"Icey as a Polar Bear, I am Not Lyin'"

Well, I have to say I'm kind of excited for this project now! I think my idea is hilarious, it's a spin off of a profile picture I had. It's an advertisement I edited to fit the lyrics above from the ever so fantastic Rapper Gucci Mane! BURR! BURR! Of course my project for this class I want to make look a little better than this.

Here is the original picture, I just took them both from Google. The above was edited on Windows Paint.

And if you've never heard of Gucci, here's the song I got my quote from :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prmiji7xgKM

I wouldn't listen to it for too long, it might suck up your brain!!

Oh boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S2p7AiNX9g

You know I thought this commercial was seriously a joke when I saw it this afternoon.
I'd say that the target audience is people who have no common sense, to put it in a nice way.
Esto es loco, the idea sucks. It's basically sweatpants and a hoodie, or footed pajamas without the feet.
Can I rant for a minute? Okay.
So I find it annoying and ridiculous that someone would actually let this commercial air, and I'd be embarrassed for anyone who buys this product. 
 First of all, I think the ladies at the beginning were over exaggerating maybe just a little with the blankets.
Secondly, did she say stylish colors?? I forgot gray, blue, and hot pink pajamas were in style all day errday...
Don't even get me started on the front and back zippers!! De veras?!
I don't like this because it's dumb. It's dumb because someone would be wasting their time buying this because you could just wear your clothes.
Rant done, yeah man.

I have a theory about the easy bake oven commercials too. 
These products are aimed towards little girls in hopes that they will enjoy baking, and grow up continuing to bake and then buy other cooking products as adults. tsk tsk it's a shame.

I know something is due tonight, unfortunately I don't remember what it was.

So let's talk about letters to the editor. I believe that in order to be appropriate a letter to an editor has to sound educated. I don't necessarily believe in formatting rules, but hey, that's just how it is. What is important is to know what you are talking about, and be able to back up your statements in a way that is clear. If you are arguing a point, it is important to have evidence in order to be taken seriously. And that is final!
I'm very disappointed in this assignment on letters to the editor, yet at the same time I am grateful to learn how to create an annotated bibliography. 8 am classes make me want to cry :'(

Diversity at WMU

On the Western Michigan official website I have found the "Mission and Goals" of our wonderful university. I haven't read it yet, because I want to say what I feel about diversity here before being educated on what the school has to say. After that I will read the Mission and Goals, and write whether my opinion has changed.

Before reading the Mission and Goals 
 I am on the same side as Linda Chavez, where I question the sincerity schools, especially universities have when it comes to promoting multiculturalism. In my opinion multiculturalism and diversity is promoted within Universities to make that school more popular, and to therefore bring in money. But it is my personality to question those who are in authority, and especially question major institutions such as universities for their intent. I'm afraid that too many school systems are based off of capitalism.

After reading the Mission and Goals
One point made in the missions part was to "Incorporates participation from diverse individuals in decision-making" which is a point that I do like. I find it very important to have people from across the nation and world come together to solve problems. If only people who agreed on everything because they were from the same place made all the decisions nothing would change.
Then there was a point in the goals section: "To increase diversity within the student body, faculty, and staff through institutional practices and programs" and the first question that popped in my head of course was why? and how would institutional practices and programs make the student body faculty and staff more diverse?
Solely based on the Mission and Goals of the school I accept its desire for a multicultural campus as a positive one. It is actually one of the reasons why I chose this school to begin with. But there's always room to question ;)

Peer Review Thursday September 22

Peer reviewing is cool.

Okay, honestly I used to dislike peer reviewing in high school because I was that Lone-Lonely-Loner, but I've grown to appreciate it. My favorite part about peer reviewing is reading someones work and being able to complement her/him on it.
This was the first time I've had to read my paper out loud for a review, and even though it was annoying, I found it helpful. I was able to find spots where my sentences were awkward or too wordy by reading out loud.

