Happy New Year! Bring in 2010 :)

So I decided to write a blog on new years because I have nothing else better to do at this time. You see, Last year, I was doing the exact same thing...so why didn't I change it up? Many obstacles got in the way one of them being none of my friends are doing anything, for the ones that are didn't invite me. Second, I worked on new years eve and new years day, I think it's my punishment for taking off boxing day and the 2 days after that for going to Chicago. Speaking of Chicago, I will post a separate blog on that adventure. So today, I worked and went out to dinner with my family and after that I stayed home and watched Rockin' Eve. I do feel depressed staying home when everyone is out but I also think of it positively because I wouldn't want to stay out in a cold and cluster phobic environment either. So whats my problem? haha I sometime complain too much, even ask my manager at work :P!! One of my new year resolution is promising myself that next year I will not do the same thing on new years eve because that would be 3 years consecutively doing the same thing, I kind of need a life!

For some reason, I am addicted to Christmas music right now, especially Taylor Swift's Christmas CD....my favourite song is "Christmas must be something more" that song has been on repeat for hours now. Christmas is over but it never hurts to keep the spirit up. :)

p.s. TEAM CANADA!!!

But maybe it's not worth it

Trying my best to do my job,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Constantly struggling to do what you asked,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Waking up early in the morning just for you,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Staying late at night to do what you asked,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Taking in all the punches that you all give me,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Tears drippin' down my face from the words that you say,
But maybe it's not worth it.
Holdin' on to this so tightly that it's heartbreaking to let-go,
But maybe it's not worth it.

If it's not worth it, then why am I trying?
It is because I never give up.
The only thing that is worth it is making it last while it can.
Enjoy the present, worry about the future later because life is too short to let other step all over you.

if I don't work...

Working is taking over my life at this moment. This is because I work at a retail store and it's the holiday season where it's the most craziest time of the year. Closing time is 10pm but our store rule is we have to stay 2 hours later to fold and clean the store but last night, I didn't get out till 2:30AM!!! Crazy. I am lucky I know how to drive and have a car because I even told my manager that without my driver's license there is no way I would be able to work that late. My parents won't stay up till 2am waiting for me. "if I don't work" has been my excuse for the past few days...well i wouldn't say excuse cuz I am not trying to get out of it, it is just that work comes up so unexpectantly that I cannot make plans or else I'd feel bad for canceling them. I already canceled on one of my friend today because my agent gave me a job two days ago. For instance, I am working everyday of the week next week so plans with friends will definitely not work out till friday when I get off work at 2pm. It is crazy but when the paycheck comes along, it should be worth it. When I am not working at my retail store, I probably will be working on a TV show or movie...so much to do in so little time. By the look of this, my goal for this holiday fails because I do not have time to do what I was planning to like learning guitar and reading. But, one thing that I have time for and try my best to make time for is DANCE! For some reason, I have been so obsessed with dancing. I think it's the feeling of soreness and stress-relief after a routine. I have been taking dance class every week and tomorrow, I will be attending a Tre-Armstrong "Give back" workshop which I am so pumped for. Can't wait to try different styles of dances and not to forget, learning from SYTYCDC dancers will always be amazing.



Registration for iDance is coming along, I finally have enough money to register! I just need my money to transfer to my credit card which shouldn't take too long. Two days ago, I went to meet SYTYCDC dancers from Season 2 and they are all amazing people. You can guess, my favourite is Tara-Jean but I love them all. Speaking of her, she will be teaching contemporary at iDance...so pumped. I don't know why all of a sudden dance has gotten to me, is it because there is more opportunity for jobs on shows in the future? That's a possibility because that is what got me into this because I have no other talents. Flexibility is my biggest struggle because my bones are already fully grown and to be able to do a split now will take effort and time. ahhh, maybe one day I will give in to stretching every single day.

