group project

December 9, 2009-2 hours

We viewed the video and discussed what needed to be fixed for our presentation. We found another video to add that shows both sides of the issue. We also wrote out what each of us are saying during our presentation so we know exactly how it is going to go and in what order we are presenting our videos and saying our parts. I put together our works cited and read over my part and our presentation is tomorrow :)

group project

December 7, 2009- 1.5 hours

We wrote the script together as a group so we could get started on the video. So prior to writing it we came up with a story line and added some statistics that would benefit our point. Once the script was complete we began shooting the video. We had to do multiple takes since we obviously can't do it perfect the first time. Then we gave all the takes to Tierney so she could go into imovie and edit them to as close as perfection as possible.

Project

December 1st, 2009-1 hour

We all met in our study lounge and discussed all the information we got separately and combined all of it. We talked about how we were going to begin the script for our commercial and what separate aspects we need to incorporate into the commercial for us to be able to get our message across effectively. We will be meeting again tonight where we will actually begin writing our script and choosing what music to put in it to help support our message.

learning styles

When I took the first learning styles quiz my results were 60% auditory and that came as a shock to me. I see myself as a visual learner. I see myself as that type of learner because I much rather have written directions for anything as opposed to having someone tell me. I think i retain information better that way but my test results seem to disagree. I think my results came up that way because I love music and a lot of the questions dealt with listening to music and I rather do that than anything else.

group project 3

11.19.2009- 35 minutes

Today we looked at different examples of ad campaigns to get ideas for our project. There were many ads that were appealing to me because they all gave a lot of helpful information. But in the end I chose a reckless driving campaign. This ad showed many different forms of media within their website and I got a lot of great ideas from it for my project. I liked the statistics they added at the bottom of each page and the background color is different from the rest of the site so it really catches your attention. I also liked their use of a video and then also a video of real stories. The regular video shows you the problems teens face everyday within a car and the real life video is an actual example you can relate to emotionally.

group project 2

11.17.2009-1 hour

Today we wrote our proposal and assigned our "jobs" to everyone in the group. I will be in the commercial and helping to write and edit the script. We are creating a commercial and providing a video that supports out views on the H1N1 vaccine. We are against it and there are many supporting sources that we have available to us that we can use to help get our message across.

group project

11.12.2009- 10 minutes

We looked at different public service announcements to find good ways to go about our project. We looked at different types of media that are available for us to use. We looked at youth reckless driving.

I really liked the statistics at the bottom of the website. It showed how real this issue is and how many people it truly affects each day, month, or year.

I also liked the real story videos. I realize this is almost impossible to do for our project, the harmful effects of the H1N1 vaccination, but it definitely allows your audience to see first hand what could happen to them.

The audience for our project is young adults and adults that have children. We're going to do a video to show people the dangerous side effects of the vaccine.

broken phone

Ok so I have a LG xenon and lately it has not been acting like it should be. I've only had it since June and recently the screen keeps going black. People can call me, I just can't see anything, and it's a touch screen phone so it's kind of a necessity. My boyfriend suggested I mail it in but I don't know if they will send me a new one. It's extremely annoying to have to use a really old phone when mine goes wrong because I just got it and it should not be acting this badly. So any suggestions would be very beneficial. Thanks!

Texts From last night

After being addicted to the popular website, FML, a new website has caught my attention. It's called textsfromlastnight.com and I am beginning to like this website even more than the previous. It is much more vulgar than FML but it makes it even more funnier. Here are a few that I really enjoy and I tried to not make them TOO inappropriate but I hope you guys enjoy them as much as I do.

(720) Just took my ex's job. There should be an award for how many times I've managed to screw up this girl's life.

(516) Thank God they found Balloon Boy. I was afraid that Michael Jackson was ordering take out from heaven.

(124) Last night, my friend changed all the names of the contacts in my phone. I have been texted by Batman, Donatello, and Hermoine Granger. I have no idea who they are, and it doesn't upset me at all.

(413) I just saw a three year old try to break out of a daycare by driving a big wheel at full speed into a metal gate. Today is going to be epic.

(630) All I remember is you climbed into a garbage can and said you were trashed.

