and I were arguing about different sport topics and records. We went to websites like nfl.com wikipedia and other places to find the information we were arguing about. We found that I was right on one of them and he was right on the other.

The research I did for my school paper was something I had to do. It was on a topic I wasn't really interested in and I didn't really want to do it. The information I looked up when my friend and I were arguing was something I wanted to do. I think they are both research. I would say research is when you go to different sources like books, the internet, other people, to get information on a certain topic or topics that you are studying.

today in class

Today was an interesting day. We were talking about Clive Thompson's article. I was not really sure of what his view on machinima was or what his title of the article was meant to be. I thought it was funny how when we actually talked to him he said that he did not even name his title and that the editors are the ones who make the titles.

10/13/09

Things can be used in many different ways rather than their intended purpose. An example when I used a technology for something other than its intended purpose was with my playstation. For the most part, the playstation along with all video game systems were intended to play video games. Although I do use it to play video games, I also use it to play music and to watch movies. Another example of this is with my phone. The main purpose of a phone is to communicate with people. I mainly use my phone for this but I also use it in many other ways. For one, I use my phone to receive emails or to receive a facebook notification. I also use my phone to play music, get on the internet, or to play games when I am bored. Another example is with my car. In my car, the visor light is broke and it is constantly on because the part that broke off is the part that makes the light turn off when you close it. To fix this, I put a thumbtack in the top of my car so when i flip shut the visor, the button hits the thumbtack and the light turns off.

project #2

What is writing

The coolest thing I have made was a clock. This was in middle school in my woods class. I took this as an elective just for fun. I thought this was pretty cool because I am not the most creative person, but this was something I thought was pretty creative. It still works and I gave it to my dad and he liked it. The most interesting thing I have made was this scooper thing. My friend and I were really bored so we took a flashlight, a broom, and a dust pan and we duct taped them together to make it a cleaning thing she could use in the dark. I don't think she ever used it but it was pretty interesting.

I feel this is partially writing. For my clock, I designed it with pictures and designs that I liked and that represented me. Because of these designs and pictures, it is a form of writing because it expresses who I am in a visible aspect and not in words. The cleaning thing my friend and I made wasn't really writing in my mind. I don't think it communicated or did anything to express something that was intended. It had no meaning and no specific point that we were trying to be made.

I would define writing as anything that has an intended audience with an intended message that is trying to be showed. Writing can be verbal or non verbal.

reflection on paper

Writing this paper was a good experience for me. It made me open my eyes and to critically think about the ways the technology around me are affecting my life. It helped me focus on the significance experiences I have had with different forms of technologies and how those experiences affected my life as a whole. It was pretty tough writing this paper. Having one topic and going into so much detail and trying to remember all of the experiences with technology that I have had was hard.
I’m not sure if I did a good job with my introduction paragraph. My first intro paragraph was awful. Then I went back and revised it and tried to make it more catching and exciting. I tried to make it so the reader would want to keep on reading. I hope I was successful with that. Another part I struggled with was focusing. At first my paper did not have much focus. After revising it, I went back and pretty much started all over. The second time around I feel I did a much better job of focusing.
I hope to have gotten a good grade with this paper. I thought I did a good job going into detail with my experiences. I tried to go back and remember how I felt and to put it in my paper. I thought I did a good job reflecting on my experiences with technology and showing the significance it had with my life.