I found out today that there is a Pussycat Dolls workout DVD!! I am totally getting that along with Julianne Hough cardio/Salsa workout. I am also looking for SYTYCD Workout DVD but I've never seen it in store, maybe it is only online. I'll see how these will workout because I get lazy after a while :P!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Holiday begins for me!! I am one of a few that's lucky to finish school this early. Yesterday was my last day but I still had some missing assignments so it wasn't over till midnight hahah, procrastinating once again. I am setting a goal for next semester that I will not procrastinate but again, I do this every year but I really need to get into the habit of getting my work done before hand if I want to get into Ryerson. I am still confused about next year about many things. One of them being if I should transfer to Ryerson (if I get accepted) and two, living at home? or moving out? There is a lot to think about once you are an independent individual and decisions are not always easy. I tried not to think about it much but it is impossible because I need to plan and save up for everything I need next year. You might be wondering why I am debating about Ryerson when it is my dream school to get into. Well, University of Guelph-Humber is a University/College...duh!! so after second year, I will receive a diploma and after the fourth year I will receive a BA...so I get the best of both world! If I get accepted to Ryerson, I want to transfer but that means I won't get a diploma, which I want to get. Maybe I should stay at Guelph-Humber and get my diploma then transfer? I will be in school for 6 years...which sucks but it will eventually pay off. Moving out is a big issue because I need the money and roommate. I am not a very responsible person, I can't cook and never done laundry before. I am a baby at heart, haha so it will be a big change and I am sort of excited but still want to live at home? Argg decisions decisions...

Anyways, now that my holiday started, there are a lot of stuff I planned to do. To name a few, I will be attending lots of dance classes (prepare for iDance and upgrading myself), read a few books (because I need to expand my vocabularies, hahah), write my Ryerson essays, work (I work at retail, so i will be getting a lot of shifts), go on photoshoots with Tammy and learn how to play Guitar! Lots to do, but im pumped for it!!

My family and I are going to Chicago this holiday, so excited for that too!!!

Love the holiday season <3

When's my turn?

Let's start off this blog by celebrating that "Mass Communication" class is OVER....which means all the bloggings from now on is what i WANT to write about and not what I HAVE to write about because for the past blogs, they were assigned topics and we have to elaborate and find research. That was worth 50% of my mark but now that I got the heavy load off my shoulder, I am happy to be able to write about whatever in life now.

I will write about "Life" today and how unexpected life can be. I believe it is planned out by God and all we have to do is work on it. I was at Much Music today with a friend who is in the running for MuchMusic's next VJ but unfortunately she came in second, which is still amazing considering it was out of 4000 people across Canada fighting for this job. The experience and opportunity is priceless and not everyone gets a chance to experience it. I am usually a really boring person who doesn't care too much about anything but it hit me hard today how people's life changed and how I want mine to change as well. Today, I witness someone's dream and goal in life come true, and i contemplate about when is that going to be me? Not that I have the potential to become a VJ because it is difficult but I am talking about when is my goal and dream going to come true? Will I ever be successful? or just live my life by watching others succeed and do nothing about my own life? Witnessing this can be heartbreaking for me but I am proud for that person because obviously hard work pays off and she was meant to have it. Some people are just luckier then others right? and that's how life is, and that's how I have to deal with it. I always wish that was ME. Not trying to sound conceited or anything, it's just how life is planned out. Who doesn't want to be successful and achieve their goal? Maybe waiting will pay off sometimes and I'll let you know when that will happen. Going back to reality, I have plans to achieve many things but time is running out because I haven't settle exactly on what I want to be and want I want to do in the future. Most people will say I have a lot of time and I'm young....I don't believe that, i'm 18...which is a scary thought because I am officially an ADULT...I need to make decision in life. The longer I wait, the older I get... so let's ACT NOW!! Main focus now is successfully finish school, upgrade myself with as much talent as I can handle so chances and opportunities can come my way.....hopefully!

P.S. I am so proud of you Alli!! You did what you had to do and continue to chase your dream because you got a lot in you :)

The Covenant House...doing good for the community.