I hope you guys liked them! :)

Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving seems to be right around the corner. While Thanksgiving is not my favorite holiday, I love the feeling of seeing all my family together in the same place at the same time. My family always goes to my grandma's house for dinner and of course football. I am definitely not by any means a prissy type of girls who doesn't enjoy or understand sports. Football is my favorite sport to watch and I also like to play catch so the annual football games on Thanksgiving are by the far the highlight of my holiday. So hopefully these next 3 weeks go by really fast so I can get that warm feeling of all that food in my stomach and lay back and relax to watch the games.

Halloween

Halloween is this weekend and I am SOOOOO excited. I'm not a big fan of scary things but I love dressing up and seeing everyone's costume. My friends are also coming to BSU for the weekend so this Halloween will be even better. I am being a cowgirl and I'm still in need for some cowboy boots but I am planning on finding some today for not a lot of money. I am not a big fan of buying a super expensive costume, I rather make my own out of stuff I already own. I don't know how I am going to get through the day tomorrow because I will be too excited for Saturday. Happy Halloween!

H1N1

After writing my mini analysis for class this week it has me thinking more and more about the h1n1 vaccine. My articles were about the vaccine in Canada, Europe, and China and each place has a significant amount of people refusing to get the shot. They do not this it's a necessity for them or their children. I'm starting to agree and I don't think I will be getting one either when they become available. I might regret it later, but for now the negatives of the shot are definitely outweighing the positives. Hopefully the shot works for those who need it, but I do not believe it will help me in a positive manner like it is supposed to

Interesting facts

On my ipod I have an Application calle 65,000+ fun facts. This app is by far one of my favorites so since I enjoy reading them so much i thought I would share some really good, interesting ones I come across.

1. A chameleon's tongue is about twice the length of its body.
2.The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
3.Women end up digesting most of the lipstick they apply.
4.You share your birthday with at least 9 million people in the world.
5.Thomas Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime.
6. It takes about 63,000 tress to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
7. If you live to be over 100 years old, there's an 80% chance that you're a woman.
8. A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons a day. But it evaporates before the person realizes they're sweating that much
9. Slugs have 4 noses.
10. Rain contains Vitamin B12.

Family

Since this weekend was family weekend my parents and two younger brothers came down to spend Saturday with me. At the beginning of the year I went home about 2 times in 3 weeks and after that i haven't seen them in over a month. So I was really ready for them to come because I missed them a lot. So they came Saturday morning and we tailgated then went to the game. We only stayed until halftime since it was so ridiculously cold outside. But we had dinner and everything then they went home and even though I'm going home again on Thursday because of fall break I'm sure they will be all I can think about for the week. I am really close to my brothers so I hate not being able to see them all the time like I used to. Hopefully I'll get used to it, but right now I miss them a lot.

Childbrith in Peru

GRADY, DENISE "Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women By Following Local Childbirth Traditions." New York Times 08 Sept. 2009: 6. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 13 Oct. 2009.

This article discusses how rural parts of Peru has one of the highest mortality rates in pregnancy and childbirth. This is due to the fact that most women decide to give birth in their own homes as opposed to going to the local clinic. While at home, most locals trying to help do not really know the correct way to deliver a baby so they are just going along with what they think is the right process. It says only 6% of births in 1999 took place in a clinic. So doctors from a clinic tried to help these local women so they would see the severity of what they were doing. The women did not understand why the doctors made them wear gowns, give birth lying down, and did not allow family members into the delivery room. Most of those aspects of birth we are accustomed to here in the United States.

Rain Rain go away

The size of a pool ball and the width of a woman's headband. These items have one thing in common. They are both 2 inches. 2 inches is also how much rain we are supposed to have throughout today and into tonight. Most rainfall we receive is between 1/4 of an inch so to get 8 times that amount is a crazy thing to think about. We have been put under a flash flood warning. While this makes me excited because I get to wear my rain boots once again, I also hate the rain so it beings upon mixed feelings. Hopefully the rain doesn't become extremely bad and overwhelming but I'm sure everybody will make use of the big puddles around campus :)

Analysis

On the peer review we were given in class today I think the most helpful question is "How does the writer interpret more than what's just on the surface of the song?" I think this question would help me the most because often when I write a paper I see the common theme or problem just like everyone else and in this paper that does me no good. So I attempted to go deeper and create my own meaning and hearing if I did that well and they understood it would help me out tremendously. I really appreciate hearing other people's opinions because usually if it was up to me, I would turn in a paper right away without going over to correct things. I know that isn't a good paper but I've always been really good at composing papers in my own mind, but not necessarily to other people.