"Me Talk Pretty One Day" Writing Assignment

1. Write a short essay that describes one specific experience where learning made you fearful.

Upon learning the rate at which my home-countries economy and social pedistile is falling, I wasn't so sure I wanted to be educated. At the moment in class when my teacher was describing how much debt the country is in, the amount of people below the poverty line, and how corrupt country is becoming, I felt a sense of defeat. The more the teacher spoke, the more ignorance looked blissful.
Growing up, the children of the United States are made to believe that they live in the best country in the world. We are taught to view the U.S. as the homeland of heroes and justice. Together we sing The National Anthem, America The Beautiful, and pledge allegiance to the country of the free. I'd love to stay in this proud state of mind, and ignore the fact that our nation is crumbling, and no better than any country that has battled us in wars. If I were to remain in ignorance, I wouldn't be burden with the fear that my loved home may someday not be as it is now. I would not have to think about the poverty I am likely to experience after college, or the fact that that other people are in poverty. The fact that people are still enslaved in our country wouldn't bother me nor would the fact that the United States owes China more than it may ever be able to pay. Fortunately I'm not ignorant. For from ignorance there would be no change, and this country is in desperate need of change.
At times, education can seem like a curse and a blessing. A curse for the lazy because it moves us from out comfortable beds in the darkness. It makes life a challenge in that we have to move. The blessings are obvious: education promotes awareness, understanding, growth, and change. Learning that it is necessary to fight for a better way of living against those try to suppress others into ignorance is frightening. at the same time the responsibility is exhilarating and brings a whole new understanding to the phrase "the children are the future".

"Why my mother can't speak English" Writing Assignment

1. Write a short narrative that describes your inability to learn a particular skill.

 My white off brand sneakers made my feet look enormous in comparison to my small body. I hated my big baggy gym shorts, large Notre Dame fighting Irish t-shirt and the dirty yellow pinnie I had to wear over it. The sound of sneakers squeaking across the gymnasium floor was nauseating and I swear that orange and black ball was from the devil. The locker room was one of the worst places I have ever been to, in all of my 9 years in public schooling. Having to change out in the open, the smell of sweat, feet, sewage, and awful body spray contributed to my disgust. My hair always a mess, and my legs tired from chasing a ball. Reminiscing on all the the things I hated about the year before, I walked out of the girl's locker room and took my place before the coach. I was already planning not to land a spot on the eight grade girls basket ball team.
Over the summer I tried to convince myself that I liked basketball. I even spent hours outside practicing and went to a couple summer practices with my best friend. Through it all I just could not develop the passion the sport required in order to succeed. So annoyed I went, unwillingly to the tryouts. It was my dad who loved basketball and was forcing me to go. He made me try out for the team the year before, and I barely made the cut due to the fact that not enough people tried out for the team. The 8th grade tryouts were going two last 3 days. The first and second days were composed of basket ball drills, running suicides, and lay ups. All of which I successfully put in mediocre effort. The drills I had completely forgotten, and hardly made a true effort to get the ball from the opposing team. Yet, I put enough effort in that it didn't look like I was just standing on the court. At one point a girl went to pass the ball at me and I ducked instead of catching it. All the players laughed and moaned about my failure to catch the ball, but secretly I was proud of myself for my ducking skills. I let all of the other girls out run me in suicides, and never really tried to make a lay-up. I was bad at them anyways, so what was the point? Finally judgement day came around. All of the girls trying out were told to sit on the gymnasium floor, and the coaches would call the names of all the girls who made the team. Name after name after name was read off of a list of winners, until it came down to the last 2 spots. My heart pounded anxiously awaiting the coach to say my name, but she never did. That day the sting in my pride was merely a pinch due to my fear of my dad's disappointment, but all stinging and pinching was numbed out because of the fact that I was the real winner.

First 100 word minimum post

Let's talk about college. While I do love the independence, student activities, and the broad range of studies on the educational spectrum, college is EXPENSIVE. At the most the money situation makes me wonder if this is all worth it. I mean my First Year Student class has a required $60 book. Really? What would you possibly have to quiz me on as a first year student. Okay, and as a first year student, I don't like being told that I NEED to spend my money on trivial books, that in the long run will most likely not affect my life. The whole situation has me irritated and I've already made the decision to not buy the book. Hopefully the University experience and education is worth the money that my hard working parents are putting into it. My dad went to the University of Michigan in 1996 and just finished paying off his student loans last year. This I'm not looking forward to, owing anyone money. But it is what it is, and I'm not really here for a better job. I just want the education. And still, at times I feel selfish towards my parents, and even myself for being here just for the education, because of it's cost. This place absorbs money that could have been used to pay off my parents debt, get a larger home, fix their cars, pay for my brothers' soccer, or even on a well deserved vacation.
What is the cost of education? Not specifically with money, but with time, effort, and even lives, across the world? How much, and what should one pay to be educated?

So yeah, above is pretty much what I do.
This is an old blog i started but couldn't get into. So I guess It'll come in handy. I want to be in a good mood but it's raining. Actually the rain has nothing to do with my mood, but the weather is always easy to blame.