The reason why I chose to do my activist project on The Covenant House is because I think it is one of the biggest problem in Canada and I witness this daily. The Covenant House is Canada's largest shelter for homeless youths. Homeless itself is a big enough problem but homeless youths is even worst and it totally breaks my heart when I see this. Toronto downtown is full of homeless people on the streets and I see them daily on my way to Much Music. The covenant house opens a lot of opportunity for the homeless in Toronto. The Covenant house is more than just a place to stay, they provide 24/7 crisis care and have the widest range of services under one roof, including education, conselling, health care and employment assistance. With these kind of opportunity, it can change a life on the street to being successful. Kids on the street can be dreadful because there are limited knowledge and skills about life and without support can lead to a dangerous future. I support The Covenant House 100% because no body deserve to live on the streets and to be able to provide support can change the world into a better place. In the future, I will take my time off to volunteer in the shelter. People need to understand that homelessness is not an option, people who are struggling through this have many problems with family, friends or school.

Work Cited:
http://www.covenanthouse.on.ca/Public/Default.aspx?I=120&n=Mission%2fVision

My Culture Life...Social Networking.

Majority of the population has two lives. One is the real life and the other is life in media, such as gaming, social networking etc. With high-tech technologies today at our fingertips convinces us to participate in another world, by "world" I mean into another system. I experienced the changes in myself when I came in contact with my computer. Growing up in Brazil and Paraguay, I had no access to internet or cable so, this forces me to go out and explore. Making new friends from my street and playing sports outside was pretty much my life, obviously, it does not include technologies. After I immigrated to Canada, I was educated on many advanced technologies and the functions of all the systems in front of me. My obvious reaction was "Wow, this is so cool!" shortly after, I was hooked.

My main participatory culture is the social networking. I am not in favour of the gaming culture although I do own Nintendo DS and wants to own a Wii but I was never addicted like other gamers. Maybe because I get bored easily, or because I never win.
I personally just different social networking websites for different viewers and I will run down the examples shortly. Social networking is what I am all about right now because I am the type of person who is curious on what others are doing in their life.

MSN is what I use to connect with all my close friends from high school and work. I only talk to certain people on MSN and they are consider the closest to me.

Then there is Facebook, which I have over 1,000 friends on. Not everybody I "befriended" on facebook are actually my friends because I have not met some of them. I put them in the "acquaintances" category. People may be wondering why I accept people I do not know on facebook and allow them to access my personal pictures and information. My answer is I take pictures for a reason, and that is to share it with as many people as I can. Facebook also has events that can inform me on what is happening in my city so it is very useful part of my life right now. And did I mention all the applications facebook has? One of the popular facebook application is "Farmville". This application forces a user to check back frequently because they need to "harvest the crops" daily and if fail to do so will result in dead plants. I feel that Facebook is very intelligent by setting applications like this to attract more users to using Facebook.

Lastly, there is Twitter. I am not ashamed to admit that I do have a Twitter even though I am not an important public figure. People who follows me on twitter are consider "strangers/friends/acquaintances/idols" or just anybody. I don't restrict anyone from viewing my tweets because what I post is what I want to share to the world even though, some posts are quite useless and irrelevant. I follow many celebrities on Twitter and it keeps me updated on their CD release date, Music videos, concerts and contests. Twitter made a lot of people feel closer to somebody because if their 'tweet' is powerful, it can grasp the audience into their life.

“The media environment, which consists of language, numbers, images, holograms, and all of the other symbols, techniques, and machinery that make us what we are" (Postman 1). Basically, I am all over the social networking websites and without it now, I do not know what I will do with my life at this moment. Back then, I would have no problem but I am now trapped in the social networking that I cannot get out of.


Work Cited:

"The Humanism of Media Ecology :: MEA Proceedings." The Media Ecology Association. Web. 23 Nov. 2009. .