With my first semester of college being almost half way completed comes a lot of mixed emotions. On one hand I am very excited I've made it so far without any meltdowns, the other hand is seeing how all the midterm tests, projects, and papers are coming into view. While I am not totally stressed yet, I can feel it starting to crawl up behind me. This past week has had me doing more homework then I have been used to the past couple of weeks and getting less and less sleep throughout the week. Hopefully it doesn't flood into next week but unfortunately I have a feeling it will.

Skipping fall

So the past few days have been miserable. I am not a big fan of the cold weather if there isn't any snow on the ground. Today felt like the fall season has just decided to not come at all this year. It was severely humid last week and now we're getting into the 40's for a nighttime high. That does not seem ok to me. I enjoy the changes fall brings. It's a nice gradual change from the 80-90 degree weather I personally love more than anything, to the cold, harsh winds that winter brings. I don't know how much longer this weather is going to last but hopefully fall is just hiding around the corner and is ready to come out and surprise us all.

Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=663ZTxWuqqQ

This author has published 14 books in the last 15 years. For any author who writes a variety of genres that is very impressive. In this interview Jodie Piccoult talks about how she started writing and all her credentials but also includes her home life into the mix. The interview is actually shot at her New Hampshire lake house with her family surrounding her. She also discusses her writing of a kids play with one of her friends doing the music and another friend directing. She loves every minute of it and she's taking her passion for writing to the next level. Also, all the proceeds of the play go to charity. So not only is Jodie an amazing author, she is also one of the nicest women out there today.

Ishmael

I can say, after attending Ishmael Beah's speech on Tuesday night, it is by far the best speech I have ever heard. Almost everything he talked about moved me in some way. It didn't matter if it made me feel guilty, sad, or warm hearted, I constantly felt a new emotion. His story truly moved me, and looking around the hall and seeing people texting or not paying attention was just unreal to me. This amazing man took time out of his day to really tell us his story and these people are acting like they don't even care. Instead of talking about the whole speech I'm going to write down some of the notes I took over my favorite points throughout the presentation.

People who lived in his home village continuously ran away from every adult because they were taught not to trust adults any longer. Also you weren't supposed to trust children because children were often used as spies.

He learned that after seeing people die every day, he no longer was able to feel any emotion while watching.
He was taught violence was how you showed you wanted to be a part of the army so killing or beating eventually became a way of life.

He used to play soccer at school and if his team lost they would beat up the opposing team. So eventually teams would let his team win so they wouldn't get beat up.

To get his VISA to come America he was asked to provide proof of an ownership of land and a proof of a bank account. Was in awe that these people expected a 13 year old to own property and have a solid income in a country that has been in war for so long.

He had to write a paper in college about a memory he had of play during his childhood. While all the students in his class were writing about swimming or playing with their dog, Ishmael wrote about using rubber from balls to make tires, and he saw for the first time that people were almost amazed about what he had to go through and so he decided to write about the war for himself with not intentions of publishing it.