Culture Jamming

Culture Jamming, in another words, all up in your face. What forms the culture? I believe it's the media. Media is every where, on the subway, on your milk carton and even in your mail. the purpose of advertising a product or service is to get caught into you. Sometimes there are way too many ads at once that a person is confuse on what to believe in. Most advertising are simple and get the point across in limited times. The reason for this is to catch the audience attention into the culture. One can't deny that we live in the culture jamming because without it, we would not know which product to buy or how our life style is. Culture Jamming can be both positive and negative. Positive because it can shape ones life into the right direction in life, an example would be a University or College ad that convince students to stay in school It can be negative because at times, people will fall into the media and forget about reality. An example for negative effect can be model ads that result in eating disorder in order to live up to the model standards. People should not get culture jamming in their head but do not avoid it because some may shape a positive life in the future.

Buy Nothing Day...Is it Possible?

Buy Nothing Day really interest me into this blog. Does the title really means what it means? Is it possible? For me, depending on how a person sees it and what their meaning of "buying means". On this day, I would have to struggle to refrain myself from buying anything. My problem is, I tend to buy many unnecessary products that i don't NEED but WANT. This day brings an awareness to over-consumption and makes one realize how much they buy that don't necessary need. There is a huge difference between 'need' and 'want. A brief explanation of this is 'want' is something you wish to have to fulfill your day but you don't need it to survive. E.g. Cellphone, ipod, designer clothes etc. 'Need' is something you require to live and it is necessary to have in ones life. E.g. Water, Food, Shelter.
Some people may debate what is consider 'buying'. Even if I do not buy any product or food that day doesn't mean I am not consuming anything. The electricity and hydro water requires money but you do not pay for it daily, the bill comes in once a month. Now, is that consider buying? I think it is because everything a human use requires some sorts of fee.
"When a new concept is introduced to our lives, we can either choose to accept it or turn it away" (McLuhan 1). Marshal's statement is very true because it is very difficult for humans to suddenly change their life around by being aware of what they buy, it takes time to get use to the whole process. Most people find it difficult to accept it at first so, the first thing that triggers their mind is to turn it away by avoiding it.

The saying 'nothing is free' can be quite true on this part. Humans are constantly using facilities that requires money but on this day, we can control ourselves for over-consuming on the things we 'want'.

Work Cited:
Marshall McLuhan, “The Playboy interview”
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Net Neutrality...taking over?

Let's be honest, Net Neutrality is not a word you hear everyday on the street. In fact, not many people knows what it means (they will after reading my blog), including myself, until now. Net Neutrality is a strong word in the worldwide web base because it affects many people and their freedom of access.

Net Neutrality is a principle that the internet should be free and kept open to internet users. This means that there should not be any interference or restrictions from service providers to access websites or use certain applications.

This issue is a hot topic today because it is the recession time where money is priority. When setting up for a home internet connection, one must get Internet Service Provider (ISP)in order to access the web. Internet users pays for ISP monthly to use the internet. Now, it does not make sense to pay additional fees to visit certain websites. The problem is, a small portion of their customers are clogging up the internet line by occupying majority of its bandwidth, which slows the rest of the users' connection. An example of this would be Skype, where people can connect with each other without using telephone and this stirs up competition with Phone companies. Maybe this explain the reason why this is happening. But it still doesn't make much sense to me as a frequent internet user.

Websites are owned by individuals, no body owns every website on the net, so this allows the website owner to have freedom over their information. Although, there are sites that are free of charge such as Google, YouTube, Facebook etc. but most websites now requires fees which defeat the purpose of internet. ISP is becoming more useless because it does not include certain websites due to the bandwidth.

Some websites are country specific content. MTV is a great example for this senario. I often miss television shows such as The Hills, SNL, Gossip Girls etc. due to my busy schedules with work, film and school so to my understanding, I could catch up on all these shows on the internet during my free time. Little did I know, I was wrong because MTV only allows Americans to view their videos and people who live outside that boarder cannot watch the videos on their website. This boggles my mind because my Saturday night plan was ruined since my original plan was to catch up on an episode of Gossip Girls. This is unfair to viewers because it restricts to who can or cannot watch it when we're all equal; I don't feel like Americans are any better then Canadians, to be honest so why do we get such crappy treatment?

On the other hand, there are websites with options such as Rapidshare, Mediafire, Limewire etc. I listed these as an example because they are the programs I use very often. When I say options, it means we get to choose if we want to pay for the program or use it for free but with restrictions. Limewire PRO is a paid program which runs much faster and more efficient then the free version, which majority of us have. I do not know anybody who pays for Limewire PRO because I do not think it is worth it unless your a DJ and wants to download music instantly. Limewire basic works the same with a slower speed but if your ISP connection is high, it works fairly the same so why pay?

Internet is where majority people learn and gain information from and by adding fees will be a terrible idea. If this continues to expand, there will be less users on the internet and website hostess will no longer update since there are no visitors. If I were to own a website, I would look at the other point of view before considering charging users on my website. Another thing is, information and awareness will not get their word across because most people rather use their money on something else rather then on visiting a website, Right? Smarten up people! Don't let the world wide web die down.

Work Cited:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/02/f-net-neutrality-faq.html

Media Hegemonies....Do you Own it?

Let's talk Disney here. We all know Disney is a big theme park located in Orlando, Florida and in other places now as well but that's the main one. Besides Disney being an amusement park, it is also a huge television corporation that is called "The Walt Disney company". By going through the list, it shocked me on how much I didn't know about this company. Just to name a few, The Walt Disney owns ABC Network, ESPN, Hollywood pictures and etc. They even own ABC radio which I had no idea until I went through the list. The point is, this company owns variety of stations and it is incredible on how much one can own.
You might be wondering why I chose Disney in the first place because there are other big corporations as well such as Warners Bros. As a "teenie" I am, I want to educate myself more on something that interest me and something that affects me rather then doing it because I have to. I have been a background actor on the hit Disney movie "Camp Rock 2" and by being part of a Disney production really opened up my mind on this topic. What many people don't realize is that big corporation wants to own everything and this is why they are filthy rich. Everything you eat, everything you wear, everything you watch are all interconnected to a big corporation. Although, it is an advantage to the big corporations for owning so many productions but it is unfair to other companies. Companies that are trying to succeed is at a disadvantage when big corporations owns it all. This does not give new companies a chance to learn and develop. Now to end this off, Do you own it? Think about! It's Media Hegemonies.

Fake News

Is it not a surprise that there are fake news in the media. All news that are being broadcast are not necessary news or real. This happens more in celebrity magazines than newspaper. Majority of celebrity news are fake news especially in magazines you find on stands. The tabloid either twist the story around or make fake news just to sell their magazines. As we all know Jonas brothers are a very hot topic today especially to the teenagers. Whoever a Jonas is seeing hanging out with, the tabloid and gossip sites automatically assumes their dating, it is like they can't have friends that are females or they can't have friends either because tabloids will assume their gay. I find that extremely ridiculous because people sometimes forget their humans too. Another recent fake news is David Letterman incident. Although it is not completely fake as David Letterman confessed that he had sexual relationship with someone on his show. He got the news out in a humorous way that the audience cannot be against him. The news started when someone wanted to sue him for this action by making the storyline worst but as a smart man himself, he directly spoke about the incident before it got to fake news. Humorous news appeals to the audience more then news that are strictly facts. Satirical news is a way of informing younger audience into whats happening today but in a more humor way because that is how we will remember it. I think it is a great strategy to get younger audience into the news because I know that I do not watch news nor reads the newspaper but I will read humorous stories on events happening.

Media Litercy

Not everyone is Media literate. In fact, I was media illiterate before I started my schooling at University of Guelph Humber. What the media puts out there is not always fact. As a media student, I tend to analyze and question some advertisement I see thrown in front of me. Is that real? Does it really happen? Questions like this runs through my mind very often and reality check is, most of it are just to attract the viewers by putting out the most ridiculous signs or pictures. There is always a hidden message behind an advertisement but majority people don't notice it and falls for what is presented. This explains why companies makes millions by simple advertising because there is not enough media literates in the world. To be a media literate, is to understand the message behind every ad and to look past the image. Most advertisement use sex to sell the product since it is the most efficient way. "All publicity works upon anxiety. The sum of everything is money, to get money is to overcome anxiety." (Berger 143) Companies that are advertising using sex is all about money, once the audience is attracted to the ad, they will automatically buy the product and this explain why such companies are millionaires.

Work Cited
Berger, John. "Ways of Seeing". 3rd ed. Toronto,Ontario: Penguin Books Ltd,, 2008. Print.

Pepsi Commercial

Even though this advertisement is pretty ancient, it is still relevant to the topic I will be writing about. I am pretty sure everybody heard of the saying "Sex Sells" and I believe it does to some extent. As a media student, I look past that but unfortunately, not everyone out there is a media student and cannot look past that. This advertisement is for a soda company called "Pepsi". Pepsi is a competitive company because there is also Coke, which is very similar to Pepsi. Pepsi's strategy is to get Britney Spears to advertise their product. Britney Spears is a huge pop sensation and by asking her to promote the product will not disappoint the company. Let me start by saying that Britney Spears does not play soccer, so where did the skills come from all of a sudden? Truth is, it is all computerize. "Publicity images often use sculptures or paintings to lend allure or authority to their own message." (Berger 135) Back then, they used paintings to deliver their message but now, painting has turned into photoshop. Advertisement company are using photoshop to airbrush a person to make them look perfect. Majority of the models on print ads are photoshopped because no one can be that perfect. Look how things have changed due to technology. Another thing, she is not even wearing proper soccer uniform. How is this promoting a drink when half of her body is showing? It is more like promoting her body, right? The commercial is focused on Britney's kicking and singing rather then promoting the drink. Sure, the logo was shown a couple times but it was not the main focus. The main focus is Britney Spears and her singing. Many people buy into that, especially Britney fans. The audience must educate themselves by looking at the connotative and ideological aspects of the advertisement rather then the denotative. There are much more then just a minute video.

Work Cited
Berger, John. "Ways o Seeing". 3rd ed. Toronto,Ontario: Penguin Books Ltd,, 2008. Print.

Mass Media

Mass Media, what is it? To my understanding, "Mass" means a lot or big or enormous and "Media" means Televisions, Magazines, Radios etc. So, to put those two words together it literally means the media taking over the world since it's so big. Think about it, we are surrounded by media, we see media everywhere even if we are not searching for one. TTC advertisements, Billboards, the advertisement on your juice box. Humans can't escape from media but we can interpret media. As Marshall McLuhan would say, “media mogul”, saw the increase in European printed materials, which eventually led to an evolution in the continent’s languages, as a “variant of what we call mass media”. (Playboy Magazine) His definition matches mine but in a more complex term. It is very ingenious of television, telephones, computers creators on how media has expanded because of the technology we have today. Mass Media is also refer to as connecting to the world by a medium. That medium has enough power to transport the information around the globe and making sure everybody is heard. An example of this can be twitter. Twitter is a way of letting your "followers" know what you are doing at that moment. This is good for celebrities to connect with their fans but it can be negative as well. Take Miley Cyrus as an example, she deleted her twitter not too long ago and it instantly became a trending topic. Fans are upset their idol no longer connect with them anymore but Miley stated herself that she needs privacy and does not want to live life for the tabloid. Privacy is something celebrities don't usually get so in a way, it is good idea for her to delete it so her life is not on gossip sites everyday.

Our generation is not so isolated anymore because with the high technology, we can know whats happening anywhere. Mass Media is endless, it will always expand to to fulfill humans needs.

Work Cited
Playboy Magazine. The Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan. Playboy Magazine. 1994. Web. 1 October 2009.

The Ecology of Media-Televison

Television has been around for decades and it never gets old unlike tape recorder or VCR recorder. This is because television programs are constantly changing to suit the society's need and want. The technology gets more hi-tech that attracts many audience into buying a new television. If I am not mistaken, everybody has at least one television or knows what a television is and it's function. Many people don't know much about television besides entertainment. Well, those people are wrong. Television is more than just entertainment, although that is a big part of what television shows are all about but it can also educate, inform and impact the society. When people watch TV for purely entertainment, they are missing out on the real message some programs are trying to deliver. I will state some examples of shows that either entertain or education but, most shows do both in order to attract the audience, there needs to be some sort of entertainment involved.
Discovery channel is an educational program that teaches both adult and children about nature, space and supernaturals. Then, there are reality shows like Degrassi, Gossip Girls that people don't see it as educational but it can be. Shows like this teaches us about life and culture, and it can also show a minor on what to expect in the future.
Besides those entertainment shows, there are CBC, CP24 and CTV news channels that inform us on the events happening surrounding us and can also inform us on the event happening on the other side of the world.
Media today has expanded dramatically that in minutes we can know what happened in China.
Many may say Radio can do this job as well. That is in fact true but according to John Berger, "Seeing comes before words". People understand better by seeing a video on the News about a Tsunami than hearing about it on the radio. People are more touched by the story once the tragedy is shown in motion pictures. "TV was able to deliver the bare bones of information at a much faster speed." (Klosterman 206) News travels fast with the high technologies humans have today. All we got to do is turn on the television to know what is happening in the world instead of feeling excluded from the outside.

On the other hand, there are shows like American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars that can be categorize as influential shows and entertainment at the same time. You may ask, Influential? My answer to you is Yes, because it has impacted me in the past. Competition shows can make one think that they have a chance of achieving their goal and succeeding in what they want either dancing or singing because everyone started by joining the competition and ended up being superstars. When I was growing up, I never wanted to be a dancer, I was more into sports but once I got into the show So You Think You Can Dance, I gave dancing a try and to this day, I still love dance and wants to pursued it in the future. Without television shows like this, I would never try dancing. Depending on how a person perceives it, all shows can be taken as negative or positive.

An obvious negative factor about television is "Nothing too much is good".

To end this off, I believe Television is the best technology a human has ever created as it serves many functions to the human population.

Work Cited
Klosterman, Chuck. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs*. New York: Avenue of Americans, 2003. Print.

|[F.E.A.R.L.E.S.S.]|

This is my first blog I've ever written on a public website. I always wanted to write a blog and share my thoughts with the world but never really got motivated to do so. I see a lot of celebrities do it to update their fans on their career and wanted to do the same except that I don't have fans, it would be for whoever is interested in my train of thoughts. I did write blogs on my personal facebook page but it is nothing like this because the blog I wrote on facebook was about concert reviews and celebrities encounter which has no impact on anyone whatsoever. One of the requirement for my mass communication class is to start a public blog to share ideas and thoughts to the world. I think this is an excellent idea and it will give me a chance to improve my writing skills at the same time, hoping to impact and share my personal thoughts with you. There are many ways a person can be heard by the public and one of the option is blogging, and this is what I am doing right now. Once a person becomes a pro blogger, they can make a living out of it. Take Perez Hilton as an example. His blogs are plainly on stupidity on celebrities and yet he gets over a million hits a day. Depending on how a blogger attracts the audience, it can be heard by many. Everybody is different in their own way and by jotting down ideas to share with others will help increase the knowledge of one another. I named my first blog title "Fearless" which is inspired by my favourite artist, Taylor Swift. Whenever I post a blog, I will think of being 'Fearless' and write down all the thoughts without fearing who will loath me for my opinion or criticize me because no everyone will be pleased at what I write. Blogging can be addicting, just like facebook and twitter which, I will eventually get hooked on. I would post more if I was allow to post random topics that's on my mind but for the sake of this course, I will need to stay on topic in order to achieve the mark I want.

Until next time,
Gloria