I began playing soccer at the age of 9. While that is kind of old compared to most kids, I still think it was just the right age for me. I was actually kind of better then the other kids who had been playing for almost 4 years longer than myself. I was one of the smallest girls out there and I had to play with a broken arm my second season. Throughout the years I continued playing on rec teams until finally 3 years later, I made a travel team. I was really nervous to play because I am older then all my other friends who play with me, so I would have to play with girls a whole grade level ahead of me. Not to mention I knew none of these girls going into my first practice. But I eventually made it all the way through middle school and my last year of elementary school, which equals 8 seasons of travel. I finally made it to the big shots now, high school. Showing up as a freshman the first day of summer workouts was even more nerve racking then the first day I began travel. I was by far one of the smallest and every girl seemed like she had been playing on very good travel teams their whole lives. I made the JV team of course and I eventually made it onto the varsity roster for sectionals. Even though I did not get to play, it was exciting just to know I came that far and the coach believed i could play with the older girls. Throughout the next 3 years of my high school career I was a starting varsity player. My sophomore year I was shocked to know that I was starting over mostly juniors, but even a couple of seniors. That year and the year following I was chosen to kick a penalty kick in the sectional finals due to the tie us and our rivals, West Lafayette, could not break. I made mine each year, even though we lost both titles. While ending a season like that is heartbreaking, losing it the same way two years in a row is almost enough to make you sick. My senior year we were not able to even make it to the sectional finals but I loved being a vital part to my team. Now being in college I had my first club soccer practice two days ago. It was like my first travel and first high school practice all over again. I'm still one of the smallest ones, and some of these girls look like they could receive a scholarship through the school to play on the team. But I now realize like all my other tough times I've gone through in my soccer career, this one will be no different and I will have the time of my life.

Music is a big part of my life. I'm the type of person who looks more into the lyrics of a song as opposed to the music. The words appeal to me more then the beat of the song. My favorite song is "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls. Most people who hear this song for the first time think it's just another boring, slow song that is in no way, shape, or form entertaining. However, people like me who refer to lyrics realize it's a beautiful song with a lot of emotion throughout. To give you an idea of the song, here are a few lyrics to shop how deep the emotion runs:
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
And sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And you can't fight the tears that aren't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
And you bleed just to know you're alive

With all of the memoir activities we've been doing in class it makes me think more and more each day how much I would like to be a kid again. I know almost every adult I've talked to ALWAYS tells me that high school and/or college will be the best years of my life. While I can see it becoming my favorite time period of my life, right now it's too stressful for me to feel that way. I was so nervous my first day of college classes and some days my nerves never seemed to go away. I know some of my classes aren't even bigger then one of my high school classes, I just get so scared about missing an assignment I didn't see on blackboard, or didn't read an e-mail from one of my professors correctly. All these thoughts run through my head continuously throughout the week. I miss the days where I could just go to school, with my room right across the hall from my mom's classroom, color, cut, and paste and be done. I wouldn't even need a nap because when I was younger, school was my favorite place to be. I got to see my friends all day everyday and I got to play soccer or basketball afterward. Now that I'm in college, I don't get that opportunity. And some days that is depressing for me. I hope for it to get better as I mature but for now, I wish I could go back to elementary school all over again.

Memoir

For my memoir assignment I am thinking I will do the memory of my youngest brother being born. So here it goes...
I was ten years old when my youngest brother, Drew, was born. When my mom first told my brother and I she was pregnant, I was in shock. I already had to deal with one younger sibling and now they were making me put up with two!? It just didn't seem fair to me. But as the pregnancy progressed, I was amazed at how much my mom's stomach was growing. I was so used to seeing my mom as a slender woman with a small waist so the large ball under her shirt was such an interesting change. But before long, I enjoyed the growing stomach. The larger my mom became, the more she was home. With having two children under the age of ten and my dad working forty-five minutes away, my family never seemed to have much time together once school hours were over. So before I knew it, the day was here and I was woken up at 2:45 to my frantic dad and my mom walking very slowly past my open doorway. I asked what was going on, to which my dad responded, "It's time for mommy to go to the hospital and give you your new brother or sister." Well when I heard that of course I wanted to go along. My mom wasn't keen on that idea and said, "Lindsey you and Dillon are going to grandma's house until school and then grandma's going to bring you to come see me after school is over." So I was dropped off at my grandma's only to be overwhelmed with sleep and excitement. I couldn't sit still during the school day and all I wanted to do was see my mom again.



Ok, so I don't want to tell my whole story so that's the majority of it. But my new baby brother was healthy as can be and is now nine years old.

Songs for our generation

So for my very first blog I thought I'd take the suggestion my professor gave me. I decided to make a top ten list of my favorite songs of the 90's and 2000's.

10. Crazy by Britney Spears
9. I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan
8. Time of Your Life by Green Day
7. Wonderwall by Oasis
6. Let Her Cry by Hootie and the Blowfish
5. Never Say Never by The Fray
4. She's a Genius by Jet
3. Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden
2. I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
1. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls